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YOU DON'T buy goods te ptMflafl
the man who sells them or beoause
you think it a patriotic duty to sup-J
port him. You buy goods to sell.
Buy advertising that will sell the
goods.
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1908.
No. 5.
BOMB ALMOST PECKS NEW YORK
APARTMENT HOUSE THIS MORNING
Forty-Two Families Have Nar
row Escape From Assassin's
Missile.
THINK IT MAY BE
BLACK HAND WORK
Terrific Explosion Occurs
In
Fashionable Quarter of
Gotham.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, July 15. A dyna
mite bomb exploded with terrific
force early today in the rear of
Watt's court, a fashionable apart
ment house on West 140th street,
hurled a score of occupants from
their beds, shattered many windows,
threw the inmates into a panic, tore
a huge hole in the cement flooring
of the court and did considerable
other damage.
So far as the police can learn, no
threatening letters had been receiv
ed by any of the forty-two families
in tho court. The only clew is that
of a bell boy of a neighboring house
who says that just before the explo
sion he saw three men going in the
direction of Watt's court carrying a
small bundle and immediately after
wards saw them running away. The
police say that if it proves a "Black
Hand" outrage, it will be the first
attack in New York directed against
the wealthier class of residents.
AMALGAMATE!) DIVIDEND.
Stockholders Will Receive Fifty
Cents Per Share For Quarter.
(By Associated Press.)
iNEW YORK, July 15. Tho Amal
gamated Copper Company today de
clared a quarterly dividend of 50
cents per share.
No Details Obtainable Con
cerning Demise of Mrs.
C. W. Hartridge.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 15. An
all night Investigation discloses lit
tle concerning the death of Mrs. C.
W. Hartridge, wife of a. New York
attorney who was formerly personal
counsel for Harry Thaw. Mrs. Hart
ridge died at Homeopathic hospital,
it is said, of cerebro-meningitls. In'
all sources where details of the wo
man's mysterious disappearance
from New York several months ago
might be obtained, strict silence is
maintained.
GREAT BALLOON
IS.
Second Trial, of Aerial Craft In
Switzerland Failed by Gust
of Wind.
.(By Associated Press.)
FRIEDERICKSHAFEN, July 15.
Tho damage to Zeppelin's baloon
caused yesterday, was repaired In
time to make start this morning.
Following tho program, tho baloon
was brought out of the shed at 11
o'clock, and the crew took their posi
tions. Tho order was gIVen to cast
off and the bow of tho ship arose
In tho air when a gust wind vh'ch
struck tho craft before it was under
way drove it against the shed. About
20 yards of the outor covering was
torn awny. Tho rudder was im
aged and the propeller bent. It wll'
take a week to repair tho damages.
MYSTERY IN
SUDDEN DEATH
STEVE ADAMS
GOES FREE
Jury Finds Union Leader Not
Guilty of Murder of Arthur
Collins at Telluride.
(By Associated Press.)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., July
15. Steve Adams who has been on
trial for the murder of Arthur Col
lins, a mine superintendent at Tellu
ride, today was found not guilty by
a jury. Collins was shot over six
years ago.
MINERS MEET
AWFUL DEATH
Explosion of Gas Fatal to
Twelve or More Near
Pottsville, Pa.
(By Associated Press.)
POTTSVILLE, Pa., July 15. An
explosion of gas In the shaft of the
Wllllamstown Colliery this afternoon,
resulted in the probable death of
twelve miners. Six were taken out
dead and eight more have been
taken out terribly burned. Several
of these will die. Six more miners
remain in the shaft.
LONDON SEES
Englishmen Take Two Cycling
Events While French Team
Captures Tandem Contest
(Bv Associated Press.)
LONDON, July 15. The final heat
of the three team race was won by
England, tho American team being
second. The time was 14 minutes
and 39 3-5 seconds.
The finals of the GGO-yard-cycle
race was won by Johnson of Eng:
land: Demagle of France, was sec
ond, and Neumer of Germany, third.
The time was 51 1-5 seconds.
The finals in the 2,000 metres
tandem-cycling race was won by
a French team. Two English teams
finished second and third. The time
was 3 minutes 7 3-5 seconds.
PROHIS IN SESSION.
National Convention Opened
by
"Drys" Today.
(By Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio., July 15. The
National Prohibition Convention was
opened today by Chairman Chas. R.
