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V ifV yw i i. .in. , mu iw.1i,.t,Ki DON'T BE A KICKER AND KNOCKER. NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOST MORE THAN EVER BEFORE PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed in The Dally Times. ki2a?r (EtfilB it j & Qlttttffl KEEP WELL POSTEb On tho current events of tfit? world's progress by reading Tlu Daily Times. . MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL II.. THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1907. No 135 COMPLIMENTS AND REWARD FOR CAPT. OLSON OF ALLIANCE Popular Navigator Is Presented With Many Enconiums and Substantial evidence of His Passengers' Confidence and Esteem. The Portland papers have arrived with the complete report of the Alli ance voyage and the story Is ono which reflects great credit on Cap tain Olson, a fact which his many Coos Bay friends will ho pleased to hear. As a token of their confidence and esteem tho passengers presented him with $100 binocular glass and tho Inspector of marine service prais ed him In tho highest terms. Frank Layton, a Portland travel ing man, who Is well known on Coos Bay and who has made numerous trips up and down the coast, was among tho passengers on board, and is unstinted in his praise of tho man ner in which Captain Olson handled his ship. He said: "After tho accident happened, tho big seas washed over us In rapid succession and wo drifted along un til we were above tho black buoy and close to tho spit. I had no hope that tho steamer would be saved and ex pected her to go down every minute. Captain Olson and his crew did ex cellent work and soon had us out side tho lino of breakers and In Bmooth water where wo were com paratively safe. Since then wo have come along slowly, it Is true, but with little inconvenience, aside from tho delay, and I believe practically every passenger on board will com mend Captain Olson In remaining outside rather than acopl; tho tow offered him by the tug." The1 Portland Telegram has tho following report of the affair. That Captain Bailey, of the tug Tatoosh, resorted to every sort of scheme to get a hawser aboard tho crippled steamer Alliance and claim her for the O. R. & N. Co. as salvage, a portion of which he would receive, is a charge made by Captain W. B. Olson, master of the Alliance. Ho brands tho action of Bailey as tho most contemptible attempt at a "hold up" game he has ever witnessed. "When the Tatoosh arrived on the outside Monday," says Captain Olson, "I was nearing the lightship and pro ceeding at the rate of three miles an hour without dlfllculty. Bailey camo alongside and said he was going to take me In tow. I Informed him that it was not necessary, as it would be impossible for us to cross "tho bar whllo a strong ebb tide was running Bailey Insisted, claiming that the charge for his service would be set tled after tho work had been per formed. Ho would not set any price, but urged that I let him put a hawser on board tho Alliance. "Bailey knew full well that ho could not have brought me In over tho bar that afternoon against the strong ebb tide. His only object was to get a line on board us and then ho would claim the steamer as sal vage. Had I permitted htm to carry out his plan his company would have been ahead about ? 10,000 and it would have had to bo paid or tho O. R. & N. would have taken the ship. Seeing that ho could not work me, Bailey put back to Astoria. Tho fol lowing day he showed up again and 'renewed his offor of putting a haws er on board tho Alliance. The bar was not rough and 'I had about con cluded to go into tho river without assistance. Bailey kopt on proffer ing his aid and finally, becoming ex asperated, I sung out to him to get tho Tatoosh out of tho Way, as sho was standing botween me and tho bar buoys, as I Intended to go into tho river without his help. Ho con tinued to hang around, urging that my passengers ought to be taken off "by him, at least, claiming that they woro in great danger remaining on tho Alliance. He did that simply for tho purpose of getting them uneasy, so they would demand to have the tug tow the steamer Into the river." Produced u Tologrniu. "In the course of an hour or so of dickering around on the part of Bailey, the United States tender Heather appeared on tho scene Then, seeing his plans of gaining possesion of the Alliance would fall, ho put a telegram to the end of a hawser and said for mo to take It, as the message was from