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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908.
No. 59.
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TWO B BURNED 10 DEATH
IN FIRE H SPOKANE, WASH.
Cremated In Bad Conflagration
at Coeur D'Alene
Last Night.
CHARRED BODIES
ARE FOUND TODAY
Many Stores and Buildings
Wiped Out By
Flames.
(By Associated Press.)
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 17. The
bodies of two men who were burned
to death In a fire that destroyed the
Franklin block at Coeur D'Alelne,
Idaho, last night, were found In the
ruins today. One was Jacob Skog
land of Ely, Minn., and the other
Cox Layton of Spokane.
The Franklin block was valued at
$12,000 and was owned by Young
and McBurney. It was Insured for
$5,100. Joe Johnson who conducted
the hotel In the building lost $4,000.
His Insurance was $2,500. A num
ber of stores and other business
places were burned out.
BRYAN PLANS TOUR.
May Make Speaking Trip to Pacific
Coast.
(By Associated' Press.!
NEW YORK, Sept. 17. W. J.
Bryan and National Chairman Mack
will confer tomorrow in this city on
a speaking tour that will carry the I
candidate through the middle west
and possibly as far as the Pacific
coast. The tour will practically take
up the entire month of October. Mr.
Bryan will speak only in cities where
he has not spoken on previous trips.
TAFT IS BUSY.
Prepares Speeches For His Western
Tour.
(By Associated Press.)
fUNnTNN'ATT. f . Sent. 17. With
the strenuous speaking itinerary of
Judge Taft, decided upon, the time
intervening before he leaves on the
first trip will be devoted largely
to the preparation of the numerous
speeches he is to deliver in the west.
POSTMASTER CARRIES
MAIL TO MARSHFIELD
Leo Webster of Empire, Makes Trip
When Regular Carrier Fails
to Show Up For Job.
Lee Webster, the ' genial post
master at Empire City is not only
determined to see that good service
is given the malls In the office but Is
also ready to act as mall carrier in
order to insure prompt delivery in
case the regular carrier does not
show up. This was Illustrated
yesterday when he personally drove
to , Marshfleld with the mall after
waiting in vain for the regular car
rier. The new Marshfleld paving al
most proved too much for Mr. Web
ster's steed though as the animal
slipped and fell Immediately after
getting on to It, breaking the shaft
of Mr. Webster's 'vehicle. However,
the mall got through without delay
and the broken thill was soon re
paired. Mr. Webster says that the citizens
of Empire are delighted over the
reopening of the fish cannery there
and hope that It signifies the re
sumption of other industries there in
the near future.
AT TnE THEATRE.
The Margaret lies Company will
play at Masonic Opera House Friday
and Saturday nights in "The Girl and
The Gambler." This Is the best play
that this company has ever produced
in Coos county and is worthy of more
than special mention. It is a play
that Is full of comedy and any one
who enjoys to laugh will get all the
chance they want by seeing this play.
This comedy-drama went so good
In Bandon that the people then want
ed the lies Company to stay overand
repeat it, but they couldn't on ac
count of their other dates to fill.
Don't fail to see this play or you
will miss something worth seeing.
MANY CAUGHT
IN COLLISION
One Killed and Seven Injured
In Pennsylvania Railroad
Wreck Today.
(By Associated Press.)
BELLEVERNON, Pa., Sept. 17.
One was killed and seven injured,
two fatally, in a collision between a
yard engfne and a work train on the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie at Gibson,
near here today. All are foreign
ers. POLITICAL STATISTICS.
Two-Thirds of Oregon "Dry" Divi
sion of Political Parties.
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 17. Twenty-
two of the 34 counties in the state
have gone dry, and but 12 remain
wet, according to the returns col
lected by Secretary of State Benson
from the general election of last
June, and just issued In the new of
ficial directory, made public last ev
ening. Of the counties included in
the wet list, in Baker, Clatsop and
Multnomah prohibition was not
voted on in the county as a whole,
and Crook, Curry, Gilliam, Wallowa
voted dry either at the 190C or 1908
election.
The dry counties are Crook, Cur
ry, Gllliag, Wallowa, Benton, Dou-
' glas, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Kla-
i math, Lane, Linn, Malheur, Morrow,
Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla,
Union, Wheeler and Yamhill. The
i wet counties are Baker, Clatsop,
Multnomah, Clackamas, Columbia,
Coos, Harney, Lake, Lincoln (by
three votes), Marlon, Wasco and
Washington. No" vote was taken on
prohibition in the newly created
county of Hood Ulver.
