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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 16, 1908.
No. 109.
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CITY CAUCUS TONIGHT IS
LIKELY TO BE
Expect That Two Factions Will
Clash Over Chairmanship
First.
SECOND TICKET IS
PLACED IN FIELD
Mr. Merchant, Al. Owens and
J. W. Snover Versus Citi
zens' League Ticket.
The city caucus at the I. O. O. F.
Hall this evening to nominate candi
dates for the municipal election to be
held In December promises to be one
of the warmest that has been held in
a long time. Two factions are pret
ty well lined up for the caucus and
the fight will probably come on the
chairmanship, the first business to
come before the meeting.
The two tickets have been agreed
upon and are understood to be as
follows:
Citizen's League.
For recorder John Butler.
For councllmen Tom Coke and
Carl Allbright.
Opposition Ticket.
For recorder 0. W. Snover.
For councllmen John or Will
Merchant and Al. Owen.
It was stated today that Claude
Nasburg, now a member of the coun
cil by appointment who was under
stood to be desirous of running
again decided to drop out.
Mayor Straw and the administra
tion is understood to bo united on
the latter ticket.
Chuii'innu Candidates.
As to who the rival candidates for
chairmen will bo is not known. It
was understood last week that the
Citizen's League candidate for chair
man would bo I. S. Smith but the
league had a meeting Saturday even
ing at which some changes were
made in their program. The changes
were left in the hands of the ex
ecutive committee and that body had
not reached any decision at noon.
Who the "Opposition ticket" can
didate will be could not be ascertain
ed either.
IHG TIMBER DEAL.
Cobb Real Estate Co. Sells Its North
Umpqua Holdings
ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 1G. The
Cobb Real Estate Company, of this
city, sold Its timber holdings on the
North Umpqua river to John Ferry,
of New York City, for $30,000 cash
the biggest cash deal to be made
in Douglas county for some time.
The land lies in township 2G-2, and
consists of 881 acres, all Douglas fir.
The buyer is a speculator, hence
there is little prospect of a sawmill
project while the land it in his
hands.
Effort to Make Long Eastward
Flight Thwarted By Ad
verse Winds.
(By Asnociated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16. The
racing balloon "American," which
started from Los Angeles yesterday
afternoon in an attempt to make a
long eastward flight landed at 3:30
o'clock this morning one mile from
the ocean at Hermosa Beach, after
being in the air twelve hours and be
ing driven to sea four times. The
occupants were Captain A. E. Muel
ler and J. K. Hutchinson and they
landed safely. The landing spot was
fifteen miles from the starting point.
The "United States," another
racer, will start today.
HAND.. PAINTED China at the
Cooa Bay Cash Store.
LOS ANGELES
BALLOON FAILS
I
ELECTRIC LINE
PLAN
Hewitts, Bell and Simpson In
corporate and Will Ask
Local Franchise.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Coos Bay Railway and Terminal
Company have just been filed with
the secretary of State of Oregon at
Salem. The company Is incorporat
ed for $250,000 and the purposes set
forth in the articles are to construct,
own and operate an electric railway
system. The officers of the company
are the same as of the Coos Bay Gas
and Electric Company which are as
follows:
President Henry Hewitt, Jr., of
Tacoma.
Vice-president L. J. Stepson of
North Bend.
Secretary J. J. Hewitt of Tacoma.
Treasurer and Manager Seymour
H. Bell.
Assistant Secretary Henry
Hewitt, Jr.
In addition to the articles of In
corporation, a mortgage of $300,000
to the Hewitt Land Company of Ta
coma, was also filed. The mortgage
Is -for a period of twenty years and
bears five per cent interest.
The filing of these articles of in
corporation indicate that Mr. Bell and
his associates will renew his endeav
ors to secure an electric line fran
chise In Marshfield at an early date.
At present, Mr. Bell has a fran
chise for an electric line in North
Bend. In Saturday's Times, his
company, The Coos Bay Railway and
Terminal Company, had an adver
tisement for bids on the construction
of a tunnel 430 feet long on Mon
tana street under Sherman avenue
in North Bend. This would indicate
that he expected to begin work there
at once regardless of whether he se
emed a franchise In Marshfield. Just
what the tunnel is for, he is not pre
pared to announce now.
