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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 1908.
No. 105,
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GAF1DINER PASTOR ACCUSED
OF SEVERAL CHS NOW
G. C. Summers, Alias "Rev.
Geo. Clark" Taken to Salem
For Hearing.
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE
STRONG AGAINST HIM
John Parrott From Throckmor
ton, Tex., Responsible
For Arrest.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 11. In
tho custody of Sheriff Fenton, Rev.
George Clark, or Summers, arrested
at Gardiner, left Roseburg for Salem
to fight extradition to Throckmorton,
Texas, where he was indicted In 1904
under the name of Summers, on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Tho minister's de
fense is "that he Is a victim of mis
taken identity. Circumstances sur
rounding tho case militate heavily
against him, however, and if certain
allegations are true ho will have to
face a more serious charge than that
on which he Is indicted.
Rev. Clark, or Summers, as his
name may be, has been stationed at
Gardiner but a short time past. Pre
viously he filled pulpits elsewhere In
Oregon. Originally he came from
Throckmorton, Texas, according to
his own admission, and while there,
ho said, he was connected with a
small college. Ho was formerly of
tho South Methodist denomination,
but in 1904 secured a transfer to tho
Methodist Episcopal church, North,
and received assignments in the Ore
gon conference.
Rev. Clark's arrest was Instigated
by John Parrott, a former resident
of Throckmorton, Tex., who, as
chance would have It, located at Gar
diner a few weeks ago. He claims,
so it is reported, to have recognized
in the woman whom Clark calls his
wife and with whom he was living
at Gardiner, a playmate of his child
hood days. The woman, furthermore,
according to his assertion, is a sister
of his uncle's wife. From the fact
that he had never learned of such a
marriage of the woman to a minis
ter, Parrott became suspicious and
wrote letters of inquiry to relatives
at Throckmorton, among them his
uncle.
Real Nnmo Summers.
Brief correspondence followed,
culminating in Sheriff Fenton receiv
ing a telegram Instructing him to
place the minister under arrest.
Clark's real name is declared to be
Summers, and he Is alleged to have
deserted a wife and two children In
Texas. Matters are complicated all
the more by the fact that the woman
at Gardiner Is tho mother of two
children, tho elder of whom is 3
years of age. The facts concerning
tho charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses are not known, but it
is believed to have been returned by
the Texas jury In tho absence of
knowledge of a more serious crime, if
one has been committed.
What weighs stronger than any
thing else against the minister is his
silence regarding his marriage to the
woman with whom he has been living
at Gardiner. He could not produce
a marriage certificate when asked
for it, and when he was requested to
name tho place and dato of the mar
riage he was silent. It was pointed
out to him that the authorities could J
verify any statement by telegraph
ing immediately, but tho minister
made no statement that would clear
' tho ugly charges against him. The
apparent indication of guilt from
this circumsatnee is strengthened by
the fact that Clark is resisting the
effort to remove , him to Texas for
trial. In explanation of this act and
of his refusal to answer questions
concerning his supposed marriage
to "tho woman at Gardiner, Rov.
Clark said:
"I will proceed in my defense ono
step at a time. When I am cleared
I will prosecuto John Parrott for per
jury." Rev. James K. Hawkins, of the
Methodist church, of this city, has
Interested himself In Clark's behalf,
and will raise money, if necessary,
ii
ey mtmi
Young Son of Peter Menegat
of Ten Mile Touches Match
to Cap.
The eight-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Menegat of Ten Mile, id
shy a portion of his thumb and his
first and second fingers as a result
of touching a match to a dynamite
cap which he found on their ranch
the other day. The injury, aside
from the lad for life Is a very pain
ful one. Ho Is getting along nicely
and no danger of lockjaw Is now an
ticipated. Mrs. Menegat was in a rather seri
ous condition for a time after the ac
cident as she ran from their home
to the Lake Creamery to reach a
telephone to call a physician to care
for the boy. She was alone on the
place with the lad at the time of
the accident and after binding up
the injured hand started to call a
physician. She reached there In an
exhausted condition and, not being
very strong physically, fears were
entertained for her for a time.
Dr. Gale of North Bend, was called
to attend the boy.
Mrs. H. Johnson Dead, One
Daughter Dying and Another
Crazed By Accident.
