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iittefi SUNDAY EDITION member of associated press. VOL. II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1907. No. 74. LIFE Hi 10 $ mmimrn nnrn M cms S. Richmond, Late of Falke, California, Takes His Own Life. HEAD TORN IN SHREDS Suicide Used Shotgun For Deed Family Troubles Bnid To Bo Responsible. A gunshot! A groan, ana another life passed to the unknown yesterday afternoon shortly after five o'clock. Death was Instantaneous, and a soul heavy with sorrows and care found release. The body fell to the floor In a room In the Central Hotel and was still there at 8:30, three hours afterwards, the floor covered with blood, the eyes still open, and the gaping wound and morbid scene a free show for the curious. It was suicide. S. Richmond, of Falke, California, came to Marsh field and took a room at tho Central Hotel on tho 16th of September. Ho drove up the coast in company with James T. Lane, a friend of some years' standing. Mr. Lane after wards parted company with him and went back to Port Orford where his parents reside. E. A. Lindberg, now a resident of Marshfield and a half brother of Lane, was well acquainted with Rich mond, and his knowledge of the de ceased and hi3 troubles were told to a Times representative. Richmond was a man something over 50 years of age, probably 51 or 52, and had been a 'osidont of Falko for nine years, so far as Lindberg is Informed. Ho had been married In. early life and had a fam ily. His wife had, died, and eight years ago he married a woman at Falke. This marriage for a time was happy, but Richmond's habits finally caused an estrangement and the wife went to her home In Eureka. He had been a periodical drinker before tho desertion, and afterwards seemed to care nothing for what the world of fered and drank from time to time to excess. Since coming to Marshfield, where ho balipved ho could get away from tho companions and surrunod ings of htu old home, and with a hope of quitting drink, he failed and had been drinking heavily. He was a carpenter and had tools with him, but had not done a day's work since he came. He was well supplied with money on reaching here, and Lind berg knew of his having nearly five hundred dollars. Of this the officers found over a hundred, so It Is not be lieved the suicide resulted from and feeling of poverty, but rather from brooding over his family troubles and his inability to bring about a reconciliation. Richmond had often talked to Lane and to Lindberg as well, respecting his home troubles, and Lindberg says ho was always sorrowing be causo he could not live the life that would please his wife. At one tlmo he told Lindberg ho would some day end it all, and yesterday's event shows he had contemplated the act. There was nobody with him when the shooting occurred, and tho exact manner of his taking off cannot bo told. There wero several persons In the lobby and hotel hallway, but tho gunshot came as a surprise. The arm with which the deceased killed himself was a shotgun. It appears from tho condition of tho wound that the gun was in close proximity to his face, since there are powder burns. But the result was so ghastly that little of the left side of the face was left and therefore the powder burns are scarcely noticeable Tho charge tore tho entire left side of the faco away, and the blood from the wound covered the floor. Physicians wero summoned imme diately, but there was no need for their services, since tho life had gone out in a moment. The deceased leaves a son, Wil liam Richmond, at Eureka. This son Is about 30 years of age. Mr. Lind berg has communicated with him and ' he will likely make arrangements for disposal of tho body. Coroner Mlngus Impanelled a jury and a verdict of suicide was re turned. The bodywas taken to tho Johnson undertaking rooms. Buy your grecerles at Bacchl's. EAST AND WEST TRYING TO AGREE St. Paul, Sept. 28. C. J. Lawrence, a member of tho Washington railroad commls- sion, is In St. Paul arranging for a conference of tho state railroad commissioners along the lines of tho Hill and Har- riman roads for the purpose of arriving ata uniform schedule or railroad rates. A call for such a meeting Is being sent out, but juit what tho call will ombraco Is not known. FIRE ORDINANCE WIDELY DISCUSSED Interested Parties Protest Against Erection of More Frame Build lugs Within Limit. The talk on tho