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COUNTY
VOTES
"WET"
Returns From All Around County
Show Heavy Majority Over
Last Liquor Election
"WETS" WIN COQUiLLE
County Scut Against Prohibition by
Margin of Forty-llvo Votes
Myrtle Point Dry.
CAST, 2,419.
WET, 1,480.
DRY, 939.
With but nine precincts to hear
from and those the Smallest In Coos
County, it is a foregono conclusion
that this county has gone "wet" by
the biggest vote and majority ever
polled. Owing to the launch bear
ing the returns from Ton Mile break
ing down it was impossible last night
to get returns from that section.
South Slough, Lake, Pour Mile, Deer
Park, both forks o Coos River, and
Coos City were not heard from. The
total vote polled in those precincts
last year on the prohibition ques
tion was 215, so even though they
vote "dry," which .It is thought will
not happen, the vote as cast cannot
be affected.
Around Coqullle-tho battle raged
all day with unabated fury, and
when night came the vote showed
the "wets" winner by one vote in
East Coqullle precinct and by forty
four votes in West Coquillo precinct,
the city going wet by a majority of
forty-five votes.
That interest was at its height in
Marshfleld was manifested by the
heavy increase over last year's vote.
The same was also true in North
Bend. In Marshfleld In 19 OG a
t
total of'3C4 votes were cast, while
yesterday 58G were polled. In
North Bend In 190G a total of 302
votes were cast,, and yesterday's
election showed a total of BOG votes.
As was predicted all over the county,
Myrtle Point went "dry," the ma
jority for prohibition being 10G
votes out; of a total of 282 cast.
In the election returns It Is
designated by a star () those pre
cincts which ' have not yet been
heard frqm. The vote from them,
however, can in nowise affect the
vote cast yesterday against Prohibi
tion. ELECTION RETURNS.
190G. 1907.
Wet. Dry. Wet. Dry.
Ten Mile.... 14 13
Sumner 14 18 8 17
S. Slough.... 10 4
Rowland .... G 1G
Rlverton .... 19 28 .27 25
Prosper .... 40 20 .
Parkersburg . 37 33 28 19
Norway 42 57 36 35
X Bend ?20 82 399 107
Newport .... 37 5 34 4
Myrtle Pt.... 91 188 88 194
Missouri 14 S 9 25
Marshfleld S. 162 81 266 102
Marshflold N. 79 36 117 41
Lee 3 19
Lake 19 9
Four Mile... 10 17
Enchanted ..13 51 7 39
Empire 29 10 46 10
Dora 12 29 1 20
Deer Park... 4 2
Coqullle W... 88 100 123 79
Coqullle E... 83 102 99 98
Coos River.. 17 2G
Coos River N." 20 21
Coos City.... 12 6
Coaledo .... 30 20 11 2
Burton 11 20 7 25
Bandon 141 109 194 99
Totals ....1,277 1.145 1,480 939
Indicates not beard from.
SUCCESS SEEMS
NOW ASSURED
Indications Point to Heavy Attend
ance At Convention of Oregon
Development League
MANY ATTRACTIONS
Plnns Arc Being Perfected For The
Exposition of the Live Stock
Association.
Portland, June 3. Tremendous
Interest is being developed in the
convention of the Oregon Develop
ment League June 21st and 22nd,
and lnrgo delegatiins are assured
from all sections of the state as a re
sult of ihe low rates of transporta
tion. An advance meeting of the
presidents and secretaries of the dif
ferent organizations composing the
League will be held In the conven
tion room of the Portland Commer
cial Club (second floor, Sixth and
Alder streets,) Thursday night, June
,20th, at 8 o'clock. The hope of the
League officers relative to this meet
ing Is that the acthive men of Oregon
may bo nblo to unite upon plans that
will greatly add to the population of
the state and agree upon some
scheme which will secure the co
operation of the entire population of
the state In getting the full advant
age of the collnlst rates which begin
September 1st and continue until
October 31st. The Portland Rose
Show and Fiesta Is to be a great at
traction and it will certainly be of
much benefit to visitors from all
parts of the state of Oregon, as any
movement that brings us nearer to
nature's beautiful things does us
good. pr. J. T. McCormac, presi
dent of the Marshfleld Chamber of
Commerce, spent two days last week
In Portland studying the advertising
carried on by the League and the
commercial bodies, and also to de
cide upon plans which will result In
the greater advertising of the Coos
Bay country.
ELECTION FEATURES.
Out of 18 precincts heard
from In Coos county 6 voted
"dry" yesterday Sumner, Myr-
tie Point, Missouri, Enchanted,
Dora, Burton.
At the last election fourteen
nrecincts voted "dry" Sumner,
Rowland, R'lverton, Norway,
Myrtle Point, Missouri, Lfie,
Fqur Mile, Dora, Coqullle, Coos
River, both forks, and Bandon.
