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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1908
No. 79.
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CURRY COUNTY IN PLEAS
GUILTY TO LUND FRAUD
Ames S. Johnston, Frank A.
Stewart, W. T. Kerr and
John P. Miller Enter Plea. '
SAYS OFFENSE
ONLY TECHNICAL
J. Huntley and Los Angeles
Men to Fight Case at Port
land Hearing.
(33y Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12. The
so-called Los Angeles land fraud
case In "which certain residents of Los
Angeles, connected with the Pacific
Furniture and Lumber Company and
several Curry county, Oregon, men
were indicted on the charge of at
tempting to defraud the United Sta
tes government of part of the public
domain, was catJcd for trial in the
United States Circuit Court today.
The government started the ball roll
ing by springing a sensation in the
shape of the pleading guilty of four
of the Curry county defendants.
These are Ames S. Johnston, former
deputy county clerk, Editor Frank
A. Stewart of Port Orford, William
T. Kerr cf Coquille, and John P. Mill
er. They admitted a technital viola
tion of the statutes and reserved the
right, to make arguments in mitiga
tion of thoir offenses.
J. Huntiey, the only other Curry
county defendant, pleaded not guilty.
The counsel for Dr. A. H. Hedder
ly, Richard Hyhes, M. M. Riley and
Lee R. Myers of San Francisco, en
tered a demurrer. These defendants
contend that if any conspiracy oc
curred it was formed In California
and not in Oregon, and under va cir
cumstances can the couit for the
Oregon district have jurisdiction.
Steamship Arrives From
Northern Port With Many
Passengers.
The Alliance arrived in early to
day from Portland after a good trip
down the coast. Among the passen
gers were Inspectors Ames and Wel
din who came to Coos Bay to inspect
the now ferryboat and R. D. Hume's
new boat, the Osprey.
C. E. Hollopeter, who has been in
the north , arranging contracts for
shingles from Bandon, returned on
tho Alliance and announces that he
has conti acted for 1,000,000 per
month which will be shipped to
Marshfield on the Wilhelmina, and
taken to Portland on the Alliance.
This morning when tho Alliance
reached Coos Cay, tho Wilhelmina
was ready to take a carload of
freight to Baudon, resulting In the
delivery of freight shipped from
Portland Saturday night reaching
.the City by-the-Sea at noon Monday.
Vho Wilhelmina will return tonight
Xltli a cargo of shingles for the Al
liance to take north.
Capt. Olson and the other officers
of the Alliance are considerably non
plussed over tho Portland Journal
the other day crediting some garbled
and badly mixed information regard
ing the Coos Bay bar to them. The
Alliance crew did not furnish any
of the distorted information which
was evidently written by a new re
porter who is not familiar with the
situation.
The Alliance will sail for Portland
Tuesday. Among the passengors who
came down on the Alliance were the
following:
Jas Rankin, Louise Rankin, T.
Frossnrd, G. G.. McPherson, A. B.
Snder, Paul Molesko, Simon Cosby,
Mrs, W. Rasmussen, Mary Weldon,
R. Wddon, Miss Weldon, Miss Wel
don, B. Weldon, Annie Weldon, M.
FR01 PORTLAND
HOLD SESSION
IN RTJSEBURG
Oregon - Idaho Development
Congress to Meet There
October 23.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct 12. Tho
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress
will hold sessions here October 23,
and 24, to boost the advancement of
southwestern Oregon. Among the
features to be considered will be good
roads In general, besides an .auto
mobile road from Rosoburg to Coos
Bay, and perhaps, also the matter of
a railroad from Boise, Idaho, to Coos
Bjty. Development of the fruit in
dustry, dairying, livestock, poultry,
diversified farming, lumbering hnd
numerous other (industries will n'nry
probably be inclufled among the mat
ters under discussion. Besides these
speakers a large (delegation of Coos
Bay boosters is expected lo be pres
ent. iA. general Good Roads meeting
will be held in connection -With these
seisions, and every road supervlfeor
and every good loads advocate 3n
the county is expected to be present.
