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VOL II.
THE DAILY fJOOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1908.
No. 227-
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Peculiar Affair at San Fran
cisco Causes Trouble for
Coos Bay People.
EXPLANATIONS OFFERED-
Friends of Family Hope For Early
Adjustment of Strange
Controversy.
Tho following story from the San
Francisco Call of Saturday, March
28, which reached hero today, con
cerning well known Coos Bay peoplo
is self explanatory. The many friends
of the Nasburg family will sympat
hize with them in the embarassement
which tho incident causes. Owing
to Its having reached a point where
legal proceedings were found nec
essary, publicity of the affair became
imperative.
Tho Call's story is as follows:
"A mysterious tangle of occult
and material friendship and finance
will be presented before the grand
jury shortly in the case of forgery
of the signature of Reuben H. Lloyd
the prominent attorney, the party
under suspicion being Mrs. F. M.
Austin, a dashing widow residing
at the Cornelia apartments.
"The whole forms as peculiar a
mixture of love, hate, family differ
ences and frenzied finance of tho
Chadwicklan typo as has been
brought to the attention of tho
grand jury for some time. One sldo
accuses the other of swindling
through the mysteries ot hokey po
key, medium and hypnotic glances
and tho side accused comes back
with the declaration that the charge
Is a diabolical plot to injure her
good name and standing in the com
munity. "Reuben H. Lloyd, the innocent
middleman, is the only individual
who cannot accuse any one definite
ly, but, having serious objections to
being the bumper opposing fac
tions and having a trifling dislike
to seeing his name being forged to
letters, yesterday put the matter into
the hands of the proper authorities
with instructions to run it down for
presentation to the grand jury.
Widow Accused.
"The accusations against Mrs.
Austin came from Claude Nasburg,
a wealthy real estate man of Coos
Bay, who declared that she had ob
tained some sort of peculiar in
fluence over his brother, Harry Nas
burg, and his mother, and was ob
taining large sums of money from
them.
"According to his story Mrs. Aus
tin met his brother through her
daughter, Helen, about five years
ago in Coos Bay.
' 'They became unusually friend
ly," said he, "and, before long tho
woman seemed to have a complete
hold of him. He is a cripple- and
when ho was sick she attended to
him. No one seemed to know any
thing about her past and very little
about her present condition. All I
knew was that she and her daughter
were In our family circle as strongly
as an outsider could be. Last Octo
ber my mother went to live with my
brother and she too, fell under tho
influences of this Mrs. Austin. I
never accepted the woman with tho
same faith as did my brother and
mother; but I never suspected her
of ulterior motives and believed all
her statements regarding her in
timate acquaintance with such pro
minent figures as Homer King D. O.
Mills. Reuben H. Lloyd, J. Dalzell
Brown this was before the crash
and other wealthy folk.
letter Looks Queer.
" 'It was her habit to mention
these big names casually and in
March of 1906, she sent me a let
ter, supposed to have been signed by
Reuben H. Lloyd and addressed to
her. The letter looked rather queer
to mo and, on the advice of a friend,
Herbert Lockhart, to whom I show
ed It, had it photographed before re
turning the original to Mrs. Austin.
" 'Lately I discovered that Mrs,
Austin was attempting to 'work' my
brother and mother and I came
down to San Francisco and started
an investigation. ' I found out that
Mr. Lloyd did not know Mrs. Aus
tin, neither did Mr. Mills or any of
the other big people she mentioned
as being her friends and who were
supposed to stand good for her.
After discussing the matter with Mr.
Lloyd and finding my mother and
brother completely under the 'wo
man's sway, I decided tho only thing
to be done was to put the matter
into the hands of an attorney and
fight the thing out."
"Mrs. Nasburg and Harry Nasburg
denied the allegations of the broth
er. They both said that Mrs. Austin
had been tho 'personification of kind
ness, had never attempted to borrow
money from them, and that she was
their best friend.
"Mrs. Austin was emphatic in her
statements that tho whole affair was
a plot to injure her.
Never Wroto It.
" 'It arises out of family differ
ences in tho Nasburg family," said
Bho last night. "I never wrote the
letter which Claude Jfnsburg said I
sent him. and never saw it before,
I' havo no scheme on hand to got'the I
Over 42,000 Ready to Quit
There and 35,000 to Walk
Out in Southwest.
