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VOL. II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1908.
No. 258-
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Everyone Enters Into the Spirit
Of the Plan and Wonders
Are Accomplished.
TONS OF GARBAGE
ARE HAULED AWAY.
Transformation in Appearance
Makes City Look Like Spotless
Town.
The transformation accomplished
In many sections of Mnrshlleld this
forenoon by the "Clean-up day" pro
gram was marvelous. That such a
comparatively small amount of work
by each one, but great In the vol
ume, could accomplish so much wa3
a wonder even to tho most enthusias
tic advocates of tho project.
Nearly everyone entered into tho
spirit of tho day with enthusiastic
cooperation. A dozen cv more teams
started at work early this morning
hauling away the debris and rubbish
that was raked into piles along the
streets. The volume of garbage to
bo hauled, however, was greater than
anticipated and scores of loads of It
were still heaped up on tho streets
this afternoon. Tho teamsters are
still busy and it is expected that
everything will bo removed by
tomorrow.
The women and children proved to
bo the best workers generally, they
doing the work around tho residen
ces. They started oarly this morning
and in some neighborhoods it va3 a
race to see who could finish first and
do the best job.
Riolten Utensils Gn,
The number of old tin cans,
broken stoves and castoff household
articles was a surprise and the bad
effect their old locations in the yards
had on the appearance of tho places
was not realized until they had been
iemoed.
At any rate, nearly everyone got
the "Clean-up day spirit and the ef
fect of it will be felt tomorrow, the
next day and many days to come.
More sightly yards, back yards,
streets and alleys will bo presented
by Marshileld in the future.
Tho few who were not able to get
the work underway this morning
were preparing to get at it late to
day and early this evening. The few
who are holding back will probably
be torced into it by tomorrow when
they see what their neighbors all
around them havo done.
Dr. E. Mlngus, city health officer,
and Marshal J. W. Carter will now
continue the campaign for "Marsh
field beautiful" and tho ones who
have not voluntarily entered into the
movement for a prettier and more
sanitary city will be compelled to by
law.
Everywhere were words of praise
spoken for the members of tho A.
N. W. Club and the women of Marsh
field in general for starting and ear
ning out the project and also for
the Chamber of Commerce which ex
tended every possible aid.
SETTER PAY
IN U. S.
Bill Providing Higher Wages
Passes Senate After Being
Scaled Down.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May G. Senator
Warren today reported to the Sen
ate the complete agreement of tho
conference army appropriation bill,
and It was adopted. It makes a flat in
crease of 500 a year in tho pay of
officers and a 35 per cent increase
in tho pay of enlisted men army. Tho
bill as originally agreed to carried
$95, 382,240, but was scaled down
$3,4G3,1G2.
REMEMBER tho dance at the
Kink Wednesday night, May 6th.
Music by "Bay City Orchestra."
Dancing at 8 p. m.
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BEKiiOOLS
Various Kinds of Ills Among
Pupils Caused Board to De
clare Vacation.
Owing to Illness of various kinds
among the pupils of the North Bend,
Dr. Gale, the health officer, and
Superintendent Raab this morning
decided to close them for a week.
The pupils were dismissed and Im
mediately the fumigation of the
rooms and buildings was begun under
the supervision of Dr. Gale.
"There havo been a few. cases of
scarlet fever here but not sufficient
to warrant tho closing of the
schools," remarked Dr. Gale this
morning. "Tho principal reason for
closing the schools was a peculiar
skin disease that has been bothering
the pupils for the past month, in
dicating that It was contagious to a
certain extent. We have also had
trouble with the mumps and measles
during tho winter and wo decided
that it would be the proper thing to
close down for a while and permit
the fumigation of tho rooms and a
general cleaning up."
CODRT FINES
Liquor Licence of North Bend
Man Also Revoked as Result
Of Offenses.
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., May G. Judge
Hamilton In tho circuit court today
imposed sentence on J. C. Wilcox,
tho North Bend dance hall propri
etor, who was found guilty of con
ducting a house of ill-fame and sell
ing liquor to minors. On the first,
ho was fined $500 and on the second
a fine of $150 was Imposed and his
liquor license revoked.
Some expected that Wilcox would
be punished with a jail sentence, but
tho action of the court will, it Is
understood, practically put Wilcox
out of business.
Wm. Ferry of North Bend, who
was found guilty of gambling has
not been sentenced yet.
Tho case of the Pioneer Hard
ware Company of Mnrshfield vs. Geo.
Farrln resulted in tho company be
ing given a verdict for $190.
Today, tho damage suit of Grace
Fielder, administratrix of the estate
of James Fielder vs. tho Local Rail
way Company, is on trial today.
