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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1911)
IT IS NOT ONLY THE PALL OP THE SPARROW THAT IS MARKED, WE TRUST YOUR. ADS CARRYING Your store-news, should appear as regularly ns docs this newspaper. If n newspaper omitted nil issue now nnd then even for so wclfc.ity n ron ton as fearing that It might rain It would not bo a row! newspaper. (J000 STttitM SOMEONE HAS SAID: "A store's advertising spaco la newspaper, compared with tho spet used by oilier stores, should dcftM It- comparatlvo Importance ba tie community! Docs your storo's ffdW ici-tlning spaco do that? MEMDEK OF ASSOCIATED PHES8 VOL XXXV Established In 1878 as The Coast Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Tlnios. Coast Mail nnd Coos Day Advertiser. No. 53 mm BANK ROBBERS SECURE OVER $315,000 AND IKE ESCAPE Bank of Montreal at New Westminster, B. C, Looted of Large Sum. CHINESE JANITOR IS BOUND AND GAGGED Burglars Leave About $35,- 000 In Gold and Currency Behind Them. (Dy Associated Press to Coos I)t Times.) NEW WESTMINSTER, D. C, Sept. lt. At nn enrly hour this morning five men entered tho Dank of Mont real hero by nn unprotected window In tho rcur, dug through u brick wall Into tho vnult, wrecked tho cngo door, blew open tho Bafo, took appro ximately $315,000,000 In gold and leaving $20,000 In gold nnd nbout about 115,000 inorp in other money jintnolcsted In the safe nnd niado good their escape. Tho llrst known of tho robbery was when tho Chinese caretaker ap peared at the pollco station about r,:30 o'clock and gnvo tho alarm. Ho had managed to work his bonds looso alter tho robbers had departed. Chief of Pollco Dradshaw hurried to tho sccno and all tho available olllceru were pressed Into sorvlco, but tho only cluo obtalnublo wns thnt given by the Chlnnnmn. From tho thor oughness of tho Job nnd tools with which tho work wnB dono, local of ficers bellevo tho samo gang thnt ro ccntly has been at work In Vancou ver turned tho tclck hero. It Is Im possible to say whon tho men entor ed tho bank, but It Is believed to have been nbout 3 o'clock this morn ing, for when tho Chlncso Jnnltor nr rlved shortly nftor 4 o'clock to clean up, he found thrco mon who had been doing little cleaning up on their own accord nnd boforo ho could give an nlarm, wns seized, sandbagged, bound nnd gagged and roped to n post. Then tho robbors proceeded to gnther up tho loot and left tho building soma tlmo boforo 5 o'clock, taking fully $250,000 with them, leaving nbout $100,000 be hind. AVork of Experts. The Chinaman says ho saw only three mon, but ho bolloves nt least two other men were ongnged in tho robbery. This theory is nccepted by the pollco who think nt lenst two men were maintained ns look outs during the tlmo tho robbory was taking place. It is certain tho vnuU had al ready been blown nn hour boforo tho Chinaman's nrrlvnl so 'that tho rob bers must have got in jhortly after midnight, for tho wholo affair was carried out with great enro nnd pre cision. From tho front door, tho robbors evidently crossed tho main office of tho bank and ascended tho stairway which let them Into tho room of ono of the clerks who usually sleeps In the bank. This young man, however. as on n vacation, so that thero was no person on the premises. Tho robbers wont at tho Job like masters of their profession. No sound of tho explosion was heard, so effectually did tho robbors deaden tho noise of the explosion. Tho policemen ho during a good deal of this tlmo were In the next building, not more than ten yards away, heard nothing. The pollco station Is not more than twice that distance and nothing oc curred to disturb the quiet of tho morning or to nrouqo suspicion of policemen going from nnd coming to the station. Jl'ST ARRIVED Ladies' Suits and Coats, and Misses' Coats nt Mrs Elrod's. Hav your job printing den w w wwwi W WWyWV COULDN'T TAKE ALL THEM0NEY New Westminster Robbers Found More Lucre Than They Could Carry. (By Associated Press to tlu Coos liny Times) NEW