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which li already omi and is ours."
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ing to advertisers, specially hut
ho gavo them correct advlca in strik
ing phraseology.
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YOU DON'T buy goods to jili
the man who sells them or bcuia
you think It a patriotic duty to sup
port him. You buy goods to sell.
Bity advertising that will sell the
goods.
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1908
No. 4.
CONFESSES THAT
1
Greek Says He and Brother
Were Hired to Kill J. L. '
Gallagher.
PROMISED $5,000
TO BLOW UP HOME
Refused to Divulge Who Is
Responsible For Bri
bery. (By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. John
Claudianes, a Greek, aged 25, Is In
the city prison having confessed to
District Attorney Langdon that ho
dynamited the Oakland residence of
James L. Gallagher, the prosecu
tion's star witness against Abraham
Ruef and the other defendants in tho
bribery graft cases. Tho police are
searching for Peter Claudianes, a
brother of tho man In custody, who,
according to tho latter, was paid
$1,000 for the crime.
Claudianes also confessed having
dynamited two unoccupied houses
owned by Gallagher.
Claudianes Is alleged to have ad
mitted that ho intended to blow up
Gallagher but being unable to do so
decided to destroy the property.
Tho Greek declared that he was
promised $5,000 of which amount
his brother received one thousand
and because none was turned over to
him, he decided to confess.
Thus far Claudianes stubbornly
refuses to toll where ho was hired'
or who promised him money to dyna
mite the Gallagher homo.
DIED TODAY
Wife of Democratic National
Committeeman From Oregon
Succumbs at Albany.
(By Associated Press.)
ALBANY, Ore., July 14. M. A.
Miller, National Democratic commit
teeman from Oregon, arrived at his
home in Lebanon from the Denver
convention last night being summon
ed ,to the death bed of his wife who
died this morning. She was unable
(to speak o her husband after he ar
rived. ALIA WILL HANG.
Assassin of Priest to Pay Death
Penalty Soon.
CBy Associated Press.)
CANON CITY, Colo., July 14.
The general belief is that Guiseppe
Alia, the slayer of Father Leo Heln-
rich, will expiate his crime Friday
night of this week. The penitentiary
officials decline any Information as
toaho date or time of tho execution.
It is feared that an attempt might be
made to thwart the officials.
RUMOR OP MILL DEAL.
Uiiuiitlicntlcnte'd Rcporlj That "0. A.
Smith Has Purcliased the Adolph-
bcii Property.
Tho Port Orford Tribune prints
the following:
"It is reported here that C. A.
Smith has bought the Adolphsen mill
and property. Smith, it is said owns
considerable timber in this section,
throughout which there is consider
able Port Orford cedar, tho most
valuablo timber on the coast."
J. E. Oren, manager of the C. A.
Smith mill, stated today that ho had
not heard of any such deal. Ho said
that If there was an truth In it, ho
undoubtedly would have heard of it.
Tho Adolphsen mill Is located near
Port Orford.
CITY OF PANAMA takes Break
water run sailing from Marshfleld
and North Bend Saturday, July 18th,
at 2:30 p. m.
IS. MILLER
HE
WAS IDEMOGRATS SCORN "TAINTED COIN" COOS MY HT NOT SECURE
rnlhllll Hllmr Will Refuse to Accept Large! win he notified .mei.ii, or nRFFIRF Tfl IMPSfllF HiRRflR
SELLS HOTEL
AT COQUILLE
J. P. Tupper Disposes of Prop
erty to Baxter Bros.
For $14,000.
(Special to Tho Times.;
COQUILLE, Ore., July 14. It is
announced that Baxter Bros, have
purchased the Hotel Coquille from
J. P. Tupper for $14,000. The deal
is said to include, tho property with
the immediate right of possession.
"Whether Baxter Bros, will operate
the hostelry is not known. They
own and operate two saloons here
and have been very successful.
Mr. Tupper has not announced his
future Intentions.
Enlarge Courthouse.
Tho Coos county commissioners
are discussing plans for enlarging
the courthouse here. It is believed
that it Is too late to start the work
this year, but It Is proposed to get
the plans- and specifications ready
and award tho contract so that the
work can begin as soon as the weath
er permits next year. It is estim
ated that the proposed addition and
Improvements to the courthouse will
cost $15,000.
Inherits Largo Amount.
