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K ADVERTISE Systematic adver tising In The Times always brings re sults. It Is the remedy for dull or sick business and the tonic for grow ing business. Try It and see for yourself. NEWS. Keep up with the times by reading the Coos Bay Time. Loc al, foreign and domestic news tersely told while It Is news. Then patron ize Times advertisers and get tho most for your money. Mmt b MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. II. THE DAILY joos fcJA riMEb. MARSHFIELO OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1908. No. 223. ES5EL IHE PAC FIG REACHES COOS ZM LARGEST LUMBER CARIING V WATER COMPANIES' GRAFT IN CHICAGO IS UNCOVERED C. A. Smith's New Schooner Reaches Port After Trip Around the Horn. GIVEN GLAD WELCOME BY PEOPLE OF COOS BAY. Dream of Years Realized When Vessel Reaches Her Own Dock. C. A. Smith Writes Letter of Aclc- nolcdt;iuciit niul Appieckitiou of Cordial Greeting. LETTER OF ACK- NOWLEDGMEXT. Editor of Coos Bay Times, Marshfleld, Ore. Dear Sir: On behalf of my daughter, my associates, Captain Nelson and myself, I desire to thank the people of Coos Bay, through The Times, for their kind and en- thuslastlc demonstration on the arrival of the "Nann Smith" in the bay yesterday, and for tho many acts of friendship shown us In many ways. Incidents like this make our efforts worth while and we look back to them with pleasure and apprecla- tlon. It Is also proper at this time to assure the people of Coos Bay that wo fully realize their interests are our Interests and that our aim Is to assist In tho developing and upbuilding of this com- munlty. Hoping that no- thing shall occur to mar tho friendly and sympathetic feeling so generally ex- pressed yesterday, and with the assurance that our aim Is to be always worthy of this kindly feeling, I remain sincerely yours, C. A. SMITH." tE ALL dream dreams. And W into the warp and woof of the fairy fabric with Its thousand tints and colors as It comes from the loom In our house of dreams, we always weave tho gleaming white of a sail. The sail of "Our Ship." Out there somewhere beyond the horizon, that dim and hazy lino where sky and sea meet, "Our Ship" Is proudly sailing, Its white canvas gleaming like silver In the golden sunshine, and we wait Impatiently for Its com ing. And why not? For all our dreams will come true when "Our Ship comes In." Wednesday afternoon, C. A. Smith's ship came In. The Nann Smith is probably the first real dream ship that ever cast anchor In the waters of Coos Bay. And what a magnificent and substantial "dream ship" she Is. Her sails were folded and she looked like a great steel Leviathan as she moved up tho Bay in advance of the gaily deco rated launches that seemed like but terflies flitting about her. When at 5:30, Wednesday after noon, the Nann Smith moved Into her slip at tho C. A. Smith mill dock as easily and lightly as a canoe, and was mado fast, C. A. Smith's dream had come true. There was no formal reception on board, but a number of the personal friends of Mr. Smith who remained to con gratulate him on the successful ter mination of the long voyage and bid tho Nann Smith welcome to Coos Bay assembled In the dining saloon and drank a toast to the vessel, her owner and master and crew. In a few brief, well chosen words, Mr. Smith gave utterance to his sincere and heart felt thanks for the good wishes and evidence of Interest and appreciation by the people of Coos Bay. He modestly told bis hearers how for, years ho had been dreaming of a mill on the Pacific where his own ship would anchor at the mill dock to carry acargo of lumber to the markets of the- world. And now the dream was true. The echo of C&' v--r'- ;":. r VV'K r'N : '"..-: J1A11 ta 'f l The Nann Smith Is a steel steam ship designed especially for lumber carrying and was built at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com pany. She Is 283 feet In length, of 2,009 gros3 tons, 43 feet beam and 21 feet depth of hold. As Is the gen eral style in this class of vessels, the machinery Is placed well aft, allow ing large holds for tho storage of timber and also ample space for deck loads. The propelling engine Is a triple-expansion, having cylinders 19,31 and 52 inches In diameter, by 40-inch stroke developing about 1,350 horse-power. Steam is sup plied by means of two cylindrical boilers, each boiler measuring 14x 11 feet, built for 1G0 pounds pres sure. She has a carrying capacity of dead weight cargoes of about 3,100 tons or 2,225,000 feet of