WESTMINSTER, D. C, Sept. 1G. Tho Dank of Montreal robbers probably escaped down tho Frnzlor river In a launch or oIbo by nuto to ward Vancouver. Thero wns In nil $350,000 In the bank safe. Chief of Pollco Dradshaw believes tho men would hnvo taken It all If thoy could havo carried It. As It was, they took all thoy could carry away leaving nil tho silver nnd notcB of small denomi nations ns well as damaged flvo hun dred and thousand dollar bills lying around on tho floor and tables. OFFICII DIG REWARD. Owners of Dank Willing to Hprnri ijtlWO.OOO For Capture. MONTREAL, Cnniuln, Sopt. 15. At tho Dank of Montreal horo It was stated that detectives will bo sont Immediately to Now Westminster nnd thnt If necessary they will spend another quarter million dollars track lug tho burglars nnd prosecuting them. CLERK IX FOD IT. Emploo Falls to Explain Why He Wnxu't on Guard. (Dy Associated Press to the Coos Day Times.; , NEW WESTMINSTEIt, D. C. Sopt. 1G. It develops that ono of tho clerks wns supposed to sleep In tho bnnk last night but no oxplanntlon of his absence so far has been mndo. Tho pollco nro practically at n stand still. Detectives bolng hired by tho bank ofllclnls but thero Is no attempt to Btnrt n chnso In nny direction. IHARSDEN YET Case Was Submitted to Jury at 10 O'clock This Morning. (Special to The Times.) COQUILLE, Ore., Sept. 15. Tho case of Jnck Marsden, charged with assaulting J. W. Dennett with Intent to kill, went to the Jury nt 10 o'clock this morning. At 1:30, it was reported that ono mnn wns holding back against tho verdict. Tho submission of tho testimony wns completed yesterday afternoon and the nrguments made last eve ning. SEXTEXCEJS SUSPENDED. Carrie Oruy Pleads Guilty Reft.iP Judge Coko In Coqullle Today. COQUILLE," Ore., Sept. 15 Ma bel Gray or Carrlo Gray or whatever her name maybe, pleaded guilty be fore Judgo John S. Coko today to the charge of keeping n disorderly house In Marshfleld. Judge Coko sentenced to her six months In the county Jail and then suspended sentence during good behavior. Ono reason for the showing of clemency is said to be the fact that Sheriff Gage has no good nccommodatlons In tho county Jail to keep women prisoners. This afternoon, a Jury Is being se fill VERDICT OK Stomas "Ponce, peace! ho Is not dead, ho doth not Bletp Ho hath nwnkened from tho drenm of life TIs we, who, loBt In stormy visions keep With phantoms nn unprofitable strife, And In mad trnnco Btrlko wP'i our spirit's knife Invulnerable nothings. Ho has outBoared tho shadow of our night; Envy and calumny, nnd hnto and pnln, And thnt unrest which nun miscall delight Can touch him not nnd torture not ngnln." With tho dawn of thnt morning of tho 11th of September Inst, whon thnt thing which mon cnll death, whispered Its cnll to Frnncls II. Clarke, thero wns lost to tho world n Man What more can bo snld7 Does not tho word, "Man," convey to nil the meaning thnt In him existed nil of ho trnlts of nobility, purity, goodnrts, mercy nnd lovo for mnnklnd? Such a Man was Fnuicls II. Clnrko. In him (hero nbounded nil these nnd coupled with them wns n life of unselfishness, morality nnd up rightness of chnrnctor with these nn unfnlterlng devotion to principles of goodness. Tho Mnn is lost to tho world but thoro lives nftor him, nnd thero will live throughout the long nges of tho distant future, thnt snmo grand thought of which ho was a part and of which ho will always bo a part. In tho hearts of thoso who know him and who loved him ns men nro soldom loved, Francis H. Clnrko still lives and abides. In tho henrts of thoso who will read his thoughts as ho has written thorn, ho will live forever and thoy will bo better for having thus known him ns tho oth ers aro hotter for having associated Ho loved mnnklnd. In his darkest hours ho had charity for nil nnd mnllco towards none nnd nono thoro wore who could not call htm friend. His was n llfo of work for tho betterment of mnnklnd, nnd unselfish ly ho labored for tho accomplishment of thoso things which would bring hnpplncss to othors. His