He has secured a franchise from
the Coos county commissioner per
mitting the company to use tho
elevated bridge between North Bend
and Marshfield as a right-of-way for
the line providing it pays the dam
ages allowed the abutting property
owners. The amount of damages is
now being contested in the courts,
the Menasha Woodenwaro Company
appealing from the award made by
the viewers and fixed by the county
court. As tho Menasha Wooden
ware Company Is owned by C. R.
Smith and a brother and sister, C. R.
Smith owning about sixty per cent
of the stock, It Is likely that this
would bo quickly adjusted if the
Marshfield franchise is secured as
Mr. Smith Is a relative of Henry
Hewitt, Jr.
READY FOR PROJECT.
Manager Bell Outlines Plans For
Electric System.
"Henry .Hewitt, Jr., authorized me
to announce that he Is ready to ex
pend between $500,000 and $600,000
here within tho next eighteen months
if the people of Coos Bay will grant
us a franchise to build and operate
an electric line," said Seymour H.
Bell who has just returned from
Tacoma, Wash., where he was in
consultation with Mr. Hewitt. "He
stated that ho would guarantee to
begin work on the line within ten
days after tho acceptance of the
franchise and havo the line complet
ed within eighteen months."
"Wo have been here over two and
one-half years now," continued Mr.
Bell. "We promised to give good
olectric lighting and power, service
and nut in a good gas plant, and I
think that tho people generally will
agree with me when I say that wo
i,nvn mnrtn crnnri The Kas rates
are a l'lttlo high now and I realize it
but it must be remembered that the
number of consumers on the Bay is
comparatively small. Just as soon
(Continued on page 4.)
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REVOLTING CRIME
Innis Rose, Joseph Williams
and Thomas Kinnicut Held
For Assaulting Miss Lillian
Endicott.
(Special to The Times.)
MYRTLE POINT, Ore., Nov. 1G.
Charged with one of the most revolt
ing crimes in Myrtle Point's history,
Innis Rose, Joseph Williams and Tho
Klnnlcut were arrested here. Rose
and Williams have been bound over
to the grand jury and Kinnicut will
be taken before the county court.
The complaining witness is Miss
Lillian Endicott, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of W .W. Endicott, the
Myrtle Point blacksmith. She claims
and it is supported by other evidence
that the three youths took her out
EMPRESS OF
Edicts Issued Turning Over
Reign to Heir Who Will Take
Charge January 21.
(By Associated Press.)
PEKIN, Nov. 1G. Following the
publication yesterday of the late
Emperor's valedictory commending
the reference of affairs to the Em
press Dowager, now dead, another
edict was Issued this morning, giv
ing the late Dowager's valedictory
commending the new Dowager, Ye
honala, to the confidence of the
young Emperor's regents. The new
emperor's installation on the throne
and naming of the era will take place
it Is expected on the Chinese New
Year, January 21, 1909.
Appointed Postmaster There
By President Roosevelt In
Stewart's Place.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 16.
President Roosevelt has appointed
George E. Russell postmaster at
Seattle, vice George H. Stewart who
was removed for alleged violation of
the civil service laws. Stewart was
accused of being too active in poll
tics. U. S. Supreme Court Gives It
Controt of Columbia River
Sand Islands.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 1G.
Tho controversy between tho states
of Oregon and Washington over the
boundary line of the states at a
point near the mouth of the Colum
bia river, was settled by the Supreme
Court of the United States in a deci
sion which was announced by Justice
Brewer and which recognized the
Justice of Oregon's contentions. Tho
dispute Involved the control of a
number of sand islands of importance
to tho fishermen of tho region.
ALLIANCE IS DELAYED.
Tho Alliance arrived on tho Coos
Bay bar about 10 o'clock todny, but
owing to unfavorable conditions,
Cantaln Olson decided to wait until
, tho tide changed late this afternoon
before crossing In.
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RUSSELL GETS
SEATTLE JOB
OREGON WINS S
NOTED CASE
AT HTLE POINT
for a ride, plied her with liquor and
then assaulted her. The crime occur
red a week ago Saturday night, be
tween Myrtle Point and Coquille, but
the matter did not become public for
a time owing to the authorities en
deavoring to get the young men in
custody.
