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VOL II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1908.
No. 221.
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Resolutions Commend Fulton
and Hawley for Efforts to
Regain Public Land.
OPPOSE STATEMENT NO. 1.
Warm Debate Over it And no In
dorsement of Candidates is
Likely.
(Special to Times.)
COQUILLE, March 24. Tho Coos
County republican convention in
sesblon here this afternoon adopted
stiong resolutions commending Sena
tor Fulton and Rep. Hawley lor
their efforts to recover the largo
tracts of Oregon land wrongfully held
by tho big corporations.
The committee on resolutions re
ported about 3 o'clock against State
ment No. 1. I. S. Smith of Marsh
field offered a substitute and Immedi
ately a warm debate began. A. S.
Hammond and C. It. Barrow spoke
against Statement No. 1 and -they
were followed by Judge Sehlbrode.
Many others are likely to speak. Tho
convention is pretty evenly divided
on Statement No. 1, the lower Co
qulle Valley delegations being strong
ly opposed to l, but it is thought the
supporters of the Statement aro In
the majority.
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It is not likely that the convention
will endorse any candidates for tho
;irimaries April 17. Some lively de
bates aro expected on it, also.
Tho committees on resolutions,
platform and indorsement were made
pu of one representative of each pre
cinct. James Phelan of Myrtle Point, tho
temporary chairman, was made per
manent chairman and George Moul
ton of Coquille secretary. The com
mittees on platform, Indorsement and
resolutions are each made up of one
representative from each precinct.
It was decided that the delegates
present should be allowed to cast tho
full vote of their precincts.
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OPERATE ON VICTOR
METCALF AT 'FRISCO.
Son of Secretary of Navy AVho Re
cently Resigned is 111 of Appen
dicitis. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.
"Victor Metcalf who recently resigned
as a midshipman In tho United
States navy on account of 111 health,
was operated on this morning for
appendicitis. He is a son of Sec
retary Metcalf.
HEAVY RACE LOSSES
CAUSE OF SUICIDE.
E. Pond of New York Takes Life at
Los Angeles ns Result of Fail
uro on Track.
(By Associated Press. J
LOS ANGELES, March 24. A
guest at Hotel Lankorsheim who
registered last night as E. Pond,
New York, committed suicide by tak
ing poison. Tickets found in 1 is
effects indicate that he had sustained
heavy losses on race track,
TAKES FINE PHOTO OF
COOS BAY AND CITY.
Chas. R. Miller Gets Panoramic View
of Marshfield and East Side.
Chas. R. Miller, the photographer
from McCIoud, Cal., who is on Coos
Bay to take a panoramic view of the
Nann Smith reception, yesterday took
one of the finest photographs of
Marshfield ever secured. Ho took tho
panoramic view of the cky from the
crest of Knob hill, taking in tho bay,
tho east sido and tho C. A. Smith mill
and tho city of Marshfield. Tho
panoramic view was secured by a re
volving camera and tho picture will
bo six feet long and eighteen inches
' high. He was showing a film of tho
picture this morning, indicating that
tho flni8hod views would bo very fine.
Mr. Miller is making hla head
quarters at tho Chamber of Com
merce and will fill a limited number
of orders for tho panoramic view of
Coos Bay and Marshfield at $10- a
piece. The view of the city was
' taken at tho request of tho Chamber
of Commerco and otherwise tho
prlco would not havo been so low.
Yellowstone County. Mont.,
Officer Killed While Trying
to Arrest Robber.
(By Associated Press.)
HELENA, MONT., March 24.
Sheriff Webb, of Yellow Stone County
was shot and killed by William Byck
found a horse thief wanted in Wyom
ing, about six miles from Billings to
day. Webb located Byckfound last
night and arrested him this morning.
They were riding in a wagon when
Byckfound seized a rifle and killed
Webb. Posses of cowboys are after
tho murderer and it is tho opinion
that if he is run down there will not
be a court trial
ALLEGED LAI
GRAFTER FRI
McCourt's First Official Act is
to Dismiss Indictment
Against Browned.
(By Associated -Press.)
PORTLAND, March 24. Tho dis
missal of the indictment pending
against former state senator, George,
C. Brownell in connection with the
land frauds In Oregon was the first
official act of the" newly appointed
United States District Attorney, John
W. McCourt, today.
WILL VISIT
Last Invitation is Accepted For
Atlantic Fleet to Stop on
Tour of World.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 24. It was
decided at the cabinet meeting today
to accept tho invitation of China for
the Atlantic fleet to visit a port of
that country on tho return voyage
from tho Pacific coast. It was also
decided that no further invitations
for the fleet bo accepted. The in
vitations of foreign countries so far
accepted after the fleet leaves San
Francisco include Australia, Japan
and China. All other stops are
strictly for coaling purposes.
