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nm O AnmsoN wrotf! :: :. dmis RICHTIR: "We should not let tri fles merely plague us - " - nua uia in a block of marble; and the art of the sculptor only clears away the super floiis matter, and removes the rub bish." Statues of 'Onnortunitv." mmvB they should also gratify us. Wo should seize not their poison-bags only, but their HONEY-BAGS, too." "Times" want ads, afford a slmpft method of turning trifles to useful I Success," and "Good Fortune" Ho i concealed and often scarcely con T cealed at all In "Times" advertising t ends of "taking the sting out" cf X small events. 40t6V $ MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED I'KKSh VOL II. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1908. No. 233. FEARS JAPAN IS PREPARING TRY FOR OIL HOT DEBATE LAW ANO ORDER MEN GET lag FOR WAR WITH AMERICA INTO PECULIAR ENTANGLEMENT h Congressman Hobson Says United States Must Enlarge Its Navy Soon. PACIFIC COAST IN DANGER OF ATTACK. Declares That Mikado has Spies at Work Securing Da ta on Our Defenses. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 7. Pointing out what ho declared to be the precarious condition of the na tional defense of the United States both in the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, Mr. Hobson of Alabama, in the House of Representatives made an earnest plea for two battleships of 25,000 tons displacement In addi tion to tho two authorized by the naval appropriation bill. He said that a conservative estimate would Indicate that for tho minimum basis of security and safety in the Pacific ocean tho United States should lay down at least four big ships a year for many years to come, "until Jap an concedes to us what is inevitable tho American control of the sea around which our possessions are scattered." As a minimum for the Atlantic ocean the government should lay down six battleships a year, he said. Heretofore, said Mr. Hobson, the weakness of America In the matter of national defense had not been fatal to Its growth and development, because the oceans constituted a great barrier between America and the armies of the world. "Now, however," said he, "the oceans have been bridged and tho armies of the world have been brought to our doors, and along with the armies of the older nations of Europe have come the armies of the ancient na tions of Asia." He said that where America for merly lived more or less In isolation, she is now exciting the jealousy of other great nations in threatening their supremacy in commerce, in dustry and finance. In addition, he declared that recent events have thrown us Into tho political vortex of the world, and that tho dangers of being itnprepaied are becoming greater and greater with each suc ceeding year. No Staiidiiif! Army. After calling attention to Ameri ca's lack of a merchant marine, which could be used as auxiliaries in time or war, ana or iranspoi is ; program or naval expansion. Some, necessary for properly conducting he said, had imagined that Japan's war operations, Mr. Hobson said: warlike preparations were intended "We have almost no standing for China, but he declared no one army and could not prevent the ' could conceive how a great now navy seizure by a foreign power of a would be needed, whereas there is harbor on our shores or near our scarcely a Chinese gunboat. Tho shores, to be used as a naval base; United States, ho said, could not whereas it would be practically im- ignore the fact that warlike activi posslble tor America to secure a ties have been going on in Japan "at naval base for operations in Euro- n feverish rate" since the war with pean waters. Forts, mines, torpe- Russia. He said Japan had made does, torpedo boats and submarines great purchases of war material are valuable accessories, but such abroad. He pointed particularly to defenses have never stopped a deter- the fact that America had supplied mined commander of a great fleet. ( ,o0, 000 rifle barrels, "although our They did not stop Nelson at Copen- own troops have not yet been sup hagen, nor Farragut at Mobile Bay, plied with new rifles." Neither nor Dewey at Manila. Such defenses could tho United States ignore tho never determine the issues of a war, fapt, he maintained, that two naval and have no weight in deterring an ba3Ps had been established in For enemy fiom seeking war. Tho forts niosa and the Pescadores Islands, that we have are woefully unman- down near Luzon, and that as sol ned, whereas the troops needed for iers were discharged at Hiroshima other landward defense could not bo they emigrated to Hawaii. - . . i. mobilized within the time neces- bary. Supicimtcy