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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1908)
A WISE MAN IS A MAN WHO HAS HAD HIS K C i&Sk&JP t188iiJ? PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from announcements placed hi Tho Dally Times. KEEP WELL POSTED On the current events ol i world's progress by reading That Dally Times. I' MEMHElt OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1908. No. 1731 m?s .. . . .. - -, i . 1 FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT DARK LEMON TREE DESPERADO CAUGHT NEAR FOR COOSBAY GMIERGE IN jRCJRD OF LIGHT MYRTLEJOINT BY RUSE Times Correspondent Writes That Washington Authorit ies Are Interested in Coos Bay Improvements and Riv er and Harbor Bill May Pass This Session. THE TACOMA LEDGER PRINTS A STORY TO THE EF- .FECT THAT COL. ROESSLER HAS RECOMMENDED AX AP- propriatiox ok fci.noo.oo 1JV THE UXITHD STATES $ GOVERNMENT FOR THE IM- PROVEMENT OF COOS HAV HARBOR. The Times will in a short time have soiho very good news for tho people of Coos Day in reference to harbor improvements at this point. Tho Information at this time cannot bo mado public because of official conditions. It will be seen from the following correspondence that the authorities in "Washington have something more than a passing in terest in Coos Bay. It will also be noted by Mr. Dodge's letter that tho Coos nay report was not printed as soon as the report of other sections. This was not because of indifference but because of the special interest taken in this place that they required additional information on this port. These letters indicate that the rivers and harbors bill will pass this ses sion and when it does the prospects aro that it will mean something for Coos Bay. Wo would likn to take our readers into our confidence at once but we can assure them that when tho good sews comes they may bo certain that it was worth wait ing for. Hero is tho latest information that comes from Washington: Washington, D. C, Jan. 17, 'OS. Editor Coos Bay Times: I hand you herein a letter whioli I received from Congressman Hawley, and as It will bo of interest to the people of Coos county vI trust that you will pub lish it. " I visited the chief engineer's office In this city last week and I requested a copy of the report re garding the new project for improv ing tho Coos Bay bar, but instead of receiving a printed report I was handed a typewriten paper because the printing had not been done. Tho chief engineer, Gen. McKinsey stated that he would order the printing done immediately so that congress men could each receive copies. The general stated that he had heartily recommended tho project for Coos Bay as well as that of tho Coqullle which can bo done for twenty-seven thousand dollars. As reported by tho engineers who surveyed the Co qullle bar last season. ORVIL DODGE. Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives. Jan. 16, 1908. Hon. Orvll Dodge, 210 A Street . S. E., Washington, D. C, My dear sir: In reply to your Inquiry as to the state of opinion In the House relative to a river and harbor bill during tho present ses sion, I have delayed my answer un til I could make an investigation of the sentiment of the members of that committee. I have found a very strong desire on the part of tho ma jority of the members in favor of the passing of a bill this session. This sentiment is tho direct outcome of tho interest aroused by tho Rivers and Harbors Congress, held hero In December. At that congress, it was understood from Mr. Burton's speech that he was In favor of an annual appropriation bill. I will keep up all the agitation I can. and will have tho aid of a very largo number of the members of the House, who are likewise Interested In tbo matter, to help along. In this connection, I beg to say that It was a very Import ant assistance that yqu gave by being present at the Rivers and Har bors Congress. It Impressed the con- !10THER GETS pfcea ?