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"W1"!, W"?l,''"tt'T,' ft: n fir THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1907. . 1 Wft.-ranVfc'ilt-2 Britain's Richest Peer In Scandal Th Myers Store North Bend, Oregon f- f - I" mtf jr f ii, "! e$l 5M ie 4 v ; . c' -i 11 tcnso P tho er tI"V Ifreatj led, . lfmeth Iftliey 6rt in': Ic'xtenj lortnkj Kneces Ito for latriot Iwhnfli tv I-nianj Ml, t If may, jods, ? lontintj ;MtO Utlc nn hatical, Boss ca nir to t wurer il lavor I' SP I'lCH KWall gaicovo nccs. tea a tc jfor the got a si Is a mai ed In 1 algner 1 London, Nov. 30. Smart society Is looking eagerly forward to the most highly spiced feast of scandal which tho law courts have spread before It JCor a long time. Mrs. Atherton's breach of promise suit against the Hon. John Reginald Yarde-Buller is scheduled for an early trial. Both the plaintiff and defendant have reached that advanced stage of social decomposition when they no longer have any reputations left to lose. It is the fact that tho young 3uko of Westminister, the richest peer in the United Kingdom, is to be lirought into tho caso as a witness "which imparts such a rare season ing to the banquet. For the duko Is to be put on the rack to draw from liini the story of his relations with the beautiful woman who now claims -"$100,000 for the damage done to her affections by the Hon. John. Mrs. Atherton is tho divorced wife of Col. Thomas James Atherton. He obtained a divorce from her last .year. The evidenco was brief and conclusive. There was no defense Tho Hon. John, who is tho son and heir of Lord Churston, was the cor respondent. Not long ago, it will be remembered, public announcement was made of his marriage to Miss Densio Orme, a pretty actress. It faad previously ben kept secret for xiearly six months. People wondered why. Mrs. Atherton's breach of promise suit furnishes the key to that mystery. Hoy's Escapade. Tho story of how the duke became mixed up with Mrs. Atherton goes back much further. In 1900 when he had barely attained his majority, the duke, with many other plucky scions of the arictocracy,, went to South Africa to help fight the Boers. At that time Col. Atherton was there, with him was his wife. Her "af faires" were even then notorious and were much discussed In army circles. As soon as the richest peer in the United Kingdom came within range of her she set out to capture him. Sho was an experienced woman of the world, who, to rare personal charm, added extraordinary skill in the art of fascination. He was well what most lads are at one-and-twenty "He had a sweetheart at home. Miss Shelagh Cornwallis West, a pretty and charming girl. They had been rplnymates in childhood and lovers Ibeforo they entered their teens. Had Shelagh been there sho might Save saved him from the older wom an. Mrs. Atherton know of tho en gagement. That knowledge merely prompted her to take tho fullest pos sible advantage of the clear field which tho girl's absence afforded her. She broke with all her other admirers and devoted herself exclusively to the young duke. He lost his head completely and threw discreetion to Jthe winds. One night they eloped, iiotwithstanding that there was a luattle to he fought tho next day. Had ho not been a duko his neglect fto obtain leave of absence might have entailed serious consequences. "Tim Girl He Left Behind Him." "Meanwhile Shelagh, at home, was bavins a bad timo of it, for of course there were kind friends who told her all about tho duke's ontanglement with Mrs. Atherton. Sho declared she would never speak to him again; sintl as for over marrying him, that waa impossible. Ho had broken her Sieart and bIio would nover marry anybody. Her mother took a differ ent view of tho matter. Dukes, es pecially rich dukes, wero not to bo Ipiclied up ovory day. Sho set her self to spoil Mrs. Atherton's game. Hor first inovo was to seek an in terview with tho king, who at that time was still Princo of Wales. As a iresult tho duko was summoned from South Africa. As soon ns his ship reached Southampton ono of tho princo's equerries seized upon him and escorted him to Marlborough house, London, the residence of the Princo of Wales. There tho princo talked to him as an elderly man of tho world, wise and kindly, and not without experience in tho ways of tho Mrs. Atherton type of slrenes might bo expected to talk to a foolish youth who had got himself into a mess with a married woman. Tho gist of what ho told tho duko was that he should break with Mrs. Ath erton, pay her whatever