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No. 111 tm?fi it COUNCIL TAKES STEPS 10 FORCE ADEQUATE WATER SERVICE Lints Citv'Enciineer to Col let Data, to Present to Rail way uommissiun. to ATTORNEY SAYS StVtHAL WHio urcivi ibves Company oan bo forced to Act Under Present State Law. - il.niflnna Tlntf ATfnt Kieps tc jm cu iiiuiuuuo u.w " -V company w iim "" -.w brovcmcnis an n hiiiii u -I to furnish Mnrshfleld with an nd UtO 8UPPU- 01 Jiuro v uui iui uu- ;.. ,n nml w t h uufllclont pros- t for fire protection woro takru tho Mnrshfleld council lint hIkJU. resolution 10 mm oimu ;m-i ' cm POLITICS IS Mil UP R. A. Copplc Announces Plat formStraw to Return To morrow, Probably.x Mnrshfleld city nolltlcs arc warm ing up considerably today and tho cumpnlgn is nssumlng definite lines. It, A. Copplo's supporters expect to meet this afternoon and in it It o plans for nil active canmalisn. It linn linen ..n. r'llv Engineer Qldlcy to BUECCBtcd that tholr slncnn Rhntl tin: Ite an Investigation ns to tho lm- "Mnrshfleld shall own tho wator- It the matter mny bo taken uo with I owning Mnrshflold." I Oregon iumronu icommim'un iur Mayor id. is. straw is expected nomo Lromont was Introduced oy Cum- on tho Drcnkwntcr tomorrow and Is Iui l'i plo nnd adopted. oxpectod to nnnounco his plntform hbl action was ttiKon niter a ritui', tiion. Ills supporters hnvo been Lii.lhv discussion Of tho Wli'C'J- vorv nctlvo tnilnv llnlnir nn nffnlrn Irki situation and roporta by CU for tho campaign. Rorncy uoss on ttno :nienns 01 re- Tho city olcctlon will .bo held Tucs- rsi by tho city. ' dny, December 5, two wcoks from yes- The nronoaltlon of tho Coos Hay tordnv. 'iter and Power comnny to dlsposo, OoppleV Platform Iti Clear iinKo wntor vignw ia mo. n. A. Copplo today announced his r for miinlclnil put no MM w.m road 'nlntform na followH: U proposition wns mm iim cum- To tho Peoplo of Mnrshnold: y would turn tho water irig.itH ov-, Snco j nftV0 j)0t,n nninc,j ng cnn. to tho city for tho mutual money d,Int0 for tho offlco of mny0r, I dosln :w cxpenuuu in iiiiiii , timt my position concerning some ting tho water right?, now $1,050. ... of v.tn, iim,nrinnpn in tho :boat a cent '" '"W-OK'. i o , ,, , c,pnr, ndorBtoodi idcII by Chnlnnnn I-orguson of tho .,, ,,, ' ,, " .,, c'al commltteo nppolu'ed ,ut tho """' " )" " lou n cc" Ing to take ntonn to nc- " ot tho community Is of oo w the water right. Kront 'mportanco to bo placed at tho After tho reading of th-j report, ";' y i'i furimnmuH m .nrllmnn fnnnln moved tll.lt tllO W'CII H10 COnSKIOmilOn Of COHl nnil tier bo referred to tho city nttor- Profit must have so largo n pnrt. Wo r to nsccrtnln whether tho watir hnvo had nn oxnmplo of this within ht, title, etc., wore nil that was tho past year. According to tho re acted. Ho said thnt It had uoou port or our iionitu omcors, tno ncaitn lorted thnt others elnli'iefS ilvnl of our peoplo was Jeopardized and hts .the o and that beforo the city yet no movo of any consonuenco wns chiicd It ho would llko to have It mado to remedy tho foul condition. mltely settled. i Largo parts of our city nro absolu- :eune'lmnn Powers stnted that niv without flrn nrntcctlnn nml with imrn Heed of Oardlnor bnd recent- no ,,r0nilso of rollof from tho Coos laformcil Amo .Moreen that ho hud nnv wtor cnmimnv iiiiIosb' tho cltv atcr rights on tho uppor end ot ...hi !.. .. nnv.vnm. fmnniiinn win. f dim .! il.nl li fkiinnml 4 WW uu mm ui.iw u '' " h Breatly Increased water rate ?ly tho town of Gardiner from .,,' Pnui,inrntlon U th re. Countlhnnn