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C01GBE5S1N ELLIS IRE TO
DPEI REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
Well-Known Pendleton Orator
Arrived On Coos Bay
This Morning.
SAYS TAFT HAS
PARTY STRENGTH
Only Danger to Republicans
Lies In Apathy Among
Voters.
Judge Ellis' Meetings.
Meetings for Judge Ellis In Coos
county are arranged as follows:
Marshfleld, Oct. 19th.
North Bend, Oct. 20th.
Myrtle Point, Oct. 21st.
Coqullle, Oct. 22nd.
Bandon, Oct. 23rd.
Judge W. R. Ellis of Pendleton,
tho member of congress from eastern
Oregon, arrived here this morning on
the Breakwater to open the Repub
lican campaign in Coos county. He
was sent here by the Republican
State Central Committeo and will de
liver a number of speeches through
out Coos county during the next few
days.
Mr. Ellis discovered that he was
decidedly a "land-lubber" and sea
sickness on the trip down gave him
little opportunity of admiring the
Oregon coast. He has been initiated
Into the "Coos Bay Railroad Building
Brotherhood," and If he ever gets
a chance, it's a lead pipe cinch that
he will urge the construction of a
line from Drain to Coos Bay or even
from Coos Bay to Portland at once.
"W. H. Taft will poll the normal
Republican vote throughout Oregon,"
said Judge Ellis this afternoon. "I
have heard reports of Bryan making
big gains in Oregon but at the points
I have visited, I have been unable to
find any signs of Democracy gaining
strength. The people are not doing
much hollering during this campaign
but on interviewing them privately,
I found that they were generally for
Taft. Mr. Taft is well-known
throughout the country "through the
successful record he has made in the
various public positions he has suc
cessfully filled and everyone recog
nizes that ho will make an admirable
chief executive of the nation.
Danger From Apathy.
"The only trouble and danger In
the coming election is apathy. It is
hard to stir up any enthusiasm. The
people are going along with their
business just the same as though
there wasn't any presidential elec
tion coming on In a few weeks. This
will bo all right If they don't forget
to get out and vote.
"Prom what I have been able to
gather from reports from all over
Oregon, tho state will roll up a good
majority for Judge Taft and the Re
publican ticket.
"Gov. Chamberlain is evidently
trying hard to avoid taking the stump
for Mr. Bryan although the Demo
crats are bringing unusual pressure
to bear on him."
Mr. Ellis was welcomed at the Break
water dock this morning by a large
number of citizens, tho reception
committee appointed by Judge C. A.
Sehlbrede, Republican state commit
teeman from this county, turning out
well. Arrangements are being made
for his entertainment during his stay
on the Bay and in the county. This
forenoon, Capt. A. M. Simpson and
L. J. Simpson accompanied him to
C. A. Smith mill where they spent a
few hours inspecting the plant. The
mill was a revelation to Mr. Ellis.
Tomorrow, it is planned to take
him for a trip around the bay on tho
tug Columbia, and he will also be
taken up some of the various Inlets
to give an Idea of the Coos Bay coun
try and its possibilities aa well as
of tho Coos Bay harbor.
Tonight Judge Ellis will probably
be one of the speakers at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting.
Party For Tomorrow.
Tho tug Columbia will leave Dow's
warehouse docks at 2 o'clock Satur
day afternoon on its tour of the Bay,
with Congressman Ellis and a party
of Coos Bay business men. Among
tho Marshfleld men who will be In
THE
SHOW JUDGE
LLIS HOI
Steamship Breakwater Gaily
Decorated For Distinguished
Passenger.
In honor of Congressman W. R.
Ellis, who came down from Portland
on the Breakwater to deliver a num
ber of speeches in Coos county In. be
half of Republicanism, Capt. Magenn
had the steamship gaily decorated
and fired salutes as the vessel drew
up to North Bend and again as it ap
proached its dock in Marshfleld this
morning. An ensign floated from the
mainmast indicating that the vessel
had a distinguished visitor on board
and from lower on the mainmast
hung a pennant with the word "Co
lumbia" and from the foremast an
other pennant bore "Oregon's con
gressman." Capt. Magenn showed his distin
guished passenger many other cour
tesies and escorted him from the
boat to the landing. They had a
rather rough trip down owing to the
heavy wind. The Breakwater will
sail from Coos Bay for Portland at
2 p. m. Saturday.
Among those who arrived on tho
Breakwater were the following:
A. Wilson, Mrs. J. W. DeCamp, J.
W, DeCamp, Chas. Bickens, J. J.