on Pacific. The possibility of a conflict with active throughout tho Philippines, Japan was discussed at length by in our outlying possessions, through Mr. Hobson. Ho said It was but per- out all parts of America, in our fectly natural for Japan to aspire to forts, arsenals, shipyards, and parti domlnnte the commerce of China, the cularly up and dovn the coast along commerce of Asia and of the Pacific the Pacific, In noting the elements of ocean. And he added it was per- America's defense and mapping and fectly natural for Japan to seek to charting harbors and approaches control the policies of China and to from the rear to our coastwise forts attain supremacy in tho Pacific ocean and to our cities, and to lead the Yellow race toward Referring to tho situation in San a recognized supremacy in the world. Francisco, Mr. Hobson declared that With regard to the great nations the most trifling incidents there were of the white race, Mr. Hobson said, seized upon and made great inter "It is, of courso, clear to the Japan- national nffairs. ese statesmen that America is the ( "When wo realize," said he, "that one great natiou standing athwart of )n case of a war with Japan we could the realization of these ambitions. I do nothing practically to harm that It Is true that America only asks a country, whereas we would be ex fair chnnce and no favor simply the posed on all sides to Injury that open-door policy in China but this cannot be computed, it becomes a policy goes counter to Japanese am-1 matter of absolute necessity for our bltlons." peace and tranquility that wo should The United States, said Mr. Hob-1 not only have a naval force in tho son, must accept Japan s protesta-' Pacific as large as that of Japan, tions of friendship, and we should hut that on account of our strategic most cordially reciprocate friendly disadvantage we should have a very feelings nnd should realize that if substantial margin of superiority." anv breach should come ooiween me two countries it would be our fault, on account of being so defense.less, and not the fault of Japan. Jnpnn'H Preparations. Pursuing his analysis of the condi tions in the Pacific, Mr. Hobson de clared that "we cannot ignore the fact that Japan has undertaken stu nnniiniig wnr nrenaratlons, which have doubled the national debt of T.non uinrn the war with Russia . waa over It ia estimated that she has between 300,000 and 400,000 men under arms, yet there is no "SYSTEM" HAS D M Standard Oil Interests Acquire California Gas and Electric Companies. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. A fi nancial deal of extraordinary im portance to San Francisco and Cali fornia, and which practically places all of the gas and electric light and power companies of central and northern California in one basket, the contents of .which is to be con trolled by the Standard Oil interests, was recently consumated. Tho deal amounts to $45,000,000 and prac tically consolidates the gas and elec tric plants In twenty-five counties. ITALIAN NOBILITY DISCUSS MISS ELKINS. King of Italy and Others D.scuss Ar rangements for Duke of Abruz- zi's Wedding. (By Associated Press.) ROME, April 7. Tho Duke of Aosta arrived hero today and break fasted with the King, Duke of Ab ruzzl and Count of Eurln after which the family conference relative to ar ranging a marriage engagement be tween the Duke of Abruzzl and Miss Elkins. Although it is not officially confirmed, it i sreported that the en gagement has been confirmed and that it is the intention of the Duke of Abruzzi to return to the United States shortly. menace from the armies of Siberia or the armies of China or the armies of Europe. No nation since the world began has ever maintained such an army, under such conditions, except as a preparation lor an early campaign of aggression." Continuing, Mr. Hobson said that notwithstanding the fact that five battleships of the Russian navy had been added to the Japanese navy, and although the Russian fleet had vanished from tho Pacific ocean and there was no fleet of any size of any European nation in that ocean and no fleet of any European nation that was available to be sent away from Europe into those regions, yet Japan has launched tmon a stupendous - . Spies in America Mr. Hobson charged that Japan ese spies have been diligent and in conclusion, mr. uouson bbiu "It may he remarked that at this critical Juncture, when the world is drifting towards wars, that the fail ure on the part of America to build up tho naval power adequate to keep peace in the Pacific ocean, will be liable to entail not only a war be tween America and Japan, but ul timately a war between tho