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The Marshfleld Library committee
met yesterday In the TItneB' building
and discussed the form of applica
tion which has been received from
Andrew Carnegie for use In obtain
ing Mr. Carnegie's assistance. The
correspondence with Mr. Carnegie
was considered quite favorable and
the committee believes that the sit
uation Is such that if tho people of
Marshfleld will do their part now, a
fine Carneglo library can be estab
lished In Marshfleld In 190S.
It was recalled at the meeting
that hitherto no attention had been
paid to the application of Marshfleld,
but tho fame and Importance of the
Coos Bay cities have Increased so
rapidly that It Is very probable the
committee, with the aid of Marsh
fleld citizens, will be successful. It
Is also believed that the proper en
couragement from tho citizens, In a
financial way, the city council will
1)0 placed in a position where lt can
net In support of the application.
Tho present subscription to the
library fund is $1,150 and the com -
Secretary Taft Says Panama
Canal Will be in Operation
Then.
COST WILL BE $300,000,000
"Urges that Wages of Canal Laborers
JJo Not Reduced Altlio They are
Thought to lo High.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Sec.
Taft appeared beforo tho Senate
Committee on Interoceanlc Canals
yesterday and gave the committee in
formation concerning tho Panama
canal project and suggestions for leg
islation. Sec. Taft expressed his
opinion that the canal should be com
pleted within six years from next
July. Tho untimato cost would bo
approximately $300,000,000 includ
ing tho purchase price. Sec. Taft
gave considerable Information about
prices paid for lobor on the canal and
urged that there be no reduction in
tho wages paid to skilled laborers In
spite of tho fact that according to his
estimate they aro receiving from fifty
to sixty per cent higher than they
earn in the United States.
A WEALTHY BOSTON WOMAN
JUMPS FROM THIKTEENTU
STOKY, ST. RF.GIS HOTEL.
(By Associated Preso.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Mrs. Her
bert Sears, member of a wealthy
Boston family and guest at tho Hotel
St. Regis, committed suicide today
by jumping from tho thlrteonth
story window, to the roof of a four
story building adjoining. She was a
frequent guest at the hotel and was
always accompanied by her maid,
llor actions aro said to have been or
ratlc and tho maid kopt closo watch
of her mistress.
Mrs. Sears' body was terribly
crushed. Sho was temporarily insano
and prior to tho beginning of tho
montal trouble which resulted In her
suicide, occupied a position of prom
lueuco lu Boston. Sho camo to Now
York uluo days ago for medical
troatmont. Her physician left her
Inst night and sho was apparently in
a normal condition. Sho left a letter
to her husband. Tho contents aro
not known. Sho was aged 37 years.
Had Beautiful Homo.
' BOSTON, Jan. 17. Horbort M.
Sears and wife and two children oo
c.ipy a beautiful residence on Com
monwealth Avonuo. Sho has been in
dolicato health for several years,
i jo husband was a flnanclor but re
tired from nctlvo business a year ngo.
Will Investigate Accident Accord-
inn to stories nrinteil In Portland.
Messrs. Edwards and Fuller, of that
city will hold an Investigation over
tho recent accident to tho Breakwater
at tho Coos Bay bar, when a messboy
was killed and one sailor severely in-
jured, with several being bruised,
The Broakwater left for Portland
yesterday morning and upon her nr-
tWM at her destination the enquiry
tti uo uciu. ,
UUSlISi LshnOla It
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AWFUL DEATH
mltteo believes tho required three
thousand dollars will bo raised i'ead
ily. The opportunity Is so good that
it cannot be allowed to pass, and the
committee will make every effort to
take full advantage of It. The loca
tion of Marshfleld on Coos Bay, Its
shipping facilities and commercial
Importance, its isolated position and
remoteness from any other Carneglo
library, and tho rapidity with which
lt Is growing, Interest Mr. Carnegie
and insure success now.
It was also suggested that only
one Carneglo library would bo al
lowed to Coos County and that
Marshfleld might have to wait a good
many years to get another chance to
get a fine public library of the char
acter proposed. Tho committee has
decided to give an entertainment In
the near future for the double pur
pose of realizing funds and keeping
tho subject before tho people, but
he $1,900 required to make up the
$3,000, which must first be sub
scribed, will have to be pledged by
1 individual subscribers.
