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t CftrL Jfs Cfl00 sscaf "DO NOT postpone eatwprlsea to a tlma to ooma as though that tlma should be of another tnak from this, which is already come and is our." Fuller. The author was not writ ing to adYortlsem, espoclnlly but ho gavo them correct advlco In strik ing phraseology. YOU DON'T buy goods to pi the man who sells them or because you think It a patriotic duty to sup port him. You buy goods to sell. Buy advertising that will sell the goods. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. HI. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREG ON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1908. No. 3. TW&f" r lag (&xm?B AUTO WITH SIX DROPS INTO KENTUCKY COEEK .Five Prominent Louisville Peo ple Seriously Injured In Accident. OBJECT IN STREAM PREVENTS DROWNING Started Across Bridge That Had Been Wrecked by Storm Recently. (By Associated Press.) LOUISVILLE, Ky July 13. Six persons, flvo well-known In the social world, were seriously Injured In an 'automobile accident early today at Smlthvlllc, twenty-three miles from hero. Shelby Bonnie, a prominent distiller, had his leg broken, Mrs. Shelby Bonnie sustained bad cuts, Miss Elizabeth Shirley, serious brul es. Richard Menefce, a broker, In ternal Injuries, and Dr. Carl Wise man, a broken leg. Frank Ball, the chauffeur, was badly bruised. They were returning from Bowl ing Green and started to cross the Halt River bridge, not knowing the structure had been partially destroy ed by a recent storm. They dashed twenty-five feet Into the river. One end of the car rested on an obstruction or all would have been drowned. TAFT WRITES SPEECH. Prepares Reply to Notification of His Nomination For Presidency. (By Associated Press.) HOT SPRINGS, Va July 13. The writing of the speech of acceptance of W. H. faft to be delivered when he Is officially notified of his nomina tion for the presidency by the Re publican party at Cincinnati, July 28, was begun today. MINERS IN SESSION: Convention of Western Federation Opens at Denver. (By Associated Press.) DENVER, Colo., July 13. The opening session of the Sixteen An 'nual Convention of the Western Federation of ' Miners was today .devoted to tho appointment' of a committee on credentials and two 'short addresses by George Halley, president of the Colorado State Fede ration of Labor and W. S. Burns, a member of the Miners Union of Vir ginia City, Nev. FAILS TO GET SHARE. Court Decides Adversely to Mrs. r Lenrgreen. (By Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS, July 13. Judge Kin ney of the Circuit court, today de cided' that Mrs. Mary Leafgreen Is not entitled to a dower interest and a widow's allowance In the estate of Laclede J. Howard, the late fire brick magnate. Mrs. Leafgreen claimed to have married Howard at Decatur, III., secretly In 1883. 'KICK ON HIGH RATES. Manufacturers to Protest Against Proposed Increase by Railways. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July 13.If tho rail roads put Into effect the proposed ten per cent increase in freight rates, the matter will be taken by the Manufacturers Association to tho Interstate Commerce Commission. THEFT AT MYRTLE POINT. Midnight Prowler Secures About $25 From O. W. Endlcott. Chas. W. Endlcott had about $25 In his pocket Friday night but when ho got up Saturday morning and In vestigated there was but a dime left. He was sleeping at the homo of Dr. Leop, the family bolng away. Some one entered during the night and re lieved his pockets of the sum men tioned. His trousers were upstairs when ho went to bed, but ho found them on a lower floor In the morning with the pockets rifled. Myrtle Point Enterprise. SAY, where do you eat? PEOPLE MY BROUGHT TO COOS BAY Alliance and M. F. Plant Arrive With Capacity Loads of Passengers. The Alliance arrived this morning from Portland after a favorable trip down the coast. The new parts of the machinery worked fine and Capt. Olson says they would have made better time had it not been for the unusually heavy fog which prevailed. The Alliance had a big cargo of freight and capacity load of passen gers. Sho will sail from Marshfield for Portland Tuesday at 1 o'clock. Tho Alliance's Incoming passen ger list was as follows: Thornton Gale, H. C. Hauch, C. E. Hamilton and wife, F. S. Perry, Mr. Kutzman and wife, Grace Kutzman, F. L. Blake and wife, Mrs. D. Welsh, Juanlta Welsh, Letha Welsh, Wm. Leo, J. Custer, M. W. Winchester, R. W. Wletschun and wife, E. L. Pierce, C. Woodworth, F. Noshi, E. Erkram, G. E. Weaverson, Mrs. R. Bedlllion, H. Schleeman, R. Vuns- cum, Mrs. Fitzhugh, A. N. Dache, W. T. Van