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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1908.
No. 272.
OIoos
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MM URGE PRESENT CONGRESS
FOR COOS BAY APPROPRIATION
Business Men and Commercial
Organizations to Wire Con
gressmen. WOULD BE GREAT'
BENEFIT IF DONE NOW.
Believe That Sum Would
Dredge Channel Almost
Entire Width.
Telegrams urging congress to take
up and pass at this session the $500,
000 appropriation for the improve
ment of Coos Bay bar anil channel,
as requested by the Secretary of War
yesterday, will probably bo sent to
Oregon congressmen by the commer
cial organizations and business men
of Coos Bay. While it is expected
that efforts will probably be made
by Congressman Hawley and Senator
Fulton, it is believed that the re
minders from Coos Bay might help
in securing the desired result.
The special telegram from Wash
ington to The Times announcing the
gist of the Secretary of War's request
for Coos Bay has caused much com
ment. Nearly everyone had given
up hope of securing an additional
government appropriation at this
time for improving Coos Bay and It
came as a surprise to them. While
it is not certain yet that it will be
possible to secure the appropriation
fro mthls congress, many believe
that the chances are good.
"Want New Jetty.
Many still claim that something
should be done on the jetty exten
sion work soon in order to protect
and improve the bar. They claim
that a jetty on the southsldo Is ab
solutely essential.
Others claim that tho proper
dredging of the channel may great
ly improve tho bar, tho deeper water
In tho bay reducing the force that
sometimes impedes navigation there.
It Is generally believed that $500,
000 would be more than ample to
dredge the channel from the bar to
Marshfleld to practically tho entire
width and to a depth of more than
twenty-five feet at tho . shallowest
points. It is said that it would pro
vide a channel 2, GOO feet wide from
the bar to North Bend, 2,000 feet
wide from North Bend to tho mouth
of Coos river and S00 feet wide from
the mouth of Coos river to the end
of tho bay.
SEVEN INDICTMENTS RETURN
ED AGAINST RAY LAMPHERE
, AT LAPORTE, INI)., FOR GUI
NESS FARM CRIMES.
(By Associated 'Press.)
LAPORTE, May 22. Tho grand
jury returned seven indictments
against Ray Lamphere, one each for
the murder of Mrs. Belle Gulness,
Phillip Guiness, Lucy Sorensen, Myr
tle Sorensen, destroying the Gulness
home, ono for arson, one for mur
der of Andrew Helgelln, one for an
accessory in assisting Mrs. Gulness
In the murder of Helgelein.
The authorities have resumed tho
search of the Gulness farm for more
bodies. This afternoon, tho excavat
ors found a human skull In a cess
poll on tho Gulness farm. A search
for tho remainder of the body is
progressing.
PHONE Anderson & Hall for
South Marshfleld Coal, No. 817.
IF YOU have some good potatoes
bring them to F, S. Dow.
We aro now prepared to store
your goods. Bay Side Paint Co.,
North Bend.
ANDERSON & nALL agents for
South Marshfleld Coal. Phono 817.
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POSTOFFICE'S
NEW QUARTERS
Government Negotiates For
New Lease and Up-to-Date
Fixtures.
R. J. Stockmyer, United States
postofTlce inspector for southwestern
Oregon, is in Marshfleld today nego
tiating for larger quarters for the
Marshfleld postofflce. Whether or
not a change in the present location
will be made will depend on tho bid's
for the government lease. Mr.
Stockmyer expects to be In this
section about ten days and will prob
ably decide the matter soon.
In addition to securing a lease on
quarters for a period of five years,
he proposes to arrange for new and
up-to-date fixtures, boxes, etc. He
will also arrange to have the office
kept open all night so that holders
of lock boxes will be able to sec "e
their mall at any hour.
"Wo need more space than tho
present arrangement of tho prisons
postofflce affords," said Mr. Stock
myer today. "The lease on the pres
ent quarters has about eighteen
months to run but If we lease new
quarters, we will move as soon as
the new quarters can be fixed up. It
will cost something less than $5.0u0
to equip the new postofflce.
May Build Here.
