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ADDISON WROTE: lit, itfL:
block of marble; and the art of the
sculptor only clears away the super
flous matter, and removes the rub
bish." Statues of 'Opportunity,"
(Earn feg tExmtB
RICHTER:
"We should not let tri
fles merely plague us
they should also gratify us. We
should seiza not their poison-bags
only, but their HONEY-BAGS, too."
"Times" want ads, afford a simple X
method of turning trifles to useful
nnrla nt 'nUnir f li n eftrtrr nut" rf T
Success," and "Good Fortune" He 1
concealed and often scarcely con-
cealed at all In "Times" advertising. J
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X small events.
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VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908.
No. 242
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T SEWER SYSTEM TO COVER
E CITY
South Side Property Owners
Pass Resolutions to the City
Council.
WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF EDDY BONDING ACT.
Want Property Between Delta,
Pennsylvania, Bay and City
Limits Made District.
At a meeting of the South Marsh
fleld property-owners at the P. S.
Dow warehouse last evening, a reso
lution was adopted asking the Marsh
field city council to take steps to
sewer practically the entire city of
Marshfleld at once. The resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote
which was assented to by a number
of people, other than the South
Marshfleld residents, who were In at
tendance at the meeting. No defi
nite estimates have been secured on
the work but the cost will probably
be In excess of $100,000, according
to City Engineer Sandberg who
hazarded that as an off hand guess.
The resolution provides that that
part of Marshfleld from Delta street
on the North to Pennsylvania avenue
on the South and from the Bay on
the east to the city limits on the west
be declared one district and that it
be sewered under the conditions of
the Eddy bonding act which, under
certain stipulations, permits the property-owners
to pay their pro rata
share at onco or distribute It over a
period of ten years, paying six pel
cent interest on the yearly balances.
Attached to the resolution was an
other resolution requesting the
Marshfleld city council to meet Mon
day night, April 20th, to pass on
the matter.
Copies of these resolutions will be
furnished Mayor E. E. Straw by
Chairman P. S. Dow or Secrsr.iry
Hugh McLain of last night's mass
meeting.
To Preserve Equality.
The plan was agreed upon after
considerable discussion In which a
number expressed their views. By
means of it, the speakers declared,
North Marshfleld will be enabled to
do the "fair thing" by South Marsh
fleld and the other portions of the
city which have not been given sow
age systems.
It was stated that the entire citv
had helped to pay for the Norm
Marshfleld sewer and that It was no
more than right that North Marsh
fleld should reciprocate. In addition
to this, It was pointed out that It
would be necessary to repair or re
' build much of the North Marshfleld
system so that it will also participate
In the benefits to be derived from the
proposed Improvement.
Some of the speakers claimed that
it was essential to have the entire
city sewered to safeguaru the public
health. Thoy claimed that if a con
tagion should result from the un
sanitary conditions In sections where
there are no sewage facilities, the
contagion, once started, would spread
to the entire city probably.
Councilman Nelson and Sacchl
were in attendance at the meeting
hut were there merely as onlookers
and listeners, not feeling that it was
their place to declare themselves.
Portland Jew Says Country
Is Full of Them and That
His Life is Threatened.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, April 17. Adolph
Adler, who was arrested yesterday
after presenting a written demand
to Sigmund Slchel, a prominent Jew
ish resident, for $400 to "Aid suffer
ing Jews," will not divulge t1Te
names of the persons who sent him
to Slchel but in an Interview today
says that hundreds of men In this
country are of the Nihilistic tenden
cy, and that if he revealed their
names, he and his family In Austria
would be killed.
Our Merchant's lunch at Smith's
Cafe cannot bo beat. 25 cents.
Fine Bargain.
It will pay you to look into this
buy:
7-room residence In South Marsh
fleld. Lot 50x100 in good location.
Price $2 100,
You can handle this deal with
$1 050 cash
See us for real bargains In real
estate.
NIHILISTS IN
AMERICA BAD
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Brief Funeral Services for Miss
Ora Roby at 1 1 a. m. In
terment at Salem.
Announcement was mado today
that short funeral services will be
conducted over the body of Miss Ora
Koby at J. T. Lewis' undertaking
parlors Saturday morning, at 11
o'clock, by the Rev. W. R. P. Browne
The body will be shipped to Salem
tomorrow where the usual funeral
services will be held.
According to unofficial statements
today, the double tragedy of Wed
nesday night was probably brought
on by Miss Roby's notifying John
Grills that their relations would
have to bo broken off. Wednesday,
the dead girl is said to have told
friends that she had decided not to
have any more to with Grills on ac
count of the way he had been acting.
No announcement has been made
concerning the hour and place of
holding the funeral of John Grills.
Eastside City Council to Inves
tigate Municipal Ownership
Name Marshal.
At the last meeting of the city
council of Eastside, an ordinance to
grant a telephone franchise to L. R.