Scog, J. W. Hall, Mrs. Annie, Joe Spalding, H. Emerson, Mrs. Sa die Shields, Claude Shields, Lola Shields, Airs. E. T. Wade, E. M. Mil ler, D. V. Fine and wife, W. G. Mc- Pherson, M. M. Brlfard and wife, R. Bridges, W. S. Paige and wife, Ed. McArron, E. Thomns, W. Neibel, H. Daggett, E. Maxwell, D. W. Ward, David Keene, Wilfred Toft, H. Wisle, M. F. Harrington, C. J. Green, F. C. Hamilton, Mrs. Geo. Hitchcock, C. S. Rogers, Mrs. Soil, Miss Ekelund, J. H. Shields, G. L. Skutt, Mrs. Whet stone, C. B. Zeybuth, Wesley Gorn, E. G. Miller and wife, J. Jefferson, Mrs. J. T. Bridges W. S. Burrlss, W. E. Smith, E. W. Fotar, T. O'Connell, Geo. Corvl, H. Weber, C. Maxwell, Robt. Inlck and wife, Jas. Reed, F P. Coulter and twelve steerage. Homer In and Out. The Homer arrived yesterday from San Francisco after a good trip up the' coast. She will sail today for Portland. Among her passengers from 'Frisco were: Mrs. Capt. Palmgren, Mrs. Cook and child, Miss A. Fremont, Miss H. Fremont, Miss Cicely J. O'Connor, Miss Alice M. O'Connor, Miss S. Shel ford, Miss E. Higglns, Miss Engebret zen, D. H. Johnson, H. E. Townsend, W. Plttman, F. Kee, E. Cook and W. H. Lockwood and three steerage. Plant Sails For Frisco. Tho M. F. Plant sailed Sunday for San Francisco and unless something unexpected Interferes, Capt. Burtis hopes to get back on his old schedule which provides for sailing from 'Frisco on Tuesdays, reaching hero Thursdays and sailing from Coos Bay on Fridays. The outgoing list of the Plant was as follows: A. Kallls, Mrs. Baumbaugh, Dr. Baurabaugh, H. McNeil, Miss Edna WIeder, Miss WIckman, Mr. and Mrs. Koontz, Mrs. Mlrrasoul and three children, R. A. Wheeler, Mrs. Greene, Mabel Greene, S. C, Luse, Capt. C. H. Butler and wife, C. F. Bonrled, C. C. Dorr, Mrs, G. A. WilllamB, W. P. Evans, H. Grady, Mrs. Luse and ten steerage. M. F. Plant's Incoming List. The M. F. Plant arrived late Sat urday from San Francisco after a fair trip. Among the passengers brought in were tho following: Mr. and Mrs. A. Thrust, H. Lando and wife, Mrs. J. Lando, 'Jlrs. T. McCord and two children, Mrs. E. W. Kam morer and two children, Miss G. Por ter, May R. Stumpf, J. A. Klein, L. Ruechler, Miss C. P. Wakefield, Miss Wakefield, C. N. Mortonson, Wm. Franzenbech, R. D. Hume, Mrs. R. D. Hume, Mrs. M. P. Pendergrass and daughter, A. F. Cook, A. Craw ford, Percy Smith, George McCord, D. S. Rauso, F. A. Vroten, R. Ward, R. Mallory, II. H. Brown and wife, and family, and eighteen steerage. SHIRT WAISTS at cost from 80c and up at the Coos Bay Cash Store. ID SALMON CAPT.. JOHNSON OF THE SCHOON ER ENTERPRISE, IS FINED $55 AND COSTS FOR VIOLATING GAME LAW HERE. ; 4 Capt. Johnson of the Enterprise, was today fined $55 and costs by Justice Pennock today for selling salmon on Coos Bay during the clos ed season. Owing to extinuatlng cir cumstances, tho fine was made the San Jacinto Reserve In Califor nia Re-Christened by Roose velt in Honor of ex-President (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 13. The San Jacinto National Forest of California, will hereafter be known as the Cleveland National Forest. It was re-Christened by President Roos evelt In honor of the late president under whose administration the First National Forests were created. Moving Picture Film Catches Fire During Exhibition Near Duluth With Serious Results (By Associated Press.) DULUTH, Minn., July 13. A pa nic was caused in the Catholic church at BIwablk, last night, when the film of a moving picture of the Passion Play caught fire. About a dozen were injured, one woman who jump ed may die. STEWART PARDONED BY GOV. ttlAMBERLAIN Empire Man Who Got Three Months For Assaulting Justice Turpen Is Released. Governor Chamberlain Saturday granted a pardon to Mr. Stewart of Empire who was sentenced to three months Imprisonment by Judge Ha milton for assaulting Justice Turpen of Empire City. Stewart had served two of the three months. The par don Was petitioned for by a large number of Coos Bay people. Stew art and Turpen, who is quite an old man, became Involved in a fistic en counter as a result of a horse trade In which Stewart claimed Turpen had worsted him. NORTH BEND SALOON MAN UNDER ARREST Ernest Wittig Will Hhve' Hearing This Afternoon on Chnrgo of Sell ing Liquor to Minor. Ernest Wittig, manager of the North Star saloon, at North Bend, was arrested today for selling liquor to a minor today. He will have his hearing before City Recorder Gardi ner of North Bend at 4 o'clbck this afternoon. Tho specific charge against Wittig is of soiling a can of beer to a fourteen-year-old boy named Bloomqulst at the backdoor of the North Star. Wittig claims that the boy was acting as tho representative of his father. Tho North Bend Ministerial Asso ciation and Marshal Johnson claim otherwise and will prosecute the case to tho limit, they say. LOUIS H. ROLL, TEACHER OF PIANO, First Trust and Savings Bank building. CLOSING OUT Hammocks at cost you can get these summer necessi ties for $1.00 to $3.