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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1907)
- T?Vf (EflflB WittttB wUti MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1907 WO. 2 TATION "LAST FELLER IN KNOWS WHAT HE IS!" LOCALITY JPRMSSS SOUTHERN PACIFIC I BOILERMAKERS OUT F0RTHIS fHTOESSEL WILL EXPLAIN I At Chamber of Commerce Meeting Friday Night Commercial System. COOS BAY NEEDS STATION Company Jo Estubllsh Stations from San Diego, California, to Alaska. Dr. Emil Stoessel of New York, a traveling representative of the United Wireless Telegraph Company, anicd here" on the Breakwater accompanied by Air. Fred H. Shoemaker, an em ployee of the same company with headquarters in Portland. The ob ject of the doctor's visit is to inves tigate the advisability of erecting a wireless station at Coos Day. The United Wireless Telegraph Company, which in fact by this time has ac quired a practical monopoly in the wireless field, is about to complete a chain of stations along the Pacific coast from San Diego to Alaska, of which chain the Coos Day station would form an Important link. The same company has covered the Atlan tic coast from Cape Cod to Galveston and is just about to enter Into a con tract with the Mexican government for the equipment of shore stations along the coast of Mexico. Desldes these shore stations, the maintenance of which is necessary in order to al low the ships that have a wireless equipment to communicate with the land, the company has already erect ed and is operating quite a number of inland stations for commercial business. Stations are now in course of erection at Portland, Tacoma and Seattle and with stations working at San Francisco and other California towns a wireless station at Coos Day would not only mean that Coos Day would become of additional Import ance to Pacific coast shipping Inter ests, but that our citizens could at ill times of the year and in all kinds of weather communicate with the principal points on the Pacific slope. The very Idea of wireless teleg raphy Is synonymous with low cost of operation and therefore with a low cost for the consumer. Wherever the wiroless has entered into commercial land business it has cut the price of telegraphing by 25 and in some in stances by as much as 75 per cent. The lower the cost of telegraphing on the other hand, the more accessl blo tho commodity becomes to the general public and the moro use is made of the telegraph. It Is a fact that with a cnargo of only 12 & cents for a ten-word message there are more telegrams sent in England than in the rich United States. Nwt an inhabitant of this district but knows how often wo are cut off from communication with the outside world during the winter months, how often the wires are "dow'n" and how many accidents of one kind or an other are happening in course of a year. Many believe that wo have grown sufficiently to deserve to be freed from such incommodltles and a wireless station curtainly would do away with them once for all. The i same company is now putting up a station in Astorla.whtch became nee-1 essary although tho government maintains it's own station also fur nished by tho United Wireless Tele graph Company, at North Head, just n few miles away from Astoria. It is only a question of timo before tho stations are to bo erected in all tho nrlnnlnal 'cities of the United States not only but" of the world, so that a station at Coos Day within a .?i..in..r.l.l.i Hum wnlllfl ItP ill COIU I ,....!..!..., ...in, nvart', nnrt of the I wprld, winter or summer, rain -H ulilrift nniin m ctni'Ill. ? On tho JSth of .March tho uiU.u.y ....j-.. -...i ll., V. Mm MlW lie- ' partment senV a"'messagJ from For-- f sacola. Fla., to Point Loma, near . Satv Diego, qal adistance of owr J ( AUTOMOBILE HACK RESULTS IX DEATH OK TWO PASSENGERS Milwaukee, Aug. 7. A race between two big automobiles from Milwaukee to Okauchee. a dlstanco of 25 miles, with a supper as prize ana ?25 as stakes, resulted In a frightful accident to one of the cars and death to two occupants and serious Injury to two others. The machine collided with a bridge spanning a creek near Brookfleld Junction. The wrecked machine was owned by Alderman Koerner. ' 3000 miles, thus demonstrating that ultimately no distance will be too great not to be oveicome by wireless telegraphy