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VOL II.
Four Separate Indictments
Against Officers of Busted
Trust Company.
WILL ALL BE ARRESTED
Are lit Present Under Bonds for Orig
inal ArrcM Rut Must Provide
Alditloiial Security.
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Jan. G. Four sep
arate Indictments were filed against
each of tho following ofllcers of the
Title Guarantee & Trust Company by
District Attorney Manning this after
noon. Those indicted were:'
President J. Thorburn Ross.
Vice President George H. Hill.
Secretary John E. Aitchlson.
Treasurer T. T. Durkhart.
The four Indictments are for "Re
ceiving deposits after tho bank was
V-Tiow tp be insolvent, and conver
iiimui if
are lira
sion to their own use of public mon
ey, leaning public money, larceny by
neglect to pay over school funds on arne Crowd Gathers to Catch
uciuuuu. 1 I1U flUUlClUU jiuibuns Will
bo arrested and placed under heavy j
bonds. They were already under r
, bonds for the original arrest but will
havo to provido heavier security.
White Wings of Peace Settle
UU0I1 UiU Cil
O -Hrtrtff
Of
1 OwLO
Mur.cio.
("v AichltoO Prs.)
MUNCIE, Jan. C. There has been
no disturbance this morning. Cars
are running on regular schedule,
The streets, are patrolled by flvo
'hundred business and professional
men sworn in as deputies and twelve
companies of infantry and one bat
tery of the Indiana national guard
are resting in their quarters.
NOTICE
Is hereby given to tho stock
holders of the Coos River Cemetery
Association, tlmt a meeting will
be held at Mnrshfleld in the offices
of Hall & Hall at eleven o'clock, on
Saturday, Jan. 18th, all aro request
ed to attend, as business of Import
ance will bo transacted.
J. J. CLINKINBEARD,
Secretary.
RIOTING MAO I
EI STOPPED
EVERYBODY BUYS HIS Oil .
The Men of Kelso, Washington, Orga Uo n Rigid Anti-Treatlng Society In
Which They Agree Not to Buy Liquor, Soda, Lemonade or Cigars
For Anyone or Permit It to bo Bought For Them.
KELSO, WaBh., Jan. G. Kelso has added ,to her list of societies '
by tlio organization this week of the Anti-Treatlng society. This is
not a prohibition society, for it is organized by men who indulge
when they so desire. Its object Is to prevent, if possible, Uie pro-
miscuous treating tha-t causes so many drunks. William Lyons
has been elected president of the society, and John Ayres secrotary
and treasurer. More than GO of tha jnen of Kelso havo already
signed the pledge, which reads as follows:
"Wo, tho undersigned, do hereby agree to associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming
v tu.vn of uelso, Cowlitz county, Wa
promise and agree that we will not
any cigars, liquor, soda, lemonade
sale at any drinking saloon, confectionery store or other place where
cigars, liquors or any drinks of an kind are kept for sale; that we
will not permit any person to buy us any cigars,, liquors or tobacco;
that wo are In favor of every person buying his own cigars, and we
agree that if we have not tho price we will dispense with the drink.
It is understood that this obligation does not apply to the entertain-
Ing of friends at our homes, nor to treating our families or lady
friends. This obligation Is to take effect at noon on tte 2Gth day of
December, 1907,"
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One of the Confessed Grafter
Supervisor Meets a Sudden
End.
(Dy Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. C O
Former Supervisor Thomas F.
Lonegran dropped dead at his f
homo here this morning. Ho
was one of the members of tho
U
board of supervisors who con-
fessed to having received
bribes from the United Rail-
O roads Telephone Co., and other
corporations.
GJimpse of the Notorious
Prisoner.
MOTHER IS NOT PRESENT
Illness Detains Her in Pltlsburg
Tlunv Is Pleased That Trial Has
Commenced.
Hy Associated Pres
XEW YORK, Jan. 0. At tho
o y i,uts(:t of h triftl- 1Iniry
t 'inuu ,s plea ot insanity was en- ?
U-ral en behalf of the defend-
ant.