Paul Sterling and wife have gone
to Grants Pass, Ore., to be present
at tho settlement of the estate of
Mrs. Sterling's uncle. The uncle'
was very wealthy and it is under
stood here that Mrs. Sterling has
been .bequeathed about $200,000.
Texas Mob Takes Black From
Officials and Summarily
Executes Him.
(By Associated Press.)
MIDDLETON, Tex., July 14.
Hugh Jones, a negro, was lynched
today for criminally assaulting Miss
Ora Yoppys, aged seventeen. He was
taken from the officials by a mob
of hundred or more.
SAVES LIFE
C. Foster, Electric Light Com
pany Lineman, Injured By
Falling Pole.
C. Foster, a lineman of the Coos
Bay Gas and Electric Company, owes
his life to a spot of swampy' ground
on lower Broadway. As It is, he Is
laid up with a broken or dislocated
shoulder and sevoro bruises as a re
sult of an accident that occurred
shortly before noon today. He was
taken to Mercy hospital at North
Bend.
Foster was working with a crew
putting in a new line of poles off
South Broadway for the company.
He was helping raise a polo to set
in the ground whe,n h,ls plko pole,
with which ho was pushing It, sud
denly gave way. In an Instant, the
heavy polo was crashing towards him
and he could not get out of Its way.
He leaned over, hoping to sidestep
it but it struck on tho shoulder,
daehing him to the ground. The
swampy earth garo way under the
force with which his body was hurled
to the ground and he became almost
mbedded, this resulted In the
ground elsewhere underneath the
RANG NEGRO
FOR ASSAULT
0 T
Will Refuse to Accept Large
Campaign Contributions and
Will Publish Names of
Donors.
(By Associated Press.) '
LINCOLN, Neb., July 14. The
Democratic National Committee has
adopted a motion In outline as fol
lows, "No contributions shall be ac
cepted from corporations nor shall
contributions of $10,000 be accept
ed. All gifts of $100 shall be madi
public by October 15, and thereafter
Immediate publication will be given
Contributions under $100 will not
be published. No money will be re
ceived after November 1st."
WILL RAP DEMOCRATS.
Tuft Is Expected to Score Platform
Adopted nt Denver.
(By Associated Press.)
HOT SPRINGS, Va., July 14.
From present indications, Taft's let
ter of acceptance will be a scoring
of the Democratic platform adopted
at Denver.
Carry Off Honors In Interna
tional Athletic Meet In Eng
land Today Many Nations
Participate.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, England, July ,14. In
the final hammer throw, Flanagan
of America, won with a record of 170
feet 4i6 Inches; McGrath of America,
was second with 167 feet and 11
Another Effort to be Made by
Party of Fifteen In Europe
Tomorrow to Remain In Air
Twenty-four Hours.
(By Associated Press.)
FR1EDERICHSHAFEN, July 14.
The Zeppelin airship made a suc
cessful departure from Shed-on-Lake,
near Constance, Switzerland, at 2:22
o'clock this afternoon, for a twenty
four hour trip through the air. The
August Groess Found Dead By
Posse Who Had Surrounded
His Home.
(By Associated Press.)
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July
14. August Groess who yesterday
shot, fatally wounding James Kirk,
an aged meat peddler, for no appa
rent reason, was found dead on the
floor of his house when the posse
forced an entrance today. Groess
had shot himself. Kirk is In a crit
ical condition. The body of Fred
Groess, a half-brother of August, was
also found in the house by the offi
cers. It is not known whether he
was killed by shots from the posse
or by his brother, or whether ho
committed suicide.
heavy bolt bearing part of the force,
Foster's companions declare that
he would have been crushed beyond
hope of recovery if tho swampy
earth hadn't permitted his body to
settle into it at the spot where he
had been standing.
Tho ALLIANCE will sail from
Marshflold for Portland, TUESDAY,
July 14, at 1:00 p. m.
SAY, where do you eat?
AMERICANS WIN LONDON CONTEST
T
AIR
HIYSTERY AT
BENTON RARBOR
Bryan will bo notified officially of
his nomination August 12th, at his
home. Kern will be notified at In
dianapolis at a date to be set.
William E. Gonzales, editor of The
Seal of Columbia of South Carolina,
one of Bryan's lieutenants, after a
visit with Bryan and Kern today
said, "The statement that Bryan will
not make a canvass is incorrect. It
is his present purpose, however, to
deliver no rear platform speeches but
ten or a dozen political addresses be
ing more vital Issues as presented in
the platform. Kern will make a
more continuous campaign and I was
assured at Denver that Towne will
be no less active than if he had been
vice-presidential nominee."
