'5-"- - Coos Sftmra Member of Associated Press. VOL. I THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1007. No. 270. Daily Edition man USE TIMES WANT ADS USES FISTS 10 HESE S At Meeting of Public Utilities Com mittee Calhoun Is Accused of Bribery-Violence Ensues POLICE ARE CALLED San Francisoo, May. 24. At a meeting yesterday afternoon of tl e public utilities committee board of supervisors, called to consider a resolution declaring forfeited the franchises of the United Kail roads. President Calhoun of that corporation wis virtually callod a liar by E. P. E. Troy, municipal ownership advocate. Calhouns re ply was a blow that caught his an tagonist in the face and nearly knocked him from his feet. Box ton sprang from the chairman's seat and ordered Troy from the room. Troys reply was to fling in to Boxton's teeth that he had taken bribe money from Calhoun. Box ton ran toward Troy, but others intervened and hold the supervisor and Troy was forced take a seat outside the rail. A resolution was drawn at tho instance of the San Francisco labor council, nrd t days meeting of the utilities com mittee. was togive both sides an oppor.u lity lo j.re3ent their cate. Troy asked for and was granted the floor and launched into a sav age attack on the United Railroads. In the course. of his remarks Troy said Calhoun in a Philadelphia speech three days after the fire, had declared the disaster would benefit instead of injuio his corporation financially and that Calhoun further declared the caithquako had destroyed asphalt pavements containing fho companys cable slots. "That statement," said Troy, "is absolutely false." Calhoun who had been sitting at one of the desks regdarding Troy intently arose and passed up to his accuser and the center of the floor. "I will not, sir, allow any man to speak of my statements as false," he said. "I stand by what I said," Troy retorted. Calhoun deliberately raised his right arm and dealt Troy a sting ing blow in the face. Troy reeled back several steps but made no at tempt to return "the blow' Im medistely the room was in tur moil. As Calhoun quietly resumed his seat, Boxton jumped to his feet and cried out to Troy "You come in hero to get the privilege of the floor to present arguments, that you can use that privilege to in dulge in personal attack. Let me tell you wo dont allow men to be called liars in our presence." "I did not cull that hoodlum president of a coiporation, a lia." retorted Troy. "You did," shouted Boxton, "Now you shut up you get." "i'il not shut up, I'll not get out," cried Troy. "Then by I'll put you out," said Boxton and ho started on a run for Troy. Supervisors intervened. They blocked the chairman's progress while other members of the com mittee tried to push Troy into his seat. Struggling to get free, Troy shouted thrust up his arm and J3neeringly to Boxton, "Yes, I've no doubt you will stand by the man whose money you took." "You say that to me?" demand ed Boxton. S1FHCISC0 "NOT MARRIED," IU MliltU SAYSJOODON Eighty-Four Counts Are Returned Jointly Against Mayor Schmitz Rnef And Other Officials ' CHARGE BRIBERY Accused of Bribing Supervisor!, in Amounts Itnuging From 94,000 to 15,000. San Francisco, May 24 The spec ulation which has been rife for weeks as to what the grand jury would do in the matter of the indictments of tho high corporation officials and municipal officers for alleged brib ery In connection with the grant ing of the overhead trolley franchises to the United Hallways ended tonight when the inquistorlal body returned nine indictments on nine counts chargng the crimes of giving and accepting bribes and naming as guilty the following persons; Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, Abraham Ruef, Presi dent Patrick Calhoun, and Assist ant President Thornwall Ttfullally of United Railways; and attorneys Tirey L. Ford and William M. Abbott of thf.t corporation also President Louis Glass and Former Agent Theodore B. Halsey of tho Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Tho last named Indictments are In connection with a deal by which the established telephone corporation sought to prevent the granting of a competitive franchise to the Homo Telephone company. Fourteen Indict ments containing 84 counts