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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1911)
PARTH3 WANTING FRANCHISES WILL PLEASE HURRY. ONLY A EEW LEFT tJITads carrying Lt storc-neus, should appear as nlllu-n even fr bii weighty ren 1 ns fcnrliiK that It might rain- fflflHB SOMEONE HAS SAID: "A store's advertising spneo In newspaper, compared with tlio space used by other stores, should doflno lt, comparative Importance, lit the community! Docs your store's ad vertising space do that? umttra would '" "" " " -.-.-- member ok associated presh Established In 187 ns Tho Coast Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times. Coast Mai! and Coos Day Advertiser. No. 23 flaw lit vlxxxv" MAR SHFIELD Cm COUNCIL GRANTS WAY FRANCHISE Passes Ordinance By Unani mous Vote For Steam and Electricity. SEVERAL CHANGES IN FRANCHISE ARE MADE) BREAKWATEH II EARLY TODAY Request of Southern Pacific Officials For Delay Is Not Granted. Steamship Arrives From Port land With Capacity Pas senger List. The Breakwater arrived In -this morning from Portland with u I'nim- Ily n unanimous vote, the ..Miii-hIi- ctv pIlH8,aiK0r it. si,o am jlU- n field council last evening grnntcd tho good nilsiolluneotiH cargo. Cnpt. Mik C. A, Smith company, the Simpson Komi report that the Coo liny Nnvul ' ... ,,r a .11ii..iMllItla nmyo ti lino showing going up I umber rouiniitiy, W. S. tntiiiuior' " wimo " , . ,. tho river, tho band getting out on and J. II. Flanagan & J. . Uj-nne t t,H) fort,.IlHtlu ,,,, nnd pay . the waterfront steam nnd e ectr a ,., ,llrHt Thoro wnB u hm railway franchises and the electric cruwd d(jwn niMt railway franchises over Uio other The nrcu)twut(,r w ,, ,ftl , principal tmim of tho city of Maruh- j 0.c,0Bk Tm f(Jp ,,ortluTia AmonR field. The action was takes utter nlth(jBu . m mf wew t1fi fo,. length)' (lisrtiFHion mm cuiiuuenuiuu o( the proposition. Tlio franchise covers tho following ttrcets: Front RtrK't aiwrth, Front strvet; south, nronflwny south, KruKi uvo-, nue cant. Kruno nveniiu -wont, lurkrj. avenue, Central .iiyimiuo, Hull i-venue, Klnnl avenue, Seventh street north, Seventh street simlh, Fourth jslrucl north, Fourth streot south, .Fifth Firm niirui. iwmi miow mui ' ,a8 MrH JL U,0 0 0r0H W. D. 1)11 j.iciuinu .iroei mirui. u mm, i-..- ()lt u cMmrtt Ki U, ivtorson. Robt vidca innt menu . iiiouni pow f.,100KO( J 1BniU.Wlll, UuHl,. s. Hu u... mi mini ... i-iuiii. uivut. wuihii , JJnniUtt.-B. Pl.leOCk. N. All ami souin, aouiji iiif.iadwny, Kruso avenue. Durliij. the ilny, n nutuber of rluui pes nnd nildltlons weie made In tho frnnclilFc by Acting City Attorney Kendall nml representatives of tint ....m nuuHK u.r irnnuuiBU. nou-j ..,.. n .,. ,, p. niiliivim. A. ...... . rhii ii hi me inniciiiMr ii-iJol)t A. HQUiptt.il. W Foster. 0. Gill- dings, SV. U. To'hhlu, Miss 11. lsrtit miii. Mm M. Knms, Win. Davis, W. Flolehor, 0. .1. l.friniinsUI, J. F. Man VV, C. It Cutor, 1 LET US TALK IT OVER I t. i.i 1 1 - i ,.... i i i -..... i i -i n - - -J TDK WATEItFHOXT IUILWAV T'DA.XCIIISi: LIBEMEI ABER ASTO A' S CENTENNIAL IS F0R1LLY OPESED T LAND REAL IS H II COURT President Taft Pushes Electric Key That Sounds Gong For Demonstration. Christian Herrman Seeks to Recover Valuably Prop erty on Coos Bay. Deputy IT. S. Marshal T. 13. llnm mersly of I'ortlnnd Is In Mnrshllold to day serving notices on tlite defendants in three suits that have been begun I in the United States Circuit court. Declare Conspiracy Charge is.iw w.ko. fortn.cc,tWi, tfrr iii.u ujr-necri'iuriuH m in ruuui mm- liro begun by Christian Ilermnn, for .bur usBoclatlouH througbout the Unit- merly owner nnd proprietor of what is ell Btatos .hnvo Issued signed stati- known nB the Chandler ranch on 111 False and Absurd and Hold They Are JVlerely Protecting Themselves. CELEBRATION TO LAST ONE MONTH Gov. West, John Barrett and Archbishop Christie Partici pate In Exercises. (Dy Associated Press to the Coob Day Times.) ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 10.- This afternoon President Tnft In Washing ton pressed nn electric koy which sounded the gong in tho stadium in m,ts setting forth their lotion. 1; T.h.jy ninlnbiln they hnro tho right to. Onosuit Is ngalnst John F. HnHand'tong tho rormnl opening of a dciiiuiul that wholenakTii sell to then Islah Hacker to recover 2.19 acres of unit rnfrnln from oninrinir intn ..nm-llnnd on North Front street near tho lowing: W. a Driidley, W. K. Dorc, 7Mlss M. 1 1 nil. Dr. U. 11. Clnrk, Miss 1. Marsh, WIhs'E. llarton,, Jniio 15. Vox, Mrs. Fen.. F. 3. Ilnyes, W. C. Pen- iioelt. Lamjcutli. II. M. lainuEiil!i.,:cn,,y II. L. Pope, 'K. A. Abbott, M. Dow-1 ney, II. CTContivr, T. J). CoV-n, TVIrrt. ' Cohen. W. I). ForgiiKon, K. Potta. S. ' 13. Cove, Mrs. '.M iCove, Dlancl.y Cow, . C. C. Conrad, T. Vlgnrs, O. Dt Tlium- dl Associated I'resa.to tho Coob By Times.) DENVI3K, Ci.lo., Atir. 10. Drand- lug as fahMJ JinU nbsunl tho cartmgo Ht rained 'from protcctlug tholr retail, attorney, .sold tl of "consplrney :in restmlnt of tnidM;:lnrtirests, tho lumbermen clnlm, rc-i'nB t 'or'nnnn,1 as tton tallied In the iMllctinent -l.1 C.M U. T Im n11nA.l petition ie them by seiilng direct to -- "-ting" without author?!," ,the coiiHunwr. If thoj' nro to bono- but claiming to hnvo tho power of .sold this property, belong- to Ilnckcr Decembflr I 1 1 AAA fM nltrtttt CI tf mnnli Iaoo re- titilors .In other lines should .bo I, ,''., , .' .i. ' ilillll lb ID , U, bll. roturntid by n federal gnind .lipjught jiiuler the siutio rulo. FRIGHTENING CAPITAL nt'tt, P. Diiniutt."B itono. C. Chudy, F. Slsdalc, 0. SJmek. pC. .Dixon, C. IV. ICronkrltu, J. C. llnl- I ley. Mrs. IlaHcy. Tlvndn Hniloy, Mrs. I W. :jt. Smith. IIhh'I'. A. Hlcliurrts. N. I P. NmiIsoii, Mrfi. 13. lOnives, MasUr A. r-,DC "-II J iOravus, Miss M. T'Kli child. Mrs. M tented the nlidit lirfoin worn con-' folldnted null a iihitIhIoh lusertud tb.it the Idea embodied In section 17 mould not nullify or deunct from I tht common wsor plan of Hcotlnu 11. Tin time In wjileh the comjmny is to hai the llrM $10,000 expended f n actual construiLtlon was onteiulcJ from ix months to nine mouths, ow Inu to the proximity of tho winter teascm nml sect Ion was added provid ing (hut the company must build tho balance of the llmB. .permission for which h given In tiio frnnchlst, in &o yoaw or tho feuuehiso on ucli Greets at, roads nr Tiot built will bo revoked. The franchise Is for a jio xlod of thtity-flve yems. The vot granting "tho frnncldso as taken fter Mnyor Straw lu,d md n telegmm from Genoral Mau Ktr C. J. Allls of thn local South ern Pacific Interests nsMiig thnt ac tion on tho application bb postponed for a week until ho could Toturn and t heard. Siipt. w. F. Miller also "Ked tbe council :to dofor action, sny Ine thnt Mr. Minis would toon bo back ana wanted at lonst nn oppor- OMI3 timid ptioplo thlLk Tho Times !lh attacking capital when It op poses the waterworks franchise grab mud aSks the councllmcu to do tlitdi- pluln duty by tn peoph) of Coos lluy una refuse to arrant it. Wliaif capital ? Are r ho Incoming waterworks fninchise cookers -tho only people who would 1-tivo im Investment .here? What about the homo c-r.