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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1907)
dons NOW ADMIT YOU'RE A THI FLE FOOLISH WHEN' FOR A FEW CENTS IXVESTEl) IX A TIMKS WANT AD YOU OOULD REALIZE THE FUL FILLMENT OK YOUR WANT. T II E E F FICACY O F A TIMES WANT AD LIES IX THE FACT THAT IT BRINGS THE SELLEK IN CONTACT WITH THE BUYER. IT MEANS 1) O L L A II S AND C E X T S. Member of Associated Press. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1907. No. 18. Mmm GMJESIIWS GOUEMI Texas Editor Discusses City's Plan of Municipal Ad ministration. CENTRALIZATION OF ROWER Officials Chosen By Qualifica tions fgfWork, RULE COMMISSIONERS Says System Hiis Proved Very Suc cessful In Southern Municipality. San Francisco, July 27. C. Lom bard!, editor of the Dallas News, which 13 under the same manage ment as the Galveston News, Is visit ing friends In Berkeley. Ho Is an earnest advocate of the Galveston Idea in municipal government, and It was largely through the advocacy of the latter Journal that the scheme was tried, and with much sucjiess, in Galveston after the disaster that city. In the following Interview ho out lines his views on this subject: SIMPLY BUSINESS METHOD. "The Galveston idea in cltygov erantent. at first euggested byj the Galveston lNews, immediately lifter the great catastrophe that nearly do- stroyed that city and drowned one fourth of its inhabitants, differs from the old spoils system so familiar to all of us exactly as the methods by which average Americans carry on their private or corporate business differs from those employed by some Americans to carry on their political business. In other words, It is sim ply the application of ordinary com mon sense business methods to the administration of city affairs. "One commissioner was elected at large for each department of the city government, and ouo in addition to act as chairman, corresponding to the general managpr in a large com mercial or Industrial establishment. Fewer men were elected, but each was chosen with regard to his special qualification for tho work he was ex pected to do, Just as in a factory or department store. Thus, in the case of the man who was expected to take care of the streets and look after the public service corporations, spec ial qualifications for that work were demanded. KNOCKS POLITICAL MACHINES. "Not only that, but a special sense of responsibility for successful re sults In each department was insisted upon. Under the old system, respon sibility was so scattered that the business of the city might go to the dogs and yet no single official could be held responsible, and this, by the way, is the chief defect of all our political institutions. To some ex tent the success of the new method depends largely on the character of the men elected, undoubtedly; but the now method itself calls for a different class of men, and suggests to the voters that they are confront ed with a different proposition than the spoils system. The experience has probably not gone far enough to be decisive, but so far as it has gone in Texas, the more businesslike method seems to have brought about a now point of vlew.Doth among the voters and tho candidates. In Gal veston, at a recent city election, the old political machine tried to get in under the new dispensation, but the old Commissioners were re-elected by a good majority. CITY INDEBTEDNESS PAID. "In Houston, Tex., where the new method was adopted a little over two years ago, tho now Commission gov ernment was composed largely of tho individual members of tho old administration, Including tho mayor. Yet these same men, under the now dispensation, and urged by a keener sense . of individual responsibility, did wonders in remedying old aliases and in introducing wholesome re- A Prominent Ohioan "Boater" ininxs mis. Mate is Wonder. RESOURCES AMAZE HIM Snys It Ought to Huve 10.000,000 People In the Next Five Years. Judge John Ci. HutchlnsXof Clevo ,formerly postmasterSf Forj, v est Oify, and ono of the foremost- men of the Buckeye city with his younger Id ns, on a tour of the coast, says thcOregonla. Thougn ho lvfes been In the city less than a day, Hprtland and Oregon have secured in him one of the staunchest "boosters" lmaginabl and because of Ills prominence public affairs lif a city and swte which have sent thousands or ldrtne seekers to thw State, his vljf will probably do this section tup much good inlho way of exploration as a tonw literature. dgo Hutchlns leftCleveland uly 4, and lias been Jhiaking the trip across the courJry leisurely, first visiting California points of In terest. While Los igeles and the South impressed jffm, he says ho soon got weary Sl gazing at the naked mountainjrshlmmerlng in th merciless heatJana seeing nothi but vast reacts of barren hills Vnd arid plainsr The contrast between the conditions In that sectionjf the PacificSIope and the Paclftp North west was tho most impressive feat' ure of his trip, ho says. In addition to having a daylight trip through the great rolling, fer tile valleys of Oregon, where the fields aro ripening for the harvest, where tho immense orchards and fruit rancnes stretch out as far as tho eyo can reach on either side, Judge Hutchlns had a real Oregon booster at his side. McKinley Mit