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lT EVERT ONE ON COOS BAY GET TOGETHER FOR rfB&yQ TR STABLE INVESTMENT .1, get good returns "from KEEP WELL POSTED On the current events of tho world's progress by reading The Dally Times. omenta placed In Tho Daily !, MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS T L- It- THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1907 No. 149 .Til 'is the ! ixiiMMMwinin ibi utaaoiaaMM n " mm 3mes. 1 sand is E SPIES f PORTLAND x Wif Dnnn Oiw Pnnnlnft r Q rvrn.lri Ui A am fin hr Lailc Ul UIC nuav; UilJ uicmeo a ouiiocuiuii uy hssci - tions Vlade in a Speech Association. (By Associated PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28. lensatlou yesterday in an address Lssoclattpn when he declared that Irnnient had secured accurate maps naps and specifications of every Ind the various pipe lines from Supply. According to Mayor L.ane prepared by alleged spies and are thin" possessed by the city officials. Mayor Lane did not dis cover the presence of tho spies until their work was completed (whereupon he transmitted his Information to Washington and was asked to furnish all the details of the operations of the al leged spies. BONDS MID icurities of the Colton Estate In San Francisco Are Dis covered. (ERE FAILED, BANK Involved In the Crash of Hie Bank rupt California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Caused Indictments. (By Arsoelated Press) SAN PRVNC1SCO, Dec. 2S. The pnisslng Colton securities have been found In the vaults of the California ISafe Deposit and Trust company. iThey have never left California and have never been out of tho custody of the California Safe Deposit and I Trust company. It was on account of these missing securities that J. Dalzell Brown and Attorney Walter Bartnett were indicted. SIX ARE DROWNED WHILE OUT SKATING Venture on Thin Ice With Usual Re- Milt of Breaking Into River and Three Fatalities Follow. (By Associated Press.) RUTLAND, Vt., Dec. 28. Three were drowned and six barely escaped tho samo fate by tho breaking of thin ice on a skating pond at Castle don yesterday. Kate, Mavy and George Clark, all under ten years, ventured on unsafe Ice and went in to the river. Six young people who went to their rescue were thrown into tho water by the further break ing of ice. Many hundred heard their cries and succeeded in saving all but Ida Putman, Georgo Hunter ana iu& iiai.t:lln. The Clark child ren were unconscious when taken from the water. MURDERER SUICIDES. Sentenced For Life For His Crime lie Prefers Death. iLy Associated Press) UE3 MOINES, Dec. 2S. J. C. Ca.L, cuiritud of murdering Charles H. Morr-w., a wealthy mine owner, co.muiu d suicide in the county jail he-, yesterday with u razor. He cut hi thr a., from ear to ear. Ho had ben scnic-iK-ed to the state peniten tiary for llfo. The Christian Scientists have changed their place of meeting. Tho service v. ill be held in the future In the Masonic lodge room over tho opera house, commencing Sunday morning. To the public, Parrot Stick Can dy Is made from the best of refined sugar and fruit juices. These dainty sticks are used extensively for after noon card parties and .teas. For sale by Lockhart & Tarsoils Drug Co. I I SECURE IPS ID RUADWAY! Before National Guard Press) Mayor Harry K. Lane created a before the National Guard agents of the Japanese Gov- of the city of Portland, with roadway leading into the city which the city obtains Its water me pians ana maps were superior in every way to any- THREE KILLED IN RAILWAY COLLISION Wreck on Elevated Trades of Penn sylvania Road Results In Death And Disaster. (By Associated Press) CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 2S. Three were killed and seventeen injured In a collision on the Elevated tracks of tho Pennsylvania Railroad. A heavy fog was the principal contrlbutary cause. A Pemberton accommodation crashed into the rear of the Atlantic City Express. Coals from the Pem berton locomotive set the wreckage on Are. At first it was feared that many of the Injured were burned to death but prompt action by the fire department and the rescuers saved many lives. Some of the injured n.?y die. :t UIIJ New Residence of Ten Mile