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ho gave them correct advice In strik
ing phraseology.
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tho man who sells them or becauso
you think It a patriotic duty to sup
port him. You buy goods to sell.
Buy advertising that will sell tho
goods.
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VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1908.
No. 308
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AT CLEVELAND. OHIO. TODAY
Six Killed and Score or More
Injured In Department
Store Fire.
DEMONSTRATION BY
CLERK STARTED BLAZE.
Explosion Spreads Flames and
j Shuts Off Exits For Cjerks
and Patrons.
(By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3. Tho
explosion of flro-works in the Five
and Ten Cent Store of Kresgo & Co.,
this morning, was immediately
followed by flames bursting from the
windows, of the building. At 12:40
o'clock, firemen discovered tho bodies
of five women who had been smoth
ered in the basement. A young boy
lost his life In the fire and was iden
tified as James Parker.
Tho dead are:
James Parker, aged five years.
Emma Shoemaker.
Miss Mario Wagner.
Three unidentified.
The injured probably total a score.
At least twelve girls received in
juries from Jumping from windows.
Some girls sustained broken limbs
and others cuts or bruises.
A panic of the hundreds of clerks
and customers followed the explo
sion), Flames and smoke filled all
tho ijpper floors.
Two of the dead were clerks at tho
flre-woTks counter which had been
hastll constructed and cut off their
meansof escape. It was not known
until iwb hours after the fire started
that a ay lives were lost.
Thejyjre started when one of the
clerks iwas demonstrating with one
of thd
pieces of fire-works. A spark
Ignite
ifother pieces and the confla-
if
gratic qjfollowed. On the second,
third
anil fourth floors, clerks and
cuBto'iers wero cut off from all es
cape Q smoke which rushed up the
stalrvjays. The elevators worked
rapid Wat their full capacity. The
crow iwfrushed to tho windows which
becarje so packed that at first no one
was ihle to get through, but later
somolmanaged to get out on to the
ledgesjpnd jumped into life nets. The
firemen, rescued many from certain
death.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
l FELT IN CALIFORNIA
Los Angles and San Diego Shaken
Early If his Morning But JNo
Damage Done.
(Bi Associated Press.)
LOS AfGELES, July 3. Two
slight eartpquake shocks were felt in
Los Angels and viciHlty at 5:02
o'clock this morning. No damage
was done.
SAN DIflGO, July 3. Slight
shocks froi an earthquake were felt
hero earlylthis morning. They gen
erally werl unnoticed.
KfrL SEA LIONS.
Three Pot
Orford Men Get 35 In
Short Time.
PORT CtFORD, Ore., July 3.
Tho Trlbu o says: "George Forty
and his son Robert and Walton went
out to the reef and killed 35 male
sea-lions, hich George says is his
record for
no day's killing and ho
Is proud of
he fact that he lost none
and fired ofly 34 shots. It was Wal-
tpn Mlller'i
Btood It 111
that It wai
first trip to sea and he
an old sailor, and says
a wonderful experience
which ho v
fortunate e
11 try again. They were
bugh to get towed back
by tho Entj'prlse.
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THERE
iVILL BE A DANCE at
tho North oos River hall on Satur
day, July 41 . Everybody invited.
SPECIAtNOTIOE TO EAGLES.
Boats will iavo Wolcott's dock
back of Eiles Hall at 5 a. in.
sharp, Julyfth.
Dy orderjf President
C. HOWARD.
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COW WRECKS
FAST TRAIN
Two Injured Near San Rafael,
Cal., and Twenty Near Nor-
walk, Ohio, Today.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., July 3. A
pasenger train on the Northwestern
Pacific struck an obstruction, report
ed to be a cow and was partly wreck
ed. Engineer Hyde and Firemen
Redmond wero Injured. None of the
passengers wero hurt.
LAKE SHORE WRECK.
Twenty Injured In Accident Near
Norwnlk, Ohio.
(By Associated Press.)
NORWALK, Ohio, July 3. In a
wreck on the Lake Shore railroad,
two miles west of here, twenty were
Injured. It Is not believed that any
one was fatally hurt.
BISHOP POTTER WEAKER.
Noted Episcopal Prelate Is Apparent
ly Near Deuth This Afternoon.
(By Associated Press.)
COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., July 3.
Bishop H. C. Potter ,the venerable
Episcopal prelate, had a sinking spell
late this afternoon and Is grow
ing weaker. Ho is thought to be
near death. He is still conscious.
