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VOL. II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1907.
Wo. 129
SWEPTTODEATH
FROM THE DECK
D. F. Pyott, Alliance Pass
enger Loses Life in Heavy
Seas.
DIES BEFORE WIFE'S EYES
Overdue Steamer Does Not
Reach Astoria Until Early
This Morning.
Assistance Was Offered Hut Declined
Owing to Inability to Agree ou
The Terms Accident Go"
lug Across liar.
PORTLAND, Dec. 3. The Alli
ance arrived In Astoria In tow of the
tug Tatoosh at 9.50 this morning.
D. F. Pyott of Coos Day is the name
of the passenger drowned while the
vessel was crossing the bar. Pyott
attempted to enter his stateroom and
swept overboard. His wife who was
standing in the stateroom was
knocked back andbadly hurt. The
Alliance lost its rudder, rudder post
and three blades of the propeller
crossing the Coos Bay bar.
Causo of Delay.
The following special telegram to
the Times was delayed and did not
reach Marshfleld until today. It ex
plains the occasion of the delay in
arrival in Astoria.
ASTORIA, Dec. 2. The steamer
Alliance, with rudder and part of her
post gone, and under a Jury steering
gear, is off the Columbia bar tonight,
Captain Olson having declined tow
and assistance offered him repeatedly
today, by Capt. Bailey, of Mio bar
tug Tatoosh.
Capt, Bailey offered to take off his
passengers, bu this was also de
clined. The Tatoosh having stood by
till sun down and 'then returned to
port. The- weather is rainy and
threatening outside and the bar is
rough. If the weather holds, the
Aliance is expected in the morning,
but anxiety is felt as to her chance of
crossing the bar successfully with a
Jury rudder.
Capt. Olson wanted a fixed prico
for the service tendered by Capt.
Bailey, bul; the latter protested that
he had no authority to quote terms
and proposed to leave it to the re
spective' owners of tho ships.
BANDON IN DARKNESS
Electric Lighting Plant Closes for a
Week To Mako Important Im
provements. BANDON, Dec. 3. The electric
lighting plant has closed down for a
week or until they can Install a con
veyor system to supply fuel from tho
Bandon Shingle Mill's slabpllo.
PROSPERITY
PORTLAND
Despite tho Panic All Records Are
Broken in November Shipments.
PORTLAND, Dec. 3. For tho first
time in the history of tho port tho
value of tho exports for a slnglo
month has exceeded $2,000,000, no
previous 30 days havlng approached
anywhere near those figures. In
other words November, 1907, has
broken the record of shipping from
tho Willamette river, setting a new
high-water mark which makes tho
showing of Its predecessors look
small in comparison. It attests moro
clearly than anything else could pos
sibly do tho growing importance of
Portland in the eyes of tho commerc
ial world.
In November,. 10 0C, tho value of
all exports from Portland was $888,
186, which means that tho commerce
from the Willamette river has al
most trebled in the' past 12 months.
At all events tho deep water traffic
for tho corresponding period last
year was only about a third of tho
proportions attained In tho past 30
days.
Have you noticed tho "Stylo and
Fit" of those Adler Raincoats, that
you can purchase at Planz's Clothing
store?
Sacchl Building 2nd and B streets.
BURGLARSWORK
IN NORTH BEND
Sherman Saloon Broken Into
Early This Morning and
Robbed.
NO CLUE TO THE THIEVES
Succeed in Getting Away With
Twenty Five Dollars "and
Prize Watch.
Enter Through Hear Window, Break
Open Slot Machine and Take
Money and a Few Bottles
of Wine.
.Sometime between the hours of
4:1G and 5:40 o'clock this morning
thieves entered the Sherman saloon
in North Bend, broke open the slot
machine, securing between $25.00
and $30.00, also a prize watch from
a punching board and a few bottles of.
claret wine.
The fact that the work was dohe so
cleverly and quickly Indicates that It
was no amateur. The proprietor of
the saloon, Joe Shira, closed the
place at 4:15 and went home. About
5:40 the day bartender, George Mur
phy, came on and on entering found
that some one had been busy. The
slot machine was broken and its con
tents gone; .also tho prize watch that
is given with a punching board game
and a few bottles of claret wine. It
was evident that the thelf or thieves,
were familiar with the working hours
and had to hurry to complete tho
work. An open window in the rear
jf tho saloon was evidence of tho
mode by which entrance was effected.
