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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908.
No. 54.
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BAD FOREST FIRES
SWEEP SOUTHWESTERN CANADA
Port Arthur and Other Towns
Are Threatened By Con
flagration. WIDE EXPANSE IS
SEA OF FLAME
Hope of Saving Homes Lies In
Absence of Strong
Wind.
(By Associated Press.)
PORT ARTHUR, Ont., Sept. 11.
Brush flres surround Port Aithur
and Fort Williams, the whole coun
try east and west being ablaze. The
fire is gaining considerable headway.
East of here along the Canadian Pa
cific railway, It Is reported the worst
forest flres in the history of the coun
try are raging.
Later reports say that the forest
flres are dying out due to the ab
sence of wind.
George Selby Burned Alive In
Fire Which Destroyed Home
Near Dallas.
(By Associated Press.)
DALLAS, Ore., Sept. 11. George
Selby, a bachelor farmer, was burn
ed to death last night In a Are which
destroyed the dwelling, barns and
chicken house on his place. The
cause of the Are has not been ascer
tained. DEADLOCK IN IOWA.
Gov.
Cummins Fails to Make Gain
For Senator.
(By Associated Press.)
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 11.
The second joint ballot in the Iowa
legislature on the senatorship shows
no material change Ih the situation.
Owing to the absence of one of his
supporters, Gov. Cummins lost one
vote. Gov. Cummins said at the close
of the balloting that he recommend
ed that the progressive support the
motion to adjourn until November 5.
FIGHT FOR INDIANA.
Democrats Will Endeavor to Cany
lloosier State.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 11. Indiana
is to be the pivot state around which
the Democratic campaign in the
middle west Is to swing and from
now until the election all the forces
that the National committee can
summon will be brought into play
to carry the Hoosler state for the
Democrats. Bryan will speak twice
in Indiana in October.
WILL WORK FOR TAFT.
Marquette Club of Chicago
Out 400 Members.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 11
Scuds
steamer Roosevelt left Chicago yes
terday with 400 members of the Mar
quette, club, a Republican organlza-
tipn, on boArd. Four states will be
visited in the Interest of W. H.
Taft. Various places will be visited
where the speakers will address the
voters, and parades will be held at
several towns.
MILLINERY OPENING.
Nettle M. Woolley & Co. desire to
announce that they will open their
new millinery store in the Johnson
building on Second street, Saturday,
September 12th. Wo will have on
display tho latest creations In fall
and winter millinery and extend a
cordial invitation to tho ladleB of
Coos Bay to attend.
OREGON MAN
IS CREMATED
See HAINES for your feed.
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PROF.SWEETSER
TO SPEAK HERE
Oregon State Biologist to Ad
dress Chamber of Com
merce Tonight.
Prof. A. R. Sweetser. state biolo
gist of Oregon, who has been on Coos
Bay for sometime investigating the
possibilities of oyster culture in this
vicinity, will address the meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce this even
ing. Prof. Sweetser's address will be
of much interest here owing to the
general belief that oyster culture
can be developed into one of the
great industries of Coos Bay.
Tonight's meeting will be one of
the most important the Chamber of
Commerce has held this year. In
addition to the report of Dr. E. Min
gus, J. E. Oren and Wm. Grimes on
the conference with E. H. Harriman,
relative to the building of the Drain
Coos Bay line, several prominent
local men will talk. President J. T.
McCormac has not arranged the full
list of speakers. J. W. Bennett, who
has long been an ardent and effective
booster for Coos Bay, will probably
be present and Bpeak.
The meeting will open about S
o'clock n the Chamber of Commerce
rooms.
JETTY OFFICIALLY COMPLETED.
Work at Coquille River Turned Over
to Government.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 11.
United States engineers were advised
Wednesday that the north jetty at
the mouth of the Coquille River has
been completed, Robert Wakefield &
Co., the contractors, putting In place
the last delivery of rock Tuesday. It
is estimated that about 31.S00 tons
of rock were used at the big break
water during the past season. It is-
approximately 1.700 feet long, 300
feet of which was constructed in Mie
past year.
Recent surveys show that the
water over the Coquillo River bar iseiectois for adoption at an election
12 feet deep at the low water stag-!
