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DEATHS
VERY SMALL
Iiist of Checkerboard Fatalities Are
Smaller Under Open Play
l System.
Chicago, Nov. 28. With the ex
ception or a rew Thanksgiving day
games, today marks the end of the
college football season for 1907.
Thanks for the change in rules and
the elimination of much of the rough
play, there have been fewer fatalit
ies from the game this year than
over before since the sport became
popular in this country. Since the
oponing of the season the latter
part of September nearly a dozen
players have died as the result of
Injuries received on the gridiron,
but this number is small as com
pared with the records in past years.
It is noticeable, moreover, that near
ly all of the victims were members
of scholastic or association teams,
only two or three of them belonged
to college elevens. No football play
er among the larger colleges has
boon killed, though injuries among
the players have been common.
The Hat of victims to date Is as
follows:
William O'Brien, 15 years old, of
Cortlandt, New York, died of hem
morrhage of the brain, following In
juries received in a school game.
Leonard J. Clarkson, 20 years old,
of the Norwich university team, died
from injuries received in the game
With Dartmouth.
Thomas Bertram, 20 years old,
of Altoona (Pennsylvania,) Athletic
club, died from a kick in the head
during a game with the Portage
team.
Loo Strosmeyer, 1C years old, of
Iowa City, Iowa, died from a broken
back received in a high school game,
Albert Flowers, 1G years old, of
Zanesville, Ohio,' died from Injuries
received in a game between Zanes
ville high school and Denison uni
versity freshmen.
Walter C. Albrecht, 20 years old,
of Chicago, died from cerebral hem
xnorrhage, following a game between
two association teams.
Arthur Cope, 19 years old, of
Salida, Colorado, died from spinal
injuries received in a game between
the high school teams of Salida and
Leadvllle.
Richard S. Evans, 19 years old, of
Hillsboro, Ohio, died from injuries
received in a game between Wooster
college and Western Reserve univer
sity at Cleveland.
Robert A. Lltz, 1G years old, of
Jersey City, died from Injuries sus
tained In a game at New Dorp, Stat
en Island.
MINERAL BELT IN
DOUGLAS AND COOS.
Geological Survey Acts on Request
Made Uy Senntor
Bourne.
Washington, D. C. In response to
a communication of Inquiry ad
dressed to the Director of the United
States Geological Survey for Informa
tion concerning the mineral character
of township 31 south, ranges 9 and
10 west, near Mount Bollver, in
Douglns and Coos Counties, Oregon,
a recon naissanco section was mado
along the west fork of the Cow Creek
by .1. S. Diller and Professor G. F.
Kay, while on their way to a de
tailed examination of the coal claims
in tho northern part of tho Siskiyou
National Forest. Detailed topo
graphical maps havo not been mado
and township pints were not availa
ble at tho time of tho examination.
Tho work Is thereforo only prelimin
ary, but its results aro of general In
terest and Importance.
Tho region contains threo geologic
formations, tho Arago, tho Knox
villo nnd tho Dotlian, which occupy
tho whole- of tho two townships under
consideration. Tho Trago formation
is of tho Eocono ago and mado up
chiefly of sandstono with somo con
glomerate and slmlo In which aro oc
casional traces of coal. Tho Knox
vlllo formation Is Cretaceous nnd
composed of conglomerate, sandstono
and shale with little, if any, motnlll
forous deposits In It. Tho .Dothan
is Jurassic and Is chiefly sandstono
with some shalo. It is but llttlo
mineralized oxcopt In certain tracts
vhoro it contains masses of Igneous
rocks (greenstones) which havo lo
cally considerable deposits of oro,
Tho minoralizod bolt of greon
ntono is Impregnated at many places
by pyrlto, chnlcopyrlto and bornito,
and contains numorous veins of
quartz nnd calcito. It Is best dovol
Mount Dollvor, nnd oxtonds from
Itoguo river northeast along John
Mulo Creek and Cold Fork Into town-
unip 31, ranges 9 and 10, whoro It
cover of Eocene.
