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Newspaper Page TextxC mUmWffw i.iiiw"i ' 'Hiiiiwfial 8C--V THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG N, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908. HPT. KELLY'S ICYJUCKING Well-Known Coos Bay Navi gator Has Thrilling Experi ence at Aberdeen, Wash. Tho many Coos Bay friends of Captain Bernard Kelly, master of the steamship Alliance for many years up until about a year ago, will be interested In the rather serious ac cident, but humorous as a result of its happy outcome, which befell him a few days ago at Aberdeen, Wash. Captain Kelly weighs in the neigh borhood of 250 pounds and the des cription of his predicament and the rescue closely reminds one of an ex perience of the Katzenjammer Kids of comic supplement fame. Tho many friends ho made during his Jong years service In and out of Coos Bay until Captain Olson suc ceeded him on the Alliance a year ago will read with interest tho story of his predicament which is told In an Aberdeen dispatch as follows: "Captain Kelly, who is staying on "board the steamer Lindsay, had a narrow escape from drowning as he started to board his vessel. Return ing from town with his arms full of packages he slipped on the narrow gangplank and scattering his parcels -in every direction, fell into the water, striking the sheer boom In his descent. He was stunned for a short time, but when he came to struck out and caught hold of the boom to keep himself out of the water. "He was unable to reach shore and had to hold on for dear life until help should come. Finally two small boys who were playing on tho dock appeared in view, and tho captain "hailed them. They were only 7-year-old children, and tho hope of rescue from their efforts seemed rather remote. But tho captain told one of them to go on board the ship, fasten one end of a ropo and throw him tho other. The little lad obey ed In every particular, and the cap tain was able to draw himself out of tho ico cold water after an hour's immersion, not injured excepting lor the chill he had received. The boy was handsomely rewarded for the rescue." THOUGHTS FOR VOTERS Voters who are possessed with a regard for square dealing in every sort of campaign should read every word of the following account of the utter disregard for integrity which the leaders in the Prohibition movement in North Bend are charged with. The charges cannot be refuted, for they are given by one of the members of the agreement and can be substantiated by men who would have stood by the Prohibition campaign had it not been foisted after an out and out agreement with the business men of that city that there would be no move made if certain things were done by the busi ness men which same things were carried out to the letter. STORY Of THE AGREEMENT I stated in yesterday's Coos Bay Sundays, tho closing of the dance WEAK ARGUMENT rKOlIIS ADVANCE PECULIAR THEORY. An article in yesterday's Times was calculated to convince voters that tho Indebtedness of tho city of Marsh field was duo to tho fact tha the ciiv ia wet and was published for tho pur;.fiM of misleading any w.n. mil-t have ideas that tho city is extrava gant. It is only necessary to under stand that Marshfleld has doubled in population within two years to see where tho added indebtedness has beon assumed. A city cannot build streets and make improvements with out expending monoy. All tho Im provements that have been made havo been absolutely necessary to keep up with tlio rapid growth of Marshfleld. AVho would build a homo in tho low lands of Itailroad addition if thoro were no prospects of thero being a highway? When a city is undergoing a transformation which takes it from tho ahunty siugo to niodurnity, mon oy Is expended in largo amounts. The writer who essayed to ridicule tho fact of tho city's having In creased its allowed Indebtedness will boo moro things in that lino boforo Marshfleld is in tho column of up-to-dato and woll improved cities. Tho tlguro, $25,000, wns too small when It was first voted and boforo two years, if tho growth continues, tho citizens of Marshllold will bo ready and anxious to increase tho limited indebtedness to $100,000. Eugeno Is cited as a city whoso financial condition is in excollont h:ip. Eugono's limit of IndobU'I ncss is something like $300,000, which compared with Marshflold's doe3 not