raWMfti'-i-waugrtwrT nr
' MERCURY wns tho ltomnn Divin
ity of Commerce and Gain ami they
used to say: "A Mercury is not
carved out of ANY piece of wood."
Meaning much tho same as when WE
say tlint n business in not successfully
advertised through ANY sort of me
dium or methods tho BUST being
essential.
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"HE TnAT will hot bo ruled by
tho rudder must bo ruled by the
rock;" nnd the merchant who does
not "believe" In newspaper advertis
ing is his own worst enemy. Tho
experience of successful business men
nil over the country confirms tho fact
that newspaper advertising pays.
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MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS.
VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908.
No. 291
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PUN TO INCREASE BAR
ANU Wm IMU 1NT5
Movement Launched to Secure
More Money For Dredging
- Work.
IMPETUS GIVEN
TO HORTICULTURE.
Speakers at Chamber of Com
merce Urge Cooperation In
Development.
In addition to reviving tho enthu
siasm in the development of the Coos
. Bay country hortlculturally, a move
ment was launched at last evening's
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce to make the Improvements of
tho harbor and bar this year more
extensive than was originally Intend
ed. A. H. Carson of Grants Pass,
a director of tho Oregon Board of
Horticulture, and Dr. M. G. Pohl,
fruit inspector for Coos county,
spoke on horticulture and Peter Log
gle of North Bend and Captain Ma
genn of tho steamship Breakwater,
discussed tho harbor and bar Im
provement. I. S. Smith, vice-president
of the Chamber of Commerco
presided.
Mr. Carson, who has been a resid
ent of Oregon for thirty-four years,
who is rated as one of tho leading
authorities on fruit growing in the
Pacific Northwest, and who has just
completed his first tour of inspection
of the Coos county orchards in com
pany with Dr. Pohl, said that he had
been greatly surprised by what he
had witnessed. He said that ho had
heard much of Coos Bay and Its pos
sibilities, but that he had never real
ized that a country could bo so well
adapted to tho fruit business. The
quality of the fruit and the quan
tity that the lands would produce, he
said, had no equal. Ho urged that
everyone unite in helping develop the
farms of Coos county and that every
possible encouragement be lent to
the farmers for they are and will
prove more so the great factor of
southwestern Oregon.
Dr. Pohl's address was along the
line that he has been talking for
years, his boosting spirit enabling
him to grasp the great possibilities
but that the average person does not
ee. Both, ho and Mr. Carson were
swarmly applauded.
Bar and Harbor.
Mr. Loggie spoke of the necessity
of North Bend and Marshflold busi
ness men getting together at once
and making tho improvement of tho
bar and harbor as extensive and suc
cessful as it should be. He thought
that this might bo best promoted
through the Chambers of Commerce
of the two cities. He said that the
dredge would bo hero In August to
begin work on tho channel and he
believed that steps should bo taken
.it once to provide additional funds
for its operation as the $25,000 gov
ernment appropriation will not be
sufficient to pay for the work that
should be done now. He thought
that part of the additional funds
needed may be derived from the sale
of tho dirt taken from the channel,
which would be excellent for bring
ing property to grade. Business men
and property owners should also
subscribe liberally to the fund until
additional government appropriations
can be obtained. He urged mat a
careful record of the freight shipped
in and out of Coos Bay each year be
kept in order that the figures may be
used in impressing upon government
officials the necessity of improving
Coos Bay.
Captain Magenn delivered one of
the noted harbor booster addresses
for which he Is noted. He said that
the dredging of the bar and channel
was all right so far as it goes, but
that he was confident that the per
manent Improvement of the bar
could not be effected until tho south
Jetty is constructed. Ho said that
the people here should unite at once
upon a campaign to have the govern
ment make an appropriation for tho
building of this jetty.
PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll,
located at Savings and Trust Bank
building, second floor, parlors 17, 18,
19 and 20. Will teach during the
summer months.
Safety razors, 25c. At tho "Gunnery"
T
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Marshfield May Elect One
Member of School Board
Monday.
Unless something unexpected In
terferes, an effort will probably be
made at the annual school election in
Marshfield Monday evening, to elect
a woman director in place of W. B.
Curtis who refuses to serve another
term. As yet, the ladies who are
backing the movement to have at
least one member of the school board
a woman, have not decided who their
candidate shall be.
A number of leading business in
Marshfield today expressed their ap
proval of the ladies desire for repre
sentation on the school board provid
ing the right woman is selected.