Positive announcement as to dateu
and speakers -was received here this
moining by the Commercial Club in
the following lettor from Col. E.
Holer, the piesident of the Willain-j
ette Valley Development Leasue:
"Have conferred With the Good
Roads people and decided to ho3d the
next session of the Oregon and Ida
ho Development Congress and .Good
Roads convention at your city on
Oct. 23-24. Speakers to far prom
ised are Hon. S. A. Lowell, Pendle
ton; J. W. Bennett, Marshfield; Hon.
Jonathan Bourne, Tjortland; Dr. An
drew C. 'Smith, president of Stave
Board of Health; Judge John H.
Scotty Salem; Lionisl R. Webster,
county judge, Portland, myself and
possibly the governor."
SHOOT THEM ON SIGHT.
BAKER CITY, Ore., Oct. 12.
This city has "been visited by a series
of incendiary fires which threaten
the property of the citizens to such
an extent that there are 'special pa
trolmen employed and great effort
ib being made to locate or capture
the firebugs.
One night there were three fires,
one the old Faull residence, unoccu
pied, but a historic old building. It
was furnished originally by Sloane,
of New York. The loss was about
$5,000.
A few minutes later two barns
were burned and almost Immediate
ly after the old creamery property
went up In smoke.
Yesterday and last night there
were three more fires of incendiary
origin. The master became so ser
ious that Mayor Johns issued last
evening the following proclamation:
"To the officers and peoplo of
Baker City: Believing that the many
recent fires are of incendiary origin,
any and all such officers and good
citizens are horeby instructed to
shoot on the spot any person caught
setting fire to any building. Tho
property of this city must and shall
be protected.
(Signed) 'CHARLES A. JOHNS,"
"Mayor."
Weldon, Herbert Woldon, Maynard
Weldon, E. D. LaChance, Mrs. E. D.
LaChance, C. O. Metcalf, Julia Roo
ney, C. C. Kendig, Geo. Kendig, W. P.
Kirkoff, G. M. Hill, Alonzo Miller, F.
Miller, E. A. Asen, Mrs. N. O. Brlt
taln, J. G. Redlick, C. E. Hollopeter,
Olive Wilson, Mrs. Haight, Geo. P.
Storey, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Williams,
Gio. Q. Weldin, D. S. Ames, O. C.
Loiter, Ora Newman, Sister M. Scho
lastica, Sister M. Loretto, Edw, Kel
loy, J. C. Weldon, A. Welden, J.
Lundquist, S. Wiggard, G. Koitl, E.
Edtn, Chas. Tong and twelve steer
age. LEE EDWARDS invites all his old
friends to call at O. K. Barber shop.
IDT AVERT WAR
London Believes That Struggle
May Be Prevented Despite
Bellicose Attitude of Small
Potentates.
(By Associated Press )
LONDON, Oct. 12. The news
from the near east this morning
confirms the bejief that the powers
will find a friendly solution of the
crisis which has agitated Europo for
more than a week. Servla, it is now
thought, has fallen into line with the
other states directly Interested, and
is taking a more quiet view. The
ES KILLS
Harriman Hounds Tree First
Bruin In Ten Mile Country
Sunday.
Col. Grimes landed the first benr
treed by the IE. H. Harriman hounds,
according to a telephone message
from the hunters received last even
ing. The ihounds were taken out from
the Ten Mile headquarters about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and Vy
5 o'clock had a fine "big black bear
up in a tTee and in -a moment Col.
Grimes with his trusty "Davy Croc
kett" hafl landed him.
Few details of the bear hunt have
reached here yet, but it is expected
that Dr. E. Mingus and others of the
hunting party will be back 'tomor
row. According to a wireless re
ceived' by Dorsey Kreitzar, Dr. A. L.
Kouseworth got the first bead on
Bruin after it had been treed, buti
thinkingofhuwhe (Houseworth) had
been fooled on his first deer hunt
near the Gould ranch a few months
ago, ho let ltis rifle drop to ask it
the bear was really alive.