show so very favorably. And besides Eugono is about to contract for an $800,000 water system. Then, how will Eugono's limit of $300,00U look? Tho attempt to charge to tho ne- Times that I would publish in to day's paper tho whole truth pertain ing to tho agreement made by the Law and Order League with tho city officials and business men of North Bend in tho matter of saloon regu lation. I now give tho history of that com pact so that all who are interested may know which of tho parties to the deal broke their promise. To begin, 1 must tako the reader back to a year ago, when the business men of North Bend banded them selves together for the purpose of creating a spirit of unity to act as one man in the upbuilding of North Bend and Coos Bay. Ab soon as this asoclation of busi ness men were in harness planning for North Bend's future a few zeal ous, so-called reformers took It upon themselves to uso the association for the exclusive purpose of cinching the saloon men and making them close their places of business on Sunday. In regard to this, the association took tho stand that Coos Bay had for years been going on in a free and easy way with regard to Sunday closing and that it would not bo advisable to use drastic measures all at once but to investigate, and if conditions justified closing on Sundays to insist that it be done all over the whole county. This was not satisfactory to the re formers and when tho time for the city election camo last fall this ques tion was made an Issue in the city campaign. The association canvassed tho situation thoroughly and found that tho trend of public opinion was, that the dance hall must be closed up, gambling cut out, saloons close at midnight and on Sundays. A ticket was named and all factions agreed to it and the men nominated wero elected by a largo majority. Tho new administration stood for Sunday closing and tho elimination of the dance hall, and suppression of gambling. After tho election tho mayor Issued the order, closing sa loons at midnight, the stopping of gambling and notifying Wilcox to cut out tho dance hall. As soon as tho new council was organized an ordinance was presented to it for passage. This ordinance pro vided for the saloons closing at mid llght and Sundays, $800 a year li cense, no gambling, dance halls or other hurdy-gurdies. 1 he council ivn.fci-d to pass this o'ainanco on ttu grounds tlm. It unbodied too inu'.y Miujects. Thoie- loro it was rejected and tho city smcTiiey was instructed to prepare two ordinances, ono to cover licenses ami saloon regulations and the other covering dance halls, hurdy-gurdies and gambling. Also a committee was appointed to confer with the Marsh fleld officials In regard to Sunday closing. Theso proceedings did not satlsty the prohibitionists. They wanted ac tion at once. They did not care whether tho ordinance was legal or what arrangement could bo made with Marshfleld In regard to Sunday closing. Whllo tho council was await ing preparation of the two ordinances it passed a resolution giving May 1st for Wilcox to close his dance hall. This did not satisfy tho ministers and Prohibitionists. They chnrged tho coouncil with breaking promises etc. and mind you, their councilmen were all church members, their children going to Sunday school and their wives active church workers and yet theso ministers impugned thoso men's motives, charging they woro standing In with dauco hall proprietors ana gamblers. In tholr zealousncss to forco tho council to net botoro mature dollboratlons could bo hnd on tho now ordinances, they lost tho lull sup port of tho business men's associa tion. Having lost that support tno ministers organized a Law and Order League, taking all thoso wno tie- hall to tako effect tho first of May, and suppression of gambling. Sec ond: In consideration of doing this tho Prohibitionist element agreed not to sign or aid in circulating petitions to vote this elec tion on the wet and dry proposition, Superintendent of Schools Prot Raab was tho man who brought the agreement about between tno two associations and a meeting to close tho deal followed this arrange ment which Prof. Raab and others had made. At tho meeting when tne deal was closed the following woro present: Mayor Simpson, on behait of tho city administration; Ira Smith, president of the Law ana Order League, acting on behalf oi the league; Revs. Sumorlin