Jones of Illinois. The invocation
was offered by the Rev. E. V. Leiton
of Illinois, and Robert H. Patton of
Illinois, was announced as temporary
chairman.
Where do you EAT? At the MEL
ROSE, of course. Near postoffice.
CITY OF PANAMA takos Break
water run sailing from Marshfield
and North Bend Saturday, July 18th,
at 2:30 p. m.
IT WILL PAY YOU
TO LOOK INTO THIS
Wo have 1G0 acres one-half mllo
from Isthmus Inlet and fi miles from
Marshfield that will be sold for
$1,500. You should act quick to get
this.
STUTSMAN & CO,
Real bargains in Real Ertate.
AT
S
MUST PAY RAILWAY FARES IN GASH
Judge Kohlsaat of Federal
Bench In Chicago, Rules
Against Exchange of Trans
portation For Advertising.
(By AsBoeratB Press.)'
CHICAGO, 111., July 15. Judge
Kohlsaat in tho federal court today
handed down a decision in the caso
of the government against Munsey's
Magazine and Chicago, Indianapolis
and Nashville railroad enjoining
them from the carrying out of a con
tract for advertising in tho Munsey
publication in consideration of rail
road mileage. Judge Kohlsaat de
clared that to legalize such a trans
action would permit railroad busi
ness to become one of bargain and
sale limited only by demand.
Judge Kohlsaat makes the point
that it is impossible to say what
the cash value of advertising Is, also
he asks if it Is taken at its cash
value why should a magazine accept
. PLANZ
DIED TODAY
Well-Known Marshfield Wom
an Succumbs to Long Ill
ness This Morning.
Mrs. L. W. Planz died at 1:30
o'clock this morning in their homo
in the Sacchl fiats after a linger Ill
ness of nearly two years of tuber
culosis. Death was not unexpected
as she had been rapidly sinking for
several days. The news, however,,
came as a great sliock to the family
and her numerous friends.
Mrs. Planz was born at North
Bend about twenty-nine years ago,
her maiden name being Hattle C.
Bentz. She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bentz, a pioneer fam
ily of Coos Bay. Her entire life was
spent on Coos Bay. About two years
ago, she was united in marriage to
L. W. Planz, a well-known Marsh
field tailor.
In addition to her husband, she
Is survived by her mother, Mrs. Liz
zie Bentz of Bunker Hill, and two
brothers, George Bentz of Fallon,
Ariz., and Fred Bentz of Marshfield.
The funeral arrangements had not
been completed this afternoon.
DELAY ACTION
Coos County Commissioners
Hear About Front. Street
Elevated and Bridge.
The Coos county commissioners at
Coquillo yesterday afternoon heard
arguments for and against the com
pletion of the elevated plank road
way between Marshfield and North
Bend and at tho conclusion took tho
matter under advisement. Jesse
Luse and Attorney Hoy were among
those who appeared to protest
agalnBt the proposed'work, Mr. Hoy
representing the Menasha Wooden
waro Company which owns water
front property and which, Mr. Hoy
contends, would be damaged by the
building of the roadway. Mr. Luse
contended that the construction of
tho roadway was being pushed by
parties "using this silent method of
obtaining Front street for a corpora
tion." Attorney John D. Goss and
Seymour H. Bell, superintendent of
the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Coiri
pany and promoter of the proposed
electric railway, appeared and urged
the construction of the elevated
roadway. Mr. Bell has an application
on file with tho commissioners asking
that ho bo permitted to use tho pro
posed plank roadway as a right of
way for his projocted electric lino.
Tolls For Draw Bridge.
J. II. Flanagan appeared before
the commissioners yesterday after
noon and urged them to take tho
Cca! Inlet drawbridge off hlB hands.
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transportation of a both less and
different value than if it bought tic
kets with the money.
"It seems," he says, "fair to con
clude that either advertising is of
less than cash value or the adver
tisers are grossly Imposed upon by
the railroad."
Judge Kohlsaat also takes excep
tion to the fact that tho contract did
not require the magazine to perform
its service before calling upon the
railroad for transportation. Judge
Kohlsaat in effect says that if one
man pay railroad fare in advertis
ing, another in labor and another in
produce, the value of which fluctuate
according to the .whim of the car
rier, there can be no maintaining of
any uniform schedule of rates. Judge
Kohlsaat says that there is no doubt
that the letter and spirit of the Hep
burn act is to require equality In the
matter of rates, and that the con
tract between Munsey's and the rail
road Is In dissonance with that spir
it. The case will be appealed.
