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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIEI.D, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1908.
No. 271.
(Special to The Times)
WASHINGTON, D G, May 2 1 st. The Secretary of War today sent to Congress the report of
the Army Engineer recommending an appropriation of $500,000 for the further improvement of the en
trance to Coos Bay and the channel up to Marshfleld
The engineers turned down the proposition to extend the Jetty project because of its excessive cost
but recommended the construction of a sea going hydraulic dredge for work on the Bar at the entrance
to Coos Bay
BANDON CARRIES OFF HONORS
IN COOS PYTHIAN CONVENTION
Delphi Lodge Gets Next Ses
sion and Banner for Best
Degree Team.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED
ATTEND GATHERING.
Meeting One of the Most Suc
cessful Organization Has
Ever Held.
The Delphi Lodge of Bandon,
Knights of Pythias, carried off the
honors In the annual convention of
the Coos county district of the organ
ization which closed in Marshfleld
last night after one of the most en
poyable sessions ever held. Bandon
secured the next district convention
which will be held in 1900 and its
degree team captured the trophy
banner which was hung up for the
best exemplification of the rank of
Knight. The attendance at the con
vention surpassed the expectancy of
those in charge, nearly 200 hundred
attending the different sessions when,
it was believed that only a few
score would be here.
The banquet tendered by Myrtle
Lodge No. 3 of Marshfleld, was one
of the most enjoyable features of
the convention. Nearly 150 plates
were set In the banquet rooms of the
Odd Fellows hall which was fittingly
decorated for the occasion. There
were no toasts, the ceremony of pre
senting the trophy banner to Delphi
Lodge of Bandon being substituted
in their stead. The presentation
speech was made by J. W. Snover
and the acceptance by R. E. L. Bedll
lion of, Bandon.
"Welcome by Snover.
J. W. Snover, after the opening of
the convention at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon In the Odd Fellows hall,
welcomed the delegates in behalf of
Myrtle Lodge, No. 3, of Marshfleld
and Posldion Lodge of North Bend.
It. E. L. BedllHon responded in be
half of Delphi Lodge of Bandon, W.
C. Chase for Lycurgus Lodge of Co
quille, Mr. Kehoo for Posldion Lodge
of North Bend and Mr. Roberts for
Hector Lodge of Myrtle Point. At
the conclusion of these addresses, R.
H. Mast of Coqullle, the district de
puty grand chancellor, who presided,
delivered a short address on the con
dition and growth of the order in this
section of Oregon.
Messrs Mast of Bandon, and F. P.
Norton of Marshfleld, were elected as
the members of the committee on or
ganization. The meeting was then turned over
to Myrtle Lodge which conferred the
rank of Esquire on Frank Dillon and
R. A. Plneger.
Degree Tenm Contests.
Following these ceremonies, the
handsome banner which had been
purchased by Myrtle Lodge as the
prize trophy for the degree team
contests was accepted by the conven
tion with the understanding that It
should be the property of the lodga
first winning It as long as Its degree
team was able to hold It In the com
petitions. H. W. Dunham and Tom
White of Myrtle Lodge, J. W. Snover
of Friendship Lodge, No. 3, of Gold
endale, WaBh., and W. C. Chase and
R. H. Mast of Lycurgus Lodge, were
named as the judges for the degree
team contests.
The degree team of Posldion Lodge
No. 5, of North Bend, proceeded to
confer the rank of Knight (third de
gree) on Esquire E. T. Girth of that
lodge. Upon the conclusion of their
work, the degree team of Delphi
Lodge of Bandon conferred the rank'
of Knight on Esquire Wm. McKay.
After a conference of the judges,
it was decided that the Bandon team
had carried off the honors by a nar
row margin and the trophy banner
was declared theirs.
Delegates Present.
Not all of the delegates from the
other lodges registered, in fact only
a small portion of them 'did. The
total attendance was estimated at
over 200. Among those who regis
tered, other than the Marshfleld
i members, some of them registering
from the town where their home
Hodge is, were:
Bandon J. W. Mast, T. A. Stil
well, J. A. McCord, John Langlois, J.
