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SSSEEESZnEqSSSESSnSK ' xrrrymi- - -aat- THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1907. ?,- Hcrrr: m Coos Bay Times AN tNDRPESDE.NT nEPlT""" V vr.WSl'APEH rCBUJHED KVKHV IJY EXCEITI.NO MON DAY AND ALSO WEEKLY -flY Tue Coos Hay Times Puhlisiuxo Co. FRED PASLEY, Editoii. REX LARGE, Bm.vnsi Maxaovh. Tho policy of Tliu Coos Hay Times will be Republican in politics, with tho independence of which President Itoose velt is the leading e.onent. . Knteral at the poMoffice at MnrliflcM. Ore roii, for traii-mliMon through the mulls fts BCCf)l cltt.'tt iniiil'nifittrr. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES' Single copy, daily, Per month, daily, Three months, daily, Bix months, daily One year, daily, Weekly, per year 5 cents GO cents $1 2j ?2 50 $5 00 ?1 00 Addresrf all coniiiiiinicatioiis to COOS BAY TIMES MarsMield, Oregon. JUSTICN IX WKSTKIIX COUIITS. THE hue and cry which Collier's raised at tho beginning of the present Haywood trial in Boise, Idaho, regarding the question of jus tice to the men on trial, has become fainter and fainter as the Boie drama has unfolded; until now, that magazine, along with other journals, admits Justice is being administered in tho Idaho court. The Spokesman Itcvlew, Spokane, has a timely edi torial on the subject" as follows: "The Haywood trial has progressed far onough to disclose one result, and that is the Hast Is coming to rcallzo that tho workingman can de pond on tho western courts for jus tice. "Among those journals which are frank enough at least grudgingly to admit their preconceived error is Col-llu-'s. which now admits that "Idaho Is conducting a perfectly fair trial, which ought to shame a good many people who indulged in wild talk only .i few weeks ago." Those who have road previous articles in Col lier's will be moved to insinuate that the shoe fits that paper, but the jour nnl shows a growing desire to bo fair now that It is In possession of the facts, 6i no mean advantage will lie taken. "Collier's has had its eyes opened to one other thing, and in this in stance is aligned with numerous other reputable journals and clear thinking people. It says: " 'However ample or short of am plo the .evidence may bo in a legal Bonse, and whatever weight may be proper to attach to it when consid ering tho hanging of a human being, there is plenty to convince- normal men of sane judgment that the pres ent regime of th" V'stcn Itera tion truihcked in violence. It would bo making an unreasonable demand to oxpect tho Western Federation, while tho trial is ponding, to take any action which would seem to discredit tho prisoners at tho bar. But for the future tho degree of approval or dis approval with which tho country will look upon this lnbor organization will dopond on how promptly after tho end of tho trial whatever the out como of It the decent element in tho Federation assorts its strength, overturns tho prosent regime, and reorganize after tho model of tho re spected labor unions of the East. " 'Tho Haywood trial has been val uable whether a verdict Is ultimately roached by tho jurors or not. Tho East is coming to see the conditions which tho west has hod to contend with and In spito of which it has frown to its prosent greatness. Tills clcaror knowledge will inevitably bring tho two sections of tho country closer togothor in fraternal tooling and mutual respect. "Tho Englishwoman who asked Eugono Field how tho people of Amorlcn lived and was told by Field: " 'Woll, whon I was caught I was up n tree," ' was not much worse than ninny Amoricans, who know llttlo or nothing of tho othor part of their own country, but nro content to lot othors do their thinking for thorn, let justice and accuracy bo present or not." THE HOTEL. THE peoplo of Marshflold should by nil means agroo upon a suit able holol now. Tho tlino and tho occasion were novor nioro opportune. If for no other renson thau to ad- vorliso Coos Bay tho hotel should bo established. That a city of 3, COO pooplo which is entitled by vlrtuo of location and rosourcoe to huvo 35,000 In five yoara nnd sixty thousand in ton years, and which asplros to be ono ot tho important cltios of tho roast, has no hotel of suitiiblo pro tQiisIons, is a burning dlsgrneo to to Orogon. Tho liotol is or Is not nn experi ment. If it is now ono tlion Marsh Hold peoplo should ami could build It, If It is ono tlion Marshflold people should be wise enough to aid in the experiment not by insisting or compelling, the parties proposing to erect it to pay a big price for the site, but by furnishing the site. No doubt there are persons holding real estate in this city who would be glad to contribute some real estate, lots, to make up n pool for tho purpose of making good the cost of the site. Money can not always be furnished and many of