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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1908.
No. 88.
WEDDERBURN REPORTS THAT
MAJOR M'INDOE HERE NEXT WEEK
EUGENE MAN HELD FOR
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R. D. Hume's Schooner Not
Total Wreck As First
Reported.
TO GET HER OFF
BEACH LATE TODAY
Accident Due to Engines Stop
ping and Tow Line
Breaking.
(Special to Tho Times.)
WEDDERBURN, Ore., Oct. 22.
The Enterprise, R. D. Hume's gaso
line 'schooner, which was beached in
a storm here day before yesterday,
will be got off this afternoon, prob
ably. She is not seriously damaged.
The Osprey was got off yesterday
and sustained practically no damage.
It is expected that the Osprey will
start for Coos Bay in the morning.
The accident was the result of the
Enterprise's engines stopping. The
Enterprise was in tow of the Osprey
and when her engines became dis
abled, the heavy seas snapped the
tow line in two. Of course, the En
terprise then drifted ashore. The
broken tow line became tangled in
the Osprey's wheel before it could be
pulled In and she soon was also dis
abled and left at tho mercy of the
waves. Sho was also beached but the
line was removed from the wheel and
the Osprey got off before serious
damage had been done.
It is not believed that the cargo of
either boat was seriously damaged
by the seas which washed over tho
decks.
This afternoon a large number are
working on the Enterprise to get her
off and in over the bar.
R. D. Hume is thanking his lucky
stars that he got off and staged it
from Port Orford.
REPORT OVERDRAWN.
The long-distance telephone wires
to Curry county which have been
down since the recent storm several
days ago, were not repaired until
this afternoon so that no definite in
formation could be secured concern
ing the wrecking bf R. D. Hume's
boats until late today. The first re
ports which came via Bandon were
overdrawn, the report being there
that the Enterprise was a total
wreck.
That the loss of R. D. Hume is not
as great as first reported Is welcome
news to Mr. Hume's many friends on
Coos Bay.
Many unfounded reports of mem
bers of the crew being injured or
drowned have been In circulation, but
there was absolutely no basis for
them.
S '
FORCED VOTE
Bitterly Condemns Alleged
Movement to Force Men to
Vote Against Him. '
(By Associated Press.)
NEWARK, Ohio, Oct. 22. "I say
to you that the little Ward Heeler,
who goeB around and bribes a man
for five dollars is a moral character
beside the man who attempts to use
his power to threaten those who
work for him by tho promise of an
increase or threatens them by tho
promise of decrease." Thoroughly
aroused by what he termed a "new
menace" through the publication to
day, of a press dispatch stating that
the officials of the New York Central
lines had summoned their workmen
and informed them if the Democrats
won the election, there would bo a
ten per cent reduction in wages, but
that if they lost, there will be an
Increase. Bryan In a speech to a
vast throng poured volleys of critic
ism Into the Republican party for
Its campaign tactics.
W
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SI TO WANT
ARTILLERY CO.
General Finzer Expected to Re
port In Favor of Organiza
tion For Coos Bay.
Adjutant General Finzer of the
Oregon National Guard, and Lieute
nant White, in charge of the ordin
ance department of the same organiz
ation, left for Ten Mile today and
will gradually proceed homeward
after having completed an Investiga
tion of Coos Bay as to the advisabil
ity of organizing an artillery com
pany and fortifying -the harbor.
While they did not give out any sta
tement, it is understood that Gen
eral Finzer will report to the Unit
ed States War Department In favor
of 'the immediate organization of an
artillery company here and of steps
being taken as soon as possible to
fortify the entrance of the harbor.
General Finzer is simply acting in
behalf of the United States War De
partment, General Oliver, as acting
secretary of war, having asked the
cooperation of the adjutant generals
of the National Guard of the three
Pacific coast states to assist the gov
ernment in arranging for coast de
fenses. If the artillery company is
organized here, the federal govern
ment will furnish about ?G,000
worth of equipment for its use. A
large armory will have to be secur
ed 'to care for It. At least once a
year, the company will be taken to
Fort Stevens or some other north
western fort to participate in the
maneuvers.