Man Who Was Going to Have
Line of Airships Dis
appears. FROM PORTLAND TO FRISCO
Reported to Have Sold Quarter Mil
lion Stock on Statement Line
Would be In Operation
April 1.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, JanlJ 17. Tho
Examiner says the tederal authorities
have started an investigation into tho
atfalrs of the National Airship Com
pany. Sales of stock amounting to
a quarter of a million are alleged to
have been made. The company's of
fices aro In Portland, and on Saturday
I. A. Morrell, president of tho cor
poiatlou was subpoenaed to appear
in Portland and explain the status of
ihe company to tho authorities. It
Is asserted that ho has disappeared.
The tederal authorities it is alleged
have secured much information of
tho company's affairs from Miss Alma
Smith, who formerly acted as secre
tary. PORTLAND, Jan. 17. Tho Na
tional Airship Company has been do
ing business in this city for several
months. They extensively advertised
tho stock and made glowing promises
of dividends and tho future of the
company. Tho stock sold here at 25
cents a sharo whereas it is asserted
similar stock was sold in San Fran
cisco at soventy-flvo cents. They
promised a line of airships between
San Francisco and Portland to make
their first trip April 1.
BREAKWATER ARRIVES
HERE THIS MORNING
Steamer Loaves For Portland At 10
A. M. Tomorrow.
Tho eteamor Breakwater arrived
lu tho harbor this morning early
and after dlschaglng passengers and
frolght at North Bend arrived at her
dock In Marshfleld at 10 o'clock.
Tho stoamer will leavo for Portland
Saturday morning at 10 a. m. Tho
following was tho list of arrivals.
C. R. Davis, A. Hanshaw, O. R.
Cooloy, Jno. Eck, W. A. Conover,
Mrs. Cooper, Master Cooper, P. Jor
wlsky, G. Varuey, A. Dork, B. W.
Dork, Fra,nk Drubry, W. Daber, J. E.
Stobblns, Mrs. Stobblns, Mrs. J. A.
Davis, Win. Ward, Mrs. Ward, Wm.
Schneider, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. E.
Schneider, Miss Sshnoidor, B. Schnei
der, S. J. Mann, B. Sorwln, Mrs. M.
Lynch, F. Richards, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Melton, J. I. Rdwards, W. Pres
ton, H. N. Welch, J. Sterl, M. A.
Trunper, J. BaKer, Mrs. Mills, J. B.
Locknian, R. Corvlll, 1. A. Turnoll,
C. Smith, Mrs. Smith, A. L. Smith,
A. Dorks, B. W. Dorks.
Drives From Roseburg. Dr. C.
Olx, who has boon absent in Port-
land and Spokane for soveral weeks,
returned to this city yesterday after-
noon by way of Roseburg and Myrtlo
Point. Ho went to Portland to tako
tho utato physicians examination, the
result of which will bo announced
In a few weeks. Ho returned by se-
curing vehicle for his own use.
drlrlnK to Myrtle Point and by tho
icouuir roaa to Marsnaeia.
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GOOD EVENING
Forivurd.
The wife of Lot turned back
and she was changed into" a stat
ue of salt for bavins turned
back. Beautiful symbol! When
one turns back In life and looks
if Into his past, one becomes a
statue also. One is no longer
capable of anything. Catulle
ir Mendes.
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Queer? Yes.
Wouldn't it fill you wltn wonder
If all who swore off at New" Year
Stuck to their pledges Hko thunder
And touched not a whiskey or
beer?
And wouldn't your head go a-swim-mln',
And wouldn't you think It queer
If all of the fashions for women
Stayed changless through all of
tho year?
An Item as gay as the others
At which you have giggled and
laughed;
That Fairbanks and Cannon like
brothers
Were boosting like blazes for Taft!
And wouldn't lt strike you as funny,
Not to say deucedly queer,
If the trusts put the law above money
During the coming year?
C. B. Qulacy.
Some Marshfleld people find that
tho most satisfactory way to get
something done is to work some
body to do it. j
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Some of the men who eagerly
scrambled aboard the water wagon
are now busily engaged In that game ,
of "On again, off again." I
Paying for what you get from the
Coos Bay Gas & Electric company
somehow does not seem to insure
getting what you pay for.
