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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1907)
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS WE WISH YOU EVERYONE. SSffiSSP PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers gut good returns froiii announcements placed In The Dally Times. KEEP WELL POSTED On the current events of tls world's progress by reading Ttw Dally Times. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1907. No. 14$ flTltltl? ifl HIS BET LOSIJIS LIFE California Man Wagers That Friend Can't Shoot His Hat Off. DEATH ENDS THE DECISION Shoots OIT The Hat Itut Ills Friend's Head Is Inside It And Drains Scatter Over Wall. (By Associated Press) IMPERIAL, Cal., Dec. 24. "I bet you can't shoot my hat off my head," exclaimed E. O. Sturgll to his com panion, Jim Owens, at Brawler last night, and whereupon Owens, who formed one of the party of men drinking, fired. At the Hash of the pistol Sturgil's brains spattered the wall. The top of his head was blown off. Owens fell upon the prostrated body of his friend and wept bitterly. Ho was arrested. WHAT DO VOU THINK OF THIS FOil CHRISTMAS? A Virginia AVoman Presents Her Husband with Four at One Birth. (By Associated Pres3.) RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 24. The Christmas present of Mrs. Wil liam Luck, of Roanoke, to her husb and today, says a special to the News Leader, was two boys and two girls at a birth. All are doing well. SAD CHRISTMAS FOR MANY HOMES Five Deaths; From Violence Reported in Various Sections of Loulsnua and Mississippi. (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 1. Five men were killed by pistol or knife in Louisiana and Mississippi the past 24 hours. At Covington, La., Henry Route, a negro invited a man named Bradley, white, to settle a debt or shoot It out. Bradley was killed. At New Albany, Mississippi, Edward Millhouse, a section foreman, killed a section hand named Martin Arnold. At Varden, Mississippi, Maurice Davis, white, and William Splx, col ored, killed' each other. A love affair at Greenville, Mississippi, caused Ed Smith, a njro, to kill Jim English, a negro I I MEMrr, IS DANK FAILS. Savings Ins.' Jition Closes Its Doors j Morning. (By . 'Related Press) MEMPHIS, Dec. 24. The Mem phis Savings Bank failed to open to day. A receiver has been appointed. No statement has beelTissued. The bank is one of the oldest institutions in the city. President Read of tho Memphis Clearing House Associa tion said ho felt certain the deposit ors would bo paid in full. A later statement issued by tho directors say the bank Is solvent, and creditors will not lose a cent. GREENE GAYNOR CASE Supreme Court of United States Is sues Decision In Famous Fraud And Conspiracy Case. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The Su preme Court of the United States has decided the petition of a writ of cer tiorari bringing to that court the cases of Greeue and Gaynor under sen tence to pay a fine of 575,749 and undergo terms of imprisonment of four years on the charges of embez zlement and conspiracy in connec tion with Captain Oberlln M. Carter's scheme to defraud the United States In connection with harbor improve ments In Savannah, Georgia. IRVING S. BATH, editor of the Ban don Recorder arrived in the city today and will leave on the Break water for Portland to spend Christmas with relatives at Hllls boro, Oregon. Christmas candy cheap at Cor thell's Delicatessen. SEE Tltlo GufWt'e for lots in Boise Addition to Marshfleld. WILL P ML 1PL0YES A Great Industrial Project for Benefit of Raifway Work men. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY Provision Made for Aid of All Whoso Efforts Aid in Creating Great CorjMH-ation Some Pro visions. (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 24. The Grand Trunk Railway has devised a system pension that will go into ef fect January 1, which is believed to be the most comprehensive in exist ence. A fund of $200,000 will be set aside and $7u,000'per year addition al if necessary. Employees will not be required to contribute to the fund. There will be a clause compelling compulsory retirement at the age of G5 years, while any employee who has served the company fifteen years or more will be entitled to a pension on a graduated scale. The minimum pension will be $200 per year while there Is no maximum. There is a provision for employees disabled in service also for men dismissed with cause under 05 years, but who have not served over fifteen years. CARDINALS RECEIVE POPES GREETINGS Holy Father E xchnnges Christmas Salutations and Discusses Timely Cliiirt'lily Topics. (Dy Associated Press) ROME, Dec. 24. The Pope was present at the Sacred Collego today for the exchange of Christmas greet ings with the cardinals. No ad dresses were made. Tho Pontiff conversed familiarly with each card inal on such topics as modernism and revision of the vulgate. CHICAGO HANK CASE Government Rests Completes Side of Case Against Danker Welsh. Its (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 24. The govern ment has formally rested the case on the prosecution of John R. Walsh, ac cused of misapplying funds of the Chicago National Bank, and court adjourned until Thursday. CHRISTMAS DINNERS Salvation Army Will Provide Many in New York. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 24. More than 120,000 people will eat Christmns dinners in New York fed by the Sal vation Army. The dinners are being put up in baskets for families of five or six and will bo distributed to morrow morning. A MILLION MEMBERS CARPENTER'S UNION Gigantic Plan For Amalgamation of All Building Trades In One Organization. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Plans have been completed for the formation of a temporary organization which will embrace all the Building Trades Unions In tho country, In accord ance with an appeal made at tho last annual meeting of Americnn Feder ation of Labor. A charter for the new organization will be asked for at tho next meeting of tho executive council which will bo held in New York on January 20. A meeting to form a permanent organization will be held January 9. Tho federation, It Is said, will Include ono million members. EDWIN W. BOYD, of Coquille, is a visitor In the city today. Ho Is awaiting the arrival of his father from Portland, to Join in the Christmas festivities at his home. Be sure to take in the football game at Simpson's Park Christmas. AMERICAN SHIP DAMAGED BY FIRE The Minnesota Sailing From Seattle For China Meets Dlsastl-r In Japanese Port. (By Associated Press) KOBE, Dec. 25. Fire has broken out on the American steamer Minnesota in this har- bor. The vessel and cargo were damaged. The Minnesota Is from Seattle bound for Hong Kong via Yokohama. Alliance and Breakwater Are in and M. F. Plant Goes to I I lOUUi s After wallowing in a heavy sea yesterday afternoon and night, the Alliance made this harbor this morn ing at 3 o'clock. She tied up at North Bend with over fifty passen gers and Ave hundred tons of freight. She shifted to the Marshfleld dock this afternoon and will not leave port until next Thursday. The Breakwater was reported off the bar about noon today awaiting high tide to make an entrance to the I bay, where she will arive this after bay where she will arrive this after time as the Alliance for Portland on her return trip. She has a good pas senger list and considerable freight. The steamer Plant Is said to have crossed the bar this morning about 11 o'clock and will arrive at 'Frisco tomorrow night, or Thursday morn ing. The following was the passenger list of the Alliance from Portland: Frank G. Davis, Mrs. Smith, Chas. Berg, Mr. and Mrs. Kjelland, Agnes Kjelland, Miss Kjelland, Victor Kjel land, Alfred Olson and wife, Agnes Olson, Art Selander, E. Graham, Florence B. Graham, Mrs. Otterman, Nellie Gardner, E. V. Hawley, Mrs. C. F. Chase, Arthur Chase, Norma Chase, Ellce Chase, Fred Martin, W. Rich, Tom Bragg, M. A. Ernest, M. Noda and wife, T. E. Leid, A. Helm ing and wife, Concaro Helming, Cary Helming, A. F. Cook, Mrs. E. H. Rannn, Mrs. J. W. Gardiner, W. H. Emery, Cecil Arneson, John Foster, Mrs R. Stump, Catherine Stump, Mrs. G. Penketh, Geo. Penketh, E. H. Rohu, Jesse L. Bacon. NEW CHIEF BUREAU OF NAVIGATION Head of Department Resigns and His Successor Is Immediately Ap pointed by President. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. President Roosevelt has re- celved and accepted tho resigna- tion of Rear Admiral Wlllard H. Brownson, chief of the bu- O reau of navigation. It takes ef- feet Immediately. No reason fnr tho rfRlErnatlon was Clven at the White House. Captain Cameron McWlnslow was ap- v pointed his successor. Mail Four Days Late. Up to a late hour this afternoon there was no sign of the Roseburg mall which has not reached this city since last Saturday. This Is tho longest tne mail has been held back in a record breaking season. It Is said thatji flood In tho Brewster valley is re sponsible for the delay, and that no passage has been made either was since Saturday. Both Christmas pas- sengers and mall Is water bound. Postmaster' Curtis stated today that there. was no telling when the mall would arrive. It Is unusually heavy at this time of the year, and when tho output of several days does ar rive the postofflce will be the scepe of a congestion tjiat will' ma,kollfe a nightmare for the postofflce force. Turkey Dinner Christmas JJlght I 5:30 to 7:20, Blanco HoteJ. .