OO0'SO
(By Associated Pres3.)
' NEW YORK, Jan. G. A large
crowd gathered about tho criminal
court uunaing touay
to eaten a
glimpse of Harry Thaw as he
crossed tho brldgo of sighs on his"
way to court for the beginning of his
second trial for the murder of Stan
ford White and in the corridors sev
eral hundred people gathered to wit
ness opening scenes. Thaw was elat
ed over the fact that ths trial is on.
Ono of his sisters and' a brother call-
! ed upon him with a message from his
mother who Is too 111 to leave Pitts
burg. Thaw's wife went direct from
the hotel to the court house.
Watch Goodrum's ad. for cor
rect Information on the proper way
to dress.
an Anti-Treatlng society in the
dilngton. And wo do hereby
treat any person or persons to
or any other beerego kept for
SF
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
JHE COOS BAY TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1908.
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The United States Supreme
Court Renders an Import
ant Decision.
LAW IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Holds That Congressional Enactment
For Protection of Employes Is
Contrary to tho Constitution.
(By Associated Press.)
O
WASHINGTON, Jan. G. In
an opinion handed down by
Justice White the supreme
court of the United States held
to be unconstitutional the con-
gressioual enactment of June
11, ISaS known as the "Em- $
ployers liability law" making
railroads and other common
carriers responsible to employ-
es, in the case of any accident
due to the neglect of their ser-
vants cr to Ineffective appli-
ances. The decision of the low-
er courts is affirmed.
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THE GARDINER DROWNING.
Additional .Details of tho Tragedy at
Gai diner.
A press dispaicn irom Gardiner
gives tue following additional de
tails of the tripple drowning at that
point which was published at the
time iii the columns of this paper.
The Jittle launch Midget, owned
by W. P. Reed, of this place, was-cap-
sized Christmas eve and Chief En
gineer Andeison, of the steam
tiCliooner San Gabriel, and Con An
derson and August Isaacson, two
Russian Fins, were drowned.
The San Gabriel is loading salmon
for Astoila at the Umpu.ua Packing
Qimnanv's nnnnGi-v. iiumit two miles,
FMP I1YFRQ
uflrLUlLilG
IOT LIABLE
above Gardiner, and 'a force of men i Cal., The spacious rooms were beau
from Gardiner was assisting in the., tifully decorated, tho parlor where
loading of the vessel. The launch j the ceremony took place being in
Midget was returning with the men j white, while tho dining and other
to town. When a short distance fiom t rooms were effectively decorated
the landing, the engine stopped, and throughout with red carnations and
while trying to start it,' someone j Christmas bell3.
dropped a lighted jnatch. setting lite The Mendelssohn wedding march
to some waste gasoline near the en- was played by Miss Minnie Lane, as
gine. This caused a panic among the the bride and groom, attended by
men, with the result that the launch j Miss Rdby Hunter as bridesmaid and
capsized and three men were Dr. R. F. Hunter, tho groom's broth-
drowned . Saveral others nearly lost
their lives.
The body of Chief Engineer An
derson was found about two hours
after the accident. The bodies of the
other two men have not yet been
found.
PORT ORFORD POINTERS.
Nons of the Week Collected by The
Tribune.
Asa Carey got back from Bandon
Sunday, and left the next morning
for Piston river with his wife and
family, where Mrs. Carey will cook
for Smith's sawmill.
, Thos. Carey and wife departed Fri
day for their home in North Bend,
Mr. Carey's father driving them up to
Bandon. Mrs. Carey's homecoming
was a sad one, but she was of great
help to her relatives In their tribu
lations. Oscar Mather brought down from
Bandon with a four-horse team pOOO
pounds of freight for N. C. Nielsen,
which shows that there is bottom to
our loads after all.
Hon. J. Huntley, as will be seen
elsewhere in tho Tribune, announces
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for County Judge. Mr.
Huntley Is ono of our oldest citizens,
a lawyer of many years experience
with a practice that has made him
possess ability of a high order.
