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pssa " 's&m - - '--j ..IRP'1""' EH J THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 19 08. I m TO SEND B TOJIIJALS Special Funds to Be Raised Soon to Work For Harbor Improvements. It Is expected that at the first gen eral meeting of the Marshfleld Cham ber of Commerce, steps will be taken to raise funds to defray the expenses of representatives In Washington and 1n Salem during the sessions of Con cress and the Oregon legislature this winter to secure necessary approprla- j tlons and legislation for the develop ment of Coos Bay. It Is stated that the Chamber of Commerce fund Is barely sufficient to pay the current expenses of the organization so that an extraordinary fund will have to be raised for the emergency matters. It is pointed out that It is ab solutely necessary to have a repre sentative at Washington. The failure of the last congress to divert the $25,000 remaining in the Coos Bay fund for the use of the dredge is given as an example of what care lessness may cost Coos Bay. With the recommendation for a $500,000 ap propriation for improving the bar and the possibility of securing an emergency appropriation for the jet ty to be taken up, it Is stated that It will be absolutely necessary to have some one there who can fur nish the necessary data that the TUvers and Harbors Committee and the members of congress may desire and also to keep the matter before their attention. In addition to the two probable appropriations for the harbor, It is likely that an effort will be made to secure an appropriation for fortifying the harbor. Senator Perkins of California, has expressed himself as willing to do all in his power for Pacific coast projects. As chairman of the fortification com mittee of the senate, he will be able to wield considerable influence in Coos Bay's behalf. At Salem, the principal matter of Interest to Coos Bay will be the securing the passage of legislation necessary to permit the organizing of the Port of Coos Bay. With a Port Commission here, as has been pre viously pointed out, the details and business relating to the Improve ment of the harbor will be system atically attended to. In addition to those who have been liltherto suggested to send to Wash ington, the name of Walter Lyon has been proposed. Francis H. Clarke will undoubtedly be chosen to look after the matters before the Oregon legislature. REALESTATETRANSFERS Dally Real Estate Repot? Furijhe4 Uy Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. Henry Sengstacken, Manager. November 27, 1908. Archie L. Gubser, to Daniel Gub eor; deed. Lot 19, Blk. 23, North Bend. Con. $500. L. J. Simpson et ux, to Albert Swanson; deed. Lot 17, Blk. 72, Western Add to North Bend. Con. 55.00. E. G. Flanagan et al, to Flem Har gan; deed. Lots 12, 13 and 14, Blk. 12, West Bunker Hill Add to Marsh Hold. Con. $10.00. U. S. of A. to Lydia A. Steele; pat ent. EYj of SEV4, Sec. 34, Twp. 23, It. 13. November 21, 190S. N. C. Merges, to Ernest E. Merges, deed. Lots 1 and 2, Blk. 9, Marsh llold Heights. Con. $100. Simpson Lumber Co., to L. W. Topo; deed. Lots 14 and 15, Blk. 43, North Bond. Con. $5. Mnrshflold Land Co., to Magglo Bear; deed. Lots 25 and 2C, Blk. 19, Bay Park. Con. $10. Marshfldld Lajul Co., to C. A. Jonson; deed. Lots 27 and 29, Blk. 19, Bay Park. Con. $10. Novombor 23, 190S. II, Stacy et ux, to H. J. Isaacs; , deed, Lots 9, 10 and 11, Blk. 74, Pint B. Con. $40. W, H. Dougherty to Geo. J. Schnofor; deed. Lots 17 nnd IS, blk. 1, Schaefor's Add to Central Plnco. Con. $350. John K. Kollock et al, to Olo Haldorson; deed. Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, Blk. 14, Cooa Bay P'nl E. Con. $10. Belt Lino Huilwny Co., to Olo Hai ti nrenn, deed, Iots 12, 13, 14, 15, Blk. 14, Coos Bay Plat E. Com-idoi-ntlon, $423. Julia L. Schmehl and huu., to F. E. Glazier, dood. Lot 11, Blk. 9, Cos Bay Plat A. Con. $300. McClollnnd Investment & Develop ment Co , o C, H. Lowry; doed. Lots 35, 30, 37 and 3S, Blk, 4, Ttoosovclt Heights. Cou. $10. FOILS While a Burglar Is Working She Telephones Alarm From Under Bedclothes. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 30. The wife of a physician, Mrs. G. Franklin Bell, played the part of a clever detective In her home while a burglar was ransacking the drawers in several pieces of furniture In an eating door open. Mrs. Bell was awakened by the low growl of the house dog, which was lying at the head of the stairs. She raised herself in her bed and heard plainly the robber rummaging in the next room. Not daring to call for help, as her husband was not at home, she reached to tho table which stood at the head of the bed, and on which two telephones rested, which were used by the doctor for answer ing night calls. She pulled one tele phone under the bed quilt and ducked her head snugly under the covers and telephoned to the police station, which was not far from her homo. She whispered through the phone, but loudly enough to be distinctly heard by the officer at the station. The robber went on with his work and evidently never suspected his danger until a policeman came run ning toward the house, blowing his signal whistle in the hopes of raising another patrolman whom he could call on for assistance. Mrs. Bell heard the man run from the room and go down the stairs jumping over the head of the dog, which barked loudly. She then jumped from her bed and, raising a window, informed the officer what was going on. The officer waited a few minutes for the robber to come out, but no one appeared, and then Patrolman Segebrecht entered the house by a side door. The robber was too clev er to be caught In a trap. He hid be hind a closed door until he heard the officer walk by, and then he made bis escape. "I" never was so frightened m my life,' said Mrs. Bell, in talking to a friend about the robbery. "I just knew that I might be killed If I called for help, and then there was no one to help me. The doctor and both boys were hunting. When I heard someone in the next room I thought of Mi- rcheme to pit one of the phones under the cmtis, He didn't hear me, I guess, for I called the exchange and asked f the sta tion in a whisper, r got the place right away, and when the man said 'Hello,' all I said was 'Send an offi cer to Dr. Bell's; burglars,' and then I almost fainted. I never moved un til I heard that whistle down In the yard, and then I knew that I had been saved." IX EFFECT NOVEMBER 25. Oregon's Private Banks Will Be Safe guarded by Xew Luw. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28. Ore gon's state banking law, enacted at the 1907 session of the legislature became operative in every particular November 25. National banks are not Included in tho application of this statute which is designed better to regulate tho banking business con ducted by private corporations by throwing around it bafeguards which make for tho protection of the depos itor. The purpose of the law in its present form will be further pro moted, It Is reported, by several Im portant amendments, which will be proposed during the coming session of the legislature. Tho features of the now law are: Limits total liability to any bank by any person or corporation to 25 per cont of aggregate paid-in capital and surplus of bank making loan. Requires publication of detailed statements tho same as are now pub lished by national bauks. Regulates amount of capital stock of banks according to population of city In which they are located. Requires banks In cities of less than 50,000 population to carry avail able cash reserve of 15 per cent of tholr do m and liabilities and 10 per cant of their tlmo deposits; In cities of 50,000 population and moro, banks must carry cash reserves amounting to 25 per cent of tholr demand lia bilities and 10 pur cont of tholr time duposlts; at lunst ono-thlrd of those resorvo porcontages shall consist of actual cash on hand, Provides for Inspection of , ovory bank by State Bank E.xamlnor at leant once annually. For this ex amination, banks pay a fee of from $20 to $250, accordiug to tho amount of their capitalization. Everything In feed at HAIXES. Ill BOLD BURGLAR iDREDOE H W Will Soon Complete Cutting Down Shoal Near Smith Mill Running Fine. The dredge Oregon will soon com plete the cutting down of the shoal opposite the Nann Smith dock and will work down the bay from there. To the casuel observer, it does not seem to be progressing with alarming rapidity, but it Is throwing a full pipe of muck and water, black as mid night and mixed with clams and crabs. The full lS-inch stream Is kept going ten hours a day and sea gulls In great number flock around the discharge pipe to feast on the fresh shell fish as they are pumped for them from the bottom of the bay. The big machine is now throwing about 2,500 cubic yards of sllcklngs a day. Mr. Charleston, the new manager, has reduced his force to a minimum and Is well pleased with the work he is getting out of the new dredge and new crew. Foreman Gilbert, reports that