Albrecht said thnt ho S & FOR MAYOR 4 & nthtthnt Mr. Heed's filing on tho ir Lalvo wnter rights was subso- tt to tlioso of tho Coos nay Wnt- und Power company and furthor rf. thnt ho did not bollovo that Mr. rj had anno tho amount ot devol nothci' ronsldorntlon Is tho tre- mondous advantneo tho city would have under n municipal system Inll'eoplo THEHU Is too much thnt Is personal In Mnrshfleld municipal politics. Too much 1b said about men and too little about measures. Wo nro "honoring" men too much and "employing" public ngenta too little. Personality is an lndlsponsnblo element in human affairs. No abstract merit evor attracted attention until somebody embodied it In nn attractive porsonnllty. Hut It will not do to get wholly overbalanced. It Is, nfter all, the end to bo attained rather than the ngency through which It Is nttnincd, that counts. A great deal of gossip Is going tho rounds about Marshflcld's next mnyor. Hut how much 1b being said ot what Mnrshfleld wants a mayor for. This is a turning point In the nffalrs ot this city. How much is being said about what men can do for Mnrshfleld, amidst nil that is being said about what sotno men hnvo done for themselves or for their friends to crcnto a polltlcnl obligation. Tho Times Is not fighting for tho personality of any mnn in this cam paign. It is fighting for n principle Tho principle involved Is the muni cipal ownership of wnterworks and nn ndenunto supply ofpnro wnter. In this prlnclplo Is Involved the health and happiness ot every homo In tho city. Mayor Straw has publicly expressed himself ns unalterably opposed to tho city ownership of wnterworks. He stands for prlvnto ownership and tho granting of n franchise to his friend, Joe Bennett, or to tho men that Ilonnctt tuny soil to. , A. Copplo Iiob publicly expressed himself In favor of municipal ownership ns quickly as it mny bo arranged for. He stands for a digni fied, economical and huslness-llko ndpilnlstratlon ot tho nffalrs of tho city. E. Don McCrary stands ns tho representative of tho Socialist party. Ho stnndn for their platform and. their principles This Includes municipal ownership but it Involves and Includes so many other matters that are not practically applicable at this time that Tho Times has no hesitancy in advising nnd advocating, the election of R. A. Copplo. Why Is Woodrow Wilson today a national figure? Because ho was elected governor of Now Jorsoy7 Most certainly not. Now Jersey has hnd govornors by tho scoro whoso names nro forgotten oven in Now Jersey. Ho Is today a formidable presidential possibility becnuso ho took tho governorship of Now Jersey as vantngo ground for tho accom plishment of something for good government; becnuso offlco meant to hint not a rownrd but nn opportunity. In three months under Woodrow Wilson Now Jersey has mndo inoro progress than In nny previous twenty years In Its history. That's tho placo that Mnrshflold occupies at this tlmo. It is nt n cri tical and crucial porlod In Its history. Mayor Straw, who has been honored for thrco terms ns mnyor, linn cortntnly received sufficient honor nnd support of his porsonnl ambition. Todny, he asks tho voters of this city to elect him again thnt ho mny provent tho municipal ownorshlp ot wnterworks. II. A. Copplo on the other hnnd stands for tho city own orshlp of tho water system at tho earliest posslblo moment. Ho lookB upon tho position ns nn opportunity to rendor sorvlco to tho peoplo nnd not ns a brokorago gnmo for tho distribution of favors. Marshflold neods next