'MELBOURNE, March 24. Gov
ernment circle anticipate that tho
American fleet will spend ten days
here and an equal length of time at
Sydney.
WILL DEPORT
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Thousands of Foreigners to be
Sent Back From Pittsburg
In Present Crusade.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, March 24. Accord
ing to John T. Harper, agent for tho
Immigration Bureau of tho Depart
ment of Commerco and Labor, thou
sands of undesirable foreigners will
be deported from Pittsburg.
Tho crusade is the result of the
recent order of the Federal author
ities to use deportation as a means
of checking tho growth of anar
chistic sentiment and of ridding tho
country of tho burden of taking care
of indigent foreigners.
Banco at Sumner April 4th. Music
by Landenburg orchestra.
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United- States Puts Fourth
Fleet of Torpedo Boats in
Regular Commission.
WERE BUILT IN THE WEST.
Farragut, Fov and Davis Will do Ser
vice on AVestcrn Coast of the
United States.
(By Associated Press, l
WASHINGTON, March 24. Tho
fourth torpedo boat flotilla was estab
lished today by placing in commission
tho Farragut, Fox and Davis torpedo
boats which were built on the Pacific
coast. The flotilla will operate In
those waters.
Twenty Others Seriously In
jured in Railway Accident
In Kentucky.
Queen and Crescent Laid Off Oper
ator to Save Expense and Dis
aster Follows.
(By Associated Press.)
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 24.
Four were killed and twenty injured
in the wreck of a passenger train be
tween Burgin and High Bridge early
today on the Queen & Crescent Rail
road, caused by tho collision of the
passenger and a freight.
Tho freight is said to havo pro
ceeded without orders, the night
operator having been laid off.
United States Prepares to Rush
Work on Fortifications of
Manilla Harbor.
(By Associated Press.)
MARE ISLAND, March 24". In
formation has been received that the
government Is preparing to send
1,000 workmen to tho Philippines
tho first of the coming month to
work on tho fortiflcatipns on the
island of Corrlgador at the entrance
to Manila Bay. This make 1,500 to
bo sent within a month. The fortifi
cations for the island were only re
cently determined upon and the
work will bo rushed. The -workmen
aro offered $150 per month.
PHONE COMPANY OPENS
BANDON'S TOLL LINE.
Coniidetcs Twenty-five Miles of New
Circuit From Coquille, Giving
Hotter Service.
Manager L. R. Robertson of tho
Pacific1 Telephone and Telegraph
Company, yesterday announced the
completion of their new toll lino be
tween Coquille and Bandon. The
new lino was ready for service last
night and will give Bandon and the
other towns of that section better
long distance service, San Fran
cisco, Portland and other larger
cities being reached in about one
half tho time heretofore required in
making tho connection over the
heavily worked lino via Marshfield.
About twenty-five miles of copper
lino had to be strung to secure tho
now connection, tho old circuit via
Marshfield having been 52 miles.
In addition to reaching Bandon, tho
new lino has Lyon and Janson's mill,
Prosper, Parkersburg, Ashton's
"Boom, Laropa and Rlverton as toll
stations.
Launch Juanlta will leave
Pioneer hdware dock at 8:30
'o'clock ei"-" morning for Allegany.
Returns overy evening leaving at
4:30.
WRECK TODAY
EE KILLS FOUR
SEND 11
TO ISLANDS
Chairman Mondel of House
Committee on Public Lands
Reports Favorably.
FOR FULTON RESOLUTION.
No Provision Has Been Made For Its
Consideration by Lower Ilout,e of
Congress.
(By Associated Press.)
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WASHINGTON, March 24. Re
presentative Mondel, chairman of tho
Public Lands Committee, today filed
a favorable report on Senator Ful
ton's land grant resolution. No ar
rangement has been mado for its
consideration in house.
EARLY MORNING FIRE
SCARE ON FRONT ST.
Slight Dninage to F. J. Binglinm's
Excelsior Factory Caused By
Spark On Roof.
A hole in the roof is the sum total
of the damages sustained by F. J.
Birigham's excelsior factory in a
threatened fire early this morning.