-nors of Mnrshtleld? WJint about Alio ni'or chants? What nltnit tho uiou who luive their money Invested In bust lU'HH bliniks? Aro not these lK-oplo capitalists also? Is not their capital entitled to imitectloii too? WJiy shoulO there bo protection for tho big fellow and none for si ho small -tunii? Doubles the prosp..'ctlvo water works owner will hnvo no lnvi-stmont S, Weeks, C. W. 'to pjienk or" In MnridJlold. Tho chRf thing of -Ynjuo aVout tho buslnesa Another suit Is ngalnst John F. HalA. Henry Songstncloon, L. D. Smith, Title OiinrantPe and Ab stract company, Knstsldo Land Co., Enst Mnrshllold Land compnny, '.. T. ISIglln, J. J. Cllnkcnbenrd, D. L. 1 Hood, nnd S. C. Rogers nnd Is for the f recovery of 280 acres of land In Enst- sldc, trnct Guarantee nnd trustee for others for $1,100 nnd that he did so without due legal author ity. A third is against John F. Hall and Fred A. Krlbs ana Is for the re covery of tho NV of Sec. 12, Twp. 27, S R 12 West Willamette Morldan. ' It Ib charged thnt tllnll without due huithorlty sold this trnct of timber August 21, 190G for $1200. i Tho proporty Involved cnm.o to Hor Jiunn by marriage. It In part of tho (John Normnn estate Aftor Xormnn's j death, Mrs. Dora Norman, his widow, land heir wont bnck to Germnny. Sh .met Hormnnn thoro nnd married him month's celebration of tho birth of Astorln, one hundred years ago. Tho sounding of the gong was followed by the llrlug of u hugo bomb and bo foro Its echoes died nwny, war ves sels of tho United States Navy in tho harbor and the guns of Forts Colum bia, Camby and Stevens followed with a presidential salute. All bolls and factory whistles in tho city joined in the noisy demonstration. Tho ring ing of tho gong by President Tnft Hnnson. W. P. Collins. JIoss Cavo, P. McDonald, Win. UJ, V. H. Host. S. Gurllno.'W. S. Gross. rC. Metxonor. tu '"fitly Of colnK over tho frn.iclttRO. Mid that he did flot'want to be understood as opposing tho franchlso m It was a matter thnt the South ern Pacific was vltnlly Interested In Ing to their plan for building to Coos nay. At the conclusion of the presoilta Jn of the Minis requests, J. W. nnett arose nnd snld that over since thoy hnd made application for ne franchise, they had beon accused M doing so In tho Interests of tho southern Pacific. In view of the ro 1est, he thought that (hero was nn JQPortiinlty to show that their skirts e clear of the Southern Pacific. r this reason nnd the fnct that the atter had been under consideration ; mnth or more he thought that the cuncll should vote on lt. p "" lue call, Conncilmen Coko, ; powers, Albrecht nnd Savage voted merely Yes.- Councilman Copple - ps and then stated ho wanted ., a)' n wrd or two in explanation. was not for the fact that tho Jttlnuod on page 2.) SUBMISSION TAFT WETO SJATEHOOD Objects to Judicial Recall In ArizonaDemocrats to Try to Carry It. rnv Associated Press to Coos flay Associated Press Times.) Washington, Aug. 10 Word w.as received at tho Capital tint President Tuft would unquestionably veto tho New Moxlco and ArlzonnBUtohoodbm which passed the Bount Tuosdny night. His objection Is to tho Judici ary recall featuro which nm loft itf tho Arizona constitution. Wheat crop UP TO TAl'T NOW. WASHINGTON, T). C, Aug. 10. The bill admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood paaed its last legislative stage today when tho Houso agreed to minor Senate amendments to tho mensuro. ine bill now goes to Tnft who, lt is said, will veto it. I of tlieso