were re turned jointly against Schmitz, Ruef Calhoun, Mullally, Ford and Abbott, whom the grand jury accused of bribing fourteen supervisors in amounts ranying from $4,000 to 15,000 each, to voto a change In tho franchise of the United Railways by which that corporation, immediately after the fire of last year, gained authority to electrify 250 miles of the street railway system in San Francisco. E mm BERT PETERSON As a preliminary too the twenty lound contest between Jack Williams and Charles Ross Paddy Coyne and Bert Peterson will fight a six round bout. Coyne is a fighter of several years ring experience and Peterson Is still known as a local fighter. J. O'Kelly, the Marshfleld boat man will act as official referee and stakeholder for the Williams-Ross fight. The contest will take place at the North Bend pavilion. ALLIANCE CHANGES SAILING DATES The sailing date of the steamer Alliance was changed from Tues day until Wednesday night out of Portland in order to do away with the arriving on Sunday morn ing. During the summer months it is.the intention of the company to optrato a weekly schedule be tween Portland and all points on Coos Bay. " Oh, you you out." Ho now I will put started again a- cross the floor, his face sot and eyes flashing. Aordon was quickly formed about Troy and ho was forced into his seat. Boxton was induced to desist. Word of tho trouble spread down tho stairs to tho police headquarters and Cap tain Conboy andja patrolman hur ried up to guard tho peace Troy waa required to take his seat out- Bidethorau. llomaue no nirtiicr effort to address tho meeting and ( . nAj!n ...na tnlnn in ilin rncnlll. tion which will probably bo brought up tomorrow. 1 t Former Resident Of Coos Bay Says Dummy Was Substituted At Mock Wedding. ASKS QUIET TITLE Will Also IJrliiR Suit For Decree Por hlblting Ik'itlm Lurch Claim ing to be, Wife.. , Of interest to Coos Bay people will be the following article taken from the Journal of Portland. The strange case of Edward Sam Gordon, the wealthy timberman'of, Coos county, who was lured by the wiles of a woman and has had end less trouble in oxricaring himself, and Bertha Etta Lurch, liiB Ne mesia,has been revived by the filing of a suit in this county to quiet title to his property here. The woman claims to be his wife and has succeeded in preventing him from'disposing of his property interests in various parts of the state, he claims. The cac will bo remembered as the one in which the wonTan was accuaed of having procured a "dummy" representing Gordon and marrying him at Van couver, Washington. The woman later created quite a sensation in Portland by being ar rested at the Portland hotel on the chargo of counterfeiting. In her apartments at tho hotel a coining outfit was found. She was con fined in tho women's ward at the city jail for several weeks and then removed to San Francisco, whero she was wanted by the authorities on tho charge of foi gery. She and Gordon wore accused of having de frauded a physician of that city of a considerable sum. The peculiar case of Gordon and tho woman was one of the most complicated and peculiar that was ever reported to tho police of San Francisco or Partland. Those who followed tho case were thwarted in their efforts to unravel the mystery Burrounding both. They filially agreed, however, that though Gor don professed not to lovo tho woman, ho is still infatuated with her. t The woman in tho case is re markabl) shrowd and clever. By her protestations of lovo for Gor don she is said to havo succeeded in gaining lajge sums of monoy and valuable property from him. During her imprisonment in Port land she maintained that she was his wife and claimed that he had participated in all tho crimes of which she was accused. In tho suit filed hero Gordon claims that he was never married to tho woman. Ho repeats his former charges that she secured a "dummy" to represent him at the Vancouver wedding, which was performed, ho sayE, 60 that the woman could claim his property at tho time of his death. The woman has a marriage li cense which shows she and Edward Sam Gordon were duly marriBd at Vancouver, Washington, October 21, 1905, by Rev. Robert Yeatman, the Baptist minister, in tho pres ence of W. E. Wilson and Ora Mohloy. Mr, Gordon, who