Rancher Wrecked by Fall ing Tree. To have the top or a tree planted. In the middle of one's home with force enough to cave In the roof is not an every day experience, yet that Is what happened tothe home of Mllo Pearson, of Ten Mile, during the recent storm which swept thU coast. Luckily there was nobody at home, or there might have been a serious accident to members of the family. Mr. Pearson came down to tho city on a business trip just before Christ mas day. His wife and family left home to visit a sister-in-law of his 'Murine Mr. Pearson's absence. Con sequently the houso was empty and it was not until yesterday morning that the accident to the residence was discovered, when the man who nnerates a boat up the North Inlet came to this city to find Mr. Pearson and tell him about tho wreck of his roaldonce. Tho house was quito a handsome structure and was erected a fow months aso at iFfcost of $2500 to Mr. Pearson. There were a number of tall trees about tho residence and he had them all cut down with the exception of one, which appeared far onough away not to do any damage. Ha said yesterday that he did not think thero was a tree which could reach his homo if it fell full length tnwnrd It. From the Information he received the top of a tree was blown complete ly nff bv tho heavy wind, aim me loose pleco sailed straight through the middle of the rouf of the home, -hfnh It caved in. Tie heavy pro jectile went Into the lin.ag room and crushed the table flat, oreaiung uisu a nnd smashing everything within reach. The rain came in through the losses. Mr. Pearson leu ior huge bole and added to the other n i awn WELLS FARGO CO. (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane today began an Investigation of the complaint that the Wells Fargo Express company was guilty of discrimination, concealing rates and other violations of the Interstate Commerce law. The com plaint was filed by the Commercial Association of San Francisco which Is composed of thirty wholesale and retail drygoods firms. Tho company makes a general denial and makes th resorted to subterfuge to secure unj ROBBERS BLOW A BANK SAFE OPEN .Missouri Bandits Secure Rich Swag But Are Quickly Captured by Citizens. (By Associated Press) ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 28. At Camden Point robbers blew open the safe of the Bank of Camden Point and secured $2500 in currency. In a fierce fight with the citizens several shots were exchanged. The robbers were captured in the woods on the Platte river and J taken to Platte City and placed In jail. FOR PROTECTION OF WHALES AND TURTLES Congress to Re Asked to Pass a Law To Prevent Extinction of These Two Deni.ens of Deep Waters. (By Associated Press) NEW HAVEN, Dec. 2 S. Congress will be asked to establish game laws protecting whales and green turtles during the breeding season. A reso lution to this effect was adopted at a meeting of the Vertebrate Palomtol ogists of America, It being claimed that the whale Is almost extinct and the turtle disappearing. 1CU13 C U Lit! ' L itn ftm Engineer Codding Would Meet Atlantic Fleet With Crowd of "Patriots. To charter tho steamship Plant and take a huge crovd from Coos Bay to meet Rear Admiral Evans and the fleet as they come up the coast, was the brilliant suggestion of Charles H. Codding, the well known civil engineer, this morning as he grew enthusiastic over the trip around the Horn. He also suggested tjiat the Chamber of Commerce take up the matter of sending a delega tion to Washington and try to get the fleet to enter this harbor, as an' advertising stunt for thl3 port. Local agent Dow agreed about the chartering the Plant if they could select a period when she was not do lug a heavy business, but as the pros pects are that she will contlnuo busy, he suggested that some other boat be secured, preferably the Nan Smith, as she would carry a larger crowd and would know tho fleet when she saw It. Mr. Codding Is w;ell up on matters naval and Is a walking dictionary on tho statistics of most ships. He used to be a member of the Boston Yacht club when quite a young man, and has never lost Interest In ship ping. Consequently tho visit of the battleships' to tho Pacific has made