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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1907)
t&S&C SSSSp' PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from nnnoiinccmcnts placed in Tho Dally Times. KEEP WELL POSTED On tho current events of CCrr world's progress liy reading TDer Daily Times. MEMUEIt OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. II. THE GOOS BAY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1907. No. 133 gE.rjmi.WEum-w w rjneral ?V " HIS HOME HIS HI TREATING C1PH IS ON dmitttg Thomas Walker, Pioneer Blacksmith of Empire Meets Horrible Death Early This Morning. ORIGIN OF FIRE IS Flames for a Time Threatened To Destroy the Surround ing Buildings.- WAS A COOS BAY PIONEER Has Made His Homo on Coos Bay More Than Forty Years. Upon the crimson wings of fiaine tho soul of Thomas Walker, a pio neer resident of Coos Bay, mounted to its maker. Ho perished In a fire which destroyed his homo on lower Front street in Empire about 5 o'clock this morning. Tho firo was first discovered by Miss Stella Cook, who llves in an adjoining residence. Tho blazo had gained such headway that it was with difficulty kept from spreading to tho near by residences of Mr. Cook and Mr. Morgan betweon which tho Walker homo was located. Immediately on giving tho alarm there was a'quick response by friends and neighbors who fought the flames valiantly but for a time it was fear ed that the Morgan home would also bo destroyed. Heroic efforts con fined tho work of tho flames to the premises whero they originated. Nothing is known of tho cause of the firo but it is thought to have been caused by an overturned lamp. Dr. Mingus, coroner, was notified and left promptly for the scene of the tragjc happening and is conduct ing an investigation Into the affair this afternoon. Probably tho most intimate ac quaintance of tho unfortunate man, especially in early days, was John Bear, tho Marshflcld liveryman. Mr. Bear was seen this morning by a Times reporter and questioned re- garding Mr. Walker's early history and life sinco he camo to tho Coos Bay country. Mr. Bear said that Walker camo to Marshfleld In 18G7, and commenced to work for him and John Norman, in a blacksmith shop they were conducting at that tlmo on tho present site of tho Flanagan Bennett bank. Ho remained with x them for a period of about two years and then took up other work. Mr. Bear and Walker were qulto friendly in those days and spent much tlmo together, hunting in the mountains and fishing In the streams which then abounded in all kinds of fish. Walker afterwards located on South Inlet, whero ho took up a homestead. He resided hero for a number of years and eventually sold out and moved to Emplro somo 20 years ago. Upon moving to Emplro ho opened a small machino and re pair Bhop which he has owned and operated over since. Mr. Bear was unable to state from which part of tho country Walker came, but said he had been tld many times in early days Walker's entire history. Tho deceased had no relatives in C003 county and there fore it is impossible to give any authentic account of his early his tory. According to Mr. Bear's best recollection, Walker was C7 or 68 years old, as he-was born In 1839 or 1840. The deceased owns several pieces of Marshfleld property on North Front street and some in Empire. Mr. Bear, in speaking of his charact er and qualities, said that Walker was always a man of his word and met his obligations. He added that while bo had never been able to accumulate any great property, ho was never without the means with which to meet his current expenses. II He cited a particular Instance about when they were once traveling to gether and circumstances had been such that they were in sore need of funds. There seemed no relief and the last resort had arrived. At that juncture, Walker took off his boots and dug a considerable amount of money from his stocking and thus saved the day. COQUILLE BOYS STEAL SALVATION ARMY BANK Youngsters Get an Early Start in Crime and Spend a Night in Jail. COQUILLE, Ore., Dec. 4. Somo bo-3 stole a Salvation Army bank from P. E. Drano's storo a few days ago, containing $3 or $4. The boys were rounded up yesterday and con fined in jail last night. Don't know what tho sequel will bo yet. The boys are 10 or 12 years old. A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM BUSY BANDON Two Scarlet Fever Cases Reported Hut Prompt Quarantine Will Stop Spread of Contagion. BANDON, Dec. 3. Tho scnooner Advance arrived in Saturday and tho Sotoyomo left with lumber for the south. Scarlet fever Is reported in two cases in the city. Tho parties have been quarantined and no fear of a spread of the contagion is enter tained. E. M. Furman was in Bandon Sun day and Monday, ho left for C003 Bay last night. E. P. Sheldon, the timber man, loft for Frisco via. Coos Bay. Mon day. Ho will return to Bandon in a short time to close up somo Im portant timber deals ho is interest ed in. Several fishing parties report ex cellent catches in the lakes and streams south of here, during the last week. Tho local post of tho G. A. R. announces a grand masquerade ball for Christmas ove In tho Bank hall, a full orchestra. Prizes will bo given as usual. The harbor records for the month ending November 30 show a total of 10 arrivals and three departures and three three-masters In port waiting to go out. Hary Hunt is in town thi3 week attending to various matters of busi ness. RECEIVES BULLET IN BRAINJ3UT WILL LIVE Remarkable Recovery of H. R. Teeteel, Who Was Shot by Robber, In Southern Califor nia City. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4. Minus n r.nnsiderablo portion of his brain and with a largo hole in his skull, rrnrrv B. Teotsel, who was shot by two highwaymen at First and Ala- mnda streets, has amazeu mo buik- eons in charge of tho case, not only i,v repoverinK consciousness, but by reaching practically a stago of con valescence. Teeteel was found on tho side walk with a bullet In his brain. ITfe was talcon to tho receiving hospital, where tho bullet Was extracted, and with it a portion of tho man's brain. He remained unconscious for two days, and finally showed such im provement that restoratives wore applied and he became conscious. Since then his recovery has been so rapid that he is able to sit up an hour or so each day, and the doct ors say ho will recover. He has given tho police a good description of his assailants, W. L. Raven comes from San Jose, Cal., to see what Coos Bay has to en tice a newcomer, The Times greets its readers this week under new manage ment. The writer has secured an option on tho stock of tho Coos Bay Times Pub. Co. and will be in absolute control of tho paper pending the prospective transfer of ownership. This control of the busi ness applies also to tho policies and principles for which tho paper stands. Performance rather than promise shall characterize tho assur ance to the public of the future line of conduct of the paper. Unhamp ered by any local entanglements, political, social or commercial it shall bo tho, purpose of the new publisher to print a newspaper that will at all times stand for the welfare and best Interests of the cities of Coos Bay and Coos county. The Times sole guide shall be the public good. It bespeaks tho help'ful co-operation of Its readers in the achievement of such a purpose Tho new management has faith in the future of Coos Bay. The Times will be a constant and consistent promoter of this faith. There are no friends to reward or enemies to punish in tho columns of this pa per. There are no prejudices to promote or favors to fight for. The general welfare of Coos Bay will be the chief concern of The Times in the discussion of matters of public policy. It will be as free and as In dependent as tho breezes that kiss the forest clad hill3 of old Coos In fond caress. It cannot be bribed or browbeaten Into supporting any policy or principle that It considers Inimical to the public good. It will give tho news without fear or favor and advocate such principles as it deems worthy of being supported. It may err in Its judgment at times for It lays no claim to infallibility, but its position on any public question will never be dictated by self Interest or controlled by patronage. It proposes to say what it pleases, when it pleases and about whom it pleases, without prejudice or favor. It considers the welfare of the community as a whole at all times superior to the selfish interests of the Individual. These will be the guiding principles of Tho Coos Bay Times under its new management. They are the embodiment of the "squaro deal for every man." They aro not adjustable like a patent shade roller, and can not be altered for every subscriber or changed to suit the whim of every reader. When a man subscribes for Tho Times he Is considered a member of its family but he does not buy Its editorial opinions any more than he Is compelled to indorse them. No one will be denied a hearing In its columns. Any man can take issue with the editorial opinions expressed herein and ho will be accorded an opportunity to present his views. No man is so poor that he cannot get a hearing; no man is so rich that he can purchase a single line of editorial endorsement contrary to tho hone3t convictions of tho editor. While it will ever bo 'the purpose of The Times to boom and boost every project for the material advancement of Coos Bay It will not lose sight of tho moral side of public questions. It hopes to be always found In the vanguard of progress, ever onward, ever upward to the table lands of light and liberty where on every every human forehead shines tho glory of a God. M. C. MALONEY mrwKmmwcmgmjmmiummmmMmrmmmmmmmmmMmammmmmKmwmiammmmmmmammm iwit wct The Big Steamer Is Tempor- arilv Out of Commis- Sion. DELAYED FOR