Robertson of the Pacific Telephone
Company, was tabled In order that
the advocates of a telephone system
to be installed and owned by the
municipality be given an opportunity
to Investigate their idea thoroughly.
A large number of the citizens of
Eastside are In favor of municipal
ownership and a strenuous effort will
be made to put It into execution.
Members of the council are also
behind a project to have Eastside
purchase and own Its water front.
It Is proposed to have the city secure
a strip, sixty feet wide, along the
water's edge and hold In the future,
thus Insuring that private Individu
als will never "corner" the dockage
rights.
Wouldn't Visit Council.
Mayor C. E. Jordan was recently
in favor of the Eastside council and
officials coming over In a body some
time that the Marshfleld council Is
In session and attending it to get
Ideas of how to conduct city affairs.
Immediately there was a protest,
Councilman P. S. Riebe declaring
that they didn't want to follow the
Marshfleld council's plan. He said
that they could evolve a system of
their own and that it couldn't possi
bly be worse that the Marshfleld city
council's present system.
Namo New Marshal.
A. E, Cavanagh was appointed
marshal to All the vacancy caused
by the resignation of J. P. Conklln.
All of the city officials who are
required to give bonds succeeded In
furnishing them so that the muni
cipal affairs will now move along
regularly. Por a while, several of
the officials had difficulty In securing
bonds owing to a provision of the
charter which provides that only
resident property owners nnd non
ofllco holders can be accepted as
security for municipal office holders.
Ordinances No. 3 and 4, covering
obstructions of public streets and the
disposal of garbage passed the first
readings.
List of Officers.
The city officials of Eastside are
as follows:
Mayor C. E. Jordan.
Recorder W. J. LaPalmo.
Treasurer W. P. Schifleo.
Marshal A. E. Cavanagh.
Councllmen A. E. Stonecypher,
John A, Olsen, Robert Kltzon, J. C.
Steckle, P. S. Rlebe and John Mat
son. HAINES INLET WILL
BE DEEPENED, SOON.
Channel Will be Threo Foot DeM nt
Low Tiilo ns Far as Upper Landing
After Dredging Finished.
Haines Inlet will be greatly Im
proved by the dredging now in pro
gress thero by Julius Larson. Hither
to, the inlet haB not been accessible
for all boats but when tho dredging
is completed, there will be three feet
of water as far as the upper landing
at low tide, permitting practically
all of the small boats to utilize the
channel Mr. Larson started his
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WOULD HAVE
OWN SYSTEM
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DEAD TODAY
The Rev. George W. Thompson
Thought to be a Suicide at
Woodbury, N. J.
ABOUT TO BE MARRIED.
Engagement to Wealthy Woman of
Fashionable Congregation Re
cently Announced.
(By Associated Press.)
WOODBURY, N. J., April 17.
The Rev. George W. Thompson,
pastor of the Woodbury Presbyterian
church, a fashionable congregation,
whose engagement to Miss Fannie
Kenworthy, a wealthy member of his
church, was announced a week ago
was found dead in a hotel here to
day with a bullet wound In his head.
He Is believed to have committed
suicide.
When Thompson's engagement be
came known, a woman living in the
same hotel began to circulate reports
Involving him. This aroused the
women members of his church and
on Monday last, a delegation called
on him at the hotel. A stormy
scene resulted in the accusing wom
an leaving woodbury that evening.
It was claimed that she had gone to
tho Pacific coast.
Thompson had an engagement
with.iMrs. Kenworthy last evening.
Ho did not appear and she telephon
ed to a prominent member of the
church. A searching party looked
Into his room but the bed was un
disturbed. It Is now believed that Thompson
committed suicide between 5 and G
o'clock last evening, and that tho
body was on the other side of the
bed at the time the search was made
but could not be seen.
There was a violent scene when
the engagement wag first announced,
tho accusing woman declaring that
he (Thompson) owed her all the
love and duty belonging to a wife.
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Oil Magnate's Son Heads Bible
Class But Not Without a
Struggle, it is Said.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, April 17. At the
close of the annual meeting of the
Bible class of Fifth avenue Baptist
church last night, It was announced
that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was
elected vice-president unanimously.
There was opposition in favor of Mr.
M. E. Church but the chairman of
the election committee announced
that Rockefeller had been elected.'
ATLANTIC TIME
Mauretania Crosses in Four
Days, 23 Hours and 59 Min
utes New Record.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, April 17. Tho Cu
nard liner, Mauretania, which arrived
here today made a new record
across the Atlantic, over the long
route of four days 23 hours 59 min
utes beating the Lusitanla's record
just one minute.
PRIMARY ELECTION IS
BEING HELD TODAY.
People are Nominating Candidates
for Oflice Saloons Closed Hill
ing Balloting.
