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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1907)
' i 'If FRIDAY (&&m 88JJ WlttXtB I EDITION . "I MKMHKK OK ASSOCIATK1) l'KKSS. v B ' " " t" ' ' " - t . . , . - - II I I ! ... . I..-I . V fOL II. v MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907. No. 65. D0 flf -m-itm wWiTTIITH f 'II II HUB I it IH 1 9 I lllll IIW III -IniBJinr rnrn mmr nnnnrn nnrrsrsi mann jun ay isfljyn m IrNA hr r n 'S-Wpki wAvm, : H hr rn H n nrrKrn rN m t JIck1XIs ,.xs Alll Al HAliU in L.I9J1UL. I UOI o ix iDAiio, is at MUUL 1 IIUIIIU lVlfc.lL8l&-il L.IBUU 1K?IPI 'lIi.vA ,,, r-i- t ,,","lu Jl'XEAU, ALASKA LAS1' HIST ING 1 LACK b r-s r n F a iliRininmnii.ii a a. ai. Atn 11 nm n mm HCln lAllinni n f 111 5 1 B la til H III! ' I (f t Pi H I IIHiiBll n II h III ml a .imuiiti i i.icim cmj -m a. Ill bhHhII.IiIIBI VbcI IE B u H i w1 1 m - LUfflDCnintn:.ss&2rjsr: UP DlAnUAnU HIDdUUniO a witncs-s iii (lie recent trial of O William Haywood, was recog- H nir.cd liv several tier-sons on the VMalley Lumbermen See Ruina-, TZ"tsl di"ae?L"cd as"MHm Dividends Nearly Half Billion in f tion in New Railroad ' J 2rEHxH J Eight Years-Stockhold- M -i--j..i- - ni-- Harry Orchard, who wns the 0 iju-ii Un'.A J m nn n r or i-caTns a PRACTICALLY A SHUT-OUT o o 4 Southern and Kastein Husincss Would He Prohibited Adds SI. 05 per 1,000. Lumber manufacturers of the Wil lamette valley will bring suit in the United States court to enjoin the transcontinental lines from putting Into effect the now freight rato schedules just filed at Washington. In these schedules there has been made by the railroad traffic chiefs a singular blunder that will, it Is said, prove to bo the salvation of Willamette valley lumber mills, as it will afford ground for proving the now freight schedules to be illegal discrimination. The schedules Im pose a different rate upon mills at the same point of location. Owing to conflicting statements published, the figures have been somowhat confused. A lumberman who has made a study of the rates explained that the increase amounts to an additional burden of $1.05 per 1,000 feet to he borne by the Wil lamette valley lumber manufacturer who shins lumber to Salt Lake and 1 Denver territory, and double that ' iolnnnnf nn oVlilimpnta lip TYinUpff to Missouri river territory. One of the 4iecullar results of the new rato Yiedule Invented by the Chicago Ufflc mechanics Is that Portland ills on the west bank of the Wil- - mette river must pay the advanced to while the mills on the east bank cape the tax. Thus the Portland imber company, already hard pushed by the car shortage, are hit y the increased freight rate, while 'the Inman-Poulson mill and the East Side Lumber mill may ship under the old rate. Strange Discrimination. i! This singular discrimination, while ichargeablo to the local freight traffic "pials of the Harriman lines, is , to have been actually committed Jie eastern offices higher, up, and hrently through ignorance of ex ag conditions In tho valley. Had freight chiefs known of tho loca I of the mills in question they ild have been wise enough to old a violation of tho common '"rules of fairness to shippers at one polrih. While the whole increase is manifestly unjust and ruinous to the valley mills south of Portland juris diction, the rate makers would have been careful to avoid open violation of the law against discrimination in freight rates. - It tho new freight rato schedules just filed at Washington by transcon tinental roads go Into effect, lum ber mills In tho Willamette valley will go out of business or pay 5 cents in,creaso per 100 pounds on shipments irito Salt Lake territory, their nearest pastern trade field. This Increase, fhmounting to the sweeping advance fbf $1.GB on 1,000 feet of lumber, Is "claimed to have been mauo unnnowu ,'to the local officials of. tho Harriman Ho Mi,i pa If local stories are true tne 541. ,., .lnnn In tlio fl-nlirllt. offlce3 !of J. C. Stubbs, and other freight traffic chiefs, in Chicago. Change Former Plans. It was the understanding between local freight officials and the lum- bermen that the Salt Lake rate would remain the same as It was following tho closing of tho Ogden gateway two or three years ago. Prior to the merging of the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific traffic