chell, a Portland commission man, has been spending some time In Cal ifornia and was on the train with him, and before Mltchel got through talking Portland and Oregon to him, the Easterner was almost ready to sell qut everything ho had and buy a few hundred acres of Oregon land. forms. During tho first two years they paid off a floating Indebtedness of over $400,000 and put the city finances on a cash-paying basis. Tho entire administration was re-elected last April. Fort Worth and Dallas have re cently Joined the ranks of the new idea, having obtained a mddlfied charter from the last legislature, but their experience is too new to have made any record. In the case of Dallas, the new charter provides for a recall and re-election, in case any member of tho city administration appears to be derelict in his duty, or does not come up to tho voters' ex pectations. OVERTHROWS SOME PRINCIPLES "I do not know whether this over throws tho fundamental principles of ur democratic institutions, or wheth er It runs counter to tho sentiments of the fathers of the Republic. But what If it does? Do not the steel roller mills of our modern milling plants, propelled by electricity, go counter to tho 'mills of the fathers,' with their lazy water-wheels slowly revolving heavy and clumsy stone grinders. Yet no American would en bnnk to tho 'mills of the fathers,' If efficiency and not sentiment Is what! Is wanted. It seems to me about tlmo that wo should govern our cities aud govern ourselves according to methods suggested by common senso and common experience, the actifnl conditions before us, Just as we do In all other business of life, and not continue to be ruled by more words, or by the dead hand of the past, with the results that wo all know It Is about time that we do some thinking ourselves along political lines, and no.t Jet Thomas Jefferson or .Alexan der Hamilton do all the.thinkingfor us." T .T. !$$$$ WOMLX S '!- AND CHILDREN PERISH WHILE . MEN EMERGE UNSCATHED FROM ' HUHNING VESSEL OX LAKE CAYUGA Auburn, N. Y., July 27. The steamboat Frontenac was burned nndaueabhed nt Lake Cayuga today and nine lives v. ere lost. The vlctins iero nil women and children and all were drowned. Sev eral! pascongcrs were severely burned beforetho boat could be beaejed. Tho steamer was an old slde-wheelor with a doublq-deck. It le1 Ithaca this aiternoon ior and al rew of twelve. The crow senger their among thaTrniwwiibgfs showed panic, missing, fr $ 4 Thfe fire broke out in mldfefke. It is reported that more are rj j $ $ $ $ j IPIGRT-rOR A BIG fATE S. COMMISSIONEBjFWARXER WAXTS SS.OOO.OOUIESTATE Makes Charge AuATnst Stepmother That She HujfXegro Blood In Urr Veins. Clinton, jT July 23. Commis sioner of Bjnslons Vespasion Warner, one of jma prominent members of President Roosevelt's official family, and jSf leading politician of Illinoia forpirty years, has gone Into co lnjihls city and sworn that his JSep- ther, Mrs. Isabella RobinsqWar or, is of negro blood. Tflp climax in the Warner will caseJFwhich the Commissioner of Pensaphs is vitally Interested in, as anjjfeir of the late John Warner, canp today with the filing by the respondents of an amended ansjpi making the start Hiig charge The estate of John Warner, who was Concessioner Warner's father, is valuta at nearly $2,000,000, and the "ruow Is fighting for her dower rlghpj. Vespasian Warner, who Is thexecutor, alleges, however, that ante-nuptial agreement made by sabella Robinson, later Mrs. John Warner, and his father, stands in tho way of the widow's claims, and that, furthermore, his stepmother de ceived his father by concealing from him the fact that she was part negress GREAT WORK COMPLETED RAILROAD RECLAIMS 350,000 ACRES OF U. S. LAND. Company Spend. $1,500,000 In Checking and Placing Under Control the Colorado River. Imperial, July 27. Last night marked the completion of the work which E. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific Railroad, under took to perform to control the Colo rado river at the request of President Rooseveltr During the period of operations the Southern Pacific has furnished nearly $1,500,000 capital for the work. Official announcement s made that tho work of control Is completed and that affairs at the river have been turned back to the hands of the California Development Company. Until there Is an agree ment betweentho governments of the United States and Mexico and the private corporations as to Interests, tho work of control will rest. General Manager Cory yesterday mailed to Epes Randolph, president of the company, a preliminary report on tho conditions in the valley and tho needs of tho future as regards Irrigation development. It specifies that tho development possible in the plain on this side of the international line is limited to 350,000 acres. The report will be forwarded by Ran dolph to Now York, where the policy of the California Development Com pany will bo formulated and direc tions sent back. CATTLE THIEVES OPERATING Taken From Salmon River Range Into Washington. Lewiston, Idaho, July 27. A band of cattlo thieves operating on a large scale has driven 200 head of range cattlo from tho Salmon river range across the Snake river into Oregon or Washington, whorethcy are herd ed in remote mountain ranges await ing an