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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD. OREGGN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908.
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Laboring Man's Week has been a big drawing card in our Gent's
Clothing and rurnisning oooas lepariuicuu
Everybody well pleased with the special inducements we
have offered for the week. Don't miss the last day.
Following are some of the items on sale: Working Men's Shoes,
Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Rain Coats and Pants,
Wool Jerseys and Sweaters, Overalls, Suspenders, etc.
Man's Suits and Cravenette Rain Coats $15.
We have made a special effort to -give our customers the best possible garment at the price
$15.00, and we have been fortunate enough to connect ourselves with the best manufactur
ers of popular priced clothing on the market. . C 1 S
We claim that we can fit you out in the best Suit, Overcoat or Cravenette m J J
Marshfield for the price
For oar very best, Hart,, Schaffner & Marx is the kind we brag about. We claim this
make to be the peer of them all for style, workmanship and general appearance. We carry
the line from A to Z and will positively guarantee every garment we sell. Remember us tor
your Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits, complete stock of sizes on hand.
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Ha" Schaffner & Marx
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(Continued from Pago 1.)
up the debt and the local men who
now hold the warrants could use tho
money they would receive for them
In further development of the city.
He said it was necessary for the mat
ter to be adjusted now a3 It was get
ting so that the warrants are not
saleable and that if the city wanted
anything, it had to pay high prices
on account of the depreciated value
of the warrants.
If the bonds are not Issued, Mr.
Dow said It would be necessary for
the council to stipulate when the
NOW IS TIME
10 HUSTLE
Only One More Week In Times'
Grand Prize Voting
Contest.
We will run a big
special
paper,
levy for tho first year of the Straw
nrimlninrrntlnn wriH but 3 mills, the
-second year 3 mills and the present warrants will be taken up
year 3 mills, while In previous i. g. Smith Talks.
administrations It had been five mills The audience called for I. S. Smith
or more, iuuuus u ' ' ana ne responaeu. n uu u, m ,n Saturday.s
taxes, no sam uh uie cuy mum was opposed to a oonu issue now anu . fjjp 5Q voteSi LeavQ or(lers
pay the outstanding debt even wm,ld oppose any one who favored Tlmeg,
,tniinli nnwtn n-ilrrlif M rf limnf Trt I1!1V l S TT nnt.l 1Ia I wn a 11 ft f flm I
iUUUb" DUiD imfem. "wt wuu. m .i.j UUIIUH. XIV BUIU mut II wao U .J !..
tho $20,000 or thereabouts that ex-' present administration to solve tho
ceeded the $25,000 limit and if it problem that their reckless expen-
Tvasn't done by bonds, the council alturo of money had brought on. Ho
liad tho right to fix as high as a two 6aia that a year ago city warrants
"per cent tax levy to do it with. Ho had been selling at a premium and
Bald that if tho citizens lackqd con- jf they wore selling below par now,
fidenco In the council, they should ro- there must be some extraordinary '
member that they had two council- reasorl for It. He urged tlie people i Qf nc M of th(J candldateg who
men whom they had commence in to elect two good counciimen tnis haye been enrolled have hopes that
and would elect two more at tho year to give the city a business ad- thQlj. candIdates wlll be among tho
coming election as the reform move- ( ministration, the two be elected, he vlctorlo and wlll not admlt defeat
ROYAL ROAD
TO FORTUNE
office not later than 12 o'clock
tomorrow.
Our great special offer Is shaking
things up lively and all candidates
are striving to do their best. Friends
tho
-ment could not bo defeated on ac- said, with the two already on tno flnal retupnB wlll have been
count of, tho public sentiment that board giving them a majority. r.'counted and this remarkable contest
liad been aroused In the last eight smith said to vote bonds now would brought t0 a glorlous conclusion,
months. Ho said a bond Issue could empower a poor council to again run The daUy number o vote3 cast in-
be floated at about four per cent In- the city' Into debt and In a few years, ! creaseg day by day and ftU expecta.
terest, two per cent less than the the city would again have to vote been Bur.mBSOd Votes
warrants uear. bonds to pay us current uxpu... arQ beiu rQ celve(J ,a sud
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Albrlglit KciUles. o sam imn uiiouiuoa mcu ., i..
Carl Albright replied to Mr. LI1- head of tho city would regulate its
jeqvlBt. He said that an examination expenses so that tho Income would
of tho records at tho end of tho take care of them and then there
Songstacken administration showed would be no trouble.
.,.. ..... . ... .... n nnn ? Other Views.
which $1,000 was for previous ad-j J- A. Luso said that the last call
ministrations and $S,000 for the for city warrants had been Issued
sower built by tho city In North over a year ago Ho said that be
. .. . . .,.. r ... ,,., pjiiisn tho bond Issue was turned
Marshueid. as to mv. iiijuqviaL tneir irienus imvo uut
rinin, of n reduction In taxes, ho said , down now " U(ln c mean innt. U1 hard, they have in tho meantime
that taxpayers know better than that, city would repudiate any honest debt. been ppeparlng for tho grand flnlsh.
