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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1908
No. 91.
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STEAMER L F. PLANT WILL BE
TOWED TO S A N FRANCISCO
Vessel's Rudder and Stern
Post Damaged In Saturday's
Accident.
PECULIAR FREAK
OF SEA DID IT
Mountainous Waves Once
Threatened to Overturn
Steamship.
The steamship M. P. Plant, which
was disabled while putting out to
sea Saturday, will leave today for
San Francisco In tow of the tug Co
lumbia. The steamship had her
rudder stock twisted and her stern
post badly bent by the mountainous
waves that struck her In rapid sue-
cession. About ten tons of butter,
her entire deckload was swept over
board with the railing. The vessel.
will have to go Into dry dock at San
Fmncisco for repairs which will
necessitate her absence from the run
but another vessel will probably bo
put on In her place.
When the sea began to' get rough,
Capt. Burtis ordered all passengers
to leave the decks and get Inside out
of danger. In consequence no one
was Injured. Yesterday, while the
vessel was lying at anchor near the
whistling buoy, Agent F. S. Dow
and others went out on a tug. None
of the passengers cared to get off and
return, so all will proceed on the
vessel to San Francisco
Accident Peculiar One.
The accident was one of the most
peculiar known to local navigators.
Before Capt. Burtis put out to sea,
the water appeared perfectly
smooth. Before he had gone very
far, a high wave struck the Plant and
others were following It. One mons
truous sea picked the vessel up and
turned her half way around and let
her settle in the trough. For an
Instant, the watch at the life-saving
station and some of the crew thought
the vessel would turn over. She
righted herself but the rudder had
been hopelessly twisted. However,
the remainder of the machinery was
working all right and the engines
were turned on full power. She was
headed seaward, clear of the dan
gerous points and Capt. Burtis had
ordered up the sails to use them lar
gely for steering purposes.
However, the Eureka, which was
just behind the Plant, followed her
out and did not meet a single bad
sea, the ocean having played one of
its freaks on the Plant. The Eureka
responded to Capt. Burtis call and
gave her a line but meanwhile other
rough seas came in and before the
two vessels were beyond possible dan
ger, two hawsers had been broken.
The second fury of the seas con
tinued so that Capt. Magenn of the
Breakwater turned back. The Co
lumbia which stood waiting near the
bar decided not ot proceed out un
less the distress signal was shown
by either the Plant or the Eureka.
However, both were safe. Later In
the afternoon, the Plant found a safe
anchorage and the Eureka left her.
Thought It Fun.
A couple of easterners who were
making their first or second sea
voyage were on the Plant. They
obeyed the order to get inside when
the rough seas first struck the Plaut
but after closing the door to their
berth, watched the waves througn
the window. As the seas dashed over
the deck, they thought It great fun
and after the Eureka had taken the
Plant In tow and the passengers -e-turued
to tho deck, one of them re
marked: "Gee, wasn't that great fun. I
wouldn't have missed it for any
thing!" She didn't know then how the
great seas she thought immense al
most spelled disaster.
Steamer BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY, OCTOBER 31, at 2 P. M.
Are you cutting out your coupons
In The Times Popular Voting Contest?
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Captain of Alliance and Wife,
Welcomed by Blowing of
Whistles Today.
"Captain Olson and bride will ar
rive with us on the Alliance Monday
mornjng."
This was the message that Agent
H. W. Skinner received from Purser
Brown and some other boys on the
Alliance late yesterday, and when
the Alliance appeared off North
Bend early today the whistles on
ld ahrlGked a welcome and
again when the Alliance was drawing
up to the Marshfleld dock, every
,arge whistle on the upi)er bay did
llkowlse It wns a new kind of cha-
rivari but the tooting of tho whistles
proclaimed a welcome that everyone
on Coos Bay who knows the genial
master of the Alliance would have
been glad to personally join in the
demonstration, had they known of
the event. Harry Skinner couldn't
tell them all but he passed the word
around among a few of the boys and
they arranged with the engineers of
the various large plants on the bay
to do the rest.