H. Shields, F. AV. Panter, E. R.
.Church, Nels Rasmussen, C. F. Tho
Jmas, H. T. Morrison, O. O. Howell,
jE. N. Harrington, Leo. L. Cox, F. A.
jHolvorson, Wm. N. McKay, R. E. L.
Bedillion, Dr. L. P. Sorensen and J.
C. Shields.
Coqullle J. C. Single, .1. Laird, D.
J. Lowe, B. Folsom, H. F. Schroeder,
W. R. Chapman, T. A. Schroeder, W.
C. Chase, Chas. E. Schroeder, V. M.
Friend, Robert R. Watson, Jas. T.
Jenkins, Ed. Johnson, R. H. Mast.
Myrtle Point I. E. Arneson, A. M.
Arneson and E. C. Roberts.
Libby R. A. Harrison, T. J. Tho
mas and L. Deweese.
North Bend Wm. Dolan, L. A.
Frey, L. A. Loomls, C. A. McKellips,
N. H. Welling, F. E. Glazier, E. E.
Riggs, C. A. Moore, C. B. Magee,
Fred Glazier, W. H. Sheppard, L. H.
Christensen, Fred F. Sassman, H. I.
Rees, Frank Miller, Walter A. Rus
sell, Wm. Ireland, M. F. Burney, H.
D. Smoak, H. E. Burmester, Chas.
A. Furhop, J. W. Jacobson, C. J.
Van Zlle, Roy Bralnard, Wm. Reich
ert, Chas. St. Dennis,. C. E. Maybee,
B. P. Anderson, E. T. Russell and
C. T. Farris.
Wm. Wakefield of St. Johns, Ore.;
C. E. Bowman of Hanover, Penn.;
J. W. Bowers of Parkersburg, Ore.;
B. F. Warren, Warsaw, Ind.; C. C.
Russell, Vermillion, S. D.
ALABAMA LINES UP
IN THE BRYAN COLUMN.
(By Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 21.
Returns from the state Democratic
primaries continue to come In slowly.
Tho Indications are that Bryan has
carried the state though Governor
Johnson gave him a close race. Tho
Johnson forces piled up a large vote
In southern Alabama but not enough,
according to tho present indications,
to secure the endorsement.
Hit VAX LOSES PENNSYLVANIA.
(By Associated Press.)
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 21.
Tho Democratic organization of
Pennsylvania headed by National
Committeeman Guffoy defeated tho
'Bryan faction of the party In tho
'Stato Convention on the question of
Instructions for the four delegates
'at large.
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Complaint Senator Thomas
Piatt Dismissed by Court
Which Orders Woman Held
On Charge.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 21. As
a result of the testimony in
troduced in Senator Piatt's be
half this afternoon, the court
dismissed the charges brought
by Mae Wood and ordered the
woman held under $5,000 to an
swer the charge of perjury.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 21. Frank H.
Piatt, a son of Senator Thomas
Pythians Given Pleasant Sur
prise by Four Taking
"Fourth Degree."
The annual convention of the Coos
County Knlgtyts of Pythias lodges
yesterday afternoon had the unex
pected pleasure of witnessing a
double wedding in which a father
and daughter were two of the prin
cipals. The event came as surprise
to all and for an hour or more the
members and the new candidates who
had just received the second degree
were wondering what new hocus
pocus had been added to the ritual.
However, it wasn't part of the initia
tion it was the real thing and the
two hundred or so delegates In at
tendance vied with each other in
showering honors on the bridal cou
ples, making them guests of honor at
the banquet which was tendered the
visitors by tho Marshfleld lodge.
It all came about through C. K.
Shaw, former City marshal of North
Bend, who Is also a well-known mem
ber of the North Bend Knlgltfs of
Pythias lodge. Mr. Shaw, who has
been a widower for these many years,
was about to take unto himself a
bride In the person of Mrs. Florence
Bower, a well-known North Bend
lady. His daughter, Miss Stella M.
