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VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGOM. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1908.
No. 273.
FORTY THOUSAND STARVE TO DEATH
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MONSTER AIRSHIP COLLAPSES AT
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Largest Aerial Craft Ever
Made Explodes When 300
Feet High.
SIXTEEN WERE MAKING
TRIAL TRIP IN IT.
Berkeley and Oakland Resid
ents Victims of Effort to
Solve Problem.
(By Associated Press.)
OAKLAND, Cal., May 23. Tho
Morrell airship, the largest ever
constructed collapsed on the trial
trip when about three hundred feet
from the ground and dashed Its six
teen occupants to tho earth. None
were killed but all were seriously
hurt, suffering broken limbs and
other injuries.
It Is believed that several will die.
Thousands of people had gathered
to witness the trial. Tho giant ship
is 450 feet long, 36 feet In diameter
and is a combination of tho aeroplane
nnd tho dirigible aircraft. It was
driven by six gasolino engines gener
ating two hundred horse power. On
the start, it roso successfully from
the ground and all thought aerial
navigation had been solved.
The sixteen men Interested In the
invention had agreed to take tho trial
trip before buying stock in the ma
chine. All are residents of Oakland
and Berkeley.
Suddenly the big gas bag, contain
ing Ave hundred thousand cuhjc feet
of illuminating gas burst. The air-
ship began to settle slowly as the gas
escaped and appeared as though It
would make an easy descent. How
ever, when 75 feet from the ground,
it suddenly shot downward with a
terrific force.
The occupants were caught under
tho wreckage.
Among the thousands of spectators
many were women, score of whom
fainted.
When the great gas bag burst,
there was a panic in the immense
crowd watching the ascension. When
tho big craft, which altogether weigh
ed five tons, settled to the ground,
hundreds of men rushed forward and
ripped the silk which held the little
gas that remained so that the fumes
would not asphyxiato the" injured.
The heavy engines were responsible
for tho injury of most of the occu
pants. The injured were immediately
placed in automobiles and express
wagons and taken to Roosevelt hos
pital. The Morrell airship was built at a
cost of $90,000 dollars. It was de
signed primarily to enter the contest
with tho various aerial craft in the
east.
The cause of the collapse of tho big
gas bag has not been ascertained, but
probably a weak spot gave way under
the tremendous pressure.
PETER DAILEV IS DEAD.
Famous Comedian Succumbs nt Chi
cjiro After AVeek's Illness.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 23. Peter Dailey,
who for years has enjoyed tho dis
tinction of being one of the best
comedians on the American stage,
died at tho Auditorium today after
a week's illness.
GERMAN EDITOR WINS.
(By Associated Press.)
LEIPSIC. Germany, Msy 23.
The Supreme Court of Germany has
set aside the verdict of tho lower
court in the case of Maxtmillian
Harden, the Berlin editor who was
found guilty of libelling Count Von
Moltko. The Supremo Court orders
tho case retried in tho lower courts.
Harden was charged with libel on ac
count of tho stories of wrong doing
among prominent military officers
which ho printed in his paper. While
ho was found guilty, subsequent
developments show that tho stories
were correct.
1C0 ACRES, one million feet cedar
and fir timber. Good house, barn
and orchard. Shingle mill in good
working order and now in opera
tion. 3 miles from Coquillo river,
7 miles from Coquillo, same from
Myrtlo Point. Capacity of mill,
15 M. per day. Ready sale for
all shingles cut. Inquire P. O.
Box 20G.
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OIL DRILLING
TO START SOON
R. F. Crittenden's Machinery
Will Arrive Here Next Week
Ready For Work.
R. F. Crittenden yesterday receiv
ed a telegram announcing the arrival
at San Francisco of tho boiler for his
drilling machinery and that it would
be shipped to Coos Bay on the M. F.
Plant which will arrive here a week
from today or tomorrow. Mr. Crit
tenden will leave on tho Alliance for
Portland Monday to arrange for the
shipment of the other machinery
from there to Coos Bay on the Al
liance next week. Unless something
extraordinary interferes with his
present plans, all of the machinery
will be hero and drilling for oil will
start within ten days.
