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MERCURY was Iho Roman Divin
ity of Commerce nnd Gnln nnd tlicy
used to say: "A Mercury is not
carved, out of ANY piece of wood."
Meaning much Iho Mime as when A VIC
say that a business Is not successfully
advertised through ANY sort of me
dium or methods the REST being
essential.
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"HE THAT will not bo ruled by
the rudder must be ruled by tho
rock;" and the merchant who does
not "believe" in newspaicr advertis
ing is his own worst enemy. Tho
experience of successful business men
all over the country confirms tho fact
that newspaper advertising pays.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED l'KKSS.
VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG ON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1908.
No. 286.
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RIVER FLOOD DANGER
GREAT FOR
Topeka and Kansas City Men
aced by Rapidly Rising
Waters.
BREAK IN BANK
ENDANGERS PROPERTY.
Kansas City Prepares For
Duplication of Disaster
Of 1903.
(By Associated Press.)
TOPEKA, Kas., June 8. At
noon today a break In the Kaw
Bank, five hundred yards wide
at the Big Bend, in the river, a
mile and a half west of North
Topeka, occurred. Water Is
two and a half feet deep in
many homes and the danger is
great.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, June 8. The
Kaw continues to rise and the Indica
tions are that It will be out of its
banks within twenty-four hours.
Hundreds of families in the low lying
districts are maving to higher
ground. Business houses are mov
ing stocks to the upper floors to save
them in the event that tho disas
trous flood of 1903 is repeated The
weather bureau takes a gloomy view
of the situation.
STOKM IN KANSAS.
Humor That Many Were Killed and
Injured at Philllpsburg.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Kas., June 8. An
unverified report that many were
killed and Injured at Philllpsburg,
Kan., in Friday night's tornado, has
reached here. The wires are down
and tnere are no immediate pros
pects of ascertaining the facts.
FLOOD IN MONTANA.
"Water is Receding But Loss of Life
nnd Property is Great.
(By Associated Press.)
BUTTE, Mont., June 8. While
the flood waters have entirely disap
peared from Butte and the immediate
vicinity, train service cannot bo re
sumed before Wednesday on any
thing like normal shape. The Ore
gon Short Line Is making its sched
ule, but the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific are badly tied up.
Five hundred passengers at Garrison
on the Northern Pacific now face
actual want. A courier from Ana
conda reports that passengers there
are subsisting on two light meals a
day.
The total dead In Montana, on ac
count of tho flood, is estimated at
eight with many outlying districts
unreported.
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"Two Negroes Are Killed At
Long View and Rangers
Are Asked For.
(By Associated Press.)
DALLAS, Tex., June, 8. Two ne
groes were killed on the street of
Long View today. A race riot Is said
to be imminent. The governor has
been requested to send rangers to
that city.
Tho outbreak today followed bad
blood that has existed there for some
time, the white residents claiming
that the negroes are getting too bold.
The negroes are prepared to fight
and are said to bo well armed, and
a pitched battle is not unlikely unless
the rangers reach there ln time to
avert It.
I'reparo For Dance. Tho decorat
ing committee of the Marshfleld
High School Alumni Association, Is
busy today decorating tho I. O. O. F.
Hall for tho annual promenade Wed
nesday evening. Tho decorations
promise to surpass anything hitherto
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KANSAS CITIES
DEATH LIST
IS GROWING
Nebraska Cyclone Killed 25,
Injured 50 and Did Over
$500,000 Damage.
(By AssocrasB rress.)
OMAHA, Neb., Juno 8. Reports
from the scene of Friday's storm in
southern Nebraska Indicate that con
ditions are worse than first reported.
Tho death list will doubtless reach
twenty-five, while over fifty were In
jured, some dangerously. The
money loss may reach half a million.
Of the eight Nebraska towns dam
aged Geneva, Fairfield and Carle
ton are the worst wrecked, but
Franklin, Hebron, Byron and River
ton on the Nebraska side and Court
land, Philllpsburg and Scandla also
suffered.
