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"' ll,'Jlff'lirawiiwwp!ifLl.'!S!?S!1 -",TTnr?j I (taa ' BIBRCURT tras tho Roman Divin ity of Conunercc and Gnl and they used to say: "A Mercury is not carved out of ANY piece of wood." Meaning much tho same ns when WE guy Hint n business is not successfully ndvertiscd through ANY sort of me dium or methods tho BEST being essential. mmm "UK THAT will not bo ruled by the rudder must bo ruled by tho rock;" and the merchant who does not "bcllcc" In newspaper advertis ing is his own worst enemy. Tho experience of successful business men all ocr the country confirms tho fact that newspaper advertising pays. in i i MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. w VOL II. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1908. No. 294. mm CONVENT ON AUDIENCE URGES RENOHATION OF ROOSEVELT Senator Lodge Declares That President Cannot Accept ' the Honor. REPUBLICANS SLOW IN NAMING CANDIDATE. Senator Fulton of Oregon, Takes Taft Side in Commit tee Contest. CHICAGO, 111., June 17. Late this afternoon, it looked as though no effort would bo made to nominate a candidate for president until tomorrow. The Taft workers claim their candidate will have a big ma- jorlty on the first ballot. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, ,111., Juno 17. A de monstration in tho Republican Na tional Convention this afternoon, over tho mention of Theodore Roose velt's name threw tho antl-Taft workers into dismay as it was evi dence that unless Taft is nominated on tho first ballot or soon there after wards the convention would bo stampeded to Roosevelt. A largo number of the anti-Taft men are more intensely anti-Roosevelt men, and it is believed that they will sacraflce their men in order to guard against the possibility of Roosevelt being renominated. The demonstration was brought about by the speech of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, a close friend and admirer of President Roosevelt. Mr. Lodge had been talking for quite a while before ho touched on tho pres ident. When Chairman Lodge made re ference to President Roosevelt in his speech "as tho most abused and most popular man in the United States, today," the most enthusiastic de monstration thus far In the conven tion occurred. Every one apparently in tho big1 hall got to his feet. All over the house "Roosevelt," "Roose velt," was heard. Hats and flags were waved and even coats were held aloft. After seventeen minutes of the wildest scenes, Chairman Lodge giving up all hopes of quieting tho crowd, sat down. The demonstra tion continued unabated. A cry of "Four, four, four years more," was started throughout tho room, and continuing like a chant, Cecil Lyon of the Texas dejegation, got on the platform and encouraged the con tinuation of the demonstration. Sen ator Lodge rapped for order, but was unheeded. Suddenly, Miss Maude Neal of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, in the press staff, produced a "Teddy Bear" and there was 'greater enthu siasm. "Teddy" was, tossed all over the hall. Other Teddys" came Into playtand pandemonium regned,TThe demonstration showed no signs of abating, when Lodge endeavored to resume his speech,, but at the rap of his gavel re-started cheering. After forty-five, minutes, Lodge tried again and finally succeeded, in get ting attention. When Lodge said that any one who attempted to use tho president's name as a capdldate was no friend of Roosevelt, the cheering again broke out but the set rlousness of the statements being made brought tho hall to a sudden quietness. Reports of Committees. At the conclusion of Lodge's ad dress, there was applause in all sec tions of the house. Senator Warren of Wyoming submitted the report of the. Committee on Rules and Order of Business. James P, Burke of Penn sylvania, submitted a minority re port, The members of the commit tee from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Utah were in favor of tho minority report. Rep resentative Burko took the platform to advocate the adoption of the minority report, and Governor Will son spoke In opposition to the mi nority report. Senator Fulton of Oregon, pre sented the report of the Credentials Committee which was adopted with a few dissenting "noes." The Resolution Commltteo Is ex pected to report late this afternoon. Both sides assert that they control on tho anti-injunction plank feature and thero is a possibility that tho matter may be fought out on the floor of the convention. Aside from the injunction matter, there seems to be little difficulty ahead and that the platform will be substantially as desired by tho administration. Fight In Committee. Fourteen hours were given by the Credentials Committee of tho Rep ublican National Committee for the presentation of contests, but no change was made in the temporary roll of delegates and alternates. Full approval was given of tho work of the National Committee which had devoted eight days to the question. Light was breaking in the east when the work of tho committee concluded this morning. Charles A. Bookwalter, member of the committee, from Indiana, voiced the protest of the men classed as antl Taft members of committee. "Of tho cases submitted by the al lies, those Involving 110 seats had merit," said Mayor Bookwalter, "but they were railroaded out