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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1908)
nj T business are Tines ndt. They are dally asioBBr- Tkere Is mat a single l..ll " tlng tho fast. No bnainM no brink a Times ad. will not make It brtaktr. No buslneag so dull a. Tlmei ad. will not nllven It. Times ad. are great aids. solum In The Tlats. over mmm one srrlss ssstVers of Interest. Not tho least Interesting part of tho paper is its advertising columns. Plan your purchases from Times ads. It will pay. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1908. Wo. 209. Jl A1ARCMST THREAT TO CTRIC POW (tots mmt EBS m BANK i work n RUEFS CLAIM OF illir W MIT Attorney in Famous Frisco Boodle Case Files Volum inous Affidavit. SAYS RUEF BEGGED MERCY BE SHOWN HIM Heney Deserted Ruef When Convinced Shifty Politi cian Was Lying. (By Associated Pross.7 SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. A volumnnous affidavit comprising 05,000 words was filed In tho su perior court this morning by Francis J. Heney. It Is his answer to tho affidavits previously presented by tho attorneys for the defense in tho ef fort to havo Abo Ituef's indictment annulled on the ground that Ruef was promised complete Immunity by the prosecution, but was given to un derstand that ho must accept his sen tence for extortion ,and that no re quest for leniency would be granted in tho extortion cases unless Ruef furnished corroborative evidence. That Rabbi Nieto declared ho be lieved Ruef should receive some pun ishment, and that Heney refused ab solutely to consider the draft of im munity contract drawn by Ruef. Henry Ach freely admitted that Ruef had no chance to escape conviction of some of the charges, and urged his Client to accept the best terms he could get from the prosecution. That Ach declared to Heney that Ruef was implicated with some big people, spe cifically mentioning Calhoun, Ford and Herrin, and that the midnight meeting with Judges Lawlor and Dunne was suggested by Rabbi Nleto, and that no promise of immunity was Becured from cither judge; that ha beas corpus proceedings to determine tho legality of the ellsorshlp were dis missed because Ruef feared that he would be killed by the "higher-ups" if placed In the sheriff's custody; that Ruef informed newspaper men the day he confessed that ho expected to servo a term in prison, and that Heney refusod to have further to do with Ruef when convinced that tho latter was lying. Ask Schmitz's Freedom. (Dy Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Owing to tho absence of Judge Dunne, nothing was accomplished in securing the liberty of former Mayor Schmitz except tho consent of Judge Dooling to al!ow tho filing of a re mlturo from tho supreme court. Schmitz's counsel state if Judge Dunne was not present tomorrow they would go before the supreme court and ask for a writ compelling the immediate release of Schmitz. CONFIDENT OF HIS SAFETY General Llnnres Snys That Alphonso Would Bo Well Looked After. (By Associated Press.) BARCELONA, March 9. General Linares, coptaln general of Catalonia, is confident that tho visit of Alphonso to Barcelona will pass off in safety. His majesty Is expected today. Nevertheless, tho authorities are sparing no precautions of safeguard to his majesty. The danger, if any comes from tho anarchist wing of tho Carllsts, not from tho republicans. LEFT HIM BIG BUNCH OF MONEY Eastcni Y. M. O. A. Man Falls Heir to Millions of Dollars in Australia. (By Associated Press.) WORCESTER, Mass., March 9. J. T. Dower, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. here, has been notified that ho is heir to a fortune of ten million dol lars from his uncle, Thomas Wallace, who died in Melbourne, Australia. Ho says ho will retain tho secretary ship of tho local branch of tho asso ciation. We must hare more room, Sweeping reductions in clothing for the next SO days at the X. L. S T. Store, S. Lando, LJLnUi!fIHlLLf1d Mayor Lane's Traducers Are Given Terms in the County Jail. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, March 10. Mrs. Bello Waymire, was sentenced to four months' and B. E. Radding to t.ix months Imprisonment in the coun tj jail today. Tho couple were re cently convicted of conspiring to ruin the character of Mayor Lane by having him discovered in a compro mising position with tho woman. Said to Hive Embezzled Large Sum of Money From Woman. (From Thursday's Dally.) LOS ANGELES, March 9. Clinton O. Heath, said to be a wealthy reaj estate operator of Denver, was arrest ed hero today charged with the em bezzlement of $40,000, the property o' Mrs. Mary H. Husted, of New York. It Is alleged tho money given Heath to invest in real estate, but that he made disastrous investments in coal mines. ARE INVESTIGATING THEIR METHODS Conduct of KIccti'lc and Holland Boat Co. Is Being Looked Into. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 9. The special committee of tho house ap pointed by Speaker Cannon at the re quest of Representative Lilley, to "Investigate tho conduct of the Elec tric Boat Co. of New Jersey and its its predecessor, the Holland Boat Co., respecting tho methods employed by said companies in connection with past or proposed legislation before congress," began an Investigation to day. Lilly w.111 be the first witness in order to place his facts before the committee. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 9. Chair man Boutell asked Lilley if he was ready to go ?head with his facts, but the latter said ho was not prepared to proceed as he had not secured an at torney. He however eubmltted a number of documents to the commit tee, stating that he had been shad owed by detectives and that in order to havo tho shadowing opposed would ask to have summoned thceo opera tives connected with a local detectlvo agency. He stated that he did not wish to be the first witness and asked to be allowed to name tho manner in which tho witnesses would be called. Boutell stated that Lilley must first tell what ho knows and permit him to piocuro an attorney. An adjourn ment was made until Thursday morn ing. Organizing Chorus. Tho organiz ing of tho chorus of "Tho Messiah" will take place this evening at 8 o'clock, at the studio of Elmor A. Todd in tho new O'Connell building, corner of Second and A streets. To correct a rather prevalent error, wo wish to stato that there is no action or costuming in the oratorio, so that tho time Is entirely devoted to re hearsal of the music, and will re quire only two rehearsals of an hour each per week until ready for per formance, It is hoped that there will bo a general response to tho Invita tion to join, and that all intending to become members will be present at Its first meeting. Thero will bo a short rehearsal of the "Hallelujah Chorus" after the work of organiz ing is oyer. WEALTHY IN UNDER ARREST Makes Demand For $5,000 or Else He Would Wreak Disaster. COOLNESS OF VICE PRES. AVERTS A TRAGEDY Takes Man to Restaurant and Police Capture Him at the Table. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, March 10. At 10 o'clock this morning an unknown anarchist entered tho Merchants' National Bank of this city and demanded a large sum of money, at tho same time displaying a bottle believed to con tain nitro-glycerlno and threatened to blow up tho bank If tho request was not compiled with. The man talked in a rambling manner about having had $5,000 In tho National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City when It failed. "And slnco you fel lows are all In together, you had just City and County Hospital De stroyed With Fatal Results. ANOTHER SCHOOL BUILDING BURNS Bad Blaze in New York City in Which Several Firemen , Are Injured. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. One of the buildings of the city and county alms house was burned this morning. Three of the inmates are dead and several wounded. Two of the dead were old men whose names are unknown. Tho third, Edward Korn, who was operated on yesterday died from tho shock. The building was entirely destroyed. School Building Burns. (By Associated Press. j TOLEDO, Ohio, March 10. Na poleon's Union School, tho largest building of the kind in tho state, was destroyed by fire this morning. A repetition of tho Collinwood horror v. as possibly averted by only a quar ter of an hour, as it was but fifteen minutes to nlno when tho firo was discoyered, and at nine, when all tho children should havo been in their seats, tho building was a mass of Annies. Tho fire broke out in the at tic, It Is believed from a defective fluo. The school was rebuilt at a cost of $11,000 last April. A New York Fire. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March 10. A score of firemen were injured, several seri ously, and hundreds driven from their Jhomes in many buildings threatened by a fire which destroyed a big brick block at 38 West Eigh teenth. Loss $200,000. A big boarding house was seriously threat ened and tho inmates escaped with difficulty. Tho big department store of Slegel Cooper caught firo several times but was extinguished before much damago was done. l'idhbiirg Blaze. (By Associated Press.) PITTSBURG, March 10. Eight firemen were hurt at a firo in tho business section of Williamsburg, a suburb, today. Tho financial loss Is $125,000. Carhart'fl overalls and uniforms, Douglas Show, Hamilton Brown's American LaSy and American Gent lemen's