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WEDNESDAY EDITION MJtBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907. No. 50. QUESTION OF EST PAVING Marshfield Will Soon Have to Decide the Matter. Coun- cil Investigating. WOODEN BLOCKS ARE BEST Besides Cheapness in This Locality, Creosote Treatment Makes This Method Superior. Any city where growth is so mark ed as in Marshfield must sooner or later meet tho question which every city of any size has pondered. It will be no time at all until the ques tion is up for considertlon in this city, and even now the street im provement is planned and executed with tho ultimate Intention of pav ing. The council of tho city is at present investigating the matter and Its findings will soon bo public prop erty. As a preliminary to work of this nature, investigation is worth a great deal to any community and the council is to be commended for look ing into tho matter at this early date. Locality cuts a largp figure In the paving of any city. For Instance; if a city Is on tho plains with no asphalt, or timber, or stone, or gravel and cement rock, then her paving is going to be exponslve, and according to custom, will be long delayed. Every city has Its citizens who are prone to put such matters oft until tomorrow, or the next day; any thing to block improvements which are going to cost the property owner additional taxes. But the ob structionist are always relegated and defeated of their purpose of hindering improvements at some time In the history of every growing city. So it will be in Marshflold in case there is any objection when the paving question Is up for considera tion. Salt Lako paves with asphalt; so do many California cities; Chicago uses asphalt and cedar blocks, Min neapolis and St. Paul use cedar blocks to a great extent; and so on along tho line. Every city paves with what Is most convenient and always with an eye to saving money. Should Marshfield conclude to pave her streets the first question to be asked would be; what material shall bo used for the work? There Is no cement here, apshalt is not known to exist anywhere with in a reasonable distance. What then, is left? Fir and cedar blocks. With the wealth of timber resources which Coos county has, anything- else than cedar or' fir blocks would be out of the question. The timber is hero for such work, and tho improvements madff-in late years in treating wood en blocks for paving have made this sort of paving practically the best that can bo put into a street. Who, that has been in the large cities, has not seen tho block pavements with holes in them? They were the pave ments of other years. Still, they lasted and gave good service for many years. But of late, blocks have been treated with the creosote pro cess and this means of preserving tho wood has proven to be tho saving of thousands of dollars to many cit ies which have stuck to this pave ment. Tho city council has learned that beyond the shadow of any doubt tho best pavement and tno cneupii. for any city in Coos county is fir or cedar blocks. Tho timber is here and tho material could bo properly treated in establishments for tho purpose. Tho mills are hero to saw the blocks, and machinery could bo installed for thjs 'purpose if neces sary. Mr. Oren. of tho Smith Lumber and Manufacturing company, is greatly interested in tho future pav ing of the city, and has considerable correspondence from creosotlng com panies in tho east, all of which make positive claims for the creosote blocks that they furnish the best paving that can be obtained. Mr. Oren tells of one pavement in Min neapolis that has been laid for ten years and which has never had any repairs in that time. Few firms who use asphalt could say the same for their work. Naturally, some may say it is early to talk paving, but that is to be expected. Some people would never be ready. Other cities In Ore gon, as Salem, Eugene and Pendle ton, have become convinced that par- lng is tho correct thing lor any city, and have accordingly started the work. Marshfield Is likely to follow BUlt very shortly, and it is well to have an understanding and not re ceive a shock when tho Question is sprung. PUT BLANKET. ON INDECENT CARDS Authorities Take Solid Stand Sale of Coarse Pictures. on Portland, Sept. 3. "The author ities have wisely started a ceusadc against the exhlbtion and salo of Im moral or suggestive postcards and I want to give notice at this time htat any one else brought before me on this charge will be severely dealt with," said Acting Police Judge Strode this morning In passing sent ence on A. A. Wise, a cigar dealer at Sixth and Stark streets, who was ar rested yesterday by Patrolman Well brook for selling and exposing for sale lewd pictures. . As it was shown to the courttthat Wise had all of his wealth, aniffunt Ing to $700, on deposit In the Oregon Trust ?