(By -Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11. In a
runaway accident today, Mrs. Har
riet Johnson was thrown from a
buggy against a tree and killed, and
her daughter, Mrs. Ostrom, seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. It is
feared that Mrs. Kate Johnson, a
daughter of Mrs. Johnson, who wit
nessed the accident, will lose her
reason.
with which to employ lawyers to de
fend him.
Credentials May He Stolen.
The only defense thus far advan
ced by Summers is in the form of a
set of credentials which he carries.
These documents are signed by the
Bishop of Texas and bear the seal
of the church of which he alleges
to bo a leading' light. His name, as
recorded on this "sheep-skin" is
George Clark, another mysterious
circumstance which the officers are
as yet unablo to explain. It Is pre
sumed, nevertheless, that he stole
this paper, thus placing himself in
a fair position to deceive the outside
world.
Summers Is a bright appearing
man of about 45 years of ago and
from all appearances has enjoyed a
liberal schooling in his younger days.
He talks fluently and writes a good
hand, and Is said to be an able and
entertaining speaker.
Later developments in the case
tend to show that Summers eloped
from Texas with the lady whom ho
now alleges to be his lawful wife.
Steamer BREAKWATER sails
from Coos Bay for Portland SAT
URDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1, at 2 P. M.
DON'T PAY tho other fellow's bill.
Buy your meat for cash at Sanitary
Market.
You can BUY or SELL through
The Tlmc3 "WANTS" with ease, dis
patch and profit try them.
WOMAN KILLED
IN RUNAWAY
KIDNAPER CAUGHT NEAR SEATTLE
Leo. Bessemer Wanted In the
E. P. English Case Surpris
ed and Caught While Asleep
In Lonely Cabin.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 11. In
a farmhouse owned by David Foy,
on the south shore of Bitter Lake,
five miles north of Seattle where,
NASHVILLE AROUSED OVER SHOOTING
All Tennessee Agog Over Slay
ing of Senator Carmack and
Many Different Versions of
Fray Are Told.
(By Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11.
Excitement is still high over the
shooting of Senator Carmack. Col.
Cooper who was with his son when the
latter shot Carmack remains in Jail
without bond charged with murder,
while young Cooper remains in the
hospital under guard. He will have
his preliminary examination as soon
as he can leave the hospital.
Friends of Carmack claim that the
shooting was the result of a conspi
racy In which men of high authority
are connected; that Carmack was
waylaid and assassinated while he
SEND IN TO
VALEjESSl
Coos Bay Likely to Be Repre-
sented at Oregon-Idaho De
velopment Congress.
Delegates to the next meeting of
the Oregon-Idaho Development Con
gress which will be held at Vale, will
probably be named soon by the
Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce.
Col. Wm. E. Grimes has received a
letter from Col. E. Hofer of Salem,
urging that Coos Bay be represented.
Col. Hofer says that the congress is
doing more boosting for Coos Bay
than any other section, and the peo
ple hero ought tq be moro active
in Its behalf. It is likely that strong
delegations will be named for the
Vale meeting of the congress and
the one following it to be held at
Salem during the session of the
Oregon legislature this winter.
Walter Lyon has received a let
ter from Judge Lowell of Pendleton,
president of the congress, who is
very anxious to secure moro active
support from Coos Bay.
JUDGE LOWELL'S LETTER.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pen
dleton, writes as follows:
"I beg to advise that the Board
of Trade at Vale, Malheur county,
Is arranging for a meeting for the
Oregon and Idaho Development Con
gress, December 17, 18 and 19, and
I hope that your people will be able
to send a delegation. I am sure that
by coming in touch with the great
Snako River basin and understand
ing its wonderful resources your
people will have it impressed upon
them tho truth which I suggested in
my address last September In your
city, namely: That Coos Bay is the
natural outlet for an empire, and
that when tho great interior of Ore
gon and southern Idaho is brought
in touch with the Pacific by a rail
road a great entreport of trade must
bo established at Coos Bay. Tho In
terior needs your lumber hnd coal
and you need their productions, and
tho commerce of the Pacific, as It
develops, will assure growth and
nrosnerlty. I
FOR BARGAINS Attend tho
stocking sale at Mrs. Elrod's, Friday
and Saturday,
500 MEN WANTED To eat at
tho Melrose restaurant.