Other Interesting political data
contained In the directory is a tab
ulated statement of the abstract of
votes cast. The total ballot at the
190S election was 11G.C14, as
against 99,445 in 190G and 99,315
in 1904. The population of the
state, according to the state census
of 1905, was 4G4.538 as compared to
the federal census of 1900, which
gave a total of 413, 53G.
The total registration for the June
election, 1908, from January 1 to
May 15, was 122,095, and this was
distributed among the several poli
tical parties as follows: Republlc-
ans go, 921;. Democrats,
28,788;
Prohibition, 1,889; Socialist, 3.22G;
Populists, 59; Independents, 3.G5G,
and there were 3,556 who registered
and refused to designate political
party.
FLEET TO MANILA.
(By Associated Press.)
ALBANY, West Australia, Sept.
17. The American battleship fleet
will leave hero tomorrow instead of
today as originally planned on the
long trip to Manila where it is due
on the second or third of October.
IS. NATION
AFTER TAFT
Carrie Becomes Dumfounded
at Her Own Nerve and Inter-,
view Terminates.
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, Sept. 17. Mrs.
Carrie Nation was a visitor at the
Taft residence today and endeavored
to induce the candidate to enter into
a discussion of the liquor question
which Mr. Taft politely declined to
do. Mrs. Nation then began a char
acteristic speech on the liquor ovll.
Judge Taft backed away and Mrs.
Nation seemingly somewhat awed at
what she was doing backed her way
out of the room and the interview
ended.
SEATTLE MAN STARVES TO DEATH
Minden S. Wasson Loses His
Way In Woods Near Ken
more and Body Is Found By
Searchers.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 17.
Straying from his home In Seattle In
British Seamen Mutiny On
Cruiser Gibraltar As Result
of Punishment.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Sept. 17. Disapprov
ing the call to repeat during the
night an evolution which had been
Improperly performed during the
day, the crew on the cruiser Gibral
tar while on Its way to Australia des
troyed all the gunslghts on board.
As a punishment, all customary pri
vileges including smoking and the
use of the canteen was stopped until
the culprits can be discovered. The
cruiser is at Albany, Australia,
where it participated in the welcome
of the American fleet.
Stradivarius Valued at $800
Disappears-From Room In
Garfield Hotel.
George Kane, a Portland violinist
who has been spending the summer
BOAT'S CREW
RUINS SIGHTS
GEORGE KANE
LOSES VIOLIN
on Coos Bay, Is today vainly search- In Chicago and its suburbs handicap
lng for his $800 Stradivarius violin ped transportation seriously today
which mysteriously disappeared from and was responsible for a number of
his room in the Garfield hotel yes- accidents. While the Duluth Limited
terday. He has been unable to se- on the Chicago and Northwestern
cure any definite trace of the lnstru- was waiting for the signal to pro
ment and today inserted a want ad in ceed, a suburban train crashed Into
The Times In hopes or finding some the rear end and a half dozen per
due to the beloved violin. sons were Injured. An interurban
"I left the violin in my room car from Aurora crashed into an
room 11 at the Garfield yesterday elevated train on the Oak Park In
morning as usual and locked the door cline, injuring several passengers,
when I went out," said Mr. Kane to-1 The Injured resulting from accl
day. "When I came back, the door dents due to the fog number over a
was still locked but the violin was score, and two deaths have already
gone.' No one appears to have seen occurred.
anyone around my room In the mean- J
while. May be it was stolen but If ' HAT SMOOTHERS MAN.
it was, the thief will have a hard '
time to sell it as it is such a valuable John O'Connor of Portland, Victim
Instrument that it is carefully mark-1 of Odd Accident,
ed and easily Identified. The case (By Associated Press.)
is marked with the Initials of a I PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 17.
Portland violin maker who made piunglng over a steep embankment
some repairs on it last spring. I at East Thirty-third street and Pow
have had the violin for about several eu valley road, and as the result of
years and would not sell it for any tne fan having his hat jammed so
sum."
REGISTRATION TO OPEN.
Books Will Be Reopened Next Week
For Presidential Election. I
Everything is in readiness for the
registration of voters for the presi-
dential election. The books will bo 1
opened Monday, September 21, and
will be kept open up to and includ
ing October 20.
