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VOL. II.
BIT DADS PUT
Reform Saloon Ordinance
Passed Unanimously by
City Council.
HALF A LID INTO EFFECT
No Snloon " to ho TiCss Than Four
Hundred Feet From l'ubllc
School of Multifield.
O WHAT Til 13 CITY DADS DID O
TO THE SALOOXS LAST NIGHT
O
Raised the license from $100
to .$000 u year.
Ordered closing of saloons nt
12 o'clock each night, to remain
closed until 5 a. m.
All licenses will cvpirc at the
same time each year hereafter,
similar to federal licenses.
One window must bo left,
after closing hours, in a shape
4 to allow the police to seo that
the saloon is empty.
TIio ordnance will go into of-
feet thirty days from yesterday.
4
Tho foregoing are a few of the
principal points In tho saloon ordin
ance passed unanimously by the -city
fathers who met at the city hall last
night. There was somo discussion
of 'the measure, but It had the ap
proval of the entire council. Tho
ordinance will go into effect 30 days
from last night and will not be pub
lished in full, as most of it comprises
a largo amount of tho previous or
dinance regarding saloons.
No saloon will bo allowed within
400 feet of any school house in tho
city limits and tho board reserves the
right to reject any and all applica'
SALOONS CLOSE AT IISHGHI
tlons at any time, and to revoKe any nneteetli annual convention of the
licenses at any time. united Mineworkers'' of America
Petitions for a license must bo ' 01,eneci todayNvith one thousand del
signed by a majority of, the business egateg representing the anthracite
men in the ground space of tho build- bituminous coal mining districts of
ings in tho half block in which tho ' the country. Probably will remain in
saloon is to be located. There must sesson untn after January 30 on
bo tho signature of a majority of tho wnicu date the miners and operat-
legal voters of tho city on the peti-jorg of the central competitive field
tion, but if there is no such remon- j -will meet in a conference to discuss
stranco against tho applicant, the tno rlvaj interstate wage agreement,
name of ten voters will do, provided ghould the operators decline to meet
that the ten Includes the signatures tho mlnera organization tho future
of tho proprietors or managers of a I courso wni then be determined. The
majority of the business houses do-, conventlon will be of especial in
ing business in the half of the block terest as marking the official retire
in which tho saloon Is situated. If ment of jonn Mitchell who has been
there is a remonstrance then tho pe--tltlon
will require a greater number
of tho names of tho legal voters.
After closing hours one window of
each saloon must be left clear of
curtain or other obstruction In ordor
to seo that tho law Is observed in re
gard to the closing. All licenses will
expire at the same time each year
hereafter, just tho same as federal
licenses.
Tho. extension of Laurel and Mer
riman streets was als'o ordered by
tho council last night, which adjourn
ed to meet next Monday night.
WILL SELL GOVERNMENT WOOD
Quantity Cut on Tuhllc Land Near
Bandon Offered" for Sale.
(Special to Times)
nivnnw frn.. .Tan. 21. An echo
- of the land investigations cf the re-
cent past Is the advertlsment by no-
tlco issuing from tho Department ,
.of the Interior, to the effect that;
they will receive sealed bids for tue
purchase of a quantity of cord wood
wrongfully cut on government land
and by the government confiscated.
Tho wood is piled by tho road south
of town.
Fresh
market.
herring at Ellerby'a
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
ttfir
New Cruiser South Dakota Will
Be Placed in Commission
Soon. l
(By Associated Press.)
VALLEJO, Jan. 21. The work of
coaling the cruiser South Dakota Is
proceeding at Mare Island Navy yard,
pdeparatory to placing the ship In
commission. Her crow Is being made
up and she will carry eight hundred
men. The work of overhauling he
torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones at
a cost of $23,000 has been authorl-
$. zed and work is under way. The
collier Promcthus Is under construc
tion at Mare Island and being rushed.
One fifth of the work is complete.
Nineteenth Annual Session of
United Mine Workers Fleets
Indianapolis., ,..
MITCHELL WILL RETIRE
After Being at Head of Organization
for Nino Years AVithdi-aws Ile-
causo of 111 Health.
(By Associated Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21. The
the heaa of the organization for nine
years and seven months and refuses
to stand for re-election on account
of ill health.
BxVNDON BUILDING BOOM
Low Prices of Lumber Results in Re
newal of Activity in Building.
BANDON, Ore.,' Jan. 21. Low
prices in tho lumber market have
furnished incentive to tho more pro
gressive and optimistic of Bandpn's
business people, to build more ex
tensively than ever before; lumber
is selling to the local trade for
prices of from ?5 per thousand for
tho roughest kinds to a rato com
paratively very low for fino grades,
and several Important buildings in
tho business part of town have corn-
menced. notably tho new creamery,
Elllngson new block on Homer
street and the K. of P. hall. Many
improvements In street planking are
also under way by order of the city
council.