"Wo will make a lease for only
five years. We do not want to loa?e
longer than that because If Mar?h
field continues to grow it Is more
than likely that on or before another
five years passes, the department will
want to erect Its own building heiv."
Mr. Stockmyer says that every ef
fort possible Is being made to im
prove the mail service. Ho says that
he gets sufficient 'protests at Itose
burgaboutitbut when he begins con
versation with Coos Bay parties, he
is albo swamped by the verbal pro
tests. He declares that the stage
roads are In bad shape for large
portion of tho year, and It is difficult
for the drivers to make time over
it.
JAMES BRIMMINGSTAL ARREST
ED NEAR SOUTH REND, INI).,
FOR MANY CRIMES WIFE
TELLS POLICE.
(By Associated Press.)
SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 22.
James Brimmlngstall, aged 40, is
under arrest at Dowagiac, Mich.,
charged with six murders. The
police say he has already confessed
to two and the authorities aro con
fident that he will admit other
crimes. His arrest followed an al
leged attempt to make his wife the
seventh victim. She escaped and ap
pealed to the police.
The police say that ho confessed
to killing a man In Kansas and that
he served ten years Imprisonment.
After being released, he killed a
companion and got three years. He
gave no names.
Tho list of Brlmmlngstall's vic
tims, according to ofllcers, is:
Man in Kansas, name unknown.
Railroad man In Missouri, name
unknown.
Two men sleeping In a tent in Mis
souri, names unknown.
David Huff at Dowagiac, June,
1907.
Smith Hotium at Dowagiac In Feb
ruary, 1908.
It Is alleged that ho killed Huff to
obtain possession of property which
had been deeded to Brimmlngstall
on condition that ho caro for Huff
the rest of his life. Hotlum's body
was found frozen in tho Ice of a
nearby stream. His money was miss
ing and several circumstances con
nect Brimmlngstall with the crime.
ACCUSED OF "
SIX MURDERS
TWENTY RUSSIAN
Czar's Courtmartial Deals
With Iron Hand With People
Who Opposed the Sway of
the Landed Proprietors in
Yekaterinoslav District.
(By Associated Press.)
KHERSON, Russia, May 22.
Twenty peasants who took part In
the recent disorders In the Yekateri
noslav district were hanged today
under a decree of the court martial.
May Continue In Session Until
June to Handle Country's
Business.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22.
It is stated on apparently good au
thority that Congress will not ad
journ earlier than Monday, May 25,
and possibly the session may be
prolonged until June.
AFTER SUSPECT
Daniel 0'Connell Fined For As
saulting George Doane For
Peculiar Cause.
(Special to Tho Times.)
BANDON, Ore., May 22. Wright
Doane, who succeeded In securing
the evidence against J. C. Wilcox, the
North Bend dance hall proprietor,
and in some other casese of a similar
nature recently, was assaulted here
by Daniel O'Connell because ho
(Doano) was suspected of being hero
for a similar purpose. L. A. Liljeq-
vlst, deputy prosecuting attorney,
was called here from Marshfleld and
filed charges against O'Connell be
fore Justice Geo. Topping. At the
hearing, O'Connell was convicted
and fined $10.
According to the evidence in the
case, Doane was noticed in ono (-1
tho saloons. Several liquor men hap
pened to be there and some of them
thought that they saw Doane taking
notes or names. Doano was ordered
out in any thing but a diplomatic
way. O'Connell followed him up and
started to personally show his opin
ion of Doane. The latter succeeded
In dodging O'Connell's blow so that
ho was struck slightly. Friends
then Intervened and took O'Connell
away.
Doano has been spending consid
erable time around Bandon recent
ly. RILL PASSES HOUSE.
Provides for Publicity of Campaign
Contributions.
(By AssocratBtf iress.)
WASHINGTON. May 22. Under
motion to suspend the rul6s, the
House today took up the bill to re
quire publicity of campaign fund
contributions. The bill was passed
by a vote of 160 to 125, with the
Crumnacker amendment added. The
amendment would havo tho offect of
reducing the congressional represen
tation in southern states. It is be
lieved that the bill will not pass to
tho senate.