Mr. Crittenden during the past
week has gone over tho grounds
again and has closed up preliminary
work so that everything is in readi
ness for the drillers to begin work
as soon as tho machinery arrives.
His recent investigations have con
vinced him more strongly than ever
that there Is oil here in paying quan
tities. Drilling in Curry County.
Oil drillers are still working in
Curry county but no announcement
of their accomplishments have been
made. Parties interested in the test
have intimated that the prospect is
vory flattering. Their test is beings
mado near Langlois.
It is understood that a vein of
parafine five inches or more thick
was encountered in one test hole in
Curry county. This ordinarily would
have meant a big oil strike, the oil
in this vicinity being found on the
parafine base. However, owing to
the broken geological formation of
the country, the oil bed had evident
ly been broken and tho petroleum
allowed to run off to some other
strata.
NIGRT WAT!
Attempt to Rob Schooner Co-
quille at Old North Bend
Mill Frustrated.
An attempt to loot tho schooner
Coquillo at its moorings, near the old
mill, at North Bend, was frustrated
last night by the timely arrival of
Captain Saubert's night watchman.
When the night watchman returned
to the Coquillo after a brief trip up
town, he was met near tho Gang
way by a masked man who covered
him with a gun and ordered him to
"Get." The night watch did get but
ho hastened for the city marshal and
returned a few minutes later with re
inforcements. The burglar evidently
anticipated their return and made his
getaway in a boat as they could
barely make him out retreating in
the distant darkness.
They found several bundles of
stuff that ho had gathered up on the
schooner evidently for tho purpose
of taking it away. The timely return
of tho night watch, however, spoiled
his plans. Sometime ago, tho launch
was robbed in a similar manner. An
effort will bo made to apprehend tho
thieves who are evidently familiar
with tho schooner.
FRIED CHICKEN DINNER at
Mother's Sunday.
BIG CHICKEN DINNER at Smith's
Cafo tomorrow.
FOR 5 acre fruit farms, near
Marshfleld and some good business
investments, see Title Guarantee and
Abstract Company.
HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Mgr.
FOR RENT Flats No. 3 and 8, in
the new O'Connell Building.
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Severe Famine Prevails in
Africa as Result of Extraor
dinary drouth Government
Tries to Relieve the Suffer
ing of Thousands of Natives
(By Associated Press.)
MOMBASA, British East Africa,
May 23. Over fifty thousand deaths
have occurred in the vicinity of Uso
go, in the province of Uganada, as
a result of the awful famine prevail
ing there.
Tho government is rushing in ra
tions as rapidly as possible, but it is
a hard point to reach. More than
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Regular Travel Augmented By
Approach' of Rose Festival
at That City.
The Breakwater sailed this morn
ing for Portland with a heavy cargo
of freight and a large number 6 of
passengers. A number of the pas
sengers were planning to attend.the
Rose Carnival in Portland and also
to yjslt friends there. Among those
Who sailed on the Breakwater .were:
Miss Maxwell, F. DeLano, H. B.
Hall, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Roberts, F.
A, Fmy, W. A. Krlbs, Mrs. D. W.
Barnes, 'Mrs. AV. M. Kelly, Fred
Stora, Tom Stora", H. S. Kinney, Hor
ris 'Kinney, Matt Stora, Mrs. StoVn,
Mrs. Ortschild, A. Skiff, Wm. Schrod
er, L. S. Park, A. E. Geer, AV. H. fAr
thur,.JMiss Llllie Smith,. JVlJss Clara
Moore, J. Grosvenor, Nelson Stello,
Geo. Cranson, AV. H. Bomcer, A.
Helms, AV. H. McVey, Chas. Carlson,
L. Lanstcll, C. M. Lorence, B. Bur
ney, A. H. Derbyshire, F. Powers, A.