Ho said ho owned property at Fourth S!ltl tlint with a good business ail- Th(j candidates hnvo been carofuUy
and 'D' streets, and during the ministration, public confidence wou d mcaBurlng tho strength of their com-
. . ... ....4, i. bo restored and tho warrants would ...ili ..... .,. . ,n
HongstacKon nunuiusirunou wuu
Mr. LHJoqvlBt said the tax levy was reach par or a premium
flvo mills, he paid $15 taxes. On- Mr. Copplo said that he thought It
five mills, he paid $15 taxes. Under would bo well to wait until the com
tho Straw regime, when Mr. Llljoqvist R ectto befor0 vot,K n. bond is"
Bald tho levy was but three mills, ho s. " tuo "Bht counc men are kecp ft iugtllng for voteg, and tho
had paid $45 taxes on tho same prop- elected, why it might bo all right to Umo untu tne c,nglng of the contest
orty. This was accounted for by tho voto a boiul issu0 t0 tnko u th0 will astonish you by tho quickness
Increased assessed valuation. Mr. ' warronw. u .
Albright said that ho was opposed
to voting bonds now, ono reason bo
lng bocauso voting for bonds would
placo tho stamp of approval on tho
presont administration. Ho criticis
ed vnrious expenditures tlint had
been mado.
Dow "Wants OutsUlo Money.
F. S. Dow said that ho favored 0pera jious0 TOX1G11T
f ii liniui issuo as tho best way of i
getting out of tho holo. Ho said
that It wasn't necessary to talk about lMA oYSTtiltS nt the O
how the money had been spent as tho . hougQ by tho pint or gallon.
city was responsible for tuo oui ana
tho thing to do was to uinlta the best
of It. Ho said that If bonds woro Is
sued, It would menn that outsldo
money would bo securea uero w vuku j
being ro celved In such greatly
Increasing numbers that It would bo
absolutely Impossible to forecast
with any reasonable degree of accu
racy the total number of votes that
will have been cast when tho contest
Is over. But the candidates can all
rest assured that they are striving
for a prize that is well worth the ef
fort. While tho contestants and
their friends have been working
petitors, but now they are In readi
ness to step into tho thickest of the
fray and see it through until the con
test comes to a close. Remember,
you may win ono of, the prizes. Just
of its arrival. "Keep pace" with tho
other candidates, lot the watchword
bo. Tho Interest shown by the many
candidates and tho excellent work
they have so far done Is appreciated
by tho contest managers. Let tho
good work go on. The bunch of
onercetlc workers that have mado
ln nrntnct nlln nlnnfr with Klinh HttlO
"MAIDS OF ALASKA" at Masonic ,.,,, ., . f ., ,.
SPUING CHICKENS, Just what
you want for a fino homo Sunday
dinner nt St'auffs, tho grocer.
MASQUKHADK D.TiT at Sumner
Saturday evening, October 31.
FUKSII cooked TOKK AND OLYM
AVIIKAT at $2,00 per cwt at Haines
TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska" at
Masoulc Opera Houso.
friction deserve tho pralso of tho con
test manager. They certainly have
dono grandly. Their efforts have
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Remember, you may bo one of tho
successful candidates. The stayer
wins, whether tho weapon be brawn
or brain. Tho best work Is done by
hard work. . ,
Strange Tale of W. T. Kerr's
Part In Curry County Land
Deal.
PORTLAND, Oct. 23. The Tele
gram says: "From a driver of a
stage in 1002, when he first met Ri
chard D. Jones, to tho position of a
dealer In general merchandise at Co
quille in 190S, with a stock of goods
which he admits at this time to be
worth more than $S000, tho owner
of a block of ground and a home,
said to bo furnished in sumptuous
style, is the record of William T.
Kerr, one of the alleged conspirators
In the case now on trial in the Unit
ed States Court, wherein certain Cur
ry County and Los Angeles citizens
are charged with a conspiracy to de
fraud the United States of timber
lands.
When the trial began, Monday,
October 12, Kerr was one of the de
fendants to plead guilty. He was
tho first witness for the government,
and stated that he entered into tho
conspiracy with Jones under tho be
lief that It was a straight scheme.
He said ho pleaded guilty because he
was too poor to employ an attorney,
and for the further reason that he
had withdrawn from the Job as soon
as he ascertained It was a crooked
deal.
Drops Poverty Stand.
Yesterday afternoon Kerr was re
called to the stand and In answer
to questions admitted that he now
owns one-half of a general merchan
dise stock and considerable other
property.