Shaw, had also decided to wed and
father and daughter decided to make
it a double wedding. They happened
to be In Marshfleld preparing for it
when Mr. Shaw's enthusiasm as a
Knight of Pythias became keyed up
by the presence by so many of his
lodge brethern and It struck him that
It would be fitting to have the event
take place in their presence. Ho
confided the Idea to the others and
they were agreeable, so the four took
their way to the Odd Fellows hall
where tho Pythian convention was
In progress. Mr. Shaw gained tho at
tention of District Deputy Mast who
presided and confided his wish. Mr.
Mast was agreeable as was tho other
ofllcers of the lodge.
Mr. Shaw said that ho hadn't en
gaged a minister but would look up
one, Mr. Mast saw Judge Hall In
the room and suggested that ho as
county judge and a leading Pythian
should perform the ceremony and It
was agreed upon.
Immediately following the conclu
sion of the conferring of the second
Piatt, testified today and declared
that he believed none of the letters
introduced by Miss Wood In her suit
for divorce from the senator were
true copies of those written by his
father. He said that he destroyed
the letters received from Abraham
Hummel and for which he paid $10,
000, and that none of them contained
any reference te the marriage be
tween Senator Piatt and Miss Wood.
Frederick E. Hafely, president of
the Stationery firm which sold the
blank form upon which the alleged
certificate of marriage was prepared,
in a deposition read in court declared
that the particular blank form was
not placed on sale until February,
1902, three months after the mar
riage of Miss Wood to Senator Piatt
is alleged to have occurred.
Senator Rayner Scores Presi
dent Roosevelt in Address
In Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 21. Senator
Rayner of Maryland, in the senate
today called up his resolution re
questing President Roosevelt to ap
point a court of inquiry to Investi
gate the charges against Colonel
William F. Stewart of the Coast Ar
tillery, now stationed at Fort Grant,
Arizona. Senator Rayner said that
he took the action because he was
satisfied there would be no report
from the committee on military af
fairs during this session of congress.
He spoke sarcastically of Stewart's
present position in the lonely sur
roundings and said "The President is
delighted with tho situation and
therefore the chairman of tho mili
tary committee ought also be satis
fled. If the president Is satisfied,
everybody ought to bo satisfied, why
not? What right has anybody to be
dissatisfied with anything that satis
fies the president? Who would bo
guilty of such a treasonable act?
"Continuing In a sarcastic vein, ho
spoke of the alleged refusal of tho
President to receive communications
from Colonel Stewart and give him
an opporutnlty to present his side
of the case, and said "tho President
prefers to try his case without any
witnesses for tho defense." Ho con
cluded with an appeal to the senate
for a vote on his resolution.
degree and before tho executlvo ses
sion closed, C. K. Shaw and Mrs.
Florence Bower and Wm. D. Stewart
and Stella M. Shaw marched to tho
platform, tho wedding march being
lead by tho bearers of tho United
States flag and tho Pythian banner
where tho ceremony was performed.
Mr. Stewart Is an employe of Major
L. D. Kinney's at Plat B.
Tho double wedding Is now refer
red to as tho fourth degree by J. T.
Hall and other leading Pythians.
TO COOS COUNTY VOTERS.
T. J. Thrift, Democratic candidate
for assessor of Coos county, bases his
candidacy for tho offlco on his past
record. Equality and a fair deal for
every property owner.
PLEADS FOR "
COL STEWART
MANY LIS LOST IN WRECKS
ON RAILWAYS EARL! TODAY
PORTER IN
ENDS LIFE
Swanee Swanson, Fisherman,
Found Dead in Scow-House
Verdict Suicide.