OASn PRIZE MASQUERADE
BALL, NORTH BEND, November 14,
at Eckhoff Hall.
tired and footworn from the pur
suit by posses from Mount Vernon,
he had fallen asleep, Leo. Bessemer
was taken by surprlso and captured
early this morning by deputy she
riffs Wheeler, Hill and Meek and is
now In the King county Jail. Besse
mer kidnaped a wealthy logger
named E. P. English and forced him
to sign a demand for ?5,000 ransom
and then tied him to a tree. A re
ward of ?500 was offered for Bes
semer's capture.
was on his way to his boarding
house and that he was shot while he
was talking to a lady; that when he
left the office of "The Tennessean"
the fact was telephoned from a house
near the office and that thus the
Coopers were notified that Senator
Carmack was on his way and to be
on the alert.
It now aevelops, acpordlng to
friends of Carmack that there was a
third party with the Coopers Just be
fore the shpoting, an ex-county offi
cial and a close personal friend of
the Coopers and Governor Patterson.
Friends of the Coopers say It was
merely a street duel, that the Coop
ers had tried to avoid meeting with
Carmack and that they were on the
way to the state capitol in response
to a telephone message from Gover
nor Patterson when the tragedy oc
curred. Will Nominate Candidates For
City Election All Must
Register.
North Bend will hold a city caucus
November 24 to nominate candidates
for mayor, city recorder and three
places on the city council. The elec
tion will bo held December 8.
The terms of Councllmen Van Zile,
Coleman and Bode expire this year.
There is already considerable gossip
as to possible candidates. A. H.
Derbyshire has announced his candi
dacy for nomination for city re
corder. 'It is understood that Mr.
Gardiner will not be a candidate for
re-election. It Is possible that
Mayor Simpson and the retiring
members of tho council will also be
candidates for re-election but no an
nouncement has yet been made by
any of thorn.
Under the North Bend charter, all
voters who wish to participate in
the city election December' 8, must
register during November. To dato,
tho registration has been light. City
Recorder Gardiner will keep his of
fice open November 28 until 9 o'clock
in the evening to enable citizens, es
pecially the worklngmen, to register
and qualify as electors.
But little business was done at
last night's meeting of tho North
Bend city council. It was decided
to meet again next Tuesday night to
take up ordinances providing for con
verting part of tho waterfront into
a market place and fixing regulations
for electrical wiring, etc.
D AT LAST
Missing Explorer who Attempt
ed to Reach North Pole In
Baloon Accounted For.
(By Associated Press.)
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 11. -Thoro
is reason to believe that tho body of
Andro who, In 1897 mado an at
tempt to reach the north pole In a
balloon, has boon found on tho coast
of Labrador.
NORTH BEND'S
CAUCUS NOV. 24
D '
WRECKS NEAR NEW ORLEANS
NNN
Sharply Criticises Body For Al
leged Waste of Property
Owner's Money.
The closing momgnts of last even
ing's session of the Marshfleld city
council were marked by a rather
heated tilt between Councilman
Claude Nasburg and W. U. Douglas
over the filling of Front street north
of tho city hall. The council had
just awarded tho contract to Con
tractor D. W. Small to fill tho street
at forty-five cents per cubic yard, the
cost to be paid by the owners of tho
abutting property. Mr. Hbuglas, who
was a little lato In arriving at tho
meeting, said that he had explained
to Councilman Nasburg that tho
street could be filled by the dredge
when it starts operations here with
In a few weeks for eight cents per
cubic yard, or about one-fifth of
what it would cost under Mr. Small's
contract. Mr. Douglas said that it
would mean a saving of about $300
to the property owners to have the
street filled by the dredge and he
thought the council ought to take the
matter into consideration.
Councilman Nasburg said that ho
had Informed Mr. Douglas when he
(Douglas) had Informed him of the
matter a few days ago that he should
appear before the city council last
night and explain the matter to that
body before the bids on tho Front
street fill were opened. In addition
to this, Nasburg said that' he did not
think that tho dredglngs would
be solid enough to warrant putting
on an asphalt covering next spring
as it is proposed to do.
Mr. Douglas said that he had been
delayed at a business meeting but as
he had explained tho matter to
Councilman Nasburg and Mayor
Straw and had tried to tell Council
man Sacchi about It, he presumed
that the council would try to look
after the property owners' interests.
In addition to this, he said in reply
to Mr. Nasburg that there was no
thing in the contract just let to Mr.
Small that would prov.ent Mr. Small
having tho street filled by the dredge
for eight cents per yard and ho
(Small) receive forty-five cents from
the city.
