(Ham
(M$t1M
WELL informed too-
PLE READ TUB COOS
BAY TIMES THAT'S
WHY THEY ARE WELL
INFORMED.
A REAL NEWSPAPER,
INDEPENDENT, ALERT,
CONCISE NEWSY AND
FEARLESS. ALL THE
NEWS.
H
M
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Vol. III.
THE DAILY CiDOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1908.
No. 58.
E LEFT
ASTORIA EARLY THIS 111
Will Be Towed From River's
Mouth to Coos Bay By
: Simpson's Tug.
CAPT. BOB LAWSON
WILL HAVE CHARGE
Should Reach Coos Bay Some
time Sunday If Weather
Is Favorable.
Drs. E. Mingus and J. T. Mc-
Cormac this afternoon received
the following telegram from
Walter Lyon who Is In Port-
land:
"Dredge left for Astoria to-
day. Insurance requirements
practically waived but dredge
may be held at mouth of river
for several hours awaiting best
weather conditions."
The tug Astoria which yesterday
brought the barkentine Echo down
to North Bend from the Columbia
river, will start today for Portland
to bring down the government
dredge. The Astoria is owned by the
Simpson Lumber Company and was
the only one available for the work.
Captain A. M. Simpson was inclined
to object to the Astoria taking the
time to bring the dredge down but
Dr. J. T. McCormac, Dr. Mingus and
J. Albert Matson called on him this
morning and secured his consent.
Another question has been raised
concerning the bringing of the
dredge and that is concerning the in
surance. Major Mclndoe, the engin
eer in charge of the Portland office,
is away and those acting in his ab
sence want to insure the dredge on
the sea voyage. It will cost $1,500
and the office insists that this be paid
out of the fund subscribed by the
citizens of Coos Bay. An effort will
be made to avoid this drain on the
fund if possible.
Cpt. Rob Lnwson After It.
, It was stated this afternoon that
Captain Bob Lawson of the Chehalls,
who has been in the employ of A. M.
Simpson and the Simpson Lumber
Company for about forty years and
who is regarded as one of the best
navigators on the Oregon coast, left
on the Astoria today to bring down
the dredge. Unless bad weather in
terferes, they should reach Astoria
in time to leave there Friday with
the dredge for Coos Bay. On this
schedule, they would probably reach
Coos Bay Sunday.
niTS TAFT AGAIN.
Bryan Says Republican Candidate
Must Define Position.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 15.
"Taft is dodging . He cannot es
cape from the Issues. He will not
be permitted to run away from them.
He has accepted the nomination of
his party. Now, let him take the
people into his confidence and Inter
pret the platform so the public may
know where ho stands and what he
Intends to do." In these words,
Bryan in an interview today 'on his
way to Baltimore issued another
challenge to Taft. Bryan said that
he had been a tariff reformer for
twenty-eight years. He advocated
the election of United States senators
by the people twelve years ago. He
has favored the Income tax for four
teen years and Taft is only now com
ing around to his position on these
questions,
Bryan says he advocated Independ
ence of the Filipinos in 189G and
that Taft has this year admitted that
people must ultimately have inde
pendence. "I have called attention
to the fact that Taft made a mistake
of $114,000,000 in his estimate of
the cost of imperialism. Taft spends
some time on money question. The
money question has been taken out
of politics because the unexpected
discovery of gold has given an in
crease which was demanded by the
Republican as well as by the Demo
crat party. Taft cannot escape the
Issues. Will he define his position
on the tariff, on labor and on the
railroad questions? He will not be
permitted to -run away from them."
u
TO INCREASE
DEBT MAXIMUM
City Council Will Submit
Amendment to City Charter
at Election.
The Marshflold city council last
evening heard an ordinance pro
viding for the submission to the
electors at the regular election Tues
day, December 1, amendments to the
municipal charter to increase the
maximum municipal Indebtedness to
about $100,000 and empowering the
city council to dispose of bonds to
take up the outstanding warrants
amounting to about $40,000 or $45,
000. The amendment to the charter
fixes a maximum indebtedness that
shall fluctuate with the value of the
property in the city, the proposed
provision being that the maximum of
the city's indebtedness shall never
exceed five per cent of the assessed
valuation of the city. Last night,
Mayor E. E. Straw stated that the
last assessment of the city showed
the value of the property in the
municipality to be slightly over $2,
000,000 so that at present the maxi
mum of bonded Indebtedness would
be $100,000.