(By Associated Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31. The
joint conferenco of the Indiana coal
miners and operators called for to
day at Terro Haute adjourned until
tomorrow.
President Lewis Penn of tho Unit
ed Mine Workers, said today that
42,000 minors In Ohio will drop
their tools April 1st, go on a strike'
and remain out sixty days or longer i
and will not go back until tho wago
scale has been arranged.
On the same date 35,000 men In
southwestern Oklahoma, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas will also go out.
OCT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
About 30,000 Miners Will Quit AVork
There Tomorrow.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, March 31. At a
meeting of the miners and coal oper
ators this afternoon it was decided
that all mines In the Pittsburg dis
trict suspend operations at midnight
tonight until the wage scale agree
ment is reached. About thirty thous
and miners in Western Pennsylvania
arc effected.
STRIKE WILL SPREAD
OVER GOULD SYSTEMS.
Unless Denver & Rio Grande Con
cedes to Unions, Trouble will
Spread Today.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, March 31. Unless it is
officially announced today that union
labor will be recognized In the shops
of the Denver & Rio Grande railway,
the strike of the machinists, boiler
makers and blacksmiths, which has
been in force since March 14th, will
spread to the shops of all other lines
of the Gould system west of the Mis
souri, according to the statement of
Second Vice-president Mockler of the
International Brotherhood of Black
smiths. The engineers, foremen and
trainmen on the Denver & Rio
Grande also have tho question of a
sympathy strike under consideration.
BOMB THROWER MAY
SURVIVE INJURIES.
Anarchist. wlui Hurled Dynamite
Mihsio into Crowd Saturday Im
proving. (By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 31. Silver
stein, tho Anarchist who was fright
fully injured by tho explosion of
bomb Saturday, Is reported to have
made considerable progress toward
recovery today.
The detecti"o? arr active in several
directions endeavoring to ferret out
anarchistic groups, and it is reported
that the police departments of Chi
cago, Denver, New Orleans and San
Francisco havo been asked to co
operate with the New York police in
the effort to discover the accomplices
of Sllversteln. Polico Commissioner
Bingham says that the police will
deal with an Iron hand with all cased
of riot and disorder.
TRY TO CORNER KENNY.
Government Turns Guns on Ranker
in Land-Fraud Hearing.
LOS ANGELES, March 31. Three
of the Government officials, Assist
ant Attorney-General Becker, Theo
dore B. Neuhausen and United States
Dibirlct Attorney Lawlor, examined
Robert W. Kenny, banker, in an ef
fort to connect him and his associate,
Warren Glllelen, with illegal entry
on Government land In Oregon. Ken
ny's examination by his own attor
neys has eased for the time and tho
Government attorneys are trying to
prove his connection with the in
dicted Pacific Furniture & Lumber
Company other than as a lender of
money.
It was evident from the line of
questions asked Kenny that tho Go
vernment would attempt to prove
that the lumber on which Kenny and
Glllelen lent $31,000 was cut from
timber taken from Government land
on which illegal entry was made.
Much stress was laid on tho arrival
of tho steamer James A. Garfield at
San Pedro with 400,000 feet of lum
ber for tho Pacific Furniture & Lum
ber Company, which was included in
tho mortgage given by tho lumber
company to Glllelen and Kenny.
Nasburg monfc and tho whole affair
is Incomprehensible to me. "
"Mrs, AurMn and her daughter,
Helen, were living with narry and
Mrs. Nasburg In Oakland, and when
they later (removed hero shared
apartments at tho Cornelia hotel
witn them, She refused to speak to
the many detectives who called on
her yesterday, her spokesman being
Harry Nasburg."
TRY GDETTARD'S PURE.
Chicago Council will Inves
tigate Charges Against
Water Company.
IT WILL BE SENSATIONAL.
Superintendent McCotirt Alleges That
Corrupt Methods Have Cost Muni
cipality Large Sum.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, March 31. The city
council will investigate the alleged
graft in the water department. Sup
erintendent McCourt estimates, that
the city has lost SB, 000, 000 through
tampering with the meters and over
$300,000 by other corrupt methods.
RIG RANK REOPENS.
Former Comptroller RIdgely Now
Heads Kansas City Institution.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 31.
The reorganized National Bank of
Commerco with William B. RIdgely,
former controller of the United States
Currency, as president, has reopened
under the most favorable auspices.
LILLET LIAR,
SMS RICE
President of Electric Boat Co.