of the hall without any examination of the evi dence In their support by the com mittee; arguments wore not listen ed to, and tho Taft men adopted rules which absolutely excluded members of tho committees from participating in the debate." Senator Fulton of Oregon, excused the limiting of the debate to the fact that 2,000 persons in the convention were awaiting for the report of the committee which provoked Book- waiter to reply, "There are ninety million who will have to wait until next November." Slow In Gathering. Tho spectators and delegates were slow in gathering for today's session of the Republican National Conven tion. Half an hour before the time of the opening, only a few hundred spectators were in the gallery. As the delegates assembled, thero was an air of uncertainty as to what the day's session will bring forth. Throughout the hall, tho first ses sion spectators and delegates are finding seats without the cpnfuslon of yesterday. After tho band render ed a number of airs, and a vocal selection or two, served to keep the crowd In good humor. At noon, the halls and aisles became so congest ed as to bring forth protests from the flro authorities and a squad of police was employed to clear them. At, 12:19 o'clock, Senator Bur rows brought down his gavel and an nounced that the Invocation would be made by Rev. W. O. Waters of Chicago. He is a young athletic clergyman and read the prayer from the particular service of the- Epis copal church. - Harry Dougherty of Ohio, of the Committee on Credentials, announced that tho, report of the Committee would not be read for an hour. Thero is no possibility of transacting bus!- ness until the report Is presented and the convention has settled down to wait Us arrival. An effort to secure a reduced rep resentation of delegations to the Na tional Republican Convention failed Iji the Commltteo on Rules by a vote of 24 to 17. Cummins or Fairbanks. "Cummins or Fairbanks" is what t,he Cummins men are shouting ad ding that Fairbanks would take the nomination for vice-president If ten dered and that If ho would take it, the administration would not accept hm. Fairbank's men were not will ing to accept this analysis oi the situation, but contend that with the presidency, disposed of the sup porters of tho successful candidate will only be too glad to welcome the renomlriation of Fairbanks and that under the pressure which will be brought to bear, Fairbanks cannot forbid the use of his name. Old Timers There. Chairman Burrows presented Henry Baker of Minnesota, and James D. Conner of Indiana, who were delegates to the Republican Convention In 185C. They were received with great applause. While awaiting the report of credentials, thero was a. parade through tho hall of the visiting marching clubs. SHIRT WAIST SALE, Friday and Saturday at the Ladles Emporium. II )) Wealthy Italian Wine Dealer of New Orleans Kills Three, Hold Up Men Single Handed In Desperate Encounter. (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, June 17. Fol lowing a series of crimes attributed to the so-called "Black Hand" of the Italian quarter of Now Orleans, one of the worst tragedies connected with that section took place early today when three Italians were shot to death by Pierto Glacona, a wealthy CHARTER VOTE North Bend Council Calls Spe cial Election For That Date. The North Bend council has adopt ed an ordinance providing for the submission of the city's proposed new charter to a vote of the electors of that municipality September 15. The charter has been revised con siderably since it was first adopted by tho city council, it haying been taken up again after Mayor L. J. Simpson's yeto. It has been round ed Into a shape which Mr. Simpson approves and which all agree is much better than formerly. It is copied closely after the Portland charter. One of the principal changes from the present charter is the provision which permits the city to issue bonds for municipal improvements up to twenty per cent of the assessed valuation. At present, tho charter limits the city Indebtedness to $7,500 but at twenty per cent of the assessed valuation the limit would be about $200,000. Will Stop Gambling. The North Bend council also pro poses to put an end to the little dice games and gambling. At tho next meeting, an ordinance will probably be enacted prohibiting dice shaking or pool playing for money in cigar stands, saloons or- public places. Provision will also be made for pro hibiting gambling of all sorts, prob ably. Order Street Work. The North Bend council has also ordered the opening and grading of Sunderland and Maryland streets in Porter. The work will extend four blocks, op Sunderland and three blocks on Maryland. The contract for planking Sher man, avenue and putting in a sewer system will also be started soon. A twelve-Inch sewer will be put In be fore the street Is paved. SIG, GRAHAM ELECTED NORTH BEND CAPTAIN. Charles Kcanc Resigns ns Field Man- nger of Ball Team on Account of Lack of Time. ..gharles Keane at a meeting of the North Bend ball team and fans,, last evening, announced that he would have to resign as captain op account of his time being taken up wimble busfpess and that he wished them to elect somebody else In hip place. After some dfscussion, SIg Graham was chosen as captain. Mr. Keano will remain on the team and