"If he is, he won't be much long
er," retorted Col. Grimes as he pulled
the trigger.
The members of the first hunting
party with the Harriman hounds,
consisted of Dr. E. Mingus, Col. Win.
Grimes, Thayer Grimes, Dr. A. L.
Houseworth and Charles Noble. J.
Albert Matson who had expected to
te with them was unexpectedly de
tained. Cal. Wright, Wm. Noble and
others hit the trail for Ten Mile this
morning to see how many more bear
could bo landed with experienced
hunters behind tho real bear hounds.
MRS. F. A. GORDON DIED
EARLY THIS MORNING
Wife of Proprietor of Dime Then! re
Succuuibs to Year's Illness of
Tuberculosis Funeral Tuesday.
Mrs. F. A. Gordon, wife of the
proprietor of the Dime moving pic
ture theatre, died at their homo In
South Marshfield at 2:35 o'clock this
morning of tuberculosis. Death was
not unexpected as she had been ill
for a year or more,
The funeral services will be held
from tho Temple and Wilson Under
taking Parlors on lower Broadway,
at 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning, tho
Rev. H. I. Rutledgo of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, officiat
ing. Interment will bo in tho Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Clara May Royco was born at
Monegaw Springs, Mo., Novombor 19,
1S73. She was united in marriage
with F. A. Gordon at Pondleton,
Ore., February 23, 1891. With hor
husband and family, sho moved to
Marshfield, April 1, last. Besides
hor husband, she is survived by four
small children, F. A. Gordon Jr, Aura
May Gordon, Lenn Ancil Gordon and
Maudio May Gordon. Two brothors,
J. C. Royce of Jupiter, Ore., and Wm.
Royco of Monogaw Springs, Mo and
a sistor, Mrs. Eliza J. Edraiston of
Pendleton, Ore., also survive.
Tho sympathy of the entire com
munity goes out to the bereaved hus
band and children.
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IRS BEAR
IN TR
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Servian national assembly which to
day practically voted confidence in
the government, has taken the mat
ter out of the hands of that easily
swayed body and placed it with the
cabinet who will doubtlessly heed
the warnings of tjie powers. A ma
jority of the powers continue to fa
vor, a conference and are opposed
to Great Britain's suggestion that the
matter could be more quickly settled
by an exchange of notes and possibly
a meeting of the ambassadors at
Constantinople.
The Cretean parliament this morn
ing formally voted the union of the
island with Greece.
E. D. LaChance Arrives From
Hibbing, Minn., to Take
J Charge of Chandler.
E. D. LaChance and wife arrived
here this morning from Hlbhlng,
Minn., to make preparations to take
charge of the new $75,000 Chandler
hotel just as soon as it is completed.
The -work on the hotel is progress
ing rapidly, tho final outer construc
tion preliminary to the putting on of
the roof being nearly finished.
Mr. TaChance is greatly pleased
with the prospects. He intended to
stoj) at several points en route from
Hiljbing here to do a little hunting
and, sightseeing, but after he got on
the train bound for Coos Bay he be
came so anxious to get here that he
cut out the stops. Instead of hunt
lng around Calgary, he will do some
hunting -and fishing around Coos
Bay. As the hotel will not be ready
for occupancy until ahout the first of
the new year, he will have ample
time to take in a little of Coos Bay's
pleabures.
Garfield Hotel Sold.
J. E. Cooper today sold the Gar
field hotel to Col. J. R. "Walrath and
wife, of Moore, Idaho, and will give
the new owners possession at onee.
The nev proprietors plan to make
some changes and Improvements in
the hotel and otherwise arrange to
continue to merit tho excellent pa
tronage tho house has enjoyed In tho
past. Mr. Cooper says that he will
remain in Marshfield but has not ex-j
actly decided what business he will
engage In.
Start Smith's Cafe.