-10 at the Coos Bay Cash Store. BEST COFFEE on Coos Bay at Tho Melrose, near Postofllce. 1AIE FOREST IhITIesT FOB GLEVEUID NEW YORK CiTY MANY HURT IN 'MARSHFIELD AN CHURCH PANIC EASY VICTOR OUT OF ASON minimum amount $50 and costs, $5. Tho maximum fine is $500. Capt. Johnson said that the offense was due to a misunderstanding of the law. As the salmon season had opened on Rogue river, he believed that It had opened on Coos Bay. The law provides different seasons for Rogue river and Coos Bay, however, the season not opening here until July 15. The Enterprise, is owned by R. D. Hume and it is' expected that Mr. Hume will be responsible for the fine. Scores Victims of Warm Wave In Gotham Yesterday Slightly Cooler Today. .. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July 13. Yester day's intense heat of 93.7 was ap preciably diminished today by a cool ureeze during the early morning hours. At 9 o'clock, the temperature was 79 degrees. Scores were killed, prostrated and driven insane by the heat. Defeats North Bend by Score Of 7 to 2- Bandon Defeats Coquille. STANDING OF THE CLUUS. Per Lost cent 1 833 2 COO 3 400 5 ICG Won Marshfield 5 Bandon 3 Coquille 2 North Bend 1 Marshfield was an easy victor over North Bend on the Marshfield grounds yesterday, the score being 7 to 2. The Victorv wns oven nnotn.. than the score indicates; the North Bend team being badly shot to pieces and Marshfield winning without much effort. In consequence, the game was rather listless from the spectator's standpoint, only a few plays 'arousing much enthusiasm. The only fan who got real pleasure out of the game was a Bandon man In the grandstand who "rooted" mere ly to givo expression to, his enthu siasm for baseball in general and not because he was interested in any player or either team. In fact, the Bandon youth's rooting, some of which was quite clever, afforded more entertainment to tho grandstand than did the game, Manion, North Bend's first base man, made several of Marshfleld's scores easy ones. Ho got so inter ested in protests tfiat he was going to explain to the umpire that two or three ran in while he was holding the ball. He was caught napping twice in the same way. Kelly, North Bend's third bnso man, played most of the game for North Bend. He landed for two baggers, one of which went far over the score board and fence and would undoubtedly have been good for three bags or more had it not heen for the ground rules. Flanagan caught a good game for North Bend. Taylor was fairly easy for Marsh field. McKeown made the stellar play for Marshfield. A long drive over sec ond and a little to the rieht innknrt I good for at least a two bagger, but HicKey sprinted and Jumped and stuck up his left mlt and got it. He was practically up against the fence. It was the third man out In tho last half of the ninth for North Bend. Tholle pitched a fairly good game for Marshfield but after tho second Inning "lopped" most of them over (Continued on page a.) DEMOCRATS WILL NOT ATTACK EVELT r THAW'S CASEJELAYEB Hearing In Proceedings to Se cure Jury Trial Is Postponed Until September. (By Associated Press.) WHITE PLAINS, N. Y July 13. The proceedings in Harry Thaw's ap )lIcatiou for a jury trial to deter mine his mental condition, was ad journed today until the September ..erm of the Supreme Court of West chester county. Meantime, Thaw is in the custody of Sheriff Chandler of Duchess county and will stay in jail at Poughkeepsie. D. D. Campbell Says That Pre sent Plan of Construction Infringes On Him. D. D. Campbell, owner of the lot on the waterfront north of 'X' street, has filed a protest with tho city clerk against the plans for the ferry slip, now being constructed at the end of 'X' street. L. A. Liljeqvlst, Mr. Campbell's attorney, In the protest declares that the present plans of the city transgresses on Mr. Campbell's property rights. Mr. Campbell does not protest against the ferry, merely against the manner of construction. He says that the ferry does not enter at a right angle to Front street and this results In leaving twenty two feet of sidewalk on tho south side of the slip along the Sheridan property while there Is only two feet along the Campbell