Bishop Potter passed a comfort
able night and while very weak this
morning appeared cheerful.
DRAIN LOSES
ITS NORMAL
Oregon Board of Regents Votes
to Abolish State Educational
Institution There.
SALEM, Ore., July 3. Tho board
of regents of Oregon normal schools
voted to recommend to the Legis
lature that Drain Normal School be
abandoned and that appropriations
be made for Monmouth, Ashland and
Weston only. This action was taken
by a vote of five to four, the four
favoring the reduction of the num
ber to two. Secretary of State Ben
son and Colonel Hofer advocated the
maintenance of four normals. W. B.
Ayer, Governor Chamberlain, E. C.
Spencer and H. J. Maler stood for
reduction of tho number to two.
Superintendent Ackerman led the
fight for the reduction to three, and
was aided by E. E. Bragg and Ste
phen Jewell and also by Benson and
Hofer after tho motion to maintain
all four had been lost. Mr. Ayer
indicated his Intention to make a
minority report still advocating re
duction to two.
Friends of Drain normal were pre
sent and were Informed that the
board will give the Drain school dis
trict free use of the normal building
for a public school.
Drain Is Angry.
DRAIN, Ore., July 3. Great In
dignation exists here over the recom
mendation by the State Board of
Normal Regents that tho Drain Nor
mal School bo lopped off, while Wes
ton, Ashland and Monmouth bo al
lowed to remain. Feeling Is bitter
locally against State Superintendent
of Schools Ackerman, who Is re
garded as tho one who took an ag
gressive stand against this normal.
There Is a disposition to continue the
fight, carrying It to tho Legislature,
which President Brlggs, of tho Nor
mal, favors.
CLOSING OUT at cost! Entire
lino of Dry Goods, Shoes and Gents
Furnishings. Take advantage of a
good chance. FINNISH COOPERA
TIVE COMPANY.
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President Moyer of Western
Federation of Miners Fears
Plot to Deport Union Men
From Telluride, Colo.
(By Associated Press.)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., July 3.
That a conspiracy has been form
ed to start a riot during the Fourth
of July celebration at Telluride,
Former President of the United
Mine Workers of America, Is
Being Boomed For Bryan's
Running Mate Gossip of
Democratic Convention.
(By Associated Press.)
LINCOLN, Neb., July 3. DeWltte
Clinton before departing for Denver
early today, declared his belief that
John Mitchell, former president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
Is the most logical Democratic can
didate for vice-president. Hesald that
he would carry Illinois, Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
The proposed Parker resolution
caused scarcely a ripple of excite
ment. Friends look upon the In
cident as one of unfortunate phra
seology rather than an attack on
Bryan.
Considerable interest Is centered
today in an editorial which, in a
manner, Is a defense of W. R. Hearst
and the Independence League. It is
looked upon as a deliberate proffer
of the Olive Branch and an invitation
to the New York publisher to come
back Into the fold, and complete the
restoration of harmony In the Demo
cratic party. Hearst's response to
the overture is awaited with con
siderable Interest.
McCLELLAN ENTERS RACE.
New York's Mayor Said to bo An
Opponent of Bryan.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, Colo., July 3. Accord
S TO
Over 160 Bodies Taken From
Russian Pit and More Than
200 Are Now Shut In With
No Hope of Escape or of Re
mains Even Being Recover
ed. (By Associated Press.)
UZOVO, European Russia, July 3.
Fire has broken out In the Rikovs
ky mine ,tho scene of the gas explo
sion of yesterday which caused a
heavy loss of life. One hundred and
sixty bodies have been recovered and
over two hundred remain In the
mine, the exits of which are shut off.
It Is believed that all who remain
In the mine are dead from suffoca-
JAP CABINET TO RESIGN.
Action Will Follow Rupture With
the Mikado.
(By AssocraM rress.)
TOKIO, Japan, July 3. It Is ex
pected thnt tho cabinet will resign
tomorrow owing to recent differences
between them and tho Mikado.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Railroads Putting Thousands of
Men Rack on Their Payrolls.
DUBUQE, Iowa, July 3. Fojlow
ing on the heels of the announce
ment a few days ago of the Illinois
Central Railroad that 8,000 men on
the various divisions would bo put
back to work, 400 employes of the
Milwaukee Road, particularly men
laid off In the shops, were yesterday
put back to work. They return to
tho shops on a 10-hour schedule and
six days a week. These changes aro
looked upon hero as a real evidence
of the return of prosperity. They
mean that the crop outlook over tho
country, desplto tho storm areas, Is
, first-class.