street In regard to the fire ordinance which tho city council passed Wednesday evening was all In favor of the ordinance yesterday and it was frequently re marked that tho wisdom of Mr. C. A. Smith was much appreciated and that I1I3 speech at tho Chamber tend ed to reassure the doubting ones and to make themfeel that tho progress of the city was substantial. Still there was rather adverse criticism pabsed on the persistency of those who aie interested In tho frame building which is going up on tho corner of Broadway and C streets, next to the proposed hotel. One of tho principal members of the hotel committee said to a representative of Tho Times as follows: "Nobody doubts that gentleman is entitled to ask a good prlco for his lot next to the hotel and across the street from tho bank. Tho committee have of fered him $12,000 for his 50 feet by 100 which Is tho highest price so far offered for any real estate in Marsh field. He and his brother bought the same-property two or three years ago for ?2,000, and ho has recently given his brother $5,000 for the brother's Interest. So it can not bo considered that ho is either poor or is being ba,dly treated. This isjdaln enough when you consider what niado his 50 foot lot valuable. It wouldn't bo worth $12,000 if tho bank building and tho hotel weren't going to be built there. Now the bank building and the hotel will be endangered by tho frame building, and wo have offered a good price for the lot, and when we couldn't buy at that prlco wo offered to build a fireproof party wall if ho would par ticipate in tho expense. This was refused. Wo have albo offered to pay him what ho has paid out on plans and construction thus far and to buy his material. This he refuses. We think the city council should at tach an emergency clause to the fire ordinance and make It effective at once. Nobody is trying to Injure the gentleman, and although our action, not his, made his property valuable, we are not sorry to see him make a fair advance." GEORGE W. WILLIAMS LOCATES IN PORTLAND George Wallace Williams writes The Times from his office in the Mar quam building, Portland, requesting copies of papers containing articles contributed lately by him to this paper. It was quite surprising to Tho Times people to receive this word from Mr. Williams, coming from Portland, when as a matter of fact, It was presumed ho was still under tho caro of the superintendent of tho insane asylum at Salem. It will be recalled that Williams 'was committed In the county court not three months ago and ordered to the asylum. But he protested against tho proceedings as railroading him and mado a strenuous plea, all to no avail, however. There was little doubt, though, that ho was unbal anced to a startling degree when be fore tho county court. Ho has opened a law office and in connection Joes promoting In real estato and min ing. Those who knew him In Marsh field nnd on tho 'bay will be pleased to learn that ho has gained h!s equilibrium and will hope his troubles will not recur. M. 13. Conference's Big Fund. Portland, Sept. 2S. rTho Oregon Methodist conference tonight by a popular subscription raised an en dowment fund of $80,075 for tho Willamette university. Five sub scriptions of $10,000 each and large numbers of small contributions helped to creato tho fund. COOS BAY ii CM. GOAL Practical Assurance North western Is Headed for Coos Bay. THROUGH CENTRAL OREGON Surveying Parties Thick in Idaho To the Const ns Fast as Possible. (Oregon Journal.) High officials of the Chicago & Northwestern railway are credited with the statement that construction will bo Immediately pushed westward from Shoshone, Wyoming, and con tinued across the' Bitter Root di vide to St. Anthony. This is con firmation of the statement published months ago when the Northwestern's surveyors were ri'shlng lines through the lowest passes In that region. That tho road will be surveyed through central Oregon, and touch tidewater at both Coos Bay and Portland, Is now regarded as certain. Several years will be required to work out the Northwcstern's prob lem of reaching the coast from cen tral Wyoming. The distance to be traversed Is about 1,000 miles. The work has thus far proceeded slowly on account of tho Northwestern'? well known close traffic affiliation with the Union Pacific system. Railroad relationships have been changing rapidly in the last year or two, and tho