him one of the most enthusiastic and patriotic citizens on the coast. With Engineer DIora, of North Bend, who Is also well up on statistics, Mr. Codding could successfully look after a crowded ship chartered to view the big battleships. thofacaneotiTw wreck this morning to ascertain tho amount ot damage and to see what Is to be done In the way of repairs. i Eastslde will be put on the mar ket Jan. 1st, 1908. Title Guarantee & Abstract Co., general agents. u n cjvJ E a Q kb D CAR ON IRE GRIDDLElGREEKS e counter charge that the association ust rates In Its own favor. ENTIRE FAMILY MEET DEATH IN FLAMES Fire Wipes Out Home of John Clark And Inmates Perish In the Flames. (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Dec. 2 8. Five were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the houso of John Clark at Watertown, in the suburbs early yesterday. Every member of the Clark family met death In the flames which caught tho sleepers una- wares. The house Is two miles from town and by the time the liremen arrived the houso was completely destroyed. CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM PRESIDENT Massachusetts Bay the Happy Recipi ent of a Present From the Chief Executive of the Nation. (By Associated Press) WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 28. President Roosevelt sent si letter and a ten dollar bill to Jacob C. Reisfeld, a fourteen year old boy In return for a Christmas gift consisting of a callender decorated with a pic ture of an American eagle from the beak of which issues a scroll in which Is the name of the president. Traffic to and From 0utside Points Shut Off Completely Telegraph Lines Out. The stage from Drain failed to arrive at Jarvls Landing yesterday afternoon and nothing has been heard of tho cause of the delay. The wires are down between this point and Gardiner, and It is expected that rough water or an accident at the Umpqua lauding has delayed the pro gress of the passengers to thl3 point. Captain Holden of the Gasco has not come from the landing down tho river since yesterday and no word .has been received from him. Tho local agents of tho stage lino ex pect that he Is waiting the arrival of the stage along tho beach. The passengers outward bound thl3 morn ing were compelled to stay here and this latest phase of tho traffic has made It Impossible to got away from Coos Bay until the arrival of tho 'boats from Portland and San Fran cisco next week. The telegraph service Is also out of commission. WESTERN UNION WIRES ARE DOWN AGAIN Only n Partial Installment of the As sociated Press Report Received Soon Bo Repaired. Tho wires of the telegraph com pany were up for awhile last ovonlng onabling The Times to get an install ment of its Associated Press report, but tho wind and rain during the night detected tome spot which has hitherto been untouched, with tho result that the wires are out of com mission again this morning and wo are compelled to go to press without a complete report today. Renew your hunting licenses at the GUNNERY. All hunters' licenses expire Tuesday, Dec. 31. POOQ RAY IQ boUD urn 10 bit amuj mm atrn i nun imuwtu Reported That an Alarming Situation Exists in the Relations Between Turkey and Greece An Outbreak Most Likely. (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28. T o Evening Telegram prints an article In which It attributes the u.iusual exodus of Ureeks from tho northwest during the past lew mo aths to a desire to return homo and take up arms against the Turks. The railroads report that nev- er in past years have so many Greeks gone home as this winter, and it Is learned from an occasional ho meward bound Greek that some- thing more sinister than a desire to return home for tho holidays has Impelled the movement to Athens and other provinces. For a long time letters from Greece have contained news of an alleged alarming condition of the relations between the two countries. "THAT D N FOOL TALKS TOO MUCH" Sensational Testimony Introduced by The State In the Prosecution of ThOyPowers Case. (By Associated Press) GEORGETOWN, Ky., Dec. 28. The defense has rested In the Caleb Powers trial and the prosecution be gan the rebuttal testimony. The de fense