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Vol. III.
W.J. BRYAHACCEPTS NOiiAINATIGN
FOR PRESIDENCY THIRD II!
"Silver Tongued Orator" Rises
to New Heigth Of
Oratory.
GREAT CROWD AT
LINCOLN CEREMONY
Chairman Henry Clayton Pays
Great Tribute to Nebraska
Commoner.
(Dy Associated Press.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 12. "Re
cognizing that I am indebted for my
nomination to the rank and file of
our party and that my election must
come, if it comes at all, from the un
purchased and unpurchasable suf
frage of the American people, I
promise, if entrusted the responsi
bility of this high ofllco, to concen
trate whatever ability I have to the
one purpose of making this, In fact,
a government in which the people
rule, a government which will do
justice to all, and offer to everyone
the highest possible stimulus to great
and persistent effort, by assuring to
each the enjoyment of his just share
of the proceeds of his toil, no matter
in what part of the vineyard he la
bors, or to what occupation, profes
sion or calling he devotes himself."
Thus spoke Win. J. Bryan this af
ternoon in accepting the nomination
as the candidato of the Democratic
r party for president of the United
States.
Great Crowd There.
Amid cheers and waving flags,
Bryan was escorted from the Lincoln
hotel through the streets of Lincoln
to the Capitol grounds where tho
formal notification took place.
In the carriage with him was John
W. Kern of Indiana, tho Democratic
candidato for tho vice-presidency.
Tho Capitol grounds were packed
with humanity. As tho candidate,
Gov. Sholdon, Mayor Drown and
others stepped onto tho platform, a
mighty cheer went up and continued
for several minutes. National Chair
man Mack opened tho exercises by
calling tho Rev. Father John F. Nu
gent of Des Moines, Iowa, to deliver
the prayer.
Praise Ry Clayton.
Upon its conclusion, Henry Clay
ton, chairman of the committee on
notification made tho notification
speech in which ho was frequently
Interrupted by applause, especially
his declaration, "You have always
refused to compromise with those
who prostitute the functions of gov
ernment for tho lust of greed. It,
was your lofty statemanship, your
unswerving fidelity, your Jefferson
Ian standard of Democracy that in
duced the representatives of millions
of American freemen unanimously
to choose you as their candidato for
tho highest office in tho world."
Tho letter of notification was sign
ed by members of the notification
committee and was no less vigorous
than Clayton's speech. Dryan re
ceived it with en expression full of
appreciation of tho importance of Its
moaning.
With pleased countenance, Bryan
surveyed tho vast audience and then
ho began his remarks. Tho applause
continued at Intervals throughout his
speech.
Kern delivered a short address.
Then, ho -and Bryan retired to tho
Capitol building where they held a
public reception and the exercises
concluded.
Hnvo Enjoyable Social. Tho so
cial given by tho Knights of Colum
bus at their hall last evening, proved
a most delightful one. There was
good attendance and games, music
and other diversions made tho even
ing most enjoyable. Refreshments
were served.
Prof. Elmer A. Todd will hold a
rehearsal of his children's chorus for
tho Fair at tho Marshfield school,
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 3
O'CLOCK. Tho North Bend mem
bers of tho chorus will rehearse at
tho NORTH REND PRESHYTEIUAN
church at 1 O'CLOCK Thursday.
LOUIS n. ROLL, TEACHER OF
PIANO. First Trust and SavJ"
Bank building.
THE DAILY COOS BAY
BARRIER TO
NIGHT TRADE
Ordinance Interferes With
i Saloons Keeping Open All the
Time During Fair.
The saloons of Marshfield want to
keep open all night during tho three
nights of tho Southern Oregon Dis
trict Fair to be hold here August 2G
to 29, Inclusive, and Mayor Straw
and the city council wishes to permit
them to do so but how It can be done
has not been decided. It was up for
discussion at the meeting of the
counc.l last night but no decision
was reached.
The ordinance which the city coun
cil enacted several months ago pro
viding that tho saloons shall close at
midnight is the harrier to the pro
posed plan which, the saloon men
'claim, would enable them to get back
part of the $500 which they have
contributed to the fair and also pro
vide room for those who might not
be able to obtain sleeping quarters
or who don't want to sleep during
the gaieties.