iucomlng cupltallHtx would be tho franchlso an.l they want thnt 'for nothing j With n flfiy years franchlso njtout doubling the wntor rutes thnt aro al ready In oxct-ss of other cities on thu Pacific coaM there Is nothing to pre vent bhoso cnptaliiH of high flutnico to cnpltnllzo the Coos Day wntor sys tem for $r00 000; with tho franchlso they could flout hands for $sno, 000, puy Flimugitn & Itcnuott $150,000 for tholr proporty, mnko $70,000 worth of Improvements Kind then .put $:)0,000 In their pockets nnd draw dividends for fcfty yeart from th-lr Investment of hot air. Myrtle Point, a small Coos county town, Imb built a muulclpnl water plant. It wns grafted by contractors who unloaded onto tho city woodt-n wntor plpt's thnt had to Lo replace!! by Iron pipes and doubled tho cot of construction, but even then they nro furnishing water to residents at $1 por mouth. Tho city sots all Its water free nnd Inst year, nftor pay ing all the -tutorest on bondri lt laid by n surplus of $7fi0 to appl,y on final puyniMi of the bods, Myrtle Polut gets Its city vntor free but the 85 hydrants thnt Mr. No inn derui.nds ho Instnllod by Mnrshfleld would cojt the city $3,570 per year. Tho amount paid by tills city alone for hydrnntr. would pay G per cent on more than $70,000 of bouils or half the .alleged cost of the plant Yet there are people who try to, tell u. that Marshfleld ennnot afford a municipal water system. The talk about, frightening cupltal Is rot It 'Is tho franchlso grabber who frighten capital away. They want to take away thousands of dol lurs without giving adequate return. Thoy want to churgo exorbitant prices, nnd nmko the cost of living higher In Marahfleld than elsewhere. Thoy will drive peoplo away from tho city. Thoy want to control the city government nnd provorit tho city from establishing a municipal wtiter system that has boon proven successful In hundreds of American cities. Frightening canltnll nosh! AN ILLOGICAL. ,LIE was followoil bv thn nffnrlni; nf nn In . It Is nllegcd thnt Hall sold this, ,.,.,,,, ,, ,,, .,.. in..,n,i m-. t August 30, 1905, to tho thu , vo-'tlon by the erj Roerend Alox- Abstact company ifS.nnuer tjurisuo oi uregon vjuy. ino personal representative of President Taft, John Dnrrett, director genoral of tho Pnn-Amerlcnn Union, was In troduced by Governor West of Ore gon. Mr. Darrctt opened his ro inarks by reading n messngo of con gratulations from tho President to tho peoplo of tho "Oregon Country" nnd Astoria" on tho romnrkablc devel opment that has taken pluco during the one hundred years past. Taking tho Astoria celebration nnd tho phy sical beauty nnd era n dour of the Oro- Shodlcd in 1905 and Hermann nior-IBOI, country ns his lllustrntlon, hnr- -I fill flifnlli nml n fmtt rnma n in tn,l,i 1.1s llrst trin to Coon Ilnv. Toltn P.irott rKCl l' 'nrs tho gOB Hall had been Mrs. Norman's ngent mid now Hermnnins heir Is attack ing tho donlB mado by him for her. Hermann's nttornoya aro McAHIstor nnd Vplon of Portland nnd ChnB. 1. Rolgttrd of Coos Ilny. COAST LEAGUE BALIi SCORES. (Dy Associated Press to Coob Bay Times.) PORTLAND, Oro., Aug. 10. Tho results of yesterday's game3 In the Const Ieaguo nro as follows: At Portland R H Portland 1 4 Oakland 3 At Snn Francisco It II Snn Francisco ..... 