tho California and Oregon Coast Steamship company, owners of the Alliance, agreeing to pay towage charges for the Tatoosh to bring her Into the river. "Remomboring that ho had that telegram In his possession for about two hours before he told me about it. This made me so Indignant that I could no longer control myself, and I replied: " 'Why in h 1 did you not tell me about that telegram before and save me all this trouble?' "Of course I took tho message and read It and allowed him to bring the Alliance to Astoria. Ho was holding that message, expecting to bluff me Into accepting his terms. But the tender Heather frustrated his scheme She was out hero to render assistance, and Bailey realized that the only thing left for him to do was to show his hand, turn over tho message and attend to business in a way not pur sued by pirates of the high seas. "Had I for a moment thought tho passengers on board- tho Alliance were in danger I would have allowed him to take tho Alliance into the riv er the second day the Tatoosh came out there. But I would not have per mitted him to attempt to bring her In the first day, because it would have been suicidal against the strong ebb tide which was running. No one know this better than Bailey. As I said before, ho was simply scheming to get a hawser aboard, and then would have held us out there until yesterday morning before proceeding to Astoria. With tho line on us he could have claimed salvage. Fortun ately the passengers were next to his scheme and stood by mo like old time friends. Tho Alliance was not leaking and In no way unseaworthy. She was much better not made fast to the tug, as sho had her freedom and could keep out of the trough of the seas, which she could not have done encumbered by the Tatoosh." Vessel Was Not Leaking As has been reported, Captain Ols on says the Alliance did not strike on the bottom of Coos Bay bar when sho put out tb sea last Thursday after noon, bound for Poitland. She Is not leaking and received no damage further than the loss of her rudder and three blades of tho propellor. Tho blades wero lost, explains tho skipper, by a door of a stateroom be ing torn from Its hinges by a heavy sea and thrown overboard. It struck tho propellor with such force that the blades were broken. This is tho same sea which picked up B. F. Pyott, one of the passengers, and carried him over the rail. Fail ing to heed the instructions to remain In his stateroom, ho opened the door to walk out on deck when tho steam er was about half way across the bar. Mrs. Pyott was at the door asking him to leturn when tho accident oc curred. Tho broken door struck her with terrifllc force nnd rendered her unconscious. Ono of her arms Is badly lacerated and she Is consider ably bruised about tho body. On tho arrival of the steamer this morning, sho was taken to tho Good Samaritan Hospital, and as yet does not know the fate of her husband. A small son of 10 or 12 years Is with her and does not know what has becomo of his father. Crossing the Coos Bay " bar, tho Alliance was struck by five or six seas, but no ono else on board was Injured. Arriving on tho outside, the steamer remained close to tho en trance the gi eater part of tho day, oxpectlng that the tug Columbia might come out from Marshfleld and give some assistance. A Jury rudder was rigged and gavo the best of sat isfaction. Beforo tho Columbia river was reached twp other similar rud ders were made. Tho captain graph ically relates his trip up the coast. He stood off shore about 25 miles aud does not believe the craft was ever in the slightest of danger. In her crip pled condition she was able to make three or four miles an hour. All goods from the Red Cross engraved free of charge. A nice assortment Lampi at Mllner's, of Parlor THREE RAILROADS "While railway construction work lias been checked by present financial conditions, I expect to seo two and possibly three railways built into Coos Bay within tho next three or four years." Seymour Bell, at clinm ber of commerce meeting last; night, Dr. Straw was unexpectedly sum moned to a serious hospital case ant could nnt nnn.nlr nt tho nhnmhar r'. commerce meeting last evening anc will make his address next Friday evening. There was the usual goo" attendance, and the evening was giv en over to general talks. Mr. Sheld on, of Portland, a man who Is more conversant with the forest products of this state than any other man within the stated boundaries, spoke of the