Councilman Nashurg was decided
ly in favor of the plan and offered
a resolution that the saloons be per
mitted to remain open all night dur
ing the Fair. City Attorney Farrin
said that the motion was useless as
the council might as well attempt to
amend tho state laws by motion as
to make an ordinance inoperative by
a motion. Then, it was proposed
that tho council pass a resolution in
structing Mayor Straw to instruct
tho night watchmen not to arrest
any saloon proprietor or bartender
if they did remain open after mid
night. Then someone suggested that
an outsider might file a protest with
the city recorder and swear out a
warrant for the saloon men keeping
open after tho hour specified by the
ordinance This proved another
stumbling block.
Finally it was agreed to inform
the saloon men of the situation and
also that the council and Mayor
Straw didn't object and that the
night watchmen wouldn't arrest
them of their own volition but that
the saloonmen would have -to take
a chance on the liability of someone
else prosecuting them.
What the outcome will be remains
to be seen.
TIMBER FIRE
IN CONTROL
Big Mills In Idaho No Longer
In Danger From
Conflagration.
(By Associated Press.)
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 12. The
timber fire threatening Sand Point,
Ida., was under control at 9 o'clock
this morning. Practically no damage
was done to tho town. For a time,
the big mills of the Humboldt Lum
ber Company and the Sand Point
Lumber and Coal Company were in
danger. Timber fires in this vicinity
are well under control today. A
special train was sent from Spokane
with fire apparatus and a crow last
night, and did effective work.
TORNADO IN KANSAS.
Windstorm Causes $100,000 Loss
Near Coatcs.
(By Associated Press.)
PRATT, Aug. 12. A tornado near
Coates, last evening, caused damage
estimated at $100,000.
Steamer RREAKWATHR SAILS
for Portland SATURDAY, AUGUST
15, at 1 p. m.
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TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,
HARRY THAW
NOTED SLAYER OF STANFORD
WHITE HAS FOUR TIMES AS
MUCH DEIJT AS MONEY AC
CORDING TO STATEMENT.
(By Assqclfitcd Press.)
PITTSBURG, Aug. 12. Harry K.
Thaw was adjudged a bankrupt by
referee In bankruptcy, W. E. Blair,
today. No date was fixed for the
creditor's meeting.
Thaw's petition In bankruptcy
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio,
Makes New Record In
France, Today.
(By Associated Press.)
LE MANS, France, Aug. 12.
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio,
made a splendid flight with his aero
plane here today, circling a field five
times and remaining in the air six
minutes and 5G 2-5 seconds. The
(light was an undulating one through
out, the highest level reached being
ninety feet. The wind was blowing
ten miles an hour.
Men and Officers of Battle
ship Fleet Enjoying Stay at
Auckland.
(By Associated Press.)
AUCKLAND, N. Z., Aug. 12. The
principal entertainments in honor of
of the visiting United States battle
ships fleet are now at an end for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday will
be devoted to sports and minor en
tertainments. Anumberof excursions
havlor of the men has made favorable
impression. The glorious weather has
added materially to the success of
the visit.
SECURE NORTH
City Council Enters Into Con
tract For Fire Protection
System.
The contract for installing and
constructing the fire protection Hy
drant and Pipe Lino System for
North Bend, was awarded last night
to tho North Bend Hardware and
Supply Company.
Tho city council had advertised
for bids on this plant and consider
able Interest was manifested as
shown by tho fact that bids were put
in by Portland, Marshfield and North
Bend firms.
It is quite a victory for local con
cerns over that of the larger cities
when it is seen that the Portland
bidder was tho highest In price.
Tho bids opened were in the fol
lowing figures:
North Bend Hardware and
Supply Company $C,438.00
J. B. Rust G, 450.00
Masters & McLaln 0,510.00
Jacobsen & Bade (Portland,
Ore.) C, 950.00
Tho city council had no hesitancy
in awarding tho contract to tho low
est bidder, and tho clerk was ordered
to enter into an agreement with tho
North Bend Hardware and Supply
Company, for tho installation of tho
system.
Tho wonder of the ago, hat pins
made of real ROSES, HOWARD,
LEADING jeweler.