and Lacy, on behalf of tho churches and pro hibitionists and Thomas Vigars ana othera on behalf of the business men. Everything was agreed to at this con ference as per arrangements made by Prof. Raab with the additional de mands that the mayor of North Bend and the business men there, aid tho Law and Order Leaguo to close tho saloons of Marshfleld on Sunday. To this end Mayor Simpson prom ised he would uso his influence to bring about conditions so that Marsh fleld would fall in line. On the strength of this conference the city council of North Bend passed the two ordinances and the saloon keepers strictly complied with every provision of theso ordinances and by April first paid Into the city treasurer $5,600 license money to run their businoss for tho next year being assured that the agreement with Prohibitio'nists would be carried and no vote be had on that issue this election. But the Ink on the or dinances was hardly cold when lo, behold, tho Revs. Sumerlin and Lacy started a petition to havo a dry elec tion in Juno on this issue to which they In conference had solomnly as ministers of the gospel agreed that they would use all honorable means to suppress circulation of a petition calling for a vote at this election, to suppress a petition being circulat ed calling for a vote at this election. Revs. Lacy and Sumerlin expected that the Law and Order League would, to a man, sign such a petition in the face of tho agreements that the league had made. But In this they wero sadly mistaken, as the majority of tho leaguo refused to sin, claiming that they wero hon orably bound by the agreement and let it be said to the credit of Prof. Ranb, who is a Prohibitionist, that he upbraided them for the stand they wero taking and ho absolutely re fused to sign tho petition and did not sign and tho same can bo said of i number of others in the Leaguo who are also Prohibitionists, who aro striving honestly and earnestly heretofore his "rock of salvation." In a word, the hide-bound Prohi bitionist, for reasons best known to himself, Is not open to conviction on this point. But most other people aro, includ ing a largo proportion of the clergy, be it said to their credit, and it Is for their instruction that we offer here a few testimonies showing the attitude of distinguished churchmen of different denominations, "men of light and leading," upon this great and, at present, absorbing question. The Pope Not n Prohibitionist. The following special dispatch wis published In the New York Times of February 11, 1908, under a St Louis date: Addressing the Catholic Union of Missouri in St. Louis, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Franz Goller, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul's Church, declared that Pope Plux X is not in sympathy with the Prohibition idea now spreading through this country. Mgr. Goller's remarks are deemed significant because he was among the first priests to be raised to the rank of Papal Private Chamberlain by the present Pontiff. "The Pope certainly does believe In temperance," he said, "that is, moderation in all things, but not ab solute Prohibition. That is not tho spirit of freedom, but of autocratic government. The Holy Father him self takes a glass of wine, and be lieves that men should be allowed to use their own judgment in what they should eat and what they should drink, and not havo other men decide such matters for them." Cardinal Gibbons Says, Prohibition Impossible. Cardinal Gibbons, head of the Roman Catholic Church in this coun try, has recently expressed his views on Prohibition as follows: "I am persuaded that it is prac tically Impossible to put prohibition intb effect in any large community, and tho best means, therefore, to J promote temperance is to limit the number of saloons by high license. I would be In favor of inflicting sovere punishment on the propriet ors of saloons who violate the law In the first Instance, and In the sec ond instance of violation I would withdraw the license altogether. 