White race and tho Yellow race, and en gender a hatred and anger between uie races that would prevent, the carrying of the Gospel of Peace throughout Aula." Report that Large Consign ment of Machinery for ProsJ- pecting Will Come. TESTS SHOW SIGNS OF IT. Effort Will be Made, According Jto Portland Advices, to Determine Question. PORTLAND. Ore.. April 7. The Portland Telegram prints the folldw- ing "Extensive oil fields will soon me opened up in the Coos Bay country, 111 leave for that section on the steamer Alliance. The fields have been th r- oughly propected and it is said evi ry indication goes to show that th ey will turn out to be even richer In production than those of California, On the strength of a lengthy report recently made by experts, the owner of about 2,000 acres of ground de cided to develop the property at once. The machinery is consigned to A. Crittenden of Marshfleld. , Coal deposits have been uncovered on the property. Tributary to thom oil can be seen gushing from the ground in various localities. Tets show the product is of as high grade as any fuel oil on the Pacific coa&t. It pours out of the ground so freely in places that scums of ii form on tho bay. Until in the last two or three months it was a mystery as ito where the oil came from. Steps are being taken to organize a stock com pany for prospecting and making locations. NO MACHINERY HERE. Alliance in Today but Without Oil Material. The Alliance arrived from Port land today but did not have any oil machinery in her cargo. It is un derstood though that arrangements have been made to ship considerable machinery from Portland to Coos Bay on her on an early trip and this may be tho oil drilling machinery. There have been reports that there is oil in this section and some pros pecting has been done. However, no actual tests have been made. The Identity of those who are Identified with the proposed test is not known. Chicago Elevated Car Jumps Track and Crashes to Ground With Occupants. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 7. Eight were seriously Injured and nearly a score more or less seriously hurt when a motor car on tho South Side elevated jumped the track and crashed to tho ground. The car was used as a. smoker, occupied by about fifty pas sengers. A panic followed the first signs of danger, and as the car bumped over tho ties, a number of persons jumped out into the elevated structure where they were in danger of the deadly "Third rail." Ambulances and patrol wagons were hurried to the scene and the J imprisoned and Injured removed nearby residences or taken to hos pitals. San Francisco Political Boss on Trial for Bribing Super visor Jennings. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. After many days, tho trial of Abo Ruef, on tho charge of bribing former Super visor Jennings, to vote for the trol ley franchise was begun today before Judge Doollng of San Benito county, sitting In Judge Dunne's department of tho Superior Court. The work of selecting a Jury will probably pro gress very slow as both sides are using extreme care In the selection. Wo will store your goods for lc cubic feet. Bay Side Paint Co., North Bend. ABE RUEF'S TRIAL BEGUN Mayor Straw Scores Council man Nelson for Intimating that City had been Robbed. DISCUSSION OVER A BILL. Audience nnd Other Officials Shocked at Unexpected Developments in Session. Councilman Nelson by criticising Mayor E. E. Straw because the lat ter had ordered Improvements of streets at the city s expense with out consulting the council produced a sensation at Monday night's meet ing of the city council. The debate became very heated, decidedly per sonal and brought forth language from Mayor Straw that parliament ary rules taboo. ' The incident caused expressions of regret to pass over the countenances of the city officials not directly involved and the dozen or so citizens who were present, who were shocked because the city's business could not be transacted without such occurrences. The matter in question was the placing of crushed rock on 'C street at tho city's expense. Councilman Nelson said that the abutting prop erty owners should pay for repairing the streets and not the city. He said that much similar work had been done at the city's expense and that he regarded it as robbing the city. Mayor Straw's ire was Instantly aroused. He said that he had or dered the work done because he re garded It as necessary. Then he started in scoring Nelson for intimat ing that the city had been robbed, making the matter personal and ex pressing his opinion in no uncertain terms. The bills were finally allowed and Alderman Sacchi arose and demand ed that