HALL RESIGNS
AS TREASURER
City Official Retires and Mayor
Straw Appoints Cashier
R. F. Williams.
Judge John F. Hall has resigned
as city' treasurer and Ralph F. Will
iams, cashier of the Flanagan and
Bennett bank, has been appointed
by Mayor E. E. Straw to fill the
vacancy. Mayor Straw last evening'
apprised the city council of Judge
.Hall's retirement and of 'his appoint
ment which was pro'mptly confirmed.
Judge Hall has served as city
treasurer for a dozen years or more
and has filled the position very ac
ceptably. Recently his other busi
ness duties have become so numer
ous and the work of the city treas
urer so onerous that he could not
fill both and decided to relinquish
the treasurershlp.
Mr. Hall's resignation was accept
ed with regret owing to the very
satisfactory service has rendered the
city.
NO NEWS CONCERNING
DREDGE FOR COOS BAY
Sec. Walter Lyon Will Reach Port-
hind Today to Confer With Gov
ernment Engineer About It.
No news has been received here
today concerning tho government
dredge which is being built at Port
land for use on Coos Bay, but which
may be diverted from hero to the
Columbia river. Walter Lyon, sec
retary of the Marshfield Chamber of
Commerce who was sent to Portland
to Interview the government engin
eer concerning the matter, was to
reach there early today and- teleg
raphic information from him is ex
pected at any moment.
Coos Bay business men are highly
indignant over tho Intimation that
the dredge may be taken from here,
especially after they had raised mon
ey to operate it. They are deter
mined to make a spirited fight to ob
tain or rather retain it.
Many are In hopes that the report
that tho dredge may be sent else
where is merely an unfounded re
port. He said that the title of tho bridgo
was In the Flanagan estate, that it
had been constructed by private mon
ey in order to secure the C. A. Smith
mill nnd whllo others had contri
buted, their claims expired as soon
as the mill was secured. The bridge
cost about $6,000 and he asked that
tho Flanagan estate bo pnld this
amount. In caso the commissioners
refuse to pay this amount and take
tho bridge, ho asked that tho com
missioners fix roll rates to be charg
ed for everyone crossing tho bridge.
Tho commissioners took tho mat
ter under advisement.
For health, wealth and happiness,
eat at tho MELROSE, near postoffice.
CITY OF PANAMA takes Break
water run sailing from Marshfield
and North Bend Saturday, July ISth,
at 2:30 p. m.
CALIFORNIA OIL
BY DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION
STREET WORK
IS ORDERED
City Council Plans For Many
Improvements Other Busi
ness Transacted.
City Council's Acts.
Requested bids for improvement
of Flanagan street from north end
of street to Nevada avenue, estimated
cost of which Is $4,451.65.
Awarded contract for Improving
'C street from Fourth to Davidson
to Carlson and Bachman for $10,
166.40. Ordered Cedar street opened and
improved from Third to Front street
at cost of $9,551.75. This will cost
some of the abutting property as
high as $4.10 per front foot.
Declared intention to improve
Alice street from -Queen avenue to
'D' street.
Ordered city engineer to prepare
plans for repairing or rebuilding
Broadway elevated roadway from
Queen to Washington.
Ordered plans and speclficat'ons
for improving 'A' street from Fourth
to Seventh street.
Accepted grading of Second street
to allow contractors begin paving of
thoroughfare.
Referred Campbell protest against
city survey of 'X' street for new
ferry s'.ip to street committee.
The meeting of the Marshfield city
council last evening was devoted lar
gely to street improvement work, as
enumerated above. The work was
not hlndred by protests, the objec
tions in most of the Instances having
been theshed out before the coun
cil heretofore.
There were three bidders on the
'C street Improvement. D. W. Small
offered to do tho grading for $2,
402.90, Masters and McLain the re
mainder of the contract for $8,0G0
and G. Carlson and John Bachman
the entire work for $10,166.40. The
latter being the lowest bidders were
awarded the contract, work on which
work will start at once and be rushed
to completion.
To Improve Railroad Avenue.