'Laws like prohibition that are certain to be violated had best not be made, for incessant violation draws down upon them disrespect." "When a law Is flagrantly and habitually violated It brings legisla tion into contempt. It creates a spirit of deception and hypocrisy, and compels men to do Insidiously and by stealth what they would otherwise do openly and above board. "All good men good citizens aro in favor of the virtue of temper ance, and I regret to see that tho moral side of the question has not been sufficiently considered. You cannot legislate men by civil action AGAINST PROHIBITION We, tho undersigned business men and residents of the City of North Bend, do most earnestly protest against tho passing of a prohibition law in this City. Tho passing and enforcing of such a law, in our opinion, at tho pres ent time, will seriously militate against the business Interests of this community. NAMES Ii A. Frey Aug. Hocll'ng Smith & Taylor S. S. jcmnh.g? :3. It. I'-inesi N. II. Welling F. E. Monroo L Barr W. H. Gamble T W. Rennio P. N. Reberg E. S. Barzo J. A. Jacobson H. E. Burmester C. M. Pyler J. T. McGuiro Otto Groko W. A. Ackley Frank M. Esiminger Peter Loggio F. Weyerman H. C. Diers J. Virgil Pugh S. W. Van Zilo J. R. Ellerby J. S. Jones L. F. Falkenstein C. S. Wlnsor C. F. Burns 11. .rd Guorry & Holllster L. J. Simpson Thomas B. James J. F. Bode, Manager Edw. A. Schultz H. P. Bevier BUSINESS Clothier Grocery HacKot j?inra 'fry Goods Ba:fcr Tailor Paint House Joweler City Meat Markot Noith Bend Stables North Bend Hardwaro Co. Noith Bond Draylng North Bond Furniture Co. Dentist Grocery Berber Cigar Factory Tailor Midget Cafe Inc. Building Material Bakery Real Estato Corner Grocery Furnlturo North Bend Fish Market Hardwaro Lumberman Cashier Bank of Oregon Barber North Bend News Co. Lawyers Simpson Lumber Co. City Wharfinger North Bend Manufacturing Co. Wholesale Grocery Gasoline Engine Manufacturer A. E. Shuster Coos Bay Condensing Co. by J. H. Keating makers of "Sunriso Milk" E. Rones C. G. Hockett S. S. Mathews D. D. Dobbins Mrs. L. M. Perry Lucy C. Williams W. H. Greenleaf J. A. Davis J. W. Gardiner A. Whisnant James Allen Judge Rummell John G. Horn Confectionery Mgr. Coos Bay Mfg. Co. Toy Storo H, ,' ,., Oregon Electric Supply Company Millinery Dressmaking Druggist Dry Goods Insuranco Publisher North Bend Shingle Mill Company .Real Estato & Insuranco Building Contractor VOTE AS FOLLOWS ' 33S For Prohibition. 339 X Against Prohibition. 320 X For Constitutional Amendment. 321 Against. to carry out tho conditions of tho agreement. Following is a list of business men who are aware of tho agreement and are now petitioning the people not to voto North Bend and the county dry at this tlmo as there has been an honorable business agreement mado between all parties. Tho saloon keepers and city officials aro carry ing out their part to the letter. To morrow l will havo an article in tho Coos Bay Times stating who really cloiul up tho Wilcox resort, stopped. into tho performance of good and making It moro difficult to deal with tainted with falsehood, dishonored by essential nureallty and discredit ed by widespread and consistent failure. Bishop Hall, of Vermont. Prohibition drives underground tho mischief which it seeks to cure, l-'.i f WAHU. gambling and now, and why Marsh fleld closed on S undays. H. C. DIERS. count of tho liquor Interests tho In debtedness of Marshfleld is so billy I oml , 8t ,.,,., ro(.MiatIoix of saloons that taxpayors who understand the ot(. Uut ,, , turn , , mU that situation will not glvo It any crodonco, B0Vonu f,0iizled Prohibitionists wero but thoso who aro not a ware of the object sought, might bo deceived COME to tho Coos Bay Orchostra's ball at tho Knights of Finland Teni plo Saturday night. FIno floor and excollont music guarantee a good time. Storo your goods with tho Bay SIdo Paint Co., North Bond. steering this leaguo Into the pio hlbltiou camp. When tho city coun cil was ready to pass tho two or dinances regulating saloons ami dauco halls, tho business men ap pointed a comniltteo to contor wnn tho league and make this proposition; tlrst, that tho city council pass tno ordinances making tho saloon liconso $500 per year in advanco, strict closing of saloons at midnight and on CLERGYMEN AGAINST PROHIBITION Tho constant cry of tho Prohibi tionist, upon which ho relies for fi nancial as woll as moral support, is that Christian, religious sentiment arrays Itself as a unit behind the 'causo" of Prohibition. That this claim is utterly without foundation has often boon shown, but the Pro hibitionist Is not thoreby provonted from advancing It wherovor it may servo his purposes. It has been righteous deeds. "Wo might