Mr. Shcehan, an experienced res
taurateur from Seattle, Wash., has
purchased the Smith Cafe on Front
street, near 'C,' and will reopen
It within a few days. He plans to
make it one of the best cafes in this
section. Ho came here recently and
Is greatly impressed with Coos Bay
and its prospects.
X Whore (he Apple Cnmc From. ,
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There are two varieties of apples
found in Europo, but tho region ad
jacent to tho Caspian sea seems to
havo been the origin of tho apple as
known in tho cast. Charred pieces of
apples aro found in tho heaps of re
fuse loft by tho Lake Dwellers, who
occupied portions of Europo boforo
any of tho prosent races. Thego peo
plo lived on platforms, laid over piles
driven Into tho wator probably to
protect thorn from animals, in an ora
before metal weapons were known.
These specimens of apples aro gen
erally carbonized by heat, but thoy
show porfectly tho intornal structure
of the fruit.
There are five types of natlvo
American apples, all of them crabs,
John Smith wroto from Virginia that
ho had found "some now crab apples,
but they wore small and bitter."
New Englanders mado tho samo re
port. Tho Soulard has tho reputation
of bolng the largest of this variety,
like tho Matthows, aro imported in
size and quality. Selections might
probably be mado from western
thickets of ovon bettor sorts than are
now known, I bellovo tho blood of
tho wild crab is In some of our beat
orchard apples. E. P. Powell in Out
ing. IM III 4
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scribers for Tho Times.
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OREGON SUNDAY
IS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
10 MONSTERS
KILL WHALE
Swordfish and Thrasher Best
Leviathan, According to Al
liance Officers.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12. The
Telegram says: "Along tho Oregon
const a battle to death was recently
fought between a whale on one side
and a thrasher and swordfish on the
other. The body of the great levia
thnn was Inspected by the officers,
crew and passengers on the steamer
Alliance. Tho steamer passqd with
in a few feet of the dead monster.
On the return of tho Alliance to Port
land an account of the tragedy in the
sea was related.
"First Officer Dexter, however, is
of the opinion that tho whale met
Its death In a collision with a ship.
Ho says that he fancied ho could see
a deep indention in the side of the
big fellow, resembling a gaping
wound, such as might havo been
made by tho prow of a vessel. Others
on tho steamer are equally sure that
the -whale's death was the result of a
mixup it had with a thrasher and
sVordfish. Tho purser says that
fights of this kind are frequent and
ho has seen many of them recently.
Occasionally It Is belteVed they end
fatally to tho whale.
"For the benefit of ship captains,
who may want to keep a watchout
for this obstruction, it might be well
to state that the body was seen by
us at 3:50 Sunday afternoon. It
was seven miles to tho northwest of
Tillamook Rock and seven mid one-
half miles offshore. It was floating
high In the water and I judge It was
GO feet long. It is tho first sight of
this kind I ever witnessed and I havo
been going to sea for 17 years."
"Tho officers of tho Alliance re
port that tho Coos Bay bar Is again
deepening and the channel will soon
bo In the finest condition. In tho re
cent wind storms which swept the
coast, the channel shoaled considor-
ahly.
"Flno weather was encountered by
the Alliance on both tho up and down
trips and she completed a quick pas
sage. She reached Astoria at 7
o'clock and mado tho run up to Port
land In tho afternoon. She brought
a big cargo of general freight, among
It being cheese, butter, fish and lum
ber."
ROY OF 10 NEVER HEARD
OF GOD OR HEAVEN
Now-r in Chinch or Sunday School,
Hut Hurt lleiml of Hell Not
Allouvil to Testify.
BUTLER, Pn., Oct. 10. Carl Mc
Marlin was accused of malicious mis
chief beforo Justlco F. H. Davye
by William Barrend. William
'I nomas, ninoteon, who is employed
by Barrend, was tho witness. When
Thomas wn3 called to tho stand the
Justice asked: "Do you know what
tho oath means?" "No," was tho ro
ply. "Do you know there Is a God?"
"Nopo. but I hoard somothfhg about
there being a hell.
