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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1 908.
No. 75.
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WOMAN
Capt. J. Clayton Erb, Philadel
phia Political Leader,
Shot Dead.
SISTER-IN-LAW IS
HELD-FOR THE CRIME
Declares That She Shot Be
cause He Was Beating Her
Sister.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 7.
The killing at his country home near
here last night of Capt. J. Clayton
Erb, a trusted lieutenant and con
fidential man of Israel W. Durham,
formerly a leader of the local Repub
lican organization has caused a sen
sation in this city. Erb was shot
dead by his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Katherine Beizel, in a quarrel over
domestic affairs.
Capt. Erb and his wife had con
siderable trouble, each accusing the
other ol unbecoming conduct and the
matter had reached the courts with
a prospect that, sooner or later, di
vorce proceedings ultimately would
bo instituted by one or the other,
but they continued to live at "Red
Gables," the Erb country home.
Mrs. Belsel in jail stated sho
thought he was going to kill her, and
that it was a case of who struck
first and she fired at him six times,
four bullets striking him.
A physician was sent for, but ar
rived when Erb was dead. Mrs.
Belsel was staying at a nearby hotel
and says she went to the house last
night and heard angry words on tho
second floor. She went upstairs and
found Erb beating his wife. Sho
says Erb turned on her and that sho
shot him.
HARRIMAN HAS
SPINAL TROUBLE
BOSTON, Oct. 7. Efforts are
being made to learn exactly
how serious is the spinal
trouble for which E. II. Harri-
man, capitalist and railroad
magnate, has been taking treat-
ment for several months. liar-
rfman refuses to dlsciiss his ail- $
ment, and Dr. R. W. Lovett, of
234 Marlboro street, who Is car-
ing for the magnate, declares it
would be unprofessional for him
to discuss the patient's case.
NOTED MEN INTERESTED.
Roosevelt, Tuft it ml Bryan Wire
Trans-Mississippi Congress.
(By Associated Press.')
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 7.
President Roosevelt sent a telegram
regretting his inability to attend tho
Trans-Mississippi Congress and ex
pressing his appreciation of the
work of tho organization. A mes
sage from Bryan regretted the fact
that he was unable to attend and
expressed his sympathy with tho pur
poses of tho congress. Taft sent
greetings and the hope that the con
gress will be produclve of much
good.
GOT 815,000 FOR
OUTLIVING Oi GIRLS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5. Mrs. Marga
rette Castens, ninety-four years old,
who received $15,000 three years
ago as the result of a unique com
pact entered into by sixty-five girls
in a German convent school moro
than seventy years ago, died yester
day in this city. She Is survived by
six children, twenty-six grand-children
and twelve great-grand-chll-dren.
Soventy-fivo years ago Mrs. Cast
ens was a pupil in a convent school
near Stuttgart, Germany. The girls
there agreed, just before they were
graduated, to pay a certain number
of marks a year into a Berlin bank,
and the entire amount was to go to
the last surviving member of tho
class.
Three years ago Mrs. Castens
found herself the only one of tho
class remaining. She wrote to tho
hank, thinking that she would re
ceive a few thousand dollars. What
she got was in excess of $15,000.
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TO PROJECT HER SISTER
CONDRON IS
SUSPENDED
Mayor Straw Will Have City
Council Investigate Charges
Against Officer.
Mayor E. E. Straw has announced
that Nightwatchman Walter Condron
has been suspended from duty and
will remain suspended until a meet
ing of all of the members of the
city council can be held to consider
the charges made against Mr. Con
dron by a committee of citizens as
a result of his treatment of Chas.
Boyce and Wm. H. Barry, two tra
veling men, last Friday evening.
Councilman Flanagan and Lockhart
are now in San Francisco and prob
ably will not return for about two
i weeks.
It is expected that the hearing be
fore the city council will be an open
one in which Mr. Condron and his
friends will present their side of the
case and the friends of Messrs. Bar
ry and Boyce will present their side
of the case. After hearing both
sides, Mayor Straw, it is stated, ex
pects to have the council decide the
matter.
Mr. Condron's friends claim that
he was sent for last Friday night
by members of the Margaret lies
Company to take care of some In
dividuals who were disturbing the
show.
Manager Meade of the Margaret
lies Company, says that a momber of
the company did send for an officer
but that the officer was not request
ed to arrest anyone. Mr. Meade says
that the sending for an officer was
merely a precautionary step, it being
customary to have officers around all
performances to see that there is no
disturbance. Mr. Meade also says
that he was on the stage at the time
the fracas started and that he was
not aware of any disturbance until
he saw Nightwatchman Condron take
hold of Boyce.
This and other matters will un
doubtedly be thoroughly gone over
when the council and mayor meet to
investigate it.
