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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1907)
WKmnmn OPPORTUNITY NEVER USES A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN SHE KNOCKS. M PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed In Tho Dully Times. I 11 ! m& -&&&r ','M fm MfjKj. 4 JhJbx&yn-to KEEP WELL KUts I bU T',ix m B STbb" WvT W tSnra ra'n m H B Io'h Wy Hi 0l1 t,K5 currellt cvcnts ot 4 1 ij ml? W M H H M - "fel q II 1 M JkJf H Ji.1 ILJlT i world's progress by reading TImI , $ ! ' MKMIHCU OP ASSOCIATKDJMinSS , -jftt'l VOL.11. THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1907. No. 141 my 1 fcfifiB f Mill B I H I B itlllWI IJHl ll OK I " " wIMnn.lln!nn Wnrkmen Am 111! $ nnraviMBTcn ... ... ""r HftMK H AYS lb n ua L'Jt. i i u u en in is innsn nil i - bun I B.15HV LI III If I I U lit7 IIIHHU " - Trial of Oregon Land Frauds Is Set for January 13 on Mo tion of Heney Who Is Now in Portland Will Go to Washington. (Dy Associated Prcs3) (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Dec. 17. On motion ot Francis J. Heney who arrived In Portland, the United 4 States district court today set January 13 next for resumption 4 ot the trials in tho Oregon land fraud cases which havo O been hanging fire for more than a year. Heney himself will con- 4 duct of tho government's cases. -r. K l..l ..1.... ...mil r flintll .. IjeiOlO IJUglUKlUB null. "" mum V J however, Heney will go from here to Washington where ho , will visit President Roosevelt O and from there will go to San $ Francisco. " The Tragic Termination in Chi cago of Broken Marriage Vows. HEGULAK RECEIVER APPOINTED New Yoik Man 1'lnced In Charge of Kansas City Hank. (Dy Associated Pres3) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. George F. Cutts, National Bank Examiner of New York, has been appointed per manent receiver of tho National Bank of Commerce of Kansas Cityt COURT STOPS BOCK BOYCOTT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. In the case of the Buck Stovo and Range company, of St. Louis, against tho American Federation of Labor, in vivinL' tho richt of labor to boycott business houses which labor organi zations regarded as "unfair" Judge Gould of the District of Columbia equity court today( granted a tem porary Injunction today to prohibit tho Federation from continuing to boycott the company pending tho de termination of tho case. Judge Gould declared it was not surprising there was so little difference of opin ion among tho courts upon the ques tion involved and the conclusion that such combinations as that disclosed by affidavits filed by tho stovo com pany In' this case were held to.be unlawful was based on tho apprecia tion of the fundamental rights of free men in a free country. Many Christmas Visitors to Portland Will Leave gut bound Tonight. With SO passengers and a large amount of coal and other freight the bteamer Breakwater will leave 'Marshfleld at 10 o'clock tonight for Portland. She will stop a few mln ntpq nt North Bend to take more i freight and will then proceed down i the harbor to cross the bar. Quite a large number-of tho pass engers are from Marshfleld and most of them will spend the .Christmas holidays in the Rose City with rela tives and friends. Tho following is the passenger list copied at 3 p. m.: , O. J. Timberman, D. F. McDonald, M. E. Hood, C. A. Howard, R. G. Bonell, Alex Campbell, C. Llchtwerk, J. R. Rochon and wife, Mrs. B. F. Lawson, Mrs. Lemar, Miss Crawford, Mrs. Crawford, Miss Carno, J. G. Waggoner, A. Fake, D. Fraas, Wm. Union, J. II. Richards, G. A. Hanson, Jos Frazer, W. J. Stein, B. Wilson, Mrs. F. A. Kelly, Mrs. Stone, Miss Stone, Miss Gulovson, Miss E. Gul ovson, H. J. Beaver aud wife, R. E. Morton, Wm. Maynussen, V. W. Hob son, Wm. Hunter, Jas. Foy, W. Clark, W. RIckman, C. O. Tuttle, J. W. Noble. E. F. Thomer, C. R. Mace, J. Steperrlch, F. Fritka, George Eg- Inoff, Frank Smith, Jno. Behno Jno. Hlgley, R. Greed, Chas. Prosser, rpiir.a rinvis. A. J. Gantner. J. R. Miller, R. Reeves, Mrs. L. M. Noble, Mrs. Gulovson, C. W. Olam, Joe Heinze, Jno Heinze, F. B. Jones, J. B. Coal, J. Slater, H. Huske, A. Heinze, A. B. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Esslngor, Miss Esslnger, Mrs. A. R. Hammond, J. B. Coale, Mrs. Tuttle, H. II. Hurtz, Mr. and Mrs. Wehnur, E. O. Strong and wifo, F. E. Hul- burt, E. M. Ward, Lizzio Gamble, Mrs. Holcomb, Mr3. Innes, Mrs. L. E. Brown, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Perry, Miss Yoakum. TWO HOMES ARE RUINED Woman Penitent Seeks to Mend Her Folly Hut Man Persistent Jle- sults in Dual Death. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 17. M. L. Dillon, aced 35. a salesman, last night shot and probably fatally Injured Mrs. N. G. Cochran, while she was asleep and then killed himself. The shoot ing -was done in Mrs. Cochran's room in which Dillon had concealed himself while the woman was , at the theater. Dillon, It is said, de serted his wife and then, according to the police, induced Mrs. Coch ran to secure a divorce from her husband. Later tho woman became penitent and refused to receive Dill on's attentions. Colored Member of Theatrical Company Is Lynched in Louisana. RESENTED LIGHT-REMARK White Man Referred to lUin as a "Yankee XIrroi-" and Death Ended Difficulty That Fol f lowed. (By Associated Press.) SIIEVEPORT, La., Dec. 17. A negro member of a minstrel troup named Homer Rogers was hanged by a mob In Moorehouse parish last night and the body riddled with bul lets. Rogers Is said to havo resent ed a remark made by a white man, declaring ho was a "Yankee nigger," and dl'd not propose to take any im pudence. This is tho third lynch ing in Moorehouse jiarish in ten days. ANOTHER CANDIDATE IS IN THb NtLU Governor General Magoon Is Being Boomed for Kcpubllcan Presi dential Nomination. Local Banks Have Been Wide Open for Ten Days and Lift ing of Embargo Has No Effect. ported by Armed Mobs a Serious Trouble May Folk Six Laborers Are Spirit, Away. t GRIP IS EPIDEMIC IN WASHINGTON Two Members of the Cabinet Arc Confined to Their Beds With the Malady. (By Associated Press) LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 17. C. O. Whedon, law partner of Governor General Magoon, today wrote to all members of tho republican state central committee asking them to in stitute the direct primary to ascer tain the choice of tho republican voters for president. Whedon is actively pushing Magoon for presi dency. parti awn MAN PASSES AWAY Assistant General Manager of the Ilurrlninn Lines Dies In Kosq City Today. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Secre tary Cortelyou Is confined to bed with the grippe and has not been out for a week. Secretary Juetcau is also detained at homo with tho grippe. When ho returned from Norfolk yesterday ho was compelled to take to his bed. LOUD KELVIN DYING NOTES FROM ALLEGANY. Famous English Scientist Passing s Away at His Homo in London. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 17. Lord Kelvin, the famous scientist who has been dangerously ill, is reported sinking rupidly. GREAT RACE HORSE DIES v Passes Away nt lucky Baldwin's Ilanch in California. t -(By Associated Press.) :LOS ANGELES. Dec. 1C ?ho Emperor of Norfolk, one of tho great est race Horses in the country, d ed this morning at the ranch of his owner, Lucky Baldwin, near Arcadia, aged 22 years. Death was duo to old age. Tho dying horse was sur rounded by many of the most promi-, nent race men of tho country who aro spending tho winter at Arcadia. Baldwin was ovorcomo with grief. Make your best girl a present of J a nlco residence lot on -uasisiuu the coming city. Newsy Letter From The Times Cor respondent Chronicling Hap penings in That Section. ALLEGANY, Dec. 17. Mrs. N. S. Shaver, of Allegany, who has been in tho Mercy Hospital for seven weeks went to Allegany Monday very much improved. She will remain at tho Allegany Hotel for some time. Littlo Grace Shaver was taken to Elk Horn ranch by Mrs. G. A. Gould, where she will remain until about ChrJt-mas. Mrs. G. Thurman, of Loon Lake, came to North Bend, Dec. 10, for tho holidays, visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. Piper. Mr. Tatten, who is working in tho North Bend mill, was at home over Kundav. Miss Florence Edwards, of Alle gany, visited Mrs. W. F. Piper, of Coos River. rriQ Sf.ivntinn Armv captain and lieutenant W Marshfleld, will hold services at Allegany school house Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Will Roblson moveu to Marshfleld last Wednesday for tho winter. The young people of Allegany gave Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gould, Jr., a ser enade last Friday evening, the ac companying music on tin pans and bells in waltz time. Mr. Johnny Hendrickson, of Gold en Falls, expects to movo onto what la known as tho Maglnls placo next Monday. Mr. Hendrickson has pur chased this property I. N. Price, who lives on a raucn above Golden Falls, has just complet n,i n pnmfortablo house. t Tt. Clinkenbeard cut his hand quito badly while cutting wood ono (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Dec. 17. Colonel William Crooks, tho well known as sistant to tho general manager of tho Harrlman lines in tho Paciilc JNortn west, died today in this city of com plications growing out of a cold con tracted about six weeks ago. Ho was 7G years