Rose and Kinnicut were arrested
late Saturday evening and Williams
was caught while proceeding to Rose
burg on horseback. The-three youths
belong to prominent families. Rose
is twenty years old, Williams twenty
two and Kinnicut seventeen. As the
latter is under eighteen, he will prob
ably escape with a sentence to the
reform school if the charges made by
Miss Endicott are proven.
Williams and Rose were bound
over $500 and $700 bonds, respect
ively. Curry County Millionaire Said
to Have Passed Danger
Point.
(Special to The Times.)
WEDDERBURN, Ore., Nov. 16.
R. D. Hume, the millionaire salmon
packer, who has been hovering be
tween life and death for the last
couple of days, had a turn for the
better yesterday, and this morning
was pronounced to be out of danger.
He Is still very ill and his recovery
will probably be slow.
Dr. E. Mlngus of Marshfield, who
Is attending him will remain until
Thursday and will then proceed over
land for homo unless Mr. .Hume
should sustain an unexpected set
back. SERVE TER
New York Lawyer Who Mur
dered Millionaire Rice Loses
On Appeal.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1G. The
petition of Albert T. Patrick, the
New York lawyer serving a life sen
tence In Sing Sing on the charge of
murdering Millionaire Wm. M. Rice,
for a writ of habeas corpus, was de
cided by the Supreme Court of the
United States today adversely to pe
titioner. HOOT FIV!
Pitched Battle Between Of
ficers and Negroes Results
In Killing.
(By Associated Press.) ,
OKMULGEE, Okla., Nov. 1G.
Quiet prevails here today following
yesterday's battle between tho offi
cers and negroes in which five per
sona were shot to death. The State
Militia was ordered in readiness but
will not come horo, local oillcers say,
as there is absolutely no need of
their presence.
STUDENTS AT CORVALIS.
Many Coos Counly Young People At
tend Oregon Agricultural College.
CORVALIS, Or., Nov. 15, 08.
Thoro are at present 1,000 stu
donts in the Oregon Agricultural
Collogo, evory county in tho state ex
copt Lake boing already represented.
Of this number of students 257 are
women.
About thirty per cent of the stu-
R. 0. HUME IS
UGH BETTER
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HENEI'S ASSAILANT ENDS
LIFE IN JAIL AT F
RUEF TRIAL
DRAGS AGAIN
Boss and Attorneys Say
Heney Shooting Incited
Prejudice Against Them.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1G.
When the trial of Abe Ruef was re
sumed today in a court-room, haft
filled and surrounded by armed
policemen, detectives and deputy
sheriffs, Attorneys Ach and Dozier,
counsel for Ruef, immediately asked
a change of venue. In support of
their application, they presented af
fidavits sworn to by Ruef himself
and by Ach and Dozier, setting forth
that as a result of the shooting of
Heney by Haas in the court-room,
Friday, the jury was under the im
pression that Ruef was in some
manner connected with it, and,
therefore could not help but be
prejudiced against the defendant,
and that tho tragedy and affair had
caused such an Intensity of public
feeling that threats of violence were
being made not only against Ruef
but against his counsel. That there
fore It was impossible for the de
fendant to be given a fair trial In
this city. At tho table and in tho
same chair where sat Heney whon
he was shot was his assistant, John
O. Gara from tho district attorney's
ofilco and his his side Hiram John
ston, Mathew I. Sullivan and Joseph
J. Dwyer who volunteered their ser
vices to take up Heney's work.
Upon request of.O'Gara, Judge Law
lor granted a continuance until to-'
morrow morning and gave the pro
secution time to file the necessary
affidavits In a counter-showing. '
TEN MILE PARTY
HAS STRENUOUS TIME
Stnge Upsets it ml Altercatjon Pol
lows Later and Mny AVindup
In the Courts.
A party that went to Ten Mile
Saturday afternoon met with more
thrilling experiences than they had
outlined for their trip. The stage
upset at the Cut-Off on the way over
from North Inlet, dumping all of i
them into the gulch and bruising
some quite badly.
Those In tho party were Mr. Pow
ers of North Bend, Alex Risen, Mur
phy Carlson, Charles Kronholm, R.
