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nifHTfp. "We should not let trl-
HlvillAI fles merely plague us
they should also gratify us. We
should selzs not their poison-bags
.. l i !- Itmtnlt Tils-ir a I1'
block of marble; and the art of the
J sculptor only clears away the super-
noua muiiur, aim removes tnp ruu
blsh." Statues of "Opportunity."
oniy, uik uieir injiNrji-DiUQ, iou. jt
"Times" want ads, afford a slmpl6,iv
method of turning trifles to usef til $4
Success," and "Good Fortune" Ho X
concealed and often scarcely con-
cealed at all In "Times" advertising. Y
ends of "taking the sting out" tit '
snu.ll events. ?J
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED I'llESSs
VOL. II.
THE DAILY fJOOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD.OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1908.
No. 235.
LOS ANGELES
FAST OF
EW YORK GOVERNOR URGES
MANY REFORMS IN TRAT STATE
SAVE BILLEK
mm
IN BREAKS
FORTY-THREE DAYS
1
WANT LINE'S
RIGHT OF WAY
Day H. Elmore, Cigar Dealer,
Goes Long Time Without
Eating.
ONLY LOST ABOUT 38
POUNDS IN WEIGHT.
Took Exercise Daily and Climb
ed Mountain After Thirty
nine Days of Fasting.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, April 9. Day H.
Elmore, a local cigar dealer, last
night broke a fast of forty-three
days, by partaking of clam broth
and milk in small quantities.
He reduced his weight thirty-eight
pounds.
Ho exercised dally and on the
39th day climbed to the summit of
Mount Wilson, and returned on foot.
Irate Women of Salem Assault
Preacher After Meeting and
are PJaced Under Arrest.
SALEM,. Ore., April 3. Presiding
Elder Wm, N. Coffey of the Free
Methodist -church was publicly horse
whipped In front of the church in
North Salem by two ladies who are
members of the church and who de
clarehe has been talking carelessly
about them, and In fitct has "been
slandering them in his .pulpit utter
ances and privately.
A warrant sworn out by IL A.
Walter as'prlvace prosecutor, In
cludes Mrs. Nettie Rhodes, Miss Lulu
Goode, Jaspar Goode, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Phillips. The women were ar
rested and brought before Justice
Webster on a charge of breaking up
a religious meeting, to which tliey
plead not puilty, and the case was
continued.
The women charge that Coffey lias
slandered nut only them but their
whole family and that they warnod
him to desib't and having no other
recourse took this means to vindicate
themselves. One of the two wom
en is married and took her husband
with her, while the unmarried one
too'le her brother along for protec
tion. Another woman accompanied
them, nnd the two did the chastise
ment, while the three were witness
es and saw that no one Interfered.
Rt'V. Coffey, who resides In Port-,
land, did not make the complaint
himself, but members of the church
swore out the cumplaint, which the
court was disposed to treat lightly.
Both tho women are well known, of
good character and stand well in the
community, but requested that their
names "be left out of the newspaper
report. The horse-whipping took
place at 9:30, after the services and
after the minister had come out onto
the street.
Rev. Coffey was seen by a Journal
reporter and made the following
statement:
"This whole trouble grows out of
charges preferred against J. F. Goode
on which he was expelled from the
church. At the quarterly meeting
Saturday he appeared and demanded
his seat, which I as presiding elder
refuted, on the ground that he had
no membership, and was not entitled
to a seat. With no other provoca
tion so far as I know, Jaspar, Nettle,
Lulu, Mrs. Phillips and her husband
waited outside and assaulted mo as
I left the church. They knocked my
. glasses off, injured one of my eyes,
beat mo over the head, and during
all the melee I made no offensive
resistance, but merely fenced ot keep
them off."
ST. LOUIS BANK IS
CLOSED BY EXAMINER
Olive Street Institution Which Was
Organized in 1002 Suspends
Htisluejs.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS, April 9. The Olive
Street Bank of this city closed today.