CALICO AT THE DOOR
It will not be necessary for those
attending tho Redmen's ball Satur
day evening to bring calico with
them as calico will bo given to all at
tho door. .
Committee.
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MEMBKR OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1908.
AS SEEN
Our secretary of war is looked
That there is action among the
citizens of Coos Bay when there is
something tangible to work upon
has been proved by tho sending of a
delegation from this harbor to Port
land to meet tho engineers sent out
from Washington to consider river
and harbor improvements and de
fenses on the Pacific coast. Tho send
ing of Col. Brigham and Peter Log
glo, and the stationing of Walter
Lyon In Portland to watch for tho
arrival of tho exports, will undoubt
edly Impress tho visitors with the
importance of Coos Bay by the en
ergy of Its citizens so well displayed.
There are now three men from
this section who will button-hole
Colo"nel D. W. Lockwood and Colonel
Leach, of Washington, immediately
upon their arrival in tho Rose City,
which is expected to bo sometime
this week. Several members of the
rivers and harbors committee of tho
National Congress are making the
trip with the engineers and will be
Interviewed by the Coos Bay delega
tion. When tho messago was received
from Secretary Lyon asking for as
sistance Dr. McCormac, Mr. Oren, of
the Smith mill, and Dr. Mingus went
over to North Bend to seo L. J. Simp
son regarding tho sending of a good
man to represent the bay Interests
to tho Portland visitors, and they
found that Mr. Simpson had already
responded to a similar telegram from
Mr. Lyon by securing Colonel Brig
ham and Peter Logglo to go to
Portland.
Tho Marshfleld Chamber of Com
merce then offered to bear part of
the expense of the delegation and
fifty dollars was set aside for this
purpose, the other portion being
born by Mr. Simpson on behalf of
North Bend. The two men left for
Portland Monday morning and will
bo in that city tonight.
A story in Friday's Portland Tele
gram, and somo rather surprising In
side information secured by Mr.
Lyon, was responsible for tho tele
grams sent to the bay for more dele
gates to lay tho situation before one
of tho coast defense experts, al
though it is quite evident that the
Washington authorities are perfectly
aware of the Importance of Coos Bay
as a defensive point and a harbor
for tho coaling of battleships In tho
event of war with Japan. Tho fol
lowing is tho Portland story, which
states that Coos Bay is tho most im
portant project to ho considered by
tho visitors:
Several members of tho rivers and
harbors committee of tho National
Congress, together with two mem
bers of tho National board of en
gineers, who act in an advisory cap
acity, will bo In tho northwest beforo
the end of this month to Inspect the
many important government Im
provements now under way and pro
jected.
Just how many members of the
Congressional committee will visit
J Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and other
THING DOING ON BAY
TOO FRESH
.j&S3f
BY JAPAN.
upon as a dovo of peaco by Japan.
Bartholomew in Minneapolis Journal.
points in the Northwest which are
appealing to congress for additional
appropriations is not known, but
Crflonel S. W. Rossler, Corps of En
gineers, U. S. A., stationed here, has
been advised of the coming visit of
tho two members of the board of
engineers. These officials are Colonel
D. W. Lockwood, chairman of the
National board of engineers for
rivers and harbors, and Colonel S. S.
Leach, principal assistant, to the
chief engineer.
They1 have' just completed a visit
to Port Los Angeles, and are now
either at San Francisco or other
points In California, where govern
ment work is being done, and ac
cording to their itinerary, they should
arrive in Portland somewhere about
January 30. It is not known wheth
er they will meet tho rivers and
harbors committee hero or over on
the Sound, though they are schedul
ed to meet the committee at Tacoma
the latter part of next week.
While in Portland and this vicin
ity, tho projects they will Inspect
and familiarize themselves with, as
to tho advisability of approving ad
ditional appropriations are: The
Celllo canal and etty at the mouth
of the Columbia river. The most Im
portant new project to bo investi
gated by tho party is the Improve
ment of Coos Bay harbor and bar,
and strong Interests hero will ap
pear before tho party and' set forth
tho present conditions and needs of
tho various projects.
Tho visit of tho Congressional
committee with tho board of en
gineers Is of particular Importance
at this time, because, upon Its favor
able or unfavorable report on the
present and proposed projects will
depend the action of congress on
the rivers and harbors appropria
tion bill, which certain leaders of the
house, led by Speaker Cannon threat
en to throttle.
TWO KILLED BY
AUTO UPSET
Baltimore Couple Dead and
Owner of the Machine is
Badly Hurt.