Indictments Against Vice
President of Defunct Port
land Bank Dismissed.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. Three
charges of larceny against G. H. Hill,
the vice-president, and one of accept
ing deposits after he knew the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company was
Insolvent were dismissed on motion
of Assistant District Attorney Haney
In circuit court today. One of the
larceny charges Is Identical with that
on which J. Thorburn Ross was con
victed recently In Marion county and
sentenced to serve five years In the
penitentiary and pay a fine of $576,
853. PRISON TERM FOR HANKERS.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, June 8. For the
embezzlement of $1,105,000 from
the Farmers Deposit National bank,
Harry Reiber and John Young, paying-teller
and auditor, respectively
were sentenced to serve ten years
each In the penitentiary.
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National Republican Conven
tion to Pattern After Ohio
Document.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 8. Bringing
with him a completed draft of the
platform which he proposed to pres
ent to tho Committee on Resolutions
of tho National Republican Conven
tion at Chicago, Wade Ellis, attor
ney general of Ohio, returned here
today and went directly into con
ference with Secretary Taft. Messrs.
Ellis and Taft are averse to making
any statement regarding the platform
but nevertheless it is definitely ascer
tained that aside from tho enlarge
ment of the tariff plank of tho Ohio
platform so as to declare for maxi
mum and minimum schedules and
for a revision of the tariff at an extra
session of congress Immediately fol
lowing thcS Inauguration, tho plat
form at Chicago will substantially bo
the Ohio document.
E. L. C, FARRIN has gone to Port
land on business.
DROPS GASES
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LOCAL MAN FACES
W. E. Clements Alleged to
Have Made Threats and At
tempts Against Life of Wife
As Result of Jealousy.
W. E. Clements will be placed on
trial before Justice Pennock this
afternoon on the charge of. having
made threats against his wife's life.
Clements is now in the city jail, hav
ing been placed under arrest Satur
day night by Marshal J. W. Carter
In the nick of time, according to
witnesses, to prevent a tragedy. One
shot was fired but no one injured
nnd Clements maintains that the
gun's discharge was accidental.
The affair grew out of family
troubles, Clements, It is alleged, be
ing very jealous of his wife who is
scarcely more than a girl, being
only about seventeen years old.
While Clements gives his age as
thirty-two, ho looks to bo nearer
forty. They have been married
about two years. The couple moved
here from Wendllng, Oregon, about
six weeks ago and are only slightly
known here. Clements is employed
at the C. A. Smith mill.
According to G. W. Carlton, at
whose home Clements and his wife
have been rooming since they came
to Marshfleld, and other neighbors,
Clements was apparently very jeal
ous of his wife and has refused to
allow her to go out even with other
girls or women. There have been
frequent jars between the couple as
a result of this. Mr. Carlton and
the members of his family endeavor
ed to keep peace between the couple
and had decided not to allow them
to remain longer at the Carlton
home, a few days' notice having been
given them that they might furnish
and move to a cottage In the south
part of the city.
Saturday night, Clements and his
wife walked down to their new
RATIFY HARRI1N BOND
UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS AP
PROVE OF ISSUE OF REMAIN
DER OF $1000,000,000 IN SE
CURITIES FOR IMPROVING,
BUILDING AND BUYING RAIL
WAYS. NEW YORK, June 8. The board
of directors of the Union Pacific to
day ratified the issue of fifty million
dollars worth of first Hen and re
funding mortgage four per cent
bonds.
This Issue Is the remainder of the
$100,000,000 bond Issue of E. H.
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CROSS PLOT
Lisbon Police Frustrate Plan to
Assassinate Royal Family
Of Portugal.
(By Associated Press.)
LISBON, Portugal, June 8. The
nollce frustrated a plot hatched by
the society of tho Black Cross to
blow up with bombs the members
of the royal family during the reli
gious feast to be held June 18. Three
notorious anarchists have been ar
rested. SEC. GARFIELD LEAVES
FRISCO FOR HONOLULU
Head of tho United States Interior
Department Goes to Hawaii On
Olliclal Business,
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 8.
Secretary of the Interior James Gar
field sailed today for Honolulu on
offlcial business, on tho battleship
Malno. Tho Maine and tho Ala
bama aro on their return to Atlantic
waters via Honolulu, Manila and
Suez.
ALL MILLINERY is being sold at
Mrs. A. G. Aiken's at greatly reduced
prices.
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SERIOUS CHARGE
home. Clements carried a revolver
and tho way In which he toyed with
the gun and talked frightened his
wife. When they reached the cot
tage, she refused to go Inside with
him. Clements went In and inspect
ed the interior and returned to his
wife. The words that passed
between them attracted tho atten
tion of Mrs. Foster who lives nearby
and caused her to watch the couple.