opportunity to dlBposo of them. Tho band was stolen soveral weeks ago, but it has not been generally known, although tho sheriff of Asotin county, Wash,, has had deputies working on the case for several weeks. They have found no clue as yte. Sheriff Lydon of Lewiston has never been notified, although the cat tlo belong to Lewiston men., and they were, probably driven through this county. t l ! J $ uayuga, carrying mty passengers worked bravely to save the pas- effortsnlne perished. Many men cowardice and there was a general $44$$$$$$$$$l$4 HAWSE CLEARS HANSEf SAYS HE DID NOT CRITICIZE OF- FICEHS' CONDU( Developments ShowJjrnnt Third Offi cer On CoItinilU?fs Addicted to the UsOjJci Morphine. EurekaJfTuly 27. Dr. 8. B. Fos ter, oLjIne Marine Hospital, today statadFthat Third Officer Hawse, who haueen quoted as severely criticls- S the actions of various people in connection with the wreck of the Co lumbia, had applied to him several times for morphine, Dr. Foster ad ministered it once. Hawse told the physician he had taken it before. Speakina of the statements Hawse has made concerning Captain Han sen's alleged refusal to allow more passengers aboard the San Pedro, Foster stated it looked to him that Captain Hansen was right in doing such a thing, if he did, as the San Pedro was In bad shape and the peo ple were packed very closely to gether and were having, trouble re taining their position on the boat with every sway of the vessel San Francisco, July 27. Hawse has made a statement in which he denies the charges made against him. Referring to Hansen, he says: "I never did criticise his conduct, but simply made my report to the United States inspectors in accordance with the facts, and ventured the opinion that had the San. Pedro allowed me to discharge the survivors from the boat I would have had a chance to rescue more." TO BREAK THE MEAT TRUST FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION. Try to Piirsuade Rig Outside Dealers To Enter the Local Maiket Field. Fresno, July 27. Fresno's meat war, which has continued Intermit tently for two years, is now to be renewed by the entrance of the Western Meat Company into the field. Tho local combination of meat dealers was driven to the wall over a year ago by the O. McHenry Com pany, a firm of Modesto wholesalers, which extends its operations over a largo part of the ralley. Within the last two weeks the Fresno com bine which has been buying of tho McHenry Company managed to buy up the last Independent shop and came into complete control of the situation. The price of meat has gone steadily upward, and at the same tlmo there has been an increase of complaint as to the service on the part of small dealers and buyers. C. J. Benson, president of the Fresno Hotel and Restaurant Keep ers' Association, hps begun negotia tions with tho Western Meat Com pany to enter the local field. Ho says there is every assurance that the hold of the local trust will bo broken. i HELD FOR CLEALUM ROBBERY. Suspicion Aroused by Attempting to Sell Fountain 'Pen. North Yakima, Wash., July 27. G. F. Miller, suspected of being con cerned in tho robbery of three stores in Slo Elum Sunday night, was ar rested hero last night by Patrojman Perry upon Information furnished by a local nowspaper man. MUIt had attempted to dlsposo of a fountain pen, and as thatartlclo wa" one of a number missing from Clo Elumand as the man answered the description furnished by the Cle Elum chief of police, Miller was arrested. Ho de nied all knowledge of the crime, In sisting that ho was a peddler. Tho robberies were reported to the sheriff's office yesterday morning. Money In, the, amount, of .$185 was 8tolen,;as wel as aquantlty of clothing. WTWUKHIIE MHHELU 10 !i WITH THE JURY STRAUS ARRIVE 1 1 Court's Instructions to the Jury Are Embodied in About 12,000 Words. CHOICE OF FIVE VERDICTS Long Strain of Trinl Tells On Aged Mother of Haywood, Who Collapses. Boise, July 27. Since four min utes after 11 o'clock this morning the Jury which listened for so many weeks to the mass of testimony intro duced for and against William D. Haywood, charged with the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg, have been endeavoring to agree upon a verdict. At that hour the Jury re tired, and with "the exception of two short respites of about twenty min utes each for luncheon and dinner, have been discussing the merits of the case The instructions of the court were brood, and if anything seemed to favor the defense The jurors were given sixty-six Instruc tions embodied in about 12,000 words. Every phase of the case was touched upon and a choice of five verdicts was allowed the Jury, as fol lows: Murder first degree. Murder second degree. Voluntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter. Not guilty. Despite the long time the jury has been out tonight there still exists the hope among those who have followed tho trial that some sort of a verdict may be reached. That affairs have not come to a deadlock were indi cated during the afternoon, when the Jurors sent a request to Judge Wood for some of the most important docu ments introduced into his care as ex hibits. These had to do directly with tho conspiracy against tho former governor Steunenberg, for whose murder Haywood has been on trial and