henceforth public Improve ments, involving tho expenditure of money, should only be done upon the authorization of the council. Pay for Horse. A bill for $7 for the hire of a saddle horse resulted in Alderman Sacchi calling upon Marshall Carter for an explanation of it. Mr. Carter said that he had incurred the ex pense by securing horses to go after cows that were allowed' to roam through the city. He said that he had taken up twenty-six cows and that the owners had to pay $2.50 for each to get them out of the pound, tho city receiving $1.25 and the marshal $1.25 for each animal. The bill was finally allowed but Aid v man Sacchi said that some other ar rangement must bo made in tho fu ture for this expense instead of the city having to meet it out of Its share of tho income from the pound. Question Nelson's Bill. Councilman Sacchi also objected to the city paying a bill for $2.20 from Councilman Nelson for the lat ter's work In supervising the con struction of a sewer. Mr. Sacchi said that he believed that it is the duty of a councilman to do this sort of work without charging for it and that he had never presented a bill for tho tlnio he spent in looking after city work. City Engineer Sandberg said that Mr Nelson's bill was all right as Mr Nelson had put In about seven hours lu supervising the work. Tho bill was finally allowed. About $3.20 was trimmed off tho bill of the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Company because it Included a charge for lights in the city hall when Manager Bell had promised that no charge would be made for these. Tho company's bill of $280 for other service for the city during the month of March was allowed. Lost Coudrou'h Resignation. The matter of accepting Ivy Con dron's resignation as a member of the city council was also brought up by Councilman Sacchi. He said that the city needed n full council and that a successor to Mr. Condron should be named at once. Mr. Con ''nn'i res'trnitlnn could not be found so that could not be acted imon. Nelson wnnted tn know what tho city was paying officials for if papers were going to continue to be lost. Sacchi wanted Condron's of fice declared vacant. Flnallv Mr. Condron came In and said that if Mip council would wit n dav. ho would write out another resignation because ho didn't want the city's records to bo without the master piece that ho had compiled. Mayor Straw agreed that It shouldn't get lost and this was agreed to with the stipulation that tho mnyor would have the npnolntmont to fill tho va cancy Immediately upon tho accept ance of Mr. Condron's resignation at tho next meeting. Pay for Rats. Mayor Straw's crusade against rats has resulted In tho extermina tion of nlnety-nlno rodents In Marsh field. Marshall Carter paid $4.75 county, five cents apiece for them, nnd tho city refunded the amount to him. The quarterly reports of tho city treasurer and city recorder were not ready and could not be acted upon. Owing to Councilman Sacchi not be ing satisfied with the minutes of the last provlouB session, the approval of them waa withheld. WOMEN FIGHT S Reward Voters of "Dry Ticket" in St. Louis With Flowers, Coffee and Sandwiches. (By Associated Prucs.) ST. LOUIS, April 7. Desplto tho drizzling rain, the women turned out today armed with coffee and sand wiches to take an active part in the balloting on local option in this city. Tho voters for the "Dry Ticket" are rewarded with carnations and refreshments. The saloon element hired every livery rig here to carry the voters to tho polls and while the women offer ed their family vehicles for tho pro hibitionists. PROHIBITION IN NEBRASKA. Is Principal Issue in Municipal Elec tions in Tliut State. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA, April 7. Municipal elec tions aro being held In all cities of Nebraska except Omaha today. The principal Issue is prohibition. Its supporters claim seventy per cent of the counties in the State and tho re sult of today's election is promised to be a revelation. GETSJNSENT Family Finally Agrees to Her Marriage to Prince de Sagan of France. (By Associated Presa.) NEW YORK, April 7. An agree ment has been reached whereby the relatives of Mrs. Gould will Inter pose no further objection to her en gagement to Prlnco do Sagan ac cording to rumor today. George Gould, custodian of his sister's prop erty, is said to bo the only member of the family opposing tho match. CONGRESSMAN DIES IN INDIANAPOLIS. (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 7. Congressman Abraham Lincoln Brick of tho Thirteenth Indiana district, died suddenly hero today at a sani tarium. Brlght's disease Is given as tho cause. Labor Leader Declares That 4,750,000 Men are Out of Employment Now. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, April 7. At a con vention of tho representatives of labor bodies here yesterday, Samuol A. Stodel, representing the Indus trial Workers of tho World, said that the unemployed In thirty-seven States aggregated 4,750,000 and as serted that matters aro going to bo worse. MIXES STILL SHUT. Operators and Miners Unablo to Agivo on Wagi's. (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, April 7. Tho conference of tho coal opprators In Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, India na, and representatives oi the miners In these districts and Illinois, ad journed today 'after a two hours ses sion. No resumption of work In tho mines in tho States represented was ordered. Tho next mooting will bo at Toledo, April 14th. (By Associated Presa.) KANSAS CITY, April 7. Tho prospects for an early settlement of the strike of 35,000 southwestern coal miners was put off today whpn tho operators made certain demands which the minors refused to accept. An attempt will be made to bring the two aides together tomorrow. MN OUT OF WORK Agreement With North Bend Liquor Interests Causes Embarrassing Muddle. MAY INTERFERE WITH MOVEMENT. Ministers to Confer With Dis trict Attorney Brown Min isters Visit Saloons. Tho nprdomont Safwanti flirt T n... P- Order League and the North Bend miuui luminals wmuu .esi'iieu Ml Ul'J closing of the North Jen 1 saloons at midnight and on Sunda has lead to a peculiar complicating, in die pro hibition movement in 'ocs County. Th-i understanding waj that if the liquor interests at North Bend would naree to the night atm Sunday rSr.s int tin4 Law and Orl.' L'Mguo viouid rot, for another oir u hurt, aid or agitate tho local o;nioi mntc;r Siwo that agreement, a iin'oriu,; rf many ministers and prohibition workers of tho county at Coqulllo organized the Coos County Anti saloon League and decided to in stitute a campaign for the local op tion and to circulate potltions to have tho matter submitted to an early vote of the electors. It is understood that a meotlns of tho Law and Order League waa held at North Bend last evening to decide what tho organization was tn do. On the ono hand is their agree ment with North Bend Liquor In terests and on tho other the position of tho prohibition workers of tho county outsldo of Coos Bay. Whether the agreement will mean that tho campaign for local option will have to bo called off or whether It will be made and tho members of the Law and Order be kept trom participating in It on nccount of their agreement is not known. Confer With Brown. Tho Rev. Lacey and tho Rev. Sum merlin of North Bend camo to Marsh field today for the purpose- of hold ing a conference with Georgo Brown of Roseburg, district attorney, re garding the enforcement of tho Sun day closing law In this &octlon, par ticularly In roferenco to Marshfleld. Tho league has been considering tho idea of engaging a special attorney to prosecute the casen but this will depend upon Mr. Brown's auswer to tho ministers. Sheriff Gage of Coiiuillo was In Marshfleld today aud whether ho will participate in the conference is not known. .Ministers Visit Riiloons. Eight or ten mlnlslcni and church workers, of Marshfleld caufaod a little stir in some of tho aalooiis of Marsh fleld Sunday afternoon by entering them and wntchiig t!o proceedings for a time. It Is undpratood that tho object of tho visit to tho Faloons vat to ennblo the mlnlsteis and somo others to testlfj. In cauo It la neces sary, that tho saloons nro actually open on Sunday and dispose of liquor on that day. The personnel of tho party wa3 not given out. Report That U. S. Immigration Officers Have Leader of Anarchists. (By Associated PreBs.) ST. PAUL, April 7. An. crmws-. mesaonger on tho Soo lino reports United States Immigration Inspectora detained Emma Goldman anarchist at Noyes on International border no .. she was returning to United Stated from Winnipeg. No confirmation, CANADA OITSTS IIUK. Authorities IU'fttso to Ja'I Eniaia Goldman I'vinnlu Theiv. (By Associated Press.) WINNIPEG, April 7. The Can adian government today Instructt-d tho police officials hero in caooK Emma Goldman to tho boundary. It tho United States government refuse to allow 1 er to cross, bIio wfll u sent to Russia altlioiiKh slm clvtaa to bo a citizen of tho United States. A C'Al.l). To tho Ropubllcan voters of C003 county, Gontlcmon: I hereby an nounce myself as a candldato for tho nomination to tho office- of Represen tative for Coos county, subject to your approval at tho primary elec tion, April 17, 1008. uULfllllfrv GEO. N, FARRIN.