fewer stops are necessary on the dredge Oregon, than on any dredge in the Columbia river. Chief Engineer Hayes, who has taken out seven new dredges from the shop, reports that he has never had charge of the machinery of a new dredge that worked so well as the Oregon. The sllcklngs are now being de posited on the Smith mill ward. When the machine is far enough down the bay to reach Broadway, which will not be for several days yet, the Broadway street people will be served with mud and oyster shells. The committee has not yet determin ed where it will then set, but It Is likely that It will be opposite the cold storage, as considerable quantity of sllcklngs have been asked for in that vicinity. POLITICAL Editor Times: The article on "Progress" signed by E. E. Straw in these columns gives out the Impression that bonds must be voted for, or the amount will be levied in the next tax. This Is rank coercion. It is a fine sample of the methods of the dominating forces of our administration. It Is now imperative that we vote "No Bonds" and elect the councilmen selected b the caucus and endorsed by the Citizens' League. The city council has power to levy a tax of 2 per cent on real property. The amount of taxable property in the property in the corporate limits under the assessment of 1907 was $1,700,000. The best they could do would only give $34,000. But this they cannot do for two reasons. First, the levy Is made by the coun cil in January 1909, and by that time the new councilmen will take their seats. Neither Mr. Albrecht nor Mr. Coke would vote for anything unrea sonable. They are not tools of the present forces, and are pledged to a careful business administration. Second, should the present council attempt auy such doings before Jan uary 1909, the Citizens' League would undoubtedly call for the re ferendum. Now, this gives more light on the work of the present administration. Last year they published a series of articles in tho "Campaigner" which you know were false and they knew It when they published them. This Is a similar sample of this work, and shows how Imperative it is that the Citizens League ticket be elected In its entirety. Vote NO bonds. Vote NO on charter amendment authorizing $100,000 Indebtedness. Vote NO bonds and keep the city property clear from mortgage until something Is offered worthy of a mortgage. If you vote YES on the charter amendment you authorize an Indeb tedness of $100,000 with good chances for an increase on that sum. Are you going to vote for a now deal and a square deal? If you are, you will have to cast your ballot for Albrecht and Coke. Tho opportunity for extravagance or, worso, for graft, will be increas ed with an expanding debt. Vote "No" on the bonding istue nnd there by retain In the hands of tho masses tho right to say what shall bo tho debt limits. Don't delegato these powers to tho hands of a few. Let Ufa people rule. CITIZENS' GIRL'S BODY F00I0 TODAY' Messrs. Hinch of .North Bend, Find Ruby Helmken Who Lost Life In the Bay. The body of Ruby Helmken who lost her life by falling or jumping from the launch Marshfleld Into the bay last week, was found at noon to day by Messrs. Hlnch of North Bead, about 100 feet northeast of the rail road dock. For several days sev eral boats have been dragging the bay near where she went down in a futile effort to secure the body and hope had about been given up. Messrs. Hench had been dragging tho bay for about three hours before one of the fish hooks on their drag line caught in the shoe of the victim and brought the body to the surface. The body had moved a considerable dis tance from where the girl went down. Coroner T. J. Lewis will probably arrange for the Inquest this after noon. The body was taken to the Temple & Wilson Undertaking Par lors pending the inquest. H. Helmken of Woodburn, Ore., father of the young woman, who has been here since a day after the tra gedy, had almost given up hope of recovering the body. He engaged everyone he could to drag the bay for it and was endeavoring to secure "divers or to have the bay near the scene of the accident dynamited. He has Investigated the case thoroughly and Is envinced that she fell from the boat into, the bay, the fall resulting from a repetition of the fainting spell from which she suffered earlier In the day. The body will probably be taken to Woodburn or Salem for burial. Mr. Helmken was formerly assis tant superintendent of the Oregon State Reform school and also was en gaged for years in secret service