"Ever hear of heavon?" "Nopo,"
"Woro you nover nt Sunday
school?"
"No, nover wont to Sunday school.
Nover was nt church. Never wont to
school.
"Can you read or wrlto?"
"Nope."
"This wltnoss is not competont,"
said the Squlro, and ho was dis
missed, Young Thomas was born
nonr Butler and hns had ovory ad
vantage of an American boy.
CARRIES lirSRAND'S ASHES '
WITH HER IN A VALTSE
CINCINNATI, Oct. 12. A small
naskot containing tho ashes of her
husband wns lost by Mrs. Francis J.
Hollls, of Schenectady, N, Y., in Cin
cinnati. Thoy wore In hor vallso and
woro ordored shipped to Richmond,
Ind. Mrs. Hollls was a guest at the
3lrton whllo in Cincinnati, and tho
CLOSING LAW
Judge Cantebein of Portland,
Holds That "Blue Laws" Can
not Be Enforced.
GIVES FIVE REASONS
WHY THEY CANNOr
District Attorney Cameron May.'
Appeal Case to the Supreme
Court.
(By Associated Pfes3.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12.
Judge Cantenbein in the equity de
partment of the stato circuit courts
today decided the statute prohibiting:
the transacting of business on Sun
day Is unconstitutional. District At
torney Cameron says he is not yet de
cided whether to carry tb. case to,
tho Supreme court.
Judge Cantenbein assigns five rea
sons why it conflicts with tho fed
eral constitution. First, ho decides;,
it restricts religious freedom, in that
It was passed for tho purposo , of
compelling the observation of tho
Sabbath. Also that it was not pass
ed as a matter of police power, also
that It is discriminatory in excepting:
tho theatres, and finally, that the
law Is both unreasonable and arbitra
ry. Tho opinion states that if a Sun--day
closing law is desired by the;
legislature, the court recommonds for
its study as a model of tho Idaho
statutes.
Judge Cantenbein. followed the
reading of his opinion by making:
the temporary injunction restraining:
tho authorities from molesting busi
ness men permanent.
Tho saloons are not affected by
Judge Cantelnbelu's decision. Thoro
is a specific statuto prohibiting their
opening on Sunday which passecL
under tho police powor of tho state.
DEFEATS NATIONAL UllGUXgl
PENNANT WINNERS TODAY, TUT
SCORE OF EIGHT TO -TXIREE
HUT LOST SUNDAY'S'JGAME SIX
TO ONE.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 12., In tho third."
games of tho world's championship
baseball series today, Detroit defeat
ed Chicago by a score of eight to
three. The visitors had decided the
best of it, bunching their hits at
three dIfforentNtimes on Pfoistor.
In Sunday's gamo, Chicago easily
defeated Detroit, tho score bolng sl
to one In favor of tho National
League pennant winners.
The score today by Innings:
Chicago ...00030000 0 3
Detroit ... 10000502 0 8
Battterles Chicago, Pfoistor,
pitcher, and KHng, catcher; Detroit,.
Mullln, pitcher, and Sohmldt, cntch
or. ontlro force assisted hor In atiekliig
tho vallso. The key to tho ouskot
was worn by tho widow around hor
neck.
Flvo years ago Mrs, Hollls waa
marrlod In Paris. She and' her hus
band droaded the thought of their
bodies pylnif In graves after dea-h
UHU W1UJ lUUUt) II UUIUIJHUI UIUI lilt;
body of tho one who dlod first anould
bo cremated and the ashes always
kopt in the possession of the sui
vlvor. Tho ashes have never been ow of
her possession until this week. Htot
was on hor way to visit in Richmond
ind. When she arrived t"- v nth
could not be found. Tin n i uOt
gent luquiiv and seih fi'l a M lo
cate tho valie and lf3 crmtmt-j utitll
Unlay, when it had b n f i -rd Mi to.
Now is the time to got busy In Tho
Times' Pilze Contest.
DETROIT WINS
THIRD GAME
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