at a speed of 180,000 miles a minute. The company however makes the erection of a station at Coos Day somewhat dependent on a certain amount of support to be given by our citizens and Dr. Stoessel has been invited to appear before the Friday meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to talk before that body on wireless telegraphy in general and the proposed Coos Day station in par ticular. The doctor has accepted the invitation and as his lecture un doubtedly will be of general interest to everybody who Is looking for In formation on this subject, of which most people have read a little and heard a little but in fact know very little, the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce ought to be crowded on Friday night. Ladles aro invited. GIRL-H0B0 IN LINN COUNTY TAKEN HOME Fourteen Year OKI Miss Led Rela tives and Officers Merry Clint;. Albany, Ore., Aug. 7. Decause of improper attentions which she asserts were forced upon her Ly an jincle,, Lucllla. Green, whose mother resides 111 nuuet mis uuiiuiy, iuu nnny iiuiii home last July and has since been wandering about this section finding employment wherever possible. During the past month' the glrl, wlio is but 14 years old has been leading a typical hobo life. For the past three weeks the girl has been In and around Albany, but a few days ago learning that she was the object of police search, who were endeavor ing to locate her that they might send her back to her mother, the girl left tho St. Mary's hospital in this city and walked to Corvallis and thence to Philomath where she was finally cap tured by local officers. The Green girl was brought to Al bany yesterday evening by Constable Catlln and was returned to her home at Holley. The child gives as one of her reafaons for leaving home that her undo made Improper proposals to her. Fearing to Inform her parents of what had occurred, the girl con cluded to leave home and did so on July 5, last. She came to Albany and after working at several houses about town secured employment in tho St. Mary's hospital. At tho time the local officials were unable to ascertain the girl's home. She claimed that her homo was in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was doubted by the lonl officers and up on inquiry it was discovered that she lived at Holley. Tho girl's mother has been ondeav oring to find her wandering daughter for some weeks, but was unable to discover her until a few clays ago. JUSTICE MAHONEY'S PROMPT RULINGS C. J. Mahoney was appointed chief justice for tho city ot Marahfiele dur ing tho absence of J. M. Upton, who Is at tho Upton ranh in Curry coun ty. Jay is there with justice and when tho trembling victim appears before tho bar and pleads guilty, Jio irets his dues wltuowt any hesitation on tho part of th-judge. No dis counts' are allowdd for cash, and those without cash4 would better bo good, 1 i23S. w - TELEGRAPHERS PI POSTS Strike Affects Entire Pacific Division Men Wish Fore- man Discharged. WANTHELPERSREINSTATED Los Angeles, Iteuo, Rakcrsflckl and Other Cities Have Idle Machine Shops. Los Angeles, Aug. 7. All opera tors employed by the Western Union Telegraph company walked out this afternoon. Only one man, It Is stated, remained. Operators gave no Intimation of the strike. Trouble Arose Over Discharged Operator. Los Angeles, Aug. 7. The walkout followed a refusal of the Western Union to reinstate a discharged operator today. At G:30, an hour after the men walked out, there were five men working the keys. The men held, a meeting tonight to decide on future action. According to an un official statement, there is np pros pect of the men returning to work before tomorrow and even then their return is problematical. They de clare their intention to make re instatement of the discharged opera tor the Issue. In a statement, Dis trict Superintendent Lamb said ho had had no requests for negotiations and he could not assume any connec tion between anything that has hap pened and the walkout of the men. Superintendent Makes Statement. Los Angeles, Aug. 7. Late to night, Superintendent Lamb said, re garding the statement made by the telegraphers, that It Is an issue of lies. He said ho has received no peti tions except one for re-instatemont of Operator Ryan and he did not re clvo that until four o'clock today and the walkout