Wxmm
1 MJ2RCURY was tho Itoinan Dlvin-'
Hy of Comiuerco nnd Gnln and they
ised to say: "A Mercury Is not
carved out of ANY piece of wood."
Meaning mitcli tlio same ns when VR
say (hat a business is not successfully
ndvcrtlsed through ANY sort of me
dium or methods tho REST being
essential.
"HE THAT will not bo ruled by
the rudder must be ruled by tho
rock;" and the merchant who docs
not "believe" In newspaper advertis
ing is his own worst enemy. Tho
experience of successful business men
all over tho country confirms the fact
thnt newspaper advertising pays.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED TRESS.
VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MABSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 190a
No. 287.
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Crest of Torrent Finally Passes
Topeka and Water Is
Receding.
ST. LOUIS NOW
FEARS HIGH WATER.
Public Buildings and Homes In
Topeka Opened to Suf
ferers. (By Associated Press.)
TOPEKA, Kan., July 9. About
,000 have been driven from their
nomes In North Topeka by the Kaw
i-Iver flood. The major portion found
uhelter in Topeka proper whero tho
auditorium, school buildings, and
private homes have been opened to
them. No loss of life is reported.
There is a heavy property loss.
The crest of the flood reached To
peka at 3 o'clock this morning and
at 9 o'clock a fall of three inches was
registered. Railroad traffic is
demoralized.
FEAR IN ST. LOUIS.
Mississippi River Above Danger Lino
nnd Is Rising.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS, June 9. Tho Missis
sippi in this vicinity Is one-tenth of
a foot above the danger line. Prop
erty owners and rivermen are mak
ing preparations to meet flood condi
tions which are expected within
three days when the flood waters now
inundating Topeka and vicinity
reach here.
DRAINS REACH 1JUTTE.
Flood Dnmago in Montana Is IJcing
Repaired.
(By Associated Press.)
BUTTE, Mont., June 9. The first
Northern Pacific trains from the East
for some time arrived here today.
Butte is now tho terminus of the
road and passengers are transferred
to the coast via the Oregon Short
Line. Communication to Missoula
cannot bo restored for six days. The
Great Northern may restore com
munication between hero and Great
Falls by Friday.
PHYSICIANS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING.
Coos County Medicnl Society Elects
Officers For tho Ensuing Year
Dr. Culin President.
The annual meeting of the Coos
County Medical Society was held in
tho offices of Dr. E. Mlngus last
evening and was fairly well attended.
Aside from the election of officers,
only routine matters came up. The
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President Dr. Walter Culin of
Coqullle.
Vice-president Dr. C. C. Taggart
of Beaver Hill.
Secretary Dr. E. Mingus of
Marshfleld.
Counsellors Drs. Gale, Houston
and Dix.
Dr. Mlngus and Dr. Richardson
were elected delegates to the annual
meeting of the Oregon State Medical
Association which will be held in July
and probably at Portland.
WILL NOT INCREASE
FREIGHT RATES NOW
Railroad Presidents Decide That
Raise Might Tend to Increase
Stagnation.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Juno 9. No gen
eral increase in freight rates is likely
to bo made by the railroads of the
country in the near future if it Is to
be made at all. At a recent meeting
of railroad presidents, the concensus
of opinion was that It would be un
desirable to put an increase into ef
fect at this time. It is pointed ou
that tho proposed increase in a time
of depression would tend to increase
freight stagnation.
DROP IN at the "Gunnery" and
inspect the new "Savage" rifles, 25
35, 30-30 and 303 calibers.
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OVER 7,000 FROM ROME
LOOT HOIS
AT TEN MILE
Residents Alarmed Over Series
of Petty Crimes in That
Section.
Ten Mile residents are alarmed
over a series of robberies that are
being perpetrated there and will ap
peal to Prosecuting Attorney L. A.
Liljeqvist to put an end to the reign
of petty crime. Unless the matter
ends, soon, It Is feared that there will
bo serious developments.
Boats, guns, ammunitions, stock,
household goods, etc., have disap
peared from a dozen or so homes at
Ten Mile within a short time, and the
residents believe that it is tho work
of a gang. It 13 believed that a
clue has been obtained to tho guilty
parties and this will be submitted to
Mr. Liljeqvist and Marshal J. W.
Carter.
Saturday night the home of Chas.