LONG FLIGHT
IN AEROPLANE
I E S I fl L. L Ufir5J
FOR RPORTR
ion oruH u
DECLARED BANKRUPT FORMER IB
.gives his liabilities as $433,140.43
land his assets as $128,012.18.
i Many of the debts are those con
tracted during the noted trials dur
ing his fight for freedom after hav
ing slain Stanford White.
It is understood that the assets
given include all of tho remainder of
his portion of his father's estate.
Mrs. Thaw, Thaw's mother, is
J quite wealthy and Thaw will prob
ably receive a largo sum from her
eventually.
Big Vessel Which Ran Ashore
On San Miguel Reef Floated
At Last.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12. The
Merchants Exchange has been advis
ed that tho Kosmos liner Anubis,
which went ashore a fortnight ago
on the reef between San Miguel and
the Santa Rosa Islands, was floated
last night and Is being towed to Cuy
ler's harbor on San Miguel Island.
She Is badly damaged but It is
thought that she can bo saved.
J. Montgomery Sears, Wealthy
Young Bostonian, Dies From
Injuries Today.
(By Associated Press.)
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 12. J.
Montgomery Sears, a young Boston
millionaire, died today as a result
of an automobile accident last night
near Norwood.
Sears was going at a terrific pace
when his auto struck an obstacle and
turned turtle, crushing him.
See Howard's window display.
SOMETHING VERY NEW.
TROUBLE AT
I TIE i
E. 0. Carter Held For Slapping
Sister.Who Is Mrs. Robert
Clinton.
(Special to The Times.)
MYRTLE POINT, Ore., Aug. 12.
Has a man a right to box his sister's
ears, especially if tho sister Is a full
grown woman and another man's
wife?
This is tho question that was put
to Assistant District Attorney L. A.
Ll)Jeqvist in Justice E. A. Dodge's
court here yesterday. Mr. Llljeqvist
parried tho question by referring it
to tho grand jury.
The question was brought up as a
result of a jangle in two of tho best
known families of Myrtle Fplnt and
was occasioned by trouble over chil
dren. Edwin O. Carter Is the defendant
and Robert Clinton filed the charges
against him. Clinton wanted to file
two or three more charges against
Carter but Mr. Llljeqvist and Justice
Dodge thought ono was enough.
Mrs. Clinton is Mr. Carter's sis
ter. A "few days ago, the Clinton
children did something that aroused
Carter's iro and bo protosted to their
mother. Tho fact that she was his
sister probably resulted In his being
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pretty plain about It but as sho was
also Mrs. Clinton, she stood on her
rights as Mrs. Clinton, Tho matter
ended or resulted In, according to
tho chargo In tho complaint, Carter
slapping Mrs. Clinton.
Pending tho action of tho grand
Jury, Mr. Carter Is held under $300
bonds.
1908.
iTRESS OF
HELD 0 EATIN
HMD STRAW
Delivers Wonderful Ultimatum
to City Council and Protesting
Property Owners.
Mayor E. E. Straw issued, or
rather delivered, a ultimatum last
night to the city council and to prop
erty owners who aro protesting
against street improvements. The
ultimatum was a wonder and caused
the council and audience to wonder
but it can't be reproduced verbatim
in The Times. After he had finished
it, Mayor Straw apologized to G. W.
Carleton for the language used but
he stated in his tirade that "he had
to use language that the council and
protesting property owners could
understand."
Mayor Straw went on tho warpath
after a long and futile discussion of
the protests against the proposed
paving of 'A' and 'B' street3, between
Second and Fourth streets with bi
tuminous rock paving, tho kind used
on Front street. In addition to the
petitions of remonstrances presented
to the council, Henry Holm, George
Ayres, R. II. Olson and S. C. Brown
were present in person to protest
against it. They said that the streets
in quest'on wouldn't carry the prop
osed paving, having been filled In a
few years ago with sawdust, that the
paving was too expensive and wasn't
needed right now, etc.
Mayor Straw explained that the de
claration of intention to improve the
streets In question did not mean that
they were to be torn up or improved
this year that it had been done
merely to get the "red tapo" out of
the way so that they could bo start
ed early next season. He said that
it topk about two months each
spring to get ready for street impro
vement and this put it so late In the
summer that tho work always drag
ged over.
Do Something Or Quit.