TO NAME CHAIRMAN.
Bryan Anxious to Have Official
Selected Shortly.
(By Associated Press.)
LINCOLN, Neb., July 14. It has
been practically decided that the
selection of the chairman of tho
Democratic Committee will be left
to a committee of nine. Bryan is re
ported desirous of the sub-committee
making the selection within two
weeks.
Inches, and Walsh of Canada, third
with 159 1 Inches.
The final 1,500 metres flat race
was won by Sheppard of America.
Wilson of England, was second, hnd
Hallows of England, third. Tie
time was four minutes 3 2-5 sec
onds. .
In the final twenty kilometer cycle
race, d. B. Kingsbury of England,
was first, his time being 34 minutes
13 2-5 seconds. John Jones of Eng
land, was second, and Werbrouck of
Belgium, third.
TESTS FAILURE
departure was witnessed by the King
and Queen of Wurtemburg whose
presence was cheered with enthu
siasm. The airship carried fifteen
people.
After being in the air one hour
and thirty-five minutes, the airship
was sighted returning here. The
airship was obliged to return on ac
count of the breakage of the side
steering gear. It was repaired tem
porarily In midair but It was deemed
advisable to return. Another start
will be made tomorrow.
PROVES THIEF
Fred Hamilton, Prominent In
Pacific Northwest, Arrested
For Three Crimes.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, July 14. Fred Ha
milton was arrested early today for
the robbery last night of three jew
elry stores well-known in the north
west. It is believed that he is tem
porarily Insane as a result of domes
tic troubles. Hamilton is an athlete
of considerable ability and was for
two years quarter back of the Mul
tnomah Athletic Club's foot-ball
team. He also was assessor of Ska
mania county, Wash,, for two terms.
Friends say that he has shown signs
of Insanity for several weeks. He
recently Inherited a considerable for
tune. He had a mania for diamonds,
It Is said.
Where do you eat?
Why, at tho Melroso of course,
Front street, near postoffico.
We servo tho best coffee on Coos
Bay.
CITY OF PANAMA takes Break
water run sailing from Marshflold
and North Bend Saturday, July 18th,
at 2:30 p. m. i
M
ill
CFJcCOLLUffl
IS PROMOTED
Local Agent of Breakwater
Made Commercial Agent and
L. W. Shaw Local Agent.
General Manager C. J. Mlllls to
day announced the appointment of
C. F. McCollum as commercial agent
for the steamship Breakwater in the
Coos Bay country and of L. W. Shaw,
formerly Marshfleld agent of the Al
liance, as local agent to fill the va
cancy caused by Mr. McCollum's
promotion.
Mr. McCollum has been connected
with the Breakwater for many years
as local agent at Marshfleld and
North Bend and his promotion will
be a source of gratification to the
many friends that he has made. Mr.
Shaw is also well known here, having
represented the Alliance In Marsh
field for several years up to a few
months ago. The appointments will
be effective at once.
Mr. McCollum as commercial agen'
will also be the general solicitor and
while his territory will nominally be
Coos and Curry counties, he will
cover such territory as may afford
business for the company.
ALLIANCE SAILS TODAY.
Carries Large Number of Passengers
nnd Big Cargo to Portland.
The Alliance sailed this afternoon
from Coos Bay for Portland. She
had a capacity load of passengers
and a big cargo of freight. In the
freight cargo was twenty-four tons of
green hides, two cars of lumber for
the east, 1,000 cases of milk and
2,000 doors.
The Alliance's outgoing list was as
follows:
I. K. Levy, C. E. Dreyer and wife,
C. H. Tankervllle, Miss Stella Gulov
son, H. A. Jackson, P. C. Groves, J.
W. Butts and wife, Miss M. Mason,
Mrs J. Grlssen, E. Holm, Mrs. E. M.
Scuyler, A. M. Sherwood, Gil Ogden,
R. Jones, J. Huber, W. N. Robinson,
J. Rogers, Arthur Foss, F. B. Lay
ton, R. M. Layton, F. C. Helming, G.
F. Hildebrand, S. McGreff, Mrs. F.
McGreff, E. B. Seabrook, Mrs. A. M.
Ross, L. Ross, T. R. Mclntyre, R.