Norrls was pilfered. A night or so
previous O. Hibbard's home was rob
bed. Peter Meneget has lost several
dozen chickens and other farmers
have lost calves, etc.
-A vigilance committee may be or
ganized by the residents.
MANY KILLI
Nine Dead and 83 Injured In
Wreck On Italian Rail
way. (By Associated Press.)
NOVARI, Italy, June 9. Nine
were killed and eighty-three injured
in a rear end collision of a freight
with passenger at Roccapietra yester
day. Most of them were Italians re
turning from an excursion to Sanctu
ary of the "Crowned Virgin." The
passenger stopped at the station on
account of an accident to the loco
motive when a heavily loaded freight
crashed into it.
MANY ARE INJURED.
(Special to Tho Times.)
BUFFALO. N. Y June 9. A seri
ous wreck occurred on the Wabash
railroad, near Stevensville, Ontario,
early today. Three cars were derail
ed and a score injured, two serious
ly. FISH WAR STILL ON.
Election Failed to End Row on the
Columbia River.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 9. Enact
ment of the two fish bills for the
Oregon side of the Columbia River,
at Monday's election, galls the rival
fisheries to bitterness even worse
than that which characterized their
light before election. The Astoria
bill abolishes fishing on the Upper
Columbia river. The Dalles bill
legalizes such fishing. Between the
two measures is an obvious conflict,
which existing law tries to avoid by
saying that ln-case two conflicting
bills shall pass, the one receiving the
higher number of votes shall prevail
against the other as to the matter In
conflict. This would seem to make
the Astoria bill victorious, since it
received more votes than the other,
and to abolish wheels, against which
it was directed.
But hero is the nice point: The
Astoria bill says wheels shall be abol
ished after August 25 next. Tho
Dalles bill says they shall bo allowed
to operate after September 10 next.
Aro tho two bills, then, in conflict?
May not tho Astoria bill bo inter
preted to mean that wheels shall be
prohibited until the other bill be
comes operative that is, between
August 25 and September 10, a pe
riod of 15 days?
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HAVE TROUBLE
Surplus of Cantaloupe Pickers
In the Imperial Valley
Causes Serious Clashes Be
tween Races.
(By Associated Press.)
IMPERIAL, Cal., Juno 9.
Trouble has arisen between white
and Japanese cantaloupo pickers, and
the county officials are making every
effort to restore order. Yesterday at
El Centro, a number of young men
overturned a wagon loaded with Jap
Government Issues Bulletin
Showing Acreage and
Condition.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 9. The
spring wheat acreage Is 17.07 per
cent more or 631,000 acres greater
than last year. Tho official state
ment of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture places the condition of
winter wheat, June 1 at 86.0 per
cent, against 77.4 of year ago; rye
at 91.3 against 93.5 per cent on
May 1st.
The report estimates the acreage
of oats at 31,644,000, barley 6,697,
000, and gives the condition of crops
other than wheat as follows: Oats
92.9 per cent, barley 98.7 per cent..
Tho condition of spring wheat, June
1st, Is estimated at 85 per cent of
normal crop, compared with 88.7 of
on June 1, 1907, and a ten-year
average of 93.2 per cent.
UROPE'S GREAT
King Edward of England, and
Emperor Nicholas of Russia,
Visit at Reval in Presence of
Thousands.
(By Associated Press.)
REVAL, Russia, June 9. The
meeting of King Edward and Em
peror Nicholas took place to
day with due formality. This is the
first time an English monarch has
GRAIN CROPS
FAIRLY GOOD
WWWVSSSrfrtAAVVWWVs'N
Oil OVER
W. E. Clements Held to Grand
Jury For Alleged Attempt to
Kill Wife.
W. E. Clements was bound over
to the grand jury by Justice C. L.
Pennock yesterday afternoon on the
charge of assault with intent to
kill, Mrs. Clements being the com
plainant. Bonds wero fixed at $600
and in default of them Clements Is
still in jail.
Prosecuting Attorney L. A. Liljeq
vist only called three witnesses to
substantiate tho charge against Cle
ments. The witnesses wero G. W.
Carlton, Mrs. W. E. Clements and
Mrs. Ford. They told substantially
tho same story as outlined in Tho
Times Saturday.
Clements did not attempt to re
fute tho evidence. The only opposi
tion showed by Clemonts or his at
torney was to tho severity of tho
charge, they claiming that the evi
dence did not warrant it.