The following notlco was posted,
"This bank In hands of the Secretary
of State" (signed) R. M. Cook. State
Bank Examiner.
The bank was organized December
1, 1902, and In 1905 it absorbed tho
Vandevonter Bank.
Cook explained that the officials
were unable to secure further en
dorsements on loans made and in
sufficiently secured.
HORSE WHIP
A MISTER
LIQUOR MEN
FIGHT LAW
Brewers and Saloon Owners
Will Contest Constitutionality
of Illinois Local Option.
(By Associated Press.)
PEORIA, 111., April 9. Arthur
Lehman, a liquor dealer, expressing
himself on the result of the election
In Illinois, said that the liquor men
and brewers of the State will meet
In a few weeks to form a State or
ganization to contest the constitu
tionality of the local option law in
Illinois.
LAW IS HELD VALID.
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds
Prohibition and Early Closing.
(By Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY, April 9. Ala
bama Supreme Court today held
both the general prohibition and
nine o'clock closing laws to be cons
titutional and effective. An attack
had been made on both by the
liquor interests of Alabama,
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
GO AFTER "PAPER TRUST"
Romiuirte Will Not Give Congress
Information Lest his Case be
Jeopardized.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 9. The
House resolutions introduced by
Speaker Cannon, requesting infor
mation as to what steps had been
taken to prosecute the "Paper
Trust," reached Attorney General
Bonaparte today and were referred
by him to Mr. Purdy, Yho assistant
attorney general. It Is understood
that a reply will show that the De
partment of Justice lias already
taken steps to bring the "Paper
Trust" officials to trial on criminal
charges, and that probably for that
reason it will not be possible to sup
ply congress with much 'detailed in
formation which might jeopardize
the success of tho prosecution.
GERMANY K KIM'S OUT.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, April 9. In reference
to the Fisher incident at Harbin, the
Associated Press is authorized so
deny that the German consul at
Harbin, lecelved instructions to &IJe
with either the Russian or American
consul.
Lorenz D. Kneeland, Wealthy
Chicago Man, Commits Sui
cide HI Health.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, April 9. Lorenz D.
Knoeiand, 5o years old, formerly a
prominent broker and member of
tho Board of Trade and the Chi
cago Stock Exchange, but who re
tired from active business eighteen
months ago, committed suicide by
shooting at his home here. Ill
health was the cause.
One Juror Secured to Try Ruef
and Two to Try Tirey L.
Ford for Bribery.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9. Tho
only Juror selected lor Ruef's trial
today was J. Keenman, a naturalized
German, who Is proprietor of a
saloon and restaurant.
Two Jurors were selected today for
.the trial of Tirey L. Ford, charged
J with the bribery of Supervisor Da
niel G. Coleman In connection with
the trolley franchises. .
' LIFE TODAY
FRISCO GRAFT
TRIALS BEGUN
Believes that Chicago Fortune
teller was Convicted of Mur
der by Perjury.
OFFICIALS ARE ACCUSED.
Man Sentenced to be Hanged April
21th for Having Caused Poison
nig of Family.
(By Associated Press.)
SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 9. Un
less Governor Deneen or the Illinois
State Board of Pardons intervenes,
Hermann Billek will be hanged in
Chicago April 24th, the Supreme
Court having denied the petition re
hearing. The condemned Bohemian fortune-teller
Is accused of having
caused the deaths of several mem
bers or a Chicago family named
Varal "who died one by one from
poisoning.
Father P. J. O'Callaghan, head of
the Paullst Order in Chicago, is con
vinced that Billek Is Innocent. Two
witnesses, it is said, have acknowl
edged that their testimony was per
jury done at the instance of police
officials and an assistant prosecutor.
STATEMENT OF
Duties Incumbent on the Pros
ecuting Attorney Prevent
Personal Campaign.