M. Rau, S. C. Guthrie and wife, H.
Foss, G. L. Skutt, J. N. Perrlns, W.
It. Patterson, J. E. Myers, J. A. Nel
son, Dr. Gale, Roy Sarder, Fred Sar
der, J. H. Haynlo, Maude Haynie,
Wesley York, Victor Carlton, Matt
Sparr, W. H. Guerry and F. J. Parry.
1 E. EVERITT
North Bend Man Elected Presi
dent of the Oregon State
Pharmaceutical Association
Word was received here today
that M. E. Everltt of North Bend,
has been honored with tho presi
dency of tho Oregon Stato Pharma
ceutical Association, having been
elevated to that position at the 1908
convention which has just closed at
Tho Breakers, Wash. Tho honor
came as a surprise to Mr. Everltt as
well as his many friends on Coos
Bay who are highly gratified over
tho recognition shown him.
Mr. Everltt has been a resident
of Coos Bay for several years and If
head of tho Everltt Pharmacy at
North Bend. Ho has been a leading
Coos Bay booster. Ho will go from
tho Breakers to Join his wife who Is
spending tho month with relatives In
eastern Oregon.
LOUIS II. ROLL, TEACHER OF
PIANO, First Trust and Savings
Bank building.
N
Improvement May Be Thwart
ed Despite Citizens' Con
tribution of Funds.
PORTLAND PAPERS
PRINT THE REPORT
Col Roessler In Final Estimate
Includes Work on Coos and
Coquille Rivers.
Although the required amount to
defray the expenses of operating the
dredge which the government is hav
ing constructed at Portland for Im
proving Coos Bay's harbor channel
has been raised by local subscrip
tion, there is now a danger that tho
dredge may not be secured. Port
land papers publish reports that it
has been decided not to send tho
dredge here, the Oregonian placing:
that interpretation on tho final report
of Col. S. W. Roessler, the engineer
In charge of the government im
provements on the North Pacific
coast, who retired from office Sat
urday. Walter Lyon, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, left for Port
land via Drain today and will try
to impress the new government en
gineer with the necessity of sending
tho dredge here. He took consider
able correspondence, showing that
Coos Bay had done Its part when 1
was discovered that Congressman
Hawley and the Oregon congres
sional delegation had failed to have
the $25,000 in the Coos Bay harbor
improvement fund transferred so as
to be available for operating the
dredge. The government engineer's
office at Portland was notified by
wire that Coos Bay citizens had sub
scribed the amount necessary to
operate the dredge.
If the dredge is not sent to Coos
Bay, many people feel that it will
bo because Portland has acted sel
fishly in the desire of "hogging" the
Improvements or of preventing Coos
Bay receiving any recognition.
Tho Portland Claim.
The Portland Oregonian:
"Reference Is made to the new
dredge being constructed for use on
the, outside" harbors. The craft will
be ready for service next month, but
thero is yet no appropriation for
operating. It was the intention to
send her to Coos Bay, but this Is at
present out of the question. Thero
has been talk of the Marshfleld
Chamber of Commerce putting up
sufficient money for operation but
this is not official.
"Work has also been done on tho
Clatskanie, Lewis and Deep Rivers
In the way of removing snags and
obstructions to light draft boats.
There has also been some work done
on Coos and Tillamook bays as well
as on the Coquille river."
Loral Improvements.
In the itemized appropriation ask
ed by Col. Roessler for tho North Pa
cific coast during the next two years
ire the following:
Coquille river 32.210.3S
Coos Bay 1,444.94
Coos river 1,970. 0
Tho Portland Journal says:
"A now project proposes the deep
enlng of the bay at Coos Bay to 18"
feet at low water to the town of
Marshfleld. A pipe suction dredge.'
Is now under construction for this
purpose. It Is recommended that the
available balance on the Coos Bay
jetty appropriation be expended lit
operating this dredge."
ERNEST WITTIG FREED.
North Bend Saloon Man Proves That
Ho Didn't Violate Law.
Ernest WIttig, tho North Bend
saloon man who was arrested yester
day for selling liquor to a minor
named Bloomquist, was found not
guilty by a jury In City Recorder
Gardiner's court In North Bend.
Wlttlg proved that tho boy had
brought a note from his father ask
ing that beer bo given tho lad for
tho latter (tho father). Tho Jurors
hold that tho boy was simply acting;
as a messenger for tho father unci
was In no manner a party to tho pur
chase or sale of the liquor.
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