Coqullle went "wet" by 45
votes yesterday. At the elec
tion a year ago the town was
voted dry by a majority of 31
votes.
MAJORITY COMPARISONS.
190G. 1907.
Bandon 32 95
Burton 9 18
Coaledo '. .20 9
Coos City G Not In
Coos River N 1 Not in
Coos River 9 Not in
Coqullle E 19 1
Coqullle W 12 44
Deer Park 2 Not In
Dora : 17 19
Empire 19 3G
Enchanted 38 ' 32
Fourmlle 7 Not In
Lake 10 Not In
Leo t 1 Not In
Marshfleld, N 43 76
Marshfleld, S 75 1G4
Missouri 7 1G
Myrtle Point 97 106
Newport 32 30
North Bend 142 292
Norway ,'...., 15 1
Parkersburg 4 9
Prosper 20 2G
Rlverton 9 2
Rowland 10 11
S. Slough G Not In
Sumner , , 4 9
Ten Mile 1 Not In
Indicates those going wet; others
went, dry,
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SAYS BOURNE
States That Roosevelt Must Ulti
mately Submit to Unanimous
Command of Citizens "
WORK NOT COMPLETED
Oregon Senntor Believes Chief Eec
uthe Ifns Not Yet Demon
stinted People's Rights.
Senator Bourne has written a per
sonal letter In which ho encloses an
Interview with himself regarding
Roosevelt's re-election:
"Elflclency as a public servant,
recognition of the rights of all the
people, anxiety to carry out their
commands, are the true causes of
the people's confidence In President
Roosevelt, rather than any emotion
al affection for the man.
"The people believe that a tremen
dous struggle Is In process between
those aggregations of corporate
wealth designated as the 'Interests,'
on one side, and themselves on the
other, and recognize that the Presi
dent has proved a just, heroic and
effectve defender, of their rights
against the predatory exploitations of
syndicated wealth and they fully
realize that In this struggle between
the government and the 'Interests
that, althouch the President's work
"has been speedy, and as effective as
It was possible to bo and be kept
within bounds of law, yet no one un
dertaking had been completed, and
the relative rights and-powers of the
people and the 'Interests' are not yet
clearlv defined and .'determined.
These convlctlonsjof the people must
Inevitably result In their Issuing a
peremptory command that President
Roosevelt servo them ,for a second
elective term.
"The prattle about an Indorse
ment of Roosevelt and his policies
Is not complimentary to the latelll-
gence oi our nuuuuai cicuuiu.
There are no Roosevelt policies.
They are the people's policies de
manded by them for decades. Cer
tainly, the people must Indorse their
own policies.
People Connnniul, Not Ask.
"The people are not asking the
President or any other Individual
what they shall do, but they aie
commanding the President as their
chief public servant to carry out
their wishes. The Idea that the
President Is attempting, or will at
tempt, to designate to the nation
who shall be his successor, Is an in
sult to the Intelligence, Integrity, and
Independence of the citizenship of the
nation, as well as to the President
himself. In my humble opinion, the
people will practically unanimously
demand that President Roosevelt
shall serve their interests and his
country for a second elective term.
He succeeded to three and a half
years of President McKInley's term,
and during that time carried out
McKinley's promises; thus In affect
and In truth, President Roosevelt's
re-election In 1908 will be bis first
re-election and his second term only.
This demand will be made not on the
assumption that he will originate
new theories, but that he will per
sistently and by the most direct
methods carry out the wishes and
commands of the people.
"Any man honored by the people
In selection, and elected chief exec
utive of this nation, in his acceptance
of the nomination gives an Implied
obligation that ho walyes his own
personaly interests and wishes, and
agrees to serve the people to the
best of his ability, as long as the
people may demand such service.
Can Rescind Declaration.
"The puerile claim advanced by
the reactloners that he cannot re
scind his re-election declaration is
untenable. His whole public life
gives the He to this claim. He will
not place his own personal wishes
and desires as paramount to the com
mands of the nation, nor does he
possess such small metnal or moral
caliber as to prefer a mistaken con
sistency of purpose In adhering to a
declaration given In 1904, rather
than' obedience to the commands of
. the people and requested patriotic
service for our country a weiiare.
Posterity would construe such a
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JAP DRAWS KNIFE
Demands Refund of Mgney mid It Is
Necessary to Call Marshall-Cnrtcr.
The Blanco cigar store came near
being the sceno of a cutting affray
Sunday when a "Jap" became tioub
lesome and drew a knife because he
wanted a refund on a razor that he
had used for about six weks. The
razor was not guaranteed for any
length of time, and the store could
not refund the money without stand
ing the loss. The Irate customer
could not understand this and at
tempted to enforce his demands with
a knife. Bloodshed was averted by
the man behind the counter picking
up a hammer. The 'J'ap" swore
vengeance and he was taken In
charge by Marshall Carte rand fined
for disturbing the peace.
declination as evidence of false van
ity or timidity based on fear of criti
cism for misnamed inconsistency.