Every witness who has thus far
gone upon the stand has shown that
In some manner he or she had deal
ings with Kerr. Ho either solicited
them to locate lands for tho benefit
of tho company or received and locat
ed thoso sent on from the offices of
tho Pacific Furniture and Lumber
Company, paying them money to file
or giving it to the land officials him
self. Tho first witness this morning was
T. W. Nowman, of Los Angeles, who
loaned the company $7000, taking
as security 7000 shares of stock and
mortgages upon flvo timber claims
In Curry county. Jones then sent
him up to Oregon to locate a claim,
which he did with the assistance of
Kerr, but paid no fees. He did not
know who paid them. The company
refunded his expenses upon his re
fiirn. and ho was to turn tho land
over to tho furniture concern. Ho
consulted an attorney who advised
showed that he made the loan
through Hynes and Jones, and that
Smith signed all the checks received
by him In payment of Interest, ex
penses and a salary as manager of a
lumber yard which never existed.
Yesterday afternoon evidence" Was
received from B. W. Dean, A. J.
Marsh and Stephen B. Marsters,
editor of a newspaper at Gold Beach.
Marsters testified he had been a
ofniro rirlvpr. find had served four
years as Sheriff of Curry county. He
said that in 1002 ho owned a home
stead adjoining the timber belt.
Kerr came to him and told him
what was going on In the timber
business, and he agreed to take a
claim adjoining his homestead. When
he went to file on It he found that
Kerr had placed another man on the
land, but was holding another piece
for him. When he registered a kick
Kerr advised him to not make any
trouble, because "the government Is
watching us pretty close."
Didn't See Agreement.
Marsters also alleged that when he
made final proof before Huntley, de
fendant, the latter failed to read the
question relating to the making of
anv acreement for the sale of the
land, and that he would not have
signed it if he had known of that
provision. He never got the money
promised him for tho claim because
Kerr said "Jones was being watched
and could not come through with the
money."
The last witness of the day was L.
C. Marsters, a brother of the editor.
He took a claim at the request of
Kerr, who was to see him through
with the money. All that witness
ever paid himself was the sum of $1.
All of the evidence thus far ad
duced goes to show that Kerr secur
ed tho appointment of Ames S. John
son as a deputy county clerk, and
placed him In the store at Port Or
ford as a clerk. In that position
Johnson received the entries of the
ontrymen and many times tho final
proofs. Ho has pleaded guilty."
"A STATESMAN "WITH
SCIENCE."
A CON-
TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska"
Masonic Opera House.
at
"MAIDS FROM ALASKA" will ar
rlvo at Masonic Opera House Friday
night, October 23.
TONIGHT "Maids of Alaska" at
Masonic Opera House.
Description of the Republican Pres
idential Candidate by Senator
Borah of Idaho.
(From Senator Borah's Boston
Speech.)
"Now, it seems to be conceded by
friend and We that few men have been
nominated for the presidency whoso
experience, whoso training and whose
sound and wholesome fashion of grasp
ing and dealing with public questions
were equal to thoso of William II.
Tart.
"He Is not n crusader, ho Is a states
man with conscience. He has won his
present position through a cheerful, un
hesitating and undevlnting dovotlon to
duty, through actually achieving things
on the open field of action, through an
Intelligent conception of the strength
and worth of our great govornmant
with Its chocks and balances; and the
strength and capacity of our citizen
ship with Its loyalty and Its patriotism.
"No man ever had a deeper regard
for tho fundamental principles nnd pre
cepts upon which this government Is
founded, and no ono ever had a firmer
comletlon that the constitution is a
sufficient chart by which to measure all
rights and obligations nnd to gauge all
tho demands and all the aspirations
and restrain and control nl the reck
lessnebs of this Indomitable race of
ours. Trained in tho law, eleven years
on tho bench, he explored well the
sources of Jurisprudence and carried
away from his work an everlasting de
votion to order and Justice.
"Undor all circumstances and undar
all emergencies, he has proved himself
a brave, clean-minded, self-poised and
courageous statoaman. No man can put
bis finger upon a little or cowardly
net, an Incompetent or questionable
piece of public service no stain upon
his private life, no shadow upon
his public career. And standing now in
the full fierce light which beata upon a
throne, with eager eyes scrutlnlzinu
every net of a long nnd arduous public
career, no doubt arises ns to his expe
rience nnd ability, no challenge comes
to his fino sense of duty or his patriot
ism." I believe our strong party with its
great principles is only in Its infancy.
Our glory as a nation has but Just be
gun. There aro mighty problems yet
to, bo solved, gravo questions to be ans
wered, complex Issues to bo wrought
out, but I beliovo w can tut the
Grand Old Party and ita lender to
care for the entire future of oar Na
tion and of our pooplo ai It has cared
for them so well In the past. Hob.
James S. Sherman.
VOTING CONTEST COUPON
4 NOT GOOD AFTK R, OCTOBER 28, 1008.
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