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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1907)
V m fr , f o o O I l-IEF 13 WEIGHTED DOWN Eighty Indictments Loaded On the Shoulders of Former Boss of San Francisco MORE BRIBE CHARGES TO ASK AID OF UNCLE SAM President of Telegraphers' Union Will Appeal on Grounds That National Business Suffers FAIRBANKS 1 Ofllcials .Vow Under Ban of Law Seek to I fare Indictment Set Aside. t'-v Jn n Francisco, Juno 24. Six o -urporatlon nnd city officials are i r iiuliccmcnt for bribery. Presi dent Calhoun, General Manager Mul lally, Chief Counsel Tlrey L. Ford, Assistant Counsel Abbott, of United Uallroads; Vice-President Glass, of . Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, nnd Mayor Schmitz, through their attorneys, made deter mined efforts today to have Superior -Judge Lawlor set aside the Indlcct ment3 against them on tho grounds of .technical errors. After two sessions of the court had " been consumed in a presentation of evidence in support of their conten- ' tibns-the hearing adjourned until to morrow afternoon. Abraham Rucf, late in the afternoon was called to answer to twenty-eight of tho eighty odd indictments charging him with the bribery of municipal officials; fourteen are in connection with the gas rate deal and fourteen ar0 In ccmnectidn with tho issuance of the trolley franchise to tho United Rail roads'. ,Ruef, through his attorney, moved to set aside the indictments on grounds similar to those urged by the other defendants. Tho motion was set for a hearing Thursday. MACKAY TELEGRAPHS VISIT ON BAY Vice President Writes Letter Express ing Desire To Spend Few Days Here Dffitf WINS 0 E After Four Thousand Mile Journey Against Time Children Will Find Father Corpse ACTION IS TAKEN Condemns Action of Employes Says Company Will Stand Out Re gardless of Cost, UNION PACIFIC TO BURN WEEDS How to rid Its right of way of weeds so tall, rank and troublesome s to' interfere with operation of trains, has been solved on the Union Pacific railroad by the invention of a machine that does the work of 300 men, a day. Tho new gasoline weed burner turned out by the Omaha shops of the Harrlman road covers twenty-five miles In 12 hours, while heretofore It has required a gang of 10 men, working a full day, to cut tho weed3 from a single mile of track. The weed burner is built entirely of steel, with regulation trucks. At one end is a gasollno engine, used for propelling the car and, pumping tho air which forces gasoline to the burners spreading out near the ground. When at work the weed burner runs three or four miles an hour, but can make a speed of from 12 to 15 miles, and Is handled on the road under regular train orders. Oakland, Cal., June 24. President Small, of tho Telegraphers' Union, an nounced this afternoon that ho would ask aid of the United States Govern ment for a settlement of the strike. Ho said ho would appeal to President Roosevelt and members of the Cabi net to intercede on account of the transaction of businss of national Im portance being interfered with be cause of the strike. President Small assert3 when the Intervention is made by tho President and Cabinet offi cials it will b0 learned that the strik ing telegraphers are in no wise to blamo for the strike. A telegram received from Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Company by General Sup erintendent Storrer In San Francisco reads: "While deeply regretting the situation, I feel that our men In aban doning their positions were unmind ful and heedless of their duty to the puunc ana tne company and are guilty of, unwaranted action. We shall take a firm stand in dealing with the situation, and we are deter minedw to win regardless of the cost. With this in view I hereby pprovc and confirm tho instructions given you by the general manager, in addi tion thereto you are authorized to say to your loyal men who stand by us in our difficulty: "All operators will be paid their regular salary as bonus and their services will be com puted as extra on the basis of seven hours per day or night." "Should you deem It wise to do so you may also furnish free meals and lodging until we return to our normal condition." It is almost a duplicate of what the Western Union has of fered and been rejected. Small said today he wanted his men to be pre pared for a three weeks" strike