departments in the Pacific northwest, the Wil lamette valley lumbermen had an outlet for eastern shipments via Sac ramento and the Og'den gateway, and were able to get tho Union Pa cific rate,, and a considerable num ber of cars, from the -Southern Pa cific route. The Harriman merger and resultant closing of the Ogden gateway was followed by a rule rout ing all Willamette valley tonnage via Portland and east over the Union Pacific, as it was claimed by the railroad officials that the haul over the Slskiyous and via Sacramento to the east was too expensive to bo fur ther considered as a transcontinental routing for Willamette valjey pro ducts. When this routing wont into effect the valley lumber "mills had the same rate over the Southern Pa cific to the east that prevailed from Portland over the union racmc sya tera to the same eastern territory. Tho railroads tacitly agreed to con tinue this equality of rates, and it has been so continued on east bound shipments until the present time, al though tho rate on valley timber south of Portland to California has heen boosted from $5 to $8.25 per 1,000 feet, practically cutting valley mills off from tho California market. Valley 31111s Hit. While the valley mills are getting the worst of the deal all around, the northbound rates have been left undisturbed for tho benefit of San Francisco wholesalers In all lines, and they are still shipping goods to Ashland and Portland at Identical rates. It was claimed by railroad people at tho time of tho rate. In crease on valley lumber shipments to San Francisco that the advance as he heard he had been reC' ORiilzed. SIinpkiiiK was a pal of Marry Orchard, who wns the leading witness for the prosecu tion against Haywood. It is said he was In Caldwell at the time of the evplosion of the bond) that killed SU'imenberg. The state wanted Sluipkins to give eorroherative evidence. A big reward is offered for his capture. was made because of tho high steamer rates from Portland, which had worked an injustice to Portland lumber mills. Today the charter lates have receded to their normal figure of $4.50 to $5.50, and Port land lumber mills arq shipping their product by water to San Francisco and bay points at one-third the rate they paid for some months following the San Francisco disaster. The val ley mills are thus left with a high freight rate on their hands for Cali fornia business, and are confronted with a prohibitory rato on eastern shipments, and in addition they are engaged In a death struggle with the car shortage. Under the circum stances they welcome tho opportunity that has arisen to throw the new schedules Into tho United States court and stop them by Injunction. COMMISSION FIGURING ON BUYING DREDGES The sub-commltto of the Port of Coos Bay Commission, consisting of James Flanagan, H. C. Dlers and Henry Sengstacken held a meeting yesterday and discussed the matter of purchasing a dredge. There will be a company organized for purchas ing the dredge which will proceed with the work as soon t as It can be purchased and brought to the Bay. Afterwards, if the people of the Bay district wish to take it over, the company will sell It and tho com mission will have charge of the work. The present plan Is to obtain In formation about a combination buck et and suction dredge at Portland, of a 2,000 yards capacity, which has been In operation for one year. This 'dredge is not of sufficient capacity, but It can be re-arranged and en larged to a capacity of between four arid six thousand yards, which would fill the requirements. Captain Pohlemus.has been asked to investi gate the matter for the committee and he will likely have his -report here soon. Tho cost of tho dredge In mind will bo about forty-five thousand dollars, completo with the larger capacity. It is now planned to at first dredge a good ship channel from North Bend to the U. a. smiui mill on Isthmus Inlet with a depth of twenty feet at low water. Such an undertaking will require the re moval of somewhere around one million yards of earth. NORTH BEND MAN TAKES CURRY COUNTY BRIDE Thomas L. Carey, ono oT tho firm of the Coos Bay Grocery Co., went down to Port Orford ana capuireu one of Curry's county's belles. Miss Pearl Stewart, and persuaded her to change her name. They returned to North Bend yesterday and are now fixing up a cosy little home