ONE WEEK Had Hole Stove in Her Side While Swinging Out From Portland Dock. ?. Word has just been received from Portland to tho effect that O tho dnmago received by tho Rrcaltwntcr will delay sailing one week. The steamer will not leave Portland until next Wednesday evening. It seems that calamities never como singly, and tho word that tho Breakwater had met with an acci dent that would likely lay her up for ten days or two weeks, coming on tho heels of tho disaster to tho Alliance, was not pleasing news to tho Coos Bay people. These unfortunate cir cumstances, coming as they do, just before the holidays, give rather a dubious outlook for tho receipt of much of tho holiday goods yet to ar rive here. There are mills and man ufacturing plants as well, which have orders they are awaiting with anxiety and these will also be delayed. The only word the local agent of the ship has received is to the effect that a holo was stove in the ship above tho water line. Tho accident pecurred in tho Willamette river near tho Breakwater dock. There were no passengers on board. Tho exact de tails of tho occurrence bavo not ar rived, owing to tho telegraph wires being out of commission between Marshfleld and Roseburg. COQUILLE REVIVAL MEETINGS COQUILLE, Ore., Dec. 4. Tho Rev. Mr. Gardiner, of the M. E. churcj, and Rev. Mr! Jonc3, of tho M. E. church South, aro holding re vival meeting nero ana tney are suc cessful, somo aro being reclaimed and some nowly converted. M. R. Zumwalt, of Port Orford, la a Marshfleld visitor. Uncle Sam's Oregon Represen tatives To Have State Asso- ciation. TO CONVENE IN PORTLAND Fifty Seven Postoffices in State Will Be Represented in Proposed Association. In line with the actions taken In other states of the union, the presi dential postmasters of tho stato of Oregon will meet In Portland on De cember 12th to organize an Oregon Postmaster's association. Tho plan to organize such an association was first broached by Postmaster Minto, of Portland, along with Postmaster J. S. Van Winkle, of Albany, and a number of others who aro Interested In tho improvement of tho postal system In Oregon. A call has been issued to postmasters in all tho first, second and third class ofllces In the stato to attend tho formation of this proposed association. According to Postmaster Van Winkle, only postmasters known as presidential postmasters, at tho head of first, second and third class of fices will bo permitted to becomo members of the association. In fourth class offices in Oregon, and elsewhere tho heads aro appointed by the postmaster-general and will not there fore bo eligible o membership in tho association. These stato associations are approved by tho postofflco depart ment in Washington, ns tending to ward tho Improvement and better ment of the general service. Tho Oregon association whon form ed will compriso a membership of 57 postmasters, as there aro this number of first, second and third class offices In Oregon. There aro 14 second class postolllces, and 42 third class. The offlces which will bo en titled to membership in tho proposed ae3oc!atlon are as follows; First class Portland. Second class Albany, Ashland, Astoria, Baker City, Corvallls, Eu cr,no. Grants Pass, Hood River, La Grande, Oregon City, Pendleton, '.Roseburg, Salem, Tho Dalles. i Third class Arlington, Athena, Portland Catholics Inaugurate an Interesting Temprance Movement. IT IS A DANGEROUS EVIL No More Will the Slogan Be "What Will You Have? Its on Me." PORTLAND, Dec. 4. A united effort to check the evils of the treat ing habit has been started among the Catholics of tho city by Rev. Matthias Meyer C. SS. R., and tho Cathedral Men's Club. At solemn high mass at the cathedral Father Meyer mado this question tho sub ject of his discourse, stating that the habit of drunkeness and tho habit of associating with drunkards were the direct results of tho habit of treating. Ho said that It was the pride that a man has that brings him to tho habit, tho desire of being thought well of by his fellows. That most of tho poverty and other ovin that follow upon tho train o drunk enness can directly bo traced to this source, was one of his statements. At 3 o'clock In tho afternoon tho Cathedral Men's Club met and pass ed resolutions in favor of tho cam paign against anti-treatlng, and ap pointed a campaign committee as follows: Messrs. E. Ryan John Leincwebcr, Joseph ProndzlnskI, C. A. Campbell, E. Deery, R. A. Sullivan and Father E. V. O'Hara. Tho plans of work are being outlined, and will be pre sented In a fully developed form at a meeting to be held at 8 o'clock noxt Thursday night at Holy Names hall. Non-Catholics will bo wel comed to tho meeting. Those who aro back of tho move ment feel that it is practically Im possible to attain tho Ideas set up by tho Anti-Saloon league, but that If the habit of treating could bo checked, there would bo much ac complished along the