if necessary, although there Is strong feeling that the strike will not last over a week, as operators are so scarce. J. Simpson lias Been Telegraphed to Personally Extend luvltaticvn to Distinguished Man. It seems reasonably assured that Coos Bay will enjoy the honor of entertaining Vice-President Fair banks. Judge Sehlbrede, of' Marsn- fleld, who Is a personal friend of the Vice-President, extended the latter a letter of invitation to Coos Bay on hearing that he was booked to visit Portland. The letter printed below was received in answer. L. J. Simpson, of North Bend, is, however, In Portland at the present time, and tho C003 Bay Chamber of Commerce wired him la3t night to meet Mr. Fairbanks and seek to pre vail upon him to extend his coast visit to Coos Bay. The following let tor from tho Vice-President is printed through the courtesy of Judge Sehl brede: The Vice-President's Chamber, Washington. Indianapolis, June IS, 1907. My Dear Mr. Sehlbrede: Your very kind note of the 7th is received. I thank you for your invi tation to make you a visit. I cer tainly would bo most happy to do so if it wor0 reasonably possible. I can not tell just exactly what disposition I shall be able to luaXo of my time, but if I find I can visit C003 Bay, of which I have heard so much, I will bo very glad to do so, and will so advise you at the earliest opportunity. I am not at all optimistic as to my ability to make the visit. I only In dulge the hope that f can. Mrs. Fairbanks' health, I am sorry to say, is not such that sho can make the trip to the coast with me. She joins me in sending very kindest regards to Mrs. Sehlbrede and your self. Very sincerely yours, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. Mr. C. A. Sehlbrede, Marshfleld, Oregon. TWO OTHER DEATHS LET CONTRACTS 'FOR, GIANT SHIPS "Dreadnoughts" of U. S. Navy to be Constructed at Cost $10,- , 000,000 Each. Cleve Jennings Burled Suntlay Jnmes Fielder's Funeral To-Day. TOM RICHARDSON WILL RESIGN MAMMOTH RESERVOIR; AT SMITH MILL Gives Establishment Effective Fire Protection Ho!dsj7,000,000 Gallons of Water A Moreen, general superintendent of tho C. A. Smith Mill, states that the largo reservoir for furnishing fresh water for the boilers and fire fighting pumps at tho mill will bo finished about July 15. This reser voir will hold 7,000,000 gallons of water nnd tho pumps connected with it for flro fighting purposes are each capable of throwing 1,000 gallons per minute, in addition, there aro two pumps for feeding tho boilers, each having a capacity of 900 gallons per minute. Tho Intter aro larger than any pumps over used on Coos Bay. One of tho two largo scows which have been under course of construc tion at tho C. A. Smith Mill for tho past month was launched yesterdny. Tho scow measures 30 by 80 foet, and will carry 150,000 feet of lumber. It will be used principally Jn carry ing lumber from tho mill to tho local retail yards. A twin soow will bo completed In a short time. C. A. Smith will probably arrlvo on next trip following tho prosent one of tho steamer M. F. Plant. Oregon's Star Publicity Agent To Embark In Private Business First of Year ' . TRAIN KILLS MAN James Fielder, Foremnn On Coos Bay, Roseburg nnd Eastern, Al- most instantly Killed. Portland, June 24.. Tho most startling' announcement madq at the session of the Oregon' Development League by Tom Richardson, secretary and treasurer of tho league, and pub licity manager of th0 Portland Com mercial Club, that it is his Intention to retire from) public exploitation work on the first of the year and de vote the rest of his time to private uuamess pursuits. This announce ment came as a surprise, for but very few of Mr. Richardson's close per sonal friends were awaro of his in tention to resign his position In tho publicity propaganda of Oregon. Tho third annual convention of tho Oregon Dovolopment League opened this morning, with a good represen tative attendance of enthusiastic boosters from all parts of tho state. Tho opening session was marked with tho earnestness of those who elo quently urged offorts looking to tho building of a great and grander state in population, wenlth and commerce. James Fielder, section foreman on the Coos Bay-Roseburg and Eastern Railroad, was accidentally killed yes terday afternoon about 2:30 by being hit by a moving train. Mr. Fielder had stepped to one