Sixteen-Year-Old Italian Lad
Attempts to Murder Five in
Brooklyn.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May G. A sixteen-year-old
boy, known only as Carrnel
lo, employed in a barber shop in
Brooklyn, early today cut the throat
of his employer, Antonio Peraso,
Mrs. Pernso and three barbers while
thoy slept in tho Peraso's apartments
on Fulton street. Tho wounds of
Peraso and wife are believed to be
mortal, while those of tho three bar
bres are serious but probably not
fatal. The boy escaped. The police
theory is that ho la an agent of the
"Black hand."
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BOY SLASHES
FIVE THROATS
Battleships Come to Anchor in
Golden Gate Harbor This
Morning.
MANY UNITE IN GREETING.
Thousands From Throughout The
West Gather at Sun Francisco
For Eent.
THE FLEET ON THE COAST.
Out there in California
They are pawing up the soil,
They are letting go of business
And neglecting of their toll;
They're forgetting their religion
In the house and on the street,
And likewise too their politics
They're dotty on the fleet.
They are loading up the jackles
With a cargo of pink teas,
They are crowding them with wel
come As the heroes of tho seas;
They've taken off the lid of things
And made the wholo coast free
For every tarry visitor
Who came to them by sea.
They have set the valiant officers
On pinnacles of fame,
They've filled their veins with native
blood
Which gets there just tho same;
Thoy have given them the climate
In Its glory and Its bloom,
With an affidavit showing
It will drive away all gloom.
They swim out in the briny deep
By either day or night
To meet the coming warships
Before they get In sight;
They flock around the anchored steel
Like fish around tho bait,
And shout their joy along tho coast
Up to tho Golden Gate.
Oh, say,
Out California way,
When they do things
They do 'em on wings,
It's the boast
Of tho coast i
That nowhere else on earth is found
The California greet,
And now they're handing out' their
best
They're dotty on tho fleet.
L'ENVOI.
And Roosevelt, as the fleet makes
good,
Smiles some, but goes on sawing
wood.
W. J. LAMPTON.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May G. With
many thousands of peoplo on hill
tops, along tho wharves and in small
vessels shouting and waving wel
come, tho Atlantic fleet of tho Unit
ed States Navy entered tho world
renowned Golden Gato Harbor this
afternoon. No greater welcome could
be accorded to anything anywhere
than was given by Californiana and
the thousands of westerners who had
gathered here to witness the arrival
of, the fleet. No definite estimate of
the immense throng that witnessed
the beautiful marine picture is ob
tainable. The sixteen battleships, accompani
ed by six torpedo boat destroyers and
a squadron of auxiliary and dispatch
boats sailed into the harbor in a
body ready to be reviewed two days
hence by the secretary of the United
States Navy in honor of the com
pletion of the first great stage on the
cruise around the world and to be
entertained In tho most picturesque
fashion that the residents of San
Francisco, having at their disposal
an Immense fund, can devise. Rear
Admiral Evans who rejoined the
fleet yesterday was In 'command on
the flagship Connecticut. Fourteen
vessels of the Pacific fleet will join
the Atlantic fleet here in the greatest
naval parade that America has ever
known.
Represent the West.
The great crowd was not alone the
outpouring of nearly every resident
of the city who was able to drop
their work or past time long enough
to catch a glimpse of the incoming
ships, but was a representation of
scores of citizens of Calif., Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevadn,
Arizona and other States, who were
attracted here by the fame of the
fleet whose progress has been watch
ed almost every hour since it set out
upon Its epochal journey to western
seas. Today, the city gavo ' itself
over entirely to the welcome. Af
fairs of tho outside world held no
Interest.
Coos Bay Gas and Electric
Magnate Defendant in Big
Suit at Seattle.
SEATTLE, May G. Henry Hewitt,
Jr., of Tacoma, one of the wealthiest
and most prominent lumbermen of
Washington, was made detondant in
a suit for $1,000,000 in tho United
States Circuit court. William F.
Brown of Edmonton, Alberta, is tho
plaintiff. Brown alleges a contract
with Hweltt ior cruising valuable
timber lands In King and Snohomish
counties, Washington, and claims a
half interest in the timber.
HEWITT KNOWN HERE.
Defendant in Suit Heavily Interested
On Coos liny.
Henry Hewitt, Jr., referred to in
tho above dispatch, is tho principal
owner-, of the Coos Bay Gas and
Electric Company. Ho has visited
Coos Bay and is well known in busi
ness circles here.
He is rated as one of the wealthi
est men intho Northwest. No one in
Marshfleld, so far as can bo ascer
tained, is familiar with tho suit
brought by Wm. F. Brown.
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KILLED:
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NEW BUILDING BEING ERECTED
FOR I. S. SMITH COLLAPSES
THIS AFTERNOON.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON BROADWAY
F. MeKELLAR DEAD, MR.
MILLER INJURED.
About 4:30 o'clock this afternoon,
the two-story frame building which
Is being erected on lower Broadway
for I. S. Smith, collapsed, Instantly
killing F. McKellar, a plumber, and
seriously Injuring Mr. Miller and a
man named Johnson sustaining what
is feared to be a fracture of tho arm.
Several had narrow escapes.