-. Ksivlnpq lmnlr nt. thn Hmo that institution failed, and the fact that the defendant voluntarily remov ed all of the offensive cards from in front of his shop, Judge Strode tem pered justice with mercy by imposing tho small fine of $10. Under ordin ance 14049 Wise could have been fined from $10 to $200 or Imprisoned in the city prison from 5 to 90 days, or punished by both fine and impris onment. Acting under orders of tho chief of police, several pIain-clothe3 men are now making a thorough investigation of the reports that stores throughout tho city are soiling and offering for sale lewd and vulgar pictures and postcards. As the result of the visit of the officers to several establish ments dealing in the3e artlces other arrests are expected to result. IRRIGATION CONGRESS OPENS AT SACRAMENTO Governor Chnmberlaln Present with Oregon Delegation and Opens the Congress. Sacramonto, Calif., Aug. 3. With decorations and under the most sus picious circumstances, with thous ands of sight seers present, the Na tional Irrigation Congress opened hero today. Tho palace hall present ed a festoon appearance with elabor ate adorments, mulltcolored stream ers and mottoes. One of the most conspicouous of these being a banner calling attention to the west. Gov. Chamberlain, president, attended by the Oregon delegation, arrived early In the day and was greeted with a salute of 17 guns. Tho congress opened with singing an Irrigation ode by members. Mayor Beard de livered an address of welcome on be half of the city. Gov. Gillette wel comed tho delegates on behalf of the state. Gov. Chamberlain responded on behalf of the congress. After complimenting the people of Califor nia in general and perticularly those of San Francisco on recovery from tho earthquake, Gov, Chamberlain Introduced the subject of irrigation. TWO MEN KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Tiro Breaks and Lets Machine Into Fence Victims Were Prominent. Denver. Aug. 2. Dazey and W B. Folker wero killed In the 50 mile l ...l.tl-t nnntrtcii- Of" pnrturanco nuioniuuwu wm . Overland Park this afternoon, Dazey was with Phil. Kirk In Apperson's "Jack Rabbit" and In rounding a I turn, was thrown out of the car. Ho i fell on his head and his skull was crushed. Ho died n few minutes ( later. Dazey was manager oi a iocui automobllo shop. Expert Felker was killed on the 12th lap. ills tire broke and tho machine tore Into the fence, throwing Folker against a post. Ho was dead before a physi cian arrived. Ho had been a prom inent automobllo dealer, and racer In this city for several years. May Open Business In North Bend. navless & Mercer, proprietors of the Panatorlum, have had such an Increase In business they are con templating opening a Place in North Bend. They are an energetic, hust ling business firm and have built their trade by fair treatment and promptness, Labor Day Post Cards at Lock- hart-Parson'a Drug Co. THE COLUMBIA TO JE 110 Government Decides to Protect Entrance and Selects Places For Submarines CHANNELS FOR COMMERCE Hnrbor Will Not Be Engangcred Practice For Soldiers of the Army. Portland, Sept . 3. Submarine mines will be laid very shortly oft the mouth of the Columbia IUver. Sites at which to place hen wero chosen yesterday, but tho exact location will not be revealed by tho Government. Wide, unobstructed channels to ac commodate commerce will be left undisturbed. On the start they will consist of what is known as drill mines on which the artillery forces at Fort Stevens will bo given an oppor tunity to prdctice. But they will be precisely tho same as the real article exclusive of explosives. These will also be used occasionally to afford the drillers a better Insight Into their manipulation. On board the big lighthouse tender Armerlca, yesterday, General Murray, Cheif of Artlllyf Commander Spen cer S. Wood, of the Navy, and