side of the track to allow No. 2 to pass and his men Bteppod on the opposlto side. When tho train was but a short dis tance from him ho attempted to-cross oyer and tripped, falling ov'er the track. The engine and three, .flat cars passed over his body before the train was stopped. He died before the section men could carry him to Beaver Hill. Tho train was running at a twelve mile speed at the time of the acci dent. Th0 deceased was about 40 years old and leaves a widow and two chil dren, who live at Coleado. Ho had been in tho employ of the-Coos Bay Roseburg and Eastern Railway Com pany for about three years. After a four thousand-mile life and death race across tho American con tinent, the daughter and son-in-law of tho late Thomas Bosantl will, on reaching Coos Bay by stage today, learn that grim Death Is the victor. Thomas Besanti was taken to tho Meroy Hospital somo tim0 ago and last week his condition becamo so serious that thQ two children were telegraphed for. They left for Coos Bay June' 15 expecting to see their father before he passd away. He died last Saturday and tho body is being held at the Lewis Undertaking Parlors until tho arrival of the travelers. At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon tho body of the late Cleve Jennings, who was shot aboard tho steamer Allianco at Astoria about ten days ago, was buried from the Lewis Undertaking Parlors, Rev. D. W. Thurston offi ciating. A great many friends of tho deceased were present at the burial which was held In tha Marshfleld cemetery. Coroner Dr. E. Mingus held an Inquest yesterday afternoon at the Lewis Undertaking Parlors over the body of the lato James Fielder, who came to his death Saturday afternoon by accidentally falling in front of a moving train on tho Coos Bay-Rose burg and Eastern Railway and Navi gation Company tracks near the ueaver Hill coal mine. About ton witnesses of the accident wer0 ex amined. The funeral will be held from the chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock, W. R. F. Browne officiating at the chapel whilo tho Redmen will have charge at tho cemetery, the Eagles also being in attendance in a body. it is requested that tho members of both lodges be present. INDICTMEN IS. MAT BE NULL Charge Made That San Francisco Grand Jury Which Indictgd So Many, Nonexistant c Washington, D. C. The Newport News Shipbuilding Compnny, with one bid at $3,9S7,000, and tho Four River Shipbuilding Company of Quin- cy, Masa, with a bid of $4,377,000, wore th0 successful bidders today for building tho big 20,000-ton battle ships. The bidding brought together tho largest company of shipbuilders and others Interested In naval construc tion that had boon seen in the Navy Department for many months. Tho bidding was ncccsarlly complex, tho builders availing themselves of tho departments permission to submit nil sort3 of combinations and alterna tive plans. These included straight bids upon tho standard typo with re ciprocating engines, original build ers' designs and combinations of tho department's hull plans with turbine engine, some with and soma without separate cruising turbines. Tho Nowport News Company alono submitted no les3 than seven plans, and they were generally tho lowest at all points nnd with all combina tions. Bids were also open for supplying the armor needed for the two big battleships. For the armor, which is dividod into four classes, upon the basis of tho difficulty of tho uhapes required, tho Midvalo Steel Company appeared to b0 tho lowest bidder for tho largest class, namely, 795C tons of class A, at $410 per tbn. For 952 tons of armor in class B, th0 Cnrne gio and Bethloham companies each bid $400 per ton, while the Midvalo bid was ?410. For 392 tons of class C, the Carnegio and Bethleham com panies each bid $400 and tho Mid valo ?410. For 170G tons of class D armor, Bethleham bid $400, Mid valo $410, and Carnogle submitted no J bid. "Dreadnoughts," or what aro offi cially known as battleships Nos. 28 and 29, .are each to be of approxi mately 20,000 tons displacement. The cost of each is not to exceed $0,000,000, exclusive of armor and armament. The total cost of each when completed is estimated to bo $10,000,000. Responsive to tho actions of the Navy Department and in accordance with the instructions to tho Naval Board on Construction, there were submitted various designs and