&SIp REBATE MONET iimn WmMo mwm for unci f sum I ill il 1 1 bvwai ; 'yfc run uiiiull uiiiji Heney Dismisses Case Against Former State Senator F. P. Mays. RELUCTANT WITNESS Heney Does Xot Get Math. Direct Testimony Against FulCoa But Expects it Xet H'eok. (By Associated Presa.) PORTLAND, Jan. 25. Following his policy of bringing over to tho prosecution individuals who were In dicted with John F. Hall and Edwin Mays, and using them as witnesses against the two men on trial in the conspiracy case, F. J. Heney today dismissed the case against former State Senator Franklin Plerea Mays and put him on the stand as a witness against Hall. F. P. Mays' testimony was not direct against his brother Ed win, on trial. Three witneoaB were on tho stand today, Stelwer, tor cross examination, Mays and James R. Rennick, formerly government agent. none of these witnesses brouaht out damaging evidence against Hall and Stelwer and Mays were decidedly re- luctent in giving evidence. There was a sprinkling of state politics un der tho old regime brought Into the trial but Heney did not succeed in connecting up tho senatorial fight of Fulton as closely as he expects next week. BAXDOX BRIEFS XcH&y Items From tho Busy City bj the Sea. (Special to Times) BANDON, Jan. 23. Attorney F. M. Rummell, Jr., and wife, ol Marsh field, aro visitors hero for a couple of days. I The Young company has Jost com pleted a five days' engagement at the opera house. Beginning tonfsht SI. Hoyt's company will hold forth a couplo of evenings. Tho Foresters announce ft grand ball for Saturday night In toe Bank hall. A new skating rink, to bo the larg est In the county, Is under construc tion opposite the power house. E. M. Furman, tho piano man has decided to build a couplo of modern residences on his block of lots in Portland addition. gress with the fact that Coon county is awako to its own Importance as possessing two outlets of great value to commerce. Your success In secur ing the election og Hon. Jos. E. Bennett as a vce-president of tho congress called attention still more emphatically to Coos Bay. Your wide acquaintance proved a great aid in securing this, and would he of material assistance to the cause if you could remain In Washington this session. I wish you could re main. However I will leave nothing undono to further tho improvements of tho Coqullle, and such improve ments of tho Coos Bay and bar as will make that one of tho open and available seaports of tho world for all sea-going vessels. Wo nro now engaged In spending several hundred millions of dollars In building the Panama canal for the transfer of goods from tho At lantic and Pacific oceans; wo should spend at least $50,000,000 each year on our rivers and harbors so that we can get the 'goods down to tho ocean, or tho canal will not servo its pur pose to tho fullest extent. I will be ,bome to register In Oregon about tho 10th of February. With congratulations for your suc cess and with best wishes, I am, ! Truly yours, W. O. llAWliliX. IS RELUCTANT WITNESS WmkzUW W 1 lf JUDGE DEFENDS rm.'r, j"""Vf w3f -PC-:P""1 height Brokers Are Fined Jftt 5 7,S W"A-Vw! ;1 M ' Heavily on Charge of Rail- Ifi ll T W , way Rebates- " is --r ( ii? il - " ., ..,.w- m "i.-i w?sl FtflN fl" -"5 V1.,,. MARSHFIEDD ?-Fr. vim w .. fc -,".. " VUi fc , . l(llmJyj mtn yy..oiiji"iS5"?"- l W". ir, -ires-- -"....,. i 'i''-?S "What I'd like to know Is how I picked a lemon In the garden of light Where only peaches grow." The lemon of poor service which the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Co. is giving Mr. Marshfield Is in strong contrast with the good service that was expected. No wonder Mr. Marshfield looks surprised and disgusted. RUT HITS AT BIG STICK Union Pacific Railway Charges Roosevelt Directly With Re sponsibility of Panic. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, Jan. 25. The re- duction of tho working days from six to five on the Union O Pacific shops hero will bo fol- lowed at other places, affect- ing several thousand men. The $ "World Herald" quotes Vice President Mohler as charging tho reduction to "President P Roosevelt's mania for reform," O indicating that his road will continue tho reduced force so long as the president's activity against corporations continues. Says It's Xot Politics. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, Jan. 25. Mr. Mohler said to an Associated Press corres that no political significance ought to be attached to the reduction of forces. "I have received no political instructions from Mr. Harrlman, either directly or Indirectly, since my connection with tho Union Pacific railroad." About 3,000 employed in tho mechanical departments at present against 11,000 employed four months ago. XOTICE Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned doing business under tho firm name and title of Willey and McCulIoch, have this day been dis solved by mutual consent. All pers ons having claims against said firm aro hereby notified to present tho samo to B. F. Willey, for payment, and all debts duo said firm to bo paid to said B. F. Willey. B. F. Willey having assumed all debts duo from said firm and all ac counts due the samo. The business of said firm will hereafter bo con ducted under tho firm name of "Willey & Pennock." Dated at Marshfield, Coos county, Oregon, this 25th day of January, 1908. B. F. i(ILLEY. C. W. Mc'CULLOCH Fresh oystera at Fish Market. tho Ellerby W lWi W l'"l,M" lii "IU ) SAYS: Second Only to England in To tal Tonnage of Ship Con struction. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Tho shipbuilding summary for 1907 compiled by "Tho Shipping World" shows the United States is second for the year in total tonnage of ship construction, only England having outstrip- ped this country. Great Brit- aiu's tonnage was 1.G73.121 tons, United States, 488,059, Germany, 293,073, France 109,822, Japan 122,095. Everyone Should Help Spread the News of Colonist Rates. PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 25. Every property holder and every citizen of the state of Oregon Is Indebted to tho newspapers, tho commercial bodies, tho schools and the business men for conducting an advertising campaign through 1907 which brought 27,215 people to. this state as a result of tho colonist rate In March and April, Sep tember and Optober. No greater return has ever been achieved as a result of community organization and cooperative adver tising. This record of 227 people for every day for 120 days Is almost without a parallel In the history of Immigration effort anywhere In this country. During tho samo months of 190C the colonist rates brought 18,214, showing the unprecedented increaso of 9,001, or In round figures 60 per cent. The colonist rates go Into effect again on Marsh 1st, and continue I until April 30tb, and if tho samo en I ergetlc campaign can bo carried on , in 1908, oven this largo Influx of now people can be increased, and it Is cer- talnly worth while. Tho colonist rates wore tho central TO POPULATE ALL OREGON RAILWAY Judge McPlicrson Says Railway Cor porations Are Xot Any More to Illume Thau Shippers for the Evils of Rebating. (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25. George Ij. Thomas, freight broker of New York and L. B. Taggart, his clerk, pleaded guilty In the United States court today to securing rebates for shippers. Thomas was fined $7000 and Taggart $4000. Jail senteuco was omitted. Says Railways Arc Xot to Blame. (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 25. Thomas and Taggart woro found guilty of rebating June 22, 190G, and Thomas was sentenced to three mjnths and a fine of $G000 but the decision was reversed on a technic ality. When the case was called to day tho defendant entered a plea of guilty. Judge McPherson expressed his belief that tho Thomas agency was merely a catspaw for tho rail way companies, and that In view of the fact that rebating was practically brought to an end by tho vigorous action of tho government there was no occasion for the order of impris onment. Judge McPherson said that ho believed that the firms that ac cepted rebates were as guilty as tho defendants and tho railroads pre viously convicted could not under stand why they never had been In dicted. "Tho railroads," declared McPherson "aro hounded to death with rebate service. They aro not entirely to biamo for all tho rebating that has been done." feature around which tho seventy six bodies composing tho Oregon Development League carried on their campaign, and the chief credit for this result is given to tho news papers, to whom It belongs. Tho direct benefit of tho colonist rate Is that it brings people to every section, and builds up tho country around all the towns rather than In creasing the population of