Cap tain P. J. Werlich, Inspector of Light house District, mapped out tho areas for placing the mines. The visiting official formed a joint board of tho Army and Navy and marked certain areas on Puget Sound for the same purpose before coming to the mouth of the Columbia River. That tho United States Is preparing for possible war with a foreign power Is shown by the activity ot the men at the head of the War and Navy De partments. .That the trouble may be with a Far Eastern power is also shown by tho additions being made to tho Pacific Coast defenses. While similar work is being done on the Atlantic, more elaborate preparations are being made on this Coast. Everything will bo so arranged "that In case of war the United States will be In a po'sltlon to defend thi Pacific ports from attack at a mo ment's notice. In case of war being declared the location of the mines will be revealed to the pilots ana operators of commercial vessels and every care taken to prevent an accl The question of determining just how wide the channel should be and other details are being worked out by the board and some little time may elapse before the men In the artillery service will have an oppor tunity to make very extensive ex periments. But as soon as the de tail work can bo completed, which is already practically laid out, the necessary equipment will bo forward ed to the new site. Puget Sound and tho harbor at San Francisco will be protected in the same way. Before the first of tho year It Is safe to assume that no hostile ship would would stand much ghow In getting even in sight of the Columbia River, tho Straits ot Fuca or the Golden Gate, tho three Im portant points where an attack would be planned mWD Ur IWJ&IH DEHIJ Doings as Recorded by Times' Regular Correspondent Capt. A. M. Simpson arrived on tho Plant. The Plant came in about 4:30 yes terday afternoon. Judgo C. A. Sehlbredo was a North Bend visitor yesterday. Labor Day was generally observed here, though there was no celebra tion. The stores wero closed and most of the people went to tho cele bration at Marshfield. A. it. Derbyshire and F. E. Glazier expect to go up Coos River today on business connected with the Urick plant on tho Jesse Smith ranch, near the mouth ot Daniels creek. The Thomas L. Wand came In about noon yesterday and is now taking on a cargo of railroad ties, Which were sawed by the North Bend Lumber company's new mill. The public schools commenced FOUND WOMAN LATEIN GAME New York Artist Arranges New Marriage Contract. All Satisfied. WIFE DOES NOT COMPLAIN Met Young Woman While Touring Europe Found One Another Coiiiniinioiinblc. New York, Sept. 3. A remarkable story of a change ih the marital re lations of Ferdinand Earle, the artist and son of the late General Earle, tho Hotel Man, is published today, ap parently upon authority of Earl him self. The arrangement which Earl says has been decided upon includes the return to France of his wife, where It is planned she is to secure a divorce, and this accomplished, the wedding is to occur of Earl and a young woman whoso name Is with held, but who is already living with her brother in Earl's country home near Monroe, Orange County, N. Y. The young son is to accompany the mnthnr to Eurone. The arrangement strange to say, is apparently acqui esced in by all persons invoivea. Earl in a published Interview, says ho Is acting on his conviction. He admits his wife Is a French woman wVinm ho married ten years ago. But he says something eventually began to arise between them of which sne began to complain a few months ago. While traveling In Europe, he met the young woman he Intends to make his wife. Like himself, he says she is a socialist and held tho same views as himself as to happiness of wedded life. They became attached and realized their marriage had been forordalned before their births. Then the divorce -was arranged. Earl Insisted on calling in his wife, a dainty little woman, slim and pale, who confirmed the story. AERONAUT'S BALLON TAKES FIRE IN AIR Young Balloonist Escapes Death In Three Hundred Foot Fall Alighted In Tree. Middleton, N. Y., Sept. 3. Mrs. Myrtle Russ, a 17 year old aeronaut narrowly escaped death In making a balloon ascension at Midway Park here. When three hundred feet in tho air, her balloon caught fire and the hot air escaped. As the balloon rapidly fell toward the