While it will be decidedly a new de
parture, the ladies point out that wo
men in the larger cities have made
the most efficient school directors,
having more time to give to tho work
and being a little closer to school
work than men generally.
In addition to electing a director,
a clerk will be chosen at the election
which will be held at the school
house Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
John F. Hall, the present Incumbent
and who has been very efficient; will
probably be reelected without opposi
tion. Vote on Bonds Again.
Owing to a technical error In the
calling of the special election a few
months ago to vote a $50,000 bond
issue to erect a new school house and
otherwise improve tho local schools,
the election will have to be held over.
It seems that when tho election was
called, President J. W. Bennett was
out of the city and Directors McCor-
mac and Curtis, knowing that Mr.
Bennett favored it, called tho elec
tion. The state law provides that
all of the members must be present
at the meeting which calls special
elections and in consequence the
election has to be held over again in
order that the bonds may be dis
posed of. The full board has Issued
the call for the special election to
be held at the school house Thurs
day afternoon. It Is expected that
bonds will be voted by as largo ma
jority as they were before, about
twenty to one, owing to everyone
realizing the necessity1 6f.havlng ad
ditional room to accommodate the
Increasing number of pupils and also
to afford a course of Instruction that
will bo adequate to a city of the
size of Marshfield.
NOTICE.
Tho Gamble Meat Markets In North
Bend and Marshfield will be closed
Tuesday on account of the funeral of
W. H. Gamble Tuesday.
Fine Dairy nnd Stock Farm.
One of tho finest Coos Bay ranches,
over 300 acres bottom land, dyked.
For sale cheap, or .will take part in
trade in Coos Bay City property. A
lino chance for profitable selling in
subdivision tracts. I. S. KAUFMAN
& CO.
TRY tho Melrose, something good
tomorrow.
IF YOU once go you will always
go again, Smith's Cafe can't be beat.
TODAY'S TIMES.
Eight rages.
pag0 i Telegraph and local
news.
Page 2 Society news.
pag0 3 Three prize articles on
Coos Bay as a Summer Resort, by
Mrs. H. Gale of North Bond, and
Misses Edna Welder and Alice B. Mc
Cormac of Marshfield.
Page 4 Editorial and special ar
ticles. Pago 5 Local and personal news.
Pago C Special article by Prof.
E. A. Todd.'
Page 7 Address by Joaquin Mil
ler. Page 8 Local news.
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CALEB POWERS
Governor Willson of Kentucky.
Grants Freedom to He and
Jim Howard In Noted Goebel
Assassination Case.
(By Associated Press.)
FRANKFORT, Ky., Juno 13.
Caleb Powers and Jim Howard con
victed of complicity In the assassina
tion of Governor Wm. Goebel, were
pardoned by Governor Willson to
day. Powers was tried four times,
the last trial resulting In a dis
agreement. Many hundred thousand of sig
natures of people of all parties, and
In all sections of tho country were
appended to petitions which poured
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TUESDAY
Hundreds of Delegates Reach
Chicago Today and Begin
Booming Various Candi
dates For President and
Vice-President.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Juno 13. Republican
delegations arrived today from sev
eral states accompanied by bands
and bearing flag for their favorite
sons. The banners are giving Chi
cago a picturesque touch of color,
and noisiness that are essential parts
of a national gathering.
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
delegations are especially enthusias
tic. The Ohio delegation is confident
of the nomination of Taft on the first
ballot. The Pennsylvania contingent
is pulling for Knox.
The announcement of Hughes Is
U. S. Marshal Ruel Rounds
and District Attorney Ruick
Are Removed.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 13. Ruel
Rounds, United States Marshal for
the district of Idaho, must resign to
day or be removed. Charges against
Rounds are to the effect that his ad
ministration has been unsatisfactory
in many respects. The charges are
similar to those against District At
torney Rouck who was removed to
day.
MRS. J. C. DANIELS NARROWLY
RESCUES CHILDREN FROM
RLAZE THAT DESTROYS THEIR
TENT HOUSE IN SOUTH MARSH
FIELD. The two young children of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniels were almost burned
alive by a fire which destroyed their
tent house In South Marshfield yes
terday. Mrs. Daniels succeeded in
saving the little ones after a desper
ate effort but all of their household
belongings were destroyed In the
blaze.