owns considerable property in Clacka mas county as well as in othort parts of tho state, 6ays he was not present at the time of tho wed ding. He further says it iu a scheme concocted by tho woman in tho case to secure a portion of his property. Gordon claims that tho woman has carried the idea for some time that she is his wife. She went to Coos Bay, where she backed her claim to be his wife by showing her marriage certificate which she had in hor possession. He also claims that she caused him much trouble in selling prop erty, as when he had a sale ready to close she would appear, saying she was his wife and tho sale would not be legel. Gorden stater that after a con tinuation of this for some time he went to Vancouver, where he se cured an affidavit from tho minis ter that he was not the "Gordon" that was married some time ago. Mr. Gordon now brings suit through his attorneys, Dimick fe Dimick, to quiet title to his prop erty in .this county. He will further ask the court to give him 11 decree as absolute owner ,pf the, property, which shall; declare that Bertha Ella Lurclulias no right to any part of it, and to prohibit hcr from claiming to bo his wife. RUN EXCURSION. - Postponed Bandon Trip Will Come OK Sunday. An excursion Is to be run Sunday from Marshfleld to Bandon providing the weather permits. The train will leave Marshfleld at 8 a. m. sharp and will return from Bandon, leaving there at 4 p. m.'Thls trip will afford a great many people an opportunity to see tho rich Coquillo Valley and the beach, about which co much has been written and said. Every one is evpected to take a well filled lunch basket and be prepared to have a good time. ROLL OF HONOR. Following is a list of sub scribers to tho Marshfleld Pub licity Fund. Tho amounts op posite tho names aro tho monthly installments for tho period of one year. J. E. Oren, 150 Dr. J. T. McCormac, 50 I. S. Kaufman. 10 F. S. Dow, 10 Robert Mai scion, 10 Edgar Wheeler, 15 Herbert Lockhart, 10 Meichant Estate, 10 C. W. Tower, 10 P. A. Devors, 10 Jim Bains, 10 W. U. Douglas, b McCllland Invest ment Co. J0 I. S. Smith, , 10 Anson Rogerst 15 S. Rogers,. 15 Title Guaranteo and Abstract Co. 15 W. P. Murphy, 10 J. H. Milner, 10 Dr. E. E. Straw, 5 D. W. Small, 10 F. P. Norton, 5 Pioneer Hardware Co., 30 Magncs and Mat&on, 10 John Preuss, 10 J. M. Blake, 10 Flannagan & Bennet Bank 30 F. S. Lamberton 5 Mrs Emma Nasburg 10 Claude Nasburg - 5 C. A. Johnson 5 Bradley & Traver 3 0. A. Moffett 2.50 C. A. Nicholson 2 P. Metzerlow 2.50 John Bear 2.50 Going & Harvey 10 J. L. Brown 2.50 F. E. Allen 2 J. W. Tibbcts 2 II. S. Thrift 2 Merchant Brothers 10 E. Mingus 5 Hall & Hall 2.50 W. A. Toyo 2.50 Dr. Leslio 1 Helming & Company 1 W. B. Curtis 5 M. A. Sweotman 2,50 B. M. Richardson 2.50 J. W. Ingram 2.50 McNeil & Forguson 5 II. S. Tower 2.50 Father Donelly 5 E. L. C. Farrin 5 Frank Sajschi 2.50 First National Bank 30 Henry Holm 2.50 Seymour Bell flat 50 I. Condron flat 20 W. R. Haines 5 Gow Why 2.50 H OFFICERS BPKRECOi ARE APPOINTED Marshfield Chamber Of Commerce Hobds Meeting For Purpose Of Reorganization OLD OFFICERS RESIGN Members of i:ecutie Commute Meet Tonight to Formulate Plans For Publicity Fund. The Marshfleld Chamber of Com merce meeting held last night In the offices of tho Securities Company was one of the most enthusiastic and largely attended meetings held since the organization of tho Coos Bay Chamber of Commerce. On motion the appointment of tho executive committee, selected by the subscrib ers to the "Publicity Fund" Avas ratified. Following this action tho officers holding office for the past several months resigned. They aro J. M. Blake president; Dr. J. T. McCarmac vice president; I. S. Kaufman, cor responding secretary; F. S. Dow, sec retary and treasurer. The new offi cers elected to hold office tho ensu ing year aro Dr. J. T. McCormac, president; I. S. Smith, vico president; F. S. Dow, secretary, and James Flanagan. Tho meeting was turned In to a general discussion of ways and means of running a Chamber of Commerce as it should be. Soveral of the mem bers gave their vnews regarding the manner in which tho Chamber of Commerce should be handled. Tho members of the executive committee of tho publicity fund will meet to night in