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WflMRffHWW .a ii w mr f ' v r&mmzvz' v' Daily Edition USE TIMES WANT ADS i Member of Associated Press, vol. i THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1007. No. 253 THE HERMANN CASK GOES TO THE JURV. Qftmra wWfi i Imposing Ceremonies Mark The Occa- and Roosevelt Presses the Golden Button Which Starts the Wheels Big Na val Review Norfolk, April 26. The president, diplomatic, naval and military rep resentatives of foreign nations and the governors of a score of states par ticipated today in the opening exer cises of the Jamestown Tercenten nial Exposition. The exposition is far from complete, hut this was not allowed to interfere in any way with today's celebration of the three hun dredth anniversary of the first En glish settlement in America. From the firing of a salute of three hundred guns at sunrise by the United States army until nightfall, the day was crowded with incidents, including the picturesque review of the International fleet of war vessels anchored at Hampton Roads, the ceremonies of dedication, and the go ing on board the naval yacht Sylph of the president late tonight. Prevents Accident. Notable among the day's events was the action of the president in assuming command of the situation at the front of the crowded grand stand from which he spoke, when panic seemed about to seize the surg ing throng of spectators pressed against the guard ropes. President Roosevelt had just bpen introduced by Harry St. George Tucker, the head of the exposition company, when disorder and unrest in the crowd reached Its height, and the civil guards in front of the grand stand seemed ready to start from their posts. The president jumped upon the table which had been placed on the speaker's balcony and cried out to the men of Virginia to live up to their gallantry and cease push ing and crowding, which was threat ening the lives of the women and children of the assemblage. The crowd heeded the president's warning, but when he settled down Into his speech the Immense audience became uneasy and the crushing was renewed. Mounted officers and men of the United States cavalry were called In to take charge, assisted by a detachment of artillerymen. Order was soon restored. The president made his speech from the top of the table. Reviews Fleets. The president reviewed the inter national fleet from the deck of the Mayflower. It was a beautiful sight. Salutes were fired all along the line, and when the president and party landed at "Discovery Point" a series of tremendous cheers greeted him. TOWN Of' GARDINER NO LONGER Was Cut off From Communication But Little White City Now Has a Tele phone Line Which was Open ed Yesterday The Coos Bay and Umpqua Tele phone company's line has been com pleted between this city and Gardi ner, which marks the advent of the first means of communication with the "little white city" in any way except by boat. Until yesterday it was impossible to communicate with people in Gardiner in any way ex cepting on the river, and and in this day this method Is considered very slow to say the least. The city might burn up and no one on the outside would know the difference. The establishing of a telephone line means a great deal to business The center box of the grand stand was assigned to the president, and around him in various boxes were j notables of many nations and high officials of our own country. The ceremonies were brief, being princi pally the addresses of President Tucker of the exposition and Presi dent Roosevelt. Presses the Button. At the conclusion of his address Roosevelt pressed the gold button which formally marked the opening of the exposition. An informal luncheon followed in the adminis tration building, at which many no- tables were present. A reception by the president In the auditorium closed the day's events at the fair grounds. Tonight the president and I Mrs. Roosevelt were guests of honor i at a dinner given by President Tuck er. At 10 o'clock the president re turned to the yacht Sylph, which slipped quietly down the bay ready to proceed early tomorrow to the old Jamestown settlement up the James river. PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. President Roosevelt In his speech at the opening of the Jamestown Ex position spoke ( as follows: ! "At the outset I wish to say a word of special greeting to the rep lesentatlves of the foreign govern ments here present. They have come to assist us in celebrating what was In very truth the birthday of this nation, for It was here that the colo nists first settled, whose incoming, whose growth from their own loins and by the addition of newcomers from abroad, was to make the peo ple which on hundred and sixty-nine years later assumed the solemn re sponsibilities and weighty duties of complete independence. "In welcoming all of you I must say a special word, first to the rep resentatives the people of Great Britain and Ireland. The fact that so many of our people, of whom as I It happens I myself am one, have ' but a very small portion of English blood In our veins, in no way alters the other fact that this nation was founded by Englishmen, by the Cav alier an the Puritan. Their tongue, (Continued on page 4.) SOLATE