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VOL II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1908.
No. 36
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Caught in Belt in Coquille Mill
and Meets a Horrible
Death.
LEAVES WIFE AMD
TEN CHILDREN
Every Particle of Clothing Is
Whipped Off of His
Bruised Body.
(Special to Tho Times.)
COQUILLE, March 11. George
Goodrich, an employe in the Coquille
lumber mill, was tho victim of an ac
cident resulting In his almost instant
death about 11:30 today. In some
manner his clothing was caught in
the belting of tho machinery and he
was drawn swiftly and irresistably to
his certain death. Tho swiftly whirl -
inc belt carried him into tho mnchln-
ery and crushed and bruised tho life kon- He' had stm 40 or 50 cart
out of his poor, bleeding body in less rldges ,n nls lclcets. The king and
time than it requires to tell it. So
great was tho force with which his
body wis hurled bv the revolutions of
tho wheels that every partlclo of
clothing was torn from his form be-
rv foro tho machinery could be stormed
and his lifeless body taken from tho
machinery.
Tho dead man was well known and
his death In such a horrible manner
comes as a great shock to this com
munity. Ho leaves a wife and ten children
to mourn his untimely death.
KING ALFONSO IS
WARMLY WELCOMED
Spanish Royalty Given an Effusive
Greeting Upon His Arrival
in Barcelona.
BARCELONA, March 11. King
Alphonso arrived yesterday. There
was no disturbance of any kind to
mark his arrival. He was given a
warm reception and was applauded
by tho people. Ho will hold a re
ception at 4 o'clock today at tho
homo of General Linares, at which
tho ofilcers of tho Austrian squadron
will bo present. Tho town is gaily
decorated in his honor. The police
had great difficulty in compelling
obedience to tho order prohibiting
tho customary showering of the king
with flowers by enthusiastic young
Spanish women.
PIONEER MAIL CARRIER.
Eaily Resident of Coos County Re
visits Old Scenes.
Arthur Lewis, at present of Faljl
River, Mass., a pioneer of Coos coun
ty, and a. brother of John Lewis, who
conducted tho first store started at
Bandon, who is here on a visit with
his old friends, the Fahy family and
others of tho lower river, was in town
Friday and met his old acquaintance,
Captain W. E. Rackliff, of Myrtle
Point. Mr. Lewis carried mall from
Gardiner to Port Orford from 1S64 to
1870, and then again from 1874 to
1878. This was the only mail line
coming into Coos and Curry counties
at that time, and trips wero made as
often as convenient. He also con
ducted a ferry at Bandon between
times, while John Nasburg was mall
carrier before him, his term begin
ning in 1860 and ending when Mr.
Lewis took tho contract. Mr. Lewis
looks quite well, and gets about well
for one of hi3 age, but he informs us
that his brother John died some three
years ago. Among the advancements
made by the county since he left he
observes that of prices of real estate.
A farm for which ho received $6,000
and considered he had done well, sold
recentlysfor $35,000. Coquille Her
ald. MAY DEFEAT
THE TREATY
BRUSSELLS, March 9. Minister
or Hrnt Twrn0!,rt hna HMrtAd to on-
pose the treaty annexation of the
Congo Independent State to Belgium
on account of clauses granting recog-
nltion to private conceessionB and
providing a grant of ten million dol-
Ian. to King Leopold. Defection of
Beerneart may mean the defeat of tbt
treaty. ,
HIED KILL
L'BJS u I LLP EILL
Apparently Insane Man Opens
Fire on the Royal
Castle.
(By Associated Press.)
CHRISTIANIA, March 11. A
Swede apparently insane fusiladol
' tlle royal castl hcre with a rlflo at
noon yesterday. He fired, altogether,
several shots, some of which crashed
through the windows and imbedded
themselves in tho Interior walls of
the castle. The man was promptly
seized by the police and disarmed.
At the 1ol,ce statln ho declared it
was his intention to kill King Haa-
Queen Maud were absent from
castle.