Every young man who loves this
city and expects to see It prosper
should join tho boosters. If only
as evidence of good faith, why not
join tho boosters?
"Young man, that beautiful girl
whom you worship as a pillar of
unadulterated swiftness ditesn't
contain four ounces of sugar," re
marked the Philosopher. "It has
been shown by analysis that a young
person weighing 154 pounds is com
posed of 96 pounds of water, three
pounds of tho white of eggs, a little
less than one pound of glue, 34
pounds of fat, SV4 pounds of phos
phate of lime, three ounces of sugar
and starch, seven ounces of chloride
of calcium, six ounces of phosphate
of magnesia, and a little ordinary
tablo salt."
A Discovery.
You talk about excitement and the
luxuries of life,
I guess I've tried most everything
from peace to petty strife,
To champagne, on tho half shell and
terrapin and toast;
And I've struck tho combination
thats dead suro and pays the
most.
So run along and roll your hoops
and sell your papers boys,
And try and think you're happy
'cause you'ro out to make a
noise.
I'd like to stop and tell you, only
tlmo and space forbid,
Tho fun I've had jes' stayin' homo
and playing with tho kid.
JOE
REDUCE DISCOUNT RATE.
Bank of England Lowers It To Five
Per Cent.
(By Associated Pross.)
LONDON. Jan. 17. Tho mt of
discount was reduced from six to five
iner cant tnrt.v
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Triggs In New York Pre.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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Cnriucl Leaves With -amoer Tho
big steam -chooner Carmel, winch
has been loading lumber at the Smith
mill, lrift out (Ms morning bound for
California points- ,
Alliance Makes Fast Trip The
steamer Alliance which left tho
Coos Bay bar at 12 o'clock yesterday
arrived at Astoria at 7 o'clock this
morning and at Portland at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, making a very fast
trip. ?ho will leave Portland again
for Coos Bay Sunday n:ght.
Will Move Billiard Parlor The
billiard parlors below the Garfield
House, which wore taken over re
tently by Arc-hor & Mercer, will be
moved into the vacant store In the
Lockhart building shortly, accord
ing to tho proprietors of the parlors,
who state that tho Melrose restaur
ant will use their former quarters.
Dies At North Bend Edith
Houghton, of Coquille, who has been
employed by the Blanco hotel for
several months, passed away at Mer
cy hospital this morning at 9 o'clock
from an attack of appendiritis. Sho
was taken ill several days ago and
every effort was mado to save her,
but without avail. Her mother and
several relatives are In North Bend
and will probably order the remains
taken to Coquille for burial. ,
Funeral Held Saturday Tho fun
eral of the late Mrs. Sarah Owens,
mother of Mrs. Ed. Hansen, of Em
pire, will be held at Empire on Sat
urday at 1 o'clock
It will be held
from the residence of Mr. Ed. Hansen both good and evil days to be sup
and interment will be made In tho ported by my Swedish people in the
Empire cemetery. Mrs. Owens died common work for tho truo welfare
January 1G, aged over ninety years,
being born in 1818. The steamer
Reta will leave Marshfleld at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning to carry
friends or acquaintances who wish to
attei'd the funeral.
Will Blow Big Whistle Mayor
Straw announced last night that it
had been decided to blow the big
whistle at tho power house, at 12
o'clock at noon and at C o'clock lu
the evening instead of ringing the
fire boll, which cannot be heard any
great distance. Tho whistle will be
tried today and an effort to get a
certain mellow note of huge propor
tions as a standard whistle will be
made. Tho siren part of the music
will not be used unless in case of
fire, or to scare off an Invading fleet
of Japs.
Coal Cupsized Scow About thirty
tons of coal were sent down the
shoots of the coal bunkers a few days
ago on top of a scow chartered by
Masters & McLaln, which caused It
to sag considerably on one side. Tho
action of the tide against the sides
of the craft, which was tied to the
bunker posts, did not rest and tho
coal rests in the bottom of the bay.
Efforts were made by the launch
Dispatch and the steamer Coos River
to right the scow by pulling it over,
but without success and the craft i
was towed to Tlmmermau's shipyard
to be set right on the water.