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE, Jan. 21. George
BIllups and his wlfo wore InBtantly
killed by being thrown from an auto
mobllo and Lee H. Shadd, tho owner
and driver was seriously Injured, at
an early hour Saturday. Tho machlno
skidded and upset in making a sharp
turn at high speed.
COMMUTATION TICKETS
On sale at Melrose Restaurant.
j a "ar
SPOIL EARLY
THE LITTL
Directors of Capitol tate Bank
of Boise Close Its
Doors.
(By Associated Press.)
BOISE, Jan. 21. Tho Capital
State Bank of Idaho, limited, of this
city, failed to open Its doors this
morning. At a directors meeting
last night it was decided that tem
porary suspension would bo neces
sary owing to recent heavy with
drawals of deposits. An expert ac
countant who was advised of tho ac
tion expressed his opinion today that
the bank was solvent, and will pay
dollar for dollar. Reports reflecting
on tho stability of the bank which
have been In circulation for two
months helped to precipitato the
failure.
The petition of the receiver will
be filed today. The bank asked the
assistance of the clearing house as
sociation somo timo ago, but after
an examination it was decided no
help could be given. Tho hank ask
ed for $250,000 to tide it over un
til its assets could be realized upon.
Other Banks Take Over Con
cern and All Depositors
Paid in Full.
(By Associated Press.)
TORONTO, Can., Jan. 21. All the
branch banks, seventy-six In number,
of the Sovereign Bank of Canada
which assigned yesterday, opened fo
business Saturday, the business hav
ing been transferred Friday night by
tho Bankers Association to other
banks, which took possession today.
Serious difficulty may arise in the
case of borrowers from tho Sovereign
Bank. The present conditions of tho
financial market may render extrem
ely difficult for some firms to place
loans, and rumor Is busy giving
names of several moro which may ho
forced to assign. Tho depositors will
bo paid In full.
BIG SHOE FIRM
HAS ASSIGNED
Assets Are Double Its Liabilities
Stops Huge Out
Put. (By Associated Press.)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 20.
Tho James Donovan Shoo Manufac
turing Company of Everett, has made
an assignment. Tho liabilities aro
?180,000, tho aBsots being $300,000.
Tho annual output of tho factories is
botween two and threo million pairs
of shoes.
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THE WEATHER
Western Oregon Light rain
tonight or Wednesday. Easterly
winds.
Surpassing coffee
roEO.
at tho Mel-
e brown HEN
E i LONGER
IDAHO BANK
GOES UNDER
KEEP WELL POSTED
On the current events of the
world's progress by rending The
Dally Times.
No. 169
JAPS Al
RESTRICTION
Absolutely Prohibit Emi
gration to Hawaii if
Necessary.
RIGID WITH THE STUDENTS
Japs Coming to America ns Students
Will be Required to Furnish Two
Sureties.
(By Associated Press.i
TOKIO. Jan. 21. Viscount Hay
ashl in an interview maae a state
ment concerning the emigration
question which may be considered,
the official declaration of tho atti
tude of tho'governiuent, In which he
says the government is determined to
investigate tho personal standings sof
those who go to America as students,
requiring two sureties before they
leave. Tho government is determined
to prevent the immigration of la
borers. If necessary immigration .o
Hawaii will bo absolutely prohibited,
also to Mexico. Tho foreign minist
er says there is no Important ques
tion pending between America and.
Japan, reports, "Originating in -a
certain section of thOsUnlted States'"
notwithstanding.
Thaw's Wife Sticks to Her
Story Uhder the Lash of
Jerome's Questions.
(By Associated Pres3.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Mrs. Eve
lyn Nesblt Thaw continued her story
today under the lash of Attorney
Jerome's cross examination. Tile-
prosecutor spent much timo pouring:
over tho evidence at the former trial
but tho witness adhered to her origi
nal story dclaring It all true. Jer
ome was aggressive in attitude today
hut his manner of questioning lacked,
the firo of yesterday. Ho and the
witness were constantly engaged 'In.
tilts with honors about oven.
RUEF WILL BE
TRIEO NEXT
Prosecutor of Graft Cases
Causes Surprise by An
nouncing Change of Pro
gram. (By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 Em
phasising tho break that occurred?
between tho prosecution and Abra
ham Rouf In tho graft casoa because
of tho latter's alleged failure to livo
up to tho immunity contract signed
last May, tho prosecution todny mado
tho first movo to place Ruef on trial
on ono of tho 117 indictments are
turned against him. When tho cases
of Patrick Calhoun, Tlroy L. Ford,
Thornwall Mullally, Eugeno J3,
Schmltz and Ruef In tho matter of
the trolley franchises camo up before
Superior Judgo Lawlor today, Dist
rict Attorney Langdon asked that all
cases bo continued until January 28
and annoucod "On that day -wo -wilt
proceed with tho trial of Abraham.
Ruef."
COCKY"
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