The Presidetn's declaration made in
1904, I believe, arose from his laud
able, though In my humble opinion
mistaken, asumptlon that by so
doing he would Increase his ofilclency
as a public servant by the elimina
tion of suspicion that hlr. executive
actions were based on a desire for
political retention in office, rather
than unselfish desire for the nation's
welfare.
"My advocacy of President Roose
velt for a second elective term Is
based entirely upon the firm convic
tion that It Is the wish of a great
majority of the electorate of the
State, and because I am equally con
vinced that it is of the greatest pos
sible importance for the best Inter
ests of the nation.
"This Interview Is given without
.consultation with any one," -
"Mrs. Bourne sailed for Japan De
cember 25. I bade her goodday. De
cember 18th In New York. She and
some English ladles, friends of ours,
who have been great travelers for the
past ten years, will remain In Japan
during the summer and fall, going
on to .India for next winter and then
on to Europe. Her letters are full
of Interest and I am sure she Is hav
ing a most Interesting and enjoyable
trip, and, I am glad to say, appar
ently enjoying the best of health.
"I have been here continually since
the first day of December, with the
exception of four days spent In New
York with my wife, from the 14th to
the 18th of December. I have
worked harder than ever before In
my life, as I am especially anxious
to "make good," both on account of
jny realization of the great duties of
a United States Senator, and for the
further fact that I feel my success or
failure will have considerable bear
ing relative to the popularity of the
Oregon Primary Election Law from
the fact that Senator Mulkey and I
were the first to be selected and elect
ed under that law.
I enclose herewith an Interview of
mine which appeared last Monday in
about 40 of the leading newspapers
of the East, giving my views as to
the desirablHty, and I would say,
necessity, of Roosevelt's re-nomlna-tion
and re-election for the best In
terests of the country. I would bo
very grateful, If you concur with
same, If you would re-publlsh in your
paper.
"I am not seeking any personal
potorlety, but I am trying to get fixed
In the minds of the electorate of the
nation the fact that the President,
regardles of his own personal desires,
must inevitably obey the universal
command of the people that ho shall
again servo the country, or else ac
knowledge himself to be a weak,
timid man, instead of a true, ideal
American citizen. My own judg
ment is that nothing but death will
prevent the people renominating and
re-electing him,"
WEATHER FORECAST.
Western Oregon and Wash
lngton, increasing cloudiness,
followed by showers, cooler ex
cept near coast. South to wset
winds. Eastern Oregon and
Washington, Increasing cloudl
ness, probably followed by thun
der showers. Idaho, increasing
cloudiness.
LIBBY MINER HAH JURY
IS FATALLY CU
John Kelly Plunges Knife
William Wearn to Ward
Off Latter's Attack
Into
BOTH IN MARSHEIELD
Kelly Gives Himself Up nml Wearn
Lies Dying In City Gen-
oral Hospital.
William Wearn, a coal minor at
Libby, lies In tho Marshfleld Hos
pital, dying, as the result of knife
wounds received Saturday night at
the hands of John Kelly, niso a coal
miner employed at Libby. Tho cut
ting occurred near one of the old
bunk houses at Libby. It was In
directly due to drink. John Kelly is
now in tho Marshfleld jail awaiting
his hearing, which will be in a few
days.
Saturday night the miners at Lib
by received some keg and cjise beer
from Marshfleld, and about thirty as
sembled In the back room of the old
bunk house for a social time. Wearn
and Kelly were among the number.
According to the story told by Kelly,
the former was of quarrelsome na
ture, and had several times before at
tempted to pick a fight. On the
evening in question he had a few
words with one of the miners named
Snedden, but no blows were ex
changed. Kelly Is not certain when
the assemblage broke up, but It was
some time near midnight. After die
men had dispersed to their roomb,
he says, he started to gather up the
beer bottles, and Wearn began to talk
in an unpleasant manner.
Not wishing to precipitate a fight
Kelly made no answer, but went out
in the rear of the bunk house to
gather up the remaining bottles of
beer. According to his story, Wearn
grabbed him from behind, while ho
was searching for the bottles, throw
ing both arms around his neck In a
strangle hold. He then says he told
him repeatedly to desist without
avail, and as a last resort pulled out
his" pocket knife. He does not know
how many times he stabbed Wearn or
how serious the wounds were. He
says his only desire was to mako
Wearn release his hold, which he
Anally did, staggering over to the
porch with the "words, "I am
stabbed." Kelly says that Jack
Marasol was tho only witness to the
struggle between himself and Wearn?