McKellar moved hero afiout two
weeks ago from Sacramerffo, Cal. He
and W. J. Rust formell'a plumbing
company which was to occupy the
building which" Collapsed. He was
recently married.
The cause is not known. Tho wind
was not strong. Whether tho build
ing was properly braced or not will
come out at the coroner's inquest,
probably.
Portland Man Accused of Mur
dering Wolff in Many
Mixups.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, May G. Nothing of
a startling nature developed today in
the Nathan Wolff murder case. The
police are more than ever confirmed
that their belief that E. II. Martin
killed Wolff. Martin is plainly show
ing the effects of tho action of tho
police in shutting off his supply of
drugs and it is expected that ho will
make some sort of a statement very
soon. Today, however, he denies his
guilt in every particular.
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
.Martin Onco Held For Killing Part
ner In Mining Claim.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, May G. A special
to the Telegram from Lewlston, Ida.,
says that Edward II. Martin, under
arrest in Portland for tho alleged
murder of Nathan Wolff, was sus
pected of the alleged murder of his
partner in February, 1905, in tho
Thunder Mountain mining district
where his parents had purchased an
Interest in a mining claim. Tho body
of his partner was not found, and
Martin was released tho following
October.
While confined in jail, ho en
deavored to securo his liberty by
burning tho jail building.
After his release, ho camo to
Lewlston and afterwards was ar
rested In Moscow and Wallaco on
charges of Insanity, but was dis
charged as his derangement was
caused by tho excessive uso of drugs.
No trace of his partner in tho mining
claim has over been secured.
RECORD IN NEW YORK.
Left Amir After Sensational
Es-
enpado In Gotham.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Mny C. Edward II.
Martin who is under arrest In Port
land for tho alleged murder of
Nathan Wolff figured largely In tho
newspapers of this city several years
ago. Whllo stationed hero with his
reglmont, he got Into difficulty In his
financial affairs and his connection
with the army ceased soon there
after. About tho samo time, ho announ-
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BAD REOOBD
Many More Corpses Unearthed
on Gunness Farm Near
La Porte.
SEARCH OF PLACE
IS BEING PUSHED.
Mysterious Murders Thought
to be Explained No Clues
Found Yet.
(By Associated Press.)
LAPORTE, Ind., May G. A gang
of men excavating on the Guinnes3
farm today came upon a disturbed
spot within six feet of tho place
where yesterday four bodies were
dug up and, upon digging three feet
down, struck a wooden box which
fell in pieces. Search revealed the
body of a man face downward.
Seventh Body Found.
Tho body of the sixth victim was
unearthed about 11 o'clock, and this
afternoon still another body was
1 found.
The first of these two was of an
adult and been buried probably two
years. The latter was that of an
adult but the sex was not determined
because the body had been dismem
bered.
Suspect Mrs. Guinness.
From out of tho tangled and sen
sational evidence, which indicates
that Mrs. Guinness was one of tho
most monstrous murderers of this
age, there developed today tho startl
ing theory that tho woman did not
die in the fire which destroyed her
home on the night of April 2Sth, and
that she Is still alive and in hiding
probably In Chicago. This theory.
Is also strengthened by tho fact that
tho head of the body of the woman
found in the ruins of the Gunness
homo after the fire is still missing
although every effort has beon made
to find it.
Killed Own Children.
Unless the head is found today,
the officers will make a postmortem
examination of tho remains of "Mrs.
Gunness" and subject them to a more
careful analysis to learn whether the
woman was herself killed or she sub
stituted the body of ono of her
female victims for herself and then
set fire to tho house to cover up her
crime. In case It is proved that Mrs.
Gunness substituted the body of an
other woman for her own, it is very
likely that she Is also guilty of tho
murder of her three children.
MVRTLE POINT POINTERS.
Sews of Vicinity as Briefly Told In
Tho Enterprise.
L. E. Rosa has bought tho restau
rant opened up by Miss Weekly and
will conduct It at tho same stand,
formerly occupied by tho telephone
exchango.
E. C. Guerin returned yesterday
from Needles, Arizona, where ho has
been spending several months with
his parents and brother. When he
loft Mr. and Mrs. Guorln and Watt
wero rujoylng good health.
ced that ho had married Gusslo Mc
Keo, a young woman who conducted
a race betting establishment for tho
oxcluslvo accommodation of women.
Sho died ono year or two after her
marriage to Martin. Following her
death, Martin left this city for tho
West.
SEE GOODRUM AD.
CORTHELLS Ico fream sold at
the Rink, day and night.
LADIES' Muslin underwear atth
Coos Bay Cash Store.
EXCURSION to Bandon Sunday,
May 10th. Leavo Marshfleld at 8
o'clock a, m., return 8 o'clock p. m.
Tickets, $1.50.
Wo will store your goods for lo
cubic feet. Bay Side Paint Co.,
North Bend.
Store your Goods with the Bay
Side Paint Co., North Bond.
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