Report on the fortifying of tho
harbor Is, it is believed, to be inde
pendent of the report on the organ
ization of an artillery company. It
will take considerable time to ar
range to fortify the harbor's mouth,
but it is understood that this will be
urged to be done as soon as possible.
It is stated that the fortifications
will be made more extensive just as
soon as a railroad Is built In here.
O
MILLIONS OP PIES
FROM APPLE CROP
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 22.
If the apples harvested In the
commercial orchards of tho
United States this year were
converted into pies, the army of
bakers needed to do this work
would turn out G.250, 000,000
of them, and these placed side
by side would make a path of
almost 975,000 miles. The to-
tal weight of this mountain of
pastry is estimated at 9,250,-
000,000 pounds, including 6,-
125,000,000 pounds of flour,
lard and other ingredients in
the popular American after-
dinner dessert, requiring 154,-
ICG cars of standard capacity tq
transport them from the ovens
to the consumers.
T,wenty-flve million barrels,
or G2,fj00,000 bushels, is the
estimated yield this season, ac-
cording to reports received by
Harry J. Neely, secretary of tho
National Apple Show at Spo-
kane, from 15,000 growers op-
erating in the various belts of
the union.
The returns show that while
droughts, excessive rains or
pests wrought havoc in many
districts in the middle-western,
eastern and several southern
states, the entire crop is fully
as large as In 1907, and it is
better distributed. Prices also
are higher than last year.
However, the domestic supply
Is smaller than at any time
since 1895, for tho reason that
the demands of tho export trade
are heavier and Increasing year-
ly.
Government Engineer to Visit
Coos Bay and Senator
Bourne May. Come With Him
Capt. Starkey Relieved.
Major J. F. Mclndoe, engineer in
charge of tho government harbor and
navigation improvement work on tho
north Pacific coast, will leave Port
land Monday for Coos Bay, coming
via Drain. Owing to his coming
overland, it is expected that Senator
Jonothan Bourne will accompany
him here. It Is the Intention to the
two to spend a week or so familiariz
ing themselves with Coos Bay and
this section so that they will be pre
pared to enlist federal aid in improv
ing the harbor.
Major Mclndoe expected to visit
here a few weeks ago when he made
a trip to the Port Orford reef on the
Heather, but was prevented from
doing so by rough weather. He was
but recently placed in charge of the
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CONFESSES ALL
D. Y. Timmons Admits Cutting
Wife's Throat But Denies
Suicide Attempt.
(By Associated Press.)
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 22. C. Y.
Timmons, who yesterday morning
killed his wife by cutting her throat
with a razor, and who is in the hospi
tal and about to die of 'the terrible
Injuries to his own throat which were
at first believed to have been self In
flicted, today subscribed to a confes
sion to tho murder of his wife but
declared he does not know who cut
his own throat. Timmons says he
awoke to find his throat cut. He
saw the razor in his wife's hand and
took it from her and.cut her throat.
He says a man named "Bob" had
come between him and his wife, that
"Bob" furnished her money for her
to secure a divorce.
Republican Candidate Declares
Democratic Success Would
Harm Country.
(By Associated Press.)
MILAN, Ind., Oct. 22. Indiana
is tho battle ground in which W. H.
Taft will push tho campaign for tho
remainder of the week. His itinerary
calls for forty speeches, sixteen of
which will be made today. Taft had
this to say of W. J. Bryan at the first
stop: "Mr. Bryan is a bit sensitive
because Republicans are prophesying
not only Republicans but Democrats,
too, In a business way that, If Bryan
Is elected, It will retard business and
that if tho Republican ticket Is elect
ed, It will improve business. Ho says
that Is offering bribery to working
men. It Is not offering bribery. It
is merely stating a fact and it is a
fact that working men ought to know
as well as business men. Mr.
Bryan's election will be a menace to
prosperity. Wo may not, if ho Is
elected, expect that business will bo
resumed with that flow and that cur
rent of prosperity which wo have had
for tho last eleven years."
This was tho keynote of many
speeches by Taft today.
KILLED IN SEATTLE.
J. P. Krwigcr Pound Dead nnd
Thought Thug's Victim.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash , Oct. 22. J. F.
Kreager, who came from Vancouver,
B, O., was found dead on the street
early today. It is believed that ho
was the victim of thugs.