The Daniels homo is but a short
distance from tho John Preuss resid
ence. It was a temporary affair, the
lower walls being constructed of
boards and the upper part and roof
of canvass. Mrs. Daniels was work
ing outside and suddenly noticed
that the house was all ablaze.
She rushed in and carried out the
two children, ono an infant, and the
other but a few years old, wlio were
lying asleep on tho bed. Sho then
succeeded in getting out a sewing
machine, but tho rest of tho effects
wero destroyed.
Mr. Daniels was formerly employ
ed at tho C. A. Smith mill, but Is now
engaged in county road construction
work.
OFFICIALS IN
IDAHO OUSTED
BABES NEARLY
BURNED ALIVE
IS PARDONED
In on Governor Willson who for sev
eral weeks, has been considering his
decision.
WILLSON'S STATEMENT.
Governor Willson Issued a state
ment of the reasons for pardoning
Powers and Howard. Ho says that
he reviewed the case thoroughly, the
horror of the Goebel crime and Its
consequences. He says that the peti
tions for the pnrdons were signed by
hundreds of thousands of persons in
eluding two hundred and forty thou
sand Kentuckians of whom a largo
proportion are Democrats. "I have
given the case the most careful, con
scientious and thorough investiga
tion, and realized that whatever my
decision might be, it would bo harsh
ly criticized."
that ho will not accept the vice-president
nomination under any circum
stances and that his position in re
gard to the presidency is unchanged
in that the delegates are responsible
to their constituents and not to him
and has had the effect to focusing
particular attention upon the New
York delegation.
There are leaders of tho party who
believe that the vice-presidency
should go to some eastern state and
New York Is regarded as debatable
ground. It is believed that the dele
gation from that state can wield
considerable influence in the choice
for second place. So far, however,
the delegation is instructed only to
tho present name of Hughes for the
presidency and to vote for him when
the balloting begins. The conven
tion will be called to order by Na
tional Chairman New at noon Tues
day. Maniac Kills Husband, Six
Children and Herself at
Cadillac, Mich.
(By Associated Press.)
CADILLAC, Mich June 13. Mrs.
Daniel Cooper last night shot and
killed her husband and five of their
six children, and then herself. The
sixth child is fatally wounded. She
was subject to spells of dementia,
but had never been considered dan
gerous.
PLAY NORTH
SUNDAY
LARGE CROWD WILL WITNESS
GAME BETWEEN NORTH REND
AND MARSHFIELD TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
It Is expected that a record break
ing crowd will bo In attendance at
the Marshfield and North Bend ball
game at North Bend tomorrow after
noon. The game will be called about
2:30 o'clock.
The Marshfield team will be ac
companied by a largo contingent of
fans who confidently expect to see
almost a duplication of last Sunday's
game when Marshfield shut North
Bend out. North Bend Is confident
that her team will retrieve the
honors of last Sunday and betting
will probably bo brisk.
Manager McKeown said this after
noon that tho Marshflold team was
In much better condition than a week
ago, and Is pleased with tho pros
pects. Bandon will play Coqulllo at Co
qulllo Sunday.
According to reports, additional
players are to bo Imported by nearly
all of tho teams within a fow weeks
MELROSE will put on a good
dinner tomorrow as well, try It.
WOMAN SLAYS
HER FAMILY
KANSAS TOWNS SWEPT BY
WORST FLOODS IN YEARS
FIFTY-CENT
ROW FATAL
Men Quarrel at The Dalles Over
Half Dollar and One is
Killed.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, June 13. A special
from The Dalles to tho Telegram
says thnt Alex Dalrymple and Lee
Putman quarreled over fifty cents
last night In a shooting gallery In
which the former was employed and
in the heat of passion, Mr. Dalrymple
picked up a stone and threw it strik
ing Putman under the ear. He died
almost instantly. Putman's father
lives in Ellensburg, WaBh.
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WILL BE CUT
Rumor Has It That Pacific
Ship Owners Plan 'General
Reduction.
(By Associated Press,)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Juno 13.
A well defined rumor has circulat
ed that a conference of the members
of the Ship-owners Association of the
Pacific will soon bo held at which
a lower scale of wages, to be paid
to all sailors, stevedores and long
shoremen, will be formulated and
later presented to the unions. Lower
freight rates is given as a cause of
the proposed change.
L FATAL
One Italian Dead and Two
Others Badly Wounded
In Melee.
(By Assoerarci tress.)
