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,fcaaaK aSBEEEl TALK ABOUT TALKING. KEEP UP TO DATE III' READING TIIH COOS HAY TIMES. THE DAY'S NKWS TOLD ACCURATELY AND CONCISELY. YOU CAN TALK TO THOU SANDS OP PEOPLE EVERY DAY DY PUTTING YOUR "WANT ADS" IN THIS TIMES. u MEMBKR OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vol. III. THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 1908. EIGHT PAGES. No. 137- GET YORK STOCK BROKER: IS SHOT BY AN INVENT SALARY OF IDE PRESIDENT (Han Vi5 mmtB BOURNE WOULDlAiSE mi who solo liquor W Oii X In the Senate He Explains Rea sons For the Bill He Has Presented. PAY INADEQUATE FOR WORK REQUIRED Chief Executive As Important As President of Railroad Or Big Enterprise. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON,, D. C, Dec. 19. Explaining his bill Increasing the salaries of the preslQont and vice president. Senator Bourne, of Ore gon, today said ithat aside .from all sentiment in the matter, he waB of the opinion thatta manblgonough to bo the president of the United States, the biggest corporation in the world, was certainly as ibig in the business of the government as the president of a railroad or manufacturing enter prise and BhoaJd 3jo paid, .as -a 'busi ness proposition, what the demands of the opposition Indicate as a fair compensation. The president's salary has nover borne any relatively adequate pro portion to the mental and physical work and worry of the position which are annually increasing. Senator Bourne called attention to the fact that the President of France's salary was $114,000 and that "he was al lowed a like amount for executive expenditures. Senator Bourn Tivould make the president's salary $100,000 a year and the vice-ppresldent's $25, 000. ARE SUSPECTEI Three Men Arrested In Port land May Be Train HoJd Up Men. (By Associated tress.) PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 19. The The men who have been arrested in connection with tho numerous hold ups of saloons and other robberies give their names as Oscar Johnson, Harry Benson and Chris. Bees. They claim to be Norwegians. They will be taken before the train crew of the O. R & N. train which was robbed Thursday night for possible Identlfl catlon In connection with that crime. Wife of Well-Known Business Man Dies After A Long Illness. Mrs. Charles Hall, wife of Charles Hall, of the Sanitary Meat Market, died this afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home in Ferndale. She has suf feredfrom cancer for some time past and for several days her death has been expected. Mrs. Hall was aged 33 years, 9 months, 9 days. She was a daughter of Joseph Richards. She Is sur vived by the following brothers and Bi&tors; Mrs. H. L. Williams, of San Jose, Calif.. Mrs. Harry Graves, and William, George and John Richards, all of Marshfleld. Two children, Al ton and Agnes survive. Tho funeral will be hold sometime Monday. "See OARLKTON JEWELRY COM PANY'S ad. in tonight's Times. It is a message from Santa Claus to make a Merry Xmas and SAVE you MONEY. CnRISTMAS CIGARS aj. The Club Cigar Store. Phone 434, OF ROBBER IS. C HALL PASSES AWAY WOMAN GETS FOLL LIMIT Mrs. Martin Sentenced For Life, Faints And Cannot Be Ttevived. (From Tuesday's Dally.) OAKLAND, 'Cal., Dec. 19. Mrs. Isabella J. Martin, convicted of con spiracy In dynamiting the homo of Judge Ogden In this city, was sen tenced today to life Imprisonment. Except for 'a 'flush of her face, Mrs. Martin -made no demonstration of any sort. After brief proceedings, Judge Wells declined the request of 'Mrs. Martin to meet him in chambers and she must be removed to the county Jail. Every effort was made "for a delay of judgment and to ob tain a new trial. The plea of in sanity wadset aside by Judge Wells who said he had no doubt of her sanity. Immediately after being taken to Jail, Mrs. Martin collapsed. She grew worse until she was in a dead faint. At one o'clock,, the attend ants at the jail had worked over her more than an hour but she still ifaileU to irecover. To Assist Beautiful America Club In North Bend Clean Up Day. North Bend Is lo have a general cleaning up of the trash of the city before Christmas and tho improve ment is due .to the efforts of the Beautiful America Club. The ladles of the club decided to "have a "clean I up day" Monday, and they have taken a novel way of getting the jwork done. Announcement was made In the school that a prize would be offered for the pupils who gathered together the greatest amount of old tin cans and other garbage, and in this way it is hoped to induce each' pupil to do some vigorous cleaning. A wagon will be sent around and the garbage taken up and it will bo decided which one has gathered to gether the greatest amount of trash, and Is entitled to the prize. STRIKE IS GENERAL . Window GInss Workers Quit Throughout tho Country. (By Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 19. Ad vices received at the headquartersa of the National Window Glass Workers indicate that the members of the organization quit work generally throughout the country this morning in order to enforce the adoption of the new scale which carries an in crease of practically 25 per cent, A number of plants have signed the new scale. A meeting of the manu facturers of Columbus, O., will be held next Tuesday to take action relative to the new scale. WOULD PENSION TEAMSTERS. IUU Introduced to IKlp One Class of Moican AVnr Veterans. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19. Representative Alexander, of Mis souri, Introduced a bill providing ponsions for teamsters employed as such during the war with Mexico. Tne government has heretofore re fused to tyrant pensions to the teamsters,. PUPILS WILL RELP II WORK Baxter Fined $250 For Letting Rose and Associates Have Whiskey. 