shoes. Sole agont, S. Lando, X. L. N, T. Store- THREE OEAO FRISCO FIRE better hand mo over my money or I'll blow you and this bank and all of us to hell," suddenly said the fel low, as ho produced a three-ounce bottle containing a thick, yellow liquid. The vice president said ho vould go and get tho money, but tho fellow commanded him not to make a move or ho would drop tho bottle. Drake bat down again and told the stranger ho would talk it over with him. Tho man agreed, all the time keeping the bottle in his hand. Tho fellow said ho had been for -IS hours without food, so Drake suggested that they go and get something to cat. The man said "All right, but don't try any monkey business or you are a dead man." President Hamil ton of the bank overheard enough of the conversation to enable him to grasp the situation, and he tele- phoned for the police, and with two plain clothes men followed Drake and the anarchist to a nearby res taurant. The detectives slipped up behind tho man as he sat there and pinioned his arms, relieving him of the bottle before ho knew what was up. The bottle was sent to chemists for examination. VSVWWVWWVVVWVSAAAA NIGHT RIDERS ROLES Inaugurate a Reign of Terror in Many Sections of Sunny Southland. DEATH AN DISASTER FOLLOW THEIR WAKE Reports of Murder and Arson Come From Many Quarters. (By Associated Press.) CLARKVILLE, Tenn., March 10. Near Woodford, fifteen miles from here, Brown Bennett, son of an asso ciation tobacco raiser, was found dead early this morning with a bullet hole in his head. Near Bennett were two dead horses and three empty shot guns. It is believed Bennett was attacked by night riders, and was Bhot down by parties whom he and his gang attacked, and that his comrades in their haste had to leave him dying on the scene of the fight. Negroes Must Go. (By Associated Press.) PADUCHA, Ky., March 10 A hun dred masked night raiders went to Birmingham, Marshall county, last n.'ght and shot six negroes, one fatal ly, and whipped five others. They took possession of the town and shot Into the negro cabins. They warned twenty-five negroes to leave town. Tho raid followed a warning of two weeks ago to all the negroes to leave Birmingham. Destroy Tobacco. (By Associated Press.) BROOKSVILLE, Ky., March 10. Fifty night raiders, early today burned 15,000 pounds of tobacco be longing to Robert Stanton, ono of the wealthiest planters in this section. The men were heavily armed. They placed a guard over tho telephone ex change so that no request for assist ance could bo sent. Tho men at tempted no violence. They did not burn tho warehouse In which the to bacco was stored. Give Warning. (By Associated Press.) HENDERSON, Ky March 10. William Bradshaw, a farmer living on tho edge of this city this morn on tho edge of this city this morning found a note warning him against employing negroes and signed "Tho Thirty Five." Tho noto was accom panied by a bundlo of switches, a match and somo cartridges. Spring goods at The Ladles Emporium. TI SCHOOLS ARE CLOSING Educational Institutions Over Country Making Fire Pro tecting Alterations. (By Associated Press.) WELLSVILLE, Ohio, March 9. The large public school at Empire has been closed until tho board of education can make alterations that will Insure tho snfetv nf tlio r.hllrirnn. This action was taken by order of the In Milwaukee Also. (By Associated Press.) MILWAUKEE, March 9. The third floor of sixteen Milwaukee public schools were ordered vacated because of the absence of fire escapes. This action was mado necessary by order o) the mayor. LIBRARY BENEFIT IS POSTPONED Entertainment Scheduled for Friday, March 13, Will Be Given March 27. The Library Benefit entertainment which was originally set for Friday the 13th, has been postponed, not on account of the hoodoo of tho dates, but because it was found difficult to get all arrangements settled satis factorily for the 13th. It will probably be given on the 27th of this month. Definite an nouncement will be mado within a few days. I- MILLINERY OPENING. A beautiful display of spring and summer hats will be on exhibition at the millinery store of Mrs. L. M. Perry, in North Bend, on Wednesday and the remainder of tho season. All the latest styles from tho fashion centers may bo seen here. A GOOD PERFORMANCE. Tnivi'IIo Landers & Co." Please an Audience at (he Masonic. One of tho most pleasing shows that has been in Marshflold for some time entertained a good-sized audi ence at tho opening of their engage ment at the Masonic opera house last night. Travelle Is without doubt the best In his line, and Introduced some thing now to the people of Marsh field. His wonderful dexterity in the manipulation of his fingers in per