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VOL. II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVMBER 14, 1907.
No. 113.
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egraphs He Will Not Appear
Personally.
AFFIDAVIT IS SUBSTITUTED
ld.ims Trial Delajcd by Illness of
Marrow To Spokane for
Treatment.
Spokane, Nov. 13. A special to
this SpokesmanReview from Rath
drum says that progress in the trial
of Steve Adams was delayed this af
ternoon through the desire of Clar
ence Darrow to go to Spokane to'
Lave a specialist examine his ear.
Had the trial not been delayed the
b are would have finished its testi
mony in chief. During the after
noon James McParland testified that
l.e is an Irishman, and was ques
t'onid regarding the Mollie Maguires
and his connection with breaking up
that case. Coming down to the Ad
ams confession, McParland was ques
t.oned by Darrow regarding a state
ment made to Adams to induce him
to make a confession. He said he
had told Adams of characters re
d o-nod after having sinned. Dar-
. raid- "So you told him of Bible
1 - trs to insure his soul's safety
, ..J cf Ely the Bum, to Insure him
i-. bod would bo safe?" quirled
Darrow.
I told him the state most always
helped the man who acted fairly
with it."
William B. Chandler, who was
with a fishing party about the time
of tho Tyler killing in the Marble
Creek district, and who has fled to
Butte, fearing to meet foul play if
he should testify against Adams, has
notified tho prosecution by telegraph
that ho will not come back to testify.
Tils testimony taken at Wallace was
introduced through an affidavit.
Chandler's testimony , supports the
contention that Adams was in the
Marble Creek country at the tlmo the
crime was committed.
COOS BAY BANKS
LIMIT WITHDRAWALS
Temporary Arrangements Made for
1'iotection of Business Interests
and to Keep Money at Home.
The Coos Bay banks, having en
joyed a continuation of the confi
dence of their patrons, have up to
this time refrained from taking ad
vantage of the Governor's holiday
proclamations or to adopt the course
taken by the otuer banks of the state
in restricting withdrawals to from
$5 to $25 per week to any one de
positor, but at a meeting held last
evening it was decided to Impose a
restriction of $25 withdrawal per
week to any one depositor. This
course was taken to protect the gen
eral business lnterests"of the com
munity and on account of tho action
of tho banks In New York, San Fran
cisco, Portland and other points re
fusing to permit withdrawals of the
money deposited with them and to
prevent the money now deposited in
the banks of the county from being
withdrawn to other localities.
Drafts will be issued on New York,
San Francisco, Portland and other
points as usual.
Cash deposits hereafter made will
be permitted to be withdrawn in cash
in any amounts desired by the depos
itor to the extent of such deposits.
Checks and drafts on points out
side of the county will be taken for
collection only, and paid in exchange
when collected.
These rules to take effect on and
after this date and to remain in
force until further notice. ,
Flanagan & Bennett Bank,
First National Bank,
Bank of Oregon,
First Trust & Savings Bank.
Two Launches Building.
The Holland boat building house
has two 35 foot gasoline. launches
under construction. The launches
are being built for use on Coos Bay
ard when finished will add greatly
to the excellence of bay craft. They
will have engines of 12 horso power.
Times Want Ads Bring Results.
FILIPIHOSGIVE
Remarkable Demonstration at
His Departure From
Manila.
NATIVES HAUL CARRIAGE
Secretary Notes a Wonderful Im
provement in Island Con
ditions. Manila, Nov. 13. The departure
of Secretary of War Taft from this
, city on the cruiser Rainbow for
'Vladivostok today was attended by
i
a romarkable demonstration upon
the part of the Filipinos. Tho horses
I were withdrawn from the carriage
I In which Mr. and Mrs. Taft were
seated, and It was pulled by Manila
I schoolboys through cheering crowds
of citizens. '
Taft started from the residence of
Governor-General Smith at 8 o'clock
this morning. He reviewed the long
military, civic and school parade on
the Luneta at 9'clock, making a
brief address, In which he thanked
the people for the reception, praised
the course of the assembly, and ex
pressed his confidence In the future
of tho Islands.