THE MARSHFIELD
BACHELORS MATING
John Sullivan, of Merchant Bros., Is
Married in 'Frisco Mark
Condron to Wed.
One by one tho Marshfield bache
lors are lowering their colors to tho
little lad dressed decollette and car
rying a bow and arrow. Tho latest
victim of Cupid's arrow is John Sul
livan, the popular clerk in Merchant
Brothers' store, who was wed recent
ly in San Francisco to Miss Artha
Marr, a grammar school teacher of
Colusa, California. Mr. Sujlivan
and his bride will arrive in Marsh
field on the steamer Plant tomorrow
to make their future home in this
city. Altho he has been a resident
of Coos Bay for only a few months,
Mr. Sullivan has made many friends,
who will join The Times in wishing
himself and bride the most happy of
wedded lives, and bid them a hearty
welcome to their nw homo on Coos
Bay.
Rumors are to the effect that
"Mark Condron of tho Pioneer Gro
cery Store Is going to return to Mex
ico very soon in order to enter tho
matrimonial field." The hearty con
gratulations of his many friends are
extended thru The Times to Mr. Con
dron for a long, happy and prosper
ous career.
TWO ACCIDENTS.
Arvln Tuttle Shot in Hand and Mrs.
Dubell Sciiously Burned.
Arvln Tuttle, tho son of H. M. Tut
tle, was shot thru tho hand last even
ing by carelessly handling an air gun.
This should be a good lesson to those
who have these firearms, causing
more attention to tho manner in
which they are handled.
Mrs. Dubell, of Allegany, was
brought to the General Hospital this
week, having been seriously burned
on the hands. At present tho pa
tient is doing very well.
PRICE OF GASOLINE
IS ON THE DECLINE
Price Is Lower on Coos Hay at Tie-
sent Hum Tor Many
Years.
Tho Standard Oil Company an
nounces a decline of three cents In
the price of gasoline and a cent and
a half in distillate. This brings tho
price down to the lowest point that
It has been in years and will be the
means of a great saving to our local
launches. Agent Dow Is at a loss to
account for this budden drop. Up to
the recent financial stringency tho
mitriii nt trnRnllnn nn t hl r.nnRf was
nl UV lo lUB """""'l'""" ""
only way that he can nccount for the
decline is the fact that the gasoline
," eel'DS the cffect ' h,?rd
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MRS B. B. HAYES, of North Bend
"turned today from a week'e visit
1t er ter 1b Coonljh,.
Aristocratic Private School in
Boston Scene of Shocking
Tragedy.
MURDER AND THEN SUICIDE
Crazed as Result of Overwork, Cul
tured Woman Ends Life of n
Friend mid Herself.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, March 11. At the Laur-
enz school, an exclusive finishing
school patronized by daughters df
I wealthy Parents, last night, Miss
Sarah Chamberlain Weed, of Chest
nut Hill Philadelphia, shot and killed
Miss Elizabeth Bailey Hardee and
then committed suicide.
Tho women were partners In tho
operation of tho school. Overwork
following the opening of the school
last October resulted in Miss Weed's
breakdown. She was sent to a sani
tarium but escaped the nurses and
last night returned to tho school.
Miss Hardee volunteered to care for
her. It was noticed that Miss Weed
acted st'-angely, and finally she was
Induced to go to bed. This morning
the bodies of both women were found
in bed with bullet boles in their
heads. Medical Examiner Stcdman
declared Miss Weed committed sui
cide after killing Miss Hardee.
Many Affidavits Filed.
(By Associatod Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. March
11.
Tho affidavits in regard to tho Ruef
Immunity contract will be filed in
Judge Lawler's court today by Ru
dolph Spreckels and Ruef himself.
Spreckels affidavit contains a declar
ation that ho always understood and
believed and insisted that Ruef would
be given substantial punishment, and
that Heney always agreed with him
in this respect, and always declared
his Intention of sending Ruef to
prison. Spreckels further says he
never saw tho partial immunity con
tract or knew its contents until it
was made public January 19 last.