After the stabbing had occurred
the two started down the road toward
home, while Wearn went upstairs and
woke his companion, telling him that
he was seriously hurt. Tho latter
awakened Superintendent Hennessey
of the Libby mines, and the latter Im
mediately came to the house. Ho
met Kelly and apprised him of tho
fact that Wearn was badly cut, and
Kelly says he then decided to give
himself up, which he did, coming to
Marshfleld and arriving early Sunday
morning. Wearn was immediately
brought to the city and removed to
the hospital. Ho was In a horrible
condition when brought In. Two
gaping wounds had been made In the
abdomen, and through these the In
testines had fallen out. There were
also two incisions In the left lung,
three in the left leg, four In tho back
and five In the left arm, His lease
on life depends on his vitality and
the length of time that will ensuo be
fore complications set in. as a result
of the Internal wounds.
Wearn has a mother, three sisters,
and three brothers living In Novnda
City, California. A telegram was
sent his mother yesterday notifying
her that her son had beon seriously
cut.
Kelly has two sisters and two
brothers living In tho vicinity of Coos
Bay Mrs. Bert JohnBon, Libby; Mrs.
Lizzie Bowron, Maxwell; Andy Kelly,
Beaver Hill, and Tom Kelly, who
works at Conlog's logging camp.
Wearn Is about twenty-six years old
and Kelly la thirty-two. Both havo
spent the greater part of thotr llvos
here,
S SELECTED
Today Will Witness the Opening Of
Trial Of Alleged Conspirator ,
Against Steunenberg
MANY CRIMES CHARGED
Includes Murders, Attempted Kill-
lugs, nml Mine Explosions
J50 Talesmen Examined.
Boise, June 3. The twelve men
who are to try Haywood for his llfo
on the charge that he murdered for
mer Governor Frank Steunenberg has
been chosen and bound by oath to
honestly deal the laws of justice be
tween the Stato and tho prisoner.
Haywood has heard tho Indictment
charging him with the crime, and
tomorrow tho Stato will recite its
case and make a promise of proof
In the first chapter of tho tale of tho
Caldwell crime. The wearlsomo
work of the jury selection ended
quickly and unexpectedly this morn
ing after tho defence had expended
its preemptory challenge In dismiss
ing Alfred Eoff, who was tho first
talesman examined today. Tho sec
ond talesman to undergo tho firo of
questions was O. V. Soborn, and ho
proved himself qualified to act, and
thus the jury was completed.
Tho swearing of the jury was an
impressive sceno, as was the reading
in the afternoon recess erf the indict
ment charging Haywood, -MOyer, Pet
tlbdne and Slmpklns. Tomorrow
morning James H. Hawley, for tho
Stato will -address the court for tho
State s opening argument, and It la
expected tho address will be com
paratively short. Broadly speaking,
the State will charge that Haywood
and his associates Moyer, Pettlbonc,
Slmpklns and others planned tho
long list of crimes, including the ex
plosion at the Vindicator mine, tho
blowing up of the Independent, tho
murder of Detective Light Gregory,
Denver; the murder of Archie Col
lins, tho alleged blowing up of
Frank Bradley In San Francisco, and
tho alleged attempts on tho lives of
former Governor Peabody, Judges
Gebbert and Goddard In Colorado
and the murder of Steunenberg.
It Is to bo charged that Haywood
is the genius behind tho plot; that
Steunenberg was added to tho list
becauso of, his part in tho labor
trouble. In tho work of securing
tho Haywood jury the court was In
session fifteen days and one hundred
and fifty-six talesmen wero exam
ined; of this number 34 qualified, in
cluding tho twelve onw In tho box.
Jui or Cole was excused because of
sickness, nnd Tourtellotto on account
of opposition to capital punishment.
Tho Jury consists of eight Republi
cans, three Democrats, one Prohibi
tionists, nine farmers, one real es
tate agent, one building contractor
and one foreman of fenco construc
tion on a railroad. Thero Is no
man on the jury who works for
wages, and but ono who over bo
longed to a labor union fourteen
years ago) who has ever been a
student in trades unionism. Peter
Breene, an attorney of Butte, has
joined tho defense. ,
PORTLAND RETURNS.
Portland, Juno 4. Election
returns at 1 o'clock this morn-
ing from overy section of the
city by tho Oregonlnn Indicate
tho election of Dr. Harry Lano,
Domocrat and Independent,
over Thomas Dovlln, Republl-
can, for mayoralty, and about
COO or 1,000 majority. Dov-
ltn is bolloved to havo carried
tho "West Side" by about
1,000. Tho Oregonlan flg-
urea are admittedly uncertain,
but a cortaln ratio followed
from each precinct warrants tho
flguros glvon nbovo.
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