Makes Charge Against
Representative.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 31. The
investigation of the charges made'by
Representative Lilley against the
methods pursued by the Electric
Boat Co., in securing legislation was
resumed by the special committee
of the House today. Isaac L. Rice,
president of that company pronounc
ed as a "Malicious Lie" the state
ment of Mr. Lilley that "The Electric
Boat Company", had made continued
and repeated efforts to influence the
actions of the navy department.
DIVIDEND IS DECLARED.
Stockholders of Anaconda will Get
Fifty Cents a Share.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 31. Tho
directors of the Anaconada Copper
Mining Co., today declared a quarter
ly dividend of fifty cents a share.
This is the same as last quarter.
BABY IN BONDAGE AS
B0ARDBILL PLEDGE.
Will Re Held While Parents Pay tho
Dent on tlio installment
Plan. '
RIVERSIDE, N. J., March 31.
An 8-months-old child was placed in
bondage by its parents as a pledgo
that they would pay a bill due for
Its board, in installments. The case
was tried before Squire Grogan.
Last August Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wolrath placed the bady in tho care'
of Mrs. Reglna Ehmann, agreeing
to pay its board. They dropped J
oui oi signr. ana rauea to pay.
Mrs. Ehmann applied to the squire
for adoption papers. The parents
'were found and informed t,hat a
charge of desertion would be pre
ferred against them.
They appeared and asked for pos
session of the child, but had not the
means to pay Its board bill.
ENDS LIFE WHILE HER
HUSBAND IS BURIED.
Mrs. Elizabeth Enz ComniSts Suicide
ut Denver from Grief Over her
Loss.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, March 31. Just at the
hour yesterday that she knew her
husband was being lowered into the
grave in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Enz, aged 78, shot herself
through tho head at tho homo of her
son in this city.
ADMIRAL EVANS is invited to
spend this summer at "Eastslde."
CRYSTAL RILL PLEASES.
The now bill at the Crystal theatre
last night was seen by a capacity
house and all of tho numbers heartily
applauded. Tho vaudeville speciali
ty by Vinco Pratt and the songs of
Demaris Gabbert, illustrated with
color slides, mado an especially;
strong hit. Tbo now views aro inter
esting and instructive, as well mirth
provoking,
San Francisco Judge Gives
Version of Famous "Im
munity Conference."
MADE NO PROMISE TO RUEF
Long ff:d".vit Substantiates Honey's
Story of Negotiations With
With Rabbis.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.
Superior Judge Frank H. Dunne in
an affidavit tiled today with Judge
Lawlor for the first time gave his
version of the "Midnight Meeting"
with Assistant District Attorney
Heney, W. J. Burns, a detective for
the prosecution, and Rabbis Nieto
and Kaplan, when Dunne, according
to the affidavits of the Rabbis, promi
sed that if Ruef pleaded guilty to the
charge of extortion, he would later
permit Ruef to withdraw that plea
upon the request of tho District At
torney. In his affidavit, Judge Dunne
specifically contradicts the avor
ments of ihe reverend gentlemen
that he promised that Ruef would
be allowed to withdraw his plea of
guilty and he also declares that
Ruef's name was not even mentioned,
Judge Dunne says that lie was
summoned to his chambers by Burns
just before midnight on April 29,
1907. He declined to go and told
Burns that if Heney had anything
to communicate to do so In open
court tho following day. Burns said
Nieto was going to Europe and as
an accommodation to him, Dunne
went to his chambers where Heney
asked him to explain for tho in
formation of Rabbis Nieto and Kap
lan, the proceeduro in his court, ap
to recommendations of the district
attorney, and to also state if he had
confidence in Langdon and Heney.
Dunne says that he replied, "I havo
confidence In you, Mr. Heney, and
In District Attorney Langdon, and
while I havo that confidence In the
district attorney, whenever a recom
mendation or suggestion is made by
him In a pause pending in my depart
ment, it is my practice to entertain
and bo guided by it provided, of
course, It is in the interest and fur
therance of justice."
"Thereupon Dr. Kaplan said,
"But, Your Honor, suppose a man
pleaded guilty and afterwards want
ed to change his plea."
"I roplled you have heard what I
have said, gentlemen, to my practice.
Of course in all cases of such re
commendations and which, I insist,
shall always be made open court,
Whenever District Attorney Langdon
convince nie that he Is well advised
or that good and sufficient grounds
exist for his motion, it must be re
membered that the final determation
must always rest with me."