lum ber. She has eight steam hoisting the whirling, whirring saws had scarcely died away and the air was still vibrant with the hum of the day's work at tho mill that was busy preparing tho cargo for the ship that had just come In. It was his ship his ship of dreams but no longer the intangible figment of the imagination, but' a real ship of steel and bolts and screws that will perform an Important part In the world's work of carrying and com merce. The Arrival. It was an Ideal day. Those who worried because of the delayed ar rival and feared so perfect a day as Monday, when the vessel was first scheduled to arrive, might not be In evidence were happily disappointed. Coos Bay climate was at Jts best and when at its best Coos Bay climate cannot be equalled the whole world over, with Its skies of blue and sun shine golden that sifts into the soul and an air bracing with the salt of the seas from which it comes makes life worth living for Itself alone. There was some delay In starting and three days waiting and uncer tainty occasioned some slight rsus pense, but when the shrill blasts of the C. A. Smith mill whistle an nounced that the Nann Smith had been sighted, tho gaily decorated launches In the "welcome fleet" moved out Into tho dancing waters of the Bay it was a sight worth wait ing and watching for. Tho gay colors of flags and streamers, tho well-loved red, white and blue of "Old Glory" predominating mado It a beautiful spectacle. Hundreds lined the docks to watch the boats pull out. The Alert carrying tho band and many passengers led the flotilla, but there was no attempt at regular formation as Empire was understood to be tho assembling port. Soon the launches were en gaged In a friendly rivalry for leadership like a lot of playful school boys out for a lark. The Eagle, Ex press, Queen and Dixie soon pulled away and a little later tho Dlxlo with Its long line of pennants bidding "welcome Nann Smith," and carry ing banners proclaiming -a demand for. a '!forty-feet bar" and "a harbor TIIK NAXN SMITH winches, which operate tho leading booms on three masts over two Batches, each 35 feet by 24 feet. For ward is a steam windlass and cap stan and aft Is a powerful capstan and towing machine, all operated by Bteam. Tho towing machine Is aft for the purpose of taking In and lec ting out hawser while towing a barge or a raft. The officers' quarters are aft on what is called tho bridge deck, are very commodious, have electric lights, steam heat and are exceeding ly comfortable. A bath-room, dla-ing-saloon, pantries, four staterooms for tho owner, with private saloon, In a measure describe 'this model type of the lumber steamer. The crew's quarters are forward, also lighted by electricity, very commodious and far superior to the accommodations on many trans-Atlantic freighters. Hanging to tho bows are two anchors, one weighing 4,200 and the other 3,500 pounds. Attached to a mile and a half wide" was leading all tho others. As the flotilla passed North Bend the mills and factories saluted with blasts of their whistles which were answered from the vessels of the fleet. The North Bend boats had preceded the Marshfleld launches to the bar. Arriving at Empire about 11 o'clock, all tho vessels put into dock and the passengers scattered over the town, many taking their lunches out on the green hillsides of the many beauty spots of that pretty little village. About 1 o'clock It was announced that the Nann Smith was sighted off the bar and the launches again put to sea with Charleston Bay as destin ation. Here they anchored and many of the passengers went ashore and passed the time pleasantly on the beach and watching the beauti ful sight as the breakers rolled across the bar and sent the spray high In air, sparkling like showers of diamonds in the sunlight. The bar was rough breaking its entire length, but when the tide rose tho big vessel headed In and a few' minutes after 3 o'clock in the after noon came across as evenly as a row boat on a land-locked lake. Coining of tho Ship. Empire is Indeed an old, old city. People assembled there to greet tho Nann Smith and the new era, re membered that tho old, old city was on the map when Seattle and Tacoraa and hundreds of other cities were not yet born. Long, long had Em pire been waiting for this event. She had waited and waited in her quaint way, with her rustic lookout, her "Old Corner," her neat Httlo houses until Coos Bay's ship should come In over tho bar where tho ocean stormed and dashed and sent Its spray Into tho sky. While