Voters who have already registered
this year are not required to register
again for the presidential election.
Those who have not registered slnco mrs iBa'bel Bunch, widow of the lato
the first of January, however, must 1 David Bunch, aged C3 years, died
register if they wish to cast a ballot Buddenly of heart trouble,
in November. Voters who have mov-! Mrs. Bunch, who lived at Flournoy
ed Into different precincts than those Valley, died as she was riding homo
in which they are registered, will bo j from Dlllard, lato in the evening,
given the opportunity to record the 1 Tno funeral was held at Looking
change so that they may vote at the Glass Sunday, with services conduct
polling place of the precinct in , ed by Rev. A. C. Vernon,
which they now live. Three daughters and one son sur-
Slx months' residence in the state
Is necessary In order to register,
though there Is no requirement as to
rosidenco in the precinct for the reg
istration that begins next week.
Foreigners who have been admitted
to citizenship, and thoso who have
made declaration of Intention one
year or more ago may register and '
vote at tho presidential election.
a fit of mental aberration in May, and
wandering through the thick woods
in the vicinity of Kenmore where he
became lost and finally died of
starvation, the body of Minden S.
Wasson was found late yesterday. He
was identified by a brother-in-law.
Wasson was a teamster and leaves
two small children.
iEUF'S LAWYERS
True Bills Returned Against
Adolph S. Newberg and
Frank J. Murphy.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. The
grand jury has filed two Indictments
with Superior Judge Sturtevant
against Adolph S. Newburgh and one
said to be against Frank J. Murphy,
both being of Abraham Ruef's staff
1 of attorneys, In which they are
' charged with attempting to influence
a prospective juror named J. M. Kel
ley to vote for Ruef's acquittal If ho
was accepted as a juror. Newburgh
was arrested and released upon $5,
000 ball. Murphy has not yet been
apprehended.
.Two Dead and a Score Injured
In Collision In Chicago
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
1 CHICAGO, Sept. 17. A dense fog
tlerhtlv over his face as to suffocate
him to death, was the fate of John
O'Connor, a cook employed In Martin
Connelly's grading camp. Coroner
Norden Is making an Investigation of
-what 'is regarded as one of the most
remarkable cases of violent death
reCorded in years,
,. .
WOMAN FALLS DEAD.
Mrs. Bunch of Looking Glass Expires
Suddenly.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Sept. 17. Near
Looking Glass, September 12, 1908,
vivo Mrs. Bunch. They are Mrs.
Melvina Foster and Mrs. Stacey
Noah, of Marshfleld and Mrs.. Edna
Williams and David Bunch of Flour
noy Vulley.
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Contest.
FOGS CAUSE
OF ACCIDENTS
NORTH INLET RANCHER GETS
$825 PER ACRE FDH CRANBERRIES
FIGHT PLAGUE
Officials Try to Stamp Out
Cholera Epidemic Before
Fleet Arrives.
(By Associated Press.)
MANILA, P. I., Sept. 17. Tho
number of cases of cholera showed a
decrease yesterday. The officials
hope to clean .out the disease beforo
the arrival of the Atlantic fleet.
The number of deaths from the
plague has not been given out.
JOE C0RBETT MAY
PITCH FOR ELKS
San Francisco League Twirl er May
Take Part In Sunday's Gnmo
and Eagles Arc Up In the Air.
The Eagles baseball team today
is suffering from consternation and
stage fright as a result of the an
nouncement that Joe Corbett, the
San Francisco league pitcher who Is
coming to Coos Bay to go on a hunt
ing trip with Jack Flanagan, will
be here and probably be in the box
for the Elks Sunday. Corbett wired
yesterday that ho would be In Sat
urday. Of course, his vlBlt here now
is accidental. Jack Flanagan says
that Mr. Corbett, who attended
school with him in 'Frisco, has been
figuring on coming up for sometlmo
to do a little hunting. Corbett is an
Elk and will be eligible to participate
In Sunday's game.
Jake Goldie and Charlie Howard
are working their cohorts double
time and some of their players are
almost down and out but the man
agers say they have more to draw
from and are going to keep up tho
strenuous practise.
W. R. Haines, George Goodrum,
Tom James and E. D. McArthur were
among the Elks out for practise yes
terday and today all are swathed In
bandages and liniment.
LOCAL CHURCHES WILL
HOLD UNION SERVICES
First Baptist, Presbyterian and. First
M. E. to Unite In Farewell to
Rev. AV. R. F. Browne.