occurred before he had given any reply to it. Lamb says Ryan was discharged for de liberately delaying messages. PEARY FEELS SURE OF REACHING POLE New York, Aug. 7. Commander Robert B, Peary says that unless "Old Mother Nature plays a new trump card this timo',, ho certainly will reach the pole. Ho says his equipment is tho samo as that on tho last trip, but ho expects to profit by tho lessons of that trip. Th" Inst time hfr would have reached tho polo but for eustorly Ice drift ; this time he will go farther west by land, and instead of heading dire. !y north, will head northwest, thus gottiug tho bouofit of the eastorly drift of which nothing was known until his lnst expedition, J ! J J J $ $ J $ .J ! J $ $ PACIFIC LEAGLE. ; Portland, Aug. 7. No game. San FranciBco, Aug. 7.- San Francisco -C, Los Angeles 2. 5. ...$...- 4; J. J. fr $$! ! Steland in Columbus Dispatch. C.A.SMITH BUYS Purchases Timber at Head or Coos River and in West ern Douglas. ON PROBABLE RAILROAD Northwestern Will Likely Pass Through Territory Embracing The.se Holdings. Roseburg, Ore., Aug. G. The C. A. Smith Lumber Company, which has large holdings on the Coquille and the head waters of the Coos river, has rurchased 8,485 acres of railroad land in Township 31 South, Range 9 and 10 West, for $3G,935. Tho deed was made through the Union Trust Company of New York to Charles A. Smith of Minneapolis. The body of timber Is located on the headwaters of the Coos river and Is partly in Douglas county and partly in Coos County. It is rumored that these purchases have been made along the proposed line of the North western railroad through Coles Val ley and Coos river valley to Coos Day and it is claimed that the lands are tributary to the great C. A. Smith mills at Marshfleld, which will be connected with them by the North western. M0YER AND WIFE IN DENVER FRIENDS HAD NO INTIMATION OF THEIR COMING. Man Out On Ball Preferred No Demonstration, Deeming It Unnecessary. Denver, Aug. 7 Charles H. Moyer and wife returned very quietly to Denver last night. Their friends were not aware of their coming. Tho object of their coming unbeknown to their friends was on account of a desire that no demonstration bo made. They think such things un necessary and do no good. Eledioii of t'aidliials Postponed. Rome, Aug. 7. Cirrodltaliu an nounces tho Pope has.nstponed tho election of cardinals scheduled for tomorrow, because of tho present antl-clerlcaj agltatJ6n 1n Italy J J J ! J j J J J J J J THE XEW BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT MAKES SPLENDID TUIAIj TKIP Rockland, Me., Aug. 7. The new battleship Connecticut, the first battleship of the first-class bulltby the government, made an average speed over a meas ured course today of IS. 76 knots, the fastest mile In 19.01. Her sister ship, the Louisiana, built by contract, under the same conditions made an aver age of 18.59 knets. The gov ernment officials were pleased at the handsome performance of the Connectiput. 4 4 $ "KilL J ''" STORM DISBANDS COURT FLOOD IN JUSTICE SHOP CLEANS OUT ASSEMBLAGE. Ni'gro On Trial for Complicity in Laiso Theft Will Bo Tried Later. Pittsburg, Aug. 7. Thomas Jor dan, the negro janitor of the First National Dank of Turtle Creek, is under arrest for disorderly conduct In connection with the disappearance of $4,550 about a week ago. H was taken before a justice of the peace for hearing today. During the pro ceedings a terrific thunderstorm oc curred and Turtle Creek overflowed, flooding the town. Lawyers, bank officials, constables and detectives were forced to seek shelter and the hearing suddenly terminated. The case will be taken up again tomor row. The storm was the heaviest of the season. Ligiitning struck a num ber of buildings, but none were seri ously damaged. Considerable dam age was done at Irwin, and at Lara mac, and at Wilmerding much dam age was done. BURNS-GANS FIGHT IS OFF PHYSICIANS SAY BURNS IS NOT PHYSICALLY KIT. Believe Bout Is Being Side-Tracked For Gniis-Britt Contest ."Many Rumors. Los Angeles, Aug. 7. Following the conference between tho managers of Joe Gans and Jimmy Burns, who were to fight hero August 10, and Manager McCarey of Pacific Athletic Club, it was announced this after noon that the fight has been indefi nitely postponed, owing to tho fact that Burns is physically unfit to par ticipate. The