old. Col. Crooks was ono of tho best known railroad men in tho Pacific Northwest. Ho camo hPYP. from St. Paul. Minn., about ton years ago to become assistant to the president of tho Oregon Railroad ec Nnvlcatlon Co.. when that company was taken over by tho Harrlman sys tem. Col. Crooks later becamo as sistant to tho general manager of the Harrlman lines In Oregon and Washington. IMPROVEMENTS TO BE COMPLETE IN MONTH City Hall Extension to Provide Ample Room Until City Grows Considerably. RESUME WORK ON RAILROAD Much More Material for Coos Bay-Drain Line Army of Men to Commence in Spring. - finv inst week Gillette Safety Razors, g Duoy, ,s Bpendlng a Bay Cash Storo. f(J dys wJth hGr BiBter, Mrs. J. A. -Beautiful China ware for P.-- Word has como from Drain that about twenty mora cars of steel bridge material arrived there mis k fnr tho Drain Coos-Bay road. There is now piled up in South Drain onough bridge material for tno 10 or more bridges that will bo put in be tween there and Scottsburg, all hav ing been made expressly for tins roau. A vast army of men will bo put to work on this new road just as soon as tho wet season Is over. decoration at Milner's. Carving sets and pocket cutlery at Milner's. . Mta rciia McClav. of Elk Horn ranch, is visiting in Coqullle at th homes of A. N. Gould and Geo. Ferry. Tovs of all kinds and descrlp- I tions at fche Coos Bay Cash Storo. Work on the improvements to the Marshfleld city hall will bo completed in about a month, when tho police department, engineer's oulce, city pf- Ilclals, recorder s quarters anu iiro rionartment. will have comfortable quarters until tho growth of tho city warrants tho construction or a now municipal building. Tho present building has been handicapped with a depth of only 40 feet, but with the CO foot addition to tho rear thero will uo pieniy oi room in tho structure: With tho r.nmnletlon of tho addition tho re corder's ofllco and court room on tho second floor will bo the present front office and council chamber. Behind tho chamber will bo a hall way and then a spacious office for tho city engineer. East of tho latter will bo a huge hall which will bo fitted up as a gymnasium and reading room fnr tho city fire department, and wlilnli mnv ho used bj' tllO City council on special occasions wnen mnrA mom is required. Behind this will bo a hoso rack and a huge tank has already boon put in placo to hold water for sprinkling tho streets in summer. Tho ground floor, tho present quarters of tho flrc-flghting para phernalia, will bo utilized for tho same purpose as at present. Thte de nrtmnnt. however, will bo more than twlco its present sizo and tho minrtnrs for tllO englnO Will 00 mnvml back to mako way ior uio chemical engine which has been or dered and Is now on tho way to tins city. S Back of tho firo department ma chino room wlllJie tlio police offices and headquartors, ifNtho roar oi which will bo orected throo stool wlls for prlsonors and room will bo al lowed for a corridor separating this bastllo from tho pollco dopartmont. Tho whole arrangomont of tho ex tended building has been made for tho purposo of combining room and convenience, and whon finished tho city headquartors will bo a vast im provement over tho prosont Birucvmo. Havlland and Gorman China at Coos Bay Cash Storo. For a good Savlnks Bank try Sengstacken addition. Officers of tho threo IocpI banks were Interviewed by tho Tlmc3 to learn if tho lifting of the holidays from the banking business had ef fected tho institutions on tho first day on which the embargo hadjjeen lifted. From tho statements made It appears that Marshfleld has been unauooiod by the holidays for tho past ton days, and tho situation is very flattering for this city. Bank business yesterday differed iitviio way from that of any day dur ing the past two weeks and it may confidently bo stated that normal conditions havo reached this point along with tho same state of affairs in all parts of tho country. Bank men in tho city aro enthusiastic over tho way in which Marshfleld has carried herself throughout and tho follow ing aro somo of the statements made: J. W. BENNETT, of 'tho Flanagan nnd Bennett bank: "Wo would hardly havo known th holidays were off if someone had not mentioned tho fact, as they have been practically off with all the banks of tho county for tho last ten days. Tho correspon dents in Portland and San Francisco of tho banks hero shipped all the money which was ordered and were ready to ship more, therefore thero was no necessity of taking advantago of tho holidays after that condition nf affairs arose, and tho banks throughout tho stato wero all being supplied also, therefore there woum bo no