The Oregon primary election is
in progress today. Tho polls in
Marshfleld are open from 12 o'clock
noon until 7 o'clock this evening.
Ouly a light vote Is befng can in
Marshfleld, about eighty have been
cast at tho booths in the rpar of
Bianco on B' street at 3 o'clock.
Tho saloonB closed at 12' o'clock
and will remain closed unUl 7
o'clock, complying with the State
law providing that they shall be
closed during elections.
Wo will store your goods for lc
cubic feet. Bay Side Point Q'
North Bend.
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KANSAS BANK
ROBBED TODAY
Two Men Force Cashier Into
Vault at Chautauqua and
Get Away With Booty.
TOOK OVER $3,000 CASH.
Bank OHIcer Says ho Identified One
of Robbers as Oklahoma Jail
Breaker.
(By Associated Press.)
COPPEYVILLE, Kan., April 17
Two men this morning entered the
Citizen's State Bank at Chautaqua,
25 miles east of here, and forced the
cashier, Walterhouse and a business
man Into the vault, secured about
$3,000 In currency and escaped into
Oklahoma.
C. C. Walterhouse, tho cashier de
clares positively that he Identified
one of the robbers as William Te
nant, aged 23, who recently escaped
from Jail at Nowata, Okla., where
he was held for horse stealing. Te
nant some time ago borrowed money
at tho bank and Walterhouse said
that when Tenant entered, he suo
posed that he had come to renew the
note or to take It up.
L. J. 'Simpson 111. L. J. Simpson
has been confined to his home in
North Bend the last few days by an
attack of the grip.
FLEET'S SAILORS HAVE
GOOD TIME AT RACES.
U. S. Marines Entertain Themselves
nt Sun Diego with Finishing Con
tests Started at Mngdalenu.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN DIEGO, April 17. The
sailors of the fleet entertained them
selves on the'bay this morning with
boat races which remained unfinish
ed from the contests at Magdalena
Bay.
Proposed Plan to Improve Fi
nancial System Shelved by
Committee in Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 17. The
House Committee on Banking and
Currency today voted unanimously
to table the Aldrlch financial bill. It
also decided to give a hearing to
morrow to Representative Vreeland
of New York, who recently Introduc
ed a financial bill which is looked
upon ns a substitute for the Aldrlch
measure.
UTILE COSTS
LIVES OF
Fierce Contest Between French
Troops and Natives in Alge
ria French Victors.
(By Associated Press.)
COLOMB BECHAR, Algeria, April
17. The French force posted at
Talzaza hill, which commands the
plain of 'umlet, was surprised at
daylight by a fierce attack of Ber
bers who, with tho nomad Arabs,
havo been concentrating for some
weeks on tho western frontier of
Algeria. The French rallied, fought
desperately and beat off tho adver
saries. The Arabs fled, abandoning
their dead and wounded. Tho
French victory was costly, having 28
killed and 100 wounded. Tho Ber
bers lost 125 dead.
ADMIRAL EVANS GAINS
SLOWLY IN HEALTH.
Fleet's Commanding Ofllcer Still at
Hot Springs and Unablo to Go
Out of Doors.
(By Associated Press.)
PASO ROBLES, April 17. Slow
ly but steadily Admiral Evans con
tinues to gain in strength at Hot
Springs hero, while the big fleet
which he brought around tho horn
is receiving Joyous welcome at San
Diego. Admiral Evans has not been
In the open air since a week ago to
ALDRICH RILL
LAID ON TABLE
day but may be taken out today.
E PARTIES
BE TRYING TO
VV
Will Ignore President's Re
quest to Pass Several Im
portant New Laws.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 17. The
leaders of congress have notified
President Roosevelt that several
laws which he desires enacted at this
session will not be put through.
Recapitulations shows that when
congress ends It will have failed to
pass many of tho most Important
measures recommended by President
Roosevelt Including restricting the
power of federal courts In issuance
of injunctions in labor disputes,
amonding the Sherman Anti-trust
Law so as to establish a system of
federal license for Interstate corpor
ations to enable railroads to form
traffic associations to secure greater
stability of rates and returns; to re
move some of tho restrictions from
the combinations and labor organiza
tions; to prohibit railroads from
blacklisting union employes; em
powering tho Interstate Commerce
Commission with control of future
issues of stocks and bonds on rail
road property; permit attorney gen
eral to name one of the receivers ap
pointed for Insolvent railroads; re
move duty on wood pulp; provide
construction for four battleships In
stead of two; establish postal sav
ings banks.
These measures may be nut
through, if possible:
Making a more elastic currency.
Granting compensation to govern
ment employes Injured In govern
ment service.
Prohibiting child labor In the dis
trict of Columbia.
Authorizing tho ways and means
of the Committee,
of the Committee of the House and
the Finance Committee of the senate
to give hearings preliminary to a
revision of tho tariff.