sketches for tho proposed vessels from shipbuilders and naval con structors. These wero In turn sub mitted to a Naval Committee on De sign, tho head of which was Assist ant Secretary Newberry, which board roportod that th0 510-foot design of the Bureau of Construction (with known bntMni,i . raeflr.J aeievai,0;rr'u'- Surfs is expected t0lT ? hat of any battleshlr Tbu f ?t rdlng a distinct advantl, weather. "uMag0 k The arangoment of ,. J "HI b0 such as to gIve thJ- ? josreo of protection toa J J "on. of th0 Bhlp a TIU iiouitiiv nrrnnf . i ,iin.i' '" comPartme divisions. lament, The actual total weight nnrl nrrrw... I ., ,c,Mlt - ' in inn nrnnn.j . - -r-u c, el, 01 for tho ships is B;'TJe? tons greater thanks shin nn fn l,..n. . ""SMll -.- .... uiniL. rh- . . I templates an arrnngenen rl nstallation of reclproCa ,ng 1 v, -uiuiuurv, WANT RAILROAD ' to the siusi Cottage Grove People Would I connection With Pacific I Ocean. 'M COURT WILL DECIDE TUaitOIfAUTS.DUE, The tug Robarts Is duo at this port to receive a cargo pt general merchandise. SCHOONER RUDY ARRIVES. Tua schoonor Ruby arrived at th Prosper Mill, Coqullle river, SaUr dnr. whore sho la loadlag lataher for shipment south. 4. .j. FLOOD IX MONTANA. Butte, Juno 20. Minor ad- vices throughout tho State tell of considerable loss of llfo ns tho result of high wat:r nnd swollen streams. A boy vrn drowned near Forsyth;' an un-" known woman and70 head 0 horses nt Miles City and a wo- .man and three children at Grat 'Falls. "' MAKE ORCHARD LIAR HAYWOOD'S COUNSEL OUTLINES PLEA AND DEFENSE. Will Endeavor to Show That Orchard Murdered Steunenbcrg For Spite. D. L, Rood to Bennett Trust Co.. lot 20, block 34. Railroad Addition to Marshfteld; 91,600. Boise, Jun0 24. In an address that occupied two sessions of tho court today, Clarence Darrow, of Chi cago, outlined to tho jury a detailed plea and defense of Haywood to tho charge that he murdered Steunen- borg. In a broad description It Is to bo a donial of every materia! count In tho testimony of Orchard, with a showing that Orchard killed Stepnen berg because of a private grudge born of the loss of a rich share in the' great Hercules mine and explanations of Jhe Independent circumstances, that tend to 'connect the three co-defendants with Orchard's life and opera tions. The defense will call the first witness tomorrow morning and prom ises unless tho cross-examination ia exceptionally long to make all Ms proof )a seven or eight court day v If Contention Is Upheld ets Hepre- seining Months of Work Will Bo Invnlld. . San Francisco, Juno 25. All of the grounds urged by tho defense in support of tho motion to set. asido tho bribery Indictments against Vico President Glass of tho Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company and other big corporations and offi cials wero retired to comparative in signiflcenco today by tho appearance of a new contention presented and ui-Kueu oy mass' attorneys. Briefly stated, tho charge Is that all the acts performed by the present grand jury since a date early In January of this year are invalid because tho present grand jury ceased lawfully to exist when the new grand jury list for 1907 was certified by tho countv judges. Tho undisputed facts aro when th0 new Hat was certified in January tho Oliver grand Jury was in tho midst of a bribery graft investigation, and was not discharged. Instead it was con tinued in existence under the belief that, having been selected In tho fall of 1906, It could legally exist for twelvo months, or until the fall of 1907. Lawlor In commenting on moments of the contention stated If tho grand JuVy. has no existence Its arguments aro Invalid. - A. J. Wilson to Maggie Neadeau, 3 3 acres in lot 4, section 2, township 88, range 13; li,100v v I officers' quarters forward) was the most suitable. This board gavo an opinion that a vessel constructed on this design would carry as heavy armor and as powerful armamont as any known vessel of this class; would have a speed believed to be the highest prac ticable for a vessel of this type and class and have the highest practicable readlnessof action, with a total coal uunicer capacity of about 2300 tons, a speed .on. trial of 21 knots, a length on tho,' load water lino of about 510 feet and an extreme breadth of about S5 feet 2 Inches. The armamont is to. bo composed as follows: ,Maln bntterv. ton 