Swanee Swanson, a Coos Bay fish
erman and well-known by the naviga
tors with whom ho has been associat
ed during his many years residence In
this section was found dead In his
boat house at Porter this morning
a 44-calibre bullet having gone
through his body near the heart. A
rifle lying at his side with an emply
shell in the barrel told the story. A
coroner's jury returned a verdict of
suicide, intentional and premeditat
ed. Swanson was last seen the day be
fore yesterday, late In tho afternoon.
He had been drinking. This morn
ing, passers by who happened to
look in through the window saw the
body stretched out on the floor and
Immediately notified county coroner,
Dr. E. Mingus of Marshfleld. Dr.
Mingus went to Porter, broke In the
door of tho scow boat and found
Swanson dead. Swanson had evi
dently been dead many hours. The
forty-four rifle had been discharged
with the muzzle almost against his
breast, and death was almost Instan
taneous. Swanson was about forty years old
and sort of a recluse. Ho had a
number of fishing nets, some good
boats besides his scow-house and
made considerable money as a fisher
man. As to his past or relatives, few
knew anything In particular.
It Is believed that Mr. Benson of
Ten Mile, Swan E. Peterson of Haines
Inlet and Nels Nelson of Kentuck
Inlet, are either related or close
friends of tho dead man. Dr. Mingus
has sent word to them and no dis
position will bo made of tho body
until they are heard from.
FLEET NOW AT
THREE PORTS
Battleships Anchor Today at
Bellingham, Port Angeles
and Port Townsend.
(By Associated Press.)
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 21.
Tho mombers of tho Atlantic battle
ship fleet flying tho ponant of Rear
Admiral Sperry, dropped anchor In
Bellingham Bay at 11 o'clock this
morning and was formally welcomed
by Mayor J. P. Domatto. Tho divi
sion arriving hero was composed of
tho Connecticut, Rhodo Island, Ver
mont, New Jorsoy, Kansas, Nebraska
and Virginia, carrying 328 ofllcers
and 7,000 enlisted men. Tho re
maining vessels of tho fleet dropped
out of lino this morning, anchoring
In tho harbors of Port Angeles and
Port Townsend. Tho first division
will spend two days at Bellingham.
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Four Dead and Three Badly
Hurt on Southern Pacific
Near Oakland.
CAUSED BY TRUCK
JUMPING THE TRACK.
Over Fifty Killed and 100 In
jured in Disaster in Bel
gium. (By Associated Press.)
OAKLAND, Cal., May 21. As a
result of a train wreck on tho South
ern Pacific, one milo west of Pinolo
last night, three were killed out
right and one died today, and three ,
are badly Injured.
The dead are: Engineer R. K.
Ward of Oakland, who died today;
J. M. Cummings, an express messen
ger from Portland; Fireman L. W.
Coats of Oakland, and an unidentified
tramp.
Tho Injured are J. F. Hanrahan,
a fireman who will die; J. W. Bir
mingham, and W. W. Rodorhaver,
express messengers, not seriously
hurt.
It Is believed that the front truck
of tho baggage car jumped tho trade
DISASTER IN BELGIUM.
Fifty Killed ami Over 100 Injured
In Wreck.
(By Associated Press.)
ANTWERP, May 21. A misplaced
switch caused an express to crash
into a train loaded with pilgrims on
their way to Turnbout, causing the
worst wreck ever recorded In Bel-
glum. The dead are placed at fifty
and the Injured at a hundred. Up to
4 o'clock, fifty-eight dead and injured
had been recovered.
McGregor gets job.
Selected as Collector of Customs for
the Oregon District by President.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 21. Presi
dent Roosevelt has nominated Will
iam F. McGregor to bo collector of
customs for tho district of Oregon.
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Labor Trouble Said to be
Cause of Disasters in the
East.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 21. Tho bridge
under construction on tho Harlem
branch of tho New York, Now Haven
and Hartford Railroad at Bay Ches
ter, was wrecked by dynamlto today,
fifty pounds of explosives being
placed under tho first span. Today's
outrago followed an attempt to
wreck the bridge, the samo road waa
spanning tho Harlem river with.
Labor troubles are believed to bo at
tho bottom of tho plot.
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