There i3 no clue to the thieves.
EAS1
MARSHFIELD
GROWING RAPIDLY
ScliocI Census Shows That It Is
Growing Like a Green Bay Tree
And Babies are Numerous.
East Marshfleld comes to the front
with the figures that It is no laggard
in the prosperity and progress race
now on at Coos Bay. The following
statistic of the school census confirm
Its right to bo considered as progres
sive as any section of Coos Bay:
November School Census.... 88
February School Census.... C2
Total increase 2C
In addition to this an enthusiastic
resident says that the arrival of new
babies may bo classified as too num
erous to mention. It is evident that
East Marshfleld will make all the
others look to their laurels.
ENGLISH SOCIETY
TRIKS WRESTLING
Old Form of Athletic Contests One
of Recent Fads of'
Britons.
LONDON, Dec. 2. Society has
found a new diversion to beguile tho
tedium of big country house parties.
It is wrestling, a sport which affords
muscular young men an opportunity
to display their prowess. As most of
the young men who attend these
gatherings of tho elect are far bet
ter equipped with muscles than with
brains, tho passtlme has become ex
ceedingly popular. The contests
usually take place after dinner.
Lord Dalmeny, Lord Rosebery's heir,
and his brother, the Hon. Nell
Primrose, have attained remarkable
proficiency in tho art, but with most
of tho amateur swells the contests
resolve themselves into merely brute
resolve themselves Into mero con
tests of brute strength.
Thero Is an element of danger in
It, too, Jack Churchill, Winston's
brother, has discovered to his cost.
Unlike Winston, Jack had no hope
of attaining distinction by Intellect
ual work, but in wrestling he
thought ho saw a chance to gain
somo applause on his own -account.
. i . .-.nf.f o nfoalr arm lift linrl
At a IIUUBO 1'U'W ". "O" - ----- I
a bout with hla young , stepfather,
Georgo Cornwallls West, who, like
himself, la moro conspicuous for his
muscular than for his cranial devel-
i
dfljift
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of a God. M. C. MALONBY
STEAMER HAS NARROW
ESCAPE NEAR BANDON
LIZZIE PRIEN DRIFTS ON' ROCKS
AT LOW TIDE
Prompt Action of the Life Savin;:
Crew Results in Rescue Before
Much Damage Is Done.
BANDON, Deo. 2. The gasoline
steamer Washcalore and schooner
Lizzie Prien' entered Saturday. Tho
Prien experienced a narrow escape
from being wrecked on tho north
jetty. She attempted to sail in on
low tide, when opposite t,he jetty tho
wind failed her and she drifted on
the rocks, but owing to the prompt
action of the life saving crew, she
was towed Inside before serious dam
age was done.
PAY CASH, SAY BANKS
Welcome Task of Retiring; Certifi
cates Begins.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. The first step
toward retiring the clearing house
certificates in this city was taken,
when the executive committee of tho
clearing house ordered destroyed
$25,000 worth of certificates that
have been paid back to the clearing
house. David R. Forgan, president
of the First National Bank, an
nounced this action at tho weokly
dinner of tho Chicago Association of
Commerce and added that tho pro
cedure will be continued daily "until
the ontiro Issue Is paid back and
normal conditions are restored."
"We have received answers from
1000 of tho banks questioned regard
ing resumption of specie payments,"
said Mr. Forgan. Just 998 of them
declare- themsolves ready for such
resumption at once. The other two
asked for a little longer time, but
merely for the purpose of ascertain
ing If the" time Is ripe for such a
move. Tho answers como from all
sections of tho south, middle west
and northwest. About 0000 letters
were sont out, and answers are com
ing in by tho hundreds dally."
opmont. Tho stepfather won, and In
throwing Jack dislocated his knee
to undergo an operation. His
cap. In consequence Churchill had
mother, who Is best known to Ameri
ca as Lady Randolph Churchill, 1ft
concerned as to what tho result will
bo. It is feared that ho may be rend
ered permanently lame; which, as he
Is one of tho best waltzers In Lon
don, would still further limit the
fields of distinction that are open
to hlra.
lEimttttg
PLEASE GO AWAY
AND LET I
IE SLEEP
PENNSYLVANIA MAN TAKES A
j NAP FOR A WEEK?" " '
Seized by FR cf Drowsiness While at
Work In a Colliery and Cannot
Be Wakened.