Captain Olson and Miss Veronica
Ley were married in Portland late
Saturday afternoon. Both were
agreed that their honeymoon trip
should be on the Alliance where they
first met a few years ago. Their
marriage marks the happy culmina
tion of rather a romantic meeting.
Miss Ley was a trained nurse at St.
Vincent's hospital and was accom
panying a patient, a well-known
Marshfleld lady, to Coos Bay. They
came on the Alliance and, of course,
she was Introduced to the captain.
Other meetings followed, something
about the pretty nurse making Cant.
Olson forget his resolution to remain
a bachelor, whether it was tb 3 ki.ui
UUU WU1 C1U1 luivjuuuu "'I'v u. o . w
her patient caused Capt. Olson to im
magine that some day he might not
always be well and able to brave the
storms and the seas or something
else well, anyway that's nobody's
business but Capt. and Mrs. Olson's.
Neither are some other romantic
stories of the courtship:
At any rate, everyone who knows
them unites with The Times in wish
ing them continuous fair weather, fa
vorable winds and sunshine for their
voyage on life's sea, carrying them
to the harbor of continual happiness.
Tho Alliance's passengers list fol
lows:
Walter Sutton, W. R. Hurst, Geo.
Forty Albert Larsen, Fred Martins,
Julia Martins, Phil R. Clark, E.
Zandeclacom, A. Fredericks, W. Pe-
terkln, Erick Olsen, S. H. Fenwlck,
Mrs. S. H. Fenwick, Miss Fenwlck,
Thos. Fenwick, Arthur Fenwick, H.
Hucklng, Mrs. H. Hucking, Beatrice
Hucking, Hewitt Hucklng, Mrs. Jno.
Varnoy, Floyd Varney, W. F. Hend
ricks, Otto Neumann, L. W,. Mangan,
A. L. Peter, O. F. Turner, Mrs. O. F.
Turner, Miss J. Haines, Mrs. Brooks,
Mildred Brooks, D. Pearson, Erick
Pearsqn, E. J. Pearson, Viola Brooks,
M. L. Buckingham. Mrs. Bucking
ham, Phil. Park, Mrs. Phil Park, Les
lie Park, Doris Park, W. Doyle, S.
E. Masters, M. J. Stahl, Miss Dever,
S. O. Seaton, H. E. Lupton, Owen
Owens, A .Hoffman, Frank Lents,
Chas. Brown, Y. Hill, Geo. .Dagarten,
J. Luviedes, J. S. McCrea and twelve
steerage,.
MAN SHOT FOR DEAR.
Oscar AVeliber of Roseburg Killed liy
Friend.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 25. Os
car Webber, Southern Pacific fire
man from Roseburg, could not dis
tinguish his friend, Alex Frank, from.
a bear, and placed threo rlflo bullets
within a four-inch circle around tho
region of Frank's heart, killing him
Instantly.- Tho dead man was mar
ried only three weeks or so ago. His
bride was with hira on this hunting
WITH
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Presidential Candidates andi80n S(uare Gardon th,s evening.
Taft had a mid-day engagement
Forces Of Both Parties Make, in New Haven, but will return to
New York this afternoon and deliver
Hard Pleas For Votes a
Week From Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2C. With elec
tion day little more than a week
away, the leaders of all political par-
tles today started out In the final i malnder of tho Week. They will in
effort of what Is expected to be a elude candidates for governor, mem
sensatlonal finish of the national, i hers of tho cabinet, United States
New York Is the real battle ground in
the opinion of tho campaign man
agers and here today were gathered
practically all the heavy artillery of
both parties. Taft and Bryan came
In from stumping tours yesterday and
spent the night in this city. Both
were astir early today to begin a
week's work which will tax their en
durance to the utmost.