In tho vicinity of Saddle Mounf.aln
and Mount Bollver this belt has many
prospects. The most important one
of them, locally known-as tho Thomn- ! Sllverton
son mine, has been exploited by sev
eral tunnels and Inclines, which yield
ed approximately 50 tons of copper
ore, chiefly chalcoprlto and bornlte.
Tho works were closed at tho time
of examination, but the occurrence of
so much ore on tho dumps apparent
ly shows the existence of oro bodies
of considerable size.
This belt crosses tho West Fork
of Cow Creek in section 36, township
31, range 10, and in sections 28, 29,
30, 31 and 32, in township 31 and
range 9, where it contains tho pros
pect known as tho Eaglo Mine in sec
tion 30. Northeast of tho West Fork
of Cow Creek no mines of prospects
havo been reported and tho extent
of the mineralized belt before pass
ing beneath the covering of Eocene
has been determined only in gener
al outline. It is probable, however.
that it does not extend as far north
east as sections 9 and 10, for the di
vides of that region aro chiefly if not
wholly Eocene.
The mineralized belt in township
31, range 10, includes a large part
of sections 36 and 25 and in town
ship 31, range 9, sections 19, 20, 21,
28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, and probably
also sections 15, 16 and 17 and ad
joining portions of other sections.
Within the mineralized belt the min
eralization may locally have been
great enough not only to impregnate
the county rock but also to form con
siderable ore bodies. Where such ex
ist the land is clearly mineral land,
but the term does not necesarlly ap
ply to all land in tho mnerallzed
belt. It cannot be determined In
mass by general survey but for each
tract by detailed examination.
In township 31 range 10, there aro
a number of placer mines on the
stream bench, 150 to 200 feet above
the level of tho West Fork. As yet
the amount of hydraulic work done at
each place covers a small area, but
the gravel mass In places is generally
li-rge. The amount of gold in these
gravels was not determined but It
Is reported from these placers, and
their proximity to the mineral belt
noted above Is a matter of interest.
The Eocene in township 31 south,
ranges 9 an dlO west, is not known
to contain any coal or other mineral
of economic value and the areas It
occupies are nonmlneral. The same
Is true of the Knoxvllle and as far as
known of the Dothan. .Excepting
tho mineralized belt and the aurifer
ous gravels already considered, these
inree formations occupy the whole of
the two townships and there is good
reason to regard their areas as non
mineral land.
Portions of the mineralized belt
which contain workable deposits of
ores and areas of auriferous gravels
rich enough for mining should cer
tainly bo considered mineral land,
but outside of these areas in the two
townships in question the geological
evidences as far as known does not
indicate the presence of any other
land which may be properly concld
ered mineral land. ,
SELL THEIR HOPS
AT GIVEAWAY PRICE
Growers Let Cron Go
At 1 1-2 to O Cents a round.
Sllverton, Or., Nov. 29. Notwith
standing the exceptionally low price
of tho product, hops in the vicinity
of Sllverton are moving qulto rapid
ly. During tho past two weeks A.
Wolf & Son havo purchased more
hops than they have for years pre
vious during tho samo period.
Old hops aro selling for 1 to2
cents per pound, and new hops are
bringing from 4 to 6 cents in tho
local market, or 6 cents for a
choice article. The lowest market
that has been known in Sllverton for
years is prevalent at this time, but
the product is fast moving toward
the consumer. Two months ago
Sllverton growers would not consider
such a proposition as is now being
entertained, but today they aro hur
rying tho crop off at a lively rate at
the best opportunity offered.
SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE ARMY
Enlistments Below tho Required
Number, 20,000 Being
Needed.
Washington, Nov. 29. That there
is "something wrong with tho army"
the annual report of Major-General
Alnsworth, adjutant-general, shows.
Ho states that tho authorized en
listed strength of the army on Oct
ober 15th was 69,861, excluslvo of
the Porto Rican provisional regi
ments and tho Philippine scouts,
while the actual number of enlisted
men was 50,190 nearly 20,000 less
than the authorized strength.
General Alnsworth says the falling
off is duo to tho impossibility of fill
ing the places of enlisted men whose
terms have expired.