M. Bobell, Mrs. Bobell, Mrs. C. A.
Strickland, Mrs. Spooner, D. P. Brad
ley, J. D. Goss, A. L. Strickland, F.
AV. Stevens, G. Lyle, Mrs. Lyle, Mr.
Orth, Mr. Allehoff, S. Goldsmith, Mr.
Skiff, S. E. Heaton, O. Carlson, E. J.
Dlers, J. Carlson, Frank Debeny, AV.
P. Lynch, Bert AVatkins, I. S. Smith,
Mrs. Smith, Bent Ory, M. L. Day,
John Munson, C. F. AVilliams, John
Malfeck, E. E. Ingerman, L. D. Dick
son, E. D. Shelton, J. M. Montgom
ery, Joe Mackay, Louis Annerto, N.
Costello, Jno. Ells, B. Corodess, D.
Mincoss, I. Abe, J. Coats, II. C. Max
well, Robert Cameron, Chas. Ash
ley. SUMMER SUNSHINE like Moth
er's smile is mighty pleasant.
But unlike mother's smile It In
jures tho fair complexion.
McArthur's Cold Cream applied at
night renders the skin soft and beau
tiful! Remember McArthur's Hand Lo
tion. fSt
TODAY'S PERSONAL GOSSIP.
MISS ESTHER JOHNSON has taken
a position in the office of F. S.
Dow.
GEORGE GOODRUM, Al. Courtney
and a party of friends enjoyed a
launch ride on the Bay and the
Inlets last evening.
J. T. HALL will be one of a fishing
and pigeon shooting party to go
up Coos River tonight to spend
Sunday.
MRS. DUNHAM and daughter of Co-
qullle, are expected to visit friends
on Coos Bay for a few days before
going to Portland next week.
MRS. M. A. MITCHELL and daugh
ters, Blanche and Gertrude, will go
to Portland on tho Alliance Mon
day to attend tho Rose festival.
S. J. DEFREEZE of Allegany, was In
Marshfleld today with his step
father who is going to San Fran
cisco on the Plant to visit a daugh
ter there.
FRANK HOGUE has 'returned from
a week's trip to Ten Mile, during
which ho spent considerable timo
fishing. Ho says that the trout
aro biting fine.
CHIEF CLERK AVARNER of tho
Blanco hotol, will leavo tonight
via Drain for Oakland, Cal., where
ho Is called by tho serious illness
of his father, James AVarner. Mr.
AA'arner, Sr., contracted a sovero
cold while witnessing tho demon-
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fifty thousand natives are now being
fed by the government.
The famine is the result of the ex
traordinary drouth that has prevailed
there the past year and resulted in
a total crop failure.
Pathetic and ghastly stories are
told of the depths resorted to by the
starving natives who were thought to
be nearly civilized. Hunger has
driven them back to cannibalism,
human lives being sacrlfled to provide
food for others.
Nearly all of the animals and wild
beasts In that section have died from
hunger or thirst and there is no
thing left to sustain the population
aside from what the government has
been able to import.
T
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Independent Telephone Said to
be Negotiating With Pacific
States Company.
It was stated today that R. T.
Durett, who recently secured a fran
chise at North Bend for an Independ
ent telephone company and has tnade
a request for a similar right in
Marshfleld, is in Portland negotiating
for the purchase of the Pacific States
Telephone Company's exchanges In
Marshfleld, North Bend and Myrtle
Point. Owing to -no ono here being
closely associated ,with Mr1. Durett,
so far as known, it was impossible
to verify the report which, however,
comes from a reliable source.
As Mr. Durett announced his plans,
he proposes to handle local telephone
business in Marshfleld, North Bend,
Empire City and Coquille with a toll
line service between the towns. AVith
the exception of this toll line service,
his deal with tho Pacific States Com
pany is likely to be to leave the gen
eral toll line business in their hands.
His negotiations with the company
are probably with a view of eliminat
ing the competition that he would
have to meet in case he should put
in an independent system In addition
to the one now in operation.