It was stated last night that the
outstanding warrants are not con
sidered as applying on this limita
tion, that Is that Oregon courts have
construed warrants against a city as
a floating Indebtedness which shall
not bo counted In estimating the
public debt. However, the warrants
in reality constitute just as much of
a liability as do the bonds.
In relation to the sale of bonds,
the ordinance provides that Oregon
bidders shall be given a preference
in disposing of the securities, ajl
other things being equal.
Upon motion by Councilman Sac
chi, the ordinance was not voted on
last night, it being laid on the table
until the next meeting.
COL. STEWART IN EXILE.
Veteran Could Not Take Ninety-Mile
Ride.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15. A dip
patch from Fort Htiachuca, Ariz.,
says Col. Stewart, who has been prac
tically in exile at Fort Grant, will not
take the ninety-mile ride as ordered
by the War Department. He has
been ordered back to Fort Grant
without taking the test.
TWO NEW TUGS.
BANDON, Ore., Sept. 15. The two
new tugs being built at Price's ship
yard In East Bandon are fast reach
ing proportions, and will likely bo
ready to launch within five weeks or
sooner. One Is the property of the
Doe Estate, and will replace the old
Triumph in the Coquille bar serylce.
The other is to do work on the Ump
qua bar for the Rodgers Lumbering
Company. Both will be powerful
little vessels and adapted to the shoal
treams they are Intended for.
E
E
Wilbur Wright Covers 26 Miles
In 39 Minutes In Success
ful Flight.
(By Associated Press.)
LEMANS, France, Sept. 1C Wil
bur Wright today eclipsed all Euro
pean records sustained in aeroplane
flights. He remained In the air 3D
minutes and 18 3-5 seconds. It Is
estimated that he covered 26 miles.
He was complete master of the ma
chine at all times.
NEW OPLAN
RECORD
M
WANTS SEYMOUR
Councilman Nasburg Indignant
Over Attitude of Coos Bay
Gas and Electric Company
and Appeals to Council.
Councilman Claude Nasburg last
evening urged the city council to
have Seymour H. Bell, genernl man
ager of the Coos Bay Gas and Elec
tric Company, arrested and haled
into the city recorder's court and
fined for not complying with the
regulations regarding streets. Mr.
Nasburg said that the company was
getting entirely too overbearing, that
employes of It had almost Insulted
him when he pointed out what they
should do and that Mr. Bell was not
showing the proper spirit. Mayor
E. E. Straw said that he didn't think
the company was showing the proper
spirit and he tacitly agreed to Mr.
Nasburg's plan.
Mr. Bell Is now out of the city and
whether Mr. Nasburg will see that
the plan Is carried out or merely let
It go as a bluff remains to be seen.
In addition to the proposed arrest
and fining of Mr. Bell, the council
decided to cut $6. CO off the com
pany's bill for $285 for lighting the
State Railroad Commissioners
Reduce Freight Rates On
Ore, Etc.
(By Associated Press.)
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 10. The
State Board of Railroad Commis
sioners today made an order reduc
ing the rates on ore shipments from
all points on the Northern Pacific to
Butte and Helena. In the former
instance, the average reduction is
36 per cent and In the latter 17 per
cent, this being done to equalize the
former rates. Reductions on other
lines will be announced shortly.
Parseva! Craft Wrecked While
Preparing to Race With
Baloon Today.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Sept. 1C. The Parseval
airship bucked in the air this morn
ing and came down In Grunevald,
near Berlin. At the time of the ac
cident, the airship was racing with
the Crons baloon in the direction of
Dobritz where Emperor William was
waiting to see them. The baloon had
successfully gained headway In the
wind when the Parseval ship was
struck by a heavy squall crossing the
Helen Zee. The clgarshaped flexible
bag was torn by a broken rod and
the gas escaped. Maker Parseval
stopped the motors and came down
successfully. The maker and three
companions alighted without Injury.
The baloon also was compelled to
descent on account of the high wind.
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
Bradley nnd Travcrs Delivery Horse
Runs Away Today.
Mr. Trembly, a dellveryman for
the Pettyjohn & Nicols Company,
was quite seriously Injured this af
ternoon in a runaway. He was driv
ing the Bradley and Travers rig
when the young horse became fright
ened and got out of his control. As
ho swung towards the street in the
F. S. Dow warehouse. Trembly lost
his balance and fell from the seat.