club physician and an other doctor are said to have pro nounced Burns' stomach in such shape that he will be unable to fight. Tonight, McCarey states that Gans Is determined to claim part of tho for feit, sufficient to cover his expenses, .tonight a local newspaper sent a third physician to examine Burns, but the result of tho Investigation has not been made public. McCarey admitted ho heard rumors to the effect that tho coming event had been sidetracked to permit Gans to par ticipate in a fight with Drltt at Gold field or San Francisco. Ho stated he would Investigate and If he found reason to credit this belief, ho would take action with regard to forfeits posted by both mon. PROPOSED ROUTE OF THE ELECTRIC LINE In tho Informal talk at tho coun cil meeting hoid on Tuesday night, Mr. Seymour 11. Bell outlined tho j routefie would ask for through tho city of Marshfleld for his electric railroad. The plans of tho company I which Mr. Bell represents, call for a water level lino -jotweon North Bend and Marahflold, and tho lino will strike directly south from a point noar the atavo mill, coming acroBs the draw at tho north end of Cedar street, following down Cedar to First, and then to Broadway, turning ift Washington avonuo and from thonce to tho Southern Pacific depot. Such a route would give an almost straight lino betweon tho ter mini In tho two cities, and furnish transportation to practically every point in either city. CONFERENCES Los Angeles Key Manipulators Walk Out And Leave City Without Service. OPERATOR RYAN THE CAUSE Discharged Employe For Deliberately Delaying Messages Super intendent's Statement. Dakersfleld, Aug. 7. A strike of boilermakers which affects all mon employed In this capacity by tho Southern Pacific company In Its Pa cific division went into effect this af ternoon. Fifty men laid down their tools in response to an order from tno strike committee of the national; union. The strike had been antici pated soveral weeks. Superintendent of Motive Power, Small, arrled hero last night. He went Into conference with the strikers' grievanco com mittee and after a two hours' session, neither Small nor the committee had anything to say. It was learned tho conferees were unable to reach an agreement. Small will leave for San Francisco tonight. The primary cause of the walkout is not known, but it is asserted it has to do with failure of the company to remove an alleged abusive foreman In the Los Angeles shops. Out at Reno Shops. Reno, Nev., Aug. 7. The bollor makers employed In tho Southern Pnciflc shops walked out this after noon on instructions from the presi dent of the union. They say they have no grievance. Los Angeles Shops Idle. Los Angeles, Aug. 7. The bollor makors employed at the local South ern Pacific shops walked out this af ternoon. It Is understood that tho men wnlked out as a result of th fusal of tho company to rcinstato the boilermakers' helpers who struck June 18, and to doposo W. H. Carter, recently made foreman of tho Los Angeles shops. COMMENCE COOS BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND ARCHITECT ARRIVE KHOM PORTLAND. Work on Kino Office ami Business j Structure, Will Start This Morning. Mr. J. S. Bowman arrived In on tho Breakwater Tuesday night, ac companied by Architect Wilson of tho firm of Travers & Wilson, J. G. Kill green, contractor, and Gen'l Kill- feather, foreman of construction work on the new Coos building, and eight workmen. Work will be com menced today on tho foundation for" tho building and tho work will push ed as rapidly as possible. Messrs. Bowman and Anson Rogers went up Isthmus Inlet yesterday to the Utter brick yard to Inspect tho progress In brlckmaklng going on at that yard. Tho excavating for tho foundation was finished a few days since, und tho premises aro ready for rapid building. Rogers and Bowman havo no water to contond with In pntHng1 up the Coos building and will tit. ro ford bo enabled to hurry the work. Tho slto of the Coos building Is tho southeast corner of A and First stroot. .. .j. .;. .. .;. .;. . .;. .j .;. .;. .;. .;. .j. ,; BROTHER REAL'S GUESSED. Woatorn Oratjon, Weiitevn Washington, showers, fol1wd by fair; warmor, oxcept iiMir coast Eastern Oroson, gener ally fair, cooler Eastern Waeh ington, Idaho, generally Mr $ $ 1$ 4 $ t J $ $ J $ $ & $ J :S'J I .- t , VB- 'i -aaa