Pending the investigation, Mayoi
Straw says he will not name any one
to act in Mr. Condron's place. He
said that might personally assist Of
ficer Shupo and Marshal Carter. It
he does this, Councilman Sacchl says
ho is in favor of having the Mayor
paid extra.
THE LAZIEST MAN IS FOUND.
Englishman Has Record of Seven
Years of "Weariness."
LONDON, Oct. 7. Arthur Chil
cott, 38 years old, a homeless laborer,
is the laziest man In England.
When brought Into tho Kingston-on-Thames
police court the other day,
charged with refusing to perform his
work In the Kingston workhouse, he
wearily sat down and dropped his hat
on the floor of the dock. He would
not answer any question, but drop
ped into a dozing condition. After
bis sentence of three months' impri
sonment with hard labor was read to
him he ambled out of tho dock.
Tho many imprisonments served
by this lazy man include two of a
year each. During the trial before
the second, Chllcott seemed to sleep
throughout the proceedings, hardly
answering questions and recognizing
such questions usually by a bored
look and a yawn.
Only once did ho display any
energy. He was taken by mistake to
an adjourned country quarter ses
sions. The Judge had to discharge
tho prisoner to rectify tho error.
Chllcott, however, refused to leave
his cell and walk away, until much
time had been spent in persuading
and assisting him.
Although the law has labeled him
"rogue and vagabond," a medical
man declares ho suffers with "ergo
phobia," or fear, of work, and this
"malady" is consistent, according to
this view, with physical competence.
Use The Coos Bay Times Want Ads
WILL RUN MILL
C. A. SMITn LUMBER AND MANU
FACTURING COMPANY WILL
OPERATE PLANT TWENTY
HOURS PER DAY SOON.
The C. A. Smith Lumber and Man
ufacturing Company Is completing
arrangements to operate the mill on
a double shift or about twenty hours
out of each twenty-four. It Is ex
pected that the second force will be
AWSWAAVSVSAAWWWWV
T TO BUY
APPLES HERE
Eureka, Cal., Will Endeavor to
Get Fruit Supply From This
Section.
EUREKA, Cal., Oct. 7. The Eu
reka Herald says: "President C. A.
Monroe of the Monroe Cider and
Vinegar Works of this city, said this
morning that arrangements were be
ing made for the shipment of elder
and vinegar apples to Eureka from
the Coos Bay section. Capt. Noren
of the steamer Eureka of the North
Pacific Steamship Company, which
makes regular trips between this port
and Coos Bay, has informed the agent
of the North Pacific Company at:
Coos Bay and tho shippers there are
probably aware of what is offered
here. If it is possible, Coos Bay ap
ples will be brought to this city on
every trip of the Eureka as long as
the season lasts. It is said that here
tofore the Coos Bay country has had
no market for this kind of fruit, and
there is every probability the north
ern fruit men will be eager to take
advantage of an opportunity to dis
pose of the apples.
The Monroe Cider and Vinegar t
Works, which are located at the foot
of 'E' street, opposite the warehouses
of the North Pacific Steamship Com
pany, will be put In operation for
the first time in this city, at the end
of three weeks. The manufacturing
plant was moved from Ferndale sev
eral months ago, and the time since
lias been spent In establishing tho
plant in Its new location and get
ting ready for the winter's work."
Craft Repaired and Is Being
Steamed Up to Begin Actual
Work Tomorrow.
The dredge Oregon has been re
paired and is being steamed up this
afternoon preparatory to starting
dredging tomorrow. Unless some
thing unexpected interferes, the
dredging will continue steadily from
now on.
Practically all of the pipe needed
to carrying tho dredglngs to the
shore and even about three-quarters
of a mile from where tho dredge
is working has arrived.
As has been announced heretofore,
tho dredge will start in the lower
Bay and cut down the recently form
od shoals in tho channel up to the,
head of the Bay and will then work
back cutting tho channel to tho spe
cified and depth width.
Tho hole caused by tho piling was
patched by running tho dredge out
on the mud flats.
Tho contributions to tho dredging
fund aro being collected today, tho
subscriptions having been made by
notes payable on demand.
LADIES ONLY are invited to a
free illustrated health talk by Dr.
George M, Hyland of Portland, In
TAYLOR'S HALL, NORTH BEND,
Friday, October 0, at 2:30 p. m.
Steamor BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY, OCTOBER 10, at 10 A. M.
LEE EDWARDS invites all his old
friends to call at O, K, Barber shop.
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START DREDGE
ON THURSDAY
DOUBLE SHIFT
put to work In about three weeks,
or about November 1.
General Mannger J. E. Oren con
firmed this report today, but was not
prepared to make any further sta
tement. The lumber market has
been Improving considerably lately
both as to price and demand.