JOHNHELLFORVICE-PRESUT
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which Is to result In bloodshed and
be followed by deportations Is the
grave charge made by President
Charles H. Moyer of the Western
Federation of Miners In an open
letter to the members of the federa
tion. Before leaving for Telluride
today, Adjutant General Bulkley
Wells, when Informed of the charge,
made by Moyer, said he had heard
nothing of the plot and that he
would see to it that no such plot
Is carried out.
ing to placards posted In the hotels,
George B. McClellan, Mayor of New
York, Is a candidate, presuhiably for
the presidency. The placard is not
specific. A hasty search did not re
veal the sponsors for his boom.
The boom for Charles A. Towne of
New York, for the vice-presidency
was launched today. Mr. Farnsworth
who conducted Towne's successful
campaign for congress, Is In charge.
Coler For Brynn.
Bird C. Coler of New York, ar
rived today from Lincoln and makes
strong claims for Bryan for the
nomination and for his election In
November. He says Bryan can car
ry New York, McCarren's prediction
to the contrary. Coler said that
Bryan should select his running mate
and that no state should seek to
control the nomination. Coler crit
icised the Parker resolution and said
it was inspired by some lobbists for
the purpose of making trouble.
Resolutions on Cleveland.
Alton B. Parker may be asked by
Chairman Taggart to present to the
convention, resolutions on the death
of Grover Cleveland after they have
been approved by Bryan. Many
resolutions are being drawn up, and
It Is stated that Bryan himself has
taken up the task. Should Parker
consent to modify his original resolu
tion, it may yet be acceptable to
those who op;ised it.
Representative Clayton of Ala
bama, slated for permanent chair
man of the Democratic convention,
arrived today. He is confident of a
Democratic victory in November.
tlon, the smoke adding to the danger
from the gas.
A large number of miners are un
accounted for and as the total num
ber of employes was 550, It Is be
lieved that the death roll will be
even larger than Is now anticipated.
There appears to be no way of
stopping the fire unless the mine Is
flooded, and flooding it would be just
as bad as allowing it to burn out. In
either case, there Is little chance of
even recovering the bodies of the
victims.
The scene around the mine beggars
description. Mothers and widows
who have lost husbands and children
are crazed, some becoming dangerous
maniacs. The government may take
steps to furnish relief to the widows
and orphans.
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AVILL RESUME WORK.
Hnrrlnian Will Push Construction of
Extensions.
OMAHA, July 3. Official an
nouncement was made by Vice
President Mohler, that extension
work on the Harrlman lines will be
gin at onco where It was stopped sev
eral months ago because of financial
unrest which threatened the country.
Work will begin on tho Athol Hill
cutoff In Colorado, and extension of
the branch line up the North Platte
River from, North Platte to North
port. Largo gangs of men have been
sent to both places and will begin
work at once.
Work on the Athol-Borto cutoff
was 80 per cent completed when
work was stopped, but tho North
Platto extension was only fairly
started. Work on both will bo com
pleted within a few months.
Want Ads In The Coos Bay Times
only cost five cents per line, and
bring quick results.
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RAVE WITHIN $5,000 OF
ENOUGH TO
OIL EXPERT IS
Appearance of Dr. O'Day of
Ohio and Indiana Fields,
Causes Much Gossip
Considerable interest has been
aroused at North Bend by Dr. O'Day
who was prominently identified with
the development of the Ohio and In
diana oil fields, appearing there and
arranging to open an office. He has
not given out any statement but
simply engaged a suite of rooms and
left for Portland, announcing that
he will return to Coos Bay within a
short time.
The few business men of North
Bend to whom Dr. O'Day presented
letters of introduction, were not ap
prised definitely of his purpose of
coming to Coos Bay, aside from his
intimation that he was going to in
vestigate thoroughly the possibility
of finding oil here.
Dr. O'Day aside from the promi
nence in the oil business gained by
his connection with the Ohio and In
diana fields attained a reputation as
a physician and surgeon, having for
merly been president of the Ohio
State Medical Association. He is also
a frequent contributor to magazines.
He Is said to be a friend or ac
quaintance of R. F. Crittenden who
is now prospecting for oil on South
slough.
Fine Card Prepared For
Marshfield Track Tomorrow
Afternoon.