The bulk of Spreckels' affidavits are
given to explicit denials of certain
details of the affidavits of Ruef, Rab
bis Kaplan and Nieto. Tho affidavit
of Ruef is largely devoted to a bitter
attack on tho prosecution and a vig
orous denial of tho statements con
tained in tho affidavits it has filed.
President Names Pendleton
Man for District Attorney .
of Oregon.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. Presi
dent Roosevelt yesterday sent to tho
senate tho nomination of John Mc
Court, of Pendleton, Ore., to be
United States district attorney for
tho district of Oregon.
GREAT BRITAIN THINKS
JAPAN TOO HASTY
Advises Jap Ambassador That Diffi
culty With China Should Ho
Arbitrated.
(By Associated Press.)
TOKIO, March 11. According to
a well authenticated report, when
the British government was informed
of Japan's announcement in the
event of the refusal by China to en
tertain Japan's demands, she pro
posed to tako "independent action "
Tho British foreign office asked
Count Komura Japenese ambassador,
what steps Japan and Great Britain
wero covering In the question of war
between Japan and any other nation.
Komura was unable to give any In
formation and asked tho foreign of
fice here for Information. Tho atti
tude of Great Britain is an unexpect
ed phase of the question. It Is un
derstood Great Britain is advising arbitration.
KWM GETS
ATTORMEYoHIP
Notorious Mayor of 'Frisco Re
leased on a $345,000
Bond.
RUF NOW SEEKS FREEDOM
The Major's Companion in Crime
Also Desires to Ho Adniiltcd
to Rail.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11 Fol
lowing the setting at liberty upon
bail aggregating $345,000 of Former
Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz last night
after, being confined nino months in
the county jail, tho preliminary steps
weretaken today for the release of
Abe Ruef, whoso attorneys took ad
vantage of tho admission in Heney's
voluminous affidavit that Ruef had
been twice indicted on every charge
against him with tho exception of a
half dozen charges on which he was
indicted separately. Henry Ache
asked that the bail be reduced to a
normal sum, or that he be released
upon! his own recognizance. Judge
Lawlor held the suggestion proper
that 'the defendant should be re
lieved of the burden of the addition
al indictments, and Heney will to
morrow designate on which indict
ment Ruef is to be released on his
own recognizance. This will reduce
Ruef's bail from $1,200,000 to $600,
000, which Ruef declares he could
give in a moment if his plea of
guilty to the charge of extortion be
fore Judge Dunne is withdrawn.
AWFUL DEED OF
AN INSANE MAN
Mnn Near Tacoma Kills Wife and
Three Children and Commits
Suicide.
(By Associated Press.)
TACOMA, March 11. A special to
the News from Tenlno says Warren
McKay, a native of Canada killed his
wife and three children at his homo
there and committed suicide Monday
night. Two men who were on their
way to work early yesterday found
McKay's body clad in underclothing
on the trail leading to town from his
he me. It is believed he posoned him
self as no marks were found on his
body. The men notified the town
marshal and he went to McKays
home where they found the bodies of
the other members of the family, the
u lfe and the two older children with
their throats cut and the other with
hie head crushed in with the blows
of a hammer. McKay had been a
sufferer from cancer on the face, and
this preyed on his mind.
Friday Night Chamber of Com
merce Meeting to Be Ad
dressed by Attorneys.
Mr. Brown, an attorney from Min
neapolis, Minn., has arrived on the
Bay and the people of Marshfield will
have the privilege of hearing an ad
dress by him at the Chamber of Com
merce Friday evening. Mr. Brown
Is a man of marked observing pow
ers, and his impressions of "Coos
Bay's possibilities" will be well worth
hearing. "Coob Bay as an Outlet for
Wheat and Other Products of tho
Inland Empire" will also be discussed
by a visiting attorney from Portland.