the larger cities. And It has been conclusively proven that Immigration comes to communities In direct proportion to the effort expended by them. During tho winter months, Janu ary and February particularly tho farmer in tho great Middle West (from whence comes our greatest im migration) does his great reading and we want to bo sure that he reads the story of Oregon. During tho past year more than flvo million copies of printed matter were circulated from this state, and In all of these the special rate has been prominent. It has been tho constant effort of tho Portland Commercial Club In Its correspondence throughout tho stato to Impress upon all tho people of Oro gon that this low fare applies to all points tho samo as to Portland, and In all advertising this fact has been emphasized. Ira'mediato organization should bo commenced overywhero by tho com mercial bodies and through tho schools. Oregon needs no ono thing more than additional population. Present rates aro $30.00 from Kansas City, Minneapolis and all Mld dlo West; $35,00 from St. Louis and Important points In the Mississippi Valley; $38.00 from Chicago; $55.00 from New York; and a proportionate rate from every portion of tho United States. Sheriff Catches Hoffman bv Deputy Asking for Chow of Tobacco Lays Rifle Aside to Comply Financial Diffi culties Caused Him to Seelc Revenge on Brother Says Hoffman on Being Questions Adjudged Insane. Askeff Fred Hoffman, who it Is alteced! set fire to his brother Ed-watiTrr. barn four miles from Myrtl I'ofntt and then took refuge in tho Diet. Hoffman house, defying arrest Wltfce a Winchester rifle, was capturei yes terday afternoon by Sheriff Gase? after a clever rouso which probajili?' saved much bloodshed. After efforts to dislodge Hoffejaut from the house in which ho bad bar ricaded himself had failed, J, OL Stemmler, a deputy assisting tUcs sheriff tried communications wlili the? desperate man. Ho approached tta? structure and after calling to EofX man the latter opened tho door 'TOtflii ono hand and held his gun la t&es other. After several rouses to get tfcfr 613L man out of tho house had tancd- Stemmler asked him for a cnotr re tobacco. Hoffman said ho had noth ing but smoking tobacco, but Sksto mler said that would do. HoffmaEXnaai asked to bring it to him, a Ins claimed to bo crippled -with rheuma tism and the house was on qtdta c hlll. Hoffman laid his gun aside ifsSl approached with the f'chew" -wbcaa Gage stepped out from covor and ar rested him. Tho prisoner, seeing that toe wcs captured, broke down and crictL. When asked why he set firo to Ii&s brother's barn and destroyed Bte stock, he said that financial troubles had nearly set him crazy and toe wanted revenge. It developed tHait there had been bad blood between Una brothers for somo time. G. N. Farrln left for Myrtlo Point this morning to examine Into tfi man's sanity on behalf of tha Btafccu Ho returned today at noon and saje there is little doubt of the man bejns: perfectly sano, and that the dewi was done In a spirit of revengo. Buer iff Gago also believes that HoKmsac ls sano becauso of tho rnannw m which ho defied arrest. The prisoner was taken to COruIHK and Information was filed against him by Attorney Farrln, but in tfc absence of a witness the proceodlnsn- against him. will bo resumea ilea day. IMnys North Bond Mondftjr-TIie Young's Musical Comedy company will play Its farewell performance Ssa; North Bend on Monday night Bcsr Eckhoff hall, Its closing bill botost: L"Tho Irish Jubilee." A. G. THRIFT, of Coqullle, la ft Tlstt- or In Marshfield today. O. J. SEELEY, of Myrtle Point ar rived In on tho noon train. F. N. M'LEAN, of Myrtlo Potet, 6r (spending tho day visiting frtanttir. In this city. F. J. BLACKERBY, of Bandon, ar rived in Marshfield today oil tbsi. noon train. W. H. SWAYNE, of San Francftcav., arrived on tho noon train iraan Coqulllo today. COMMUTATION TICKETS -On salo at Melroso RostaaraTrT. A SXAP WANTED Investors, to InTfcsO gate n business block Imrguin In Bhft buslness part of tbo city, now buMC lug, $5,500 15 per cent on Invest ment See Stutsman Co. The off sale on nil toys Christmas China will continue- 2C throughout this month. Coos Omp Cash Store. Surpassing coffee at 'tbo MW- roso,