"Notwithstanding the most stren
uous efforts on tho part of the war
department in all parts of the count
ry, It has been found impossible
wholly to mako good losses occur
ring in the enlisted strength of the
army, to say nothing of increasing
that strength to the limit authorized
by law and executive order," he re
ports. "Tho government In its ef
forts to procure men for the army is
now competing everywhere with
private employers. If the present
conditions continue there will be
nothing for the government to do
but to meet this competition by ma
terially Increasing the soldiers' pay
or to evade competition altogether
by resort to conscription."
"A body'd think you had spent all
your llfo rolling over plowed ground.
What aro you golne to do? Keep It?"
"No," was tho reply. "What' tho
use. It ain't no good."
Tho woman listened inattontivoly
to tho loud remarks nnd wondered,
in a vague way, what they had refer
ence to. Sho nearly collapsed when
she found out. At Seventy-sixth
street the conductor camo through
tho car holdin" out a Bmall leather
bound prayer-book, which, when
folded, might have been easily mis
taken for a pockot-book.
"This belong to anybody in this
car?" ho asked.
Several passengers appealed to
shook their heads. Presently he
stopped before tho woman.
"This yours?" ho asked.
Hastily tho woman felt in her
pocket.
"Yes, it is," sho said. "Where in
tho world "
"Guess you must havo dropped it,"
suggested tho conductor. "Somo fol
lows out there picked it up and hand
ed It over to me."
The woman turned cold all over.
"Give it hero, quick," sho said. "I
want to see "
Words were not required to toll
what It was sho wanted to see. The
pauso was filled up eloquently by her
actions. Rapidly sho turned tho
leaves till she camo to a kind of pock
et fastened between the pages at the
back. From this sho drew two $50
bills.
"I declare If I didn't forget all
about leaving them there," sho said.
lhank goodness they didn't get
lost."
Tho two hoodlums on tho platform
eyed the bills greedily.
"Jay," said one of them in tones of
disgust, "is no name for us fellows."
COYOTES EAT UP $2o0,000
Wool Grower States Loss From Rav
nveges of Beast Heavy.
COMMUNICATION
BRADLEY TESTIMONY
CLOSED YESTERDAY
Washington, Nov. 29. "Oh, I am
so glad it's all over at last," ex
claimed Mrs. Bradley, as she was led
smiling from tho court to the prison
van which was to take her back to
jail today. Presentation of evidence
has just been concluded and court
adjourned until tomorrow when argu
ments will begin. Each side will oc
cupy four hours. These will lie com
pleted Monday afternoon, and tho
Judgo will at once give hu charge to
tho jury. The testimony of tho two
government experts, Drs. Brush of
Baltimore, and Jeliffo of New York,
was tho featuro of today's proceed
ing, both of these declaring there was
nothing in the record ot the case to
indicato that Mrs. Bradley was In
sane. Counsel for r.ha defense at
tempted to impeach iheh testimony
by showing they had been called by
tho government and oj a matter of
fact, they wero testifying for the
government. Each repudiated this
charge. Dr. Utter, pajtor of tho
unitarian church of Dnier, who In
Marshfleld, Ore., Nov. 27, 1907.
Editor, The Times, Marshfleld, Ore
gon. In the article published in
issue this morning over the signat
ure of J. .T. Hall, the statement is
made that, "A number of those who
are now on tho Button Hole com
mittee for Mr. Smith came to me and
gave mo every reason to believe
that they would support mo at the
election, several going so far as to
get my views of a campaign."
I desire to say that I was one who
after his nomination and positive
statement to mo that he would re
main in the race to the finish, as
sured Mr. Hall of my support, and
had ho remained In tho race I would
have mado good by working and
voting for him. I refused to have
anything to do with tho Smith can
didacy until I had Mr. Hall's positive
personal statement over tho phono I
that ho was out of tho race and when
I had this, I asserted my independ
ence by declaring my choice of Mr.
Smith over Dr. Straw. I do not be
lieve that becauso I had voluntarily
ouureu air. nail my support I was
disfranchised by his withdrawal or
that I should meekly follow him
into tho camp of Dr. Straw to del his
or their bidding. Respectfully yours,
FRED K. GETTINGS.
