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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.
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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.