forming his shadows, which were both realistic and full of good com edy was heartily enjoyed by all. Tra vello also Introduced a pistol act. When a person stops to think how difficult it is to become an expert with a pistol, It Is then that they can ap preciate tho wonderful work as per formed by Mr. Travelle, Miss Lillian Landers introduced a pastel drawing while singing, her drawing being re markably clever, and she has a well trained voice which 'showed to ad vantage. Tho motion pictures were well liked, showing up clear and strong, and without tho usual flicker that mars this class of entertainment. Tho balance of tho show Is up to tho standard. GOOD SHOW AT CRYSTAL. A Largo Audience Views New Moving Pictures. A largo and happy audience wit nessed tho bill at tho Crystal last night. Tho films aro unusually funny, especially tho mother-in-law race, which Is a scream from Btart to finish. Without doubt this Is tho funniest moving picture over shown In Marsh field. Tho song feature of tho even ing was "Captain Baby Bunting," rendered by Domarls Gabbort. A pleasing and unexpected surprise was pleasing and unexpected surprise was chorus in tho rear of tho crowd joined In the chorus of tho song. Taken as a whole, this is tho best en tertainment of Its kind over given In the city. Project For Furnishing All Coos County With Electricity Progressing. THE MEN INTERESTED VISIT COOS BAY Say That the Work of Actual Construction Is Matter of a Short Time. J. S. N. Smith, Electric am Con sulting Engineer of tho Coquilk- Val ley Power Co., which is back of the project to develop 2,000 horss water power at tho head of Brewstc valley, and bring electricity for lighting and, power into North Bend and Marsh fleld, and C. C. Carter, vlco president of the same company, aro on Coos Eay today In tho interest of their enterprise. Their present visit is merely one of general conference with somo of the business men of the Bay cities in reference to thi pro ject. rlhe gentlemen held a fconferonao with L. J. Simpson of North Bend and a number of other business men in both cities. They aro very much in earnest in their work and say that tho work of actual construction on tho new enterprise is only a question of a short time. A detailed and defi nite statement of the new company, its possibilities and the scope of its work, is in course of preparation, and will appear in Tho Times at an early day. The last Issuo of tho Myrtle Point Enterprise has tho following In ref erence to the organization of tho company: A meeting of the stockholders of tho Coqullle Valley Power Co. was held In this city last Monday night and ofllcers elected. Regular meet ings of the corporation will hereafter be held on tho third Monday of each month. At last Monday's meeting the fol lowing officers wero elected: F, E. Davenport, president. C. C. Carter, vice president. W. F. Hendricks, secretary. E. F. Davenport, W. F. Hendricks. C. C. Carter, J. R. Benson, and D. H- Johnson, of Coqullle, directors. At the meeting of directors it was decided to placo' a small amount of stock on tho market, and a number of Investors havo been coming for ward with subscriptions to a corpor ation that they bellevos destined to work a wonderful change in this sec tion of tho country. They aro like wise prompted to get In early, real izing that stockholders will bo ablo to secure the jxwer they may need at a lower rate than will bo given to consumers who do not hold member ship. Tho plpo lino of tho power plant has been surveyed, and profiles of tho system furnished, whllo applica tions for a pipe line right of way have been mado and the matter of right of way for the polo line has been taken up with tho county court, so that the power may bo brought down from, Brewster valley and distributed to tho consumers. Tho work of development Is pro ceeding, and will go forward moro rapidly as soon ns tho weather will pormit of tho work in hand. Tho prospects for tho early building of tho plant are now excellent, and tho cer tainty of tho valuo of tho corporation. both to the country and tho share holders, Is conceded by all who know their plans. Myrtle Point Entor prlso. Millinery Announcement. Wednesday, March 11th, has been set ns tho opening date of Mrs. Aik en's now stock of Spring and Summer millinery. Somo of tho most exclusive designs in Ladles', Misses', and Children's hats, Just received from tho fashion centers of tho world, will bo shown, and at popular prices. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all to inspect this now stock. The photo business of tho-Walkor studio will from now on bo transact ed at the gallery, Rogors building; room 11, Entrance on Broadway. I i .' ppiji'Ul''l"?i