He struck on his head and was badly
bruised and shaken up but no bones
were broken. Trembly plays In the
Acme Band and Is quito well-known,
See the COOS RAY CASH store
for FISHING TACKLE.
U it I R In? t w BJ I 1 L.
HHILiM Kit t
SQUALL RUINS
BIG AIRSHIP
H. BELL A
i
City in August because several arc
lights did not burn properly. The
amount of the reduction is the price
paid for one arc light for a month.
Several of the councllmen told of
lights that had not burned for a
week at a time.
The proposed onslaught on Mr.
Bell is the result of the compnny
failing to clean up the street and put
the walk back in condition on Sec
ond street, near Elm street where
they had to recently change the loca
tion of a polo. It is claimed that the
employes left the walk all torn up
and shavings and dirt thrown over
the new paving much to the disgust
of the nearby property owners. Mr.
Nasburg said that he had 'called the
matter to General Manager Bell's
attention several times but, although
Mr. Bell promised to have the mat
ter attended to nothing has been
done.
Mr. Nasburg also told how a line
man of the company had treated him
discourteously, "almost In an insult
ing manner," when he (Nasburg)
told him (the lineman) what the city
required.
Councilman Savage said that may
bo the lineman acted as he did be
cause he (the lineman) didn't know
who Mr. Nasburg was.
Men In Several Districts In
Wyoming Return to Work
at Once.
(By Associated Press.)
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 16. Accord
ing to telegrams received today, the
miners at Sheridan, Monarch and
Carney, Wyo., have returned to work
although the basis of the settlement
of the strike is not known. The
mines will begin shipping coal at
once. No settlement, it is under
stood, has yet been reached in the
other Wyoming coal towns Involved
but negotiations are In progress.
Democrats Select Lieutenant
Governor to Oppose Gov.
Hughes.
(By Associated Press.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y Sept. 16.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of Duchess
county, was nominated for governor
today by the Democratic state con
vention. He won out on the first
ballot. Mr. Chanler has been lieutenant-governor
under Gov. Hughes
and the Democrats believe that ho
is the strongest man that could have
been picked to oppose the reform
governor.
W. J. Bryan Is expected here to
night and will probably address tho
delegates to tho convention.
When the Democratic convention
was called to order this morning, it
was evident that all causes of fric
tion between the various factions had
been removed. The committee an
nounced that there was no contest to
be submitted to the convention and
caused great cheering. Judge Alton
B. Parker, tho permanent chairman,
was presented and delivered a speech
which was liberally applauded
throughout.
Tho platform heartily endorses tho
national platform and approves tho
candidates chosen by the national
convention.
ATTENTION EAGLES.
There will bo a special meeting
Wednesday night, regular time. Base
ball an'd other matters of much in
terest to bo discussed. A full at
tendance Is desired.
0. A. HOWARD,
President.
TRY Haines for feed.
MIKERS GALL
STRIKES OFF
IME GRANLER
IN NEW YORK
E DEAD AS RESULT OF
SrrSSfSSSii
TTRUE
BILLS FOUND
Rumor at Coquille of Indict
ments In Marshfield
Cases.
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., Sept. 1C. Ac
cording to gossip around the court
house, the grand jury has reported a
batch of indictments against the par
ties connected with the Marshfield
bawdy houses. The indictments are
to be served in case the Inmates who
are said to have gone to Portland and
Salem last week, fearing action by
the grand jury, returned.
The indictments are said to have
been returned as a result of Deputy
District Attorney L. A. Llljeqvlst's
announcement that the Marshfield
"Red Light district" must go.
PIERSON WINS CASE.
Conviction For Giuuu Law Violation
Reversed In Circuit Court.
Mllo Plerson, the Ten Mile rancher
who was recently convicted In Justice
Pennock's court on a charge of run
ning deer with dogs was found not
guilty by a jury in tho Circuit court
in Coquille yesterday. In the justice
court, Mr. Plerson did not make any
defense, merely arranging through
his attorney, J. S. Coke, to appeal to
the circuit court.
The charge against Plerson was
preferred by Cal. Wright, deputy
game warden.
It was expected that tho defense
would make a fight on tho validity
of the game law as class legislation,
I tno special provision wnicu rierson
was accused of violating applying
only to Coos and Curry counties.
