The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, January 08, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSAND IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS OF SUC ?i Tv 4eSS3EF PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns fioiti announcements placed In Tho Daily Times. KEEP WELL PQSTEO On tlxj current events of tbw world's progress by reading Tb Dally Times. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS v, , VOL II. : THE COOS BAY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,1908. . No. 158s, niiijmwwwwwpwiMnBp iSUBPlE IB m HARD TRIP HANDS FULL fin I I iTfr ffH' H" tfs WILL APPLY FDR RECEIVER Ullnu. yjJLrlii IS DROWNED m SCHOOL DERATE Me f-: Attorneys for Defense .'Force Case Along Insanity Plea. JT.0 USE EXPERT WITNESSES Purpose of Accepting an Insane Asylum In Preference to Prison Is Plainly Kvident. (By Associated xJress.) NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The defense in the case of Harry Thaw sprung their first surprise in the second trial today by announcing that they had issued subpoenas for several of the expert witnesses who testified for the prosecution in the first trial a year ago when District Attorney Jerome applied for a lunacy commis sion and who made affidavit at that time that their opinion Thaw at tho time of the inauiry was suffering from an incurable form of insanity.. These samo doctors, however, had prev ous.y tesunea on u. witness B-Bim in r"Pponseio Jerome Biaimiua hypothetical question, that they bo- lieVed Thaw knew wuat he was about when he killed White. This move Is intended by the defense as a block to tho prosecution putting these samo doctors on the stand, and is taken by some as showing a determination that Thaw Bhall not be convicted even when the danger of a stay in the asylum for the criminal insane at Mawettan as tho alternative. If suc cessful in this defense it would force the trial case strictly on Thaws ment al condition in the summer of 190G, and this would force Jerome to ap - ply tor a lunacy commission anu TMinw'a lnuvora nvn nnnflrlAnt of Its .-J .. . , aunity to maice goou ins ciaim oi present sanity before such a board. Only two tentative jurors were se cured this morning. Erstwhile Copper King Denies 'Charge of 'Over Certifica- tipn of Checks. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 8. P. Agustus Heinze, arrested yes- terday charged with over certlfl- cation of cTiecks while president of the Mercantile National Bank, today entered a plea of not guilty, reserving the right to demur to the Indictment any time before January 20. '' ' GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Kentucky's Governor Denounces Out ' rages of Night Riders. (By Associated Press.) FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 8. The first message' of Governor Wilson to the General Assembly was read today devoted largely to a stirring recital o! lawlessness that has developed since the tobacco war, accompanied by a vigorouB denunciation of tho malefactors and two specific recom- 'mondatlons having for object the 'breaking up of tho trouble. New Bookkeeper for Mill. D. A. Allison, formerly bookkeeper for the 'Smith & Weynian sash and door factory of Minneapolis, arrived in tho city on tho Alllauco yestoiday to tako charge of tho bookkeeping depart ment of tho C. A. Smith Lumber com pany, In place of Mr. Bailey, who re cently resigned to return to Minnea polis for another firm. Mr. Allison, -when seen at tho Blanco hotel last night, appeared to be delighted with 1 the 'we'sf. and although he has non, 'seen the big construction work the Smith Interests here, ho is con ifident that Mr. Smith will do great .things for Coos Bay since he has rshown such an interest in this sec ., tion during the past year. MOT IILTT Bo sure that ,your chief business competitor doesn't beat You in 'hd- nothing else. Car Repairer for C. B. R& E. Railway Found Dead at Depot. About noon tuaay the body of Charles Dolan, a car repairer at the Marshfleld depot, was found In a. pool of water about four feet deep. Noth ing 13 known of the manner In which ho met his death but It is thought that he 'slipped and fell and in falling his head struck something rendering him unconscious. Coroner Mingus is holding an inquest this tfternoon. CHANGE IDE W OFFICERS Mr. Dexter Takes Place Of First Officer McNJCllOlaS, WIlO Resjqn8rj From Alliance. After 5 fa,r,y pleasant trip the steamer Aniance arrived in the har- bor yesterday afternoon and tied up to her Marsh.eld dock with a consid erable load of freight and about 45 passengers. It developed on her ar rival, that sho had changed officers on her last trip to Portland, the face of Mr. McNicholas being missing. The new first officer is George Dexter, who was formerly second of ficer, First Officer McNicholas having resigned to go into the transfer busi ness at Portland. Mr. McNicholas It wnll known nt'thls nnlnt. ns helniz a , ,. c,ass and effIclent omcQVi and the news of his well deserved pro- . motion has caused numerous con- gr.itnlation3 to be showered unon him by friends here. 