benefits to be derived from a railway magnate wps interested in, railroad through the central part of this section and expected tho extcn tho state, from Coos Bay to Ontario, sion o the Great Northern line from A letter from G. A. Hurley, ed tor of tho Oregon Orlano, at Vale, waj read POSTAL RECEIPTS PROVE MARSHFIELD'S GROWTH Is Now in the List of Second Class Oillces and May Soon Hnvo Car rier Service. Assistant Postmaster Sumner, of Marshfleld, directs attention to an error in the classification of tho lo cal postofllce in tho call sent out for the proposed Oregon Postmasters' Association and printed recently In the Times. In this call Marshfleld was named in the list of third class offices. The facts are that Marshfleld Is now by virtue of the Increase In business en titled to a place In the list of second class offices of Oregon and has been since July 1 of the present year. The receipts of the office for the fiscal year, ending March 31, 1907, being $S,103 which was more than enough to place the city In this class anu 11 me staio 01 progress Keeps up and tho receipts keep on the Increase Marshfleld will have carrier or free delivery service witiiin the next two or threo years. 00O;fity minutcs. Stanfleld Arnold, CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS !n1nnn(rnr nf tlin North Roml eleven. Catholic Church. Services Sunday Morning, Decem ber 8,tat 8 and 10:30 o'clock. Methodist Church. 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. sermon, subject: "The Withpred Hand." 3 p. m. junior league, Mr. W. Stauff, leader. 6:30 p. m. ser mon, subject: "What the Bible Says to Wives." A cordial invitation Is extended to the stranger in the town, wo will try and make you welcome. W. R. F. BROWNE, Pastor. First Baptist Church. Sunday, December 8, 1007. 10 a. m. bible school, F. M. Stewart, superintendent. 11 a. m. sermon: "Christ Our Counsellor." 3 p. m. junior union. C:30 p. m. young peo ple's service, Clara Rehfleld, leader. 7:30 p. m. sermon: "Christ and the Sinner." Special music at both ser vices by tho choir, C. J. Millis, di rector. Tuesday 7:30 p. m. young people's prayer meeting. Thursday 7:30 p. m. prayer service. Strangers especially invited to all services. D. W. THURSTON, Pastor. Financial troubles, llko all -others, pass away. PQople have died this year who never died before! And still McArthur's Pharmacy goes right on filling prescriptions and bay, they've got some real Christmas pres ents at McArthurs. Drop in and get acquainted. He keeps good cigar3. Successor to Henry SengstacUen. Real Estate Bargains. House and lot on C St., $800.00. Two lots on Broadway, closo in ?12G0.00. Houso and lot R. R. Ad dition, $1,500.00. Corner 125x40 on Buruott'and Nevada Sts., $2,100.00. Wo have many more bargains In eSty and country property, Stutsman & Co. DibMiiutioii of I'Mi'tncislii. Notice is hereby given that the partnorihlp heretofore existing W twen II. C. Breckenrldge and C. II. Walter, under the naaio of Coos Bay Transfer ft Storage Company, has. by mutual content been this day dissolved, '1$. 0. Brecken rldge rotlring and C. II. Walter con tinuing the business. All bills due Ann should be paid hlui. Coos Hay Trantfr &. Stodge Co. IN THREE YEARS to the assemblage. It contained four pages and set, forth tho value of rail road connections between eastern Oregon and Coos Bay. It gave tho approprlpt himlnpss which such a road could Command and showed that eastern Oregon peoplo aro allvo to IHo needa pZ Bettor, transportation fa Cllltlea. L 8. BmltHj Svho presided la t.Ki nKunnnff rtt TPrnnMfin "Mrnrrrmnn talked along Ufa Bama line iit Bopnonr & nfll address to meeting Una EliUa flBmlttlns t&Q CO" ditlons as to eastern. Oregon, declared iiiu most least ulc proposition for tho people of Coos Eiv and the chambar of commerce would bo to make an effort to securing the Hill road for Coos Bay. He said he knew tho great Astoria south to C003 Bay might bo hastened by efforts properly directed. CHARLES M'CULLOCH BADLY INJURED Marshfleld Business Man Victim of a Serious and Painful Accident. Charles McCulloch, of the firm of Wllley & McCulloch, met with a pain ful accident last night while going to his homo In the southern part of tho city. Ho was leaving the California avenue plank road and crossing a narrow walk near tho Gllroy resi dence when he slipped and fell. The result of the fall Is a badly sprained ankle, a broken rib and a punctured lung, resulting from the jagged end of the