Cyrus Madden made tho Tribuno
a friendly call Saturday, and states
that John Prock, Dade Fitzhugh and
Alfred Haft had started up his black
sand mine about two weeks ago. Mr.
Madden is enjoying good health this
winter, and is active and strong for
ono 7G years of age.
MISS NORA SLAVE, of Bandon, Is
n visitor to friends In this city today.
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, WHS lirMY Hfli irW W W lira
Unl u ULIal UnmlUlu if ELL VVILLInlilOUIv
WAR STORY PLEAD GUILTY WHS HIS CASE
Say That British Columbia Tale
of Calling in Reserves Is
Untrue.
NO INTIMATION SUCH ACT
Would Neccssnrily be Preceded For
i Some TJnie by Mobilization of
Reserves in Japan.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Jan. G. Mr.
Miyaoka, the charge d' affairs of $
the Japanese Embassy here, to-
day authorized a formal denial
of the report from Van Couver,
B. C, that'the Japanese Govern- O
mentis calling td Japan the re-
serve men now in the United
States and further states that
there is not the least Intimation
of any such purpose on the part
of the Japanese government.
Moreover, a call to return to
Japan of the. reservists would
necessarily be preceded for a
considerable time by the mobil-
ization of the reserves now in
Japan.
MARSHFIELD GIIUj MARRIED
Particulars of the Hunter-Larsen
Wt tiding at Ifoqiiiaiii.
The Times is In receipt of a copy
of the Gray's Harbor Washlngtonlan,
a dally paper published at Hoquiam,
containing the following details o
the marriage of a Marshfield girl,
which, has been previously mentioned
lln these columns:
The informal horne"edding was
celebrated at the residence of Dr. R.
F. Hunter and tho Misses Hunter on
Seventh street Sunda yat noon, when
Harry C. Hunter was .married to
Miss Julia Larson, of Marshfield,
Oie., and lately of San Francisco,
er, as best man, entered the room
and were met by the ofllciating min
ister, Rev, O. H. McGill. of the First
Methodist church. The ring cere
mony was used, the wedding party
standing under a large wedding bell
of whito carnations.
After congratulations, a substan
tial wedding breakfast wa3 served.
Tho bride was charmingly gown
ed hi a costume specially made for
the occasion in San Francisco, .and
carried a large boquet of 'white car
nations and asparagus fern.
The happy couple left on tho after
noon train for a trip to the Sound
cities and Victoria, B. C. amid the
congratulations of their friends.
The bride's traveling dress was
a handsome one of garnet broad
cloth. Tho presents were very numerous
and costly and make a inagnlflclent
display.
Council Meets. Tonight. The city
Council will meet tonight to hear the
financial report of the past year
which Una, been prepared by Chair
man Lockhart of tho finance com
mittee. The places of J. A. "Jlat30n
and Peter Clausen will be taken by
J. N. Nelson and F. A. SacchJ, who
have succeeded them In office, this
being the first meeting of tho new
council.
Alllanco Duo Toinonow Tho
steamer Alliance is duo lo arrlvo in
the harbor tomorrow morning, as she
loft Portland Sunday night. Local
Agent Shaw had not received word
of her leaving Astoria early this af
ternoon, although ho was expecting
to do so any minute.
I. S. COLE, of Myrtle Point, returned
home Saturday after a pleas
ant visit with friends in this city.
San Francisco Men Will Throw
Themselves on Mercy of
Court.
(By Associated Press.) ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. G. Tho
Bulletin says J. Dalzell Brown, form
erly vice president and general man
ager of the wrecked California Safo
tieposlt Co., and Walter J. Bartnett,
formerly director of the same insti
tution under Indictment for embezzle
ment wU.1 plead guilty and throw
themselves on the mercy of tho court.
They are accused of appropriating
over $200,000 in securities of tho
Colton estate to thslr own use.
Employe of Government Helps
Mulct Uncle Sam of a Large
Sum.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. rhe
Grand Jury has indicted Edwin M.
VanDyck, a former chemist -of the
bureau of engraving and printing,
alleging that he worked in conjunc
tion with some wholesale manufac
turers of Baltimore, Md., to the ex
tent that the government was do
frauded of between $70,000 and
$75,000.