SCR ANTON, Pa., Dec. 3. Though
death visited his homo early in tho
week and earled olf his young sister,
Burt Sewurd, twenty years of age,
of this city, is not aware of It.
He was sleeping when the girl died
and he was still sleeping when she
was burled, lie has been asleep for
a week.
Seward was suddenly seized with a
fit of drowsiness while at work in the
Archibald colliery a week ago, and
was unable to remain awake. Ho
went homo and went to bed, and lie
h'as never left his room since.
Ho awoke once for a few moments.
Physicians diagnose his case as nar
colepsy. V
KISSING NO ASSAULT
UNLESS RESISTED
London Magistrate Refuses To Hear
Evidence When the Girl Admits
She Raised No Objection.
LONDON, Dec. 3. "The law of
kissing" was raised before tho High
gate magistrates yesterday when
"Rev. Walter Butcher" of 2 Torring
ton park, north Finchley, was sum
moned by Caroline Withers, a servant
girl of lG.'for assault.
Before tho case was heard defend
ant's solicitor said his client did not
suggest that he was entitled to tho
word "reverend."
Tho good looking complainant said
that she was ongaged at tho house
where Mr. Butcher was lodging.
Twice In one night he kissed her.
Sho raised no objections because she
did not wish to mako a fuss. Sho
did no't like It.
Sir Francis Cory-Wright You
were a passlvo resistor.
Witness said Butcher kissed her
the next morning, but sho did not
raise any objection.
Sir Francis interposed with tho
remark that tho summons was for
assault. If a man kissed a girl and
sho consonted that could not bo hold
to bo an assault. Tho caso would bo
dismissed.
Mr. Butcher's solicitor said his cli
ent denied the sto'ry, but tho bench
refused to hear anything further of
the case,
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Electric Irons and Electric
Portables at Mllner,
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TEUHOUSUD
EN AT WORK
Resume Construction of;Harri-
man Lines All Over the
f West.
GETSTHE. COm IN GOTHAM
Railway Men Say Announce-
' ment Can Only Be Result
of Better Times.
f
The Beginning .of the End of the
Panic Celebrated by the March
of the Dinner Pail Brigade.
.CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Construction
work on tho Harrlman systoni, which
.
was discontinued a few weeks ago,
was resumed all along the line yes
terday, December 2.
According to officials of tho road
10,000 men were put back to work.
When the weather becomes too se
yere In Kansas and Nebraska, the
workmen will be moved to the Pacific
'coast, and the rebuilding of the lino
between Los Anngeles and San Fran
cisco will begin.
The entiro Pacific coast will bo
benefitted, as work whidi was aban
doned on tho Southern Pacific and
O. R. & N. extensions was resumed
at tho same time.
Work will be pushed on the joint
lino from Eureka to San Francisco,
which is being built by Harrlman
and tho Santa Fe. This road is sup
posed to be a continuation of the
coast line to Portland via Cos Bay
and other, coast points, and it is un
derstood that all work on tho north
.coflstwwnijio.rsum.e.d akjp.
Railroad authorities here declare
that this announcement can only bo
tho result of better times through
out tho country generally and Now
York in particular, ft Is argued by
these peoplo that tho work could
not be resumed had not Harrlman
been able to obtain money in New
York, which indicates a great Im
provement In conditions there.
Among the first to feel the impetus
will bo the Snake river extension of
the Jrcgon Short Line from' Hunting
ton to Lewlston, wiioro the camps
are still maintained for about 2,000
men. This extension ia regarded as
one of tho most important, in viowiiof
tho Union Pacific company's deter
mination to hold against nil threat
ened, competition tho water grade
route through from Green River to
the. Pacific.
Tho extension of tho Harrlman
roads from Portland to Paget Sound
Is also included in tho plans for im
mediate construction. Harrlman has
spent immense sums of money in tho
Sound cities acquiring terminal and
rights, of way, and lias begun con
struction of tho Tacoma tunnel. Tho
plans for a similar tunnel havo also!
been accepted for Portland peninsula,
and largo, amounts of money havo
been invested on Portland peninsula
tu acquire rights of way to tho
Columbia river bridgo under con
struction by the Portland & Seattle.