The congregations of tho First
Baptist, Presbyterian and First
Methodist Episcopal churches will
unite in a union service to bo held at
the First Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday night as a farewell to tho
Rev. W. R. F. Browne, the pastor of
the latter. Tho Rev. Mr. Browne
will leave shortly to attend tho an
nual conference, and it is likely that
ho will bo transferred to another
charge by the bishop. Ho has been
very successful here and tho possi
bility of his departuro is greatly
regretted by his friends.
Tho program for tho union ser
vices has not been definitely 'an
nounced yet.
UP IN THE AIR
30JINUTES
Leon Delagrange Makes New
Record With Aeroplane
Near Paris.
(By Associated ProsB. )
PARIS, Sept. 17. Flying at Issy
today, Leon Dolagrango staid aloft
In his aeroplano 30 minutcB and 20
seconds. '
LEMANS, Franco, Sept. 17. Wil
bur Wright spent today trying out
his machine for tho protracted flight
to bo made tomorrow. In ono short
flight today ho covered 4,800 yards
iu six minutes and 43 seconds.
TRY Haines for feed.
MANILA
R. R. Pinkerton Will Derive'
Large Sum From This
Year's Crop.
YIELD TO BE ABOUT
300 BUSHELS PER ACRE
Claim That Berries Are Supe
rior to Famous Cape Cod
Product.
R .R. Pinkerton of North Inlet,,
was in North Bend yesterday com
pleting preparations to market his
crop of cranberries which will be ono'
of tho most lucrative crops over
produced In Coos county. He stated;
that his cranberry ranch would yield
about 300 bushels per acre and as.
tho prevailing price Is about $2.75
per bushel, he will derive about $825
per acre.
The cranberries are among tho
finest ever seen in this section and
are said to be superior to tho fa
mous Cape Cod cranberries, being;
larger and of even a better flavor.
Mr. Pinkerton came to Coos Bay
from the east where he had consider
able experience in cranberry grow
ing. He says that the marsh land In
this section is better than In tho
east as the crop here Is free from
the dangers and pests that cause
grief for the growers in Massachu
setts. Here, he believes the cran
berry crop Is practically certain.
Mr. Pinkerton says that the yield
from the cranberries will be better
after the fields have been cultivated
a few more seasons and thinks that
400 bushels per aero is a conserva
tive estimate on the possible yield.
Cranberries have sold as high as
$4.00 per bushel here, It Is said, so
that cranberry growing offers such
great inducements that there Is
bound to be a rapid development of
the Industry In this section.
STATE BUILDING RAILROAD.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 17.
A practical experiment In railroad
construction and operation has been
undertaken by the state of Texas.
Tho' state is building u line of railway
from Palestine to the penitentiary at
Rusk. About 15 miles of the tracfc
has been completed, and work on (lie
remaining 14 miles is being rapidly
pushed. Tho state olllcials say they
expect to learn by actual construction
I and operation tho immediate cost of
railway building and running, and
that public information so obtained
with juggling bookkeeping will bo a
basis of argument for future railroad
rates. The fact that tho state oper
ates Iron works at Rusk gives a fin
ancial reason for this government
ownership of a railroad.
FAREWELL IS TENDERED.
Special Services Held at the Lutheran
Church.
At tho song service rendered In tho
Lutheran church Sunday evening,,
tho choir of that church proved It
self second to none in our city. Tho
various numbers wore rendored with
great ability and witli such feeling
ns to add greatly to tho devotional
spirit. Tho rendition of Excoll's
"Consider tho Lilies," is" worthy of
special mention. Tho duett "Rock.
of Ages," arranged by Solly, was
sung by Miss Millie Johnson and Mr,
Benjamin Ostlind, in a manner
which speaks highly of their ability
to ronder sacred music. Mr. Ahl
qulst preached a short sermon, his
theme being "Tho Songs Our Lives
Sing."
This service was also In tho form
of a farowoll It being Mr. Ahlqulst's
last appearanco prior to his return
ing to Rock Island, 111., thore to ro
suino his studies at tho Augustana
Theological Somlnary. An offorlng
was taken up to uid In defraying Mr.
AhlqulHt's traveling exponses. Ho
has acted as assistant to Rev. Bongt
son during tho summer months and
now returns for Ills last year In tho
seminary. Better send this papor to u friend.
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