men living in Gardiner, as they can in a few moments talk with any place on the coast that is touched with the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph line, which includes all the places, of much size. The new lino will work in connection with the Pa cific Telephono and Telegraph line all over the coast. The telephone exchange will be placed in a drug store at Gardiner, and will be operated the greater part of the day and night. The line will not only help out the- merchants at Gardiner, but will be of great assist ance to the local business men as well. CELEBRATE Sunset Lodge of Odd Fellows Ob serve Important Event of Its Life. MANY ARE PRESENT Enjoy Good Program mul Guests Served With un Excellent Rnnquct. Sunset Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., celebrated in a most enjoyable man ner last night the 88th anniversary of the founding of the order. The evening was enjoyed by over two hundred visitors, who were enter tained with music, given by the Irish orchestra, and games. Following the mulscal program the guests were treated to a fine 'feast served In the banquet room of the Odd Fellows' hall. Sunset Lodge, No. 51, was insti tuted March 24, 1875. Henry G. Streve, grand master, granted a dis pensation for the charter. The first home of the lodge was In the build ing known at that time as the Lo bree block, which was situated on A street where the Holm meat market now stands. This building served the purpose until 1889, when the present building was built by the lodge. This place was dedicated on October 26 of that year. There are 150 members in good standing In the lodge at the present time, besides about thirty members of Sunset Encampment, which Is composed of members which have taken higher degrees than are given in Sunset Lodge. The members of the lodge meet every Friday evening, and the Encampment members meet the first and third Thursdays of the month. At each of the meetings there are quite a number of visitors who belong to other lodges. The lodge Is in a highly prosper ous condition, and has paid out quite a sum of money for sick benefits and charity. This sum cannot be given, but when it Is known that nearly $1,700 was pai'd out last year alone, one can imagine how much has been paid in the 32 years since the lodge was Instituted. The following Is a list of the char ter members of the lodge; those now living aro W. S. Wheeler, F. S. Web ber, W. Saunders and I. Hacker; those deceased are T. G. Owen, R. M. Hutcheson, L. SImpklns, John Ken yon, Thomas Hirst and A. Lobree. The present officers are; N. G. L. W. Planz. V. G. Thomas Coke. Secretary I. Lando. Treasurer J. F. Hall. Trustees Charles Stauff, C. A Johnson and E. A. Anderson. The following Is a short history o! the auxiliary of Sunset Lodge No. 51: Western Star Rebekah Lodge, No. 27, I. O. O. F., was Installed on the 13th day of February, 1887, with a charter membership of 23. The lodge has always been in a prosper ous condition, and at present has a membership of 107. The present of ficers aro: Noble Grand Mrs. May Coke. Vico Grand Mrq. Annie Farrln. Secretary Miss Lizzie Butler. Treasurer Miss Roso Curtis. Deputy district president Mrs. Kate Duebner. O IJASEUALL SCORES. v Pacific Conht League. O Sim Francisco, April 2(1. San Fr.mcit.co, I; Oakland, 0. Los Angeles, April 20. Los . Angeles., 11; Portland, 2. Nortliucbt League. O Spokane, April 20. Taconm, O; Spokane, 5. Seattle, April 20. Seattle, 1; Ilutte, S (twelve innings). Vancouver, II, O., April 20. Yidtcouier, !J; Aberdeen, 5. Washington, D. O., April 20. The ense of Dinger Hermann, charged with destroying public records, has gone to the Jury. w. neir is THE CITY Southern Pacific Right-of -Way Man Have His Offices In Marshfield. WILL TAKE NO STEP Toward Trying to Extend the Line Through This City and North Rend. W. G. Nelr, the right of way man for the Southern Pacific railroad, is in Marshfield. He will have head quarters here for a time, and has taken offices In the Marsden building on Front street. Mr. Nelr says he has some work to do yet between here and Drain, and some little things to straighten out on Coos Bay, and will then proceed south. Engineer Brown, who is at the head of the surveying work of the new coast line, Is also on the bay. Mr. Neir says their visit here at the same time has no significance. When asked about what the rail road intended to do about coming Into Coos Bay, Mr. Nelr said that the company had half a dozen surveys made. He says that Marshfield and North Bend wanted a railroad and the company felt something in the position of having been invited here, but that the road could not come through cities If obstructions were put in Its way. He says further that the road Intends building right on south, and that if they cannot come through North Bend and Marshfield they will pass the places by and go on down the other side of the bay, In which event the Coos Bay, Rose burg and Eastern road would connect at a point probably two miles from Marshfield. Mr. Nelr says equally as good facilities can be found on the other side of the bay. Mr. Nelr intimated that If there was any further steps to bo taken as to the railroad coming through North Bend and Marshfield it was up to tho cities to