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TAFT THINKS
BRYAN HCE
government work in this section and
has never visited Coos Bay.
Walter Lyon who received tho let
ter from Major Mclndoe announcing
his coming will have the Chamber of
Commerce take the matter up at once
and appoint committees to provide
suitable entertainment for Major Mc
lndoe and for Senator Bourne If the
latter comes.
Cupt. Stnrkey RelleCHl.
Capt. Starkey who has had charge
of the dredge Oiegon now working
on the channel on the inner bay, was
relieved yesterday by Donald Char
leston, an engineer from the Port
land office. Captain Starkey was re
called to Portland.
The dredge Is working In good
shape now and Is removing upwards
of 3,000 yards of material In ten
hours. The shoal near Pony Slough
Is being cut down so that It will
not Impede navigation In the future.
The dredge will then proceed up the
bay, cutting the other shoals en
route.
THIRTY QUAKE
SHOCKS FELT
Great Alarm Caused In Saxony
By Series and Rever
berations. (By Associated Press.)
PLAUEN, Saxony, Oct. 22. Thir
ty earthquake shocks were experienc
ed In the Sewlckau region yesterday.
They were accompanied by thunder
like reverberations and caused great
alarm. Another severe shock occur
ed today.
KAISER'S SON WEDS.
Royal Nuptials Solemnized nt Berlin
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Oct. 22. Duchess Alex
andria Victoria of Schlesswlg-Hol-sten,
daughter of Prince Frederick,
Duke of Schlesswlg-Holsteln, was
married in the chapel of tho Imperial
palace this afternoon to Prince Aug
ust William of Prussia, fourth son
of Emperor William.
IS
FLOOD SWEPT
Three Days Downpour of Raini
Almost Inundates Northern
Districts.
(By Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 22.
Serious floods threaten portions of
central and northern Oklahoma as a
result of a steady downpour of rain
that has prevailed for tho past three
days and Is still continuing. In some
sections, It almost reached propor
tions of a cloudburst. Numerous re
ports of loss of life were mado yes-
terday, but are unconfirmed and aro
believed to be without foundation.
THAW WOULD GO.
Tries to Escape Prom New Yoik Uy
Pennsylvania Case,
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 22.
Former Governor Stono of Pittsburg,
attorney for Harry Thaw, slayer of
Stanford White, today took an ap
i peal to tho United States circuit court
of appeals from tho decision of Judge
I Young at Pittsburg yestorday, in
which tho court dismissed the writ
of habeas corpus to bring Thaw to
Pittsburg to testify In tho bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Tho court granted tho writ of er
ror which means tho caso will bo
reviewed by tho court. Tho argu
ments will bo heard in December.
Steamer BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY OCTOBER 21, at 0 A. M.
"MAIDS FROM ALASKA" will ar
rive at Masonic Opera Houso Friday
night, October 23.
OKLAOMA
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Semi-Annual Session of South
ern Oregon There Next
April.
The next semi-annual meeting of
the Presbytery of Southern Oregon
will be held at the North Bend
Presbyterian church next April. This
was decided at tho fall meeting of
the Presbytery which closed in Ash
land a few days ngo and which wns
attended by the Rev. J. E. Burkhart,
pastor of the North Bend church.
The Presbytery meetings are at
tended usually by twenty or thirty
ministers and laymen delegates
representing the churches of that
denomination in the southern part
of tho stnte. The meeting generally
last two days and aro devoted to a
general discussion of church work.
The selection of North Bend for the
next session was a tribute of appre
ciation to the work of tho Rev. J. E.
Burkhart which Is warmly appreciat
ed by his many friends on Coos Bay.
Elect Next Time.
At the next meeting of the Coos
Bay Ministerial Union, which will bo
held in North Bend a week from
next Monday, officers will bo elected
for the ensuing year and a program
of work decided upon. At tho meet
ing) in the Marshfleld Presbyterian
church this week, tho session was
devoted to taking in the new mem
bers and getting acquainted, condi
tions on Coos Bay being explained
to tho new ministers by tho older
ones.
KERN'S SON SICK.
Vice-Presidential Candidate Called
Home.
(By Associated Press.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 22.
John W. Kern has abandoned cam
paign and left for home in response
to a message from his wife telling
of the serious Illness of their son.