Taft and party embarked at 11:30
a. m. and sailed at 11:50 a. m., the
launch on which they were being
escorted down the bay by a flotilla
of harbor launches with military and
civls officials on board, to the Rain
bow, where the last good-byes were
said. Taft and party expect to arrive
at Vladivostok on November 18th,
and to leave on their trans-Siberian
journey on November 19th. All of
the party were In the best of health.
In an interview before his depart
ure Tatt said: "I feel deeply grate
ful for the reception and entertain
ment given mo by the people of the
Philippines. It far exceeds In Its
warmth and sponatanelty anything I
expected, and I cannot sufficiently
express my gratitude and satlsfac-
"The condition of affairs in the
Philippine government Is most sat
isfactory, and, taken throughout, the
progress made during the past two
years is remarkable. From the first
I had full confidence In the legislative
assembly, a confldenc ewhlch has
been justified by Its actions. So far
it has taken a conservative ground,
and I have no doubt it will continue
its useful, patriotic and diligent
course. I have yet to see or hear a
single member who does not appar
ently feel a full sense of his duties
toward his constituents and country,
and I am sure that I conservatism
rather than radicalism will continue
to mark the official conduct of this
body.
"I leave the Philippines with re
newed confidence In tho'future of the
Islands. What I have seen and heard
on this trip has confirmed my opinion
on the subject which I haa previously
formed, and have frequently ex
pressed." Three commissioners of the Chi
nese government who are Investigat
ing the economic conditions of the
Chinese residents in the Philippines,
arrived here this morning and visited
Taft on. board the Rainbow a few
minutes before she sailed, under es
cort of two other cruisers. The Chi
nese commissioners will continue
their tour of the orient and will re
port their Investigations to tho gov
ernment at Peking. They will re
main In Manila a week or ten days.
Houses Will Bo Numbered.
M. A. Sweetman and Mr. Sand
berg, who are working on a scheme
of house numbering and re-namlng
streets, say they have a plan under
contlderation which they believe
when properly worked out will bo
satisfactory to all concerned. These
men are a committee from the
Chamber of Commerce and the re
port will have to be submitted to
the Chamber and also to the Council
for approval. They hope to have
the report ready within 30 days.
foa T(o Rough for Tug.
The tug Hunter, which came down,
from the Umpqua for freight, was
unable to get out over the bar on
Tuesday, and tied up at Empire for
more favorable weather.
TIMES WILL HAVE
The Coos Bay Times has in con -
tomn1.lt.lnii n nln,,n nnntf W1,IM, ivlll
be announced shortly. This con-
test will be interesting to every per-
son In the county and it will pay you
REPORT WAS ERRONEOUS
Ship Rock, New Mexico, Nov.
13. Superintendent Shelton,
of the Ute agency of this place,
positively denies the report sent
out from Durango, that another
battle took place yesterday be-
tween the Utes and the federal
troops. Shelton further states
that all dissatisfied Utes are now
mnder arrest and no further
trouble Is expected.
CRITICS OF NAVY
ANSWERED BY ARMY
Last Stage Is Reached in the Long
Controversy on
Gunnery.
Washington, Nov. 13. At length
the reply of the War Department to
the strictures by Commander Sims
in his report to the President on the
system of gun fire and target prac-
tlce is complete and reposes on the
desk of the chief of staff, Major-General
Bell. The second section of tho
report ls devoted to some rather cut
ting criticisms of the naval system
of target practice, which Commander
Sims held up as so superior to that
In use In ?the Army that It ought to
be adopted by the coast defense.
Just what tho criticisms are cannot
be stated, because the President
thinks public discussion of the target
practice controversy has gone far
enough, and consequently the report
will probably not be given to the
public, t is understood, however,
that tho Army maintains that tho
naval system is ono which the Army
tried out and discarded years ago,
and that notwithstanding the favor
able results gained under prrfpltlous
circumstances, the Navy would find
the spotting system defective under
service conditions and especially in
foggy or stormy weather.