Bryan's schedule for the day In- for vice-president, are tho leading
eludes speeches In half a dozen speakers In Indiana and In Ohio. Sev
towns and a long formal address be- eral Roosevelt's cabinet will speak
fore a big mass meeting at the Madl- for Taft.
WHAT ARE SURVEYORSDOIHSHERE?
Arrival of Party Today Gives
Rise to All Sorts of Railroad
Rumors and No One Knows
What Their Mission Is.
The presence of a surveying party
which came down from tho Umpqua
today, In Marshfleld this afternoon,
gave rise to all sorts of railroad ru
mors, some declaring that they were
selecting a route for the Hill road to
Coos Bay, others that it is a Harrl
man party, and others declaring it
was for some other railroad system.
The party wasn't talking and just
who they are and what their object
MPERS HIT
La-:or ieacjor Scores President
For His Attitude In the
Present Campaign.
fBv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Reply-
I tQ PresIdent Ro0sevelfs letter to
Senator Knox in reference to an ap-
plication for a writ of injunction In
labor disputes, President Gompers In
a statement touay seveieiy criticizes .
the president for wrrt he twins a
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unange oi position .urn at ..-!. an- peop,0 of the Jsland Preadent Cas
parent friendship to a bitter. !'.'!- tpn ,. ,,. NM rInmlH to Hond a
fensible antagonism." Gompen says
he has often discussed thi mir er of
Injunctions with tho pi side it, bat
never until the Issuanc" of t e le tn-
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uvea lliuu iuul Liio ui.ka.r -i lv. " --j.-
ed by Gompers were "iuwie&d, un
feeling, brutal or wicked," aud this
despite the fact that tho President
well knew what measures were being
advocated. Gompers declares that
Roosevelt makes a "direct and spe
cific attack upon labor," in his letter
to Knox and says the cause of this
attack Is found In tho fact that tho
Jabor element Is aroused and deter
mined to deliver Its own vote, which
has led the President to what he
characterizes as his "worst exhibi
tion of demagoglsm and display of
Impotent rage and disappointment,
and an awful descent from the dig
nity of the high office of President
of the United States." "No one,"
says Gompers, "will be deceived to
the purpose of Roosevelt."
trip, and they were honeymooning In
camp on Catching Creek, near Rid
dle, Ore.
Frank was a Southern Pacific
brakeman, also a resident of Roso
burg. The two men and Anthony
Webber, brother of Oscar, were special to Tho News from Green Rl
camped about a mile from where tho vei.( jj0t Springs, says a party of
fatality took place. Webber was twenty-flvo experienced woodsmen
about 60 yards from Frank when ho
shot. The lattor was descending a
bill.
Steamer BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT -
URDAY, OCTOBER 31, at 2 P, M.
several addresses before midnight,
and will then devote the entire week
to New York.
In addition to Taft and Bryan,
several hundred speakers will ap
peal to voters of all classes through
out the state today and for the re-
senators, members of congress and
political spellbinders.
Vice-presidential Candidate Sher
man is scheduled for a number of
speeches in New York state during
the week.
Of other states, the greatest acti
vity will be In Ohio and Indiana.
Vice-president Fairbanks and John
W. Kearn, the Democratic candidates
Is had not been ascertalno dlate this
afternoon.
The surveyors had seven pack
horses and were brought across the
bay on a scow. They did not stop
long after landing and not one of
the small party who saw them land
ascertained any definite Information
A. H. Powers, who camo overland
with his wife, said that ho under
stood that the party was sent out
by the United States geological sur
vey. But tho number of men and
the equipment caused some doubt to
this report.
C. J. Mlllls said that the surveying
party did not belong to the Southern
Pacific.
NOTES DOWN
Venezuela Rejects the Nether-
land's Proposal and Pre
pares For War.
(By Assassinated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 2G.
President Castro in answer to tho
gecond Netheriand.s not0, declined to
reyoke h,a decreo of May u provid.