2 7 Los Angolos , 1 3 At Vernon n H Snornnionto 4 0 Vernon 2 3 K1APED RY 1 nu men pel of "seeing America first." (Dy THERE are a certain few people Jn this city who nre making capital, ,as they believe, out pf the refusal of Tho Times to boom nnd boost 'every movement whether of prlvnte gain or public plunder. Thev chnrgo It with being a knocker 'and are pnsslng the Illogical lie along day after day. ' This paper is actuated by np prinplplo, In so far as public matters aro concerned, save that of tho common and concrete good of Coos Bay as a whole. For four years It has fought the battles of the decent peo ple of this city and seotion becauso as the only dally paper It has re- vrntzed Its right and duty to champion the best Interests and has al ways done It. Tho lights nnd successes wrought nnd won by this paper entitle it to better estimate evon from a few harping critics or its ene mies than this, and so false and worthless lies cannot ndversely affect either Us past or future record as an honest faithful, courageous propa gandist of the people's Interests. This Just by the way. as It were. 0 V V w Chicago Police Suspect Italian of Holding Relative For Ransom. (Dy Associated Press tc- Coob Bay Times.) CHICAGO, III., Aug, 10. "You are nt liberty, but you must produce tho boy by six o'clock tonight," the police last night told Phillip Mnreno, tho twenty-year-old brother of Llttlo Pico Augeleno Mnreno, who tins been missing since last Sunday. Tho po lice are satisfied a family feud exists in tho Mnreno family but are con tinuing to follow up other clues In connection with tho boy's disappear ance. Unless llttlo Angolono Is returned by six o'clock tonight one or moro members of the family may bo ar rosted for kidnaping him. 1)H. CLARKE of Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) ASTORIA, Oro., Aug. 10. - Tho Astoria Centonnlnl, a months' colon ration of tho founding of Astoria In 1811 by John Jacob Astor, oponcd hero today with exercises approprlnto to tho historical event. Tho celobra tlon has beon given national recog nition by tho presence hero of tho Pa cific const fleet of the torpedo boats and several other vessels of tho Unit ed States navy nnd tho participation in tho evont by tho I nrtlllory from Fort Stevens nnd Fort Columbia. It 1b expected thnt several foreign war ships will arrive horo during tho four weeks tho centennial Is to continue, Astoria was crowded for tho opou Ing of tho centonnlnl. For Bovoral days pooplo from all over Oregon andfrom tho Pacific coast and tho east have beon arriving, mid today twenty-nine special trains brought additional thousands to tho scone of tho festivities. Govomor West of Oregon nnd his otliclal stuff Imva beon hero for soyeral day nnd Gov ernor Huy of Wnshlngton, Govornor Ilawloy of Idaho, Govornor Eborhnrdt of Minnesotn, Govornor Tenor of Pennsylvania, and tho mayors of bov eral Pnclflo coast cities aro oxpoctod to bo hoo during tho colebrntlon. Tho formal opening of tho content nlal was preceded by a reception to distinguished visitors, and at noon a Informal luncheon In honor of Gov-1 lOmor West and Other nntnliloo vna nmiTi.Avn . -..- . , w- ... .., i ,lvon nnflni n flnnl nnti.. l. in'.." ..... ...'., iuiii wi mw CiriH6PHACTOU. will GIVE treat- of he , Qf raent and diagnosis FREE from now' ., UNTIL AUGUST 17. Ofllco nt tho It. O. GRAVES ItESIDEXCE, 1041 CENTRAL avenue. FOR SALE Easy tonus-, inlht tnl.e town lot part payment, 21 acres, city. Tho swinging open of tho gntes of a ropllca of old Fort Astoria by Gov ernor West wns the signal to tho waiting throngs that cho centennial was Inaugurated. This event was quarter mile ocean front, south of Preceded by a civic and military pa Shoro Acres. Todd, Hotel Ore- wwwwwwwww gon, North Bond, (Continued on paw 2.) INEVITABLE IS BEING THANKEUL POR THE SHORT 15- v? vl