Bliss, D. R. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, H. C.
Schenck, Mrs. Schenck, Claude
Schenck, Mr. Hemington, C. A. Hun
ter, M. Hauge, J. R. Williams, Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Evans, E. E. Irwin,
E. L. Warner, Phil Hood, A. P. Gal
loway, M. Wolsaton, Mrs. Wolsaton,
R. Hopkins, Miss Edwards, E. L.
Gibbs, J. B. White, J. D. Guless, P. J.
Mcintosh, Mrs. Mcintosh, C. D. Mi-
nick, W. H. Eurhagen, P. J. Magee,
W. G. Raw, Congressman W. R. El
lis, Mrs.' Dlmmick, P. Davis, E.
Claughton, H. Forkman, J. Nolans,
C. R. Gillette, L. Y. Neal, H. Strom,
J. Fornick, W. Walpln, C. Williams,
Wm. Nicklin, Aug. Tokan, Wm. Gar
rett, H. W. Lute, and B. D. Doran.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING THIS EVENING
Prominent Visitors Will Spank At
Booster Gathering Tonight.
There will be one of the old-timo
meetings at tho Chamber of Com
merce on Front street tonight.
O. C. Letter, city editor of tho
Portland Oregonlan, who has been
making observations on tho Bay the
past week, will be among the speak
ers to address tho meeting.
Geo. M. Hyland, more or less
famed for his oratory, will also be
heard.
Other prominent citizens who are
on the Bay" will speak. Tho doors
will bo open at 7:30 o'clock. The
meeting this evening will be a treat.
Ladies as well as gentlemen are in
vited to bo present.
BALOON THOUGHT LOST.
German Air Craft In Enclurancc Test
Accounted For.
(Bv Associated Press. )
BERLIN, Oct. 1G. The German
baloon Plauen and Hergezell, which
left here Monday In the endurance
contest with twenty-seven other com
petitors, is believed to have been lost
at sea.
the party aro the following:
W. B. Curtis, E. MIngus, John S.
Coke, Dr. C. W. Tower, Henry
Songstacken, Dr. E. E. Straw, C. F.
McKnight, J. W. Snover, Patrick
Hennessy, F. S. Dow, Major Tower,
J. E. Oren, C. J. Millls, I. S. Kauf
man, W. S. McFarland, M. C. Hor
ton, Ralph Williams, D. W. Small, J.
M. Blake, C. A. Sehlbrede, E. L. C.
FarrJn, George Watkins, John Mer
chant, Claude Nasburg, Walter Lyon,
E. A. Anderson and Frank Sacchi.
Mayor L. J. Simpson of North
Bend, is getting up the party of
North Bend business men to Join tho
party, but had not announced its per
sonnel this afternoon.
DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, FRIDAY,
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Gov. Haskell's Suit For $600,
000 For Slander and 'Libel
Begun At Omaha Today.
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 1G. After a
dramatic scene in a Union Pacific
train last night in which tho door of
his stateroom was burst open by W.
Billy, a deputy sheriff, Wm. R.
Hearst, the millionaire editor, was
served with papers notifying him that
a suit for $G00,000 had been filed
against him for slander and libel by
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma, In
J. W. Scriber of the Farmers
and Traders at La Grande
Held For Embezzlement.
(By Associated Press.)
LA GRANDE, Ore., Oct. 1C J.
W. Scriber, cashier of the Farmers
and Traders Bank, was arrested to
day on the charge of embezzling the
bank's funds. It Is reported that the
CHICAGO RAS
000,000 FIRE
International Salt Company
Heavy Loser In Conflagra
tion Today.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 10. "Property
valued at nearly one million dollars
was destroyed In a Are which con
sumed the International Salt Com-
pany's dock and fifty cars here today.
The origin of tho lire is unknown.
John Barrett, Director Of Bu
reau of Republics, Offers
Cup.
(By Associated tress.)
PORTLAND, Oct. 16. rln view of
his Interest in tho Pacific northwest
as his residence and wishing to en
courage competition between the uni
versities of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho over tho football cham
pionship. John Barrett, director gen
eral of the International Bureau of
American Republics, Washington, D.
C, proposes to give a handsome sil
ver cup to the university who will
succeed winning the championship
by getting its namo on the cup two
times.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Had Shoulder Ilroken. Dr. George
E. DIx was called to Mercy hospital
yesterday to attend John Daly who
sustained a broken shoulder in a log
ging accident at Pony Inlet. The In
jured man Is getting along as well
as could be expected.