Dunne also avers that ho had no
knowledge of tho much discussed
"Immunity Contract" when Ruef
pleaded guilty and that ho did not
even know that tho prosecution was
negotiating with Ruef. Referring to
tho incident in January when Dis
trict Attorney Langdon called upon
Dunne with reference to the with
drawl of Ruef's plea of guilty. Dunne
avers" Mr Langdon called upon me
in my chambers and said, in effect.
"Ruef is outside and wants to make
a motion to withdraw his pie;, of
guilty in the extortion cases', I prom
ptly told Mr. Langdon, with some
emphasis, that I would not consider
such motion at that r any other
time."
Judge Lawlor announced that ho
would also make affidavits and con
tinued the, Ruef case until Saturday.
CAPT. REED has tho contract to
build Eastsido Ferry Boat.
DEAL. DEATH
Two Killed and Several Hurt by
Collapse of Fire Swept
Shell of Edifice.
(By Associated Press.)
PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Mtc'i
31. Tho sanding ruins of tho Cen
tenary Methodist church, which was
burned two weeks ago, collapsed this
afternoon killing two boys and In
juring several persons.
Rehearsal Tonight. There will be
a meeting tonight for a rehearsal of
"Tho Messiah," tho books having
arrived today.
Danco at Sumner April 4th. Music
by Landenburg orchestra.
WHAT IS WORTH HAVING IS
WORTH ADVERTISING FORI
GHURCH RUINS
If ILL
Chicago Police Take Unusual
Precautions to Protect Him
While There.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, March 3. Unusual
precautions aro to bo taken by tho
polico to protect Secretnry Taft from
possible harm during his visit In
Chicago this week. Ho will bo
guarded constantly and even the
name of the railroad over which ho
arrives will bo kept secret. Ho will
that on Saturday, at tho Hamilton
Club.
JUDGE WARD McALLISTER
DEAD AT SAN RAFAEL.
Was Prominent for Years in the Gov
ernment Service in West and
Northwest.
(By Associated Prepd.)
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., March 31.
Judge Ward McAllister, son of a
former society leader of New York,
died here today from the effects of
an operation for appendicitis. He
was born in Newport, R. I., in 1S55.
Ho was United States Attorney in
California from 1SS2 to 1S84, and
then was appointed district judge of
Alaska. He retired from the govern
ment service to becomo identified
with the Pacific Mall Company.
Ray Wittick Charged with Mix
ing Sugar, Salt and Flour
in Warehouse.
HE FACES REFORM SCHOOL.
Deputy District Attorney George Far-
l-in Thinks Lad The Prize Rad
Roy.
Ray Wittick, a fourteen-year old
lad living on Coos River, is rated as
the prize bad boy, according to de
puty district attorney, Geo. Fan-in,
who ordered him taken Into custody.
A mixture of about half ton of Hour,
sugar and salt in tho public ware
house at Allegany Is charged to tho
lad's malicious mischief and an cf
tort will bo mado to send him to tho
state reform school.
Yesterday when Zach Thomas, a
well known rancher, camo to Alle
gany to secure a shipment of goods,
no discovered that someone had brok
en Into the warehouse and raised
havoc. Tho sacks, containing the
flour, sugar and salt, had been silt
with a knife and tho contents mixed
in great shape, practically destroying
all of It.
Search was Immediately Instituted
and a seven-year-old lad living near
by told about seeing tho Wittick boy
breaking into tho warehouse. Tho
latter was secured and Is said to havo
admitted the crime. He gave no rea
son for tho offenso, Mr. Fnrrin and
the other officers inferring that it was
simply tho result of a naturally
malicious bent,
Tho boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Wittick live on a ranch on
Coos River and greatly regret tho
occurence.
Steamship Takes First Cargo
from Mill to Bay Point and
San Pedro
Tho Nann Smith will sail today
from Coos Bay with her first cargo
from tho C. A. Smith mill for tho
exclusive use of which sho was
built. Tho cargo will bo taken to
Bay Point and San Pedro and after
Its doltvery sho will Immediately re
turn for anothor.
J. E, Oron and wlfo and baby and
Mrs. Oren'e mothor, Mrs. McDonald,
will go with tho veasol as far as San
Francisco. From there, Mrs. Mc
Donald will return to hor homo In
Allnneapolis, accompanied by Mrs.