The Dalles, Ore., Nov. 30. At the
10th annual convention of tho Ore
gon Wool Growers Association,
which convened In this city today
with 100 delegates, President Bur
gess mado the announcement that
losees to sheepmen from tho ravages
or coyotes during tho past year will
amount to ?250,000. He declared
that the loss of colts, calves and
poultry will aggregate nearly as
much more. He urged co-operation
with tho national association for tho
extermination of tho prairio wolves.
Becauso of tho Oregon scab law and
quarantine against foreign sheep,
President Burgess stated there is less
scab among Oregon sheep than at
any tlme for 25 years.
"I took mother's ndvlco," relates
Mr. Cannon.
"I tried to milk the cow, but sho
kicked me over nnd I hnd to glvo
that up as a bad Job. I tried to feed
the calf, but It butted mo nil around
tho yard and tore my clothes. Thon
tho bees got ready to swarm and I
thought I would go out among thom
like father used to do and swarm
them.
"Tho beees got around mo, crawl
ed up under my shirt and stung mo
in a dozen different places, and I
had to let thom go.
"Tho only thing I could get nlong
with at all was tho pig. I could feed
it, scratch its sides and it would
grunt. I got It good nnd fnt and
gave it away to a farmer.
"Why, I could no more kill nnd
eat that hog than I could ono of tho
members of my own family. I
thought too much of It."
One time during tho Intter part
of Mr. Cannon's service as chairman
of the committee on appropriations
he was particularly anxious about
tho $8,000,000 item carried in tho
naval bill for the erection of new
buildings at Annapolis for tho naval
academy.
"What are th earchltect's feos7"
ho inquired sharply.
Somebody told him tho fees wero
5 per cent.
"That means $400,000?" Inquired
Mr. Cannon.
"Yes," said tho member who had
charge of tho bill in tho committee
of tho whole.
"Then, Mr. Chairman," said "Un
cle Joe," "I suggest that wo chance
tho tltlls of tho bill to 'An act for
the benefit of th0 navy and tho arch
itects of tho country.' " '
Somo member made a disingen
uous argument in tho house ono day.
Everybody knew tho statement was
based on a wrong premise, but no
body had tho Information at hand
to disprovo it. Mr. Cannon solved
the difficulty by rising in his seat
and telling tho story.
"When I was a boy there was a
great three day's religious discus
sion In my town on tho doctrino of
'election.' Ono old hard-shell Pres
byterian elder gpt up and talked for
a long time on the theory that tho
Lord had ordered everything from
tho beginning. Ho said there wore
infants in hades not a span long.
"A good old Methodist sister wna
siuing close by. Sho couldn't dis
prove what tho Presbyterian elder
was saying any more than ho could
Prove it, but she jumped up and
shouted, 'I thank God that that is
a lie.' "
mo nouse roared and
Ingenuous argument was
sky high.
TIMES ABE Q
ON COOS I
Marshfleld Merchants I
imous in Their Express!
of Increasing Busine;
FLURRY ONLY TEIWPOF
Plenty of Evidence That
Holidays Will Be Busy
HappyjJnes.
The Only Effect jj,,,,
Traceable to (ho UnccrU,
Created by News Frora
hMc Is AH over 2y0,v.
NEW WATER CONTRACT
MUST BE MADE SOON
One of the important business
transactions which lies before the
Incoming administration is the mak
ing of a new contract with the Marsh
fleld Water company. The contract
that was made in 1897 which pro
vides that it shall terminate at tho
expiration of ten years after water
was commenced to be furnished, will
expire some time within the next
year. J. H. Flanagan and J. W.
Bennett are among the principal
stockholders of the Marshfleld Water
company.
Thero Is no denying the fac,
thero was somo small faWn, ,
business on Coos Bay for a
though tho slump was not
Still, it was noticeable, and th.
chants for a time wondered just
far tho depression would g0
general effect for probably h
was not bright. But within the
few days, thero has been a pk
revival, and most of the merrt
aro now doing tho usual amou:
business and somo even more
ever before. There la n ..i.
feeling that things are soon to
sumo normal conditions.