for them selves. Tom will be back to tho store In a day or two and will not be found down town of nights any more. E. D. McARTHUR BUYS SENGSTACKEN PHARMACY The Sengstacken drug store and pharmacy has ben sold to B. D. Mc Arthur, who will conduct the busi ness hereafter. Mr. McArthur has gone to Portland to order goods and will return on the next Breakwater. Mr. McArthur Is an experienced druggist and was In tho same lino of business .in Idaho for a number of years. He will retain Mr. Erickpon In his present position. CONTRACTING FIRM BUILDING HOUSES Tniiv. Lvnch & Watklns have un der construction, seven now homes In Marshfield. Among these aro three for E. A. Anderson, ono for J. F Morrison and the Powers resi dence at the corner of Washington avenue and Batnes street. Tho Pow ers home was taken by another firm, but was given up, as they were un able to find tlmo to do the work or found they had taken it too low. HOTEL STOCKHOLDERS ARE GETTING BUSY The hotel "stockholders held a meeting at which plans for tho build ing were discussed. They aro to elect officers for the company as soon as tho incorporation papers arrlvo from Salem. The meetings are ad journed from day to day, awaiting tie arrival of these papers, nUY your groceries at Sacchl'a. ASSETS NEAR FOUR BILLION Hichest Corporation on Kartli. In vestigation Shows Surprising Increases in Value. New York, Sept. 19. Delving Into the financial working of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, the hold ing company of all subsidiary corpo rations of the so-called oil trusts, Frank B. Kellogg, conducting the federal suit for dissolution of the company, brought to public view to day for tho first time the enormous profits made by that company In eight years, from 1809 to 19 0G, in clusive. The Standard Oil company by a statement spread upon the rec ords today, had earned profits of $490,315,934, or at tho rate of more than $01,000,000 per year, it dis tributed to its shareholders in the same period $308,359,403. While the company was earning these vast sums, the statement shows that tho assets of the company grew from $200,000,000 to over $3,715, 000,000. The capital stock is $98, 338,392. The hearing today brought out much Information showing that the Standard of New Jersey controls over 70 companies engaged In refin ing and transportation by pipe line of oil. The Standard has always carefully guarded the list of Its sub sidiary companies and the amount of Its shareholders. The list showed tho Standard of New, Jersey owned 99,000 shares of the capital stock of the Standard of Indiana which was recently fined $29,000,000 for re bating. Clarence Fay, assistant comptrol ler for the Standard Oil company, was the final witness of the day. Fay, like his predecessors, was un able to give the government Inquisit ors the Information desired, which caused Kellogg to remark he thought It strange 'none of the Standard Oil officials seemed to know where the records of the liquidating trustees could be found. SIMPSON SENDS HORSES FOR ARAGO MEETING T. J. Armstrong went through Marshfield this morning on his way to Arago with a couple of well-bred two-year olds belonging to L. J. Simpson. They will bo entered In tUe races there. Tho colts are off tho Hazen ranch In California and are by Tom Cromwell, one of the best stake horses that this country ever produced. Tom Armstrong has been training them on Mr. SJmpson's Sunset Bay track. They -will -be hard to beat, If breeding and looks go for anything. BROUGHT IN SIX PRONG ELK HORNS Walter Lawhorne and.Jas. Boone returned yesterday form the head-J waters of Middle Creek, wnere iney had been In search of elk. They. re turned with the finest set of six prong antlers ever brought to Marsh field. Tho horns aro so nearly alike and the prongs are so nearly similar that they make a most valuable trophy. Tho spread at tho top Is something over four feet. Messrs. Lawhorne and Boone feel very pround of their success. PARENTS MAKE A FATAL MISTAKE Give Son Strychnine, Thinking Quinine. Died in Short Time. It Canvon City. Ore., Sept. 19.