Oren and baby who will make a visit
thoro. Mr. Oron will return to
Marshfiold as soon as ho completes
his business engagements at Sun
Francisco.
Everything about tho Nann Smith
is in tip top shape and Captain Nol
son oxpocts a very favorable voyago.
ALLH BOY
UNDER ARREST
NANN SMITH
SAILS TODAY
Soliciting Committee Rafses;
$695 Additional for Ex
penses of Gathering-
WILL MAKE IT SUCCESSL
Over $1,500 Now Raised fn MnrsU
lleld Alone. Horsemen Attract
ed by Race Program.
The Soliciting Committee to rnfso
funds for tho Second southern Ore
gon District Fair, to bo held on Coos
Bay August 20th to 29th, Inclusive
aro making rapid progress, tho sub
scriptions In Marshlleld alono total
ling over $1,500.
Much interest is being arouseoT
among the horsemen of this sections.
by the race program and nurseBv
Tho purso money Is fiuy per cent
greater than was paid at Roseburg;
last year and It Is expected that this,
will attract the best entries that hava
ever been secured for races west oC
the mountains. A. H. Powers of the
Smith-Powers Company will return:
In a few days from Duluth and then
the work of getting the track in con
dition and improving tho grounds
will be rushed. R. D. Humo Is also
much interested in this and will aid.
Secretary Walter Lyon Is receiving;
many inquiries from ranchmen and
assurance is given by the letters that
tho exhibits will bo among tho host
over gathered in southwestern Ore
gon. New Subscriptions.
The list of new subscriptions to
tlie fair fund, in addition to those?
heretofore published in The Times,
is as follows:
Robert Marsden, for the P. K.
saloon and tho brewery. . $100
C. A. Mooro 5G
J. E. Cooper, for Garfield hotel. 10
McPhcrsqn & GInser G(J
uees & Sneddon fir
Herman Hillyer 25
Bronson & King 25
li. L. Tower in.
Archer & Mercer 25
Wm. Holland 25
Bill's Barber shop 5
Mlrrasoul & Bros 50
Snyder & Campbell 2K.
Johnson & Selln 5o
Terry & Ireland 5Qv
T. F. Crawford 25.
Geo. E. Dix io-
Masters & McLaln 25-
E. E. Gerrey 25-
Addison F. Cook io
J' ormer Subscriptions.
G W. Carlpfon S100
John Herron 10O
Pettyjohn & Nlcols 25-
II Flnell 2&
Going & Harvoy 25-
Norton & Hanson 25'
F. P. Norton 50'
Chas Stauff 25
Merchant Bros 50
Magnes & Matson 50
E. D. McArthur 15.
Gow Why 25
Olo Lund io
R. A. Copplo 5
Georgo B. Wnsson 10
Thomas Howard 10.
W. A. Toyo iff
R. II. Noble 25
E. Mingus 15,
L. W. Planz lev
Carl F. Johnson io
Dan D. Campbell 5.
G. J. Taylor 5.
John P. Hall 10
Flanagan & Bennett 100
Herbert Lockhart 25-
Seymour H. Bell' 50
Cortl'ioll's Delicatessen ,10'
L. G. Smith..., E".
Mayor E. E. Straw 10
CURRY COUNTY PIONEER
DIES AT HOME IN 0PHIR.
Judge Deloss Woodruff Succumbs to-
Jiong illness. Ciiuio to Oregon
in 185.
WEDDERBURN, Ore., March 31.
Judge Deloss Woodruff, a well
known Curry county pioneer is dead1
at his homo in Ophir. Death fol
lowed a long illness.
Ho is survived by his wife onTv.
nlthough there were two adopted
eniiuren who havo not been with thfi
foster parents for some years.
Dolos Woodruff was born fn Au
rora, Erie county, T Y Sept. 30,
183-1, and camo to Oregon in June
1853. Settled at Gold Bench In 1S74.
and in 1S78 went to up..lr whoro 30
years havo beon spont nccumuIatliiK
a smnll fortune Ho was wedded in-
1871 to ono of tho young ladles of
his school days, MI Eliza WilUn'
of his nntlvo city, who has nobly fol
lowed at his sldo. Mr Woodruff was
olectod county judge of Curry county
in 1875, serving but ono torni.
Unless it has boon ndvortised If
has not really been OFFERED for
sale.
Want. ads. aro "first aid to tlft
worried." ' '