far-seeing railroad men forseo that befoio long other trans continental lines must push through to the coast in order to keep within hailing distance of the growing traf fic. Tho coming In of tho Milwau kee, another close friend of the Ilarriman roads, will further change traffic conditions that have for so long been nicely balanced to suit ex-' isting combinations. REPORT CONFIRMED. Grent Activity Shown nt Northwcst ern's Headquarters in Idaho. (Boise, Ida., Sept. 28. Report that the Chicago & Northwestern railway company, -which has for some time been making surveys in southern Ida ho and western Wyoming, is soon to push on to the coast, seems well founded, judging from activities of representatives of the company in the sections mentioned. Tho Northwestern has for some time had surveying corps In tho vi cinity of Boise and St. Anthony. Re cently a representative was sent from this city to Investigate conditions and report thereon, which ho did and on the strength of his report the com pany's surveyors commenced to run a route between Boise and Nampa, evidently tho link In the proposed route from Lander or Shoshone, Wyoming, to tho coast. In this connection it Is possible that the Northwestern will take over that portion of the San Francisco, Idaho & Montana railroad now build ing from Caldwell to Snake river on tho west. At any rate there has been some talk of such a transaction. A dispatch from Shoshono says tho Northwestern will build west from that place Instead of Lander, the present terminus of tho yoad, as ori ginally Intended. One report Is In circulation to the effect that the line will be extended from Lander to Cpos Bay via St. An thony and Boise. Another report Is to the effect that Northwestern sur veyors aro 'working south of Yellow stone park and that the company has Invested extensively In real estate at St. Anthony. Tho company has options on some valuablo property In Boise and has opened an office hero. It is said that land which It proposes to pur chaso here will bo used for shops, do pot, etc. This route Is practically as sured If Indications count for any thing. Got In Wrong House. North Yakima, Sept. 28. E. Horn beck, n young man of good family from New York", was shot last night at Toppenish by Eugene Wlnlersteln. Hornbeck entered tho AVInlersteln homo surreptitiously. The men had been frlonds. Hornbeck'a visit was of a questionable purpose. COOS W WILL Vt K U $75,000 Corporation Will Be Organized for Building and Operating Dredger. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WORK Stock AVill Bo Sold to Any Desire It $25,000 On Ilnnd. Who The Coos Bay Dredging Committee held a meeting on the eTenlng of the 27th for the purpose of outlining a plan to take up Immediately the work of both public and private dredging on the Bay. Mr. C. A. Smith, J. E. Oren, E. O'Connell, Dr. Mlngus, James H. Flanagan, Henry Sengstacken, and W. U. Douglas wero present. Tho matter has been under discussion in its various phases for the past two years but owing to the bigness of the enterprise a definite plan has not heretofore been worked out. At this period in tho hlsiory of Coos Bay, when each Individual Is trying to discover some avenue or pursuit which he may engage in with profit, it would appear that tho business of dredging has been entire ly overlooked. It 13 well known that one of the important requirements of Coos Bay has been for a number of years, and Is now more so than ever, tho deepening, widening and re arranging of tho various channels within the Bay to meet tho demands of constantly Increasing shipping. All of these different matters were discussed by the committee and It was the unanimous conclusion of nil pres ent that a private (hedging enterprise for this purpose would be tho thick est method of dealing with the ques tion. It was, therefore, decided to proceed at once and organize a private corporation with a capitaliza tion of $75,000.00, with 7,500 shares at $10.00 each. The idea of placing tho par value of the stock at $10.00 being to allow oven tho smallest property holder on Coos Bay and people interested in Its development to have a share In this enterprise. It is not tho intention that the enter prise shall be foisted on the P 'bile as a charitable institution. With all the millions of yards of dirt to bo moved and hauled, it -will undoubted ly occupy a great many yean, there would seem to bo no question