To my fellow Republicans of Coos,
Curry and Douglas counties:
The duties of tho office of Probecut1
lng Attorney, wliich office I have had
the honor to hold for nearly twelve
years (not sixteen as is sometimes er
roneously stated), prevent me from
making a personal campaign for Te
nomination. In fact, my record as a
public prosecutor, should make such
a campaign unnecessary.
Also In this connection, I deiloe
to refute the statement somet'mei
made that I am rich. I am sorry
that I am not. If I were worth one
third tho sum that some of thot'e
opposed to me say I am, I won id
gladly retire. My property courists
of my home resldenco and my farm
which I have owned for thirteen
years.
For nearly eleven years, I had the
largest district In Oregon. This dis
trict was composed of Benton, Coos,
Curry, Douglas, Lane and Lincoln
counties. For nearly eleven years I
devoted my entire time to the duties
ot my oflice, working hard and consci
entiously and doing all In my power
to uphold tho law and punish crime
and have endeavored at all times to
give a full measure of labor for my
salary.
The last legislature recognized the
fact that six counties afforded more
work than one public prosecutor
should be required to do and divided
the six counties, constituting the Sec
ond Judicial District Into two Pro
secuting Attorney Districts.
The office of Prosecuting Attorney
is judicial In Its nature and all in
formed men know that experience
counts for much In such an office.
Under the present laws of Oregon,
the Prosecuting Attorney has the
power, and It often becomes his duty
to sit as a grand jury and to file
informations in the Circuit Court,
and place men upon trial for their
liberties or their lives, without the
aid of a grand jury. This Is an extra
ordinary power and demands the best
Judgment that experience and knowl
edge can bring such an officer. I
have been tried and my record as a
puollc prosecutor has been written
In tho court Journals of six counties.
My friends have led me to believe
that I should havo the honor of serv
ing for one full term In the present
smaller district. I ask your votes, If
you think I merit them.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE M. BROWN.
WILL PUT IN WATER
SYSTEM ON HIS RANCH.
G, F. Averill. Figures on Extensive
Improvements at Ills Home Near
Fcriuliilc
G. F. Avorlll who lives a short dis
tance north of Ferndale, Is making
preparations for Installing a private
water syBtem from which ho will
secure water" for'domes'tlc use and
for Irrigating his acreago. Mr. Ave
rll Is from New York and la a man
of wide experience In development.
He has a home on a sightly emlnenco
and says Coos Bay Is certain to see
wonderful development in the next
few years.
GE . M. 1
Suit Begun to Secure Part of
Route for Drain and Coos
Bay Railway.
AGAINST BECKLEY ESTATE.
Oregon Western Applies to Court to
Force Way Through Property
Near Elkton.
ROSEBURG, Ore., April l. The
Oregon Western Railway, which is
building a railroad from Drain to
Coos Bay, has filed suit in the cir
cuit court here to force a right-of-
way through the Henry Beckley
estate at Elkton. Nineteen heirs of
the estate are made defendants. The
plaintiff alleges that the damages
that would accrue to the defendants
hy reason of the proposed right-of-way
would not exceed ?300. They
state further that they tried to reach
an agreement with the defendants,
hut failed.
PARENTS BOIL
Try Hot Water Cure for Fit but
by Mistake Scald Baby to
Death in Home.
(By Associated Bress.)
COLFAX, Wash., April 9. The
eight months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Burns of Pampa, In the western
part of Whlteman county, -was seized
with i fit and was placed in hot
water as a remedy.
The water became cold and tho
anxious parents pit It on the stove
to warm, tho baby being in It. There
was more lire than thought and tho
water became scalding hot. The In
fant died shortly afterwards, having
been literally boiled alive.
DISGUSTED BECAUSE
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
Lot-id Candidate for Legislature Kept
Oil' Ballot by Error tn His
Petition.
The Portland Telegram has the fol
lowing: "James Coe, of Bend, candidate for
joint representative for Crook, Lake,
Klamath and Grant counties, wns
knocked out because ot tho Improper
certification of one of his petitions,
and another candidate for Coos and
Curry counties, who was notified of
a defect In his petition, replied:
"If I have not sense enough to get
my petition in properly, I have not
sense enough to be in tho legisla
ture," and dropped the matter.