- Clarence Flood, the 12-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Flood, died at his parents' homo near Hamilton last Monday morning, from the ef fects of a dose of strychnine given him by mistake, the parents suppos ing they were giving tne cnno. qui nine. Tho boy was taken suddenly ill about 5 o'clock Monday morning anil died In a very short time after tho fatal drug was taken. As soon as possible after tho boy s death Dr. Stewart and J. A. Steach, Justice of the Peace wero summoned and a coroner's inquest was held, tho verdict being that death was caused by poison being given by mistake. Dr. Stewart found that both strych nine and quinine were in the same bottle from which the supposed medi cine was taken, and also found strychnlno in tho boy's stomach. How tho strychnine came in tho qui nine is a mystery to tho distracted parents. Journal's Scclnl Issue. Tho Oregon Journal has a repre sentative on Coos Bay who is de livering between 500 and COO of tho special magazine issues of that journal. This issue ia a ready sel ler, despite the fact that it is rather expensive. Creates Great Interest as He Drives 'Oxen Length of Broadway. 629 DAYS FOR THE Journey Knded at the Hattcry. Throngs Crowd His Houte In City. New York, Sept. 19. An ox team, drawing a prairie schooner, the driv er of which was a rugged looking old man who wore typical western garb, attracted great crowds on Broadway. The vehicle and driver wore not only in striking contract to the automo biles and carriages on the great white way, but a decided novelty in New York. The driver was the pio neer of tho Oregon trail who had re turned over tho trail he followed hair a century ago.All along the river side drive from Grant's tomb to 72 North Street, Meeker was followed by an Interested and curious throng. When Broadway was reached the crowd was so dense that the oxen had, a hard tlmo to make any headway. Meeker's trip ended at the Battery. Ho had come all the way from Tumwater, Wn., to New York, In G29 days. i FLANAGAN AND WATSON WIN COURT SUIT The suit brought In the circuit court by E. G. Flanagan and E. B. Watson, to establish ownership of a strip of land on which the cold stor ncrp. nlant stands was decided In favor of the complainants. Messrs Flana gan and Watson have ownea a prop erty with water front, 80 by 500 feet, for, three years, and surveys proved the cold storage plant was partially on their land. The suit was sent" back from the Supreme r-nnrt to the circuit court of this dlS' trint Tho lnnd in ouestlon is from ten to eleven fet In width, and the cold storage plant overlaps this strip. The principal stockholders in the cold storage plant Is Mr. Nicholson, the resident manager. JAPANESE NAVY HAS GUN EXPLOSION Twelve Inch Ordnance Torn By Ex ploding Shell. Aeany 50 Maimed. Toklo, Sept. 19. A 12-inch gun ... i-f.. ir nl.l-in nvninilprl on tue uaiiieBiiiu r.iunuiu .i.. during the ' naval maneuvers near Kuro, September a, Killing aim m-inHno- 44 members of the crew and seriously damaging the vessel. The Kashtma was commamiuu u.y .-..i.i.. Tj-.,rt TVin f-itnlltlns in- clucje a lieutenant, two cadets and one staff omcer. Details of tho accident are lacking, but it is known that the explosion was a terrible one. The explosion followed an attempt to remove an un cxploded shell from the gun. A number of bystanders wore viif lln tori The Kashima Is tho largest battle ship over launched on tho Tyne, En- Thq Japanese officials were suc cessful In keeping tho news from tho outside world until today. The navy bureau has been reluctant about giv ing Information and has stated that there will be no official report until a thorough Investigation has taken place. The shell Is believed to havo exploded after removal from tho gun, and all within the 12-Inch gun turret must have met with Instant death. Men In tho passing-room were prob ably badly Injured by the concussion. LONG TRIP OF A CIIRMARINF A oUBIYIHnilMU French Naval Boat Travels Two Hundred Miles. Oi'cr New York, Sept. 19. A cablo to the Sun from Paris says: The sub marine boat Opale finished yesterday the longest voyage ever made by a vessel of that class, traveling from Cherbourg around Brittany to tho Isle De Croix and back on her own resources, without any stoppage, as a test of hor seagoing capacity. The distance traveled was in miles and she made It at an average speed of eight knots. Tho voyage Included several difficult places, nota bly the doubling of Oussant and go ing throught the Kaz do Selno. NORTH BEND NOW HAS DAY CIRCUIT r,.nntr Mih was lately put In charge of tho North Bend electric