A few years ago, before the govern'
ment had done much Improvement
work there, the bar was coverpd
with only about four feet of water at
low tide. It Is now possible for the
most of the coast lumber carriers to
go Into the Coquille River at any
season of the year.
. LAUNCH CURLEW AFIRE.
Boat Badly Damaged 15y Fire at Boat
House This Afternoon.
Tho launch Curlew, belonging to
the Masters Brothers, was badly
damaged this afternoon by fire near
the Holland boat house. The launch
had to be sunk to extinguish the
flames, and the actual damage can
not be estimated until she can be
raised.
The Curlew was undergoing re
pairs. A machinist got under tne
deck with a lighted lantern and there
being no stop cock on the gas tank,
the gas caused an explosion. He
jumped out at once but could not ex
tlnculsh the fire without sinking the
(craft. The fire department was also
Thel called out.
The Curlew has been running up
Catching Inlet and was recently sold
by Capt. Harris of Sumner, to the
Masters Brothers.
LAUNCn BIG SHIP.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Sept. 11.
The St. Vincent, tho largest and hea
viest battleship ever, built for tho
British navy, was successfully launch
ed hero today, and Is the eighth ves
sel of the Dreadnaught typo launched
in this country. The cost of the St.
Vincent Is $9,500,000.
A NEW HOTEL.
NEW HOTEL COOS, newly fur
nished, hot and cold water in rooms,
steam heat and electric lights Is now
OPEN to tho public, Corner Broad
way and 'A.' streets.
SUSPECT
Omaha Man Partly Identifies
Chas Davis As Man He Saw
Coming From Home Davis
Has Strong Alibi.
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 11. "That
looks like the man I saw coming
from the Rustln home the night of
the murder," said Dr. J. P. Lord to
the police when Charles F. Davis, j
under arrest, and charged with the
murder of Dr. Frederick T. Rustln, '
was brought before him In court to-
Taft and Bryan Will Attend
Banquet There On
October 7th.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. W. H. Taft
and W. J. Bryan, the rival candl
dates for the presidency of the
United States, will meet at Chicago,
October 7, at a banquet to-be given
by the Chicago Association of Com
merce, according to an announce
ment made today by W. D. Moody,
business agent for the association.
The speeches will not be political.
In addition to Taft and Bryan,
some eighteen governors and a num
ber of congressmen and senators will
bo at the banquet board.
Be Submitted to Voters of
Municipality at Election
December 8.
The Eastslde city council has
adopted the new charter for that mu
nlclpallty and will submit It to tho
to be held December 8, tho first Tues
day after the first Monday in Decem
ber. Tho Eastslde was incorporated
under the general laws of the state
but the city officials have deemed It
advisable to have a charter of their
own to regulate the municipality.
The new charter was drafted by
City Attorney Watklns of Eastslde,
and after Including the usual provl
RIVALS MEET iMANY LIVES
IN CHICAGO
EASTSIDE TO
HAVE CHARTER
slons of a charter has a Bpecial pro-' Bay country's famous product, being
vision concerning the bonded and carefully selected and packed. Owing
floating Indebtedness which Is highly to the cost of transporting them the
approved by those who havo- seen It. great distance, It will probably be
The provision regulating these is that necessary for retailers to sell them
the maximum bonded Indebtedness for five or ten cents apiece,
shall be ten per cent of the assessed , Those who saw tho big shipment
valuation and the maximum floating of the fine fruit expressed much re
Indebtedness Ave per cent of the as-' gret that each box was not labelled
sessed valuation of the municipality. I "Gravensteln apples from Coos Bay,
This provision as will be noted, j or .the Coquille valley, Oregon,"
win Vppii thfi cltv'a financial rating or something similar. The ex-
abreast of the growth of Eastslde,
. expendlng wJth tho
delonmant of the municipality.
The new charter will be given con-
slderablo publicity, probably both in
public meetings and otherwise be-
fore the voters are required to pass
on It in the referendum.
HANGED AT SAN QUENTIN.
rmiKtfiiitlim Rnrsci Executed For Los
Angeles Murder. I There was talk this morning of
(By Associated Press.) making an endeavor to have the re-
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal., malnlng boxes of tho shipment label
Sept. 11. Constantino Borsel was led In this way. Several spoke of
hanged today for tho murder of Emi-! taking it up directly with Mr. Dow,
Ho d'Eramo, In Los Angeles, on Jan-' tho Chamber of Commerce and the
uary 31 of this year.