The condition of Broadway be
tween Queen Avenue and Washing
ton street Is causing considerable un
easiness. City Engineer Sandberg
was instructed to carefully inspect
tho elevated roadway and report
what work would be necessary to put
the street in safe condition. It may
be that new stringers and now plank
ing will do It but It may also prove
necessary to drive a number of new
piling. The traffic on Broadway Is
very heavy. Tho council is consider
ing the advisability of opening arid
improving Railroad avenue so that
Broadway will be relieved of part of
the travel. This will be passed on
at the next session, probably.
Accept Second Street.
Councilman Nasburg reported that
tho grading of Second street had
been completed and moved, "That
tho irresponsible contractor J. B
Burns bo relieved of further respon-'
sibllity and ordered paid tho balance
due him on the contract." The mo
tion was promptly adopted.
There was considerable debate
over tho 'X' street survey and the
placing of the ferry slip. Attorneys
Llljeqvlst and Clark representing
Mr. Campbell who claims that tho
resurvey will encroach on his prop
erty rights. It wns finally referred
to tho street committee to investi
gate.
Rule For Teamsters.
Councilman Nelson offored a mo
tion last night to have an ordlnnnco
drawn prohibiting teamsters front
backing up against cement curbs in
tho business section to unload. Mayor
Straw favored it, tho object being
given as to prevent tho blockading
of streets by teamsters and also to
prevent tho curbing being broken
down. Tho other eouncilmon clnim
ed that it would work a hardship
on teamsters and voted tho proposi
tion down.
A Portland firm which recently
TOWN SWEPT
Fire, Still Burning, Causes
$200,000 Property Loss
and Two Deaths.
DARKENS HEAVENS
FOR MANY MILES
Smoke Overhangs Country
Near Santa Barbara Like
Dense Cloud.
(By Associated Press.)
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 15.
Fire which broke out at midnight
in the town of Orcutt, an oil ship
ping town, had by noon today caused
two deaths, destroyed oil tanks and
other property valued at $200,000,
arid is still threatening two immense
pumping stations and another tank.
The black smoke is visible for miles,
overhanging the country like a dense
cloud.
Campaign Started to Compel
Owners to Equip Engines
With Spark Arresters.
Jesse A. Smith, fire warden, and
L. A. Llljeqvlst, deputy prosecuting
attorney, have instituted a campaign
to prevent forest fires sweeping this
section and doing untold damage and
are arranging to prosecute all who
operate engines which are not equip
ped with spark arresters. The ma
jority of the forest fires are said to
bo duo to sparks from engines, and It
is proposed that the law providing
that tho smokestacks be equipped
with spark arresters be strictly com
plied with.
Yesterday afternoon, E. M. Ward
of North Bend, appeared before
Justice C. A. Pennock and pleaded
guilty to the charge prefered by
Messrs. Smith and Llljeqvlst that he
was operating an engine without a
sparker and was given the minimum
fine of $25 and costs. J. B. Elbert
from near the Reynolds mill was
given a similar fine for a similar of
fense. It Js the intention of, the author
ities to see that everyone who oper
ates, an engine, logging or other
kind, equip the smokestacks with
spark arresters. So far as possible,
notice was served on all owners of
the requirements of the law in this
respect'.
furnished hydrants to the city refus
ed to accept a city warrant in pay
ment for them, claiming that the
warrant could not be cashed except
at a discount and that they would
not have their bill discounted. Tho
council finally ordered a warrant
drawn on tho current expense fund
In favor of Councilman J. H. Flana
gan for tho face of the warrant,
$61,60, which will enable him to get
cash and this will bo sent to this
Portland firm..
SOMETHING NEW IN SAUSAGES.
Tho Sanitary Meat Market has Just
added another important feature to
their markot in first-class sausage" de
partment in charge of an expert sau
sage maker of twenty-eight years ex
perience. Ho knows the methods of
mixing the ingredients in a manner
that makes this popular food moBt
tempting, delicious and appetizing,
and evory one knows tho excellent
quality of every bit of meat that
leaves the Sanitary Market. You
can havo any of your favorite sa
sages, bologna, summer sausa
liver sausage, head cheeso, pork r
sago, In fact anything in the sau
lino. Tolephono your order tc
1001.
You will And tho BEST JAJs
PICNIC goods at SACCIU'S.
TO PREVENT
FOREST FIRES
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