'He has gained tin promotion by strict attention to all duties and is one of thp best officeis in the coast service. The new second officer was form erly Captain Tyler of the Arago. Ho is well known in Coos Bay and has a great many friends who will b-3 pleased to know that he will make tliis port, where he used to handle tho Arago. The Alliance sailed for Portland today with a good list of passengers and considerable freight. The fol lowing is the list of arrivals on the boat yesterday: F. E. Allen and wife, Donald All en, A. W. Myers and wife, G. Smith, N. A. Barrett, L. A. Anderson, Mrs. Goldie, Miss N. V. Williams, W. M. Hunter, A. B. Smith, F. A. Ford, C. M. Anderson, Milton Carlson, C. C. Bunnell and wife, Zoe Bunnell, God frey, Bunnell, C. A. Brand, E. A. Armltstead, C. G. Collins, Perry E. McColloch, B. L. McColloch, A. M. McDonald, John Grant, Chas. Pros- sor, W. W. Woodward, C. R. Olson, Hago N. Lungratz, C. A. Johnson, John McClurg, J. M. Huyett and wife, H. L. Stephens and Wlfo, Grare Stephens, Elton Stephens, Ray Stephens, Iran Stephens, Arlio Stephens, Wm. R. Stephens, D. A. Allison, A. G. Thai, C. M. Purdue, Miss E. Pomeroy, J. N. Gearhart. Tho Alliance left for Portland at 1 o'clock from the Marshfleld wharf, and after stopping a short while at North Bend departed over the bar about 2:30 with tho following pas sengers from the local port:-' Oscar' Gulovson, Alex Campbell, J. T. Bridges and wife, Mrs. E. H. Ran ler, R. F. Crittenden, F. L. Pierce, "Doc" Maple and wife, John Kevln3 and I. R. Tower. A JAP IS INJURED . AT BEAVER HILL MINE Little Brown Man Wot king in Mine Caught and Badly Crushed by Car. News reached Marshfleld today of nn nppldfmt at the Beavor Hill mine. About f lve 0'ci0C y03terday morn- ... , t work, a Jan mln- 'er( wj,ose name could not be learned, fell, or was thrown from one oi tne coal cars on tho chute by the car Jumping from the track, and caught between the car and tho wall of the chute, his head and shoulders badly crushed. AVhen'tound'he was uncon-j clc-Ms and medical assistance was lin-j mediately summoned and everything iPQSslblq.'dpnetfoihejjirddl irian. Port Patrick Collides With Light Ship Off Columbia River. was Almost wrecked Picked Up By Tug Just In Time to 'Be TOHc'd Into Dock and Cargo Saed. (By Associated Press.) VICTORIA, Jan. S. Tho British ship Port Patrick In a collision last Friday with a lightship off the Co lumbia river was almost wrecked and a carpenter washed overboard when the ship drove into the breakers and struck heavily on an outlying rock off the Washington coast hear Gray's Harbor the following morning. The Port Patrick was towed here this morning for repairs. Her cargo was shifting badly and listing and in a leaking condition off Cape Flattery. She was picked up by the sea tug Lion. After colliding with the light ship, Captain Santy said he stood by flying signals that light ship needed assistance and for a whole afternoon he stood off the Columbia bar with tug and pilot signals flying and got no response. The ship was severely buffetted during the night by a heavy gale and two sails were blown away. She was driven into the breakers near Gray's Harbor Saturday morning. The seas were breaking over the disabled vessel, smashing the skylights flopd lng the ship and sweeping the car penter overboard. Soon after the ship bumped upon a heavy rock knocking everybody from their feet. Captain Santy waded knee deep In the cabin to secure rockets. Eight rockots were sent up but the vessel slid off the rock and drifted to sea. He re ports another vessel in distress and the captain fears tor her. safety but could not identify her. The entire cargo of the Port Patrick will have to be removed here and repairs made. Unknown Schooner Strands on Southern Coast and Cr.ew Lost. (By Associated Press) NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 7. A message received here reports the stranding of an unknown schooner on Diamond Shoals of the South Carolina coast and the loss of five men. Two were saved. ' STORM ON ATLANTIC COAST Worst Storiu In Half Century Raging Off the Coast of Carolina. (853.1(1 pajujoossv X$i) NORFOLK, Jan. 8. Tho storm off the eastern Carolina coast is the worst since 1859. Telegraphic com munication has been interrupted and particulars of wrecks are lacking. AGREE ON FINANCIAL BILL. House Sub-Committeo Will Report Measure Favorably. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Tho house subcommittee on banking and currency today agreed on tho bill in to Increase tho elacticity of the cur rency and will report It to tho full committee. COMMISSIONER RESIGNS Head of the General Land Ofllco AVill Step Out March i. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Richard A. Balllnger, commissioner of the general land ofllce, has tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt. It has been accepted to take effect March 4. Fred Dennet, assistant commissioner, has been .appointed commissioner. LOST AT SEA Try a want ;ad. .No ARE, KEPT BUSY IN ASjA An Authorized IhterUew With a Jap anese Authority Discloses Many Complications. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Jan. 8. The Echo De Paris today prints an interview ema natitigfrdmun authoritative Japanese source with the object of showing that Japan is so absorbed in the maintenance of Asia that war wit.h America is impossible. The entire attention of Japanese is occupied in China and Korean developments. China has just dismissed a number of Japanese instructors and replaced them with Germans. The Manchur ian situation is full of complications. China is demanding an immediate integral application of the treaty of Portsmouth which would derive Japan of the possibility of exercising an efficacious influence in Manchuria North Pacific Company Steam ship Will Install New Ser vice to Marshfield. A private letter recently received by a Marshfleld man brings the pleasing information that the North PacUIcvSteamship company is plan ning to put a line of boats betw en Coos Bay and San Francisco to run in connection with their present ne, San Pedro, San Tranclsco, Euii'kfi and Portland. Mr. Doe, the president of the company, is understood to be in Portland at present completing negotiations for inaugurating th'3 new service. This company had a line into (.oos Bay until a few years ago, but pull ed out on account of too much busi ness from other points for the capa city of their boats. Now they ccpict to get hold of additional boats to handle the Coos Bay business. This Information which co DOS from a thoroughly reliable sum to, will be good news for Coos Bav busi ness men and will be another factor in hastening the development of, thlJ section. OT GUILTY San Francisco Bankers Deny Published Reports of Plea For Mercy. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. James Dalzell Brown, General Manager Walter J. Bartnett, Vice President, and James Treadwell, director of the California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. were arraigned before Jndgo Dunne on Indictments charging embezzle ment In connection with making loans to themselves while official's of the wrecked bank. Judge Dunne de clared he would not permit fuithor delay of tho trial of tho accused bankers. Tho story published that Brown and Bartnett would plead guilty and throw themselves on tho mercy of tho court is emphatically denied by both. Brown ridiculed tho report and Bartnett declared his, In nocence of wrong doing. AVill Start Ranching. Charles and Frank Merchant and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Merchant have gone to the Beatty ranch near Randolph where they will reside perpidnently fo on-t gage In sheep raising and general! farming. This is the' ranch wlilchlwaB pufclnts'eo' "bowo 'tlrte -ago by ohR Little Brown Men Have Time to Fight Uncle Sam. fllTffi BOAT LINE FDR m 1 W PreuBs Hind -others. , Creditors to Chicago Great Western Will Ask For Public 'Accounting. TBy Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 8. At a 'meeting o htfe stockholders of the Chicago, Great Western today is was decided to apply for a receiver tot the road. President Stlcltney said that the rallorad had no mortgage on It but had given a lot of notes maturing during the time of the financial de pression and could not pay them. The great majority of the note hold ols ere wUIlnK to extend the tlme. ! but Borao could not bo reached and therefore it was decided to place the ruau in tne nanus oi tne court until mortgage bonds could be sold. Ordi narily his would take three months but nuder tho present condition Pres- ldent Stlcknoy did not know how long 1L WUU1U liliiC. Ask For Receiver. (By Associated "Press) St. Paul. Jan. 8. Frank KelloE and other aftornevs rouresentlnc the creditors of the Chicago Great AVest- ern, had a conference with Judge Sanborn of the United States Circuit Court today. Kellog announced he would appear before Judge Sanborn this afternoon and apply for a re ceiver. Receiver Appointed. (By Associated Press.) ST. PAUL. Jan. 8. Judge San born this afternoon appointed