work wns not dono for thoso with a doslro for porsonnl rownrd but rnthor with n doslro thnt in tho ond thoro might como with their happiness nnd prosperity a spirit of frntemlty through out tho world thnt tho lovo taught by tho lowly Nazareno might spread throughout tho world nnd then end tho mlBcry of tho prosont sys tem of commercial greediness. Nono thero wore but for whom ho hnd n pleasant, friendly smllo of greeting. To nil ho wns generous to n fault. Ho sowed tho seeds of kindness nnd ho sprend tho gospol of brotherly lovo not only by words but also by his dully conduct nnd notions. Ho has loft us to har vest tho fruits of his sowing. Mr. Clnrko was u man of high Idonls. Ho snw In ovorythlng n gront underlying truth nnd ho struggled nt nil times for Iho nttninment of a position upon tho highest pluncs of llfo thnt rest upon that truth. To him wns given n rnro sonso of Jtmtlco nnd right, nnd with this senso ho mndo tho most of life. His powers of expression woro such thnt all paused to llstoti. His pon wns n mighty Instrument In his hnnds. Ho wns a dreamer but yot practical to tho greatest degree Ho labored ln cossnntly. Ho sought plonsuro only In well-doing, nnd In tho compa nionship of his fnmlly nnd closest friends, to whom ho poured out to willing onrs his best and noblost thoughts, sometimes In ' rhymes sometimes with nn oloquonco born only of n lovo for tho best of llfo. Mr. Clnrko snw n nnturo a great prlnclplo n truth. Ho snw In It n thing bonutlfiil given to tho world for Its botterment. Ho sung its prniscB nnd his Idens of Its blessings to ub whon ho wroto: ' Rhododendrons. "Sighs tho forest black and dreary, On tho slopes nnd by tho river; All my henrt Is wlntor weary, Will tho spring delny forever? But tho wild clouds, tempest driven Drenk In twain, by sunshine riven, And behold ti Floods of gold Into bursting buds nro rolled. Stands tho forest now In bowers, , Vnnlshed mnglc like Its gloom; Thon tho Rhododondron- flowers, Lighting nil tho world In bloom, Floral hosts rlso up In rnpturo,' And tho doubting woodland capture, Then proclnlm Summer's fame, And Ignlto In flowery flame. Earth Is but a scono of magic, Llfo and action without ond, When our lives seem gray and tragic, Rhododendrons bloom nnd blend, Ambushed In the hidden places, Durst thoy Uko n host of graces, Sunshine hued, Lovo Imbued, ' Through tho startled solitude." During tho course of his llfo ho training of a Christian family, ami monts to oxpress his views of the higher life, expressed himself In his poom entitled "Fate. "I wander In the misty realm Where fate presides Mid shades that fall to overwhelm Him who confides. And through the darkness, darker still A throne I see, Reared for Iho awful King, whose will Is law to me. The presence and I only feel, Dut feeling them, -... - ----.ftfS -, jynjJAfM "-wwww with him. never onco forgot tho early homo no oneii pauseu in ins uubiuhi mu- On ono occasion he thus 1 the dread command I understand (Continued on page 2Q ;. . PRESIDENT TAFT WILL VAST THRONG ATJ1ERAL Business Suspended During Obsequies For Francis H. Clarke Today. All Coos Day this afternoon is uniting In paying ono last tribute to Frnncls H. Clnrko. At 2 o'clock, thero wnB a general suspension of business throughout town, tho door being closed until 4 when tho funeral ceremonies will bo completed. Dcsldcs the business houses clos ing, tho public schools will closo nt 3:15 so that many of tho school children might attend part of tho services In tho Masonic Opera Houso. Tho services nt tho Clnrko homo nt 2 o'clock wero for tho fnmlly nnd Immedtnto friends whllo tho public services wero conducted by tho Rev. J. T. M. vKnox nt tho Masonic Opera Houso at 3 o'clock under tho auspices of tho Modern Woodmen of America.. tiio uoob uny uonccn ..aim is lend tho funeral procession from tho Opern Houso to tho I. O. O. F. come-;,. 