As Manager L. R. Robertson of the
Pacific States Company announced to
the city council that Coos Bay capi
talists were likely to become Inter
ested in his company, probably by
purchasing the local exchanges, there
is liable to be rivalry between Mr.
Durett and them for tho purchase of
the property.
In case Mr. Durett's negotiations
with tho Pacific States Company do
not materialize, It Is not known
whether ho will go ahead with his
proposition to instal an independent
service here. The Marshfleld city
council will not tako up his applica
tion for a franchise for another
thirty days at least.
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stration over tho fleet, and It has
developed Into bronchitis. As he
is 70 years old, It is severe on him.
Mr. AVarner's numerous friends
hope for favorable developments
in the case.
FRANK PARSONS has gone to Port
land and other northern points for
a few days. During his absence,
Cyrus J. Buhrman of Coquille, will
tako his place In the store.
FREDERICK A. GRAHAM of tho
compiling department of tho Scien
tific American, and wife, reached
Coos Bay today. Mr. Graham will
spend sometime here In tho inter
ests of tho publication.
MATT STORA and family of North
Bend, left on tho Breakwater this
morning for Portland. They will
spend tho summer there and at
other northern points, but expect
to return to North Bond in tho
fall.
CHICKEN DINNER with Ice cream
tomorrow at Smith's.
A CARD.
To tho Republican voters of Coos
County: I hereby announce myself
as tho regular Republican nominee
for coroner of Coos County, subject
to your approval, at tho coming elec
tion, June 1, 1008.
AVANTED Competent girl for gen
eral housework. Good wages. Mrs
I. S. Kaufman.
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DURING FESTIVITIES OVER FLEET
ANANIAS CLUB
GROWS LARGER
President Roosevelt Says
Story of Trouble in Cabinet
Is Fake.
(By Associated Press.)
AVASHINGTON, May 23. The
AVhlte House today made an official
denial of the stories of serious dif
ficulties between President Roosevelt
and Attorney General Bonaparte on
the question of bringing suit against
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad. The story was going
so far as to say that Bonaparte had
threatened to resign. The AVhite
House statement, which goes into de
tail, is corroborated by personal state
ments of the cabinet officers.
WILL TRY TO
GET 100,000
OREGON CONGRESSIONAL DELE
GATION AVIRES THEY AVILL
URGE BILL NOAV ASK FOR IN
FORMATION ABOUT DREDGE.
Secretary AValter Lyon received a
telegram today from members of the
Oregon Congressional delegation
stating that owing to the Democratic
filibuster, it would probably be im
possible for them to secure the pas
sage of the bill appropriating $500,
000 for the improvement of Coos Bay
harbor and channel. They stated
that they would do what they could,
though, and asked when tho dredge
now building for work here would
be done. Mr. Lyon replied that the
dredge now building would be ready
for service In August and that tho
additional fund of $500,000 was bad
ly needed.
NORTH BEND NEWS
E. R. Hodson of South Coos River,
was a North Bend visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nowlin of Pony
Inlet, are rejoicing over the birth of
a son. Mother and child are doing
well.
Mrs. I. Lando and Miss Nannie
Lyons of Marshfleld, attended tho
play at Eckhoff hall In North Bend
last evening.
Mrs. E. R. Hodson and daughter,
Erma, aro spending a few days with
Mrs. Robert McCann.
Mrs. Frank Spooner who has been
visiting her son, Langdon Spooner,
at tho depot for tho past week, left
on the Breakwater today for her
homo at Jennings Lodge, near Port
land. She was accompanied by her
grand daughter, Miss Vivian, who
will visit there for a time.
"Ye Village Skowl of Long Ago,"
which was presented by the North
Bend High School students at Eck
hoff was largely attended and tho ex
cellent program warmly applauded
throughout. All of tho participants
did well. Quito a sum was secured
for the benefit of tho North Bend
High School Athletic Association.