"Draft of the Republican primary
ballot, down to the end' of tho legis
lative ticket, was prepared by County
Clerk Fields of Portland, giving tho
numbers on the ballot and the plat
form each stands on. In the sub
Joined ballot electors will vote for
one, except for State Senator, where
five are to be nominated, and for rep
resentative, where 12 are to be select
ed. In the Joint representative dis
trict, one is to be voted for.
"H. M. Cake leads the ballot with
No. 12. Senator Fulton has drawn
No. 13, which has not always been
unlucky In politics. "23" has fallen
to W. H. Hurlburt, one of tho several
men who want tho nomination for
Railroad Commissioner,"
Chas. H. Parker of Class of
1833 Dies in Boston at Age
of Ninety-two.
(By associated Press.)
BOSTON, April 9. Charles Henry
Parker, 92 years old, ana tho oldest
Harvard Alumnus, died at his homo
here today, He was a member of the
class of 1833.
HARVARD'S OLD
"GRAD" IS DEAD
ANARCHY HIT
BY ROOSEVELT
President in Special Message
to Congress Urges That it be
Wiped Out at Once.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 9. Presi
dent Roosevelt today transmitted to
congress one of the shortest messages
or his administration. It was devot
ed to the necessity of further legis
lation on the subject of anarchy.
Tho message was accompanied by a
report from the attorney general.
President Roosevelt declares,
"When compared with tho suppres
sion of anarchy, every other question
sinks Into insignificance."
While the Constitution gives the
President certain rights including
the exclusion from the malls of
anarchist's newspapers other matter
advocating murder, violence, etc.,
the President seeks a federal statute
which will make such publication an
offense.
URGES COYOTE BOUNTY' LAW.
Interesting Report of Oregon Sheep
Commission.
SALEM, Ore., April 9. Enact
ment of a coyote scalp bounty law Is
strongly urged in the annual report
of the Board of Sheep Commission
ers. The Board asserts that last
year 250,000 sheep, valued at from
$1,000,000 to $1,400,000, were slain
by coyotes. The Board says that ef
forts have been made by means of a
published pamphlet, to Instruct
sheepmen how to make war upon
this enemy of the industry, but the
opinion is expressed that losses not
only of sheep, but of goats, pigs,
calves and colts, will be enormous
until the entire stnte combines
through the agency of, the scnlp
bounty law.
Tho Board reports 'that the wool
clip of Oregon for 1:10 was 15,300,
0U0 pounds, valued at $3,121,000.
The average weight of tho Oregon
fleece was 8 pounds, tho highest
average in any state in tho Union.
The number of sheep exported was
250,000, tho value of which Is not
given.
The Board also says that tho dip
ping law is being observed, with the
result that scab has been practically
eradicated. Last year 257,770 in
fected sheep and 2,059,227 sheep
free from disease, were dipped In
this stnte at a cost pf $75,129.09 for
dipping and $4,912 for Inspection.
An increased appropriation is
asked for the expenses of the Board,
but the amount desired Is not stated.
Philadelphia Metes Out Punish
ment Quickly to Slayers
Seventh Executde Today.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, April 9. War
wick Brooks, a negro, was hanged
here today for tho murder of William
T. Jones, a negro who was shot dur
ing n quarrel. Brooks was tho
seventh murderer hanged hero within
eight weeks.
HUBBY WILL NOT
PAY FOR $50 HATS.
CHICAGO, April 9, Twelve Jur
ors, Including three bachelors, do
clded In Judge Newcomer's court that
$50 hats are excluded from tho "ne
cessary household expenses" for
which a husband In moderate circum
stances legally may bo hold llablo
when Incurred by his wlfo without his
approval.