Tho Klamath county construeUm
has not been discontinued, and a'lded
forces will be put oa to rush thin
work through. It is expected tho lino
will bo continued on steadily north
of Klamath Falls to tho proposed
connection at Natron, giving Port
land a direct route to tho Klamath
country.
' Main lino strengthening from Port
land to Tho Dalles will bo resumed.
Tho work from Drain to Coos Bay
may not bo taken up until next
spring. The Central Oregon lino
known as tho Oregon Eastern, from
Natron to Vale, will probably not bo
given consideration until next year.
Thero are numerous small exten
sions, including tho Ilwnco road and
others, that will take precedence.
NOTICE.
All membersVff Koos Trlbo No,
33, I. O, R. M. arelrequested to meet
at their Wigwam &c 4th., 1907 at
7 p. m. for the purpose of drilling for
the big adoption that takes placo Dec,
7, 1907.
By S,achem
II. McLAIN.
TODAYS BATTLE
nr the pa mc
ltonse Interest in Election
Shown by Heavy Vote
Polled.
I
VERAGE TWO PER MINUTE
Both Sides Working Like
Beavers To Secure Sup
porters. All tho Vehicles and Boats Pressed
Into Service to Give Voters
Free Transportation to
The Polls.
THE TOTAL VOTE CAST UP TO
2:30 THIS AFTERNOON AVAS COT.
Tho municipal election opened thla.
morning at nine o'clock for tho mast
exciting contest that Marshfleld haa
ever witnessed. Tho board was ou
Kand and had tho booths and hooka
ready for business by the timo of
opening. Tho judges are Al Owens
John Bear and Captain Lightner; tho
clerks, Charles Marsh, I. R. Tower
and Clarence Ponnock. Fred Gettlna
and L. C. Durkeo were present to
represent tho Citizen's ticket aa
challengers,' and Hugh McLain waa
for Straw. Claude Nasburg kept tab.
on tho voters and was representing:
Mayor Straw.
Never in the history of tho city
has there been such intense Interest
in atmayoralty election. Each side
has an' nutomobilo whisking about
tho city and bringing in tho voters?
several livery rigs aro likewise en
gaged In tho same line. Placards nn-(
nounco tho side tho transports aro
engaged with and tho voter can find
free transportation to tho polls with
out looking for it. Billie Taylor'3
two dogs aro carrying two placard3
advising the voter to support Straw.
All tho morning thero was a lino
of voters at the polls, extendi.::; from
tho voting room on tho second floor
of tho city hall to tho street. Tho
first hour recorded a total of moro
than two votes per minute, 132 be
ing polled before 10 o'clock. Thero
wero seven booths furnished for tho
electors and most of them wero oc
cupied tho greater part of tho fore
noon. The challengers wero busy all
the time. Tho growth of tho city
has brought so many new voters in
that tho challengers wero unable to
distinguish who wero entitled to vote
and who wero not.
Tho mass meetings of last night
worked up an unusual amount oC
enthusiasm which was demonstrated
in today's voting. It has been less
than a week since it was found thero
was to bo any excitement in tho cam
paign, but it has grown steadily in
that timo it has been nt fever heat,
Tho streets wero thronged wlih tho
partisans of both sides and tho ar
guments and conversations wero ot
tho earnest sort.
NOTES FROM BANDON
Newsy Items From Busy Coast City
Told by the Times Special Cor
respondent. BANDON, Dec. 3, Tho steamerB
Elizabeth, Bandon and Sotoyomo
and tho schooner C, F. Hi!! are load
ed and waiting, onrouto to San Fran
cisco. They left on tide yesterday.
The athletic meot at tho Club
gymnasium was well attended; tho
basketball team captalne'd by Mlsa
Ina Blackesly defeated Miss Hazol
Stephenson's team 7 to 2, and tho
Clerk's team captained by E.Boat, do
feated the All Stars, captained by E.
Rose by a 10 to 8 score.
Mr. E. P. Sheldon, of Portland, la
In town In tho lntorests of tho Lum
ber Manufacturing Agency.
C. Tlmmons, tho cannery man, left
yesterday for Alaska accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Miss Ethel.
See that beautiful hand painted
China at Mllner's. ,
What do you think of crushed rock
for Btrc-'t improvement? We Huer
fetnnd tho city engineer condemned
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