,ng fop trans.shIl)met of goods for
Veneztlel(ln ports from Curacao
wh,ch ,ms been g0 obnoxlous to tho
,nt,flflonMnl nlTnrlt tn narnmn tn nr.
range terms for an amicably settle-
ment of thQ dIfferences botween tho
g0VernmentB,
The chief of the artillery branch
of Venezuela's army has completed
preparations for the defense of La
Guira in anticipation of a naval de
monstration by Holland before that
port November 1. Shells have been
distributed and all modern guns in
stalled on the mountain side above
La Guira.
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FOR KLOEBER
Washington Man Lost In
Woods While Hunting For
Dead Companion.
(By Associated Press.)
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 2C. A
headed by J. S. Kloeber started to-
day to search for Frank Kloeber,
who, with a companion, was lost In
tho mountains while hunting for tho
J body of a companion, Julius Kumle,
whoso body was found yesterday
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CONGRESS BOOSTS COOS BAIT
LYON REPLIES
TO BOURNE
Marshfield Man Writes Letter
to Oregon's Junior Sen
ator. Walter Lyon has written tho fol
lowing letter to Senator Jonothan
Bourne In regard to a recent Inter
view which Mr. Bourne gave out re
garding Coos Bay:
"I note that you have been inter
viewed by tho "Telegram" reporter
and you will permit tho correction
to the effect that there Is no differ
ence of opinion among the people in
this district or people acquainted
with tho conditions here, over tho np-'
propriations for improvements of tho
bar. I
"So far as I know there is none I
here, or none who have been hero
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and are acquainted with tho condi
tions, who believe that tho bar could
bo successfully Improved without at
least raising the present submerged
Jetty. It Is true, tho engineers are
not urging an appropriation involv
ing an expenditure sufficient to start
on tho jetty work, but It should be
understood that Colonel Roessler did
not recommend an appropriation for
dredger only, until tho War Depart
ment, who cannot be In possession
of advice of late date, Informed him
that the last congress could not be
depended upon for an appropriation
large enough for that purpose.
"The fact Is, Colonel Roessler sub
mitted to us the draught of his in
tended report, which provided for
jetty Improvement, Involving nn ex
pending of ?2,G50, 000.00; beforo
that report was officially turned In,
Colonel Lockwood, chairman of tho
Board of Engineers, dropped In tho
Portland office and ga Colonel
Roessler to understand Lint c. plan
Involving less exponditir-o of money
must be submitted. Accordingly tho
Colonol prepared tno dredger project
of which you speak and which has
been approved by tho War Depart
ment. "I will bo pleased to furnish you
a copy of the draught of tho Colo
nel's first report when you reach the
Bay. I would nlso be 'pleased to havo
you talk with Captain Polhomus, as
sistant engineer who Is familiar with
the conditions here and who doubt
less hnd to do with furnishing data
for Colonel Roessler's draught of re
port. "You are quoted as saying: "How
do they" (people) know it will bo a
failure until it is tried."
"That might bo answered by tho
question: 'How do people know
when wheat Is. running into a hop
per at tho rato of a bushel and n
half per minute and out at tho rato
of a bushel per minute, it Is only n
question of tlmo when tho hopper
will bo chuck full and running
over.'
"Tho facts are, the old jetty Is
submerged and some of tho end
washed away and these northwesters
bring tho sand sweeping over tho
Jetty into tho channel In copious
quantities. The best dredger ovor
built by man cannot successfully de
fy Qod Almighty. The bar Is now
shoaled until such vessels as tho
Breakwater' and 'Alliance' touch
going over.
"You doubtless aro right In your
position that tho way to get appro
priations, is for the people to mnko
known their wants through their re
presentatives at Washington; that Is
certainly what wo aro trying to do.
We havo had a somewhat difficult
time in getting somo of thorn hero to
seo what wo really need and want,
but wo have had Senator Fulton, Mr.
Hawloy, and Mr. EIHb Is hero today.