A. B. Stickney and C. A. J. Smith receivers tor the Chicago Great Western. Kel log and Severance were appointed at torneys for the receivers. THE LIGHT THAT FAILS IS ON CANAL STREET Editor Bennett Joins In the Protest Against Present Electric Light ing Service. While the light holds out to burn, the vilest sinner may return home at night, with less danger of slipping and falling into a mud hole. But that blooming light at the head of Canal street Is not built that way. On the darkest and stormiest. nights it generally refuses to perform the duty demanded of it, and for which duty it is paid In the coin of the realm, collected from the tax pay ers of the municipality of Marshfleld. We are informed that other lights ini different parts of town are more or less In the same fix. Some day the people will wake up to the fact that they are paying for what they don't get in light and telephone service, and then there will bo something doing. Marshfleld News. ROBBERS 'MAKE RICH HAUL Secure Seven Thousand Dollars from " Small Country Bank In Kansas. (By Associated Press) OTTAWA, Kan., Jan. 8. Robbers wrecked the safe of the State Bank of Quenmo, at that place and secured over seven thousand dollars. Tho robbers, it is believed, aro four men who recently escaped. SENATOR KNOX - , GETS IN LIME LIGHT Peniisjlynnia ,Man Who Would Like Presidential "Nomination Gets Busy AVltii Labor Law. (By Associated PresO AVASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,, who has tak en much interest In tho litigation growing out of the employers liabil ity act which was declarod unconsti tutional has Introduced a bill which Is intended to remedy tho defects of the present law. Fresh Oysters. Received weekly at Gem Res taurant, North Bend. Served any style and open day and night. Also overything'ejso tho market affords. rTbo V. off sale on all toys and Christmas China "will continue "'all throughout this month. Coos ;Bay asli Store. ' mPt&gPKl Ld- North Bend and Marshfiefcf Soon to-Meet in the Intel lectual Arena. DEBATE FRIDAY EVENING Cltircns df Mnrsliflcld Should Ktt '6dHrage High School Debating: Team by an Enthusiastic In terest in Their Contest. At tho, last annual session of ttws State Teachers' Association, there WiW nrfrnnlzorl n nfntft tnfpr-Iiffw ecnool debating league. The state has been divided Into districts, and", in tho first debate, each district wflS select Its champion team, and these?- in turn will meet at some centra? l,nt ,n thQ state for a tryQut ,1 I .1 !,.. Ui l. 1..JI teams, for the state championship,, will bo held at thQ University, at Eugene, in May. For the preliminary debate, Marsh. field has been pitted against Nortrt Bend, and tho trial of strength wii? take place next Friday evening in Marshfleld. The' subject for debate Is "Resolved that further immigra tion from Oriental countries should be prohibited by the United Statea."" The North Bend high school "was given the choice of sides, and select ed the affirmative. They aro also to select the judges from a list ap proved by the Marshfleld high school- The home team Is composed o Misses Ruth Smith and Marjory Cowan, and Mr. Eric Bath; the? members of the North Bend team are? Mr. Marion Reynolds, Mr. Earnes-fc Vigors and Miss Edith Alger. It has not been decided, yet wheth er the debate shall bo held In the opera house or in the I. O. O. F. ha!L. This will be published later, togeth er with tho accompanying mustcaS program. A nominal admission fee will Vcs charged, the proceeds to bo appUecE toward defraying the expenses of the winning team to the interior of the state for the tryout. Our peoy'e should encourage tho high schools; by a large attendance at their de bate. New Mexico 'Wishes to Jote Uncle .Sam's Sisterhood oft States. (By Associated Press.) AVASHINGTON, Jan. 7. A peti tion in support of a bill for tho ad mission of New Mexico to separate? statehood was received today and re ferred to tho committee on terri tories. The petition recites that when Governor Curry visited Wash ington recently tho President as sured him of his support. WILLIAMSON CASE WILL BE REVIEWED) Attorney General Announces TfraC: It AA'ill bo Taken Up as Soon As Possible. (By Associated Pross PORTLAND. Jan. 2. A special dispatch from AVnshlngton to tker Byening Telegram quotes Attorney General Bonaparte as saying hat the AVIlllamson case will bo reviewed as soon as necessary arrangements can bo perfected. -Renew hunting licenses at Gun nery. Dance at Coos River Hall Satur day January 11. All are invited. AVatch Goodrum's ad. for cor rect information on the proper ynxjr to dress. -CM up 'Corthell tlie carpentor SiTIER STAff FOB THE FLAG. and hare that leaK fixed, ptione bux,- I ""iff i ' .) r ., rsaz-f ' - i IHm,.