Prosecuting Attorney Liljeqvist
urged that Clements' bond bo fixed
at $1,000 at least but Justlco Pen
nock decided that $600 was ample.
It was Intimated that in case Cle
ments should securo $600 bonds, ho
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WITH JAPANESE
anese laborers and caused tho team
to run away.
A party of Japanese wero stoned
at the depot and seven arrests have
bgen made.
At Brawley, a number of Japanese
were taken from a wagon and threat
ened, but no harm was done.
The trouble appears to be due to a
surplus of cantaloupo pickers, five
thousand arrived last month and they
are still coming at the rate of two
or three hundred a day. Consider
able privation has existed but it is
believed that the rapidly ripening
crop will provide work for all.
Rf BRIEF
Row Over Yearling Critter Re
sulted in Killing Negro and
Wounding Brother.
(By Associated Press.)
LONG VIEW, Tex., Juno 9. Jack
Fluerri, a negro, was shot to death
and his brother Ike wounded when
they attempted to escape from the
court house here yesterday, during
their trial for attempting to kill sev
eral stockmen In a fight over a yearl
ing critter. Serious trouble was
averted by cool heads counselling
order.
It Is not believed that any further
trouble will result.
NAME NEW SHIPS
( Florida and Utah Will He Added to
United States Navy.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 9. Secre
tary Metcalf has announced that the
battleships authorized at the last ses
sion of congress will be named Flo
rida and Utah.
visited Russian waters officially. Tho
day was favored by brilliant summer
weather. The British squadron es
corted the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert with King Edward on board,
which entered tho bay of Reval
shortly after 10 o'clock. After tho
customary salutes and after an ex
change of formal visits, the king and
emperor lunched on board the Rus
sian yacht Polar Star as guests of the
Dowager Empress.
Thousands of spectators gathered
to witness the meeting of tho rulers.
Oregon State Convention
Opens at Portland and Is For
Nebraskan.
PORTLAND, July 9. Tho Oregon
Democratic State Convention met to
day and organization was effected
amicably. It was called to order by
State Chairman Alex Sweek after
which State Senator O. P. Coshow
was elected temporary chairman,
John H. Ryan temporary secretary
and Henry Stuart assistant secretary.
After the appointment of committees
a recess was taken. The convention
Is strictly a Bryan meeting. There Is
no slate and there probably will bo
considerable voting this afternoon be
fore tho convention selects tho eight
delegates who will represent Oregon
at tho Democratic National Conven
tion and a similar number of alter
nates and tho four presidential elec
tors. will bo Immediately arrested on a
now charge In order that ho may bo
kept In jail until tho graud jury
passes upon tho case. This will bo
a precautionary step .as tho prosecu
tion claims that It would bo danger
ous to permit Clements to have Ills
freedom ut present.
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LOCAL PEOPLE
Mayor E. E. Straw and Others
Want to Get Claims From
Southern Pacific.
E. L. C. Farrln has gone to Port
land to Intervene In behalf of scores
of Coos Bay and Coos county men
in tho action which the government
Is shortly to institute against the
O. C. R. & N. (the Southern Paci
fic) to recover their land grant. Mr.
Farrln's clients are would-be pur
chasers and they hope to establish
prior rights to certain parts of the
holdings of the O. C. R. & N. Among
the number are Mayor E. E. Straw
and Contractor Hugh McLain of
Marshfleld.
Mr. Farrin telephoned last night
from Portland that ho had just
been informed that District Attorney
Townsend, the government prose
cutor would begin tho action within
the next ten days. Just as soon as
Mr. Townsend's action Is filed, Mr.
Farrln will file a petition of inter
vention. Mr. Farrln's clients base their
claim on the fact that they have of
fered to purchase claims of the
Southern Pacific in accordance with
the terms under which the company
secured the land grant but their
offers have been refused. By inter
vening in the suit, they hope to be
given tho right to tako tho claims
which they offered to purchase at
$2.50.
B. M. Haddock of New York,
Comes Here to Confer With
C. A. Smith.
B. M. Haddock, a well-known
yacht designer of New York City, but
who has recently been devoting his
attention to designing commercial
vessels, reached hero Monday on tho
Alliance to confer with C. A. Smith.
On account of Mr. Haddock's work,
rumors were Instantly started that he
was hero to design another largo
vessel for Mr. Smith. This report
was denied at tho offices, It being
stated there that tho company has
no plans at present for constructing
more vessels aside from possible a
tug.