called several witnesses for the purpose of breaking down the testimony of Noakes and Golden. Attorney W. R. Jewell of Danville, 1 111., testllled that Noaices maue nis I Danville statement in the presence of himself and Attorney Max Lewis, but refused to sign It unless paid to do so. R. L. McClure, a newspaper correspondent, testified that Golden 'said to him "That damn fool," mean ing Youtsey, "Is talking too much. He won't get a cent. I had that chance." Steamer Laid Up For Inspec tion and Run Will Be Made by the Delhi. Agent F. S. Dow received advices today to the effect that tho steamer M. F. Plant Is laid up in Sau Fran cisco for Its annual overhauling and a thorough general Inspection. Tho company has secured the services of tho steamer Delhi, a" boat of almost ,tho same carrying capacity of tho Plant both In passonger nnd freight, to take tho Coos Bay run during the period that the Plant Is out of com mission. Tho new boat will leave San Fran cisco on its initial trip to Coos Bay Monday, Dec. 30, at 3 p. m and re turning will leave Marshfleld Thurs day, January 2. ' TEACHER HONORED. Myrtle Bank School House Scene of Delightful Christinas Enter- tllllllllCllt. A Christmas program was rendered at tho Myrtlo Bunk scho-n house on Monday afternoon, Dec. 23. Tho school house was crowded with par onts and friends, and after tho oxor clsos wore ovor a curtain was drawn asido revealing a prettily decorated Christmas tree which1 the pupils hud arangod In honor of their teachor, Miss Landrlth. That young lady was loaded with gifts and thanked hor pupils for the pleasure they had giv en her. McDonnald's Parrot Druggist stick for childron. Absolutely pure 'and Wholesome; made from pure sugar and pure fruit flavoring. 10c and 25c. For sale exclusively by Lockhart & Parsons, tho busy cor ner. Subscribe for Tho Times. RUSHING HOMEWARD TO PREPARE FOR IR LOVE LEAPS I American Girl Weds a Full Blooded Pueblo Indian Chief. GIRL'S FATHER SUICIDES K Happy Termination of a Real Rom- anco In New Mexico Couple Wedded By a Presbyterian Clergyman. (By Associated Press) DENVER, Dec. 28. News has been received from Santa Fe, N. M., of tho marriage of Miss Cora Mario Arnold to Alberta Chavarrla, a full blooded Indian. This ends a romanco began five yearsVigo when the couplo met during tho Mountain and Plains Festival In this city when a number of Indians wore brought here as ex hibits. Tho ceremony was perform ed by Rev. Mr. Rendou, a Presbyter ian clergyman. The witnesses wero tho bride's sisters, Misses Lillian nnd Geneva Arnold, of this city. Chavar rla Is chief of tho Santa Clara In dians, a tribe of the Pueblos In NevT Mexico. Tho brldo's attachment for the Indian caused an enstrangement in her family. Her stepfather Georgo Wilder later committed sulcido by jumping from a steamer into tho Gulf of Mexico, and disinherited the present Mrs. Chavarrla. Several ministers refused to perform the cer emony. Chavarrla Is fully civilized, and religious. Ho Is fairly well ed ucated and well to do. Only after five years would tho sisters consent to tho marriage. ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE. Quito a number of sales wore closed during tho week. The best buys wore readily taken up, und while no very largo deals are report ed, tho markot was fairly active. In terest In business property centered around Broadway. South Marshfleld seemed tho favorite residence prop erty. Bay Park was selected by sev eral as tho best place to buy. See what we are affordlngTHTHARARA what wo aro offering next weok: 2 of tho best lots on Broadway, close to contor; $1500. 2 of tho best lots on Fourth, next 'to Queon; $1100. 2 of the best South Marshflald lots; $1250. Bay Park lots; $G0 to $000. See.tiB for property in all parts of tho city. 1. S. KAUFMAN & CO. ! One-fourth off on all Christmas goods, bum as toys, doll uuggles, l china ware, etc. Coos Bay Cash Store. ' Mothers need not fear any HI effects from thoir childron eating Parrot stick candy, as there Is no confection on tho market more pure and wholesome. Sold ox lu'Voly by Lockhart & Parsons Drun t'u Renew your hunting licenses nt tho GUNNERY. All hunters licenses explro Tuesday, Dec, 31. P3 A L w I I $3 1 , s i