term n mayor in the larger sense n lender In tho progress ot our times. Why should Mnrshflold bo content to moro )v mark tlmo, puddling about In the polltlcnl leavings of other munici palities, making mock serious over tilings others hnvo discussed, passed upon nnd moved by? That Is tho road to recognized mediocrity. Now Is tho tlmo to bo tnlklng not of what this or that man has dono to mnko hlmsolf solid for mnyor but to bo considering whnt tho right mnn cnn do to glvo Mnrshfleld a place on tho map thnt Its great re sources aro ontltlod to, and to elect him. Of whnt Importnnco is it to the cltlzons of this city which ono of the' thrco men Is necorded tho gratification of porsonnl nmbltlon nnd sign vouchers for tho salary. In nny ono gonerntlon not moro than twolvo or flfteon cnn bo mnyors, nt best. Why thon, becoino wrought up over tho claims of tho Individual, particularly whon ho hns already been honored thrco times. Thoro Is n growing Impatience among tho pooplo toward tho old ordor of politics. Already this city has given nwny nearly ovory valunbUs franchise. Even tho wntor frnnchlfo hns been given nwny nnd the pre sent fight Is only to porpotunto 11. To oxtond n favor already granted. Is It not tlmo to stop this gratuitous extension of public favors? Tho coming two yo'irs nro to bo importnnt ones In Mnrshflold'a his tory. Thoy nro to bo yenrs of now nllgnmonts. Tho nre not in moou 10 nccopt niucii on nutn- tho way of being nblo to offer an nhundnnt supply ofwntor at n low rnto ns nn Inducement to manufac turers. In n largo measure tho growth of tho city doponds upon tho ent wofK necessary to rctnln tho accomplishment of this. With tho ti. prlvnto corporntlon tho question of ouncllmnn Powers wnnted to profit hns tho first and almost only moro uliout tho Clonr Lako wat- consideration. bed nml what would bo necessary. In vlow of nil of this, I nm strongly icqulro to protect It. ionnosed to crnntltiK any franchise or t wag stated that tho wnter shod tho extension of nny frnnchlso to tho one sklo drained back for about coos nny Wnter conipnny or any 'miles nnd half and that tho oti,Pr conipnny. ae estate and Simpson Lumber, Tn i.rini? nimni nmnlplnnl owner- WW hnvo some big tracts of tlm- .,,,,, j fnvor tM0 ,)Urchaso and impro- Mtuln tho water Shod. , nt l,n iironn Rvntnm If It .r ZZ"?Z:"T . ,,. 'can be hnd nt a reasonable price, I XXZi ." anS8prico. "2 t1nrii,2i..l.2?...cl.!?..."-".fcl addition to this, I favor securing iUns franchise and state laws to wntor rights from some other nnd nn Miro wntor nnd ndenunto 'nrger source ns u mu iny mr i n I Protection. Ha miki ttmt iiRides lnrger city which wo bollovo s to original fmnpiiiBn mm i,n,i lmon bo. Until such tlmo as wo cnn bring c'ed Inwr ordinances regulating nbout tho purchase of this systom, if inner Hit ho thought theso woro olected, I will see tnai mo cuy ni ''eally cunctod so thnt tho only tornoy utilizes every means, which 'w of action would be on brench the law guarantees to us to compol "e fontrart liv Hm nnmnnnv. tVi Cnn rtnv Wntor comnnnv to llvo !the said thnt tho orlclnnl fran-' nn tn its contract with tho city and provided that tho eompany to furnish nn ndenunto supply of ,i. furnish "wholosomo, fresh puro water for domestic purposes nnd :' "Ut ho said that ho wasn't ox- - .. nmtinn. Th! nntlnn is nrnM,tn!mt 'nto'-protntlon the long pnst duo. kaSl ,Vlacoon U' meaning of , 2nd No ninn cnn bollovo stronger ilrdlrt ni .r .. or go lurtner in tno mntier oi eecur- IfurnNi J mean ttiat tho company jnBbBOod, pormnnont street Improvo to tt 'n . .not0,m VI ZZrZFZ: ?? thw I d I pronto. If elected, Traot know wwiV; "i. , X..V.V n,Z tho city shall go ahead as rapuuy as : them from furnishing muddy. consistent with Its welfare looking wator that was not con- n this respect. At the "sated. 