work. ADVERTISING. LEAGUE STATEMENT BUTLER WILL KEEP THE BOOKS AND JUDGE THE CRIMINALS Albrecht and Coke will improve your city and keep Nelson & Sacchi In their good work already begun. Vote for them. Voters don't forget that Tuesday is election day. Vote early, vote right and see that your neighbor votes. Remember voters that Albrecht and Coke are not against city Impro vements as the city hall clique would try to make you believe. But they are declared decidedly against squandering the city and property owners funds without giving some thing substantial to show for it, and they will not mortgage your homes for the running expenses of the city by voting for bonds. For councilmen who are in for Improvements of the city and the betterment of its financial condition without bonding the city for the run ning expenses, vote for Carl Albrecht and Thomas Coke. Voters: If you want the recorder's office filled by a man whose qualifications and integrity Is unquestioned, vote for John W. butler. Remember voters that Butler, Al brecht and Coke are the candidates supported by the Civic League. The Civic League will see that il legal voting Is reduced if not entirely stopped. Tho Civic League does not want any illegal vote cast for Butler, Al brecht and Coke. The way to economize Is not to cripple necessary work, but to cut off graft and waste. This is the way the Citizens' League would have you do it. The city Is nearly $50,000 in the hole with nothing to show for it notwithstanding the fact that the property owners who paid for so called street Improvements paid five per cent direct tax for ens'neerimj x penses. Vote for Coke and Albrecht and stop the leaks. Every foot of paved streets in Marshfleld was done by private con tract. When the administration gang started to "butt In" the wise busi ness men of the business district said, "hands off." Tho injunction was obeyed. Mr. McCann dealt person ally with the proporty holdors and rocelved their money direct. The city did not handle a dollar of the money. 1 1 CITIZENS' LEAGUE. POLITICAL AHVERTlSiyG. STATEMENT OF J. W. SXOVKR. The offlco of Recorder is largely judicial. It also deals in the' city's finances to some extent. In a village it is not Important whether the Re corder is an expert or not, but if the municipal corporation claims to be a city it should employ an expert for such an office. The Recorder should be a trained lawyer, for many ques tions for a legal mind to solve will come before him as judge. This was the view I took when I accepted the candidacy for th,e office. As a law yer, an accountant, one who has had experience as mayor of another city and as a business man, I felt that It would be a position whose importance would increase rapidly In the next few years. I am in full sympathy with the policy of economy, and progress and I shall, if elected, be Impartial and attentive to business. I shall give my whole time to the duties of the office. One thing the citizens may be sure of that I am independent. No clique, nor inter est and no party can Influence me to betray the trust reposed in me. I neither work for a corporation nor am I under obligation to one. Yet I will treat every corporation fairly and keep within the spirit of the law. I have felt that this statement was due in my own justification and for the information of the voters. Yours Resp., J. W. SNOVER. Something to be Thankful For Is the perfect condition of your Linen as it reaches you from our Laundry. Not a fault to find with it, because we do tho work thoroughly and in style, taking the greatest care of the finest fabrics ana delivering the goods in the pink nf condition. You will be glad to give us your regular work after making a single trial of our way of uMng things; and our prices are very reasonable, too. Coos Bay SteamLaundry PHOXE 571. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF MARSHFIELD. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the first day of December, 1908, there will be held at the City Hall of the City of Marshfleld, Coos County, Oregon, a regular genera, election, for the purpose of electing two members of the Common Council to serve for the term of three years each; for the pinpose of electing one Recorder to serve for the per iod of one year; and for the purpose of submitting to tae legal voters of said City for their approval or re jecting an ordinance to amend Sec Ion 110 of the Charter of said City to Increase the limit of Indebtedness to five per cent ot the assessed valu ation of tue propei ty within the cor porate limits of the City; and for the purpose of submitting to the legal voters of said City for their approval or rejection an ordinance to amend Subdivision 34 of Section 28 of the Charter of said City to authorize and empower the Com mon Council to issue and dispose of Bonds of said City not excoedlng the sum of $42,000.00 payable In not less 'tan ten nor more tnan twenty years, villi interest at the rate of five per cnt, for the purpose of redeeming and paying off the warrant Indebted- ness of said City. Tho said election will be held be tween the hours of nine o'clock A. M. and six o'clock P. M. That John C. Merchant, A. P. Owen, and R. C. Cordes have been heretofore bv the Common Council of said City appointed as Judges of said election, and D. L. Rood, C. H. Marsh and George Farrln an Clerks of said election. J. M. UPTON, Recorder for City of Marshfleld, Coos County, Oregon. Temple Sb Wilson UNDERTAKING PARLORS. Funeral supplies in general. Licensed embalmer with lady assistant. South Broadway. Telephones: OFFICE 2101. RESIDENCE 2103. 3K22H23QEK3E A Clear, Steady Light, mufau ill such as will not dazzle or hurt tho eyes, Is given by one of our Frosted Electric Lamps. It gives a soft illu mination without the glare so pecu liar to gas and to the ordinary clear bulbs. Let us Install a system of Electric Lighting in your home. You will find It much superior to oil lamps in every way, and far better for the eyes of yourself and family. Our workmanship Is thorough and our prices the standard of modera tion. Oregon Electrical Supply Co. 'A' STREET, .MARSHFIELD NOTICE OF SALE OF IMPROVF MENT BONDS. Sealed proposals will be received by the Finance Committee ot tho Common Council of the City cf Marshfleld, Coos County, Oregon, at the office of the Recorder of ssld city, In the City Hall of said city, until 4 o'clock p. m., Monday, No vember 30, 1908, for $16,023.37 street Improvement bonds of the City of Marshfleld in denominations not exceeding $500, bearing Inter est at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable 6eml-annually; each bond to be dated November 2d, 1S08, payable ten years from tho date thereof; provided that the right Ib reserved to Uke up and cancel any of snch bonds, upon the payment of tho face value thereof, within accrued Interest to the date of payment at any semi-annual in terest payment period at or after one year from the date of such boni or bonds, by giving thirty days pub lished notice. Bonds authorized by act of Legis lature of State of Oregon. Assessed valuation of City $1,791-, 549.00. No bonded Indebtedness. Population estimated at 5,000. Certified check for 5 per cent of amount of bids must accompany each bid, to be forfeited in case bid is accepted and bidder fails to accept bonds within ten days Bids received for any amount of said bonds, small bidders being given preference. The right 13 re served to reject any and all bld3. Dated this 5th day of November 1908. HERBERT LOCKHART, JAS H. FLANAGAN, CLAUDE NASBURG, Finance Committee of the Common Council. NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the common council of the city of Marshfleld, Coos county, Oregon up to half past seven o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 8th day of December, for the improvement of the follow ing streets ,to wit: That portion of First street from the south lln' of 'C street to the north line of Queen avenue, In the town of Marshfleld and E. B. Dean. & Co 's second add't'en ard Rail road addition to th? town of Marsh fleld; Also .hat portion of Broadway street from the north line of Queen avenue to the south line of Washing ton avenue, in Railroad addition to Marshfleld, Oregon; Said Improvements to bo made ac cording to the plans and specifica tions therefor on flle in the office of the city recorder, and open to the inspection of all persons interested therein. A certified check for 5' per cent of the amount of the bid must accom pany each bid, to be forfeited in case the bid shall be accepted and bidder fails to enter into contract within five days after notice of such acceptance. The common council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 27th day of November, 1908. J. M. UPTON, Recorder of the City of Marshfleld, Coos County, Oregon. BUY YOUR FUEL FROM COOS - HAY FUEL CO. J. O. DOANE, Proprietor. Dealer in South Marshfleld, Bea- ver Hill and Llbby Coal. Dry fire and Btove-wood on short notice. 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