Tlie Grip Prevalent on Bay Quite
a large number of cases ot grip are
roported on Coos Bay durlug the lust
few days for which there is uu ap
narent cmisn nt flila tlnw nt ... ...
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auywhre. It is claimed i
ventilation in homes aud
business aro tho principal
tho illness at preseut.
cool days aud raluy , .,
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are piled with fuel auu
was ln demand. Who.i
weather camo along thu
still piled full of fuel .
brightly, with the result .
piWpiration was caused Lu
jzons. Alter being warm u.
, zens would go out Into the en
I ing air, forgetting tho chanfa(j
, atmosphere, with the rom
colds are numerous.
An Oregon exchange comiuei uu
tho fact that It has seen no rutcr. .jo
to leaD year In tho Tlmoo i ...
year is an old world Institution. Coos
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- nw vuu incur in ueea it.
Makes First Trip of Year Since Be
ing 0crhnulcd.
Tho steamer Plant arrived In Coos
Bay thl3 morning and tied up at tho
Marshfleld dock In tho evening. This
is tho boat's first trip since sho has
been overhauled during tho first of
the year. She will sail for San Fran
cisco Sunday morning, the following
being the boat's list of arrivals to
day: C. E. Price, A. Johnson, F. Pasloy,
J. O. Bass, J. J. Sullivan, N. J. Corn
wall, Edwin F. Nlchaus, H. Paulsen,
C. D. Miner, I. Chapman and wife,
J. B. Arnott, J. J. Nay, Mrs. Helen
Suden, Mrs. Hutchinson, J. Collier
and wife, S. E. Hlnes and wife, R.
Bradley, C. E. Bland, J. F. Nilson and
wife, P. Sandon and wife, Alex San
don and wife, F. S. Dow, Lizzlo
Brown and ten steerage passengers.
O STRANGER TO GUM AT CI
.Elderly Womnn at Albany, Ore.,
nolds Record. v
ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 15. Al-
though G4 years old, Mrs. Will-
lam A. Dunn, of this city, has
O never had chewing gum In her
mouth, a record probably un-
equalled. In a recent religious
meeting tho minister asked all O
women who had never chewed
gum to arise. Mrs. Dunn was O
the only one of tho 400 present
O who stood up, and she was the
J oldest in the audience. Later O
Q she reiterated tho statement O
that sh0 could not remember O
that chewing gum of any kind
had passed her lips.
Mrs. Dunn was born In Jack
sonville, 111., and camo to Ore
gon in 1889.
"FOR THE WELFARE
OF THE FATHERLAND"
King Gustavo Opens His First Parlia
ment Under Auspicious Circum
stances Makes Speech.
(By Associated Press.)
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17. Tho
formal opening of the first parlia
ment under tho reign of King Gus
tavo took place yesterday with sim-
plo ceremonies. King Gustavo, In
i his speech, said "It is my hope in
of the fatherland.
TWO GIRLS KILLED AND BLVNY
INJURED IN AN UNDERWEAR
FACTORY.
(By Associated Press.)
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 17. Two
girls were killed and seven seriously
Injured in a fire today in the Imperial
Underwear factory. Two hundred
girls were employed In the building
and there was a panic when the
alarm was sounded. Florence Wal
ros was caught in tho burning build
ing and burned to death. Marie
Buckley with a number of others
jumped from tho Are escape, and
broke her neck. AJJ the Injured were
burned on tho fire escapes beforo
Jumping and they are suffering from
broken limbs and Internal Injuries.
The Are Is supposed to have, started
by upsetting a glue pot In the ware
house. Tho Economy Furniture Co.
were In the basement of the same
building. The firemen did great
WOrk ln re3Ci,,nS the Inmates. Loss
$75,000.
Clam Diggers Numerous. During
the past two or three days the mud
flats opposite Marshfleld have been
swarming with clam diggers at every
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low tide during the day. Every few
minute narUes carrying buckets of
clams may Tie met on the streets,
and thus another one of the great
resources of tho Coos Bay district is
hoino; ,,t to use. Where a week ago
clams would bo searched for ln vain
nmoni the restaurants on tho bay,
clams are extensively advertised as
V ' ' Msh. As a mens of lighten
ing the demands for beef and provid
ing rn oxcelient dish for citizens and
newcomers, the famous Coos Bay
clams nro unsurpassed.