H. Reed, B. N. Holcomb and N. S.
Oleson.
Charles Dovilblss, the stage driver,
drove too close to the edge of the
gulch and tho whole rig went over.
Nobody was seriously hurt.
They reached Ten Mile lato In
the afternoon and at about 6
o'clock a couplo of them became In
volved in nn altercation. N. S. Ole
son, who Is postmaster at Lakesido,
and deputy sheriff, feared that it
might become serious and stepped In
as peacemaker. George Schroeder
objected and Oleson alleges ho struck
him a couplo of times. Oleson then
drew a revolver and fired a couplo of
times in the air, he says.
Schroeder was in Marshfield today
to consult Prosecuting Attorney Lll
Jeqvlst about tho matter.
dents are self-supporting. Many of
tho students are heads of families.
About fifty per cent of tho students
aro partly self-sustaining.
Tho Coos county students enrolled
are as follows:
Coqulllo Loland B. Howoy and
Esther Johnson
Marshfield Arthur S. Blanchard,
Ireno E. Prouss, John Prouss, Jr.,
Hugh. Smith and Ruth M. Smith.
Myrtlo Point John D, Brewer,
Ellis S. Doment. Lester T. Dement
and Fred L. Spires.
Coos Rivor Marlon E. Yoakara,
fiOO MEN AVANTED-
tho Molroso restaurant.
-To eat at
TOYS! TOYS! Toys! of all kinds
at tho Coos Bay Cash Store.
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Maurice Haas Commits
cide By Shooting
Himself.
Suf-
MYSTERY AS TO
HOW HE GOT GUM
Bullet Is Removed From
Heney's Head and He Will
Recover.
HENEY IS BETTER;
BULLET IS REMOVED
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1G.
Tho bullet removed from the
muscles of Heney's lower left 4'
maxillary where It was located
by means of an X-ray at 10:20
o'clock this morning. Heney
bore the operation well, Is rest-
ting quietly and shows no ill ef
fects of the operation.
Heney passed a restful night
It was reported from Lane hos-
pltal that no unfavorable symp-
toms had developed and the -prospect
for his recovery is most
encouraging. 4
fr
(Special to The Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16. Mor
ris Haas, who attempted the assassi
nation of Francis J. Heney Saturday
night committed suicide by shooting
himBelf through the middle of his
forehead, with a pistol he had con
cealed "in his shoe. When the guards
entered, It was found that he had.
rolled out of bed, and was lying dead
on the floor with a bullet hole In his'
forehead. A 41-callbre, single shot
Derringer was grasped In his hand,
his left trouser leg was pulled up
and an examination showed ' the
mark on his leg where tho weapon,
had rested while It was concealed in
his left shoe. Haas wore garters
with elastic sides which made this
possible.
After he shot Heney, Haas was
searched by Captain Duke, Detective
Burns and a police officer. After he'
was taken to the county jail, he was
searched again. Haas went to- bed'
Friday night with his shoes on and
again Saturday night and when, asked,
why ho did this, he said ho would
rather sleep with them on. Haas
wife called on him Saturday, hut
two oillcers who were present during;
the interview say she' could not pos
sibly have slipped the weapon to him.
Burns said that Haas had beea
thoroughly searched when taken im
tho court room, also when received'
at the county jail and that tho Der
ringer could not have been on his
person. Burns is of the opinion that
the pistol has been passed to Haas
since his arrest.
Body Found and Whether Vic
tim of Heart Disease or Mur
derer Not Determined.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, Nov. 16. Tho body of
a well-dressed woman found In a
doorway in this city last night was
positively Identified early today a3
Mrs. Julia Harmon Stall!, thirty-two
years old, tho widow of Chuck.
"Stahl," tho Boston Amerlcau Lea
guo basoball player und captain
who committed suirldo at West
Badon, Indiana, on March 28, 1907.
Tho Identification was made by her
father. It was said that whon uho
loft homo last evening, she worn Jew
elry valued at $2,000, all of which
with tho exception of a gold inoim..r 1
comb and her weddiug ring w n
mlsalng whon tho body wa foun'i
Whethor sho was- tho vlotim of hoart
disease or of murder for robbory ha3
not been determined.
CHUCK STAUL'S
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