nrt. nvHtpm and last Monday tho consolidation at Porter was com pleted and the city since men u had "continuous service. A number of manufacturing plants wero wait ing for tho 24 hours service and these aro now running, thus makiug more business in our neighboring city. Canton, Sept. IS). The body of the late President McKlnley, guarded by a detail of united States soldiers, wns today taken from the grave in the Western cemetery to a mausoleum on Monument Hill where the cas ket was placed in the sarcopha gus beside the casket containing Mrs. McKinlcy's remains, which wns moved to the vault on Wed nesday. In order to surround the transfer with as much pri vacy as possible from visitors, most of the soldiers were on guard on the route of the fu neral ear. The body of the president was placed in the vaiiit just slv years ago. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING FOR TONIGHT Chamber of Commerce meets to night. It will bo largelv a business meeting, yet an interesting one. There 13 yet no abatement of Inter est In tho exhibits, many people who had not yet seen tho display but heard about it, visiting tho hall on Front street yesterday. Visitors tonight aro requested to call at 8 o'clock that they may get through viewing the exhibits before tho meeting is called to order. Mr. Desmond, who was booked for an. address, was called to his home In California, but goes to return soon, and tho people of Marshfield will yet hear him at the Chamber of Commerce hall. A number of visit ors from other states will be pres ent, however, and there will be noth inc lacking In Interest. Some action will probably be taken tonight in the way of disposing or tho big red and yellow apples left over from the exhibit. Captain W. C. Harris' plan is to distribute them among the people by throwing one at every man or woman present that wears a smile. NO MORE SLOUGHS AROUfoD C00S BAY Some tlmo ago the. Marshfield Chamber of Commerce passed a reso lution declaring that the term "Slough" as applied by the govern ment to navigable waters about Coos Bay should bo changed, Blnco It is a misnomer. Secretary Lyon was In structed to forward tho resolutions to Cnl. Roessler with the request to remedy the matter. Tho following reply has been received and It ap pears the piatter win ue aujusuuu w tiio cntiRfr.r.tinn of Coos Bay people. "As requested in your letter of the 11th instant, I will take pleasure In endeavoring to have tho word "Slough" dropped wnerever u mis heretofore been made to apply to navigable streams." S. W. Roessler, Lieut. Col. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. ' REPORTS SUGGEST ELK NEED PROTECTION Fj-om reports thus far received, It Is evident that tho elk hunting Is no sport, as tho animals aro very tame, and the hunters say killing them is moro liko murder thnn anything clso. One hunter who has just como In from a trip says ho killed an elk but ho would never look for another one with intention of slaughtering it. Tho same reports come from Curry county, where it is sam, uioy aro hanging about the farms In several vicinities. It is moro than probable the next legislature will wako up and pass a law forever forbidding tho slaughter of this fine game, but it will then bo too lato, as there will bo few left by that tlmo In Oregon. LOGGERS CUT PRICES SHARPLY Depression in Lumber Market Causes Lowering of 1 tales. Seattle. Sept. 19. Tho Washlng- ton Logging and Brokerago company, lch controla th0 jogging output on Puget Sound, has reduced prices on flooring and merchantable logs $2 per thousand, and on No. 2, $2.50 a thousand. This makes tho aver age prlco for all classes or logs $iu u thousand on Puget Sound. Tho new prices, which become effective at once, aro tho lowest in a year. Tho reduction was forced by cuts made In British Columbia, tho Gray's Harbor and Columbia districts. Tho effect of tho reduction in loggers' prices to tho mills will bo a cut In lumber. Tho lumber market has gono off badly and the logging mark to Is threatened with demoralization. ELLERBY MAKES BIG CATCH OF SALMON Jim Ellerby made a pretty good catch Thursday morning, tho total being 44. Ho was fishing near tho mouth of tho bay and had tho mis fortune to lose about 80 fathoms of lead lino which left him only 40 fath oms, otherwlso ho believes ho would have doubled tho catch. Knowing