FORCE OP HABIT
SPOILS HIS HOPES
NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Will-
lam Gilpin of Burlington, N.
J. is a citizen with a grouch.
Gilpin has mado a fortune In
the milk business and recently
decided to retire and give the
young follows a chance. Suit-
ing tho action to tho word, ho
sold out and declared ho had
milked his last cow.
But as a consistent milker
and dairyman Gilpin had been
getting out of bed every morn-
Ing at 3 o'clock for forty-four
years. Ho had long promised
himself that one day ho would
quit business, and ho expected
to find solid delight In the prl-
vilego of sleeping late.
Ho had often delivered him-
self of expressions of envy of his
follow-mon who, on being awa-
kencd mornings, were free to
roll over and take a "second
sleep." When ho got out of
business, ho used to say, he was
going to take a third and a
fourth nap if he wanted them.
But alas, he is unhappy!
For tho life of him ho cannot
sleep a wink past his old hour
of 3 A. M., and "second" sleeps
have no charms for him. Roll
over and shut his eyes as he
will, It Is all off at tho witching
hour of 3.
Tlmo was when if Gilpin was
awakcful at dawn ho could at
least go out and milk cows.
Now, without a cow to his
name, ho awakes to uttor on'
mil, and tho worst of it Is that
if ho makes any noise around
tho houso tho rest of his fam-
lly asks him what ho means by
that.
Gilpin says ho Is so familiar
with tho pattern of tho wall pa-
per of his bedroom that ho
knows every fly speck on it.
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D. C. McLain Arrested For
Murder of Henry T. Butter-worth.
JEWELER SLAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT
Circumstantial Evidence FoundT
Against Suspect Thought
Strong.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22. The?
police are detaining a man giving tho
name of D. C. McClaln, who claims-,
to bo a farmer from Eugene, Ore., lm
connection with the assassination at
St. Johns, Tuesday night, of Henry
T. BuUorworth, a jeweler. McCIaia
was arrested at Vancouver, Wnr.
for creating a disturbance in a saloon,
A search revealed a revolver withe
one chamber empty. This, In con
nection with the discovery of stains
on his clothes, believed to bo blood,,
resulted in his detention pending ant
Investigation of his whereabouts
Tuesday night.
F.B.
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Prohibition Candidate In Wash
ington Run Down by
Train.
(By Associated Press.)
EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 22. F. B.
Hawes of Everett, a prohibition can
didate for this legislature, from this
county, was run down by a Great
Northern train early today at Startup"
where ho took part in a prohibition
meeting last night. He was serious
ly and perhaps fatally Injured. Ho
was running down tho track ahead.'
of tho train and apparently did not
realizo how close It was. He wa&
brought to a hospital here.
Marshfield Man to Attend Oregon-Idaho
Congress at
Roseburg.
G.'W. Carleton today received ae
telegram from Francis II. Clark whc
has been In Portland for two or three
weeks on business, stating that lio
(Mr. Clark) would go to Rosoburs"
Friday morning to attend tho meet
ing of tho Oregon-Idaho Develop
ment congress which will be hold?
thoro Friday nfternoon and Satur
day. Mr. Carleton wired back for
him to go to Roseburg as early aa
possible In order that Coos Bay bo
properly represented nt tho mepting.
Tho telegram was a sourco of
much gratification among Coos Bay
boostors, who feared that Coos Bay
might not bo represented. I. S,
Kaufman, ono of tho delegates
chosen, was unable to get away ore
account of fooling poorly and CoL
Win. Grimes did not return frqjn Tort
Mllo wlfero ho has been on a bear
luint.
The Roseburg meeting Is ono oC
a series which tho congress will hold
In southern Oregon towns and cities.
Tho Interests of this section is prac
tically identical, better transporoa
tlon facilities bolng needed by all, ac
cording to tho call lssuod by Col. 13.
Hofor of Salom, president of tho WIT
lamotto Development League. At tlica
mooting, nn ondeavor will bu made
to show that nil southern Oregon,
would bo greatly benefitted by tho
construction of a railroad from Dralre
to Coos Bay, affording another outlet
for their products.
HUB
CLARK WILL
BE PRESENT
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