VOTERS ATTENTION.
Do you bellevo In education? Do
you want a State University? If so,
vote "yes" No. 314 on tho official
ballot on election day. Tho passage
of this bill will Increase your taxes
a Httlo more than 2 cents If you pay
taxes on $1,000 worth of property.
All progressive citizens should sup
port tho bill.
CONGRESS HAS
WORK AHEAD
PEASANTS HANGED
The members of the association were
accused of trying to drive out
tho landed proprietors by burning
their estates.
The recent effort to reloase tho
convicts from the prison at Yekate
rinoslav district when the bomb,
which was exploded to destroy the
walls killed about fifty inmates and
.injured two score more, was alleged
to have been part of the peasants'
plan to win a victory. The court
martial of the peasants was based on
this act, their leaders being also ac
cused of the plot to destroy the pri
son and release the inmates.
Lusitania Reduces Time From
Europe Three and a Half
Hours..
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 22. The steam
er Lusitania arrived today having
broken the trans-Atlantic record over
the long course, held by the Maure
tania, three hours and thirty-seven
minutes. Her time was four days,
twenty hours and twenty-two min
utes. Her average speed was 24.83
knots.
SHIP SUBSIDY
House Votes Against Allowing
It Even For Carrying
of Mails.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 22. The
House rejected the conference report
on the postofflce appropriation bill
by a vote of 147 to 155. This means
the defeat of ship subsidy.
For years, there has been a strong
fight made for ship subsidy but al
ways futile. This year, another tact
was taken by tho supporters of ship
subsidy. They did not apply direct
for it but with tho sanction of Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root
asked for subsidies for tho mail car
rying vessels between the United
States, South America, Australia and
the Orient. The appropriation for
these mail subsidies were included
In the postofflce appropriation bill,
but the House today even balked on
allowing ship subsidy in this way.
GOV. SPARKS DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
Chief Executive of Nevada Succumbs
at His Homo Near Reno,
Early Today.
(By Associated Press.)
RENO, Nev. May 22. Governor
John Sparks died at his ranch near
l-ere today after a long Illness.
Presbyterian Church of United
States Holding Its 100th
Assembly.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, May 22. Tho
ono hundredth assembly of the Pres
byterian church of tho United States
convened yesterday with tho high of
ficials of churches of this and foreign
countries in attendance. Tho most
important feature tho session con
sisted of tho retirement of Rov. Will
iam Henry Roberts of Philadelphia
as moderator who delivered his faro
well sermon, Rov. B. P. Fullerton of
St. Louis and Rov. Mark A. Matthews
of Seattle, are looked upon as tho
leading candidates for Rov. Robert's
place.
NEW RECORD
ON ATLANTIC
HN
CHuRCn US
CENTENARY
MAE WOOD IN JAIL BUT
SAYS SHE IS MRS. PLATT
FIVE GRADUATE
AT
First Commencement Exer
cises Held Last Night at
Eckhoff Hall.
Diplomas and the attendant hon
ors were conferred last night upon
the first five students to complete
the high school course In North Bend
at the commencement exercises at
Eckhoff hall. The diplomas were
presented by State Superintendent J
H. Ackerman who also made thr
commencement address. The reel
pients of the diplomas were Winifred
F. Rood, Johanna Volz, Maud Coke,
Ralph Coke and Georgianna Wyatt,
the last three having completed the
course In 1907, but not receiving
their diplomas until this year be
cause no commencement exercises
were held last season.
The graduates for 190S completed
tho twelve grades of the altered
course of the North Bend school,
while the graduates of 1907 only
completed the ten courses then In
effect.
The exercises were held at Eckhoff
hall and were largely attended. The
hall was fittingly decorated and the
graduates were the recipients of
many bouquets from friends. Super
intendent Raab presided while Di
rectors Myers and Van Zilo occupied
seats of honor on the platform. The
only regrettable feature of the even
ing's entertainment was the inability
of Miss Maud Coke to be present to
receive her diploma, she being con
fined at her home by illness. Mu
sical numbers by High School organ
izations The Boys Glee Club and
the Girls Glee Club were very pleas
ing and were warmly applauded.