Finally a few minutes later as they
passed up the street, she heard a
shot and immediately notified
Marshal J. W. Carter. Mr. Carter
was just preparing to retire but
hastened to the scene.
Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Clements
went to the Carlton home and went
.up to their room. Mr. Carlton had
been notified of the gun affair and
that Marshal Carter had been sent
for. So, when Clements came down
stairs a few minutes later, he was
prepared for him. Clements talked
In a peculiar vein but Mr. Carlton
diplomatically talked with him with
a view of keeping him downstairs
until Marshal Carter could arrive.
Marshal Carter arrived a few min
utes later and placed Clements under
arrest.
Then Marshal Carter went to the
room and found Mrs. Clements al
most in hysterics. She was sitting
in a chair, sobbing as though her
heart would break and trembling
with fear. On the bed, was Cle
ment's coat and under it was the
loaded revolver.
Mrs. Clements claims that when
the shot was fired, Clements pulled
the gun out of his pocket with his.
left hand and pointed It towards her.
Clements denies this story.
Mrs. Clements also tells of other
times that Clements has threatened
her and alleges that at other times
he has also pulled a gun on her.
It Is a bad family tangle, with
widely differing stories, and all of
them will probably be brought out
at the trial this afternoon.
Harrlman, the Issue of the first $50,
000,000 of which was ratified a few
days ago.
The action today Is taken as an In
dication that Mr. Harrlman Intends
to use the entire $100,000,000 at
once In Improving, building and buy
ing roads of and for the Harrlman
systems.
Kuhn, Loeb and Company plan to
arrange for subscriptions for the
major part of the Issue at home and
abroad.
Financiers are watching Mr. Har
rlman's movements with great Inter
est as most of them were afraid to
endeavor to float any large bond Is
sues at this time.
RUFF TRIAL
IS
Hearing In Furey Bribery
Case Goes Over Until
June 16.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 8. Abe
Ruef was arraigned today before
Judge Cabanlss on tho charge
brought by Heney of having bribed
ex-supervlsor J. J. Furey In connec
tion with tho park side trolley fran
chise. Heney insisted on Immediate
ly beginning tho trial on ground that
he wished to get the testimony of ex
Supervlsor James L. Gallagher In
evidence at once, as there is danger
of Gallagher being assassinated.
Judge Cabanlss set tho date of the
trial as Juno ICth. Gallagher has
twice been the victim of dynamltt
outrages.
FRISCO BANKER IS
PLACED ON TRIAL
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 8. The
trial of Walter J. Bartlett, charged
with ombezzlement of securities of
the Colon estate from tho California
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, of
which ho was vice-president, was be
gun today.
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Sunday's Ball Game Won Easi
ly By Local Team Theile
The Star.
THE OPENING GAME.
A hurry of feet in the crowded
street,
A craning of necks and a wonder
ing throng;
Clerks from the counters and show
girls sweet,
Pushing and shoving and racing
along.
Every one happy and kids fairly
wild,
Bubbles of laughter and murmurs
of glee,
Young men and old men and wo
man and child
What in the world do you think it
can be?
Not a great conqueror come unto
town,
Not a great potentate pulling with
pride,
Not even a hat with a tower on its
crown
And a brim full of feathers 600
yards wide!
Greater than conqueror, greater than
king,
No wonder the people are wild in
its gleam
The season Is open, It really Is spring,
Baseball Is ripe, and hurrah for
the team!
Exchange.
The first game of the 1908 league
season in this city, between Marsh-
field and North Bend yesterday,
proved largely an exhibition which
gave Theile and Rutledge, the new
battery, and opportunity to show
their stellar work, but as It resulted
in a score of eight to nothing In the
home team's favor, tho local fans
are moro than satisfied. It was lar
gely a battle of batteries with
Marshfleld having decidedly the best
of It and with Pitcher Theile as the
star. Ho had North Bend at his
mercy all the time and apparently
arranged a spectacular finish, allow
ing North Bend to get three men
on bases in the last half of tho
ninth, and then personally assist
ing in retiring the side in one, two,
three order. This, Including his
fourteen strikeouts, made his debut
In local baseball all tho success that
any fan or player could wish for.