earth, several thousand persons In the park expect ed to see tho young woman dashed to the earth, but she luckily fell into tho thick foliage of a tree. She es caped with only a few scratches. Getting Cases Ready. Georgo M. Brown, of Roseburg, district attorney for this judicial dis trict, is in Marshfield in consulta tion with Deputy District Attorney BE. L. C. Farrln In regard to prepar ing a number of criminal cases for the term of court which convenes next Monday at Coqulllo. their year's work yesterday morning. Tho Ketchum Klub aro now In their new quarters In tho Wlnsor building. Their quarters aro much more commodious than tho ones re cently vacated by thorn. J. J. Burns has sued F. W. Wood for tho sum of $91.80, alleged to bo duo tho plaintiff for certain grading done by him, which tho defendant guaranteed to pay. The work was not done for tho defendant, but U is alleged that the defendant represent ed himself to bo tho agent of tho parties for whom tho work was dono and that tho plaintiff relied upon such representations. Tho defend ant denies tho allegations of ll.o plaintiff and 'the matter will bo heard before Justlc6 Rummell aad a Jury tomorrow, C. A. Boles repre sents tho plaintiff and A. H, Derby shire, tho defendant. jmmm'mnn ..ru-in-n-ru-Lri.nr NEW ESTABLISHMENT FOR MARSHFIELD Machinists Will Open Machine and Blacksmith Shop Within n Short Time. Two Coos Bay visitors, who for good and sufficient reasons, prefer that their names be withheld, are here for the purpose of opening a machine and blacksmith shop. These men. In talking to a Times reporter, said the opening is hero for such an establishment as they purpose open ing. They recognize, first, that there Is an Immense amount of repairing and similar work which is being sent away which could bo done here at a very great saving. This Is the sort of work they are after and they will make arrangements before leaving the Bay to return soon with: their machinery and outfit. Their build ing will at first be about fifty feet square, and additions will be made as business requires. They will have two fires to commenco with and one forge. They will do all kinds of boat repairing, repairing for loggers, and other work which comes In their line. They have several locations In view, and will likely select one which has a water front In order to bo con venient to the marlno work. These men are not here to ask for a bonus, but will equip and start their estab lishment with their own capital be ing able to put in a good working plant. JUDGE WALDO DEAD AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Noted Oregon Jurist Succumbs Internal Injuries Caused By Riding. to Salem, Sept. 2. Judge John Waldo, jurist, legislator, and farmer, died at his homo In the Waldo Hills tonight after an illness of two weeks. He had been in his usual health un til the middle of last month when he went on a trip through tho Cas cade mountains. It is supposed that while riding horseback he suffered internal injuries which resulted in his death. - John Breckenrldge Waldo was a son of Daniel Waldo and was born on the old homestead October 6th, 1844. He received such common school education as tho pioneer school afforded and continued his studies in Willamette university graduating from that Institution in 1863. Ho was admitted to tne uar In 1870 and was elected to the su nreme bench In 1880. At tho ex piration of his term he was re-nom inated after a hard fight in me Republican convention, but was de feated at tho polls by a party who caused the name of the Democratic candidate to bo printed In, the place of his immo on the Republican tlck- tes. Upon compltelon of his term on thp bench, he retired to his farm in the Waldo Hills and thero spent the remainder of his life. TIMES' ARTICLE GAVE OFFENSE TO MR. MAY Mr. E. A. May, a veteran of the Civil War, took exceptions to the article respecting a Labor Day drunk" which appeared In yesterday's Times and said the article reflected on him. Ha f-nmo around with the full Inten tion of lambasting tho editor and has a date for that purpose tonight in case this explanation should fall to appear. Mr. May wishes tho people who read tho Times to unuersianu that he was not tho man whoso con tortions wore chronicled, and to set him right and save a possible beat ing, this item is intend to dony that ho was tho man. Mr. May