'Cry. Thero was an unusually lnrgo nt- tondnnco nt tho services, nil bolng nuxlous to do honor to tho memory of Mr. Clnrko. IS Premier of Russian Cabinet Shot Down In Opera House at Kiev. Dy Associated Press to tho Cues Day Times) ST. PETERSDURO, Russia, Sopt. 15. Tho belief that Premier Stoly pln, who was shot by Lawyor Dog rof whllo nttondlng n play In n thea tre In Klov Inst night will recover, Is expressed In an encouraging tolo gram received by tho Premier's brother, Alexnndor Stolypln, todny. Dut few detnllB of tho attempted assassination or want led up to It nro obtainable Stolypln for yenra has been tho lending advisor of tho Czar nnd hnd much to do with tho adoption nnd enforcement of tho pre sent government policies. GRANDMOTHER OF TWINS W1IEX 2 ATLANTA, Ga., Sopt. 14. A grandmother of two children at tho ago of 29 nnd of three at 30 years, Is tho record of Mrs. SI S5S1AED E. W. Render of this city. It la i nnd with his only nssots his por clnimed Mrs. Dendor la tho Isonnl wearing nppnrel which Is ex youngest grandmother on rec- 'empt. It npponis from tho potltha ord. Mrs. Donder. who Is 31 yenra old, was married to E. W. Moore, at Columbia, S. C, In 1892. Sho was only 13 yearB and three montliB old when her first child was born. This child, a dnughtor, was married In 1909, to Edward Sinclair, and In January, 1910, gave birth to twins, tho mother being barely 1C, nnd tho grandmother not yot 30. In January of this year, Mrs. Dender's . daughter gave birth to another child. Mr. Mooro died whon Mrs. Sinclair was an infant. Lnter his widow married E. W Den-der. HOLDS WILEY TO Head of U. S. Bureau of Chem istry Wins In Final Decision Today. PURE FOOD EXPERT PRAISED, NOT BLAMED Chief Executive Intimates That Agricultural Department Is to Blame. (Dy Associated Press to C003 Dajj Times.) DEVERLY, MasB., Sopt. 15 Tha resignation of Dr. Harvoy W. Wiley, chief of the United States Durcau of Chemistry, will not bo naked for by President Tnft dcsplto tho recom mendation of tho porsounol of tha Donrd of tho Depnrtmont of Agrlcul turo nnd Indorsed by Attorney Gou ornl Wlckorshnm. This decision wns nunounccd horo today by President Taft. Tho "Condign punishment" for Wiley which Wlckorshnm hold to bo necessary, will not bo meted out by tho chief executive Tho President's opInoU( carryng l0 word of crIt, 'cBm for Wiioy, but many a word o 1)rnB0( wng n(l,o mbUo hofo today , ,,,,, ,n H..nf Hl Prnulilimt f.w.lu Mint In. "tnriwwl down" Wlckorshnm by not nccopMns his recommendations. Ho explains thnt tho attorney general's Undlncn In tho enso wero mndo with loss com plete data than wiih boforo him (tho president' whon ho took It up. In tho opinion Tuftf ndmlts what has been well-known to persons closo to tho ndminlstrntion, that thoro id trouble In tho Department of Agrf culturc. Spenklng of tho congres sional Inquiry Into that department that was unfinished n tho last ses sion but to be taken up ngnln next winter, Tnft Bays "Tho broader Is sues raised by tho Investigation which havo n much weightier rotation than this ono to tho general olllcfoncy of the department may require a much more rndlcnl action than the question I hnvo considered and decid ed." CLERK OWES LOS AXGELES PROMOTER FILES PETITION' IX lJAXiytUITOlf WITH Ilia LIADIL1TIES AND NO ASSETS. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day, Times) LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Sopt. 15. C. R. Woodruff, who Is suld to bo a clerk, nnd whoso nnmo does not ap pear In tho city directory, filed a petition In bankruptcy yostorday iwlwth liabilities of $1,937,175.03 thnt Woodruff has been ongagod In Hying to llont a number of projocts In vnrlouB parts of the east. Most of tho money due Is on notes nnd Judgmonts. ECHOES OF WILEY CASE. DER N I'liro Food CriiMider Regards DccN sloii as Complete Vindication. vrj 8000 O) SSOJJ p01U0OS8V Xg) CfioraiX DLUEMONT, Vtt.. Sopt. 15. ."It'fi a comploto vindication for mo," KaKV . Dr. Wiloy whon Informed of tho Pres ident's decision In his case yesterday. If you have anyining to sell, trader rent or want help, try a want ao cyM cured to try K. Jackson fflSniBLlOiifflilG.'lliHf KHMPI WHO DIE TO SHOW US HOW ""Tme, office