Another rousing meeting that prom
isee to rival in eloquence tho street
Improvement meeting of last Friday
night is being arranged for.
Dancing Club Elects. At tho elec
tion held the first of the week the
Hahatonka dancing club elected tho
following officers: President, Dan
Keating, succeeding Will Lynch; sec
retary, E. C. Archer; treasurer, J. E.
Cowan. Elaborate souvenir programs
are belug gotten up for the affair.
WILL BE LEGAL
BOOSTING CLUB
Has Gone From Simmer to
Bubble Candidates Bios.
som Like Flowers.
NEW NAMES ANNOUNCED.
List of Republican County Central
Committee and Some of the
New Candidates.
Polly Ticks, tho quaint old girl,
Has the men In sweaty swnirl;
First sho favors No. 1,
Then sho has it on tho run;
Then she thinks that Heney's right;
Then sics Fulton on to fight.
When the socialists say "scat!"
Polly's there with gaudy hat;
When tho dems say they will win;
Says Polly " 'Tis a cinch; go In!"
When tho prohis to their strength
Polly hesitates: at length
She says, "It is my dearest wish
To cast my vote with the prohlblsh!"
When the reps say, "We're ahead!"
She says "Of course; tho rest are
dead!"
Polly Ticks is free from guile,
But keeps 'em guessing all the while.
When a man thinks he Is "it,"
Polly hands her icy mitt
For Polly has a heart of stone;
She cannot let good men alone.
What she does and what she dares
No one knows but each one cares.
Unless your pocket's full of tricks
Shun for all time Polly Ticks!
The political pot has gone from a
simmer to a bubble In Coos county.
Soon it will bo boiling. Politically
Tho Times Is republican, but as a
newspaper It will at all times glvo all
tho news of all parties and all can
didates without prejudice or parti
sanship. , ,. - 1
The Republican County Convention
to be held In Coquille, March 24, will
make interesting the following com
plete official list of the Republican
County Central Central Committee.
P. L. Phelan, Myrtle Point, Chair
man. E. C. L. Farrln, North Marshfield,
Secretary.
C. M. Skeels, East Coquille, Treas
urer. C. E. Edwards, (Allegany Post
office) North Coos River.
Geo. W. Beale, Coos River.
E. D. Sperry, West Coquille.
E. Mingus, South Marshfield.
J. J. Curron, North Bend.
F. E. Wilson, Sumner.
William Bettis, Burton, (Falrview
Postofflce).
C. T. Blumemother, Four Mile,
(Bandon P. O.)
W. H. Bunch, Dora, (McKlnley P.
O.)
J. D. Bennett, Missouri, (Gravel
Ford P. O.)
R. H. Rosa, Bandon.
Frank Flam, Parkersburg.
Robt. W. Bullard, Prosper.
Dave Roberts, Ten Mile, (Temple
ton P. O.)
John Morgan, Empire.
William Ross, Coos City.
A. L. Nosier, Enchanted, (Bridge
P. O.)
William Grow, Coledo.
jGeo. Wilson, South Slough, 'Em
pire P. O.)
C. C. Carter, Roland Prairie,
(Etelka P. O.)
C, W. Sanford, Lake, (North Bend
P. O.)
D, R. Lowls, Leo.
Joo Ferrey, Rlverton.
E, J. BIglow, Deer Park.
P. Hennessey, New Port.
E. Hackendorff, of Prosper, was in
Marshflold today greeting his friends
and incidentally promoting his candi
dacy for sheriff on tho Republican
ticket.
Tho Candidates.
Following aro tho names of those
who havo filed petitions nnd will
ho before the nominating election of
the Republicans and Democrats; W.
II, Bunch, Republican, School Sup
erintendent; James Watson, Repub
lican, county clerk; A. N. Gould, Re
publican, county surveyor; T. J.
Thrift, Democrat, assessor; W. W.
Gage, Democrat, sheriff; Cal. W.
Wright, Democrat, sheriff; John B.