the citizens have their money tied up in property. The erection of a good hotel in Marshueld would add much to the rm value of city lots. It is not only safe to say that it would add twenty live per cent to the prices asked, but it is safe to say it would add twenty five per cent to the real value and make that much of the value perma nent. If the owners of real estate in Marshflold would agree to contrib ute two per cent of their real estate value:! for such a purpose they could count on receiving five per cent back In Increased values. Why don't they do it? Why not keep up the great work of building a great city? Let Mr. Micawber stop waiting for some thing to turn up and take the pres ent opportunity by the forelock. COOS HAY'S FL'TL'RE. T M FROM SEATTLE, but now I'm a C003 Bay man," remarked a gentleman In a conversation yester day. Continuing, he said: "There will be a lot of my fellow citizens who will make the same declaration. Seattle may well be called the "Chi cago of the Pacific," but, like the windy city, she has outgrown her opportunities." The man who stated the above came to Coos Bay on the last Break water. His conversation indicated Intimate knowledge with Pacific coast conditions, from Vancouver Is lands on the north to the great Cule bra cut that seveu, tho apex of South America. It would be an w-oellent plan could a newspaper keep in touch with tho men who are coming to Coos Bay. But it would be a Horcu loau task, and there would bo llttlo space for aught else. It is a signifi cant fact that tho majority of tho new comers are investors; men in quest of embryo Seattles and Taco mas. They aro not dropping. their capital except where they see future returns. The fact that this class of men is not only coming in, but making heavy investments as well Is conclusive evi dence that Coos Bay is marl.ed for a development equal to any in the past history of tho Pacific coast. POWER OF THE PRESS. THE power of the American Press is mighty. It will bo interest ing to note the result of the present campaign against Vice-President Fairbanks who would enter the Presi dential running for 1908. Collier's Weekly is using tho muckrake rigor ously on Indiana's son;! it is boring down into the innermost recesses of tho man's life. And as yet it has brought nothing to the surface re dounding to Falrbank's credit. What effect will this have upon the people. It is one of tho vagaries of human naturo that calumny directed against public men, sometimes has tho oppo site effect from which it was intend ed, and the attacks only serve to give added impetus upward Instead of downward. THE stean.er Brea water on 1 er first trip from Portlind to Coos Bay carried a full passenger list tmd all tl freig'U that could bo got aboard. Tho steamer Alliance, which pioneered tho trade on that route, will sail tonight loaded to her ca pacity. Tho rapidity with which trade with tho Southern Oregon coast has developed amply bears out tho prediction that, if Portland would go after tho Coos Bay trade, sho could got it. No small sharo of tho credit for this Important traffic is duo Mr. F. P. Baumgartner, ot this city, who wa3 doing effective mis sionary work at Coos Bay for Port land tradesmen long before many of our merchants bolloved it possiblo to divert tho trade to Portland. Portland Oregonian. ALLEGANY NEWS Mrs. Laura Gustafson and son. Tommy, of Loon Lake, were visitors in Murshllold Thursday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Blaine, of Marshfleld, wore visitors in Allegany the first of tho week. Hunters appear lo bo hunting this en nip in tho mountain for deer and oik. Ono crowd passed up the river Tliursdny evening. Whooping cough is going the rounds in our midst. CITY ENGINEER ESTABLISHES GRADE KilHll Tlint Street Will Have To He Low feed One Knot Coos Htiihlliig. City Kngluoor Sandborg yesterday established tho grail o at the corner of First and A streots. Tho now Coos building will bo built on this cornor and Mossrs. Rogers and How man wisliod to loarn tho grndo he fore proccodlng with tho foundation work. Tho street is ono foot nbovo grade, and it will bo lowered by tho city. A Few of the Things a Reporter Sees Some arc Conducive of Phil osophy; Others Touch Humorous Chord Antiquarians may nose about in tho ruins of Carthage, Tyre, Greece and Syria, but a Times reporter found as interesting material right in Mar3hfield yesterday afternoon. The building which Mr. Sengstacken Is making over for a meat market disgorged the greatest variety of relics, truck and ancient fixtures ever turned out of one building in the his- ' tory of Marshfleld. Among the items were: ox bows, wire cable, stove pipe, stoves, wire, hay fork fixtures, old iron, stone slabs, lanterns, fish nets, bedsteads, blackboards, chairs, stools, cooking utensils, oil cans, gasolene stoves, gratings, kegs, barrels, a