Councilmen Sacchl and Flanagan
moved mat tno -a anu u aimm.
improvements between Second and
Fourth be given up until the prop
erty owners wore realy for it or the
streets needed it. Then Mr. Straw
said things. He declared that ho was
getting tired of listening to this sort
of rot and of the boy's play only he
didn't express it In just this phraseo
logy. Furthermore he said that the
council would either have to do
something or quit frittering away
time that his time was too valuable
to spend it at tho council without
accomplishing anything especially
when he didn't get paid for it. He
said that if tho people of Marshfield
who had elected them to office
couldn't trust them, they had bettor
elect a new council and city officials.
Ho declared that ho didn't have any
personal motive in trying to Improve
tho streets other than to advance the
interests of tho city of Marshfield.
He said that if some of tho property
owners who aro objecting would go
over In tho southwest part of the city
and soo whore he was having a street
opened along his own property, they
might be able to understand. He
said that tho bridge or elevated
street was thirty-soven feet above
his lots.
Tho protests were laid on tho tablo
with the understanding that the parts
of A' and 'B' streets won't bo im
proved before next year.
Other Business Up.
The city council will meet Friday
night to award the contracts for im
proving three streets In West Marsh
field. Tho city marshal was ordered to
collect tho assessments for Improving
Laurel street from 'C to tho city
limits.
It was decldod that the city should
go ahoad with tho improvements of
Alice street if tho C. A. Smith Com
pany and othors who lind agroed to
do It by privato contract don't hur
ry. .A numbor of old ordinances were
ropealod last night to simplify tho
1 codifying of tho city's regulations.
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No, 28,
1LLI0NS
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Divorced Wife of Millionaire
Brodie L. Duke Convicted
In Chicago.
ALMOST BREAKS
DOWN IN COURT
Charged With Passing Worth
less Checks In Payment of
Account.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 12. Mrs.
Alice L. Webb, the divorced wife of
Brodie L. Duke, the millionaire to
bacco manufacturer, today was found:
guilty of defrauding tho Great North
ern Hotel here by passing worthless
checks.
The divorce case which was hard!
fought, placed the couple In the in
ternational lime light where they re
mained for many months.
A motion for a new trial was made
and will be argued later. Mrs. Webb
confidently expected acquittal and at.
tho word "guilty," the woman, who
a few years ago was mistress of mil
lions, flushed and trembled but only
momentarily. She was apparently
composed while her lawyer made a.
motion for a new trial.
Mrs. Webb was released on $1,000
bonds.
Canadian Association An
nounces Big Reduction In
Prices There.
(Bv Associated Press.)
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 12. Tho
Western Canndlan Lumber Dealers
Association has announced a reduc
tion In prices of one to five dollarB!
per thousand on rough lumber. Tho
annpuncemont indicates the price?
combination among the dealers has",
been abandoned and each dealer las
advised to maintain his own prices
or cut to suit themselves.
TAFT KEEPS OUT.
Will Not Interfere In Any Factional
Fight In Any State.
(By Associated Press.T
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 12.
After a conference of W. H. Taft
Chairman Hitchcock, Chief of StafB
Vorys, Secretary Willinms this after
noon, It was announced that Mr
Taft would take no part in the po
litics of any state nor interfere In any
factional fight.
Ono repealed was adopted in 1891V
and provided a penalty for anyone
driving a horse, known to have
"runaway" tendencies, on the streetn.
of Marshfield.
Tho $9,515.75 expense for improv
ing Cedar street was apportioned toi
the abutting property.
Improve Fire Protection.
Flro Chief NIcols was present and?
asked tho city council to buy 1,000"
feet more hose for the flro engino
and also a now pump rod and a foot
valve for It. He said that the- extra,
hoso was needed for emergency
cases.
Councilman Nasburg wanted to de
lay tho purchases, which will cost
?1,000, until tho city has more mon
ey but Councilman Sncchl and Mr
NIcols objected. It was agreed that
bids'on tho equipment should ba so
cured at once.
Sewer Not Up.
Tho South Mar3hflold properfjf
ownors failed to show up Tast nightt
to havo tho council take action to
hasten tho construction of the pro
posed sowge eyatem In that eectiou
of tho city. Chairman F. S. Dow
was out of tho city and this was
probably the reason It wasn't
brought up.
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