lot. x In addition to this, he says that the lines on which the city engineer proposes to open 'X' street to the water's edge Is not In conformity with the original survey when the property was laid out thirty years ago and will cut seven feet off the corner of his lot. Unless the city council adjusts the matter at once, Mr. Campbell expects to begin injunctlno proceedings. STEAMER "FLYER" HAS BEEN CONDEMNED Local Boat Laid Up For Repairs Found in Rnd Condition and Will Re Dismantled. The steamer "Flyer" which has been' laid up awaiting repairs, has heen found on inspection to be in a very bad condition and has been con demned. Sho will be dismantled. It is not known whether L. J. Simpson, the owner, will have an other built to take the run of the old "Flyer." The people of Old North Bend are the ones most great ly Inconvenienced as tho "Flyer" was the only boat running there reg ularly. CARRY FISH IN KEGS. Coquille Fishermen 'Decide Not to 'String" Them. A fishing party consisting of W. T. Kerr, J. M. Nyo Will Lyons, A. S. Hammond, and H. L. Cooper left Wednesday afternoon for tho Jack son place on the North Forks for a few days fishing. They hava taken two or three largo kegs to bring the fish homo In, When thoy left Wednesday noon they announced that there would be a foot race at 12 o'clock at night between Mr. Hammond and Bill Nye. They have a program arranged which will keep them busy most of the time when they are not filling tho kegs. They expect to como home with their kegs of fish In a few days. Coquille Sentinel. 00 ILL CONTEST FERRY SLIP POLICIES IN WEST 3ryan and Bell Decide That President's Actions Are Too Popular. TRY TO MAKE OTHER ISSUES Republicans and --Democrats Get Busy Preparing For Coming Campaign. (By Associated Press.) LINCOLN, Neb., July 13. At a conference between Theo. A. Bell and W. J. Bryan, Bell declared the Demo crats could not carry his state, Cali fornia, If Roosevelt policies were at tacked. Bryan who maintains the ircsidcnt's reforms are Democratic )olicies agreed with Bell and the so called Roosevelt reforms will not be made an Issue on the Pacific coast. John W." Kern, the vice-presidential nominee and the Hon.N. S. Jack ion, chairman of the Indiana Demo cratic state central committee, ar rived here today to confer with Bryan. The same train brought Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, and James Duncan of the American Federation of Labor. Bryan wa3 closeted with the labor 'eaders for some time. They discuss ed the platform, particularly the ln lunction plank. The visit of tho labor leaders was especially pleasing" to Bryan who took occasion to ex press his gratification over their promised support. Bryan has concluded that.-tho jollfication over his nomination shall1 not occur until after that of Taft. It is expected that the date will bo announced after Chairman Henry D. Clayton returns from his three weeks trip to tho Pacific coast. TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS. Republicans Will Direct Campaign? From New York. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 13. Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee, is going to New York to make arrange ments for opening national head quarters in that city. , AVILL IMPROVE ROAD. Highway I let ween Randon and Lnn glols to be Fixed Up. Col. C. R. Blumenrother of Ban don was In the city in the behalf of tho people of his town who wish to improve tho road between that city and Langlols. At the present 'there Is a dally business of over $400 per day between the two places and they are endeavoring to get the road rock ed so as to be in condition for the winter's business. Coquille Sentinel.. FORM PHONE COMPANY. Will Build Lino netween Parkers burg and Randon. Articles of Incorporation were- filed by tho Parkersburg Telephone Company. The object of tho com pany is to operate, own and hold the tolephone line, and lines in and around Bandon and Pnrkersburg.. The Incorporators aro Albert Snead,. Albert J. Haga and E. L. Randleman. The capital stock Is $2,000 divided' Into 100 shared at $20 each. Co quille Sentinel. VERDICT IS SUICIDE. Coroner's Jury, Decides That Perlr Peterson Ended Own Life. Tho coroner's jury which investi gated tho death of Pehr Peterson, tho Kontuck Inlet, rancher who waa found dead In his farm homo Friday, this morning signed up a verdict of suicide. This was agreed upon after a second visit to tho Peterson ranch Saturday. The ALLIANCE will sail from Marshflold for Portland, TUESDAY, Inly 14, at 1:00 p. m. SAY, whore do you eat? !t-l ?; rt,.rJj..,. g jni Aaiufcrctrjii , jf-.k.t. Ai