Gns Mains On 'C Street. Seymour
H. Bell, who returned today from a
northern trip announced that tho Gas
and Electric Company would Imme
diately extend its gas mains out 'C
street Into West Marshfleld. Tho
mains would havo been extended
there before this onlytho company
has been waiting until a permanent
street grade was established.
Gray Will Return. Agent II. W.
Skinner of tho Alliance received word
today that Prentls Gray and wlfo
would return from Portland to
Marshfield on tho Alliance which
leaves Portland Saturday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Gray were delighted over
this section and wanted to spend
more time hero before returning to
San Francisco. Mr. Gray is one c
the owners of tho Alliance.
P SEME
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FOR FOOTBALL HERE TOMORROW
OMITOR HEARST
the Douglas cpunty, Nob., district
court.
v Hearst's wlfo said he was not In
tho room and refused admittance,
but the door was burst open, Mrs.
Hearst partially disrobed rushed
from the room. The door of the
toilet flew open and Hearst emerged
to aid his wife.
Hearst said it was his opinion that
the suit would never come to trial
and that he Is not disturbed because
of it He says his previous offer to
stand the cost of the suit for Gov.
Haskell if tho suit is pressed still
holds good.
ER ARREST
amount of the defalcation will reach
$24,000 though the National Bank
examiner, who has been examining
the affairs of the concern since it
closed its doors last week, will not
make public the exact amount.
Scrlber will bo taken -to Pendleton
fpr arraignment and possibly to
Portland. It is alleged that he has
made a confession. Sensational de
velopments are expected
Capital of Disputed European
Province Cut Off From Out
side World.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1G. A
dispatch from Belgrade says that the
railway bridge over tho Bosnia river
at Vranduck, was blown up and des-
troyed .cutting off communication
with Serayeva, the capital of Bos
nia. North Bend and Marshfield
High School Teams On
Local Gridiron.
The first football game of the sea
son will bo played in Marshfleld to
morrow afternoon when the Marsh
fleld high school team meets tho
North Bend high school team. The
game will bo called about 2:30 and
a big turnout from both cities is In
dicated by the advance sale of tickets.
This will bo tho first game of the
season for each team and while both
aggregations aro full of confidence,
neither knows just what they cah do
on a test. Tho Marshfleld boys claim
that they havo a stronger team than
they had a year ago. Tho North
Bend boys claim likewise. At any
rate a good game Is expected and
while tho depot grounds are likely '
to bo a little wet for a fast snappy
game, a good exhibition is promised.
It is expected that games will bo
arranged with tho Bandon, Coquillo
and Myrtle Point schools later In tho
season.
Tho lineup for tomorrow Is as fol
lows: North Bend Position Marshfield
Redfiold c Bolt
Lennon 1 o Merchant
Davis It Asplund
Van Zilo 1 g S. Brlggs
Hevener lb WIeder
Russell full H. Brlggs
Capt. Reynolds, .r h.Capt Rasmussen
Sweet r o ... Cllnkonbeard
Coke r t Stutsman
Freeman r g
Josephson
Steamer BREAKWATER. sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY, OCTOBER 17, at 2 P. M.
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WRECK BRIDGE
. NEAR BOSNIA
OCTOBER 16, 1908.
10 HUNDRED
Storm Delays Arrival of Ameri
can Battleships At
Tokio.
(By Associated Press.)
TOKIO, Oct. 1G. Up to 10 p. m.,
no additional Intelligence of the posi
tion or progress of the. fleet has been
received. The Associated Press Is
informed that the published report
to the effect that ono of the vessels
separated from the others, is untrue
as the navy department has been un
able to communicate with the Ameri
can warships since this morning. It
Is supposed that rough weather com
pelled Admiral Sperry to remove the
fleet from proximity to the danger
ous coast.
WAR THING OF PAST.
Hubbard and Hobson Differ at Peace
Congress.
(By Associated Press.
GREENSBORO, N. C, Oct. 1G.
At the North Carolina Peace Con
gress, William G. Hubbard contend
ed that wnr Is a relic of the past, and
there Is now no need of an army or
navy except to quell riots.
Congressman Hobson contended
the army was possibly large enough
ut said a greater navy was needed.
NEW MOVE FOR THAW.
Order Asjliim Superintendent to Pro
duce Him.
(By Associated Press.)
FISHKILL LANDING, N. Y Oct.
1G. Tho writ issued in tho federal
court of Pennsylvania, commanding
Dr. Robert E. Lamb, superintendent
of tho Mattenwan hospital for the
criminal Insane to produce Thaw at
Pittsburg forthwith, has been served
upon by Lamb. Lamb Is seeking
legal advice whether to comply with
tho order.