A spark from a nearby smokestack
fell on the roof and ignited it. Owing
to the smoke, the alarm was turned
in and Chief Nlcols and his company
made a fast run but were glad to
find that It was unnecessary for them
to do much fire fighting.'
DR. McCORMAC TELLS OF
COOS BAY PROSPERITY.
Well Known Marshfield Man Gives
Interview to Portland Paper
on Growth.
Dr. J. T. McCormac who with his
daughter, Miss lUIce, has spent the
past week at Portland in his tour of
northern cities has been doing some
good boosting for Coos Bay as well
a-3 securing ideas for improving the
Marshfield schools. They left Port
land yesterday for Seattle. The Port
land Journal 'of a recent date as the
following story concerning them:
"Dr. J. T. McCormac, a member
of the Marshfield school board, and
his daughter, Miss Alice McCormac,
a teacher, aro at the Hotel Portland
for the purpose of inspecting the
ditferent bchool buildings of the city
and to consult Portland architects
with reference to a $30,000 school
building which is to be erected dur
ing the summer in the city on Coos,
Bay.
"Bonds for the expenditure of $50,
000 on a school were voted by the
citizens of Marshfield. Of this
amount $12,000 is to be spent for a
site. The new school is to bo used
partly for high school classes.
"Marshfield is growing so rapidly
we found It was absolutely necessary
to erect another school," Dr. Mc
Cormac said this morning. "Only
a short time ago tho board spent
$10,000 in building an addition to
another school, but this was soon
filled and now we aro arranging to
put up another first-class and modern
building in every way."
Marshfleld's population Is now In
the neighborhood of 5,000 persons,
nearly 800 of these are school child
ren. Dr. McCormac Is president of tho
Marshfield Chamebr of Commerce.'
For 28 years Dr. McCormac baa lived
in Marshfield and all of this time,
with the exception of two years, ho
has practiced medicine. Some time
ago he began to retire form practice
and to engaged in the lumber busi
ness. Miss McCormac 1b a teacher In tho
school there and Is accompanying her
father for pleasure and to assist him
in deciding upon tho style of the now
school. From Portland they will go
to British Columbia for a short visit.
PORT ORFORI) NEWS.
Interesting Curry County Items as
Told by tho Tribune.
Storer Pierce, Mr. Burnham and
Eugeno White tramped all day Sun
day through tho wet brush and woods
of the Byers survey In township 33
S., range 15 west, looking for vacant
land, and found a tract of 80 acres
and one of 120 upon which they may
file. This about wipes out all the va
cant land In said survey.
Tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Japanese Official Shot by Ko
rean in San Francisco is
Resting Easy Today.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24. D.
W. Stevens, a member of tho Japan
ese council at Seoul, Korea, who was
shot yesterday by a Korean who
claimed that Stevens was a traitor to
Korea, is resting easy at tho hospital
today and will probably recover.
M. W. Chun, the Korean who was
shot in the melee, will probably re
cover although his condition is crit
ical. AMERICAN AUTO WILL
REACH FRISCO TODAY.
Lending Machine in New York to
Paris Race Will bo Shipped to
Alaska.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.
The American car Is expected to,jir
rlvo here this afternoon and will bo
shipped by steamer to Alaska Friday
or Saturday next. It is the leading
machine in tho N6w York to Paris
auto race.
Captures First and Second
Money in an Adv. Writing
Contest.
Ray Olivant, clerk In G. E. Cook's
grocery store has proven his ability
as a writer of advertisements by cap
turing first and second prizes in Pet
tyjohn & Nicholl's ad writing con
test. This was tho decision of three
judges who passed on the merit? ol
the various ads submitted and who
had no knowledge of the writera, the
ads being merely numbered and the
namts being held by tho firm. Iho
judges were C. W. Wolcott, G. E.
Cook and M. C. Maloney. In deter
mining the merits of the uds thoy
vpre considered from four standards
First Power to attract attrition
Second Selling quality.
Third Impressivoness,
, Fourth Composition.
Some of the ads were ratal high
In some features and low In others
and the total points won ma.lo the
score on which the prizes wero award
ed. Tho report of tho Judges was
made to Pettyjohn & Nichols who
consulted their records and found tho
following to be tho list of "prize win
ners.
First prize ad, No. C, Ray Olivant,
$5 cash.
Second prize ad, No. 2, Ray Oli
vant, 1 Primrose ham.