profitably learn a les son from the old cities of Europe, which for 2000 years havo been agi tating this question. Thero Is not a single city in Great Britain, Ire land or on tho Continent which at tempts to prohibit by law tho sale of liquor. They havo learned from a long experience that tho best meth od of regulating this article of com merce is to impose licenses, to main tain good order for tho protection of tho citizens and to punish tho vio lators of the law." A Catholic Priest's Comment. Tho Rev. Daniel J. O'Sullivan, rector of St. Mary's Church of St. Albans, Vt., commented as follows upon tho Cardinal's statement, ac cording to tho New York Times of February 11, 1908: "I bellovo that tho words of tho Cardinal will hnvo great influence not only with Catholics, but with all fair-minded people In tho United States. "Cardinal Gibbons is a bravo man, who is never doterrod by fear of cri ticism or condemnation from telling I tho truth ns ho sees it on great ques tions that affect the interests of tho church, socloty and morality." VIEWS OF OTHER CHURCHMEN. Bishop Potter, of New York. Our prohibitory laws, whether wo put them in operation on ono day only, or on all days, aro as stupid as they aro ineffectual. Most of our methods for dealing witli tho drink tho evil and impossible to regulate tho trade, as for instance, In tho quality of liquor sold. Tho Rev. Dr. Rninsford of New York To drink is no sin. Jesus Christ drank. To keep a saloon is no sm And any policy that claims tho name of Christ or does not claim IPs name, that deals with tho well-n'g'i universal tasto of man of alcohol on tho basis of law and order alone, cannot commend itself to the best intelligence and Is doomed to fall. Bishop Clark, of Rhode. Island. Prohibition has been disastrous to tho cause of temperance. Bishop Grafton, of Wisconsin. I cannot seo tho benefits to be derived from compulsory abstinence. Rabid temperance workers havo ac complished very little toward des troying tho drink evil. In the Church of Englnnd thero Is a temperanco so ciety which accomplishes great good by the moderation of its demands. Thoso who wish to pledge themselves to abstain totally from tho use of spirits aro accepted with thoso who pledge themselves to moderate use of spirits. Henry Ward Beeches If you say to mo that I ought no-, to drink perhaps I would agreo with you; but if you tell mo I must not drink, I will drink, becauso I luva a natural right to do so to dri-il: what I please. Bishop MorelamI, of California. Another false notion Is that tho abuse of wino prohibits the use of things. Many men use horses for gambling purposes, and thousands of men are ruined by betting at tho races. Shall we then abandon horses altogether and tako to tho bicycle? But many overdo the wheel, and suf fer from curvature of the splno and the bicycle heart. Shall wo, then, prohibit the bicycle? Some peoplo aro Injured by drinking coffee. Must all the world then glvo up Its morn ing cup? It never helps any causo to raise false issues about It or do- fend it with unsound arguments. Rev. Lyman Abbott, of New York, It was not tho method of Jesus. Ho lived in an ago of total absti nence societies and did not join them. Ho emphasized the distinc tion between his methods and thoso of John tho- Baptist, that John camo neither eating nor drinking; tho Son of Man came eating and drinking. He condemned drunkenness, but never in a single instance lifted up his voice in condemnation of drink ing. On the contrary, ho commenc ed his public ministry by making, as a rule, wine in considerable quan tity, and of fine quality, and this ap parently only to add to tho joyous festivities of a wedding. Bishop Weld), of Milwaukee. Tho Episcopal clergy is Inclined to regard with leniency tho saloon In all Its phases so long as tho saloon is not detrimental, on its face, to public interest and morals. I be lieve that the general tendency of tho Episcopal clergy is to favor, rather than oppose, tho well-regulated saloon. Tho saloon, when at its best, certainly has many things in Its favor. It is gathering placo of people, and in many instances of good peoplo. ANDERSON & HALL agents for evil in our day and generation aro I it. Apply this argument to other SUtU MarsUflold Coal- Phne 817. !, ! Li M21 X. ...... MiHHJA . abjiji.-jewt0ii MliWwiaflteigsrj iiiiminmr -- " mm ntumimmmimA t ;, -f-f -