price she de manded to keep quiet, and marry Shelagh speedily. Determined American Mother. When the duke reached his hotel after his interview with tho Princo of Wales, he found Mrs. Cornwallis West waiting for him. That clever woman did not intend that he should have any timo to recover from tho dressing down given him by the Princo of Wales before sho tackled him. There was a scene, but the up shot of it was the duke promised her if Shelagh would forgive him he would marry her within three weeks. The next thing to be accomplished "was the squaring" of Mrs. Atherton. That wily woman had no intention of letting such a rich prize slip through her Angers without making a fight for her share of the prize money at least. She had followed the duko home in the next ship that sailed from South Africa. The duke refused to seo her and referred her to his solicitors for tho ENGLISH PEER 2 settlement of any question of dam ages sho might raise. She saw tho solicitors and assessed her damages at $250,000. Tho money was paid without a quibble, a fact which after wards caused her bitterly to regret that she had not asked for more. Back to Husband "With $250,000. With her ?250,000 Mrs. Atherton returned to her husband's "protec tion." It is said, and it is probably true, that he knew nothing of tho bargain she had driven with the duke. Mrs. Atherton, fascinating as ever, soon had hosts of admirers. But she had learned the value of discreetion and discrimination. At last, tho Hon. John came her way. As a prize ho didn't rank in the duke of Westminister's class. But timo was fleeting, and Mrs. Atherton realized that her charm would soon bo wan ing. So Mrs. Atherton decided that as tho future Lord Churston tho Hon. John was worth while. In a short timo she had him fast snared. Ho was a trifle over 30 at age at which a man is supposed to have ar rived at years of discretion and is entitled to no such lenient view of his conduct as tho young duko may have deserved. The "goings on" be tween tho Hon. John and Mrs. Ather ton wero so flagrant that Col. Ather ton soon became the laughing stock of his friends and acquaintances. They began to speak of him as "shady," and to hint that ho was par taking of his wife's spoils. Incensed at such remarks, ho was at last driv en to seek a vindication of his charac ter in tho divorce courts with tho re sult already told. Unfortunately for tho Duko of Westminister ho is tho Hon. John's trump card in the game that is to bo played in tho law courts. His story Is to bo wrung from him to prove that Mrs. Atherton is a sordid ad venturess and not entitled to any damages at all. It is rough on the duko that after paying $250,000 to get tho scandal hushed up ho should bo forced to make It public himself. But tho stern moralist and his ally, Mrs. Grundy, will say it serves him just right. Ho and Shelagh have been happy since their marriage, and have two lovely children a boy and a girl. 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A beautiful Christ mas present The supply of these goods fs limited, so order at once. JAS II. HHOWN & CO., 50 and W Fifth M c, Dept. 1, Chicago TheCB.,R.&E.R.R. and Navigation Co. TnB O. B., R. & E. K. K. & N. CO. TIME TABLE. Subject to change without notice. No. 1. t. 0:00a.m, Lv. 0:4Ca.tM, Ar.l0:20a.m. Dally, ex. Sunday Marsh'd Junction Coquille Myrtle Pt No. 2. Ar.l2:30p.m Lv.ll:30a.m Lv.l0:45a.m Trains to and from Beaver Hill dally. W. l Miller, Agent. . U.R. SMITH, Agent For Charles A. Stevens CLOAK AND SUIT HOUSE CHICAGO Oar. Rtart & 11. St., MarShflcld & MYRTLE HANK. DAIRYING WAS THE PRINCIPAL THEME Otlicr Important MuUt-rs Discussed Last Nlnht jil Ri'Kiilar Mooting of Chamber of Commerce At tho Chamber of Commerco last might Mrs. Yoakam convinced tho tpcoplo of Murshflold that sho will crodltably represent Coos Bay at tho amaating of tho State Dairymen's As woolntltm in Portland next mouth. Judgo Sohlbredo nlso convinced tho anaetint that It is within tho power of the peoplo of Coos County to fcrliu; about tho consolidation of an lotrle lino hotwoon Coos Bay and ftlie Southern Pacific at llosoburg. A loll or from IIou, Frank Davey, of Slums, Harnoy county, who was or-aalior of tho lower houso of tho l&Sislaturo rovealed tho fact that tho reat Inland empire- of eastern Oro gna is rlpo for tho stato to tako tho bull by tho horns and build a rail WMd through tho uoeloctod district of Oregon with an outlet at Coos Bay. Mrs. Yoakam's address was to the point, touching upon conditions as they oxlst among tho dairymen, and gavo