Third prize ad, No. 3, F. S. Rlebo,
1 Eastern Star ham.
Fourth prize ad, No. 1, Adelaide
Clarke, 1 No. 10 pall G. G. lard.
In addition to these prizo winning
ads thero wero other very good an
nouncements, those submitted by Jen
nie Elckworth, W. R. F, Browne and
Anna Fisher, being excellent but
missing the high score of tho prize
winners.
All the ads wero arranged to oc
cupy a space of 4 Inches across two
columns of Tho Times and tell tho
merits of Primrose and Eastern Star
hams and bacon, and Golden Gate
lard. Tho prlzo ads will bo published
regularly In Tho Times, tho ono win
ning first prlzo appearing In another
column In tonight's paper.
Alf Gauntlett at Gold Beach still
clings to Hfo without any apparent
change, her mind still a blank and
tho little body emaciated. It Is over
olghty days slno tho llttlo girl was
eighty days slnco tho llttlo girl was
is remarkablo, as it Is said tho dlscaso
usually terminates In sixty days.
The Adalphson mill will soon havo
tho lumber sawed for Hume's cold
storage plant at Port Orford, which
our people hopo will bo comploted In
time for tho fall run of salmon on
Elk and Sixes river.
rat ollivant
Ins prizes
Vessel Likely to Reach Coos
Bay Sometime Tonight or
Early in the Morning.
SHE LEFT FRISCO MONDAY.
Southwcstcr' Thought Favorable to
Trip Preparations for AVclcomo
Completed.
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San Francisco, March 23 '08
O J. E. Oren, Marshfield, Ore.
O Just sailing, five o'clock Mon-
day afternoon. All well.
C. A. Smith.
NANN SMITH RECEPTION. $-
f Will probably reach bay
tomorrow morning. -
Water parade will leavo '
docks about 8 o'clock, but '
Smith mill whistle wiU bo -
tho signal. -
Banks will bo closed all
day and many other business
houses likewise. '
Mayor Straw Issues nrocla- '
matioii declaring Wednesday
public holiday.
WEATHER FORECAST.
WESTERN OREGON Rain to
nigh and Wednesday with fresh,
southerly breeze.
Tho above message received lata
last evening pratlcally Insures tho
arrival, of tho Nann Smith at ,Cooa
Bay sometime tonight or early to
morrow morning. A stiff southwest
er' last night and today was said by
navigators to bo favorable for tho
ship and it is believed that fast tlmo
will bo made unless tho storm was.
moro severe at sea than suspected
here. Of course, tho vessel will bo
light nnd a storm might mako it
difficult for her.
If she passes Bandon by daylight,
tho news will bo wired to Marsh
field so that sho can bo met near tho
bar. Tho Smith mill will sound tho
signal of her approach to the bar or
to Empire, tho signal being five
blasts, an intermission and five more
blasts.
Sec. Walter Lyon of tho Chamber
of Commerco today stated that "ho
was sure that tho vessel would bo
hero early. Ho said that ho was en
deavoring to havo everybody to leavo
the Marshfield docks about 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning and meet tho big
lumber steamer at tho bar if possible
and if not at Empire where she
will anchor for a short tlmo. Whilo
anchored at Emplro , all citizens
of Coos Bay will be welcomed on.
board her by Mr. Smith and his In
vitations also includes a ride up the
bay for all who so desire.
Many Will Participate.
It was ovidont today that if tho
weather clears up that tho water
parade will bo ono of tho finest over
seen in this section. Practically alL
of tho launches, boats and crafts thai
can possibly do so will participate.
Many of them will bo handsomply
decorated, tho special prizes offered,
by tho Chamber of Commerco Inspir
ing additional effort In this direction. ,
asldo from what natural pride would
do for tho occasion.
Tickets for tho special chartered'
launches by tho Chamber of Com
merce aro selling rapidly. Owing to
tho probability of an early morning:
start having to bo mado, Mr. Lyon,
urged that everyone who oxpects to
go provldo thomsolves with tickets
this afternoon and ovonlng. Round
trip tickets aro being sold for fifty;
cents each.
T. J, Lowls, tho master of cer
emonies, stated today that tho Alert
on which tho band will bo carried
will load tho wator parade. Tho re
mainder of tho formation has not
exactly been determined although lb
Is likely that tho larger boats will
follow tho Alert, according to slzo.
Dr. F. J. Hayes, Optometrist, has
returued after an absonco of three
weeks, and Is ready for business once
more with n full new lino of things
optical.
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