Consequently tho jurors rendered
two verdicts In tho case of the Malson
Nouvollo vs. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Fer
guson, tho case in question being a
dispute as to whether tho Malson
Nouvello should receive a balance of
$105 alleged to bo duo on a millinery
bill,
Tho jurors decreed In one verdict
that Mrs. Ferguson must pay tho
$U5, the finding being In favor of
the plaintiff. In the other vordlct the
Jurors relieved Mrs. Ferguson's hus
band from all responsibility, tho find
ing being In favor of Mr. Ferguson
as one of tho defendants. The Mal
son Nouvelle waB loft to "hold tho
bag" for the $105, unless It overturns
the verdict.
RANG SEVEN
FOB MURDER
Sends Special Message to
Legislature Asking Sev
eral New Laws.
HUGHES WANTS DIRECT
PRIMARY NOMINATIONS.
Is Anxious to Remedy Banking
Methods, Stock Exchange
and Race Gambling.
(By Associated Press.)
ALBANY, N. Y., April 9. Gov
ernor Hughes sent a special message
to the legislature today calling atten
tion to race-track and Wall Street
conditions.
Tho messago also recommends
legislation to reform banking meth
ods, for direct primary nominations
for elections, placing telephone and
telegraph companies under the juris
diction of the public service commis
sion, the passage of bills to facilitate
the construction of subways In Now
York City and the Investigation by
commissions of Wall Street speculat
ing of immigration, of the question
of the unemployed and of tho rela
tion of Inferior courts to certain
criminal procedure.
It Is expected that Governor
Hughes will call a special session for
May 11th, to secure the desired
legislation.
EVANS' CASE
COMPLICATED
Rear Admiral Found to be Suf
fering from Other Ills than
Rheumatism.
(By Associated Press.)
PASO ROBLES, April 9. Rear
Admiral Evans was restless and did
not sleep well last night. He was
feeling cheerful this morning and
looking forward with much pleasure x
to tho coming of his wlfo and daugh
ter who will arrive with Lieutenant
Evans from Los Angeles late this
afternoon. Mrs. Evans and daugh
ter arrived from the East late last
night. It has developed that Ad
miral Evans Is suffering from other
complications thnn rheumatism and
that recovery will bo very slow.
SENATOR FULTON IS
SUED FOR SLANDER.
.1. S. Smith of Salem Claims Reputa
tion has been damaged and In
stitutes Action.
SALEM, Ore., April 8. United
States Senator C. W. Fulton Is de
fendant In a $5,000 damngo suit
brought against him by .). S. Smith,
who alleges that Fulton slandered
him In his address at tho opera
house.
The papors wore served upon Ful
ton as ho emerged from tho opera
house after tho meeting and It Is ap
parent that Smith had planned to
bring tho suit and merely awaited tho
delivery of tho speech which would
furnish tho bnsls for tho suit.
Smith Is tho mnn who made affi
davit that Senator Fulton participat
ed In the negotiations which ended in
Smith receiving $1,500 from Senator
Mitchell during the hold-up session
of tho legislature In 1897. Fulton
has repeatedly denied that he had
anything to do with that transaction
and In Ills speech hero ho declared
that tho Smith affidavit was false in
this particular. This assertion on
Fulton's part is made the basis of
Smith's suit, tho latter alleging that
Fulton hns accused him of perjury,
thus injuring his reputation. L. H.
McMahan Is attornoy for Smith.
When asked what ho had to say
concerning tho suit, Senator Fulton
laughed uproariously and when ho r
covered his composuro replied:
"It Is nonsenso, the sheerest non
sense." MINERS AND OPERATORS
UNABLE TO SETTLE SCALE
Coiil Men in Southwestern Field
Vary on Length of New Scale.
Less Hope Held.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY. April 9. Less
hopo prevailed today that tin agree
ment would bo reached by the min
ers and operators In Joint conven
tion. 'Tho miners seem detorralnod
not to agree to anything but a one
year scale, while the operators are
hqldlng out for a three years scalo
agreement.
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