The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, January 11, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSAJIWfftt THE MAIN SPUING OF CONDUCT IS CONSCIENCE fcfla&HP PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed in The Dally Times. KEEP WELL POSTED On tho current events of the f world's progress by rending TJb Daily Times. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11,1908. 1 No. 16T (49&w L 1 Attorney Heney Reaches Port land and Will Resume Trials Monday. "WILL SHOW MR. rULTON" Sticks to It That He Ducted Drlstol lint tlmt Government Turned Him Down. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Jan. 11. Francis J. Henoy, the foe of wrong doers, ar rived In tho city today from San Francisco to renew his prosecution of the alleged land frauds In this stnte. He will begin work on Mon day when tho case of former United States DIst. Atty. John H. Hall will be called to trial. Heney Is em phatic In his statement that the de cision of the Williamson case does not affect the other land fraud cases ponding In Oregon and says they will be pushed to trial. Heney will not conduct the cases after he Is finished with tho Hall matter. Tho prosecu tion of futuro cases will be largely In tho hands of T. C. Becker, who has been appointed assistant to Heney. Regarding the Senator Pulton epi sode Henoy says '"Wo will show Mr. Pulton before we get through," but beyond that Tie would say little af fecting this case. Speaking of the deposal of W. C. Bristol as United States Attorney, Honey says he re commended Bristol to Bonaparte as tho best man in tho country to car ry on tho prosecution of the land frauds and still sticks to his opinion. HONORS FATHER JOHN Czar Manifests His Confidence by SlnUiiiK I lim n Participant In tho Synod Sitting'!. (By Associated Press.) ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 11. The emperor manifested his confidence in Father John Cronstandt by appoint ing him a participant in the sittings of tho synod of this year, a rare honor for a non-monkish clergyman. It Is enjoyed by but two other men. HUSBAND AND WIFE , HAVE FATAL QUARREL Fight to tho Death With n Razor and Butcher Knife. (By Associated Press.) OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 11. Ple tro Sarocohl, an iron worker, and his wife fought a duel to the death this morning in their cottage here. He was armed with a large butcher knife nnd she with a razor after fighting for twenty minutes the husband slew his wife cutting his own throat from ear to ear and ex pired on her dead body. Worry over money said to be deposited in the California 'Bank with the fact that his wife left him saveral times recently is believed to have been tho cause of tho fatal quarrel. HE WANTS TO GET OUT Attorneys for Ev-Muyor Schmitz of San Francisco Seek His Release On Rail. (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11. Appli cation for release on bail of Eugene E. Schmitz, former mayor, now con fined in tho county jail eight months, was made to Superior Judge Dunne this morning by counsel for the mayor. Action was postponed until Monday. Coos Bay Electric & Gas Co. are arranging to put electric lights in Sengstacken addition. Card of Thanks. We wish, through the columns of tho Coos Bay Times, to express our thanks to the good people of North Bend, Marshfleld and Coos River, for their many kindnesses and their In terest In our welfare during our late affliction. R, G. SUMMERLIN AND WIPE. . r ' Seo Title Guarantee & Abstract Co. for "Eastalde" and Boise proper- Qb6d bulfdlhg lots In Eaahll'de for $6b. Terlns'ettaY. RUSH TO THEIR OWNJEATHS Many Lives Crushed Out in a Senseless Stampede of a Crowd. SHOCKING DISASTER Theatre Audience Delayed In Getting Out of Building Indulges in an Awful Panic. (By Associated Press) BARNSLEY, York, Eng., Jan. 11. A senseless stampede of a crowd in a theatre in this city resulted in a shocking disaster. Sixteen persons, including a number of children in arms were crushed to death and many others Injured In a rush to get out of the building. There was no dangor and no Are, only an ! unaccountable panic of the ' crowd who found egress from the theatre hampered by its numbers. WILL VISIT THE SOUND. Announcement Made That Fleet Will Come orth From San Francisco. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Admiral Evans' fleet may make a trip to Puget Sound after leaving San Fran cisco thlff" summer according to of ficial information 'of the Associated Press. NEW YORK BANKS MAKE A GOOD STATEMENT Shows- Surplus of Reserves for ttia First Time Since Tho Fi nancial Stringency. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Tho week ly statement of the clearing bouse banks showed a surplus of reserves under the requirements of the 25 per cent rule today for the first time since tho financial stringency began in October. Tho surplus was $G, 0S4, 050. THE WAY THE WATER COMES DOWN AT LAHORE SI Months' Dronth In India Has lJeen Broken nml a Famine Averted. (By Associated Press.) LAHORE, Ind., Jan. 11. The drouth which has prevailed hero for six months has been broken by copious rains throughout the Punjab and a disastrous famine avarted. DIVORCED MAN "WHO SPANKED HER DAILY Mrs. Hamlin's Detailed Story Touch- os Judge and Jury in Tender Spot. WATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 11. Alleging that her husband had been in the habit of taking her on his knees upside down and subjecting her to punishment that is generally associated with a small boy and a blipper, Mrs. Rachel A. Hamlin had no trouble in obtaining a divorce In tho superior court. Between sobs Mrs. Hamlin told Justice Qurtis of the spanks. More than half the alle gations in her complaint refer to her husband's hand exerclso and her smarts. According to her testimony, spanking was her husband's regular business; he never missed a day's work at It. She says his solo diver sion was drinking. When she re fused him money to slake his thirst, he spanked her. She put up with his treatment for a long while In the hope that he would stop spanking or drinking, but she says he did neither. When he attempted to chastise her before others, she decided it was time to appeal to the courts. Mrs, Hamlin told her story with a vividness of detail which caused both judge and Jury to Bhift uneaBlly as If her tale brought 'back recollections of their bpyhood. astaido Is a winner, w (VM?i2Jp.& igess XX . f S -. ROOSEVELT IS AN OVER IDEAL Judge Grosscup of Chicago Characterizes President as Going too Far. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Judge Peter S. Grosscup thinks President Roose velt is an "over Ideal." In an ad dress at a banquet of the Beta Theta Phi Fraternity last night Judge Crosscup said "I may not be sure but what President Roosevelt is an over ideal. Wo must not go too far in advance of the practical side of life. They go hand in hand and accomplish something more than dreams. Ideals are often overdrawn and we may carry them too far,. ItMs in this re spect I re.fpr to the President. WeiJT should not devote ourselves in this commercial age to mere ideals, but should look further." E 13 HILL! County Court Fixes Levy One Mill Lower Than Last Year For Coos. Judge Hall has returned from Co quille where he has been holding county court for the past week and states that the levy this year for the county and state taxes will be 13 mills, a reduction of one mill under last year. f Twenty-dent road supervisors TAKES TOR were appointed last night and thelftsL, t will be some changes in Coos Bay, the district being extended up Isthmus Inlet. Bay City will be taken into Sumner district, and other changes have been made. Bids for the ferry to be used be-, tween thjs city and East Marshfleld will be let in March for a flat bot tomed boat with Side wheels, fifty feet long and twenty wide. The plans have been approved for the ferryboat. To meet the county expenses for the year 1908 the total taxes to be raised will be $175,094.42, of which a detailed account will be announced on Monday. GIRL ELOPES AS BROTHER DIES Wedding at Same Hour Sister Only 17 Years Old. PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 11. At the hour his 17-year-old sister, who had eloped to Youngtown with her young lover, was going through the marriage ceremony there, little Donald Snyder, aged G years, died this morning at his homo in the suburb of Oakdale. "We were married at 10 o'clock. Can we come home?" read tho tele gram received from the young bride at noon, "Your brother died at 10 o'clock; ome home," waB the Bad answer hat went back, over tho wires. '-Chickh 'and turkey dinner at the Melrose feu'tldajr,'" ' '.',', OH! FENTON, HOWLDNG JEWELS! TAKEN New Yorkers Arrested for Theft of $25,000 in Precious Stones. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The police have arrested Prank Riva, his wife and his brother Carlo for theft of jewels valued at $25,000 from the home of Charles P. Brooker at An sonia, Conn. Riva was formerly but ler In the Brookers' home. Jewels were found in an Eastside tenement to the value of $17,000. CARPlSUTXSIt PAID TWOLIP SALVE Court Holds That Kiss Is Enough Re ward for Woik Man Did for Girl. MINEOLA; "L. I. Jan. 11. Ben-- nette Bonanno of Manhattan sued John Lester and his wife, Mary, of Rockville Center, here today for $309 which he said was due him for carp entering and other work done for them. The defense set up the claim that the work was paid for with a kiss. It was asserted by the Lesters that the work was done In a friendly way and was not to be paid for. Bonanno made no demand for pay until he and Rosie Vitro, the pretty 1C year old adopted daughter of the Lesters, ceased to be friends. Mrs. Lester told about a bird house which she said Bonnano had given her adopted daughter. In this bill the bird house figures as a $35 charge. She, her daughter and Bonnano were admiring the house and the girl exclaimed: "Oh! how can I pay you?" To this, Mrs. Lester said, Bonanno replied: "I'd take a kiss for pay." "Was tho kiss given?" asked the "It was," responded the witness. Miss Vitro told the same story. She said she had done some sewing for Bonnano, who was calling on her very frequently, and ho promised her a present and sent her tho bird house. She admitted paying him with a kiss. Justice Garretson granted a non suit. Card of Thanks. Mrs, John M. Dolan and sons de sire to thank the numerous friends for doing everything in their power during the late trouble of tho family. Boise addition Is selling on terms of 4 cash, balance C, 12 and 18 months. IT WILL PAY YOU TO LOOK THESE UP. Pino lots on Broadway, $450. Fine lots in Riverside portion of Railroad addition from $100 to $250. 1Q0 Feet of water front closo Jn $4,000. Now modern cottage, 2 largo lots $2,C00 CLAUDE NASBURG, Lockhart bldg. i For a bank account buy In Seng stacken addition. 'I'.yll l"U ' '" ' rsif,?0?-4rWnJate' . ?.od wntjer.good drainage, ood achooja a,t "paatalde."' 1 WINSJDEBATE Local High School Wins in Opening Debate Here of State League. IS LARGE ATTENDANCE An Interesting Program Presented to Large Audience Assembled to Hear Budding Demosthenes. Marshfleld won a signal victory In tho opening debate of the Inter-High School Debating League against North Bend at the opera hoaso !ast night two votes 'or tue former against one for the latter deciding this Important contest. The winners, Miss Ruth SmSth, Eric Bolt and Miss Marjory Cowan, were given an ova tion by the High School students who were present In tho opera house. Tho losers, Marlon Reynolds, Miss Edith Alger and Ernest Vlgars, of North Bead, were also cheered for the game contest against the win ners. The debate was held on the stage of the opera house which was neatly decorated with evergreens and winter plants famous throughout Oregon. On the back scenery of the stage were the initials "N. B. H. S." and "M. H. S." displayed in large hand some letters of silvery sheen. The Marshfleld contingent was located in the right side ot the house while the visitors ere well In front In the center. After high school yells had been In progress for several minutes the proceedings opened by Professor Golden announcing a piano duet, "A PulltUSB2w&Iis2eI?elen Bradley and Gertrude Mnndlgo. This was quite a treat and drew prolonged applauso from the audience. Profossor Golden then made an an nouncement of the occasion of the debate. He said that at the last meeting of the State Teachers' asso ciation it had been decided to organ ize a State Debating League, com posed of four districts tho north western, northeastern, southeastern and southwestern districts, Mursh fleld, North Bend, and all the cities and towns having high schools of this corner of the state being In the latter district. The occasion last night, be said, was the opening debate In this dis trict. The winning team would then compete with the winning team of the other districts and the ''final debate for the state championship will be held at Salem in the month of May next. The contests will be held from year to year, and in Professor Gold- en's opinion such a contest is of in finitely more Importance than muddy contests on the field, although ho favored football also. After the announcement a quar tette composed of Misses Eickworth, Anderson, Johnson and Mrs. Stauff sang. They were so highly applaud ed that they gave an encore which was greatly appreciated. The de bate was then announced, witih twelve