Are Sending Circulars. The hand
some pamphlets recently finished for
the Marshfield chamber of commerce
at Portland, are being sent broad
cast over tho world at hardly any ex
pense to the organization, and they
are reaching a class of people which
could not be reached In any other
manner. Tho system is to allow
visitors and citizens of the city to
take a certain number of the pam
phlets to send to their friends, in
stead of the usual post cards show
ing what the place is like to those
who have never been here. In ad
dition to numerous beautiful and
comprehensive pictures of Coos Bay,
the pamphlets contain a large amount
of Instructive reading matter, per
taining to the numerous resources of
the county and the chances for invest
ment. The booklet Is of a neat size
and envelopes for mailing them are
provided. Besides allowing others to
send the pamphlets, tho chamber of
commerce will mail a large number
the first consignment which ,has
been here for several days.
B. H. HASKIN, of Coquille, returned
to his home on tho morning train
Saturday.
Indiana Clothing Merchant and Enthusiastic Baptist Has Haul Problem on
Hand Candidates for Suits of Clothes Must Prove That They
i Have Actually Experienced Chnngo of Heart.
GARRETT, Ind., Jan. 4. As a lesult of making a rash offer of a O-
leward of a suit of clothes to every man who would become convort- O-
and join the Babtist church in this city, Adam Stewart, a clothing
Q mei chant hero, has a hard problem on hand to solve. Recontly two $
hundred men stormed his store, each claiming a suit of ciothen as a O
recompense for having embraced the Baptist faith. Mr. stwrt (D a
loyal Baptist and recontly announced in church that he would pre- O
sunt a suit of clothes to each man who experienced a change of heart
during a series of revival services about to start and who became a
member of the church. ,
Rov. Dan Shannon, Baptist revivnlist, has been holding meetings -
hore during tho past threo weeks and'quito lately has increased tho -
number of his converts at a surprising rato. Annarentlv ovorv mh..
zen In tho place who needed a suit of clothes was coming to tho
front on tho evangelist's call. Shannon and Stewart will decide who
v or mo converts are actually converted.
wardrobes.
KEEP WELL POSTED
On (he current ctcnts of the
world's progress by reading Tbe H
Dally Times.
No 1561
United States Supreme Court
Decides in Favor of Former
Congressman.
DECiSI0?J IS REVERSED
Finding of United States Court fot
Oregon Is Not Sustained By
Higher Tribunal.
(By ABboclated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. G. The case
against former Congressman Wil
liamson, of Oregon, charged, with un
lawfully cutting timber on public
lands in Crook county, Oregon, la
conspiracy with one hundred others,,
was decided by the Supreme court in
favor of Williamson. Tho Unitect
States court for Oregon imposed a
fine of $500 and sentenced William
son for Irregularity in admitting af
fidavits. New Walks Are a Roon. Tho
building of new walks across Front
street at regular intervals in tho
business section is "beginning to be
appreciated by Marshfield pedestri
ans. Heretofore it was' necessary to
walk a block or more In order to
eras' the stnet without wading in.
tho mud, but with the walks placed!
at points fifty yards or so apart, tho
convenience is great. Tho newest
walk completed is that oppo ite tho
Blanco hotel, and which is located in
tho mlddlo of the block. ,
Were Playing When Piece of
Timber Struck Them Crush
ing Out Life.
(By Associated Press.)
BELLINGHAM, Jan. G. Earl Mu
petman, aged fourteen, was killed,
and Clyde Damask, aged thirteen,
fatally injured whilo playing In the
boat flume of the Manley shingles
mill fifty miles south of here. They
did not know that the flume was 1
operation and a piece of timber
coming down the mountain '.ruck;
them. A third boy escaped..
Shipped on Breakwater. .Tho re
mains of Henry Martin, tho young;
man who' was killed by a fall at tho
C. A. Smith mill, were shipped to
his home at Minneapolis on tha
steamer Breakwater by way of Port
land this mqrning.
These will be given now
BOYS KILLEEf
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