However, the defense did not take
this stand, merely trying tho case on
its merits.
Hniu Found Guilty.
Bartender Ham of the Tupper
house, was convicted on the charge
of larceny. Ham was nrrested sev
eral months ago and was nccused-of
pilfering a trunk. The jury recom
mended that tho court exercise le
niency in sentencing Ham.
Other Court Cases.
The action of Robert Marsden vs.
Fred Johnson for $250 ended with a
verdict of $75 In Marsden's favor.
This morning, tho case of Larson
vs. Kent was taken up.
TAFT PLANS TOUR.
Candidate Will Start On Western
Trip, September 2.1.
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, Ohio., Sept. 16.
The details of Judge Taft's western
speaking tour was the subject of a
final conference today. The journey
probably will begin September 23,
and end in Chicago October 7. At
least ono important speech will be
made In each of tho following states,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and
possibly Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
and Illinois.
IS HELD FOR
1100,000 GRAFT
Dr. George Morton of New
York Arrested In Philadel
phia For Big Fraud.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16. Dr.
Georgo Morton of Now York, was ar
rested at a prominent hotel hero on
a fugltlvo warrant from New York.
It Is alleged that ho secured $100,000
through fraudulent notes. Tho name
of the prosecutor Is not publicly
known,
ffl BFU0K
Two More Succumb tolnjuries
In Windsor, Mo.,
Disaster.
CONDUCTOR SAID
TO BE TO BLAME
J. F. O'Reilly of Marshfield,.
Has Brother Railway Agent
There.
(By Associated Presa
SEDALIA, Mo., Sept. 16. Two ad
ditional deaths occurred this morning:
as a result of tho explosion of tho
car of dynamite at Windsor, Mo,P
yesterday, bringing the total up to
nine. Freight conductor Herschber
gor Is accused of causing the explo
sion by attempting a practical joke-
He will recover. Herschberger lays
the blame or. a negro who, ho says,,
threw a lighted match Into a smalt
pile of tho powder that had been,
spilled.
HAD BROTHER THERE.
J. F. O'Reilly of Mnrshflchl, Hns
Reliitios In Windsor, Mo.
J. F. O'Reilly, a Marshfield piano
tuner, was much alarmed last even
ing over the press dispatch from.
Windsor, Mo., announcing the dis
aster there as he has a brother as;
station agent on tho M. K. & T. at
Windsor. A sister also resides at
Windsor. He has been unable to
hear from Windsor, but It Is believ
ed that his brother Is safe as tho
press dispatch while announcing that
tho disaster occurred on tho M. K
& T. tracks gave tho name of a per
son other than that of Mr. O'Reilly's;
brother as tho agent who was one oC
tho victims of the explosion.
Appearance of French "Reds'"
Caused Him to Abandon.
Trip Across Border. '
PARIS, Sept. 10. A dlBpatch from
Hulhauson, Alsace-Lorraine, Bays thor
real reason of the Gorman Emperor's
sudden abandonment of the excursion.
Into French territory a few days ago
was tho presence of two French.'
anarchists who had gone to tho fron
tier with bombs,
Tho emperor was appealed to not to
cross the frontier and consented lit
view of tho unpleasant consequence
of an untoward incident occurring;
while he would bo In French terri
tory. rfho Information reached ther
police too lato for them to follow
or Intercept tho anarchists.
?
WILL OPEN RECRUIT7MT
STATION IN MARSHFIELD
Tho United States War Depart
ment will shortly open a recruiting:
station on Coos Bay and it is tho
present plan to make it one of the
two permanent recruiting stations In
Oregon. Lieutenant Hinds of tho
United Stntes artillery, was In Mash
flold tho other day making prelimi
nary arrangements for tho station.
It is expected that Lieutenant
Hinds will return on tho Breakwater
this week with n non-commlssloned'
officer and an assistant to take
charge of the local office. The men
recruited horo will be sent to Port
land every week and thon sent to tho
varlous military stations from there.
Recruits will bo taken for tho army.,
navy and artillery.
Steamer IH1EAKWATER sails focr
Portland, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER:
10, at 10 a m.
Got your SCHOOL SUPPLIES ufc
tho COOS BAY CASH STORE.
FEUD Haines has it.
ANARCHISTS
AFTER KAISER
9M
1
I