Appropriation of a sum sufficient
to enable Inland water ways to con
tinue work on which It Btarted last
year.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.
WASHINGTON. April 17. The
Senate Committee on Postofflces and
Post Roads voted to report favorably
on tho postal savings bank bill draft
ed by the sub-committee of which
Senator Carter Is chairman. Tho
amendment was adopted changing
the name of the proposed Institutions
to Postal Depositories which meets
the objections raised against the bill
by bankers. Tho amendment does
not alter tho purposes of the bill, the
objects of which are to furnish con
venient depositories for small sav
ings of people remote from adequate
banks.
The submarine provision later was
restored to tho naval bill but with
out authority t6 tho Secretary of tho
Navy to select only the Holland type
of boats.
FLOOD WIPED
OUT VILLAGE
Craig, Montana, Destroyed by
Bursting of Lake Hauser
Dam but People Escape.
(By Associated Press.)
HELENA, April 17. A special to
the Record says that the flood
waters from Hauser Lake are pass
ing Great Falls without doing great
damage, tho deepening of the chan
nel by dynamite serving to carry off
tho excess waters. General Manager
Goodall of tho Boston & Montana
Company states tho great smelter
will not bo damaged.
The situation at Craig Is very seri
ous, Tho town is destroyed and Its
one hundred Inhabitants havo taken
refugo in tho hills. With tho excep
tion of tho school houso, practically
every building thero has been des
troyed. Tho work of repairing the dam
has bogun. It Is estimated that tho
work will require six months and
cost $200,000.
Hrenlnwiter In. Tho Breakwater
reached Coos Bay late today ftom
Portland, She had rather a rough
Ulp down, encountering it stiff south
western gale. Most of tho passen
gers had a severe time with soablck-ness.
CONGRESS IS
INDIFFERENT
SAID TO
GET COOS R
Plan to Secure Federal Reserve
on Charleston Bay Arouses
People.
LOOKED UPON AS
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT
DEAL GOING THROUGH.
Considerable commotion was caus
ed In Marshfleld today when dis
covery was made of an alleged at
tempt on the part of some private
Individuals to secure tho government
reserve at what Is known as Coos
Head. Whllo no details were obtain
able and so far the Identity of the
parties endeavoring to secure the
tract Is not definitely known, steps
will bo taken at once to prevent the
ground passing Into private hands.
The Coos Head resorvo includes,
quite a tract of native Umber on the
neck, between Charleston Bay and
the ocean. It has been looked upon
by citizens of Marshfleld, North Bend
and Empire as the future playground
or public park of tho greater city of
Coos Bay. The danger of this not
being realized greatly stirred those
who have been looking ahead to Its
usefulness to the entlro public.
Tho matter was reported to Sec
retary Walter Lyon of tho Chamber
of Commerce and ho will call an.
early meeting of tho Executive Com
mittee of the organization or the en
tire body, if need be, to tako steps
toward off the attempt.
Elephant Stampede Adds to
Horror of Oil Fire at River
ton One Victim May Die.
(By Associated Pres3.)
RIVERSIDE. Cal., April 17,
With tho exception of L. G. Worsley,
the driver of an oil wagon, all oC
the score Injured in an oil Are and
an elephant stampede yesterday are
resting easily today. Worsley may
die. The circus and the elephants
left town, much to tho relief of the
people.
UNIONS LOSE IN FRANCE.
(By Associated Preps.)
Workmen Desert Lenders and Sign
Agreements With Contractors.
PARIS, April 17. Lockout affect
ing a great number of masons, brick
layers and allied -vorkmen, which
started April 4th, was virtually end
ed today, the workmen deserting tho
leaders and signing terms with the
contractors.
Parties Tried for Horsewhip
ping Preacher Exonerated
Quickly.
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, April 17. A special
to tho Evening Telegram from Salem
says tnat after ton mlnutos deliber
ation, tho Jury In the case against
Mrs. Nettlo Rhodes, Mls3 Lulu
Goodo, Jasper Goodo nnd Mr. and
Mrs, Roy Phillips, charged with dis
turbing a religious Elder Coffee, of
tho Freo-Mothodist church two
weeks ago, returnod a verdict of not
guilty.
ITALIANS SEND BLACK
HAND LETTER TO MAYOR.
Workmen t CllutonV'lIJ., Threaten
ing City Olllclal's Life nro
' Driven Out of City.
(By Associated Press.)
BLOOMINGTON. Illfc April 17 -
SCORE HURT
IN ACCIDENT
JURY FREES
SALEM WOMAN
Thirty Italians, omploxdd on the Ulf-v"
nols Central at Clinton, wero driven
from town last night after being1 In
timidated by a fusillade of shots.
Tho indignation against the. Itallina
followed tho recopt by Mayor Ed
mundson of u "Black hand" lettei
threatening bis life.