A fine card has been prepared for
the final 'day of the Coos Bay July
races at the Marshfield track tomor
row afternoon. The entries were
practically completed today. Tho
meeting opens this afternoon and a
large crowd is in attendance, the fair
wenther being favorable to good rac
ing. Racing will begin promptly at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Considerable interest is being
manifested in the running race be
tween J. W. Bennett's Mack and L.
M, Noble's Bell tomorrow afternoon,
the first race of the day. It is expect
ed that a third horse will be entered.
There has been considerable rivalry
between the two particular animals
which are declared to be quite evenly
matched. The entries for tomorrow
are as follows:
Race No. 5. Pacing and trotting,
free for all, best two out of three
half mile heats, purse $50. Entries
Bell by L. M. Noble, Mack by J. W.
Bennett and an unknown.
Race No. 6. Three-eighths mllo
running, two out of three, purse
$100. Entries Flovora by L. J.
Simpson, Headlight by F. P. Norton
and Goldbeach by M. II. Nay.
Race No. 7. Half mllo dash, purse
$50. Entries Dr. Rowell by John
Herron, Headlight by F. P. Norton
and Goldbeach by M. H. Nay.
Race No. 8S Running three
fourths mile for stallions, purse $50.
Entries Greenlaw by M. II. Nay,
Creaserton by John Herron and un
known. J. W. Flanagan will tako tho place
of Dr. E. E. Straw as judge today
and the place of C. A. Howard to
morrow. The other officers as an
nounced In Tho Times yesterday, aro
officiating today and will ofllclato to
morrow. SPECIAL NOTICE TO EAGLES
Boats will leavo Wolcott's dock
back of Eagles Hall at 5 a. m.
sharp, July 4th.
By order of President
C. HOWARD.
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SECURE DREDGE
Committees Hope to Get Re
mainder By Tonight or
Tomorrow.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
IS ESSENTIAL
Will Prove Strong Factor In
Appeal For Government
Appropriation.
At noon today, the Chamber of
Commerce had secured within $5,000
of the amount required to bring tho
new dredger, which the government
is having constructed at Portland, to
Coos Bay to Improve the bar and In
ner channel. There are strong hopes
of securing the remainder of tho
amqunt by tonight or tomorrow.
The securing of the dredger at'
this time is very essential as every
one who is at all familiar with navi
gation knows. The channel is be
ginning to need dredging badly and
If the dredger is pot secured at this
time, It may be many months before
an opportunity to secure one comes
again. If the new dredger is not se
cured for Coos Bay, it will be sent
to Puget Sound where various
cities are only too willing to put up
the amount required to operate it.
In addition to this, the presence of
the dredger and the work it will do
here will undoubtedly prove a strong
factor In securing a government ap
propriation for the further improve
ment of Coos Bay harbor and chan
nel. If the people of Coos Bay do
not think enough of it to subscribe
the comparatively small sum to
operate the dredger until congress
meets, many local boosters claim that
it will be difficult to impress con
gressmen with the idea that Coos
Bay really wants or deserves help.
There will be no public meeting-
at the Chamber of Commerce to
night, merely an informal meeting
of the men working to secure tho
dredger being called Instead.
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TO GET EXTRA
Ones Elected at Last Elections
Will Serve Six Months
Longer Than Usual.
Judge John F. Hall Is at CoqulIIo
where he convened the regularly
quarterly session of the Coos County
court, the principal business of which
was to install the new county officials.
Owing to the annual election being
changed from June to November, it
was claimed by some that tho old
officers would have to hold office
for six months longer In order to
even out tho terms. However, Judgo
Hall, before leaving, called up the
attorpey general and was told that
tho incoming officers would bo the
ones who get the additional six
months of office owing to the now
law resulting from the change of
elections not becoming effective until
after the terms of the present office
holders expires. '
Another matter of Importance to
come up at this session will be to
determine whether or not to com
plete tho plank roadway between
Marshfield and North Bend now. A
number of Marshfield property own
ers havo protested against Its com
pletion. Seymour II. Boll Is anxious
to have It built as ho wants to uso
all or part of it as n right of way
for his proposed electric lino,
Tho South Slough drawbridge la
also Hkoly to come up for considera-.
tion or final action at this session if
tho War Department has passed fa
vorably upon tho plans which L. .T.
Simpson and others submitted to It
several weeks ago. The plans for
the drawbridge wore outlined In The
Times when It was first brought up
for consideration.
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