tho favorite grounds for tho salmon Is among tho rocks ho takes moro chances than most flshermon with tho above result. Try a Times Want ad, and bo sure. Dormant Matter Comes to Life and Will Be Pushed by Committee. LOCAL TALENT Plans on Foot for Adding to Fund Muslcale and Heading First. Last winter tho Library Associa tion, after a hard struggle to estab llsn a free library in Marshfield, went to sleep expecting to awake only when tho sounds of activity should indicate that the spirit of Progress was awake, too. At that time it looked as if Hip Van Winkle, who had just emerged from a twenty year sleep would again fall Into an other spell of slumber. It was sur prising how easily everything wont to sleep from sheer habit and how soundly it slept. Hotels which stood in high places, locomotives which sped on twin city traces, great fac tories and beautiful paved streets all went to sleep with tho library. Un expectedly and magnificently came the Smith mill. Then tho deafening noise of many pile drivers filled tho air with the prophecies of great buildings. Then the hotel woke up and decided to rise and people rubbed their drowsy eyes and saw that they lived in a world of apples and a land flowing with milk and money. Everybody Is wide awako now and so yesterday the Library Ascociation decided to wake up, too. The members of tho committee having in chargo tho work of es tablishing n creditable public li brary in Marshfield met and dis cussed ways and means. Thoy con cluded to commence an active cam paign for tho purpose of gotttlng tho necessary funds wherewith to pro vide free and healthy reading for the public. They will rely for their success on tho growing public spirit of Marshfield and tho factj that tho purpose thoy have In vlow Is ono of merit. Their present plan Is to In vito tho co-operation of 'all who be lieve In a public library for Marsh field In the effort to contribute their activities and talents to an enter tainment or a series of entertain ments to bo given during tho winter for the purpose of obtaining m'onoyi to bo added to tho fund already sub- V scribed by citizens. The amount sub- scribed is $1500 and it Ib believed that with the new spirit of progress which has come to Marshfield, It will bo posslblo to add other subscriptions and to also make tho entertainments a great success financially. The first entertainment to bo given in this line is to bo a combined reading and muslcale, and thoy aro fortunate In having secured exceptionally good talent for the reading and hope to enlist somo of tho flno musical tal ent known to bo In tho city to aid. It Is believed tho ontortalnmont can be mado an event In an Intellectual way and that all citizens of Marsh field who have any Interest In pro gress at all will help by seeing that the tickets aro sold. The program and names of those who aro to take part will bo published later. MARSHFIELD JAPANESE DIES OF APPENDICITIS Frank Hlrota, a Japaneso who had been In Marshfield for about three years, was taken ill last week with appendicitis. His case was an ag gravated ono and his physicans ad vised an operation last Friday and Saturday. Hlrota objected to the operation and It was not until Mon day that the physicians, Drs. Mlngui and Straw, could prevail upon hlra to submit to It. Thoy operated on Mon day, but tho victim had put the mat ter off too long and ho died on Wed nesday morning. Tho funeral was held In tho afternoon and tho body was burled in tho Odd Follows cem etery. The burial and funeral was attended by tho local Japaneso of Marshfield. ILLNESS TAKES TWO CHILDREN TO GRAVE An unusually sovero illness attack ed tho children of Mr. and Mrs. Skpgen, who lately built a homo ia Plat A North Bend. Tho complaint was diagnosed as summer romplalnt. Mr. and Mrs. Skogon had three children, all of whom worn 111. The youngest, bIx months of ago, and the oldest, threo yoars, both died within forty-eight hours after they were taken sick. Tho other child recov ered. Thoro Is much sympathy ex pressed for tho family In their dire bereavement. HUNTERS WILL GO FOR WEEK'S TRIP Hlllis Short, Frank Hague and Hank Wolls will leave early this morning for the Tioga couutry whero thoy will spend soveral days, por haps weeks, as they go away with tho determination of bringing back an elk, and intend to stay until they gee ono. .!