The Army is also disposed to look
askance at the proposal that it use
a material target instead of a hypo
thetical one for target practice. "If
anyone will make one we can use,"
said a well-known officer, we will
use It; but It must be the size of a
battleship and capable of being
towed at a rapid pace over the
course. We simply could not see the
target used by the Navy at the dis
tances wo shoot at 5000 to 12,000
yards.
HEARD GOLD CLINK
IN BURKHART'S BOX
Young AVoiiiim Says Case Was So
Heavy Two Men Could. Not
Carry.
Portland, Or., Nov. 13. A myster
ious strong box, the property of T.
T. Burkhart, now resting In the vault
of the Title Guarantee & Trust com
pany partially filled with old papers
but supposed to have been taken In
to the basement of the building
clinking with a load of coin, Is on
grossing the attention of the district
attorney's office and causing Mr.
Burkhart to make explanations,
A short'Tlme after the failure of
the bank a young woman stenog
rapher whose name the district at
torney has not yet ascertained told a
story of having seen Mr. Burkhart
and the janitor of tho Commercial
building lugging a heavy box into the
basement. According to the story
told by the girl, the box was so
heavy that the two men could "not
carry It, but had to let it bump from
step to step. As It bumped, so the
girl says, It gave forth golden chinks
and clinks as though stuffed with
coin.
This story was told to the district
attorney and this morning Deputy
Bert Haney made a search for the
box, finding It In the basement. In
side Mr. Ha,ney found a number of
old papers of no Intrinsic value. The
box was then sealed and is being
kept for further investigation.
Mr. Burkhart, In explaining the
matter, says he removed the box to
the basement but that It at no time
pontnlnfd nthnr than w"t wni fniw'
In It lv tn dputy dHtrlct nttompv
". pimtts thnt he prhr'is l!d n fool
ish thing In taking the box out of ti
vault, but contends that his action
was without blame other than that.
PIANO CONTEST
1 to watch for the details of the coming
0V"Ut- The aer ls SOlng to glVC
nu'nv n f n ulntm n 1 1
of course
. "HJ . 1W JJIlWtW, M4
somebody will get it. The plans are
j neariy completed and will soon be
' ready for .publication.
JAPS AUK SATISFIED
" Ottawa, Nov. 13. A report
from W. L. Mackenzie King to
the secretary of state says that
final adjustment has been made
of all damages claimed by Van-
couver Japanese In connection
with the September riots. King
awarded damages totaling
nearly $11,000. The total asked
for was 13,500.
MEN SEEK SHORTER
' WORKING DAYS
Coal Miners Theaten to Strike Unless
Demands Are
Granted.
Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 13. Two
hundred miners employed In tho
Wllkeson coal mines are expected to
strike Monday. According to the
present plans the strikers will march
J to the Carbonado mines that night
and endeavor to enlist the 400 men
there and have them join the strike,
thus tying up both the mines and
seriously crippling the coal supply of
Tacoma and San Francisco, where
the largest part of their output Is
shipped.
The men demand concessions to
the union and a readjustment of tho
time so as to give them a shorter
day. At present they work eight
hours, the time starting when they
reach their work. They demand
that tho time shall start when they
enter the mine shaft and stop when
they come out. Under the present
arrangement, the men claim, they
are frequently in the mines 12 hours
in order to put in eight hours of
work. i
The company absolutely refuses
tho demands.
"We will simply close up the
mine," said Henry Hewitt, Jr., today.
"We will never submit to the de
mands. The cheapest laborers about
the mine, are getting at least $2.50
a day, and the miners get for day
work $3. GO and on piece work, which
most of them do, they get from $4
to $5 a day."
The Wllkeson mines have, a dally
output of 800 tons and the Carbo
nado mines 1600 tons.