B. S. Burney of North Bend, yes
terday received a telegram announc
ing tho death of his slsterjfii Port
land. The news came aa great
shock to him. Miss Dora Burney was
about twenty years old and had al
ways enjoyed oxcollent health until
a few days ago when she was tnkon
sick with typhoid fever. Sho grow
rapidly worso until a sinking spell
early yesterday proved fatal. Judge
Burney of Portland Is her father and
tho family Is ono of tho best known
In Portland. Mr. Burnoy loft on the
Breakwater today to attond tho fu
neral. Besides tho parents, two
brothers and sisters mourn her loss.
AVANTED Housekeeping rooms.
Couplo want sultablo rooms fur
nished for housekeeping, small
cottago preferred. Address 'G' this
ofllco.
Two Seamen From Battleship
New Jersey Crushed by
Street Car.
ACCIDENT DUE TO
THRONG ON STREET.
First Division Proceeds to Ren
dezvous at Port Townsend
Today.
(By Associaced Press.)
BELLINGHAM, AVash., May 23.
The first division of the fleet sailed
today for the rendez-vous of the
entire fleet at Port Townsend, from
whence tho reunited Atlantic fleet
will sail for Seattle.
The hospital ship 'Relief did not
proceed up the Sound, remaining hero
to take on the bodies" of tho two
seamen of the New Jersey, J. J. Staub
and F. LuIInskl, who were killed last
evening In a street-car accident.
The men died almost instantly
from their injuries. The accident
was due to the Immense crowds on
the street to participate in the wel
come of the sailors. The accident
has cast a gloom over tho entire city.
BRIEF CITY NEAVS.
No Baseball Tomorrow. There
will be no baseball game Sunday al
though it is likely that a number
will practice on the North Bond
grounds.
Enterprise In ami Out. Tho En
terprise brought in a load of salmon
from AVedderburn to North Bend yes
terday. She sailed on the return
trip late in the day, laden with mer
chandise. Allinnco In Monday. The Alllanco
will sail from Portland tonight for
Coos Bay, reaching here early Mon
day. She will sail from hero on tho
return trip at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Bank Will Move The officers of
the First Trust and Savings Bank
expect to complete tho removal of;
the Institution to Its handsome now
home so that It can open for busi
ness In tho new quarters Monday
morning.
Frank Davis Leaves. Frank Da
vis has severed his connection with
tho Davls-Schultz AVholesale Grocery
Company of North Bend, nnd has de
panted with his family for Portland.
He has not announced his plans for
the future.
Has Scarlet Fever. Amelia Rob
erston, tho little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Robertson camo down with
scarlet fever yesterday. Sho con
tracted tho disease from her four-year-old
sister who Is just re
covering from a mild attack.
Orders Jinw Yacht. AVm. Eckblad
is having a fine now launch built.
It will be about twenty feet long,
open, propelled by a four and one
half horse engine, accommodato six
people arid bo ono of tho speediest
of tho smaller crafts on the Bay. It
will bo ready for servico in ahout
two weeks.
Small Fire Today. Slight damage
was done in tho residence of AV. II.
Mulloy on 'C street, a block east of
tho Masonic Opera houso, at noom
today by a flro originating from a."
defective chimney. Tho terra cotta
chimney broke, allowing a large
cinder to get on tho shingles. Goo.
Goodrum saw It In tho distance and
called the flro department but passor
by succeeded In extinguishing the
flame beforo serious damage was
done.
LUTHERAN SERVICES.
Tho Lutheran church services Sun
day will bo as follows: Sunday school
at 9:30; morning and communion
services in Swedish at 10:30, and
communion services In English at 8
o'clock In tho ovonlng. At the ovon
Ing services, tho Rov. C. Ronhard of
Portland, Rov. C. A. Tolln of Port
land, and Rov. G, Rydqulst of Asto
ria, will assist. Tho visiting min
isters will go to North Bend to con
duct services there at 2 o'clock in.
tho afternoon.
FRESH HALIBUT at Ellerby's
Fish Market.
FOR RENT Five-room houso close
in. Apply first houso north mar
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