in connectl n with which C. H. Moyer and George A. Pettibone are yet to face a jury. A tragic event of the day was the collapse of Mrs. Etta Corruthers, the aged mother of Haywood. Com pletely broken down and suffering from nervous prostration, she was taken to St. Luke's, where It was said she would require attention some time. Tho strain of the long trial has told more keenly upon the mother than any other member of the pris oner's family. Today as the jury re tired and as the san was led away to his cell she reached her arms about shoulders and tenderly kissed him. This was the only demonstra tion. Tho court session which began this morning will continue without interruption until the Jury reaches a verdict or until the foreman an nounces an agreement impossible. Boise city continues quiet tonight, with few loiterers about, and at 10 o'clock Judge Wood went home, leav ing word ho could bo communicated with by telephone in case tho jury arrived at a verdict. Haywood dur ing tho morning session listened to the reading of tho charge without facial expression, and when led to his cell a smile played about his lips. After ho returned from dinner to night tho Jury sat about tho jury room with backs against the wall and seemed in a sullen mood. Occa sionally one or two would walk to a window and stand gazing out with out talking to each other. Rumors are flying fast tonight, but at 10 o'clock there were no indications how tho jurors stand. GRAIN CROP IX LIXX COUNTY. Albany, July 27. Tho binders aro now at work on tho fall grain In many parts of Linn county. Tho work Iwll bo in full blast by tho ond of tho week. Tho crop is said to bo fairly good, and there is proinls that the quality will bo good. In some places where the ground was spewed up by frost tho stalks aro falling over under tho weight of a heavy head, and this will causo a small measure of shriveled grain. Cabinet Members Will Speak at the Industrial Peace Conference. TO INVESTIGATE TROUBLES Will Be Royally Entertained In Bay City, STATEMENT BY GARFIELD The Commerce and Labor Secretnry Will Look Into Local Conditions In San Francisco. San Francisco, July 27. At differ ent San Francisco hotels last night two members of tho Cabinet rested before the long program that has been provided for their entertain ment. They are Secretary of the In terior James R. Garfield and Secre tary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus of New York. Secreatry Straus arrived in tho city yesterday noon lrom the north, while later in the evening Secretary Garfield arrived from the south. Tho Straus party consists of the Secre tary, Mrs. Straus, their son, R. W. Straus, and T. L. Weed, private sec retary of the Cabinet officer. Mr. Garfield is accompanied by his flf-teen-yaer-old son, James Newell Gar field, and his secretary, Hugh Jl. Brown and J. G. Massey. Tho Straus party Is at tho Fairmont, while Secretary Garfield Is registered at the. St. Francis. GIVEN PUBLIC RECEPTION. Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf telegraphed from Colusa county that It will be impossible for him to reach. San Francisco in timo for the reception and the automobile excursion. A public reception will be given Secretaries Garfield and Straus and their party in the Mer chants' Exchange by the commercial bodies, to which Federal officials and other prominent mun have been in vited. President C. S. Laumelster of the Merchants' Exchange will wol como the distinguished visitors, and Arthur R. Brlggs, president of tho California State Board of Trade, will deliver an address of welcome on behalf of the commercial organiza tions. Responses will be made by Secretaries Garfield and Straus. Tho Cablnte ohicers and members of their party will then be Introduced to tho individuals composing the audience, and will be escorted to the roof of the Merchants' Exchange building, to afford them a view of the recon struction of the business district of San Francisco. SECRETARY MAKES STATEMENT Secretary Straus has authorized this general statement of his views: "The purpose of my trip Is to fa miliarize myself and to look over tho field work of the Department of Com merce and Labor. I made it a rule Immediately upqn assuming office to. Btudy the twelve different branches of tho work that Is under tho de partment, applying simple business methods to Government work. I need not detail to you the scope of tho department, as you and your readers are doubtless fully informed, as to that. It comprises, along with other subjects, the lighthouse ser vice, manufactories, corporations, steamboat Inspection, navigation, im migration, and so forth "I have pretty generally familiar ized myself with the work on tho Eastern side of tho United States, and now I'm utilizing two of tho summer months for the western sldo, I've met In tho various places mer chants, manufacturers and others. "Tho now Immigration law womt Into effect tho first of July, and tho now regulations wo prepared with great caro are being put into activo operation. I am gratified to find everything running smoothly "The immigration work every where, I'm gratified to find, has a very high class of men In It, whlth It should have, as It deals with ani mate objects, with human beluga, aa contrasted with inanlmato things. fl -