lino of pre venting drunkenness. Following Is tho handbill that will bo distributed among tho Catholics of tho city by tho Cathedral Men's Club: Why You Should Promote tho Move ment Angalnst the Treating Habit. First Becauso it is a moderate and sano movement against a most Important reform. Second Becauso tho treating hab it has becomo a tyranny against which every self-respecting man should rebel. Third Becauso tho treating hab it is responsible for 90 per cent of tho evils of tho liquor traffic. Fourth Because tho treating cus tom leads peoplo to drink who would otherwise not contract tho habit. Fifth Becauso It Induces peoplo to drink more than they want: Ono drink is enough, two Is satiety, threo is gluttony, beyond that Is beastliness. Sixth Becauso tho treating hab it involves a foolish and sinful ex penditure of money, which in the vast majority of cases Is eorely need ed at home. Seventh Becauso tho movement against treating, without interfering with your individual rights, enables you to do a great servlco to your neighbor who Is cursed by tho ty ranny of tho treating habit. Aurora, Brownsville, Burns, Condon, Coqullle, Cottage Grove, Dallas, J31 gin, Enterprise, Forest Grove, Hepp ner, I-Hllaboro, Huntington, Independ ence, Jacksonville, Junction City, Klamath Falls, Lako View, Lebanon, McMlnnvillo, Marshfleld, Medford Milton, Monmouth, Moro, Mount Angel, Myrtlo Point, Nowberg, North Bond, Ontario, Prlnovillo, Rainier, St. Johns, Sllvorton, Springfield, Sumpter, Tillamook, Union, Wasco, Weston, Woodburn. E. E. Morris and wlfo came In yes terday from Gold Beach, Curry coun ty. Charles O'Connor, a Chicago resi dent, Is looking over tho Coos Bay country. - Oregon Society Sons of Ameri can Revolution Offers Prizes. OPEN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS List of Subjects on Whicfe Essays Are Desired by the Society. The Oregon Society of the Sons cE the American Revolution offers prisma to tho pupils of tho public schools oST the stato of Oregon, for cssaya act subjects connected, with our war cat Independence. Prizes of $20, $15, $10, and $3 will bo awarded for tho first, seoaodU third and fourth best essays writes on any of tho following subjects: 1. Washington the Great Leadens 2. Flag of tho United States. 3. Tho Boston Tea Party. 4. Treason of Benedict Arnald. The essays aro limited to. tlircs? thousand words each, must bo writ ten in tho student's own hand-writ ing on ono side only of tho papeij. and accompanied by a certlflcata a2T tho writer's teacher, stating tbattker writer Is a pupil In a designated clasKi and that tho teacher boiioves the es say to bo the pupil's own unaidtoS work. Tho essays must be signed ly tho writer, giving also his or hex postofflco address. They should I forwarded to Mr. R. I. Erlcksoiv Chairman of Committeo, Room 5... Washington building, Portland, Ore gon, and should reach their destina tion not later than March 31, 1908 In awarding theso prizes tho cam mitteo will be governed by consldcra tions of: 1. 2. 3. 4. Originality. Accuracy of Statement. Manner of Treatmont. Orthography, Syntax andFune- tuat'on. Theso prizo3 aro offered to encrmif--age love of our country and the stU'SJr of its history. Any additional Information wufrL imay bo desired will bo cheerfully furnished on application to tixs Chairman of tho Committeo. CHARLES H. CAREX, B. B. BEEKMAN, R. I. ERICKSON, Committees. WILL FIGHT TO EXCLUDE JAPS Congressman Hayes of CuUfoRiU: Hus Bill Barring Low Class oC Orientals. WASHINGTON. Dec. C. Reprw- sentatlvo E. A. Hayes of California will bo ono of tho leaders thla yiiBo- j ter in tho ngnt lor oriental excua. ,1 sion. Ho has a bill providing for er-- 'I elusion of Japanese. Koreans. Hin dus, Malays and all other orientals naming certain exempt classes amouir, which aro bankers, teachers, stndt ents, members of the learned pro fessions, travelers for curiosity oz pleasuro. Theso must have certlffc cates from officials in their own count try as to their character, which mus lin imssccl bv renresontativo of Uiw. department of commerco and labctttvj attached to tho American consulate -at tho nort whonco they wish to em . bark. At tho port of entry, thoy mar " bo donled admission If proof Is foundl that their certificates aro fraudulent- ,1 Provision Is mado for appeal In buce. cases. Hayes also Intends to introduce sc bill providing for a now and complete naval station In San Francisco bay. perhaps at Yorba Buona island. lite declares that thoro is Inadequate pro vision for ropalr, alteration and cant struction orL on tho Pacific coast. James Lawson, of Ferndalo, IIuir-j t (1 .... 1.. Dnllfimnln vtrlin line TxJTtj-fc ' M UOJl raUIH), WUH1UIU1U, vuu mm kvumh In Coos and Curry counties for tun past two months, arrived in Marsbt field today and is awaiting the eaEi ing of tho Plant, on which ho wDu return homo, 1 it -I mmgmmmmmmmffm TJEiF i XUSW '"' 'UL.UUJUff'WB-ffl-'