continue as a, strong member of It, but -ill be relieved by the charge of the details of the field management. The North Bend fans have secured two men, an outfielder and an ln- flolder who will be here soon and are enthusiastic over tho prospects. They may expect to take Coqullle down the line In next Sunday's game. FRESH HALIBUT 8c and 10c per pound. North Bend Fish Market. PIANO STUDIO of Louis H. Boll, located In First Trust and Savings Bank building, second floor, parlors 17, 18, 19 and 20. Will teach during tho summer months. Tho hairs of our head may numbered, but you can't find numbers. be tho II SEPT M 15 ID Italian wine merchant. Glacona and his son told tho police that the three men frequently bought wine by tho barrel and refused to pay for It. Yesterday they bought a barrel and ordered it shipped to a point In the state. The men returned early to day and ordered them to prepare a meal. The elder Glacona, suspect ing trouble, had hidden a rifle and when one of tho visitors drew re volver and ordered them to produce money and valuables, tho elder Gla cona commenced firing, killing all three of the Intruders. One of them was Identified and has a police rec ord. TALKS TODAY Chinese. Minister Addresses Students at Iowa University Commencement. (By Associated Press.) IOWA CITY, la., June 17. A feature of the commencement exer cises of Iowa University today was the address by Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister of the United Sta tes. A number of prominent Chinese students were also in attendance. In his address, Wu Ting Fang paid tribute to America in general and particularly to its educational sys tem, declaring that the constantly increasing number of students that China is sending to the United States proved their faith In this 'country and would tend to bring about more harmonious relations in the future. GAP! OLSON SECRETLY WED? Members of Alliance Crew Say Vessel's Master Was Mar ried In Portland. The many Coos Bay friends of Captain Olson of the Alliance are highly interested In the report brought to Marshfleld by members of the crew to the effect that ho was quietly married at Portland a short time ago and that the nuptials are being kept a secret for the time be ing. Captain Olson expressed sur prise when asked 'about the matter and refused to either afllrm or deny the report. The bride, according to the report, is a well-known Portland young lady. Tho Alliance sailed late yesterday from Coos Bay for Portland with one of tho largest loads of freight she has had out in somp time. Part of tho cargo was two carloads of fin ishing wood and fixtures for the east. She also had a good passenger list. Among the passengers were the following: L. W. Covert, Thomas L. Jackson, W. F. Krumblen, D. L. Rosenfleld, Mrs. S, M. Brown, Rev, W, F. Holl, F. G. Forbes, A. J. Dayton, G. F, Schmltz, H. Hunteman, MJss Ada Chapman, F. I. Johnson, A. L. Grat ton, Walter Mack, E., B. Schonen back, JaB Wood, Thomas O'Nolll', T. J, Thomas, L. C. Brown, N. Matalill, J. W. McReynqlds, J. N. Teal, Chas, E, Butterfield, "F. Merchant, Owen Hoye, W. H, Berghagen, T. Dood, C. Harper, G. C, Harper. WILLIAM BAYLIES LOST. Local navigators are much Inter ested In tho report from Nome, Alas ka, that tho William Baylies, a steam whaler, has been lost off Siberia. Tho Wm, Baylies, thon, with Captain Cottlo commanding, ran into Coos Bay three years ago last November after a seven months trip and had barely enough coal to reach this port. Sho was out of provisions, only ono sack of flour being loft. Tho sailors celebrated their dellvory In great shape and Coos Bay people bought more northern furs than WU TING FANG PRONE FRANGRISE UP FOR SVV"WVSiS'VSSSSSSNN'NiiWi'W''Si''SSS City Council Decides That Thirteen Are Enough For Present. WHAT COUNCIL DID. Passed resolution limiting number of saloons in Marshfleld to 13. Delayed action on telephone fran chise for a week. Apportioned cost of Improving Flanagan street. Ordered Prospect avenue Improv ed between Seventh and Davidson. Delayed action on Laurel street Improvement until Juno 23d. Ordered advertisement for bids for grading Sixth street south of 'E' street. Considered troubles of Contractor Burns. Decided to contribute $20 per month towards cost of sprinkling streets. The above is a brief summary of the business beforo the Marshfleld city council last evening. Next to the telephone franchise, question, the limiting of the number of, saloons was one of the most important mat ters up It was brought up by the petition of the saloonmen, intro duced a week ago, asking for a re ductldn In license from $600 to $400 per year. Tho council refused to grant tho reduction in license but de cided that it would be best for the city to limit the number of saloons In addition to protecting tho dealers now operating here. Flanagan Street Work. The cost of the Flanagan street Improvement from the north end of it to Nevada street was estimated at $3,955.40, exclusive of intersections which will cost about $700 more. The regular work, excluding tho In tersections, will mean an assessment of $2,17 per front foot against tho lots along the north 200 feet of tho street and $2.13 per front foot along the remainder. The council will meet Juno 30th, as a board of equali zation In tho matter to hear protests. J. W. Bennett was present and