Ho went to his
death calmly.
WILL FIGHT AGAIN.
Punko and Ketchel Will Meet
In
Frisco November 25.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11. Billy
Papko has consented to meet Stanley
Ketchel, whom he defeated a few
nays ago in ijoh aubbivb, uu huvoiu -
her 25, in this city.
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day for arraignment,
not guilty and was
Davis pleaded
released on
$7,000 ball.
Frank Graham, auditor of the
Omaha National Bank, is probably
the strongest and the main witness
for Davis in establishing an alibi.
Graham lives at the Chatham and has
rooms adjoining that occupied by
Davis. On the night of the Rustln
murder, he was awakened by some
I one vomiting In Davis room. He
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was Just 3 o'clock, he says. The
shooting occurred about 3 o'clock
and Davis' room is two miles from
tne uusun nome
LOST IN WORK
New York Unions Claim Sixty
Men Were Needlessly Killed
In Construction Jobs.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Fifty
five men were killed in building the
new Blackwells Island bridge over
East river, according to a report of
a committee of the Central Federa
tion of Labor appointed to ascertain
the fatalities on that work. Fifteen
workmen suffered death in the Chel
sea docks improvement. The union
men attribute the loss of life to the
employment of inexperienced and
non-union men and the absence ot
proper precautions.
Many Regret That Boxes Are
Not Marked As Carrying
Coos Bay Product.
The first consignment of a ship
ment of about 7,500 boxes of the
famous Coos county Gravensteln ap-
pies for Australia, will leave here to
morrow on the M. F. Plant for San
Francisco from where they will be
reshipped to Sydney. The first con
signment consists of about 2,500
boxes, each box containing about
eight dozen. The shipments are be
ing made by F. S. Dow, who contract
ed with the local apple growers for
them.
The fruit Is the cream of the Coos
cellence of tho fruit would have
made this advertising one of tho best
advertisements (hat the Coos Bay
country could secure. It Is likely
.that the 7,500 boxes will represent
almost that number of purchasers of
.boxes and these In turn would tell
their customers that the apples came
from Coos Bay. As It is, tho apples
will be eaten and praised but no one
will know that they camo from Coos
Bay
I Coos County Applo Growers' Asso
ciation, and see that the local fruit
growers get tho benefit of tho ad
vertising which would not bo very
expensive, would bring
Tho steamer BREAKWATER sails
j for Portland SATURDAY, September
12 at 11 a. m.
Hrtot .nrAfitfirn fnr rlltlilrpn
and
mlsseB, at Ladles Emporium.
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' Barley and shorts 81.35 at Haines
SHIP APPLES
TO AUSTRALIA
PROMINENT SEATTLE MAN'S
RRIDE COMMITS SUICIDE
FINISH BANK
Counting Room of Lumber
men's National at Portland
In Coos County Wood.
The counting room of the hand
some new flve-story building of the
Lumbermen's National Bank of Port
land will be finished with Coos coun
ty myrtle wood. The decision has
just been reached and was brought
about largely upon the suggestion of
P. A. Devers of Marshfleld. Mr. De
vers was in Portland on business
and was Bhown the plans for the
handsome new building. Vice-president
A. J. Keating said that they In
tended to have the banking quarters
nnisnett in uregon wooa ana irame-i
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diately Mr. Devers thought of the
finished In Oregon wood and Irame-
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ty. The suggestion resulted In the
announcement that the president of
the bank and tho architect would vis
It Coos Bay within a few weeks to
select the material for the counting
room. The directors' room of tho
bank will be finished In Oregon fir.
The solectlon of Coos county myr
tle wood for the prominent place will
be a great advertisement for tho Coos
Bay country. The bank proposes to
issue a fine Illustrated pamphlet of
Its now home and this will tell of
Coos county's famous product. The
bank building will be of reinforced
concrete, 100x100 and five stories
high.
"Business conditions nre rapidly
improving In Portland," said Mr.