boiuo interesting statistics. Judgo Sohlbredo took occasion in his address to mention tho miserable mail sorvico Coos Bay peoplo aro put ting up with and tho urgent necessity of carrying to completion tho pro ject of an electric lino outlet to tho Southern Pacific. Ho also endorsed tho plan of Mr. Davoy to have tho stato bl-sected oast and west by a railroad built by tho stato. Mrs. Yoakum's address on "Dairy Interests of Coos County" and Mr. Davoy'B letter on a "Stato Railroad from Idaho to Deep Wator at Coos Bay," will appear in Sunday's issue of tho Times. What do you think of crashed rock for etret Improvement? We under stand Uio city engineer eoademaed It torn Km A very pretty Thanksgiving enter tainment was given by tho pupils of tho Myrtle Bank school on Wednes day, Nov. 27th. Tho school house was artistically decorated with evergreens, and largo vases filled with beautiful ferns. Miss Florence Rooko and Miss Joan Fitzgerald acted as ushers and programmes done in water colors, and representing miniature pump kins wero handed to tho visitors. Tho programme rendered was as follows: Song: "Hurrah for Thanksgiv ing" School. Recitation: "A Squirrel's Thanks giving" Florenco Simmons. Action Song: "Morning" Russol Church, Hannah and Kathleen Fitz gerald. Reading of first half of school pa por: "Myrtle Bank Progress" Law renco Russell. Song: "Hail tho Glad Thanksgiv ing" Eighth Grade. Recitation: "A Thankful Girl" Emma Fitzgerald. Reading of last half "Myrtle Bank Progress" By Florenco Rooko. Song: "Thanksgiving Hymn" Eighth Grade, Drama: "A Merry Thanksgiving" School. Song: "Thanksgiving Dinner" School. After tho entertalnmont dainty re freshments prepared by tho teacher Miss Landrith, wero served by two of tho girls, ono representing a Purl tan Maid and tho other an Indian Girl. Tho afternoon was enjoyed by all and the programme rondored ro flocta crdit on both the teacher and rviceaoie onoes ...! .- ..... ' W There is a satisfaction in buying shoes, to know that they are Rolng to give yon value lr-pnimi don't believe there arp ninny who expect more than this in shoos. But whon you ir0 in0 ' and pay a man $2.50 or $3.50 or $1.00 for a pair of shoes, you expect him to give you i S.rc tilll irl-i von O" Kl no 5l rtfl ! S I (111 iwikIIi nf itoin. A..M i-... ...... ..I..1.t I.. . "Ut ..... t,'" J"" V " v""" v" ....... . ........ ..ii,. j.t. mu iiftiil ill UUIIIfr S()i Xow, once in a while, oven in n Rood reliable inako of shoo, a poor piece of leather l slip ii the inspector's hands, nnd will result in a pair of hhoos that will not give satisfaction l i :D ........ ,,.i,i..... " - J .-.viuiiin. Our shoo sales for October this year, were mow than 100 per cent greater than for tho same i last j ear. The reason for this wo believe is the service, wo have given. Our ciiMomei's 1 jiMiiui. iiittb lit, liiia aiuiu iiiu.) villi wu-jiumi ii KiLillll llll'lt Jlllllll'J 1VU1 111 111 SHOOS. in iiuying iruui us you can no properly iiuou m any grnue oi snoe, nocauso wo curry lmco s( i Vim !'f ilm lies iimd'i'luls. rlu lipsr. ivm'kiiniiislihi. iiml t!u ln-vf if ,,,i. I.nii.... 1...1.' . SICks, -- , ,., ... ..... .,.., ... juiiKiiiciU. If you have been buying elsewhere, nnd have not boon .satisfied with the service given, glc us a Men s snoes. uenuinc uooayear weit, oaK tanneu soles, ual. or blucher styles. Vlcl box calf a gun metal leathers. Wide rango of lnsts. Worth $-1.50 pair, when compared ' (p -with similar values sold elsewhere. Our regular price is, pair xP5,jfl T7s4n f'r4 nlinnn In C? n nnntn a1 T) aV AMd-' Innln T7fjt 11 1 T ai-ln 1.1 .-? -- nuuicuo oiiuua in Quiuaia tiiiu ruiuia uiaio, v lui iviu. ..Ullliuu uui. illlU UlUCUCr 4H 0 m styles. Welt and turned soles. Military and Cuban heels .A great buy at, pair ?350 Men's genuine waterproof shoes. Black or tan chromo leather. Goodyear welts, A. Oak tanned soles. Wonderful values at, our regular prico of ?5.00, ?4.50 and V -P.vO TtT l r , -1 - .!, A, 1 A . . . . .. . tvuuieus linu Durusia suuus m viui, gun iuuiui auu paioni kiu. weit anu turned soles Concaro military, Cuban and French heels. Tho finest $4.00 shoes on tho market. j . "f Any widths from AA to EE. Pair, only '. $ft40Q TIT-., i r , .l. t. 1 1 in I 1. -. . .. ... . uuiiiiiua mu ouiusia uifn top uuuiue. j.