Marshfleld's eight runs, few or
none of which were earned, were
scored in two Innings six In the
fourth and two In tho eighth. The
North Bend Infield went to pieces
in the fourth and to put It mildly
gave Gaffney bum support. In the
eighth Inning, Marshfleld scored two
again on a fluke. Flanagan throw
ing to third to catch Cowan but
struck the runner and bounced Into
tho field, allowing ho and Dlmmlck
to score. The fluke came after Gaff
ney had weakened In tho seventh
and allowed several to walk.
G. Gaffney pitched a fairly good
game for North Bend up to tho
Seventh Inning had he been given
proper support. In tho seventh, he
gave out and passed several to first.
Ho was succeeded In tho eighth and
ninth Innings by Wilson who had
been playing first. Wilson was also
a trifle wild.
There was a good turnout, In con
sequence of the good weather, there
being Just 549 paid admissions.
North Bend was well represented.
Tho crowd was lenient and did not
land on tho players for misplays,
ovldontly taking Into consideration
that all of them had not had an op
portunity to round Into shape yet
this season. Tho rooters only got
a start towards warming up and It
Is anticipated, that they will bo In
A 1 condition for tho game at North
Bond next Sunday. All in all, yes
terday's gaino demonstrated tho fact
that Coos Bay will seo tho best ball
this year that it has ever had and
(Continued on pa go 4.)
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Secures Site For Largest Wood
Working Establishment In
This Section.
WILL USE SPRUCE
TIMBER LARGELY.
Well-Known Business Man
Leaves For Astoria to Com
plete' Arrangements.
It Is reported that Henry Hoeck,
who Is extensively interested In tho
lumber business on the Columbia
river and Coos Bay, has secured ono
of the most desirable factory sites
on Coos Bay, and expects to leave In
a few days for Astoria and Portland
where he will confer with his asso
ciates relative to completing plans
for one of the largest wood working
plants on Coos Bay for the purpose
of working up their spruce timber.
Mr. Hoeck and associates have
been for the last year quietly buying
spruce and white cedar timber. They
claim they have now enough spruce
to keep a large box and wooden
ware plant going for a good many
years. When seen by a Times re
porter Mr. Hoeck would not deny or
affirm the above report but admitted
that a very desirable factory site had
been secured on the bay and that
ho and his associates had enough
spruce timber to keep them going
for a good many years. Mr. Hoeck
would not say who his associates
were, only that they were Portland
and Astoria men who were heavily
interested in the lumber interests in
the Columbia River territory.
Upon Mr. Hoeck's return from tho
north, the Times will bo able to give
more details about this new Indus
try. Mr. Hoeck Is a successful, lum
berman. He now owns nnd operates
several largo logging camps in Coos
county. One contract alone will tako
him five years to complete by
delivering thirty million feet of fir
logs a year to the Simpson Lumber
Company.
City Council Orders Sunday
Closing Regulations Enforc
ed There to the Letter.
ROSEBURG, Ore., June 8.
Smarting under tho caustic criticism
of its administration, particularly as
regards tho regulation of the liquor
traffic, and taking It for granted
from tho success of tho prohibition
Issue at last Monday's election that
tho town desired an era of radical
"reform," tho city council, at Kb
regular meeting ordered tho city
marshal to enforco tho state Sunday
closing law commonly known as
tho "Bluo Law." That wasn't all
tho council did. It ordered the im
mediate abolition of private boxes In
all restaurants and tho discontinu
ance of a bawdy house familiarly re
ferred to as tho "high board fence."
Tho "Bluo Law," which was ordered
enforced, is as follows:
If any person shall keep open any
store, shop, grocery, bowling alley,
billiard room, or tippling house, for
tho purpose of labor or traffic, or any
placo of amusement, on tho first day
of tho week commonly called "Sun
day" or tho "Lord's Day," such per
son, upon conviction thereof, shall
bo punished by a fine of not less than
$5 nor more than $50; provided,
however, that tho above provision
shall not apply to theatres, the keep
ers of drug stores, doctor shops, un
dertakers, livery stable keepers,
butchers and bakers; and all cir
cumstances of necessity and mercy
may bo pleaded In defense, which
shall bo treated as questions of fact
for tho Jury to dotormlno when tho
offon-s Is tried by a Jury.
"BLUE LAWS"
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