rib. Dr. Mlngus, who attended him, says ho will be laid up for two weeks. WILL BE NO FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW Thcre wll, bo n0 footUall game at North Bend next Sunday a3 planned, slnce the men who Iiarticlpated In tho contest on the Marshfleld gridiron on Thanksgiving are still stiff and sore from the gruelling battle of who had his arm injured in tho game, is yet wearing his arm In a sling, and will not be able to take part in any further games which these teams hope to play. It is intended to play on Sunday, December 15th, at North Bend, and all arrangements are being made with that date In mind. THREE MILLS RUNNING W. H. Norval, superintendent of tho Riverton Lumber company, on tho Coqullle river, Is In tho city. He reports that tho lumber trado Is somewhat dull on tho lower Coqullle, and that the logging camps are closed. Three mills aro still oper ating and turning out their usual supply of rough and dressed lumber. Tho Riverton company Is shipping its product via. the Bandon outlet and through tho Coos Bay country. The mills now operating aro the Johnson, Riverton and Prosper. Vehicles and Farm Implements at tho Pioneer Hardware Co. . Genuine ebony toilet goods, a splendid selection at the Red Cross. Cut glass at Mllner's. Carving Sets at Milner's. Christmas goods at tho Pioneer Hardwaro Co. Cash Prlxe Masquerade. At Eokhoff Hall, North Bend, Saturday night, December 21. .Plumbing and Galvanized Sheet Iron Work at the Pioneer Hardwaro Co. Aro Von Going? To Eokhoff Hall Saturday, Do comber 21. Cash prlzo masquerade The largest and beat assortment of Tools ana Builders' Hardware at the Pioneer Hardwaro Co. Hunting costs at Miluor's. Safty razors at Milner's. Air Guns and Foot Balls foe tho boys at Milner's. FOB KENT 1 furnished bed room; 3 unfurnished house keeping rooms. Call at Times. VOU SAUfl Beautiful 6-aere tracts at $60 and $05 per acre. Owner, C. H. Cuuudlur, Bandon. LOUIS OLSEN SHOT IN THE HAND BY OFFICER CONDRON BIG NEWS BOILED DOWN Tabloid Pellets of Itifclllgcnco From All Points For Busy People. SUGAn KG HEAD. Henry O. ZT'TJXlt ' L J1 erican Sugar Refining Co., died at his homo near Commack, L. I. He had been 111 with an attack of acute in digestion for several days. BANK REPORTS CALLED. Tho Controller of the Currency has Issued a call for the statoment of the condi tion of National banks at the close of December 3. FORD IS FREE. Tlrey L. Ford, the attorney charged with bribery, has been acquitted. The Jury was out less than five hours when the ver dict of not guilty was found. MRS. BRADLEY FREE. Tho Jury in tho case of Mrs. Bradley brought In a verdict of not guilty. A demonstration of applause followed the verdict. Mrs. Bradley was Imme diately discharged from custody and left the court houso In an automobile, following an ovation. Sho will leave in a few days to join her sister at Goldfleld, Nvada. MARSHFIELD BRIEFS Mrs. Fred Gettlns Is ill at her home in Marshfleld. Major Tower, of Empire, is in Marshfleld today looking after gov ernment business. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peralta, of Co quille, aro guests of Mrs. Peratla's relatives. They will remain until tomorrow. James Balnes departed this morn ing , on. The. P.lant f or San.Franclsco, whera he e.Npfcis to remain until tin holidays aro wer. L. M. Suplee, who has been at Myrtlo Point for a week, looking after the Flanagan-Bennett bank building, returned yesterday to Marshfleld. Tho gasoline launch Mabel H was sunk during tho. night at tho Hol land dock. Workmen aro busy In raising tho craft and the cause of her sinking will bo disclosed when the boat Is floated. Nels Rasmussen and son Gordon, Arthur McKeown and Joe Williams left yesterday morning for Haines Inlet, where the party will spend tho remainder of tho day and part of tomorrow In hunting. Harry Adler, tho popular San Francisco traveling man, has re covered from an Injury he received lately and will start out next Mon day on his regular trip through Coo county, going first to Coqullle. Latest roports from the ship's headquarters In Portland aro to tho effect that tho Breakwater will sail next Wednesday evening, as beforo stated. Mr. C. J. Millis, who is In Portland, advised tho local agent, Mr. McCullom, of theso plans. Norman Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson, of West Marsh fleld, entertained a number of young friends last ovening at his homo. There wero games of various kinds and