minutes each for tho debaters, and five minutes for the rebuttal, the subject being: "Resolved, that the further immi gration from tho Oriental countries should bo prohibited by the United States." Affirmative, N. B. II. S. Marlon Reynolds, Edith Alger and Ernest Vlgars. Negative, M. II. S. Ruth' Smith, Eric Bolt and Majory Cowan. Rebuttal, affirmative Marion Rey nolds. Rebuttal, negative Ruth Smith. Eacli orator spoko eloquently on tho subject, and tho delivery of Mar lon Reynolds was 'especially noticea ble whllo his arguments wore clear and to the point. He had all the man. ner of a young lawyer of no little ex perience, and was applauded when his tlmo was up. Tho negative was held by Miss Ruth Smith who gave clear reasons why tho "heathen" should be allowed to come to this country, land from a Christian coun try'B standpoint she had a little the beat of tho argument In the opinion ofia large number present. Mies Edith' Algor Men -took the floor and made a -neat little speech which waa replied to by fErio "'Bolt, NEW YORK HAS A FATAL FIBE Three Lives and Six Million Dollars Destroyed by Flames. WAS A FIREPROOF BUILDING' Structure Thought to oe FireprooC Bums Like Tinder Firemen llavt: Narrow Escapes. . (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Fire today completely gutted tho Parker build ing on 19th street and 4tb avenue. The building is a thirteen story structure and owing to poor water pressure the fire could not be con trolled until the building was in. ruins. The loss Is estimated vari ously up to six million dollars. Al though accounted fira proof the great building burned, like tinder.. Three flremenand a printer are re ported missing, a search for the bod ies is progressing under difficulties. There were many thrilling rescues. Plvo firemen were caught on the roof and must certainly have per ished had not a rocket carrying a, stout rope been sent up from the root of an adjoining building. Down this rope they slid to safety. Three men. were caught on the sixth floor when. It collapsed. They were forced to. climb to the eighth where they were rescue by firemen ascending precip itous and tottering walls with scal ing ladefers. A scora of firemen, were Injured during the conflagra tion. Robert Boyer, a printer, em ployed on the fifth floor is mlssins. FEARS BANK; LOSES GOLD. Thieves Dig Up $1020 in AVonfaheor and Escape Owner Is Absent , Prom Home. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 11. "WJUik. his accomplice stood at tho door oZ. the woodshed frightening away In quisitive children with a revolver,., John Vargo, a miner at Carbonado,. Thursday evening dug up a chest con taining $1020 in $20 gold pieces, tb.fr lifelong savings of John Vaselino, of. Carbonado. Tho owner, fearing to trust banks, concealed the money be neath tho earth in tho woodshed. Pouring the gold Into tw6 gunny sacks, Vargo made good his escape-,, together with John Hoovan, who as sisted him in the theft. Vargo and Hoovan had been room ing at the house of Vasollno for th& last six months and had learned that Mr. and Mrs. Vaselino would be. nway from home Thursday cafternoonJi No one was about the house but the children and they were commanded to get in the houso and shut their mouths, If they did not want to bo shot. who might bo termed "the boy won der" in the speechmaking lino. He delivered his speech like some old: senator 'of long experience and han dled thq, subject with great easo and with good arguments. ' Ernest Vlgars, debating on the affirmative, put up a number of good, arguments, which helped his side considerably, and tho negative was: stated by Miss Marjory Cowan, whe ts pretty fair at speechmaklntj her self, Marlon Reynolds then summed, up tho good points stated by his 8ldo which were given a severe jolt by MIbs Ruth Smith. Several mandolin solectlons wero then played by Leslie and Cbestor Isaacson, the boy wizards on these instruments. They played very well? nnd were applauded for soveral en cores. The deqlsion of (ho judges, L, D, Kinney and Dr, R. G, Galo, of North Bend, and L. a! LIljeqvtBt, ot Marshfleld, were then received, an nouncing two votes for Marshfieia. high school and ono vote for Nprti pend lilgh schqol, which was receive'a? with applauso, the verdict undoubted ly being agroeable to the large major lty. The ovenlng'a program then closed with selections "from the ladies' quar tette, fho next debate will be an no$ceaT,iate'r. ''fttsMde offers the beat lnve-siS-pienta 'today. l ,,r;