act, and that the railroad was going through with other plans. Attorney Barzee Here From Rose burg to Learn Sentiments of The People. DELIVER AN ADDRESS At North Ilcnd Chamber of Com merce und Will Hold erect ing Here. The proposed elcqtric lino between Roseburg and Marshfield Is taking on a material form, and there seoms to bo assurance that it will be built. Attorney Louis Barzee, of Roseburg, was In the city yesterday in the In terest of tho project. Ho has ar ranged for a mass meeting in Marsh field, and last night addressed the North Bend Chamber of Commerco on the subject. Mr, Barzee said that he was here t6 promote tho plan and that ho could not give positive assurance that It would go through, but went Into details as to what he thought could bo done. He was delegated by tho Roseburg people to come hero and learn the sentiment of the people. Tho proposed line Is to leave Rose burg and run along tho Umpqua river twenty miles to Coal Valloy, then down Hubbard creek to tho NEW ELECTRIC LINE PLANS TAKEN IN TOW Derelict Sighted To the The derelict Bessie K., which has been floating along the coast, a menace to mariners, appeared yes terday near Coos Bay. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning she was twelve miles southwest of Capo Arago. Captain Magee went out with the tug Columbia, but when he got there he found the steam schooner Cascade, bound for San Francisco, had a line to the Bessie K. The captain of the Cascade wanted Captain Magee to assist in turning the wreck Into Coos Bay, but Captain Magee, seeing that tho Cascade had tho derelict safely In tow, did not want to take the time to try the Job. It would be a diffi cult matter to get tho Bessie K. over the bar, as she Is upside down and dragging her anchors. Whon Cap tain Magee left the Cascade still had the Bessie K. It Is extremely doubt ful if she can be towed to San Fran cisco, if that is the Intention of tho captain of the Cascade. Ho did not source, and then cross over to Coos River. Tho line would cost between 51,100,000 and ?2, 000, 000. Mr. Barzee said that $500,000 of the amount would bo raised at Rose burg, and it was thought that at North Bend and Marshfield and at other Coos county cities more shares would be subscribed, so that the project could be carried out. It would be tho purpose to carry both freight and passengers. Mr. Barzee explained that the district through which the road would pass was the richest in coal, lumber and producing boII that thero is in Ore gon. The members of tho Chamber of Commerce all favored tho plan, and a committee was appointed to pre pare resolutions, giving tho proposed plan the moral support and approval of the organization. The resolutions were presented and passed. At Portland They are Crowding up and Conditions are Be coming Alarming-More freight Directed T ward Portland, April 20. Tho conges tion of freight in the terminal yards in this city Is Increasing. Tho sltua ation has reached a state that Is not only alarming but sorloiiB, says tho Oregontan, and orders woro Issued yestorday by tho officials of tho Har rlman system suspending for 72 hours tho movomont of all oxeept perishable freight over tho O, R. & N between Huntington and Port land This action was taken by the company to relievo tho situation in Off Cape Ara Schooner Cas- aches a Line Wreck say to what harbor ho Intended to take the wreck. When n wreck Is towed into port It becomes tho property of tho one who brings her in. If tho ship Is en tirely deserted the original owners have no further claim on her be cause of the abandonment. There have been several cases, however, when the owners In court got their boats back because of pets belrig on board. A vessel was towed in at As toria. She was loaded with leather and thero was a cat aboard. Tho owners claimed that tho vessel was not deserted because the cat was there to protect the vessel from the rats, and won back their property. Thero have been a number of cases where pets being aboard a wreck have saved tile boat to the owners. As to tho Bessie K,, however, there Is not much chance of cats or dogs being aboard, as sho has been bot tomside up for a long time. Nothing has been heard of the crew. VS.WWA WEATHER FORECAST. The weather forechst for to- day follows: .Western Oregon and western AVnshlngton, 'fulr; eastern Oregon and enstern Washington, cloudy. LOCAL WEATHER. p The local weather for yester- day, as reported by Dr. Mingus, tho Mnrshfleld observer, fol- lows: Highest 01 degrees Lowest .'ID degrees 0 p. in dS degrees Wind In northwest. Clear. CHARLES ROSS DEAD. Charley Ross, of North inlet, who has been 111 at tho Mercy hospital at' North Bend for somo weeks, has passed away. His body will bo burled today. Coas Portland by permitting the free and uninterrupted movomont of freight eastward to tho exclusion of all In coming freight. In tho O. R. & N yards at Alblna, In tho outskirts of Portland, thero aro four hundred loaddd cars, and between two hun dred and threo hundred carloads aro on the way to this city, having al ready passed Huntington Thesb cars ropresent tho condition of tho O R. & N only, and tho cars of tho North ern Pacific and Southern Pacific sys tem aro not included. M Jtfc,'ftJhC- LfcC.l4u umiiilMtt'ii '-""