Dr. Tower's office. First Half of Second Venire in Ilolso Trial Yields Only Ono Juror. Boise, May 24 Tho second spec ial venire in Stounonburg murder case is providing barren of men qual ified to act as Jurors and unless con ditions speedily change there must bo another special venire summoned Tho first half of the vonlro present has yielded only ono man who has actually qualified and only one other who may qualify. Only twenty six of tho present venire remain to bo examined and tho assumption that all of tho peremptory challenges will be used soon moro Jurors mut be found. Talesman Henry Curtis qualified for the vacant seat of Juror Orrlo Cole and tho defenso examined and finally passod Juror John Whitlock. That opened the way for peremptory again. Tho stato challenged Juror Isaaac Bedell of seat number 2 and there the proceedings halted for tho day. Nlnteen talesmen occupied the chair during tho day and tho only one who may occupy It Is Finley Mc Bean, the last man to reach It late this afternoon. Finley satisfied tho etato and passed to tho hands of tho defenso Just before adjournment. Free Room Directory The TimeB desires to stato that anyone wishing to ob tain rooms call at its ofiico any day during tho wee. Quito a numbor, of desir able rooms linvo been listed and wo will bo very glad to direct all inquriors. Thoto having rooms to rent will pleaso list them at tho Times Office CARGO 10 m Alliance Comes In With Three Hun dred and fifty Tons For Marshfield from Portland MAKES QUICK TRIP Leaves Itosc City Tlnu'sduy Morning And Ai riven Hero 21 Hours Later. The steamer Alliance arrived In this port yesterday from Portland with tho largest cargo over brought to Marshfield, 350 tons. This is not the largest cargo the ship ha carried to ,Coo Bfay but tho largest for this one port. Following is the ton nage list; Empire 8 tons; North Bend 96; Marshfield 350 tons; railroad freight for Coquillo valley points 180 tons. The entlro lot of mnchlnery for tho Courtney mill at Flagstaff was re delved on this trip and Includes their engines, three large boilers, and several other largo pieces. In addition to this machinery tho C. A. Smith Lumber and Manufacturing Company received a gangedger and largo planer. A largo donkey englno was received on this trip of the boat for tho Coos Bay Lumber and Coal Company. All of the heavy polco r mach inery wero unloaded direr t . si and towed to their locatl 3. Tho reason for a such a largo shipment of machinery at this time Is that tho water was within five inches of the Couch Street dock at tho timo of sailing, 4 a. m. Thursday and still rising fast. It Is expected that tho hip will bo unable to load at Couch street next trip owing to tho high stago of water. The Alliance made better tim'o down from Port land this trip than sho has probably 1 a. in. Thursday and arrivcr hero at 8 a. m. yesterday, making tho entire trip in 28 hours. She will lcavo for Portland at 8 o'clock Sunday, morning. Cottage Grove Citizens Inaugurate Movement For Road From Portland to Roseburg Cottage Grove, May 24. Smart ing under tho continued car short age at this placo by which tho lo cal lumber industry isfcompletely paralyzed tho CommoiciaJ club at its meeting Monday evening turn ed its whole attention to tho trans portation problem. The situation was fully discussed and a movement inaugurated looking to the" building of a road from Portland to Roseburg via tho Coast jifork J to connect with tho proposed road from Roseburg to Mnrshfiold and for which Douglas and Coos counties havo already subscribed over $200,000. A committee of throe consisting of A. L. Woodward, T. D. Wheolor and D. M. C. Gault was appointed to confer with liko committees from all commercial clubs along tho proposed route, the Western Oregon dumber Manufactrer's as sociation and tho Oregon and Washington association. fj&Tho call is for all these com mittees to meet atCottago Grovo in tho Commercial olub rooms on Juno 25 to doviso ways andjnieana for coiiBtructioh of such a road'in order to rcliove tho transportation situation throughout tho vnlloy. This projoct may be dubbed another paper railroad but tho citizens hero declaro it if as feasi ble as tho Drain-Coos Bay lino and funds can bo secured to build it. lLlu I nib UNl