"We shall bo pleased Indeed to
know that you havo conquored tho
grip and aro on tho way also, and
when horo, I promise thnt you will
go away thoroughly convinced JettyBtuto of Oiegon when tho needs off
Improvomont Is what Coos Bay peo-.UUBinos in all productlvo and dls
plo should ask for and aro ontjtlod trlbutlve lines requlro tho Improve-
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Better Transportation Facilf-
ties Advocated at Roseburg
Meeting.
DELEGATES ADOPT
STRONG RESOLUTIONS?
Dr. Smith and Francis H. Clarlc
Among the Prominent
Speakers.
ROSEBURG, Ore.,. Oct. 25. AdP
dressing tho Oregon and Idaho
Development Congress which closed!
Saturday afternoon, Dr. Andrew C
Smlth, ot Portland, declared that thai
great necessity of Oregon at tlio jrresJ
ont tlmo Is a substantial highway"
from Portland to Ashland or some?
other point near tho California bor-
dor. After tho construction of sucrt
a road, ho said, another of liko pat
tern should be built easterly ancY
westerly across the state, with Roso
Unt.fr na Hio IntnrsppHnrr nnfnf. ntirbT
,, t, , ,!
.Coos Bay as the western terminal.
"Of course, Roseburg needs m
railroad to Coos Bay," said tho
speaker, "but If the line cannot bo
built now, then substitute a modern
wagon road and the railway will fol
low sooner or later. The history oC
tho development of New England?
shows that good roads havo been the
forerunners of the railways. One
first-class through highway in this;
stato would stimulate road building:
In general, and In a few years Ore
gon would become ns noted for its
good roads as It now is for Its poor
ones." In explaining the proposed manner
of defraying the expense of building:
through highways. Dr. Smith statedf
that tho Legislature would be urged?
to approprlato $500,000 annually to
meet one-third of tho cost, tho coun
ties through which the road extends
would be asked to pay one-third antE
tho abutting property-owners, tho re
maining third.
Dinger Hermnnn, who spoke at the?
conclusion ot Dr. Smith's remarks,.
not only Indorsed tho plan of flnanc-
,ng thQ Btnto hlghwayBf bllt favored?
asking the federal government for
ald. "The government has spent:
about $GO,000,000 improving thOA
waterways of tho nation," said Miv
Hermann, "whilo tho aid given, to
ward tho building of good roads lima
been comparatively Insignificant
Howovor, there Is a very genurous
sentiment townrds tho good road
movement In congress just now; anot
I boliovo the tlmo is nt hand whom
some substantial appropriations
along that lino can be obtained."
Francis H. Clark, representing ther
Marshfleld Chambor of Commerce,,
spoke for over two hours on the sub
ject of a railroad from Roseburg- to
Coos Bay, the need of which ho em
phasized by stating that ho had been
obliged to travel in a roundabout
way for nearly 500 miles In order to
reach Roseburg, 40 miles distant, lw
comfort and safety. From one or
Mr. Clark's statements, It Is evident
tho Coos Bay people havo no hope or
Hnrrlman completing tho railroad
started coastward from Drain. "Mr,
Harriman," said Mr. Clark, "aban
doned work on tho Drain railroad'
when ho discovered thnt his competi
tor, tho Western Pacific Railroad,,
which was heading for Coos Bar
from California, had been disarmed.''
Sonntor Bourno was present, but
merely as a visitor although he?
Joined a little In tho general discus
sion. RcholutloiiH Adopted.
The following set pf resolutions
presented by n committeo consisting;
of Francis II. Clark, Frank B. Whitcs
and G. A. Hurley, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That wo hereby reiterates
and renfilrm and approve tho reso'u
tlons of tho last Oregon-Idaho Devel
opment Congress held at Marshfleld,.
Ore; nnd,
Resolved, That it Is the seus oS
this convention that the tlmo 1ms ar
rivod for the development of tho?
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