The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, June 11, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text- r-1 wv- fr-lBr dmia Sag mm?B 1 MERCURY Has tho Roman. Dlrln lty of Commerce and Gain and they used lo sny: "A Mercury is not carved out of ANY piece of wood." Meaning much the wiiuo us when WE gay that a business is not successfully advertised through ANY sort of me dium or methods tho REST being essential. "HE TnAT will not bo ruled by tho rudder must bo ruled by tho rock;" and the merchant who does not "believe" in newspaper advertis ing is his own worst enemy. The experience of successful business men all over the country confirms tho fact that newspaper advertising pays. t 'I MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL. II. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908. No. 289. E. I WARD TO REOPEN KINNEY RAGE TRACK GAMBLING PROHIBITED amiLL un mil ti munuay Leases Plant and Begin Operating It At Once. RECENTLY BOUGHT TRACT OF TIMBER. Lumber Market Improves and Output Is Sold Far Ahead. E. M. Ward who recently pur chased the timber on Major L. D. Kinney's holdings on the peninsula and Plat B has leased Mr. Kinney's sawmill and will start operations Monday morning. He has sold the output of the mill for a considerable time in advance and will keep It busy until his timber is converted Into lumber. J. F. Clark, formerly super intendent of the old Porter Mill, has been engaged by Mr. Ward as super intendent of tho Kinney mill. He will employ about fifteen men on the start, making a payroll of upward of $50 per day. Mr. Ward has to day two logging camps in operation for a couple of weeks and the twelve men and two donkey engines have sufficient logs ahead to insure a steady supply for the mill. Mr. Ward says that the lumber market is picking up rapidly and the demand for the finished product is stronger at a much better price than it lias been for some time. S ARRESTED Marshal J. W. Carter Secures Tom Haggerty at Ten Mile Other Cases. Marshal J. W. Carter and Walter Condron returned today from Ten Mile with Thomas Haggerty who Is charged with the numerous robberies and misdemeanors that have occur red In that section recently. Hag gerty did not offer any resistance to arrest. Haggerty denies that he has been guilty of any particular wrong doing. So far, little has been learned of his past. He has not been at Ten Mile long. He alleges that others must have committed the crimes of which he is accused. He will probably be arraigned to morrow. Delay Muctzcl Hearing. The hearing of the charges against Fred Muetzel, the Ten Mile saw-mill proprietor, will take placo before Justice C. L. Pennock tomorrow at 2 o'clock. It was to have been held this afternoon but prosecuting Attor ney L. A-i Llljeqvist was unable to secure all of his witnesses. Albert Smith who filed the charges of as sault with intent to kill against Muetzel is remaining in Marshfield until after the hearing. Justice U. L. Pennock fixed Muetzel's ball at $500 but he had not furnished It this afternoon ojid was still In Jail. Hung Jury at Randon. L. A. Llljeqvist returned at noon today from Dandon where ho prose cuted a case against Harry Wooden yesterday. Wooden was charged with carrying concealed weapons and A. J. Hamlin, who filed the com plaint, claimed to have reasons for fearing Wooden. Wooden is still in his teens and claims to bo carrying the weapon for fun or to shoot stray dogs or cats. Tho case was submit ted to a Jury in Justice Geo. Top ping's court at 4:15 yesterday and shortly after midnight, tho Jury re ported that It could not agree. You can RUY or SELL through Tho Times "WANTS" with ease, dis patch and profit try them. . -fnatimiiniiTlilitUi JMi'fNltiMira-'rifclitftlH FOR IIS NORTH BEND MAN CHANGES Claude Hockett Resigns as Manager of Coos Bay Manu facturing Co. Claudo Hockett has resigned as manager of the Coos Bay Manufac turing Company at North Bend, and it is understood that he plans to be come identified with the wood work ing establishment which Henry Hoeck will shortly open on Coos Bay. His resignation is effective soon. Mr. Hockett will soon leave for Portland and make a trip of Inspec tion through the leading box fac tories and wood working establish ments on Puget Sound, presumably to secure Ideas for the new factory on Coos Bay. After completing this trip, he will go to San Francisco and southern California to get in touch with mar ket conditions. Henry Hoeck