State Superintendent Ackerman
congratulated the citizens of North
Bend on the city's schools and the
spirit of progress In education which
they showed. Ho spoke on educa
tion, showing its development from
the "Three Rs" to tho present course
and said that they would have to
continue to develop as tho world was
expecting more and more of the
young men and women who entered
its active life. The address was
pleasing and the speaker's reference
to tho new $40,000 high school for
North Bend was warmly applauded.
A violin solo by R. C. Hevener
was warmly applauded by the au
dience.
The Invocation was delivered by
the Rev. Lacey while tho closing
prayer was by the Rov. Summerlln.
FIFTEEN HURT IN
NEW YORK WRECK.
Four May Die From Injuries Sus
tained in Trolley-Car Collision
in Gotlimu Today.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 22. Fifteen
were injured, four probably fatally,
in a collision of trolley-cars on the
Manhattan end of tho Brooklyn
bridge early today.
IS VICTIM OF THUGS.
Prominent Chicago Man Found Mur
dered in Alley.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 22. Robert C. P.
Holmes purchasing agent of the
Commonwealth Edison Electric Com
pany, was found dead In an alloy
with a deep cut over his loft eye,
his skull fractured and his pockets
Inside out. Thero Is no clue.
LOSE LIVES IN FIRE.
Chicago Box Factory Conflagration
Endangers Many.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 22. Fire broke
out in tho box factory of J. C. Wln
tormeyer this afternoon. It Is re
ported that eighteen are cut off and
that a number were killed or in
jured. It Is known that three and
perhaps more aro fatally injured.
Declares That She Will Not
Give Up Fight Against
Senator.
NO ATTEMPT MADE
TO SECURE BAIL
Says She Will "Rot" Before
Pleading Guilty to
Perjury.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 22. Mae Wood
is still in jail today on tho perjury
charge. Apparently no effort has
been made to procure bail. District
Attorney Jerome will present tho
case to the grand jury and if in
dicted, she will be placed on trial.
Miss Wood seems unperturbed,
declares she still is Piatt's wife that
ns long as a Piatt is alive she will
fight for her rights. She declared
that before sho pleads guilty to any
Indictment found against her, sho
will "rot first."
COMMISSION ON CURRENCY.
Congress Provides For Committee to
Investigate it.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 22. The
senate without division adopted tho
joint resolution on the adopted Ald
rlch bill from Committee of Finance,
creating a commission to be called
the National Monetary Commission
and to be composed of nine senators
to be appointed by the speaker to
inquire into and report to congress
the earliest date practicable that
changes desirable or necessary, in
the monetary situation of the United
States may be made in laws relating
to currency. Tho commission is au
thorized to sit during the sessions or
in recess at such times and places
as deemed desirable.
Tho House Committee on Banking
and Currency also voted by a sub
stantial majority to recommend tho
passage of the Aldrlch joint reso
lution creating tho currency commis
sion which passed tho senate.
NEW METHODIST BISHOPS.
Two Eastern Ministers Honored By
Their Church.
(By Associated Press.)
BALTIMORE, May 22. Rev. Dr.
William F. Anderson of New York,
and Rev. Dr. John Wuelsen of Nast
Theological Seminary, havo been
elected Bishops of tho Methodist
Episcopal church.
No foundation For His Charges
of Bribery in Submarine
Boat Contracts.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 22. No ac
tion will bo taken toward tho ex
pulsion of Representative Lllloy in
tho House. Tho report of tho In
vestigation Committee was adopted
by tho House by a substantial major
ity and tho case Is closed, according
to tho statement of Speaker Cannon
to tho Associated Press today. Tho
report of tho Special Committee was
that tho charges of bribery and
crookedness In the submarine boat
contracts was unfounded.
BROKER IS INDICTED.
New York Grand Jury Finds BUI
Against Defunct Finn.
(By Associated Press,)
NEW YORK, May 22,An indict
ment was roturned ngalnst a mem
ber of tho failed brokerage firm ot
T, A, Mclntyro and Co., and was re
ported by tho grand jury today.
Which member of tho firm was not
specified.
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