that this would be an enterprise In which there are big profits In store for the stockholders. About $25,000.00 at tho present tlmo has been pledged and it Is pre sumed that some person understand ing this particular line of business will desire to take a largo portion of tho stock and devote his whole time to the managing and, conducting tho affairs of the proposed company, and that It will bo necessary to ask tho people of Coos Bay to subscribe an additional $25,000.00 or $30,000.00 to tho amount already pledged. In order to complete the organization and present It in its proper form to tho public, tho committee will meet Monday night and complete its ar rangements. There Is a great deal of private work to be done Immediately and It is the purposo of tho commltteo to assist in bringing about the creation of a Harbor Commission, with taxing powers, so that the work of deepen ing and widening the various chan nels and Inlets of Coos Bay will bo kept up continuously and In a busi nesslike manner. With this Com mission created it will bo necessary to have a dredge on Coo.? Bay all of tho time, and It Is believed that a dredging Company -organised among tho local people, providing tho work for tho Commission If done as cheap ly and as well as an outside concern, would naturally have tho pieferenco. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS PRACTICE FOOTBALL Tho high school boys wero out for practice yesterday afternoon. It was real football weather and though there was little except light work, tho boys' clothing bore evidence of their earnestness In tho game. Bort DImmIck Is acting as coach for tho team, and says ho can round out a 'good aggregation before it Is tlmo for tterstamef zmmmximt' FIFTEEN" KILLED IX WRECK Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 28. Fifteen persons were killed this nfternoon when a Chicago & Wheeling express on the Balti more & Ohio ran into a frelcht train In the yards at Bcllalrc, Ohio. O . AUTOS WILL SOON FRIGHTEN SEALS First Car for Coos Bay Florence Run Leaves Portland'' Quick Time. Weary and travel-sore pilgrims to tho Coos Bay country, prlcV up your ears! The day of jumping, jolting jour neys vy stage Qver corauroy roads, or no roads at all, is over. Sofa pil lows can now be safely left at home. Tho automobile stage has Invaded the district, and, commencing this week, dally and possibly more fre quent trip3 will be mado quickly and comfortably along 40 miles of hard beach road between Florence and the Coos Bay district. Three Portland men Thomas Wolf, W. A. Andrews and D. M. Kemp left yesterday afternoon with a big seven passenger Bulck car, which will be installed on tho Florence-Coos run Immediately. Next month a larger car built especially for tho line will be operated and later a third car will bo put on, so that Newport and the Yaqulna dis trict will bo added to the daily route of tho automobile stages. No schedule of departure and ar rival has been adopted yet, as the trips will necessarily depend some what upon tho tide. It is planned to run the stages along tho beach at low tide, taking advantage of a nat ural road a3 fine as any race track in tho country and oqunl to tho fa mous Palm Beach racing course along the Florida shore. Tho roads into tho Coos Bay country have long been a source of norror to travelers, nnd It was only those who preferred tho jolting and tho possible danger of being mired for a week or so who went that way. Tho Southern Pacific Is building into the territory, but will not reach thero for two years, and tho great strides that the district has" mado In de velopment' tho past year navo neces sitated moio speedy and modern forms of conveyanco than tho old horse stage lines. Oregon Journal. WAS TRUSTEE FOR THE WEYERHAUSERS Geo. S. Long, of Tacoma, Held Land For Company to Ch eminent Competition. Boise, Sept. 28. Mention of Wey rhaeusers, owner of vast timber lands lri tho Noithwest was mado In tho trial of Senator Borah today for the first tlmo. This was when Geo. S. Long, of Tacoma, took tho stand and stated that by request from James T. Barber, of Eau Claire, Wis.,- he al lowed his namo to bo used, as a dum my trustee In the acquisition of Idaho timber lands. Ho produced a letter fiom Barber making a propo sition as follows: "Exigencies havo arlson which mako It advlsablo to pass title to certain lands In Idaho through some party entirely removed