Mr. Nasburg said that If Mr. Small
did this, the city would't pay It to
him.
Mr. Douglas asked tho council to
rescind Its action In awarding tho
contract but tho body refused. Coun
cilman Sacchi wanted to rescind tho
action, saying that he had not un
derstood Mr. Douglas' statement
about the cost of the work originally.
However, ho did not got the support
of the other councllmen.
Just before leaving, Mr. Douglas
said that tho contract just awarded
to Mr. Small had not been In ac
cordance with the specifications ana
consequently was not legal. Ho in
timated that ho would attack It in
tho courts. Ho was acting for the
Clemenson estato which owns the
property occupied by tho Brewery
saloon.
Tho only other bidder on tho work
was Walter Condron who wanted
fifty-two cents per cubic yard for
Ailing tho street. The bids included
tho cost of removing the present
plank nnd putting them down after
tho fill is completed.
YARD MASTER SHOT.
Freight Car Roblwrs Blamed For
riik'iiKo Crime.
(Bv Associateo" Press.7
CHICAGO. Nov. 11. Yardmnstor
C. B. Arton was found in tho Wabash
railroad yards early today with a
bullot In his head. lie died later In
tho hospital. It Is bollevod that he
was shot by freight car robbers.
CHILDREN'S class in BJocution
boglns Saturday at 10 o'clock, nt
Academy of Music. Terms: ton
weeks, $2.30.
DOUGLAS RAPS
COUNCIL'S ACT
E
Gill
IT
Nine Killed In Collisions aC
Each Place Early
Today.
SOUTHERN DISASTER
BEGGARS DESCRIPTION
Passenger Trains Crash, Kilt
ing and Maiming Those;
On Board.
-
iBy Associated Press.)
CHEYENNE, Wyo Nov. 11.
Nino men are known to have $
lost their lives in a collision of &
Union Pacific freight trains "
last night at Borle, Wyo., and a
fire which followed the wreck.
"
(By Associated Pness.)
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11. In asr
rear-end collision on tho New Or
leans and Northeastern railroad to
day at Little Woods, twelve mlless
from this city, nine are known to
have been killed and a number In
jured. The accident was caused by
a New Orleans and Great Northern
train running Into a Northeastern in
coming passenger train.
Later reports say the wreck scena
was horrible beyond words. Tha
moans of the dying and injured were
heart rending and tho bodies of the
dead formed an awful spectacle.
Exactly how the collision occurred
is not yet known, but it appears that
tho Great Northern train was lata'
as It should have preceded tb.e
Northeastern train into tho city bjc
about twenty minutes.
ects m
Returned Missionary Prophe
sies Revolution In China
and War With Japan.,
(Bv Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11. Dls-
clarlng the youth of China and the
progressive element in that nation:
would unite in a great revolution tot
ovorthrow tho present dynasty, taa
Rov. William Christie, a missionary
from China, stated that great dls-
turbancos are about due In tho Cele&
tial empire and that war with Japaxs.
is in contemplation.
DORIC CHAPTER AND
MASONS BUY PIANO?
Secure Fino Instrument For Thclzr
Hall Times' Piizo Part of
Nucleus of Fund.
Doric Chapter, No. 53, Order off
tho Eastern Star, and tho other Ma
sonic bodies of Marshfleld havo pur
chased a fine Gabler piano from WU
R. Haines Music Company, for thctr
hall In tho Masonic Opera Houses.
Tho movement was started by Mra.
Hazard and Mrs. McCarty who In
terested the other members of the
Eastern Star and other Masonic bo
dies and tho funds wore quickly
raised. Doric Chapter had a smaHl
fund on hand realized from th
recent presentation of "Tho Maids of
Alaska" and to this was added tho?
?75 which W. R. Hnlnes allowed for
tho talking machine which Dorfn
Chapter won In Tho Times Popular
Grand Prize Voting Contest whiclo
closed ten days ngo,
Tho now plnno la one of the finest
of tho noted Gablor mako, the wal
nut caso making It one of the hand
somest Instruments In tho city.
Mrs. Elrod WILL close out hor eu
tiro line of IrdlM and children'
stacking Rt FRIDAY and SATURN
DAY'S aa'e.
TRY A TON of BEAVER HILIi
NIT COAL 55.60 par ton lllvored
Mastors & McLaln. Phone 2.011.