1'iwio i.i0 o.i ti- font samo time I shall stand for ' the comnnw .ia ..ii, n sniinre deal for the property owner J'ent pressure for tiro protection, and shall Insist that all street lm lfioaEht that action might bo com- provomonts shall' cost no more than "a In tho courts for broach of 'their actunl worth. And In no enso will " and hnvo tho franchise nn- I permit n contract to bo lot for moro ;; than the engineers' estimated cost, 'nn . that nnothor peculiar pro- which moans that thoro will bo no ," "' ine franchise Is that ho. moro deficit assessments. Insn i l " comPP1'0d to lny' in a word, If olected, my policy rihnViH ot tno or'BlnnI town of 8imu be a sensible, progressive busl ill ,... Ic.h comprises a very nosa administration; giving every t-vhim nr r n nrnuAnt nitv , .. nin.wnn n 4lir lnu erer tho. i .: . . " "inn ine inn pruiuuuuu ui " vlc. 109 nrpmnt nlf. Akn.tA. linn ... .. - .tm 1-onlsln v viv 1.1. unm ii, nnd nB sung tnai every II1IUI u aloeBS 'h.e f "T ? hC; enjoys the protection of the law shall city chartAr th"n7".. "'7 " "S obey the law: It's motto: -a square R lilATMm Was 8tetl ,,n'dCal fr R. A. COPPLE. flight th oiu inuviaiuii, HWj . bDanl , c,.ty coxm compel the Dont forBet the Turkish .Baths h regard S"!. ne"a!?1. ,!!cten' PHONR 2M-J. In eon. , l l" rncnibe. . . wnnectlon with the nressure. rirn vnm. KYRItAVEIl CAItDS -fnr PRESENTS HOW. Jlivu orlty. Thoro la a cnll for porformnnce. Thoro Is n call, for men pf no tion. Thoro Is n cnll foi nion who movo with tho progress of eicnlb nnd who wish to plnco their city In tho forefront of modern munlcl pnlltles. Spoknno, Seattb, Portland, Eugeno, Los Angoles, nil own tholi own wntor Bystoma nnd enjoy a chenpor nnd better eervlco man Mnrsh fleld. Lot Mnrshflold Join In tho v.nrch of progress. This mny bo done by electing a mnn who Is pledged to municipal ownership of the city wnterworks fystom nnd thnt man is it. a. uoppio. ROCKEFELLER NOW ACCUSED BEATTIE WILL FRIDAY Virginia Wife Murderer Main tains Innocence and Says He Will Not Confess. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) RICHMOND, Va Nov. 22 "I nm Innocent," Henry Clny Beattlo, Jr., who Is condomned to die Friday for wlfo murder, announced through tho Rev. Dr. J. J. Fix, ono ot his spiritual advisors, today. Ho declared ho would make no cbnfeston. In a for mal statement, Dr. Fix told of Bent tlo's declaration. "I hnvo to dio sometime, and It might as well bo now," tho prlsonor exclaimed. "I reckon there Is no uso putting It off. It would Just make it hnrdor for tho old mnn." cos, ;:r;7i A"n. 'ne. ?""" ItUnK"? betwf" th? c'ty CROSS Drug Store. 7irKi'"fia"y ruiuiive 10 mo (Contlnuea"rprBT 2.) AUTO supplies at Tho GUNNERY Witness Before Steel Trust In vestigators Makes Severe Charges. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 With n blttornoss that lent emphasis to his utterances and at tlmos fairly besides himself with pont up rago, Leonldas Merrltt told tho Stauloy Steel Trust Commltteo today a porsonnl narrative of his dealings with John D. Rocke feller nnd how the latter had forced him out of business In Minnesota. Merrltt declnred It was aftor ho had turned down a proposition from Roc kefeller which ho characterized as "stealing" that Rockefeller called on him to pay a million dollar loan and brought nbuot his own downfall. Tho proposition. Merrltt said, came through Rev. Dr. Gates, Rockefell-. er's almoner. "I listened In amazement to It, snld Merrltt. "It meant that eover ni men were to be thrown out of tho company and their stock taken from them. I turneu to uaiea aim umu, "Mr. Gntes, you come from John D. Rockefeller. Go back to John D. Itockefoller and toll him that when I steal for a living, I will steal for mvRP.lf." At one time aunns wiu ruiJiurnumui , . ,,, ..ii..,,. nl i, ,ia,n recital of his dealings w,th,noJSI"!tIon offlcinls who woro officials of tho lernn encounter between the winess CJvJc Fof,orlt was pack. ff SS6? d0,08ate8 wh0 d,d not b0,onB rowly averted. Merrltt said Gates "ore- told him that Rockefeller was "hard up." Ho believed It for n time but today ho said Gates "had lied." CLAIMS IT WAS PACKED. Jolin .Mitchell I.vplalusi Attack on National Civic Federation. (By Aseaclntud Press to the Coob Bay Times.) ATLANTA, On., Nov. 21. Vice- president John Mitchell sprang n surprise on the convention floor of tho American Federation of Labor when he mndo tho chargo that tho Columbus convention of tho Unltod Mine Workers, which pnssed resolu tions directing Its delegates to re- I STATES TROOPS ILL iS E 0 A BRYAN'S SHIP IS ON ROCKS Noted Democratic Leader and Wife and Grandchild on Vessel In Danger. (By Associated Prcsi to Coos Bay Times) NEW YORK, Nov. 22 Tho steam ship Prlnz Joachim of tho Hamburg American Lino which loft hero Thurs day for Kingston, Jamncln 1b ashore on tho rocks off Samann Ikland, two hundred miles north ot Hnytl. "Wil liam J. Bryan and wife, and grand child with a party of 25 tourists, nro on board. Tho steamship Is in no Immodlnto danger but required assistance. Expect That Fifteenth Infantry Be Ordered to Proceed From Manila. WILL TAKE COMPLETE ARMAMENT FOR WAR Report That Rebels Have Sur rounded Imperial Forces at Nanking Today. By Assoclntcd Press to tho Coos Day Times. ) MANILA, P. I., Nov. 22 Tho Fif teenth Infantry Is duo to nrrlva bora December 1 and probably will ho sunt nt onco to China. Tho soldlors will arrivo on the transport Thomas and It Is expected thnt they will loavo for China on tho samo boat. Tho regi ment will bo reinforced to tho full strength nnd will bo accompanied by a hospital corrps, englnoors, algnnl men, field artillery nnd possibly cavalry. PASSENGERS ARM ItESCUEI) Peoplo Aboard Stranded Ship nt Transferred to other Vessels (By Associated- Press (o Coos Bay Times.) NEW YORK, Nov. 22 Tho olghty Ecvcn passengers in tho Prlnz Jonah Im will bo transferred to tho Ward Lino steamships, Sorurnnca and Vlg llancln, according to tho announce ment ot tho Hamburg-Amorlcnn Lino officials. The Sogurnncn Is now along Bide tho Btrnndcd steamer nnd tho VI gilancln Is on her way from Nassau. REBELS ARE VICTORIOUS " Imperialist Snld to Hnvo Suffered Heavy Iosses. (By Associated Tress to Coos Bay Timo'i. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 Tho C'alncso revolutionaries engaged tho outposts of tho Nanking dofondors at tho vlllngo of Goo Shoo nenr tho bo-, s'oged city, driving tho Imperials, back with a loru of several hundred killed and woundod, according to n Shnnghnl cnblo today to a locnl Chin--080 paper. It Is bollovqd tho fight, occurred Inst night. AID IS SENT Reveuiio Cutter to Assist Vcstcl On tho Rocks. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 Cablo In structions hnvo been sent to Snn J mm ordering tho rovonuo cutter Algon quin, now nt that "point, to tho as sistance of tho Prlnz Joachim. S TO PRISON English Women Refuse to Pay Fines For Causing Distur bance Near Parliament. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmos., LONDON, Nov. 22 Unropontnnt suffragettes to tho number of two hundred and twenty threo, many of whom nro still In their teens, appear ed nt tho Bow streot pollco court to dny nnd woro sentenced to fines or nltornnto tonus of Imprlsonmont var ying from n fortnight to sevoral mouths. Tho womou Invariably chose Imprlsonmont Instend ot tho flno. Tho women woro nrrested yes torday following a dlsturbanco In Parliament Square. ELKS ATTENTION Mi You nro invited to witness tho Ini- Durlng 'tho controversy hetween atton of tho mayor of tho city that la Attorney Murray and tho witness, tho farthest west In the United states Chairman Stanley said "Mr. Rocke-, tonight nt Masonlo hall, feller ought to be summoned horo By order of W. 0. TIPPETTS, and will be summoned." J Secretary, TOL PERJURY CASE Lorimer Investigating Commit tee Threatens to Prosecute Offenders. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay! SURROUND IMPERIAL ARMY: ChlncM) HclwlH Kald to Hold Upper Hand nt Nanking.' 'Dy Associated Presa to Coos Bay Times.) LONDON, Nov. 22 A dispatch from Tien Tsln says tho Imporlnla at Nanking under General Chang riro surrounded and nro short ot food, with rotrcnt cut off. Tho fall ot tho city beforo tho revolutionists 1b ap pnrent. Tho Mnnchus in Poklirnro fostering nntl-forolgn propaganda. PLANT BURNS AT Durable Roofing Company Sustains $60,000 Loss In Blaze Today Boiling Tan the Cause. By Associated Press to tho O003 Bay Tlmos) PORTLAND, Oro., Nov. 22. Tho plant of tho Durnblo Roofing Coni pnny was destroyed by flro onrly to day. Tho loss is JC0.000. Tho boil ing over ot n vat of oil caused tho bluzo. In Now York City a kidnaper hna boon sontenccd to tho ponltontlnry for ono dny loss thnn twonty-flvo years. By tho tlmo ho gots out tho kldB of this gonerntlon ought to bo grown up. al TO i MS Times.) CHICAGO, Nov. 22 Deflnlto rec-' Qmmcndatlons as to posslblo perjury charges In connection with tho testi mony glvon before tho ' senatorial commltteo Investigating tho election ot William Larimer as United States senator may be made after tho com mltteo concludes Its sessions In Wash ington. Thnt tho commltteo consid ered tho aubject was mado known to day but it was said tho commltteo, considered It Impropor to tnko any Initiative until after all tho evidence Is closed. The commltteo ended lta Chicago hearing todny and adjourned 1 to meet In Washington, December 5. , CARBIDE at The OUNNERY. A TURKISH" HATH will do ynu ' GOOD. Phone 214-J. ( IAT SUB PORT PLAN ON FOOT TO MAKE LOCAIi PORT OF ENTRY MERELY BRANCH OF PORTLAND CUS TOMS OFFICE WILL RE OP POSED. That tho plan for making tho Coob Bay port of entry a subordinate sta tion of tho Portland Customs' offlco has been revived, became known hero today, The Coos Bay port of omrv, known bb tho port of Emnlro, has beon lndopondent with Mnlor Towor as tho collector of customs. It Is clalmod that If tho port Is mado a subport of tho Portland of flco, It will seriously affect Coob BnvB claims for tormlnal rate" whpntMio railroad roaches hero. Besides. It will detract from tho Imno'-tnncw of tho harbor In public esUmntlon. It la claimed. Spoclal Agent Wntkins of bo TT. S. Treasury Department , bos !tvm horo gathering data nbonr the mat ter. It la likely that tlm "'"' of Commorco will meot and t"Vn otoB to have the Congressman Tinwiey op pose any such a movo. ,i I