Extensive preparations have to be
made for working the rnfll on a dou
ble shift, extra men having to be
secured for all departments and ar
rangements made for handling tho
logs and manufactured lumber
HE MEN TO
HELP MEETING
Committees.Appointed For Re
publican Campaign Work
Here.
Judge C. A. Sehlbrede today nam
ed the committees to aid in making
the Republican meeting here about
October 15th, which will be address
ed by Congressman W. R. Ellis of
Pendlton a success. Mr. Ellis is an
able speaker, and It is expected that
he will be heard by one of the largest
audiences that has ever turned out
for a political gathering here.
The committees named by Judgo
Sehlbrede are as follows:
Reception C. A. Sehlbrede, State
Central committeeman of Coos coun
ty; Dr. E. Mingus, precinct commit
teeman of North Bend; F. K. Get-
tins, precinct committeeman of South
Marshfleld; A. H. Derbyshire, pre
cinct committeeman of North Bend;
Pat. Hennessy, precinct committee
man of liibby; M. L. Tower, precinct
committeeman of Empire.
Finance Dr. E. Mingus, Dr. J. T.
McCormac, J. W. Bennett, F. S.
Dow and W. S. McFarland.
Hall and Music J. S. Coke, W. B.
Curtis, E. A. Anderson, Dr. C. W.
Tower, J. W. Butler, and C. J. Millis.
Entertainment C. A. Sehlbrede,
I. S. Smith, D. L. Rood, Henry Sengs-
tacken, L. D. Kinney, Geo. Watkins,
E. L. C. Farrln, J. M. Blake, W. U.
Douglas, W. R. Haines, L. J. Simp
son, II. C. Diers, Peter Loggie, J. H.
Query, Col. Brlgham, L. A. Liljeq
vist and M. C. Maloney.
MINER HURT
Wm. J. Escott Severely Injured
By Blast In Libby Mine
Yesterday.
Wm. J. Escott, a well-known
Marshfleld man, was badly hurt In
tho Libby mine late yesterday by tho
unexpected explosion of a blast. No
bones were broken but his head and
face were severely lacerated by tho
flying debris. Ho was unconscious
for a time. Today ho Is resting easy
and Drs. Ingram and Mingus who
were called at tho time of tho acci
dent do not anticipate any serious
developments.
Mr. Escott had set two blnsts and
gone back to wait for tho explosion.
He heard two explosions and thought
they were his blasts and started back.
As ho neared tho place, an explosion
followed and ho was struck by tho
flying chunks. Ho remembers no
more details of the accident.
He was immediately brought to his
homo In this clly where ho is belug
cared for.
It is belioved that Mr. Escott heard
a blast in another chamber of the
mine and mistook It for ono of hU
own.
Whllo tho wounds to his head and
face and other bruises aro very pain
ful and will lay him up for sorao time
he and his frlendB think that ho es
caped mighty lucky.
TO ARRIVE THURSDAY, an olo
gant lino of LADIES' SUITS for a
fow days only, como early and get
your choice. S. LANDO.
CHICKEN FEED at Haines.
AUSTRIA GRABS
1
City Council Authorizes First
Issue Under the Eddy Bond
ing Act Here.
The Marshfleld city council last
evening ordered tho sale of nbout
$10,000 worth of special Improve
ment bonds to pay for several street
Improvements that have recently
been made. The bonds aro to bo Is
sued under what Is known as tho
Eddy bonding act. Tho bonds aro is
sued on application of various prop
erty owners liable for portions for
the costs of tho various improve
ments and are really a first mort
gage against the property on which
they aro Issued. They bear Interest
at six per cent and are issued for a
term of ten years, being paid off o-i
tho partial payment plan. The bonds
will bo dated November 1, but it is
expected that they will be sold pno."
to that date.
Tho ordinance providing ror their
sale specifies that they shall not bo
sold for less than par and accrued
interest nnd that any premium paid
for them shall bo turned Into tho
general fund of the city. As soon
as the bonds are sold, tho contractors
on tho various jobs will be paid In
full for their work.
Discuss Street Work.
D. L. Rood appeared before tho
council last night and urged that tho
city put a concrete top on the crush
ed rock paving on Second street, be
tween Cedar and Myrtle streets. Ho
said that ho and tho other property
owners intended to make the same
kind of an Improvement that F. P.
Norton has made in his pnrt of the
street and they desired the city to
do so along the block which tl(o city
purchased a year ago. Tho council
was divided in opinion as to whether
tho big fill made a year ago was
thoroughly settled. It was finally
decided that tho city engineer and
street committee should Investigate
it. If they decided that the fill is
not settled sufficiently to put tho
hard paving on top, tho other prop
erty owners along the fill, will not
be permitted to put in tho concrete.