refreshments. All tho young peoplo report an enjoyable time. Tho work on the Miliicoma club rooms Is progressing satisfactorily and the plastering has boon finished. Tho wood work will soon bo com menced and Secretary, Mr. J. W. Flanagan, says tho quarters should bo ready for occupancy by tho first of January. T. II. Borry.'the fish merchant, re ports tho Coos Bay bar much smooth er today and says that schooners in waltjng aro being towed to sea. It Is reported that flvo vesels are hover ing outside waiting tug service and a smooth bar. Theso wlU likely bo brought in today. Captain Harris, of Sumner, Is down today and tells of the work ho is doing In oponing some coal property. In one lpcallty he has opened three veins of fine coal, 30, and 36 Inches, and the third, 5 ft. In one of the volns he found a deposit of fire olay which will be analyzed. Mr. Harris has two expert miners from the east ern coal fields at work and bones to develop some valuable mines. ' Detachable silver and gold hand le umbrellas for ladles and gentle men at tho Red Cross. . Marshfield Night-Watch Has an Exciting Encounter WiH an Obstreperous Prisoner Resists Arrest and Wounded in Scuffle. Louis Olson, a logger, arrived it) Marshfleld yesterday, and after oi talnlng the cash duo him from, ths Smith-Powers Logging Company, pro ceeded to tank up in truo reckless fashion. His festivities camo to a abrupt end by his landing In tho cttaf lockup, with a pistol wound in his right hand and a contused scalp. caused by a revolver blow ia the hands of Officer Walter Condron whom Olsen attempted to carve with a pocket knife. Olson's troubles commenced wheua. ho was forcibly ejected from Kelly's saloon. He went from thoro to Uxts brewery, from which ho was like wise tossed. By this timo ho was be coming ugly and his loud talk on tho street suggested to the night offlcera the need of locking him up until li& sobered. They accordingly started! him to the calaboose. Officer Slvsup left Condron in charge of the prlsu-i-er at the entrance between tho citjf hall and Kelly's saloon and went lor a light. Condron had proceeded but a short dlstanco towards tho cola booso when Olsen turned on. him and grabbed him about the upper: part of his body, whipped out a, knife and commenced slashing at him. Condron drew his club, but in tho rcuflle, If. flow from his grasp ana ho was left ,but one recourse, to use; J!13 J&volycr. .The jiituatiQu, fvikc serious by this time, nnd as Condroa. drew his gun ho saw an opportunity to wlnS Olson in the hand in whicb. ho held tho knife. Ho fired, and Uies aim was true. The bullet crashed! through the flesh between tho thuinlA and forefinger nnd took tho nail from: the forefinger In Its passage. Tho knlfo was lost and for a minute, Ol son seemed subdued. But ho com menced to fight again, nnd Condrom was obliged tb use his revolver :ia a; club and by this method finally laud ed his prisoner. Dr. J. W. Ingram was called In to repair Olson's injuries. Ho found uo fractured bones, alwl believes the? man will be all right within a tavtr days. Tho wound causcu'by tho blow from tho revolver Is a scalp cut. audi this is of no consequonco. Olsen had been working at Camp No. 2, operated by tho Smlth-Powera Logging Company on tho Coqullle, and carries a hospital card Ho has been a resident of Coos county for a number of years and has a home stead not far from from Myrtlo Pornti. near the Curry county lino. Ho Is a. man of heavy physique and consider ing tho unexpected attack he made on Condron, that officer was verjr fortunato that ho emerged from the affray unscathed. Olsen has been? mixed up with the Marshfield officers! before and vhon drinking is consid ered a dangerous man. Olson will be arraigned In Justice' Ponnock's court tills ovening at severs o'clock, and charged with assault with n dangerous weapon L'-puty District Attorney, E. L. O. Fairia will prosecute the case. Tho public Is invltod to Inspect tho lino of stall-fed beef now 011 hand at tho Sanitary Moat Market for the holiday trade. Specials. 2 lots on hill in South Marsh field, plot 50x1-10, $300.00. FIno buslnoss lot, best street, 50 X100, $8,000.00. New modern cottage, well located,. $1060.00. Now modern cottage, cloro In,, $1,700.00. New modern cottage, uenv tusl iiei, $1,500.00, I. 8. K mi'iinn Co. Freeii Olympi - frow Toke Point Oys' ' ' ' ,r elaiuSi freett flub, era , i m. smosM salmon tvd' Tiu- l 1, I Uh Market, wr V - r i. V. c Healing Stuve-. aud I 1 in I