Devers today." However, I didn't
realize until this trip how lucky
Marshfleld and Coos Bay is. The fi
nancial flurry has not been felt here
and tho amount of street work and
building going on hero would bo a
marvel In many of the larger cities
of the Northwest."
FIND WOMAN MURDERED.
New York Has New Mystery to Solve
Identity Unknown.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Tho body
of a murdered woman with tho arms
bound to the sides and a gag in her
mouth was found in a room at 317
East 45th street today.
Tho body of tho murdered woman
was Identified late today. Mrs. Anna
Mauro, aged 22 and an employe of
tho Traction Company. She had
been rendered unconscious by a blow
on the head and strangled with her
veil and hands tied behind her body
with another veil. She was fully
dressed and apparently had been
dead two days. Her husband has
been missing two days.
TRUCE IN NEW YORK.
McCnrrcn and Tummnny HaU Lend
crs Stop Row.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. Information
has reached tho Democratic National
committee that a temporary truce
has been concluded between the lead
ers of Tammany Hall and State Son
ator P. M. McCarren of Brooklyn,
and until the election Is decided they
will lay aside their differences and
go Into an active campaign for the
national and state tickets In New
York state.
COAL FOR MANILA.
American Battleships Will Soon
Lenvo Australia.
(By Associated Press.)
ALBANY. West Australia.
Sept.
11, The American battleships have
arrived hero from Melbourne, and
will coal for tho voyage to Manila.
Tho harbor today is brilliant with
flags of tho various nations, the
American colors predominating.
Coat sweaters for children
misses, at Ladles Emporium.
and
Aro you cutting out your coupons
in Tho Times Popular Voting Contest?
WITH MYRTLE
Mrs. John Davis Ends Life By
Drinking Carbolic.
Acid.
JUST HOME FROM
HONEYMOON TRIP
Believed That Act Was Due to
Trouble Between
Couple.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 11. Mrs.
John Davis, wife of one of the lead
ing real estate dealers of this city,
committed suicide last night "by
drinking carbolic acid. She was 23.
and her husband is 48. They wcro
married on March 16, last. They re
turned from a wedding trip to Eu
rope two weeks ago, and have been
staying at one of the leading hotels.
The guests say the couple had
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trouble last Sunday and again last
DPJMEST
Acknowledges That Samuel G.
Cosgrove Is the Washing
ton Nominee.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 11. Tho closo
fight for tho gubernatorial nomina
tion seems finally determined In fa
vor of Samuol G. Cosgrove of Pome
roy. Henry McBrlde, his closest op
ponent, has wired congratulations
and promised to support Cosgrove.
The total vote In the state on tho
preference for United States senator
Is practically complete and glve3 W.
L. Jones, 40,821; Levi Ankeny, 33,
034, and W. H. Snoll, 9,530.
ACQUIT DREYFUS ASSAILANT.
Louis Gregoii Is Discharged In Paris
Today. (By Associated Press.)
PARIS. Sept. 11. Louis Grcgorl
was acquitted on tho charge of at
tempting to kill Major Alfred Drey
fus at tho Pantheon some tlmo'ago.
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AT MIE THEATRE.
Tho Margaret lies Company will
play at tho Masonic Opera House to
night and tomorrow night In tho
great circus piece "Under the Lion's
Paw." This piece mot with the great
est success In Myrtle Point, Coqujllo
and Bandon, tho people pronouncing
It to bo one of the best playa tho
company has ever produced. Every
member of the company gives an ex
cellent performanco and It Is a pleca
well worth seeing. Don't forget to
night and Saturday night.
Mrs. Elrod returned this moraine
from Portland where she has been,
selecting her fall stock of millinery.
Mrs. Elrod deferred her purchases
till now In order to get tho latest
eastern styles, which she says aro
much different as well as prettier
than aro tho earlier fall designs. Sho
expects to have them on display,.,
about August 25th.
DOUGnTEN'S POTATO DIGGERS,
tho king of the potato field. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Pioneer Hardware
Company.
When you pay your subscription,
bo sure that you get your votes for
Tho Coos Bay Times Popular Voting.
Contest.
The steamer BREAKWATER ssallsr
for Portland SATURDAY, September
12 at 11 a., m.
Coat sweaters for children
misses, at Ladles Emporium.
and
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