wanted tho city council to grant him tho privilege of putting in the pri vate sewer along the Lockhart prop erty. The council decided to delay action until to tho next meeting in order that Mr. Bennett bo given time to draft the required ordinance. Burns' Talo of Wop. Contractor Burns who ,1s grading cedar street appeared before ' the council with a tae of woe. Ho claimed that owlpg to tho bad weath er, the city's, failure to remove the old sewers and make tho water com pany take proper care of Its pipes had resulted In heavy losses to hlm( He said that ho had contracted to move tho dirt for thirty-five cents per yard and that much of, It was costing him $1 per yard. Ho want ed the council to, advance him $400 more on the work, and to release his bondsmen. Owing to the, city havt lng advanced him considerable mon ey and that ho had Issued a. largo amount of orders against the city, there! was some doubt as to whether ho had $100, or anywhere near it, coming. It was finally left to Mayor Straw to adjust today, he to figure with Burns on how much ho had coming. they had evor secured before, the skins being traded for trivial mat ters. Concerning tho wreck, a San Francisco dispatch says; A private cable dispatch from Nomo received in this city says that tho whaling steamor William Bay lies had beou lost In tho lco pack In Anadyr Bay, Siberia, It la belloved that her crew wore roscued by tho whaler Bowhead and aro now on board tho steam whaler Jeanetto, "Tho William Baylies is a steam or of 291 tons displacement. Sho is commanded by Captain Bodfish and owned by William Lewis, who re- sides Jn tho East. Sho sailed from this port on March 3 i t LIMIT NUMBER SALOONS RERE IS RELD ANOTHER WEEK City Council Postpones Action of R. T. Durett's Application. WARM DISCUSSION OF PROPOSITION. Will Hold Special Meeting Fri day Night to Investigate Matter. The application of R. T. Durett for a franchise to lnstal and operato a new telephone system in Marsh fleld resulted in an animated discus sion beforo the city council last even ing in which the Pacific States Com pany came In for considerable crit icism. After an hour or more of dis cussion, tho application was made a special order of business for an extra meeting of the council to bo hold Friday evening with tho understand ing that it would not be put to a vote until next Tuesday night. R. T. Durett and W. U. Douglas cham pioned tho cause of the proposed now system while L. R. Robertson, tho local manager of the Pacific State3 Company, and J. W, Bennett op posed it. In calling up tho franchise again, Mr. Douglas said that the franchise which Mr. Durett presented to the Council for adoption had been draft ed by E. L. C. Farrln, tho city attor ney of Marshfleld. Also that the Pa cific States Company had been given thirty days by the council at tho re quest of Mr. Robertson, to make up their mind Whether they would Im prove tho local system and glvo Marshfleld the service that it need ed. He said that the thirty days had just been so much delay and the Pa cific States Company had done no thing, and probably would no no thing as in tho past their frequent promises for Improvement had not been kept. Ho said that if Marsh fleld or Coos Bay wanted to grow or devolop, the council and citizens must welcome new enterprises and competition that would keep It up-to-date. . Ho said that if competition was going to be shut out, the growth 6f the city wou'd be retarded and it never would amount: to much. Ho said that everyone was familiar with tho poor service given by the Pacific States Company. L. R. Robertson, manager of the Pacific States Company, requested tho council not to grant tho fran chise. Ho said that tho engineering department of his company had not had time to prepare plans for tho improvements which thoy proposed In Marshflold. However, ho was reasonably suro that his company would completely rebuild their sys tem In Marshfleld within twelve months, and that he had just been authorized to mako improvements that would cost $2,000. Ho said that, a second tolephono system would bo merely an additional ex pense for the people here that it would bo a dupllcato system Instead of a competitive one. Bennett's Objections. Mr. Bennett said that he wished to talk merely as a property owner and a citizen. He criticised the pro posed franchtso and objected to tho idea of having twice as many tele phone poles and wires In tho street as at present. He said tho size ot tho city did not warrant two sys tems yet. He intimated that Mr. Durrott would not be bound by tho franchise to put In a modorn up-to-date system within a reasonable time. The lattor Intimation resulted la Mr. Durett offering to post a forfeit of $2,500 In cash that ho would begin work within ninety dayB and have his proposed system complete within twelve mouths, tho system to bo an automatic ono if ho can ar range for it and if not a common battery systom. Councilman Sacchi thought that tho franchise should provldo for tha payment of a roasonablo license or special tax by the company to tho city for tho uso of tho streets. He also wanted to Insist that It provide only for tho most modern systom oh tulnablo. Mr, Sacchi also wanted tha (Continued on page i. ill , ; -I ftf rfc i $ 4 T fci 11 ?? m M h u m Mi t u f il W iU I m m !KKi1 i re m ri . 1 &, U. ' tii' " UPti