Dulley, Republican, treasurer; John
E. Perrott, Republican, sheriff'; Rob
ert Goetz, Republican, school super
intendent. Coqulllq Herald.
John E. Perrott of Coquille hat?
filed his petition declaring his in
tention of running for sheriff on tho
republican ticket. Mr. Perrott has
lled in Coquillo for several years
and is favorably known by a largo
number of people In Coos county,
numbering his friends by tho score,
who wish him tho best of success In
his campaign. Tho petition of Geo.
M. Brown for prosecuting attorney Is
being circulated in this city. Geo. S.
Davis, of Arago, has declared his in
tention of being a candidate on tho
republican ticket for the ofilco of
county commissioner. Mr. Davis is
well and favorably known by the peo
ple of the Coquille valley SentineL
A. M. Snyder, of Myrtle Point, has
been asked by prominent men of tho
republican party to bo a candldato
I for sheriff before the nominating con
vention. Mr. Snyder is well and fav
orably known all over the county and?
will make a good run If nominated,
and If elected at the June election,
would bo an efficient and conscienti
ous officer. Coquille Herald.
Politics are warming up to soma
extent and It begins to appear that
there will be considerable life in tho
canvass, both for county and stnto
officers before election day. The peo
ple aro interested In promotoing
good reliable men and agreeable
measures, and it is up to tho repub
licans to provide men that are the
right quality if they are to maintain
their power. Oregon is a republican,
state and can bo kept so if the voters
of that party will attend strictly to
business and see that tho best men
available are named for ofilco at the
primaries. Myrtle Point Enterprise
Ed. Reckloff, of Langlois, is said lo
b out for re-election as Joint Repre
sentative. Cal. W. Wright, aspirant for tho
Democratic nomination for sheriff
was over from Marshfield Friday to
get acquainted with the voters of this
this locality. Cal is a first class fel
low and seeks tho office In earnest.
E. W. Jensen, of Port Orford, an
nounces his candidacy for the repub
lican nomination for joint representa
tive from this district today. Mr.
Jensen is a gentleman of ability and
experienco, has a largo circle ot
friends and wo believe would well
represent Coos and Curry counties at
tho Oregon capital, if chosen. Ban
don Recorder.
Attorney W. W. Cardwell, tietter
known to his wide circle of friends
as "Bill' Cardwell, Is a candidate for
tho ofilco of prosecuting attorney of
the Third Prosecuting Attorney Dis
trict, which includes Douglas, Coos
and Curry counties. Mr. Cardwell has
the distinction of being one of the
best criminal lawyers In this section,
and being well and favorable known
throughout the entire southern part
of tho state, has many staunch sup
porters. Ho has practiced his chosen
profession for tho past nineteen
years, most of which time has been
spent fn this county, having been
born at tho little city of CanyonvIHe.
Ho is a graduate of the state univer
sity and is well qualified in every
particular for tho duties of the office
to which ho aspires. Roseburg Re
vlow. For Prosecuting Attorney.
To the Republican voters of Dong-
las, Coos and Curry counties: I de
sire to announce myself as a candi
date for prosecuting attorney of the
Third Prosecuting Attorney District
of tho Stato of Orogon, subject to
your approval at tho primaries. April
17, 1908.
W. W. CARDWELL.
CARD.
To tho members of the Republican
party of Coos county, Oregon Gen
tlemen: I hereby announce my can
didacy for tho offlco of County Com
missioner, subject to your pleasure lu
tho primary election to bo held April
17, 1908. Respectfully yours,
H. E. WILCOX.
Rnby Daughter Arrives. Tho
pleasing news of tho birth of an in
fant daughter to Mrs. J. R. Rochon,
In Portland, on March 2, was brought
to a Marshfield friend by telegraph
Tuesday. Mr, and Mrs. Rochon wero
former well known and popular real
dents on Coos Bay, and "have many
friends who will extend conuratula-'
tlons and good wishes.
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