GOVERNOR HUGHES
APPOINTS COMMITTEE
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 13. Governor
Hughes has appointed seven promin
ent trust company official? of New
York, as a committee to collect facts,
receive suggestions and express their
views with reference to changes
deemed advisable In the laws of the
state affecting the conduct; of busi
ness and supervision of banks and
trust companies. The governor asks
this committee to serve voluntarily
and it is believed all the men named
will serve.
Pacific Conininiulery Instituted.
Pacific Commandery Knights
Templar was instituted last evening,
at the headquarters of tho order In
the Masonic Temple. Eminent
Grand Commander Frank J. Miller,
of Albany, was present and per
formed tho work of instituting the
commandery. Tho commandery had
been working under a special dis
pensation since Its organization,
some months ago, but now It Is
an order in full standing and with
all the rights and privileges of a
commandery. Officers who had been
elected upon organization of the or
der here were Installed last evening.
Following the Institution a banquet
was served and this was enjoyed
greatly by the members.
Big Launch for Emll Peterson.
Max TImmerman has in process of
construction a 44-foot gasolene boat
for Emll Peterson, which the owner
will use on the bay for charter work.
The launch has a ten-foot beam and
will have 20 horsepower engines.
Will Visit in San Francisco.
"v. Toll" MfrchnW and hh mothpr,
,Tr". Merohpnt, lpft Marshfleld on
Tiieilsv for Snn Francisco. Thy
t cw'nni, rnd will make avlalt
with San Francisco friends before re
turning to Coos Bay.
1 1 ! I s I ft! n V
.LLyiluii Uni
Little Interest Manifested in
Municipal Election of De
cember 3rd.
CANDIDATES IN HIDING
Tho Amendments to Charter Up for
Decision Straw Made Good
Official.
Contrary to tho usual when a mu
nicipal campaign ls approaching,
there seems to be no "Political pot
boiling;" In fact, the situation Is de
cidedly on the mortuary order. No
bod says a word about tho coming
election, and If you question people
respecting It, few express any knowl
edge of such an event being on tho
bills. The custom followed in
Mai-bhfield of having a general cau
cus for nomination of candidates
eliminates much of the excitement
and furore of tho municipal cam
paign and leaves a better taste in tho
mouths of tho politicians and voters
when tho campaign is ended and the
officials are elected, it ls held to be
a wise provision, since it has many
advantages over a wild, vindictive
campaign where politics is put up
to the voters as a candidate's chief
recomemndation for being elected.
A non-polltlcal campaign has tho ef
fect, usually, of securing better men
for administration of city affairs and
keeps alive that necessary feeling
of brotherly lovo which should pre
vail in all communities, which ar? in
the progressive stage and wish to ob
tain the best results from a city elec
tion and from tho officials after they
are inducted into office. In a non
political campaign there are tow sore
places to nurse when the fray Is over
and business may proceed forthwith
with a feeling that there Is to be no
cheap criticism and backbiting.
And so it seems in Marshfield to
be a common understanding that a
general caucus for nomination of
candidates is tho best method of
procedure. The caucus is called for
the evening of November 19, In tho
Odd Fellows' hall, and everybody
will have an opportunity to attend
ami have a voice in selecting candi
dates for mayor, recorder and two
councilmen.
Who are the candidates? This is
the question which will Interest the
voter when he comes down to a
realization that an election is going
to be held. No one has heard much
mention as yet a3 to what men are
willing to sacrifice themselves as
martyrs in the cause of municipal
government. E. E. Straw is the pres
ent mayor, and if you butt around
tho street and ask the people what
they think of his administration you
will learn that they very generally
consider he has made a good official.
His astonishing candidness and out
spoken manner, in the minds of
most people, are virtues which sot
well on a man who is to administer
city affairs. Those you question re
garding the mayoralty, in a majority
of cases, will say they like a man
with ideas and who will insist on
enforcing them. No one will say he
admires a "Hedger." J. M. Upton,
tho present recorder, seems to have
pleased the voters, since he has held
the office for soveral years. His
knowledge of legal procedure and
genoral law fit him well for tho
position.