Sneaking of offices one Oregon
senator has them to Bourne.
Watch tho real estate men from
tow o They are going to be busy.
Making money with some men on
Coos Bay ts merely separating other
men from their money.
Ranchers Around Bandon As
sert Their Independence of
Telephone Monopoly.
(Special to Times.)
BANDON, ifan. 15. A disagree
ment betweefi tho representatives of
tho Pacific Telephono Company and
tho farmers operating independent
lines connecting with tho company's
central for Bandon and long distance
purposes, has resulted in the consoli
dation of tho two rural phones In an
incorporation, which proposes to es
tablish a completo service in and
around Bandon. Somo opposition is
being mado by tho Pacllbpeoplo but
It is expected that a compromise will
bo mado whereby tho Fprmers' Inde
pendent Company will tako over tho
local business under a franchise from
tho Pacific for long distance service.
Tho original difficulty was tho result
of the conflicting Ideas as to a prop
er toll chargo for connecting the
rural subscribers with business inter
ests in Bandon, the Pacific peoplo
finally refusing to connect them un
less they accedo to what tho Farmers
consider exhorbitant demands.
FIRST MEAL IN 1000 YEARS
Remarkable Exhibition of Lifo in a
Toad Found Buried in Lime
Stone Rock.
A New York dispatch says
Pythagoras, the toad, took its
first meal in 1,000 years New
Years at the Bronx Zoo. Four
4- flies and an earthworm const!-
tutcd tho meal of tho little
black crcaturo that had been
burled for so many centuries in
limestone rock 500 feet down
in a silver mine at Butte, Mont.
The ancient toad is slowly re-
covering his eyesight and tho
uso of his limbs, and is gradu-
ally turning green agaiu, as ho
was In tho Middle Ages. He has
already omitted several feeblo
sounds, but tho croak has not
come back.
TATTLE OF THE TOWN.
.
NED C. KELLY, of Coquille, is a
pleasant visitor to friends in
Marshfleld.
il. D. DORAN, or Portland, arrived
in on the Thursday train from the
valley.
R. B. CHANDLER, of Millington,
was a visitor in the city Thursday
on business.
FRANK ROGERS, of Coos River, was
a pleasant visitor to friends In this
city yesterday.
J. H. SIMON, a Portland business
man, arrived in Marshfleld today
on the noon train.
GUS ADELSPURGER, of Myrtlo
Point, was a visitor to friends in
Marshfleld yesterday.
J. L. KRONENBURG, who arrived on
the Delhi from San Francisco, left
Thursday for Coquille.
W. E. LEWELLEN, If Myrtle Point,.
arrived in Marshfleld Thursday on
the noon train for a short visit.
FRED J. NELSON, of Portland, is a
rived ln tho city from the Coquille
valley on tho noon train today.
D. Y. STAFFORD and Mr. Perry left
Thursday on a brief hunting and.
fishing trip up the Milllcoma river-
LEW M'MULLEN, of Myrtle Point,
left on tho morning train for his
home after a visit to friends in
Marshfleld.
C. E. HANSEN, one of tho prosper
ous ranchers on Haines Inlet, was.
transacting business in Marshfleld
Thursday.
C. M. 11I.ME3BAUGH left for Portland
on tho Alliance in connection with
tho plans for the new hotel to be
erected In Marshfleld.
H. C. WHITTIER, of Seattle, who
has been attending to b ulne '
tho valley, arrived ln Marshfleld
on tho noon train today.
ERNST PLEYR, of Portland, h
ylsltor in the city today, having ar
rived from Coquille on the noon
train after attending to business.
A. SCHULTZ, a Portland business
man, arrived ln tho city on tho-
noon train today from Coquille.
MRS. DOBBINS, of North Bend, was- '
a visitor in this city yesterday to
Mr. and MrB. Ferrey, pf tho Blanco
hoteH
W. H. SWAYNE, of San Francisco, 13
a visitor In the city who has been
doing business in the Coquille val
ley. T. B. COWAN and J. J. McDonald, or
Blue Ridge, aro spending a few
days in the city and are guests at.
tho Blanco hotel.
the Blanco hotel. I
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