- 10 PUD BOATS hie CHAIRMAN ISSUES CONVENTION CALL Tnggart Makes Olllcial Summons for Democratic Faithful to Meet In Denver. (By Associated Press) FRENCH LICK, Ind., Dec 24. Chairman Taggart, of the Democratic national committee O today Issued the formal call for national convention to meet in Denver July 7, 190S. One of Earliest Arrivals on Bay Astonished at Marshfield's Growth. J. P.Tupper, of Coquille City, one of the best known pioneers of Coos county, was a visitor In tho city to day with his lltle granddaughter, Miss Lola Tupper. They came up to meet Mr. Tupper's other two grand daughters, Miss Jessie and Agnes Tupper, who are returning oh the Breakwater from St. Helen's Hall, Portland. Mr. Tupper arrived on the present site of Marshfleld on March 24, 1SG9, and distinctly remembers the country when he first came. The only building on the site of the pres ent city was a 3inall shack owned by a man named Donnelly, which stood where tho Flanagan & Bt nnett bank low stands. Mr. Tupper Is origin ally from Nova Scotia, and came to the bay from San Francisco towork hero as a ship's carpenter. He secured a lot one hundred feet square near the site of the old bank building, and spent many years dur ing tho earlydnys of Marshfleld in ship building and becoming Identi fied with the growth of the place. He Is still enthusiastic over Coos Bay and marvels at tho recent growth of Marshfleld, which he is confident will be a great seaport at no great date. Ho went to Coquille In 1SS1 to do some government work and secured one hundred and twenty acres close Into Coquille, where ho ran the Ocean house for a number of year3. He then went to Bandon where ho ran the Tupper house for a number of years, returning later to the county seat where Mie still operates tho Co qmlle Hotel. BATTLESHIP FLEET ARRIVES TRINIDAD Rear Admiral Evans Reports Pro gress of Uncle Sam's Squadron Coming to Pacillc Waters. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Rear Admiral Evans reports the P arrival of the battleship fleet at Trlnldnd yesterday. PORT AU SPAIN, TRINIDAD, Dec. 24. The American fleet of battleships was welcomed hero with considerable enthusiasm. Admiral Evans called on Sir. Henry Moore Jackson, governor of Trinidad and this afternoon a party of officers of the fleet are coming ashore, also a large number of men from the ships. Mine Stops Work Owing to a break In the coal washing machine, tho Beaver Hill coal mlno has stopped operations for a few days until tho break has been repaired, or until new machinery has taken Its place. Sup erintendent Russell, who was In this city at the time, had a hurry call thin mnrnine to his mine, where he Is inspecting tho damage to the machine. The delay will not be lengthy and every effort will be made to complete repairs In order that the mine may resume operations r.s soon as possible, The rainy weather has not effected the works in the least. Turkey Dinner. Christmas Night 5;30 to 7:30. Blanco Hotel."" -Fancy parlor lamps at lillner's. enthusiastic FLOOD REACHES DANGEO POINT Rush of Waters So Great Coquille May Cause Big Damage. at Later Passengers arriving on the noon train report that trallic lias been resumed between Coquille and Mjrt le Point, and the logs plied ut in the river have become tightly jamiicd, which will save them for the time being from being swept to the open sea. Straining and threatening to break every minute, log booms at Coquille City are holding back nearly twenty thousand logs which will be swept along with the mighty rush of tho river into the open sea if the floods do not subside before tonight. Visit ors from tile Coquille Valley have been bringing stories of tho devasta tion of tho floods ever since Satur day, and the situation above Coquille is critical. Pasengers just In from Coquille assert that the tracks this side of the county seat will be flooded if the rain keeps up, and trallic will bo completely cut off. Traffic has al ready been stopped on the line be tween Coquille and Myrtle Point, tho tracks being several feet under water at the lower levels. RIvermen have been working day and night to save the logs from pass ing Coquille. All the available booms to be secured have been stretched across the narrow part of the river at the mill just north of the county seat. From ten to twelve thousand logs were ramml against the booms with great force yesterday and the latter threaten 'to break at any minute. From six to eight thousand more logs are scurry ing down the river and joining the jam at Coquille. It 13 said tho booms aro not as strong as they should be for an oc casion . like the present and if tho breakage occurs the vast output of many months will bo rushing along In the current tor the open sea, where they will be a completo loss to about six logging camps operating up the liver. It is probable that at tempts will bo made to stop the logs before they get 'to Bandon, should