A. M. PRENTIS said that a i
ago ho believed there was goto
bo a season of depression, but la
things had picked up wonderfully
ho Is doing a fino business.
JOHN MERCHANT, of Mercl
Brothers: "Our firm has beend,
a good business through the j
flurry and the past few days .
seen an Increase."
ALBERT MATSON, of Magna
Aratson, was greatly pleased with.
revival and stated that he drew.
optimistic conclusions from hhfc
urday trade. Saturday trade, i
cording to Mr. Matson, averagei
ordinary times within 20 per ce
ono day with another. During c
pinch it had fluctuated greatly, I
last Saturday it had come backtoi
usual volumo and run some hlgt
E. K. JONES, of the Pioneer Hi
ware, said tho store had done a la;
er business yesterday than it h
since tho company had been o:p
Izcd. Ho added that there was t
thing about the scare which he I
observed ; that the payment of E
had not been Interrupted and He
had been no excuses offered ak
hard times, and no money with rii
to liquidate,
MR. PARSONS, of the Locklrl
Parsons Drug company, said
no reason to complain, and that
nebs had been up to the ordlmi
right along,
MR. TOWER, the jeweler, said
In these days when actress n never complained, and mat
salaries almost as big as tho man- DeS8 WaS Sa at aU Um
agera claim thnv n ,, .. .. . thought, howover, that when
terestlng to honr , a . ,..- governor's holidays are ended tli
- n jknu ui mum
tho dls-knocked
HOW ACTRESSES
SPEND SALARIES
Pads on Which Sonic Stage Favor-
ites Expend Their In
Comes.
A
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Add to Fixtures.
If the management of the Palm
Ice Cream Parlors and candy store
see anything that will add to the al
ready handsome appearance of their
parlors they are sure to get It. They
havo just added a fino six-foot plate
glass floor case with glass shelves.
It's a beauty and was mado on Coos
Bay.
Something tho "Jays" Overlooked.
Granted that a person wishes to do
former testimony had been' referred P11 whatever ho set8 out to do no
i i innrrnn innt' tim .. .f ii. . ...i
to as a priest, also testifUd He was I ,. . ' Ul luo uuuur"
Mrs. Bradley's pastor in 1005 and taklns tllcro must havo bcen tw0
testified to a conversation with her In I clmBrIned '0UnS mon on an Eighth
which ho declares sho told him Brown -pi011110 ar Wedncsdn' owning.
would mnrrv hm- wh., o .. , ""' luuu "' lu" i" ruuu uour,
v . ,,..w (fc fouu n'ia
HOW "UNCLE JOE"
GOT HIS NAME
Speaker Snys Ifo Rebelled nt First,
But Ho Is Non-Docile.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. Androw
Walker, an old man and a stranger
here, passing through tho country
on foot, was hold up by throe nogroes
crosses the Weat Fork ot Cow Crook I nnd two wn't men, two or throe
placed beforo him, but tho pastor
stated ho did not understand thnt
sue proposed to shoot him. Ho
thought somo ono else would under
take to forco him to marry her.
Mrs. Bradley was recalled and stated
sho had no recollection of such a
conversation, utter sat by her most
of tho day nnd nppenred to sympa
thize with her in her trouble.
and finally, disappears beneath tho I i um or horo Bnd robbd of
I T"VV,
Crowded upon tho rear platform
whoro thoy stood wero several men
nnd ono woman. Tho woman was
om-iasnioneu enough to wear a
dress with a pocket in it. Somo
time during tho trip from Thirty
fourth to Fifty-ninth street ono of
the men found tho pocket and extri
cated Its contents.
At Columbus Circle tho woman,
unaware of her loss, pushed into tho
car and found a seat. Presently tho
solemnity of tho tired throng was
disturbed by a burst of hilarity on
tho platform. Tho two young fel
lowa wero chaffing each other In bola
terouB tones.
"You're a Jay, you are," Bald one.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, speaker of
tho house of representatives, gives,
In tho Chicago Inter Ocean, the fol
lowing authentic account of how ho
camo by his pot namo.