Permission was given tho property
owners along tho solid portion of
tho street to use concrete.
Delay In Pity.
Contractor D. W. Small, who com
pleted tho grading of Flanagan street
three weeks ago, was present to urgo
early payment for his work. It was
explained that tho Southern Pacific
which pays a big 'portion of tho cost
of tho improvement is slow owing to
tho "red tape" tho bill has to go
through and tho delay in issuing tho
special bonds under tho Eddy bond
ing act.
Reject One BUI.
After Councilman Sacchi had In
sisted on all of tho current bills being
read beforo being nllowed, Mayor
Straw last night compelled tho coun
cllmen to personally inspeot each
bill. The inspection resulted in a
bill for $2.05 by W. P. Murphy for
hauling dirt away rom In front of
his rosidonco being rojected. Tho
other bills were allowed. Tho amount
was $1,782.81.
Thoro was a question about tho
salary warrants for tho two nlgnt
watchmen. Tho warrants wero mado
out for $75 per month, tho salary al
lowed them beforo tho raise, Tho
ordinance providing for tho ndvanco
was looked up and It was found that
It was passed August 4, and that tho
Increased salaries should begin Sep
tember 4, bo that Nightwatchman
Condron nnd Shupo will rcceivo al
most $90 oach for their work last
month.
Routine Work.
City Attorney Farrln was Instruct
ed to havo tho teamsters' license or
dinance ready for adoption at the
next session. It is proposed to
chargo n llconso feo for nil klndB of
vehicles but tho amounts havo not
been fixed.
Lundobeck and Holm wcro given
TWO IRE
PROVINCES OE EUROPE
Turkey and Servia Enter Pro
test to Signers of Berlin
Treaty.
CRETANS WANT TO
UNITE WITH GREECE
Islanders Plan Coup d'Etat As
Result of Outbreak In Bul
garian. (By Associated Pres3.)
BELGRADE, Servia, Oct. 7. Tho
government has addressed an ener
getic note to the signatories of tho?
Berlin treaty against Austrla-Hun-garla's
breach of the provisions oC
the treaty in seizing tho occupied pro
vlnces of Bosnia and Herzegovina..
This step, it is contended here, wlID
prove futal to the future of Servla-
WILL JOIN GREECE.
Cretans Plan Coup d'Etat Oro
Tnrkoy. fiANANEA, Island of Crete, Oct. 7-
Tho Cretans, emboldened by tha
developments in Bulgaria, aro pre
paring a coup d'etat in favor of uniorc
with Greece.
ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 7. Dis
patches from Cananea announce that,
the people of Crete havo proclaimed?
the union of that island with Greeco.-
TURKEY ENTERS PROTEST.
Doesn't Want Austria to Gobble Up'
Territory.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Oct,
7. Tho council of lhlnlsters has de
cided to protest against the annexa
tion of tho provinco of Bosnia and
Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary
through tho Austrian embassy here.
TO PLACE BIBLE IN -
ALL HOTEL ROOMS -
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 7.
An organized movement to -
place a Bible in tho rooms of 4-
every hotel in the United States
was formulated at tho Grand
Avenue Methodist church. C.
4 T. Bowers of Lincoln, Neb., na- -
tlonal Hold secretary of tho
Gideons which includes 3,000
traveling men, said:
"Vo are not asking outside-
aid. Wo may be compelled to
go slowly nnd equip ono city at
a time, but what we havo begun-
wo will finish. Tho tlmo is not 4'
far distant when a young man
or woman, tired and dlscourag-
ed, Instead of going to thoir
room to Bit and brood, may bo
able to gain strength and cour- 4-
ago from the Bible,"
MACK NOT ILL.
Democratic Clmirinnii Ablo to Bo Up
and Around.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Chairmaw
Mack of the Democratic National'
commltteo who was reported to havof
suffored a nervous collnpse ast
night, was on duty as usual today.
an extension of thirty days on thelr"
contrnct for Improving 'B,' Sevenths
streets, and Prospect avenue. They
stated that they wero unablo to so
curo lumber to finish tho work aw
early as was expected.
A. II. Stutsman acting for hlmsoll
nnd Mrs. Fannlo Hazard requested
that tho city vacate that portion of
Sixth street adjoining tho old cemo
tery. Ho stated that tho streot stop
ped at tho comotory and having no
exit from that end, that portion of It
was never used nnd that, as ho and
Mrs. Hazard owned tho adjoining;
property, thoy wished It vacatod.
Tho council ordered that $1,230,.
that had been collected from Sixth
street, 'C stroet and Prospect ave
nuo property owners bo transforreal
to tho gonoral fund. This was the
amount eollfloted In oxcoss of tho cost
of tho Improveinonts on those streets
nnd will reimburse tho city for the
onglnoerlng oxponso.
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