F. L. Webster of tho Allis-Chal-mers
Company which Installed much
of tho machinery in tho now Smith
mill arrived here Monday also and is
arranging for making some altera
tions In tho equipment.
General Manager J. E. Oren of tho
company, who Is visiting his wlfo and
baby in Minneapolis, will not return
for a few days.
O. A. SMITH HERE.
C. A. Smith arrived on tho Nann
Smith last night from San Francisco
whero ho has been for several days
on business. His trip hero Is merely
to visit his property.
Tho Nann Smith immediately went
to her dock where sho Is being loaded
with lumber for tho south.
FIGHT IN WASHINGTON.
Statu Grange and Unions to Namo
U. S. Senator There.
(By Associated Press.)
SPOKANE, Juno 9. Tho Chro
nicle announces that plans aro being
discussed for tho labor unions of this
state to unlto with tho Grangos to
elect a United States sonator to suc
ceed Levi and Anknoy. It Is pro
posed to select a member of the
graugo as a candldato this year and
a union man two years henco to suc-
Jceed Sonator Piles.
YACHT MAN IS
ON COOS BAY
IN RACE
AS TAFT'S RUNNING MATE
Friends Begin Campaign For
His Nomination By Repub
licans. PROBABLY SHUT
FAIRBANKS OUT
Gov. Curtiss Guild of Massa
chusetts Will Also Seek the
Honor.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Juno 9. Indica
tion? are multiplying thnt Secretary
Geo. E. Cortelyou will be advanced
by Roosevelt and Taft at the Chicago
Republican Convention as their can
didate for vice-president. Mr. Cor
telyou himself naturally declines to
discuss tho matter of his candidacy
for the very sufficient reason that his
native state already has In the field
a candidate for presidency In the
person of Governor Hughes. It can
now be stated as a fact that In the
opinion of his friends, tho time has
come when Mr. Cortelyou should bo
placed in position to be recognized
as New York's candldato for vice
president in event of the elimination
of Hughes from the presidential race
and that they aro prepared to move
In force upon the convention dele
gates at Chicago.
One reason for the confidence of
Cortelyou's friends is asserted to be
their belief that by the strenuous op
position offered by the Fairbanks
contingent to the recognition of
Southern Taft delegates In tho battle
now In progress before the national
ocmmlitee, the accepting of tho
names of Taft and Fairbanks or
Roosevelt and Fairbanks on one tic
ket has become impossible.
Friends of Governor Curtis Guild
of Massachusetts are determined that
his namo shall bo presented to tho
Chicago convention as a candidate for
vice-president. Senator Lodge, who
Is bo permanent chairman of the con
vention, will leave the chair during
tho proceedings to present to tho con
vention the candidacy of Guild. The
nomination will bo seconded by
Chase S. Osborne of Sault Ste. Mario.
DIVIDE THE VOTE.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Juno 9. Tho National
Republican Committee has decided to
recognize both delegations from
Louisiana, giving each half of tho
vote.
NEW CONSULS NAMED.
Netherlands nnd Sweden Station New
Men In This Section.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Juno 9. The fol
lowing now foreign consular officers
have been recognized by the United
States government: William Mat
son as consul of Sweden at San Fran
cisco for the states of California,
Oregon, Washington and the terri
tory of Alaska.
J. W. Matthews, vice-consul of tho
Netherlands at Portland for Oregon.
MAY TRANSFER EUREKA.
Rumor That the F. A. KUburn Will
Tuko Her Place.
According to gossip among local
navigators, tho North Pacific Steam
ship Company is figuring on tra'na
ferlng tho F. A. Kllburn to tho Eu
roka, Coos Bay and Portland run In
place of tho Eureka, Tho change is
tho result of tho business on tho
latter run being heavier than on tho
Frlsco-Eureka run. Tho Eureka
now plying In nnd out of Coos Bay
will tako the F. A, Kilburn's placo
if tho change Is made.
The F. A. Kllburn is about fifty
per cent larger than the Eureka, be
ing 750 tons whllo the Euroka Is but
500 tons. Tho F. A. Kllburn is also
a much faster vessel nud represen
tatives of tho company claim that
Bho can glvo tho Breakwater a good
raco.
At presont, tho Euroka Is only
partly able to hundlo tho business on
tho run, soinotlmos leaving freight
or passengers, or perhaps both, be
hind at Bomo of tho ports.
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