they break loose from Coquille. Booms aro scarce, however, and It Is almost certain that there will be a great loss to the lumber companies If there Is a break. Meanwhile, the holding back of such a body of log3 Is also holding back the water. Farms are being flooded along tho river banks and a general state of chaos and destruc tion faces the ranchers on the low lying sections of the river banks. The flood Is said to be the worst In years, and between the holding of the logs and tho backing of the wnter, the heavy rains will result In much dam age along the Coquille valley. REALESTATETRANSPERS Daily Real Estate Report Furnished : Hy Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. Henry Scngstncken, Manager. December 1H, 1007. W. S. Chandler, et. ux oi. al., to Dennis McCarthy, deed, Lots 13 and 14, blk. 22, Rall iroad Add. to Marshfleld $10. Coos Bay Land & Investment Co. to Georgo Daugherty, deed, Lot 7, blk. 13, Belmont add. to Empire . ?100. F. W. Woods, et. ux., to Rosa E. Livingston, deed, 1-3 Inter est In lot 11, Ferndale Park $750. Turkey dinner at tho Palace Dec. 25. Noon and evening. Roast Turkey Corthell's Christ mas Day. Carving sets and pocket cutlery at Mllner's. The people of Coos Bay appreciate the friendly attitude of the Telo gram but not the unfriendly atti tude of the Oregonlan. And both are the samo, HdW's that for a' commef. clal Joke, asks1 the Albany Democrat LESS WILL Di OS Great Channel Making Project at New Orleans Nearing Completion. WORLD'S DEEPEST HARBOK Uncle Sam Spends Slv Millions J)ccp I'uing tho Entrance to the Missis sippi River at Southern City. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.- One o the greatest channel making plans ever undertaken in tho history of American river improvements will be brought nearly to completion this eeK. when the jetties to the moutta of the southwest pass of tho Missis sippi liver is finished. These jetties, nfter some dredging between then is completed, will glvo to the soutti one of the deepest harbors In tho world and the harbor will have navigable water connection In at least a dozen states bordering on tho Mississippi and its tributaries the Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas and Rcdi rivers. About six million dollars are being spent by tho government- 70 YEARS WITHOUT NEED OF PHYSICIAN Chicago Man Resigns Position After 15 Years Continuous Service iu Which Ho Never Missed a Day. CHICAGO. December 24. Robert G. Lucas, 71 years old, resigned his position In the offlco of tho American Express company, ending a 4'j-ycar term oi service for the company, lm which time he has never missed re. day's pay. For 70 years Mr. Lucae had no need of .an attending physi cian. Less than a year ago he fult a. decline in health and began treat ment. Ills throat has becomo affect ed by smoking. Overwork also Is credited for his general falling off iu. henlth. Mr. Lucas began work for the. American express company na an ex press messenger. Ho gives tho fol lowing advlco to. those who would emulate his examplo: "Good health Is as great a requi site of a good worker a3 good brains. "I have observed that tho mou who get highest were those who were not complalnors and who didn't watch the clock too closely. "Young man, don't smoko to ex cess. If I had dropped smoking whou I could, my bank account would be $5000 larger today. "Pass up tho drinks! I've seoa boozo put more men out of Jobs than hard times. "A man should have eight hours sleep aut of every 24. That does not mean four ono night and -12 tho next- "Consult your wife and follow her advice. If sho tells you to wrap up your throat with a red flannel rag; soaked In kerosene, do It." .MYRTLE POINT MUSINGS. '" of .ST'1 from tto Win, T. Reed writes that he hass compieteil his government work at Wheatland for tho year and has re turned to Portland for tho winter, Mrs, L. W. Doyoo returned last SPturday from Riverside, Cal., where she has been visiting for soveral months. rE. C. Guerin left Thursday for Needles, Arizona, to Join her parents and brother, Watt, who havo been there for some tlmo, W. E. and Harry Lowellen wont to Bandon Monday to sot up furnlturG In tho newly enlarged hotol, tho- Myrtle Point furnlturo houso having: secured tho contract. Tho work took several days of this week. Dr. M. O. Stemmlor has ono baby that ho will refuso to deliver to the borne of any of his patrons. It (s ru little daughter that was welcomed to tho StoWmler homo on Tuesday, th& ICth, and she Is too welcome thoro to think of passing her along to any one else, Mr. Stevens, who lives across ther river, was taken to tho train on & stretcher Wednesday morning anil carried to Coquille where he will re ceive treatment In tho hospital. He? is1 suffering from an attack of tjs-pbold-pneumonla. E'l h :g,..X.