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VOL II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11,1908.
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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.
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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.
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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;