WILL DMTE
BOND ISSUE
Citizens' League Will Take Up
Question at Meeting
Thursday Night.
Whether to bond or not to bond
tho city will bo debated beforo tho
Citizens League at tho Finnish ball
next. Thursday evening. At tho
conclusion of tho debate, a vote will
bo taken of tho members present'to
determine whether tho nrirnnlznHnn
shall favor tho issuance of bonds at
tho coming election or opposo thorn.
This was decided at a fairly well
attended meeting of tho league last
evening. The proposal of tho city
council to issue bonds to pay tho
outstanding warrants was mado tho
subject of much discussion In which
tho council and city officials wero
subjected to rather sovero criticism.
Copies of "The Campaigner," tho bul
letin Issued by Dr. E. E. Straw's
campaign committeo in the last gon
oral olectlon wero read and quoted
from and somo of tho contents of
samo declared to bo misleading and
falso.
Upon motion of T. A. Howard, n
test voto was taken to dotormlno tho
present attitude of tho leaguo on
tho bond question, and It resulted In
all except threo or four voting against
and tho ones not voting against re
fused to voto in favor of tho isau-j
anco of bonds, declaring that they
wero still undecided. i
Tho debate of tho bond question '
next Thursday night was urged by j
F. S. Dow who said that ho was per
sonally undecided as to whether
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EP3RTED LOS
I FOREST FIRE
Rumor From Presque Isle
County Tells of Awful
Tragedy.
RESCUE TRAIN AND
REFUGEES MAY BE LOST
Conflagration Threatens Town
of Alpena and Many
Hamlets.
By Associated Press.
DETROIT, Oct. 1G. It Is
reported that two hundred wero
burned to death on tho relief
train sent to Metz to rescue per
sons threatened by tho forest
fires. It is presumed that this
Included the total loss of lifo
from the fire, but it is generally
believed that the report is over
drawn. (By Associated Press.)
ALPENA, Mich., Oct. 1G. Accord
ing to reports coming into Alpena,
today, from the north, a heavy loss"
of life occuried in tho forest flre3
which yesterday and last night swept
over Presquo Isle county. Tho inosb
serious report Is to tho effect that a
relief train which went to Metz last
night from Hawks was burned with
a number refugees. It is Impossiblo
to secure confirmation of this report
as the wires are down to Nowincko
where tho train is reported to havo
been destroyed. It is not yet known
what became of the people who are1
reported to have been on tho train
but the reports that have filtered
through to hero say they are believ
ed to have been burned to death.
A train left here this morning"
carrying physicians bound for tho
north.
Fires were in tho Immediate vici
nity of Alpena, but reports received
today say that tho city is now out
of danger.
It Is feared that tho loss of Ufa
In outlying hamlets and farms
throughout Presquo Islo county, is
heavy.
FOURTEEN WERE BURNEDU
Little Definite Information
At
Alpena.
(By Associated Press.)
ALPENA, Mich., Oct. 1G. It Is
known that fourteen refugees fronn
tho flro that swept the vlllago of
Metz, somo miles north of hero on
the Detroit and Mackinac railway,
wore burned to death between Metz;
and tho village of Poson, last night
when a relief train was wrecked by
a burned out culvert. It is not de
finitely known how many wero on
board the relief train when it loft
Metz lost night. Metz has ono hun
dred inhabitants, but it is bolloved
that many outlying districts had pas
sengers on tho relief train which
pulled out of Metz at midnight go
ing north. It was cut off by flro at
Hawks and immediately backed to
ward tho south returning to tho
flamo ridden section from which they
wero fleeing and Increasing tho ter
ror of tho passengers. As it was
rushing through the flro and smoko
it crashed into the culvert which had
burned through. Many passongors
came straggling Into Posen this foro
noon. bonds should be floated but that ho
wanted to hear tho matter discussed
Intelligently so that ho could arrive
at a fair decision,
It was also decided that tho Citi
zens League "should meet tho night
provious to the caucus to bo called
by tho city council to nominate can
didates for councilmon nnd city 10
cordor and decide upon candidates
tho leaguo should support.
Messrs. Copple, D. Nelson, Air
brlght, llutchegon and L. A. LUJeq
vlst wore appointed by chairman 0""
A. Johnson as an executlvo commit
tee to arrange programs for future
meotlngs of tho leaguo nnd also to
look after its detailed affairs.
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