-iucu. uoouyenr weit, soiiu oaK tanned tf" a soles. Finest and most popular high top shoo for women made. Waterproofed vpU,v)Q Children's Shoes hh&h Wear. In children's shoes, wo enn interest every father and mother in tlic Coos Bay country. la fact we believe wo have already interested fully one-half of tho heads of the homes in this district to the extent that we soil as many children's shoos as all other stores on Coos Bay combined. Almost every steamer into Coos Bay brings us from" five to twenty-five cases of children's shoes, ihlh m Knc a imriiiu iuoh oi me immense quantity we soil. But Ir our quality nnd prices were not right, wo certainly could not do this groat amount of business. Parents want shoes that give wrvice, anu uioy wnnt tnem at a price tliat is within their reach. It is our constant aim to com ply fully in both of those respects, and that wo aro "getting the business," is the best nttfstatlon tliat wo Ho. If you have not been buying children's shoos of us heretofore, money nnd axtra worry, if you will do so from now on. wo can save yon i S In hosiery for men, we have several very special numbers we would like to have you gho a trial. The qualities aro decidedly convincing. If you buy any of the following numbers once, wo nro satis fled you will buy your shoes of us hereafter, so extraordinary aro the wearing qualities. Men's medium heavy black cotton hose. Reinforced heels and toes. A wonderful 1 P wearer. Also have tho same hose in tan. Pair 1 JC Men's black Maco cotton hose, with white feet. Double reinforced heels and toes. Tho most pract- icui iveunuB sum on tne inarivei, ana notning eisowlicro will compare with it for f less than 35c. Give this number a trial at our regular price of, pair jC Men's black and tan wool hose. Natural color toes and heels. Excellent wearers. je. A great value at our price of ,pair JjC Boys' Knee PcanLs This week we have received that consignment of boys' pants for which wo havo been looking. They are Indeed splendid values, well made In every respect. All aro double sowed with reinforced linen tape seams, and strong elastic waist bands. The materials aro dark brown corduroy, finished and unfinished worsteds and fine serges. They com0 in good patterns and 1 AA aro resanoably priced at from 35c the pair, to j) 1 vU Ladies' Kimonas new Our kimono- department has been enlnrged and beautified this week by tho arrival of a shipment. It now sliows tho most exquisite assortment of houscwear wo havo ever offered. Among tho more elaborate designs aro liberty silks in dainty shades, nccordeon pleated, ond liand- somely trimmed with valencennes insertion and lace; and tho dainty Jap silks, in dainty floral nnd other Japanese designs. For the more particular wearer there are dainty long nnd short kimonas of cashmere, batiste, creponno and flannelette. Somo of these aro made up in Kmpiro effect; others with shirring around yoke nnd at waist,, while satin ribbon of harmonious sliado forms part of tho decoration of nunj oi mo moro urcssy ones. As stated before tho line is most complete, nnd a wide rango of designs, nnd colors Is at your command. Conio in and seo them. Tho prices range from .$155.00 to $1.00 Silk Petticoats Th0 expected shipment of silk petticoats for women has been received. Among the lot arc pinks, light and dark blues, rods, greens, tans, grays, lavenders, browns, black and assorted stripes and pla'd Aiiey nave (loop nccordeon pleated flounces with ruffles. Tho best grade of silk. . is used, and they are very reasonably priced at from $15.00 each to $6.50 Those rubberized satin raincoats aro also new arrivals. They wero sent to us by oiu- Mr. Morton to Now york, with advice Hint they aro just being shown by stores that cater to exclusive trade, and promise to bo very popular. Rubberized coats, of course, wore shown a year ago, but not in these styles. The ones wo are showing represent something entirely new in this line, and if you are t all interested, we wfcli yu would ask to seo the new rubberized raincoats. . Prices range from $!J0.O to". .$20.00 SORE THROAT TO COST SINGER HIGH Emma Eames Will Toso $1500 Through Illness Preventing Her Concerts. New York, Nov. 29 Sore throat, or laryngitis, will cost Emma Eames, Holnrlch Conrled's prima donna, just $1500. Because of this illness sho will bo unablo to appear at two con certs of tho Now York Symphony Or chestra tomorrow evening and Sun day afternoon in Carnegie Hall. Theso appearances wero to havo been among tho very few which tho recent wlfo of Julian Story had con sented to grant tho American public. In her placo will appear Josef Hof mnnn, who is admitted to bo ono of tho world's greatest piano players. Cook with Gas - - use - - Electric Power and Flatira The Coos Bay Gas Electric Co. TRY A WANT AD - Meow t KUftcrt. " frL