has gone to Portland and Astoria to consult others inter ested in his project. ANNUAL SUMMER MILLINERY SALE. Mrs. M. J. Elrod is having her summer millinery sale on all ladies and children's headgear. CELEBRATION AT COOUILLE Business Men Arrange For Rousing Old Fashioned Event July Fourth. COQUILLE, Ore., June 11. The business men of Coqullle have de cided to have a rousing old-fashion ed Fourth of July celebration in Co qullle this year and have raised a largo fund to cover the expenses. Cpmmlttees have been appointed to take charge of the matter. There will be ball games, fireworks, bowery dances In the evening, a barbecue, band music and probably a big parade. Other attractions may also be added, A large amount of building is underway In Coqullle this summer, many new residences and buildings being near completion and others be ing started. Among them are the following: Jonothan Snow, five-room dwell ing. Win. V. Cope, fine dwelling on tho hill. Boysle business block at North end of bridge. Fine new Davenport residence which will cost about $3,009. Dr. Richmond Is erecting a fine new residence near the school house and work on It is being rushed so that it will be ready fpr the owner and his bride, the wedding of Dr. Richmond and Miss Gould, a well known nurse, being announced for June 2G. Jonothan Snow of Coqullle, and his famllyr last Sunday celebrated tho fiftieth wedding anniversary 01 air. Snow. The family went to Bandon, tho celebration being in tho nature of a picnic. It was a very enjoyable affair. Wm. Candlln, the well-known and well liked Coqullle traveling man, is going to Ten Mile Saturday to spend a few days in the quest of tho elu sive trout. Soon after his return, ho is planning to take a trip to San Francisco and other California points. PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll, located at Savings and Trust Bank building, second floor, parlors 17, 18, 19 and 20. Will teach during thQ summer months. if.tff.i - .ilm.i - .. New York Legislature Finally Gives In and Passes Gov. Hughes' Reform Measures Despite Bitter Opposition. (By Associated Press.) ALBANY, N. Y., June 11. Ac cording to arrangements made last night, tho senate today voted on the anti-race track gambling bills, and passed both of them by a vote of twenty-six for and twenty-five against. Both bills passed the assem bly yesterday. Senator Folker, whose illness constituted an element of doubt as to the outcome of Gov. Hughes' fight to make race-track COMMITTEE SEATS Interest of Republican Politi cians Now Centers In Make up of New Committee On Account of Several Contests (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, 111., June 11. With a majority of the contests wiped oft the books and the Taft delegates accred ited to the number of 504, much of the interest In the meeting of the Na tional Republican Committee today centered in the make up of the com mittee. Last night, Illinois and Ohio affairs held the center of the stage. It Is asserted that A. L. Vorys is to suc ceed Myron T. Herrlck as a member of the National Committee from Ohio but neither of these would discuss the report. The Illinois contest Is BIG VESSEL Passenger Steamer Burning Red Lights Sighted Off Point Arguello. (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 11. Ad vices have been received by the Mer chants' Exchange that a large pas senger steamer burning red lights, passed Point Arguello, twenty miles south of here, early today. Shipping men are unable to identify the vessel.- MEETINGS TO BOOST THE FRUIT INDUSTRY. One nt North Rend Tonight and Tho In Marshfield Tomorrow Fore noon and Evening. A. H. Carson of Grants Pass, dis trict member of the Oregon Board of Horticulture, and Dr. M. G. Pohl, fruit Inspector for Coos county, will conduct a meeting at the North Bend Chamber of Commerce this evening to boost the fruit Industry in this section. Mr. Carson is one of the best informed fruit men in the West and his address will be of interest and benefit to everyone who raises, sells or cats fruit. Tomorrow Mr. Carson and Dr. Pohl will hold two meetings at the Chamber of Commerce in Marshfield. The first meeting win be at 10 o'clock in the morning and the sec ond at 7:30 in tho evening. All fruit growers and ranchmen, as well as tho citizens of Marshfield, are urged to attend these meetings. President Newell of tho Oregon Board of Horticulture, who was ex pected to participate In these meet ings was called homo yesterday by a telegram. A number of impromptu talks and addresses will also bo features of the programs of tho various meetings. LOST Package of letters contain ing name and address of J. N. Teal. Finder return to J. II, Flanagan, Flanagan and Bennett bank. Sell It quick, through Tho Times Want Ads. tv&&,h,titltfLfaitA;..jAiJ.iLij.