stuffed hawk perched on a deer horn, empty bottles, boats, cars, tinware, bedding, wheelbarrows, circular saws, other saws, tables, glue vat, nuts, bolls, nails, and countless other things without names. It was said a few years ago that Mr. Sengstacken could furnish any article one could name and on short notice. The story goes that the statement caused a bet. Tho man who doubted his ability thought for several days and finally believed he had a sticker. A request was made for a church pulpit. That was about the easiest thing imaginable, for Mr. Sengstacken had recently purchased a church in Empire nrd was able to deliver the goods. "Bob" Booth was busy mak'ig ex planations je&torday from morning to night. His friends discover' d him with some store tai. shoes and dressed as if on the way to some swell function. Some believed a new Gibson girl had arrived in town, while others thought he was starting for California. None guessed the correct solution of the week day in novation, and while the Time3 is not going to tell tho cause, the high shoes and working clothes have been carefully laid away and will not be resurrected except on special occa sions, as picnics or hunting expedi tions. Mr. J. W. Bennett was seen yes terday and pumped for tho usual in stallment of news which a reporter demands daily. He belicvd there was nothing to tell, out on second .'bought, remembered having talked lo a New York man n .w on tho bay who is the advance representative of o party of twentv-fojr New York people who will arrive here at the opening of the elk season. These pastei nen wil spend several v. eiki n oos and Currj counties hunting deer and elk VICE-PRESIDENT HAS RUSY DAY Seattle, July 12. Vice-President Fairbanks was the center of attrac tion at tho Christian Endeavor con vention today. The vice-president had a busy day of It. He was kept on tho move from morning until night. St. Paul was chosen for the 1909 convention. Fairbanks tonight addressed a monster crowd at the convention tent on the subject, "Our uountry. Portland & Coos Bay S. S. Line BREAKWATER Sails for Portland and Astoria every Thursday C. F. VlccAflum, Agt. Phone Main 34 r fnHB Est Arrow Brand Collars Cluett Coat Shirts Monarch Shirts and Ties Shoes Underwear Trunks and Suit Cases THE C Street GOOD CROWD William Grimes Gives Impetus To Hotel Movement By"' . Volunteering $500. NEW MEMBERS TAKEN IN Mni-shflelil Chamber of Commerce Will Correct Statements of J. X. Xk'i- of Southern Pacific. The Chamber of Commere meet ing was called to order shortly after eight o'clock last evening. A con siderable portion of the members were present and strangers and In tel ested parties orought tho attend ance up to a comfortably well filled house. President McCormac, in opening the meeting, stated that there had been no records kept of previous meetings of the body, but minutes would be recorded hereafter by tho secretary, Mr. Walter Lyons, who was present. He said it was the sense of the body that some attempt should be made to correct the im pression which had been created on the outside that the Chamber of Commerce of Marshfleld was opposed to the entrance of the Southern Pa cific railroad on Coos Bay. A letter prepared by the secretary was then read to the assemblage which it was intended should be for warded to the Oregonian for publi- i cation. Tne impression above men tioned was created through the pub lication in a late issue of the Oregon ian of an interview with Mr. J. N. Nier, right of way man for the Southern Pacific in this territory. Tne letter was a fair statement of the position which the citizens of Marshfleld, as well -as the Chamber of Commerce, take towards the rail road, or at least is so considered by those who were present. William .Grimes, who is taking a deep interest in the affairs of Marsh field, moved that tho letter bo ac cepted and forwarded to the Orsgon lau for publication as read. The m tion was can-led. The matter of payment of bills of the organization was introduced and the president asked for enlightment as to whether the executive com mittee was the legally constituted body to act on bills. He was so in- fnrmprl. hnr T K. . mitn. n mpmhnr ' of tho executive committee, moved that the executive committee act as an auditing committee and present their acts to the regular weekly meetings, on Friday evening, for ap proval or rejection. He explained that he desired that all persons who had subscribed to the publicity fund should have op portunity to know what was being done with the finances, and how they were being expended. Anotner Item embodied in Mr. Smith's motion was that the secretary should present a statement of expenditures to the body once each month. The motion passed as stated. The discussion on the letter was re-opened and it was moved a copy be sent to Chief En gineer