fear of the money In tho county being taken somewhero else. Thero was nothing in tn business today to indicate that tho holidays wero at an end. "This section is so isolated, and tho conditions which Insure Its fur ther advancement aro so far ad vanced that it looks as though It would bo impossible to atop the pros noritv which this country has en joyed for tho last few years. ino railroad from Drain is practically cl a stand still but thero is too much money invested thero for tho South ern Pacific to abandon it, and tho C. A. Smith Lumber company own too much property and aro too far ad vanced with their enterprises to abandon thorn. Coos Bay has got to prosper, you cannot stop it." W. S. McFAKLANM), of tho First National Bank "If anything out of tho ordinary was noticed in our bank today it was that tho doposits wero if anything a little above tho average. Not a ma ntook out his deposit to my knowledge and the only cash oniin.i fnr was that used for dally i.iicinnss needs and payments. Wo aro elated over tho condition of af fairs and expect to hear no more oi a situation which has been somewhat of an annoyance to business. Know ing that they can secure tneir cairn i.nn tiinv want t quite ft numuer oi peoplo havo deposited money which thoy havo obtained during mo iiun ,iv Conditions hero aro entirely normal and will undoubtedly remain so." . . J nniiKSY KREITZEU, oi i-irst Trust and Savings Bank "Wo havo boon paying so littlo attention to tno holidays proclaimed by tho governor that wo did not know that they had stopped. Tho business dono uy our bank yesterday was an avorago busi ness and that sums up tho wholo sit uation with us. I havo received a nnr.n from Jamos Steel, tho stato bank examlnor at Salem, to issue a roport of tho condition of tiio uan ,..i,inii will bo nubllshed in your pa- por today. Undor tho now banking law all banks In tho Btato organized after tho passing of tho law aro 11 nblo to bo called upon for a roport of its condition at any time, tins h,. him been received by other banks organized since -this bill was ITKv Assnolnlod PrOSS) i( O BUTTE, Dec. 17. Six non $ union men employed by the Bel O Telephone company havo been clGiiortcd slnco midnight bv mobs probably of Union men Two non-union men wero takoi across tho divide last night anc a vrnrnnd not. to return and a O noon today about 500 mei i tnnk four inoro non-unionists from tho Bell building and at 1 O o'clock were leading them to wnrd tho Jefferson county line a Tim Milnf nf liollco and a small force of men are pursuing! More trouble Is feared. HvH ILL TO ftPPE s Attorney in Charge of the i fense in the Pettibone Triajlj Breaks Down Todays Proceedings Told by Telegraph. yr BOISE. Dec. 17. C. F. Dar was too 111 to appear In tho trial dnv and Edgar Wilson continue niinrco of tho defenso. Cna Johnson, a cageman at tho VI) cator mino in 1003 told of tho oxfl Rim, which killed McCormlck .-.-.- tt An....niiAtntnrl Orohn.' narrative. Tho cross examinall was dovoted to showing the man in which the witness was subpoon!.l ino ueiuutjo Biiuwiutj .""" " oxpouso money from tno rmiiui nt Denver. Assistant Secretary 1 f Tlniry ncatntnTlt. RGCr6tar: iui, ui 'v,iu.i .. -a tho Mino Owriors" association toy .rnlno- r tllO VllldlCtltOr minO if, " ". K. .. ..-.,-... .1l'J diately alter tno cxuiubiuu "" f ing the bodies. Ho idontiuo wire and pleco of revolver fou it. A Ap i-.i'i-.incMrtn nTiii iiii.v . . I U1C HCUI1U UL Uijnuoiuu i... w. , , . introduced in uviuum;. h Tim nnnint' nf tho Peabody bflil! was introduced in ovldenco justs fnrn court ndjourned for noon. was identified by C. T. Reach, pluf or of Denver, who manufactured DIES ON HER JUKTIIDAI Sad Datii of Roseburg Woman Passes Away Alone. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 17. E. A. Selber was found dead at homo. She had arisen and prep tho breakfast for her husband son. Tho son was not in the h at tho time, and tho father, works nights In tho Southern niflc company's repair shops T,nt vet returned from his wor whon tho woman was seized wit: epileptic fit no help was at h In hor spasms sho almost bit lmr toncuo. Sho leaves a nus n fimiirhtor. nued 19 and a so 17 Tho day of her death was day of her 37th birthday. Fancy parlor lamps at Mllm 5-Acro lot, Lobreo Park mako you a nlco country home tho advantages of the city. passed and wo havo to comply It. Tho measure does not app i.nnva r.rp-niiiznd nrovlously toi passing. Tho datos upon whlc: ronorts aro called for are tno as tho Altos on which the compt ot tho curroncy call- '-?r tho rt fi-nm National banks. Ono goes to tho examiner while the is published." rmroiitiiM.iifr irr ?""""'""'" aaM .... . .. ... , . a.aat ,W" 9"