says that tho fact of his having purchased a Forty property In tho north part of Marshflold gave him grounds for his complaint against tho article. And this explanation i3 about as ho wish ed the matter stated. FIRST OF FLEET IS AX SAN DIEGO Cruiser St. Louis Arrives From At lantic Station By Way of Capo Horn. San Diego, Sept. 1. Tho United States cruiser St. Louis arrived In this harbor last night from tho At lantic naval station, being tho flm of the warships which wero ordered to join tho fleet to bo stationed In tho Pacific ocean to arrive on this coast, Tho St. Louis camo to San Diego by way of Capo Horn and had an un nvnntfni vnvn I'n from ocean to ocean. Sho will probably leave for San Fran cisco this evening, where she will re main until orders are recoiveu xrom the navy department. Bay your groceries at Saccbl'fl. PUNT IS HELD IN QUARANTINE Steamer Arrives on Bay and Orders Require Her Being Held. MATTER OF NO IMPORTANCE Ship Will be Fumigated, Likewise Cargo Trouble Easily Adjusted. Tho steamer M. F. Plant arrived . in yesterday evening, shortly after six o'clock from San Francisco with a cargo of freight for tho Coos Bar and the Coqulllo country. Her passengers wero lined up as suual and all passed tho quarantlno ofllcer. Dr. E. E. Straw. But thero was an other matter to bo settled. The steamer sailed from San Francisco without her clearance papers and is accordingly, In strict quarantine. Sho cannot leave Coos Bay until the Quarantine officials at San Francis co release her, or she Is thoroughly, fumigated and released by local fed eral word. It all happened on ac- -count of the Illness of the quarantine officer at San Francisco being 111 and unable to furnish tho ship her clear ance papers last Sunday. The ship accordingly cleared and with the knowledge that she would be held up here, pending word irom tho San Francisco authorities. It was be lieved by the company that by sail ing, tho Plant would gain time, ovea If sho were hero in quarantlno until the proper authorities released her. as she were would gain the time she was on the ocean between here and San Franlcsco. No word, however. had reached here for tho local offici als to pass her with a clean bill, and so the cargo including baggage and express, is being placed In the ware houses and that and the ship will be thoroughly fumigated, and this will bo reported to the San Francisco au thorities, or the federal quarantine officers at Astoria, and the ship will then bq released. Mr. Dow, the agent, says the ship will bo fumi gated today and will bo ready to sail for San Franlcsco on Thursday. The ship brought a cargo of miscellane ous, freight, several pedigreed An gora goats from Illinois, a horse for J. S. Coke, fruit and other gooas. Her list Included tho following pas sengers: W. S. Chandler, II. Melnort, It. Ross, Mrs. Buell and two children. Charles J. Martin, J. F. Morgan, F. E. Merchant, J. Merchant, F. L. Mitchell, Mrs. E. A. Tyrrell, J. Elrort. Mrs. Bertha Ross, Miss M. Hnnley, Miss T. E. Hanloy, Mrs. E. F. Walk er. Mrs. R. Ross, It, W. Campbell. M. Quatomas, J. A. Connor. Mrs. T. Gllkerson, T. J. Gllkerson, Mrs. m. u. Burns, Mrs. O, B. Dalo and child. Mrs. F. J. Faucott, P. SchroencT. A. M. Simpson, and five Second class. FATAL SHOOTING IN MISSOUR TOWN Tramp Resists Arrest and Killing Follows. Marshal and Tramp Both Shot. Pacific, Mo., Sept. 3. Great cltement today was caused Xi shooting of Marshal Kohl w was attempting to arrest , Anderson, a tramp.. The oh of Anderson was dono by Di. 7. McMny. Anderson and thixo um- panions got Into a quarrel' wuen act ing Marshal Kohf approached the. tramps to htop tho disorder. Anderson suddonly shot tho oiilcr nnd fled. Dr. McMay was uuuledly summoned to attend ICohf v.Lo was probably mortally wounded. While driving to tho spot, McMay was stopped by Anderson who ordered tho physician to gtvo up hi 'c May shot Anderson who will prob ably die. Fined Fifty and ( J. A. O'Kelly was hiu pear bofore Justice Pon-. day and upon pleading assault on Irwin Ross, fifty dollars arid costs. o np- seter- to an s us fined Increase Storo Room. Going & Harvey, tho furniture company, have Just completed an ad dition 30x40 to their storeroom. The original floor space was 68x80. Pretty good Increase in three month. ex-tho v L. 1 WoTSi'rt''iWi .. iiim-a fiTTigwffffffH jlimi.Jiiil..ilJllHH,ll lui'TI1