The two retiring councilmen,
Messrs. Matson and Clausen, wero
appointed to fill vacancies caused by
tho resignation of W. U. Douglas
and F. P. Norton. Both men are
equipped with careful judgment and
have been earnest workers in the
few months they have served for
the best Interests of the city. They
are considered good men for the
positions, If the general belief is ac
cepted. There is a rumor about town that
Ira S. Smith has aspirations for
dodging tho mental brickbats a coun
cilman must evade, but a search for
him was unavklllng, and it may bo
his friends are trying to get him
into trouble.
There are two amendments to tho
"I'y charter to be votod upon at the
Jlcc'lpu of December 3, and these
phould bo' kept In mind by tho voter.
It Is proposed to extend tho city lim
its on the north, east and south sides
of the city, the lines of which pro-
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UP Fi TRIAL
President of Defunct Chicago
Bank Will Face Grave
Charges.
SOLD WATERED STOCKS
Examiner Knew Condition of Affairs
Tho Years Before Institution
Was Closed.
Chicago, Nov. 13. The trial of
John R. Walsh, ex-presldent of the
Chicago National Bank, on a charge
of misuse of tho funds of that Insti
tution, was formally opened today.
Tho jury was completed shortly af
ter noon and Assistant District At
torney Dobyns commenced tho pre
liminary statement in behalf of the
state. In brief, according to Dobyns'
statement of tho case, the following
Is charged against- Walsh: That
watered stock to tho amount of $25,
000,000 to $30,000,000 would be Is
sued. Walsh, through his employes,
would vote this stock to himself. He
then would sell tho stock to the
bank, taking the money to build up
his private enterprises. All tho stock
sold by Walsh was practically value
less. It was the practice of Walsh
to mako loans to one of his com
panies and then sell the bonds of
that company to the bank. These
bonds were practically worthless.
Dobyns says In 1903 Walsh was told
by the bank examiner that the Chi
cago National Bank was being load
ed with securities of Walsh's private
enterprises. The examiner ordered
him to take the securities' out and
Walsh promised to. In 1904 tho
bank was found In tho same condl
tlon. The warning was repeated
and Walsh again promised to remove
the securities. Another examination
showed tho bank In worse condition
than ever, and It was then ordered
closed.
CONFIDENT OF BENEFITS FROM
' TAFT'S TRIP TO ISLANDS.
Former Rebel Leader Pleased nt
What War Secretary Has Done
for tho Philippines.
Manila, Nov. 13, A feature of
the visit of Secretary of War'Taft to
Manila was tho presence of Aguln
aldo at several of the functions, for
the first time since his capture. Dis
cussing tho visit of Mr. Taft to Ma
nila with a representative of the As
sociated Press, he said:
"It is my belief that tho benefits
to follow the visit, to tho people of
the Philippines, will bo greater than,
they can reckon at the present tlmo.
I am at present unable to form an
opinion, offhand, of tho advantages,
but I am confident that it has done
good. The Inauguration of the as
sembly has gone a long way to ce
ment the friendship of tho Philip
pines with the people of the United
States. It is tho fulfillment of a
solemn promise, which many ex
pected would not bo fulfilled. Tho
secretary of war did not bring in
dependence for many people In his
pocket, but he brought tho means of
attaining it. Ho told us how wo can
get it. Tho Filipinos are thankful
for the Infotmatlon, and pleased at
what tho secretary has Jone, especi
ally In the Interests of education and
agriculture."
CONFESSED MURDERERS (
RELEASED ON BAIL
Durango, Nov. 13. William
Mason and Joseph Vander-
welde, who have confessed to
shooting Secret Sorvlco Agent
Walker, some days ago, were re-
leased from jail today on $20,-
000 bonds each,
posal will be given In a future issue
of this paper, Another amendment
embodies tho proposal of increasing
the limit of Indebtedness, which is
now $25,000, to an amount whlcj
will give tho city oflfclals more fre
dom in their efforts to Improve the
streets and obtain other necessarj
city conveniences,
i
.