- iMnk JHifciTlliriiiiiiiailfit; Tit1' -''- '-" fa... -i A.., JU .MnAfci, . gambling n crime, was better this morning and able to be present. He voted In support of the bill. Senator Grady attacked Hughes course in demanding legislation against track gambling while only asking for a commission to Investi gate stock speculation. Senator Cassldy, who at the reg ular session cast what was regarded as tho deciding vote against the bills, argued for regulation rather than suppression of evils. "Neither pri son bars nor castle walls," ho said, "can make people virtuous." Governor Hughep immediately signed both racing bills. They went Into effect from tho moment the governor signed them. TAFT DELEGATES between Congressman Frank O. Low den, the present member, and Fred erick W. Upham who has been a chief worker In arranging for the convention and in raising funds for Chicago's part in entertaining the delegates. Upham has the endorse ment of many commercial interests of tho city and many supporters among the party leaders of the city. Preparations are well under way for the reception of the real "boom ers" of the various candidates. The Knox managers announce that one hundred strong voiced "shouters" will be here to create echoes for the Pennsylvania senator. The Fairbanks' boosters will be lead by George Aide, the Indiana au thor, humorist and playrlght, who Is said to have evolved' several new ideas. The Foraker.jLaFollette and Hughes camps are also preparing to turn out en masse but their plans are more or less secret. IS ED Seven Indictments Are Return ed Against Prominent East ern Oregon Men. PORTLAND, Ore., June 11. Seven Indictments, charging eleven prominent eastern Oregon citizens with conspiring to defraud the Gov ernment out of nearly 30,000 acres of unallotted Indian lands In Uma tilla county were reported by tho federal grand jury In tho United States Court. Prominent among the accused, most of whom resido at Pendleton, are: J. H. Raley, Democratic poli tician and lawyer; William Slusher, Joint, Representative from Morrow and Umatilla counties in tho 1907 legislature; Alonzo Knotts, John W. Crow, John M. Wynn, William Cald well and C. W. Mathews, wealthy ranchers and sheepmen, and John Vert, formerly of the First National Bank of Pendleton. Tho other less prominent defendants are: Bailey Ross and Samuel Olmstead, wood dealers, and William Rahe, a horse trainer., These are, alleged t have served as active field lieutenants for the others. Mr. Raley Is named as defendant in six of the seven indict ments, whjlo Mr. Slusher and Mr. Rahe are confronted with two counts each. The specific charge against the several defendants is that they solic ited and procured persons to make false and fraudulent applications and affidavits for the purchase of the Umatilla lands and for a considera tion Induced the applicants at the time they applied for the lands, or prior thereto, to make contracts whereby It was agreed that the lands so purchased should inure to tho benefit of tho defendants named In the indictments. NEW PROBE ORDERED. (Br Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Juno 11. Under the provisions of tho resolution adopted recently by tho Senate Sec retary Strauss, has arranged a thor ough Investigation of telegraph Look oJl for tho Irish, Juno 20, u 0 G CLEVELAND STREET CAR IS BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE PRIEST TRIES TO Holds Public Meetings In Springfield to Arouse Public Sentiment. (By Associated Press.) SPRINGFIELD, ill., June 10. The Supreme Court of Illinois this morning refused a stay of execution of Billek, the Chicago murderer. During today Father O'Callaghan will hold a series of meetings throughout the city in what he calls "a whirlwind finish of his campaign for justice for an Innocent man," in an effort to arouse public sentiment against the hanging of the man. DENIES APPEAL. Judge Lnndis Refuses to Intervene For Billek. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, June 11. Judge Lan dls, In the United States District Court, after listening to the argu ments In a plea for a writ of habeas corpus for Herman Billek, denied the plea. Attorneys then made a motion for an appeal and the arguments on this were made at length, but Judge Landis declined to enter any order of appeal which would in any way Inter fere with the carrying out of the death sentence. HOLD ACTOR Raymond Hitchcock Acquitted On One, But Held On Other Indictments. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, June 11. Raymond Hitchcock, tho actor, who has been on trial on charges preferred by sev eral young girls was acquitted by a jury today. Ho was remanded to the Tombs on further Indictments, but was liberated later on $7,500 bail. No definite decision on what course will be taken with reference to the Indictments still pending has been reached. STILL SEARCH POSSES SCOUR NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN CANADA FOR ASSAILANT OF MRS. ELIZA MORRISON NEAR BLAINE. (By Associated Press.) BELLINGHAM, Wash., Juno 11. Posses are still scouring the coun try on both sides of international boundary line for the, man who at tacked and murdered Mrs. Ejlza Mor rison, near Blaine, Tuesday. Tho suspect whq was chased down by blood hounds, near the boundary mill, five miles east of Blaine, yes terday, has been released. Three other arrests were made hero last night, two were released this morn ing, nnd tho third Is being hold for examination by Canadian officers. Tho search Is now being prosecut ed for a mulatto which answers to tho description of tho murderer given by tho llttlo daughter of the victim. Ho has been traced from Blaine to this city where ho dropped out of sight. A Times Want Ad will sell It for you. Keep your eyo on tho 49ers, 1 MURDERER 11 ffr - ' j" Several People Seriously In jured by Dastardly Crime Early Today. POLICE HUNT FOR MISCREANTS. Second Charge Is Discovered Before It Is Struck By Car. (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 10. The police of Euclid Heights, a sub urb of Cleveland, where n street-car was dynamited early this morning. are bending every effort today to run down the miscreants who placed the explosive on the car tracks. Seven passengers were Injured, none fatal ly, as a result of tho explosion. The car was running slowly when the front wheels struck the explosive. Tho explosion was heard over a mile. The floor of tho car was lifted upward and tho passengers were thrown in a panic stricken heap onto tho floor. The car was lifted clear from the track and within a slight distance of the edge of the embank ment of the road. Two other sticks of dynamite ero found on tho track where they haJ been placed with the Intention of blowing up a car going in the op posite direction. 1 SAS CITY Kaw River Is Receding and Rise In the Missouri Is Not Feared. (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, June 11. Flood conditions here are better on the whole this morning. Tho Kaw river began falling before daylight and tho water Is receding steadily from the Inundated districts. The Mis souri continues to rise slowly, but can do no particular additional dam age at this point. From now on, It Is predicted, the situation around Kansas City will Improve. All the railroads are In operation in and out of Kansas City this morning except the Union Pa cific and the Missouri Pacific whose bridges are under water and the Santa Fo. These three roads aro using tho Frisco's tracks. Despite the fact that thousands are homeless in Armourdale and Ar gentine, thero is no actual distress as the people of Kansas City aro tak ing care of all tho needy. NORMAL AT TOPEKA. People Are Busy Cleaning Up After Flood. (By Associated Press.) TOPEKA, Kan., Juno 11. Nor mal conditions, except In some lower portions of the town which are still under water, aro being rapidly restored. Aside from ,tho cost of moving out and In and cleaning up, tho loss will not be heavy aside from the loss of tho Union Pacific tio plant. MEDFORD LIQUOR FIGHT. Sulooumeii to Fight Prohibition In Courts. MEDFORD, Ore., Juno 11. Saloonmen and anti-prohlbltlonists havo bogun suit to prevent prohibi tion from going into effect in Med ford, A clause in tho city charter gives ground for this uctlon, and iRobt. G. Smith of Grand Pass, has been retained as attorney In tho case. A temporary Injunction was asked j and It is expected that tho dry forces seek to dissolve tho Injunction. Tho case will bo watched with consider able Interest, Who wins the prizes, Juno 20, - "" J 'Jt'S-JfL i 1 i?i .; 4 I '. 'm ', JJI j I .V! (I A :J