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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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