1 9. inch rifles; second battery, fourteen 5-lrich rapid fire guns, four 3-pound saluting guns, four 1-pounder semi automatic guns, two 3-inch field pieces, two machine guns, caliber 30; two submerged torpedo tubes. Tho hulls of tho vessels aro to be portected by a water-lino belt of armor eight feet in width, whose maximum thickness is eleven Inches, and whose cross-section Is uniform throubhout the length of the belt. This belt armor gives effective por- tection to tho boilers, machinery and magazine spaces, and, most import ant of all for vessels of this typo, whose centers of gravity are necessar ily very high, affords in connection with tho casemato armor, extensive compartmental subdivision, a reason able assurance of th0 malntenence of tho stability of the vessel under bat tle conditions. The side abovo tho main belt armor is seven feet three Inches wide and of a maximum thick ness of ton Inches. The armor Is likewise of uniform cross-section throughout, and in length Is only slightly less than that of tho main wuier-nne belt armor. Above tho main casemate armor, amldshlns. thn side Is eovered by armor five inches In thickness, which affords protection to tho smoke pipes, the major portion of the secondary battery of nve-lnch guns ,and the hull struotnre. The arrangement of tho main bat tery Bona Is to b snch as .to permit a broadsldo 8ra of 2S per eeat greaUr The Cottage Grove Western 0 in a lour-column jfrlicle in ',l issuo urges upon the people ot1 .."ij mo importance of unltlil construction of a railroad to'SlI harbor, and among other t says: "Tho crying nd of the fair of Oregon at this time is than, ditlonal transportation- facility wouiu d0 nard to find a man I State, even among railroad mm' would not acquiesce in. this mum. "Tho route to the Slaslnw Cottage Grovo is a most logical It would bo with little difficult west of this city and into the Sit country. Prom that point It v. uo a down grado proposition. "It has been conservatively mated by engineers of remits the cost of construction on this rt win tie no greater than that of 01 roads in Oregon and not so great many. A more fertile country not be found. A rronto f..t.... O.vu.b. .UHiltJj uucer ot manufacturing prod: cannot bo found In the West. "Tho time is now come whea tlon should be ta&en by the peo of Cottage Grovo and Lane count; the end that tho natural waters may be opened to the convenii of Interior Oregon's manuiadjA products. Every individual 6M Lano county as home should te Interested In this vital matter. may talk of legislation as a guard against discriminatory portation methods from now rat! crack of doom; and while n find remedy to a great or less eii the greatest humbler of railroad r ganco and theft Is a competitive portation line, of such that each one find Itself In a pi to ask for business over its ri lvo lino, Instead of waving it when business comes abeggln&t tho hand accustomed to the 1( of the shipper's pocket. "There aro other routes to the slaw. For Instance, the route Junction City, and, likewise, direct route out from Eugene. the matter of the Junction City no one will deny Its importata Lane county. This route e: west of Junction City, touchlnf Long Tom country, then ito the Creek coutry, then down that a trblutary to tho Siuslaw, strife tho Siuslaw river at a point twenty miles above tidewater, a road go out of Junction would traverso a picturesque a tllo part of Lane county, but nn tln ..n.ttn In nnnnnmull III Q LUU IUUIQ 13 l.UiH-"v .- n'ot bo ns practical as the W which mention has been made-' neither would It tap a more prod' lvo country, whilo the survey probably bo considerably length Th0 route directly out of Eu$e: not a practical route, and ehoi starting point bo made of Euge all probability the survey won sorb either tho Junction Cltx of tho direct route from Grove. REVOLUTION GROIj "REDEEMER" ALnERT AMI TO LEAD THE PEOPLE. Movement Against Government Continue Until Proper Laws 1 In Operation. Ar.niii- t?...na .Tune 'H IISI'IUCICI, 1'IUUVV) Marcelin Albert, the "Redeemer, j rived today cheered by twelve w and persons. The winegrowers mlttee resolved unanimously tev contimiA thn movement ? the government until full tlffl f nii.i..j rm... ttwimteeS dl Ci'emenie4n' aro loo vague to a surrender pending an throng1 th operation at te Ww, m . ).r.j-?SUOT 0-iUMiHOOO '$ Tl -W, ssatssr ' iTr-awMraw.1