Hood, Superintendent O'Brien, J. C. Millls, local superintendent, and to Chief Engineer Boskn, of the Oregon jurisdiction. This was ac cepted and passed. President McCormac here stated that the hotel committee had made no definite arrangements towards building an hotel, but Mr. Grimes, the chairman, was present and would report. Mr. Grimes said the com - A. St. Dock ?13l BAZAAR rj I B Br iS mittee had met Mr. Hcdwall, but had reached no understanding with him. Mr. Hcdwall, he explained wished to know what tho citizens of Marshfleld wished to do towards tho enterprise, nnd tnero could be nothing done un til the committee had further light and information. However, matters weie proceeding well, and several sites were under consideration. Ono which seems to meet with most favor is on nn eminence and Is valued at ?17,000. This property must be secured without delay, since tho owner is prenaring to erect other buildings on the land, and will not be delayed in his plans. He said the committee will hold another meeting this fore noon, and will bo able to make a more definite statement to nny per sons who care to interest themselves respecting a new hotel. Mr. Grimes had a set of plan; for a building So feet square, tin eo stories, and these were examined by a number of In terested people before the meeting was opened. lie stated it as his opinion that such an enterprise should be under taken by local capital, since it would prove a paying enterprise and Coos Bay Gltizons would as woll reap any rewards along his line ns some stranger. Still, he -was not opposed to strangers taking hold of tho mat ter if they would act quickly. lie, personally would give ?!i00 towards securing the site, nnd when the sub scriptions were open, would take two or three thousand dollars worth of stock, perhaps more. He was roundly applauded upon closing. A vote of thnnks was extended Sur veyor Codding for a map of the Coos Bay country, whicli he gave the Chamber of Commerce. The president here gave oppor tunity for new members to join the organization and after some little discussion regarding the method of admission, which was declared to be simply the payment of tho fee of five dollars and signing the roll, four members were enrolled, as follows: W. J. Rust, Henry Holm, F. W. neador, and Frank Rummoll, Jr. Several letters were read after wards to dempnstrato the interest of manufacturers in other parts of the country are taking in Coos Bay. One firm wishes to install a fibre bottle plant in the Pacific Northwest and desired to learn what inducements chis ocuntry had to extend. This ti ry lee a h For Ice Cream. l Boston Baked Beans it VjQrtrtHf3 HM.ffl DEilCAJESSEM XX ft iWMmUHjflll(iWII MMMMNniDMXIVBWM n::t:j::tttjjt::mjuj:mjjj:::tj;ttt::t::: Electric in the Are Uie best kiid of adver tising you can do. It attracts the attention of everyone who passes ho yojjsr goods. Many a sale Is mm because it was seen in iW window. Our lighting rate Is yry Sow. If you once Lr i tone it. j fS 11 A V f A S II I CO. I was mote in the way of resources than anything else. The hotel was discussed again, and Mr. Gibson, who lately arrived from Seattle, arose and said ho was reach' to meet tho committee today ai d would ask no bonus. He was hro for business, nnd they could do busi ness with him in a short time. During the railroad disctififllon, J3 L. Wheeler took occasion to stnto a few things regarding the Inte-Idw the Oregonian obtained from Mr. NVIr, and said tho railroad man had misrepresented tilings in several in stances. ' FANCY SHOOTING AT C0QUILLE CITY Ira Johnson Breaks 17 Out -of fiO Clay Roc-Its Willis' Good Score. W. II. Willis, the rifle and shotgun expert, gavo an exhibition at Coquillo on Thursday. Soveral local parties took part in tho shoot. Mr. Willis broke 44 out of 50 clny rocks, and Ira Johnson broke 47 out of 50. Al. Waterman also tried his hand at tho game, but when he had finished tho small boys gathered up 50 rocks and there wasn't a bruise on any of them. Al Is going to put In several months' practice before Mr. Willis re turns next year to show the merits of Hie cartridges which Waterman Is selling, and hopes to shatter at least two or three in a possible 50. MOTHER'S CLUB HOLDS MEETING Organization Has Another Successful Session at Presbyterian Church. Tho Mother's Club met yesterday afternoon at tho Presbyterian church. Articles of Interest were read which proved to be both pleasant and bene ficial. Sevoral new members wore present. Tho subject for next meet ing is, "How can wo secure obed ience?" All women are cordially in vited to come and join in tho discus sion. Tho hour ha3 been changed and we will meet at 3 o'clock Friday, July17, at tho Presbyterian church. I it H n p Any Amounts Furnished Saturday and Sunday. !! H et&vnni-n store ydirwill never discon- 1 1 i i&mmmm-. tilt, "-ctk-