PORTLAND, Ore., June 13. In
a brawl at tho home of Frank Rlor
montl last night In which a number
of Italians participated, Vengezo
Desantes was shot and Tony Pet
tarsso was cut in the face with a
knlfo, Rlormontl died today, Tony
Pettarsso is under arrest for the al
leged shooting of Riormonti.
BROWN'S DECISIONS
ON SUNDAY VIOLATIONS.
District Attorney Holds that Base
ball Does Not Violate Law Un
less Admission Is Charged.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Juno 13.
Three complaints of alleged viola
tion of the Sunday "Blue Law" were
registered with District Attorney
Brown. Two wero baseball and tho
other Ashing. District Attorney
Brown Informed tho complainants
that baseball playing was not affect
ed by the law unless admission was
charged, and that Ashing was as far
from the pale of the law as anything
could bo. The camplalnt as to fish
ing was mado by a party recently
from tho east, whero such sport as
well as hunting Is strictly prohibited
under the Sunday law.
FOR A SWELL PIGEON dinner
tomorrow, you can't beat Mother's.
FOR THE greatest reduction In
millinery, seo Mrs. A. G. Aiken.
BEFORE you go to tho game to-
morrow, call at Smith's Cafe and
get your dinner.
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Safety razors, 2Gc. At tho "Gunnery"
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Many Blocks of Topeka Under
Water Nearly Twenty
Feet Deep.
NE0DASHA VALLEY
IS ONE GREAT LAKE.
Kansas City Again Threatened
By the Kaw Which Is
Rising.
(By Associated Press.)
TOPEKA, Kan., June 13. Flood
conditions are serious hero today.
North Topeka is under water and tho
citizens are leaving their homes and
places of business ns fast ns possible.
Topdka proper Is surrounded by tho
overflow of the Shunganunga, or
dinarily a swift stream, 'Wlfich flows
along the south and east ' portions.
It Is the worst flood in years. In somo
houses the water Is six feet deep.
Walnut Grove and that part of
eastern Topeka laying south of
Twelfth street, and comprising ono
hundred and forty-four blocks, Is ono
great lake of a depth of ono to
twenty feet. The Missouri Pacific
tracks are under water for a mile
and a half, and a number of bridges
are In great danger. Traffic Is tied
up and street-car service Is demoral
ized. The conditions of north Topeka Is
hourly growing worse and tho flood
is more disastrous than the one of
1903.
Tho Kaw river and other streams
are rising, and thero are no indica
tions of an immediate fall.
Heavy rains last night, in eastern
Kansas, added to tho gravity of tho
situation.
RAD NEAR EMPORIA.
Largo Portion of tho Neodasha Val
ley Is Inundated.
(By Associated Press.)
EMPORIA, Kan., Juno 13. The
Neodasha valley, from Emporia to
the state line, Is threatened with a
great flood. Tho Cottonwood river is
rising, a foot an hour and In Plko
township, a strip, nino miles wldo Is
inundated. Tho Neodasha river la
out of Its banks at Neodasha rapids
as a result of the cloudburst.
KANSAS CITY FLOOD.
Danger Thero Greater Tlinn it Was
Last Week.
(By Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 13.
Kansas City today is threatened with
a flood worse than which prevailed
Thursday when It was thought tho
crest was reached. Heavy rains, last
night, added to tho great volumo of
water which Is pouring Into tho Kaw.
Tho people who had returned to their
homes are again seeking protection
from the flood waters.
FOURTEEN HORSES
BURNED IN BARN.
Fire at North Yakima Today Causes
$-10,000 Property Loss in Llvory
Hams.
(By Associated Press.)
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Juno 13.
Fire early today destroyed tho' livery
stable of Goorgo Wolcke with ton
vehicles and fourtoen horses. Other
nearby buildings wero also burned.
The loss Is about $40,000 with llttlo
Insurance.
LOGGING CAMP FIRE;
DAMAGE NOT GREAT.
Conflagrations at Smith-Powers
Camps Restricted to Old Cut and
Will Soon llo Out.
The conflagration which broke out
at tho Smith-Powers Logging Camps
on Cunningham Creek, near Coqulllo,
did not provo as disastrous as first
feared. A. II. Powers, who camo
down from tho camps lust night, said
that tho blazo had been restricted to
the old cut and that tho principal
loss tho company would sustain
would bo tho loss of two days time
j in fighting tho fire. Owing to tho
timber being vdry dry, It was feared
that tho firo would burn until It
struck tho green timber.
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