from the association with tho Barber Lumber Co." These circumstances being similar to thoso which mado It deslrablo to use my name in con nection with some of Weyerhaoiiber's Timber Co. property, I havo thero foro taken tho responsibility of di recting tho placing of title to certain lands in you." Long said ho had been a personal friend of tho Barbers for seventeen years. Ho received no compensation for his services as trustee; never saw any of tho deeds; did not employ Borah as counsel, and In fact, never met tho Senator until this year. Attorneys for tho defense asked Long whnt exigencies wero referred to by Borah. "I Biipposo," replied tho wit ness, "that they wero tho samo as arose In Washington when I was pur chasing property for tho Wyerhaou ser'a and when I used Barber's namo. If wo used Wyorhaouser's namo In any locality It always sent prices up and mado competition." Brewer Elected Mayor of London. London, Sopt. 28. Sir Charles Bell, Ex-Sheriff of tho City of Lon don, and head of a big browing com pany, was today elected Lord Mayor of London. ,. , . l DOWN AGAIN Jack (Twin) Sullivan Cleans Him Up in Nineteen Fast Rounds. ONLY FAIR CROWD OUT Australian Had Mado No Improve ment Since His Last Fight In San Francisco. San Francisco, Sept. 28. Austral ian Bill Squires, the heavy weight who came to this country with tho avowed intention of wresting tho championship of tho world from big Jim Jeffries, went down to defeat for tho second tlmo today when ho was practically knocked out by Jack; (Twin) Sullivan In the 19th round o a 25 round contest. Tho fight took placo In tho Mission Street arena and was witnessed by a fair sized crowd Squires showed very little Improve ment since his last appearance in the ring. Ho was strong, willing and game, but did not havo the skill to land his blows. Had Sulll,van been a first class man, ho would havo knocked tho Australian out early in Squires In tho face and on tho stomach all through tho 19 rounds. Several times ho had Squires groggy, but could not put him out. In tho 19tli round, tho Australian was bleeding and weak. Sullivan swung right and loft to tho jaw and Squires went down. Ho remained on the mat eight seconds nnd then staggered to his feet. Another punch to the jaw sent him down again, but he was not knocked out. Ho got up, but was promptly sent down again. Referee Billy Rocho then awarded the fight to Sullivan. CONGRESSMAN BELL FORESEES TROUBLE Tells Eastern People They Do Not Understand Oriental Troubles Of West. Now Haven, Sept. ,28. In the course of an address to tho local aerie of Eagle3 hero last night, Con giossman Bell, of California, national head of tho order, In speaking of racial conditions of the Pacific coast said: "Wo, on the Pacific coast, when we look upon the Ingress of tho Oriental, think we discover a war cloud. Wo will require common decency, tho decency required by law. Wo will not tolorato men who prey upon, weaker men, upon tho weakt aox, to triumph over us. We havo a raco In tho great West, a race full of American blood. Wo do not propose to settle down with any Asiatic, Chi nese or Japanese. Hero, you Hvo in peaco with Europo; thero wo look to tho Pacific. We do not know how to Interpret what Is coming over the Pacific; you do not know. Do not settlo down easily, my brother Eagles and say that wo should not heed. Tho middle classes will evidently havo to fight this battle as they have done in tho past. HOW IT FEELS-TO SLAY BIG GAiVIE Hank Wolls, tho least experienced of tho elk hunters who returned from tho Fall. Creek country on Friday, was seen by a Times reporter yester day and asked how It felt to shoot an, elk. Mr, Wells becamo rattled at once and tho reporter thought he had bo seized with an attack of palsy. Ills teeth chattered and ho had every appearance of ono about to con iw". Upon seeing tho uneasiness n was causing tho roportor, lit lv-caT uun self again, and explained taut In- 1 id been giving an imitation oi ...- uc tlons when drawing a bead on .ho oik. Married ut Co ull! Married, at Coqulllo, t S. 'tim ber 2Cth, by "Justice Holdon, T. J. Krlck nnd Mary Yoakam, both of Coos River. Thero wero a few friends present at tho marrlngo. The couple will resldo on Coos River Constantino Gets Llfo Sentence. Chicago, Sopt. 28. Frank J. Con stantino, convicted of tho murder o Mrs. Loulso Gentry, today was sen tenced to life Imprisonment. If I I '. PXer vw'i il