sho waited, Marshfleld, more pretentious, had grown up on tho Inner bay and then North Bend. Still tho old, old city stirred not. Then a miracle, wrought from tho dreams and devel oped out of tho practical wisdom of a master, occurred. The day of old things was warned to vanish before the wand of the magician Capital, in the hands of tho Captain of In dustry and Progress. When tho each are 120 fathoms of 2 -Inch chain. In addition, there are two Bmaller anchors for kedglng pur poses. On her maiden trip around Cape Horn from Baltimore to San Fran cisco, the Nann Smith carried a cargo of blacksmith's coal. She was de signed as an oil burner but on the trip around the Horn, coal was used for fuel. At San Franqisco, the oil burners were Installed. On her tripl trip, she developed a speed of thir teen knots per hour and It Is esti mated that she can easily make eleven knots per hour when loaded. The steamer has double bottom in which about 300 tons of oil can be carried. The cots, complete, was about $300,000. She is manned by Captain Nelson, who has sailed on northern Pacific waters for many years and who Is considered one of the ablest seamen In this section, and a crew of about thirty-five men. Nann Smith, greatest of her class, came In over the bar the pioneer pe riod of Coos Bay was over. She was being baptised with tho waters of commerce; she was received Into tho community of mankind; she took her place In the world and stepped proudly Into history. Some said, "There are many ships as big as that In San Francisco Bay." Yes, but they never came to Coos Bay. Some said, "She will get stuck on tho ridges In the channel." But she sailed on straight and true and cast her anchor at Old Empire dock. Then tho people swarmed aboard. Most of them realized what It means. Some few may not have done So. Mr. Smith did not belong to tho pioneer class which must be regarded always as merely experi mental. Ho belongs to the class which knows when the experimental work has succeeded and takes ad vantage of the results. Men call this business instinct. He Is the demon strator. A great mill and a great ship, and a great harbor in a country which laughs with prosperity and where culture is climbing the hill sides. The pioneer sat back with n knowing smile and the great Demon strator of Coos Bay and Its possi bilities smiled with satisfaction and victory as he grasped tho hands of the hundreds which were extended to him in congratulation. Then the procession formed again and tho launches of our Western Venice ranged themselves on either side of tho great ship as It weighed anchor and headed for tho Inner bay, Sho did not falter although It was In tho thought of the peoplo that she would strike In tho channel. On-on-on sho moved and the Httlo Old City with its "Old Corner" and Its silent mill receded. Tho new roofs of North Bend appeared between tho trees, Simpson Park looked green and Inviting, Old North Bend looked bright and comfortablo as tho ship came round tho bend and tho crowds gathered on tho wator front at North Bend cheered, tho whlRtles blew and the band played. Pandemonium was mingled with music. Tho old was JContinued on Pago 3.) 1EAT PRICES GO SHO Eastern Packers Raise Prices But Refuse to Pay More For Livestock. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 20. The re tail prices of meats of all grades have Irci cased two cents per pound with in the past week and it is likely that a further advance of from three to five cents will result fiom tho shortage of fat cattle. It may be necessary, according to tho packers tr Import sheep and cattle from Eng land, Australia and Argentine. ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS ARE FOR W. J. BRYAN. (By Associated Presp.) CHICAGO, March 2G. At a har monious meeting of the Illinois Dem ocratic State Central Committee Wm. J. Bryan was endorsed for the presidency. It was decided to hold the state convention at Springfield, III., April 22d. r oiscuss LAST MESSAGE Roosevelt's Utterances On Bankrupt Railways and Labor Discussed. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20. Pres ident Roosevelt's message to Con gress Is still the principal subject of conversation among tho members of Congress and all others who aro In terested In national legislation. Par ticular attention is being paid today to his utterances concerning bank rupt public utility concerns and the labor unions to which not much at tention was first paid. A summary of them follows: Ho recommends that when a pub lic utility concern goes Into tho hands of a receiver, tho Attorney General should havo tho right to nominate at least one of tho re ceivers who should operate tho roads and as speedily as possible pay tho debts and return tho concerns to tho proper owners. An amendment should bo made to) tho anti-trust law, ho says, because of tho uncertainty as to how this law affects combinations among tho la boring men and farmers If tho com bination has any tendency to restrict Interstate commerce. Tho President says that all of these combinations, If existing for and engaged In the promotion of Innocent and proper purposes, should bo recognized as legal and declares tho anti-trust law Is a mo3t unwisely drawn statute and that In the modern Industrial world, combinations aro absolutely necessary. They aro necessary among business men, they aro neces sary among laboring men and they are very necessary among farmors. Tho President recommends arbi tration as a substitute for strikes of laboring men but says that strikes aro and should bo recognized as legal and declares that combinations of working men havo a peculiar rea son for their existence. "Tho very wealthy Individual employer, or still moro, tho very wealthy corporation stands an enormous ndvnntuge when compared to tho Individual working man, and while thoro aro many cases whore It may not bo necessary for laborers to form a union, In other cases It Is lndlsponslblo." Tho President declares that tho right of employors to combine nnd contract with ono another and with their em ployed should bo recognized as should tho right employes to com bine and contract with employers. Tho President urges that amplo provision bo mado for a permanent waterway commission with whatovor power Is required to make it effect MN Corporations Have Defrauded City Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars. BY TAMPERED METERS AND BAD OFFICIALS. Employes Bought, Payroll Pad ded and Supplies Bartered For Drink- (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Mar., 2C An amazing system of robbery and graft, Involv ing many city employes and business firms and extending several years, was uncovered In the water depart ment today. Two employes, Includ ing a division head, have been re moved and 38 subordinates are slated for discharge. Some of them may be Indicted for compllcty in thefts. Through tho use of tampered met ers and tho connivance of city em ployes several large corporations de frauded tho city out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in water taxes and tho employes of the meter divi sion havo plundered the stock of supplies, selling them to junk dealers and bartering tho material for drinks In saloons. Supplies, purchased ostensibly for the water department havo been traced to city plumbers who uso them In their outside busi ness. Tho payroll division was also padded and Superintendent McCourt, appointed six weeks ago, has reduced tho staff of employes from 200 to 50. lapanese Official Succumbs at San Francisco and Ko reans Express Delight. (By Associated Press.) SAN FltANCISCO, March 20. The remains of Durham White Ste vens, tho Japanese diplomat shot by i Korean Monday and who died latt night, will bo hold for tho nn-lvnl of relatives from tho East. Tho Korean who shot Stevens re ceived tho nows of his victim's death with manifest delight. KOREANS RAISE FUNDS TO ASSIST COMRADES. Colony in Los Angeles Will Con tribute to Defend 'Frisco Ones in Trouble. (By Associated Press.) LOS ANGELES, March 2C. Fol lowing a mooting of tho Korean colo ny here, announcement was mado that a fund is to bo raised to defend tho men hold in San Francisco for having attempted to assassinate D. W. Stoyens, tho Japaneso official. Somo of tho Koreans endorse tho actldn of tho assassins. BATTLE OF AFFIDAVITS STILL WAGED IN 'FRISCO. Huef Flies Forty.tliouMind-word Doc ument in Ileply to IIcncy'H Allegations. CBy Associated Precs.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 26. Abraham Ruof today filed a forty-thousand-word affidavit In reply to tho affidavit of Francis J. Honey. Ruef wishes his arraignment upon tho trolloy franchlso indictment to bo sot asldo. Ruef also filed sovoral Bhort affidavits In support of his mo tion to plnco Rudolph Spreckles, Honey, District Attorney Langdon, Detective Burns and several others. Including a number of newspaper men, on tho witness stand for cross examination relative to tho alleged Immunity contract with Ruof, See JOHN S. HAYS' ad. in want column. It means money for you. uILqLIIiJ ULnU MURDERER GLAD