"I havo worn that nickname for
20 years. I rebelled against it at;
first for about threo months, be
cause I feared It gave tho impres
sion that I was a gay old dog. But
robolllon was in vain, and I have
use their incomes, says the Phlla
aeipnia Press.
The richest American act la
she who plays under the stage namo
of Lotta Miss Charlotte Crabtree.
When she retired from tho stage
she took up her residence at tho
home of her brother on a farm near
Boston, and there sho snendu hr
declining days spending her money
on one fad race horses. Sho has a
magnificent stable, but tho nrlrto nr
them all is Sonoma Girl, which has
tho trotting record of 2:051,4. For
this animal Lotta paid ?2G,000, but
sho says sho wouldn't part with it
for twice that figure
Mrs. Minnie Maddorn FIsko makes
her library a hobby and in collect
ing a V9st number of valuablo bnni
bho nas spent thousands of dollars
she haj mado upon the stnirn.
Ethel Barrymore's chief extrava
gances aro old laces, pictures and
sculptures. As for Maud Adams
sho is investing her money In farm
ing, and as this pays- her It cannot
bo said that sho lets any sum of
money go for a fad.
Maxlno Elliott likes fino dresses
and sho spends considerable of her
yearly earnings in importing from
abroad costumes which strike her
fancy. Sho cnarek with her husband,
Nat Goodwin, another hobbv. th
raising of pedigreed dogs. At their
Loner Tnlnn? linn-m ;-.
. " " "" mo canines aro
will ho a greater freedom in bujbl
Mr. McArthur was too busy to i
much, but he was satisfied
happy.
S. LANDO, was seen and he i
greatly pleased with the business!
the past four days.
MR. HANSEN, of Norton & Efl
sen, news stand, said he had beeali
busy to seo any change at all,
thgro had been none in his brum
though just now it is increasing.
MR. BOLT gave evidence to l
effect that tho past three or four
had witnessed more business In
store.
GEORGE GOODRUM, who I
been doing a gents furnishing t
ness for a short time, said he!
been doing well over since he l
opened, tho 15th of November,
that lin linil nn ernnd a day J'estetfl
as on Saturday. Ho Is well saM
with the outlook.
MR. PREUSS, druggist and fl
tionorv. hnd observed some tew
ary depression, but said presents
ness was as good as usual.
grown so docllo that I nnsu-nr to m, h,.,.i , , .
name. T WW ,.,".:."." uu lea ,n a nltlnne" Which
, ..v i w v uiu uu.icuLiuii in
It In tho slightest."
No ono enjoys better a good story
than "Uuclo Joe." nnd he doson't
mind putting it on himself if ho can
produce a hearty laugh among his
cronies. Hero is one he tells nf Ma
early life to found a household andi
buna up a worldly estate:
"When I was married, my good
mother, who was a devout Quaker
ess, said to mo: 'Joseph, now that
thee is married, thee must get theo
a cow, a pig and a hire of bees.'
makes them nrlstocratlcs in every
duuo oi ino word.
BAND0N IN DARKNESS
Electric Lighting Plant Closes for a
Week To Mnko Important lin-
provemcuts.
BANDON, Dec. 3. The electric
lighting plant has closed down for a
week or until they can install a con
veyor system to oupply fuel from the
Bandon Shlngto MUI'b fllabpilo.
NOTES FROM BANDON
Ncwsv Items From Busy Coast'
Told by the Times Special Cor I
respondent.
TiAMnnw nn 3 The stM
EllznliAtTi. Tlnnrlnn and ScW
and the schooner C. F. Hill are
ed and wnitincr. enroute to San
Cisco. They left on tide yesta
Tho nthlntln meet at the I
gymnasium was well attended;
basketball team captained W
Ina Blackesly defeated Miss
Rlnnhnnsnn'a toom 1 tO 2, W
Clerk's team captained by B.Bt
feated tho All Stars, captainea
Pnon Vi n 1 A (a Q onnrft.
Mr. E. P. Sheldon, of PortlwH
in town in tho Interests of tn1
ber Manufacturlnc Agency.
n rrin.n.nn t.n nnniry main
yesterday for Alaska accompli
his wife and daughter, M"8