'For selling to minors whiskey which caused I' o of them to go to the penitentiary, Oeorge Baxter, the keeper of a l.ccl and a bar room at Coquille, was lined $250 and costs. Rose, Williams and Klnnlcut were found to have been drunk when .they assaulted the Myrtle Point girl and it was further brought out In the trial that the whiskey was purchased from Baxter's place. This matter was brought to the notice of the grand jury and an indictment was returned against Baxter. He plead ed guilty before Judge Hamilton In the circuit court and was fined $250 and costs. Two' Sentenced. Rose who was found guilty by a Jury and Williams who pleaded guilty, were both sentenced yester day by Judge Hamilton. Rose goes I to the penitentiary for three years and Williams for two years. She riff Gage will take them to Salem in a few days. Two Acquitted. The grand jury discharged Samuel Hunter of Bandon after Investigat ing the charge against him. It was alleged that Hunter stabbed a man named Lyon. Both are old men. After the evidence was heard It was decided that it was not sufficient to convict. The grand jury also discharged "Nels Olson who was one of the men ! mixed up in a fight at Ten Mils, ! when some shooting took place. The evidence was not sufficient to war rant, an Indictment being returned. Four Indictments were returned by the grand jury but the arrests have not yet been made. Court Adjourns. The business of court was con cluded more quickly than was expect ed and yesterday Judge Hamilton ad journed for the term. The judge and District Attorney Brown return ed to Roseburg today by way of tho Myrtle Point route. - GOES TO BOISE. Central FiRuro In Murder Trial Will Join Her Husband. ' Hy A'doelnteri Press.) OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 19. Mrs. Ab blo Rice, the central figure in the. trial of Charles E. Davis, who was acquitted of the charge of killing 'Dr. Frederick Rustin, Is said to have J gone to Boise, la., where she has a sister. It Is said that she Is plater I to join her husband from whom she 'has been separated. The husband lives In Boston. TRY TO CilSE nt mi r LL ti U L ULLU Insurgents Are Jubilant Be cause of Stirring Up Fuss In Republican Ranks. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19. Insurgents against tho present rules of the house are leaving Washington for their homes Juiblant over tho progress they liave made stirring up an insurrection in" tho Republican ranks. They assert the rules should bo amended before the end of the session. It is acknowledged by somo of the leaders of the insurgents that the only hope of amending the rules lies in the action of the minority. The new minority leader, Champ Clark, does not feel himself bound in binding his party to any program until ho soes how the Republicans will line up. McArthur's for the sweetest per fume. Fine Hue of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS at moderate prices. Re member at McARTHUH'S. Call and inspect Lund's fine line of harness in new store on Broad way. Best quality at most reason ablo prices. Lit it WILL TREAT THILDREN Sunday Schools Are Making Arrangements For Annual Christmas Celebrations. Practically all of the churches of Marshfleld and North Bend have ar- rantrocl fnr finpolnl nyprHfiPH nf Rnmp. Kind for the Sunday school children at Christmas time. Some will have trees and presents and others will give entertainments, but tho young peoplo who attend the Sunday schools will be assured of some festivities and the usual treat expected at this season of tho year. At the Swedish Lutheran church there will bo a tree at tho church building at 7:30 4 o'clock Christmas night. The children will take part in a program and there will bo an early service at C p. m. for the grown peo ple of the church. The children of St. Monica's Cath olic church will meet at the new store building in South Marshfleld Christmas atternoon and receive presents and a treat from a tree which will be arranged there. The Sunday School of the Episco pal tunica win meet on Christmas night at the church whore there will bo a tree. No epocial exercless aro to be held. " . The children of the Presbyterian church will have a tree and treat at tho church Christmas Eve. At the Methodist church Christmas Evo there will be a tree and a treat for the Sunday School Chlldien and a program is being arranged for the occasion. Chimney nnd Santa. The "Marshfleld Baptist church is arranging and especially elaborate program and entertainment for the children. It will bo held Christmas Eve'ta tho church. There will be two trees and a chimney down which Santa will come with his presents. At North Ileiul. The United Brethren church of North Bend will entertain the child ren on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. There will be a tree and program. . Christmas night the Sunday School of the North Bend Methodist church will meet at the church and hold an entertainment. Tho exercises at the North Bend Presbyterian church will bo held-on Christmas Eve. Make An Attack While They Are Being Searched In Jail Cell. (B7 Associated Press.) HIGBUO, Mo., Dec. 19. Frank Cain, the city marshal, was shot and probably fatally wounded, and Elmer Magruder was Instantly killed In tho city Jail by three'men whom Cain ar rested for robbing a railway station at Salisbury. The men 'gave tho names of Fred Anderson and James and Bud Drenor of DcsMolnea, Iowa. Cain and Magruder had gone into the cell to search the men, when they opened Are. The marshal Bhot ono prisoner In tho arm. One of the trio escaped in tho excitement. See CARLirrON JEWELRY COM PANE'S ad. in tonight's Times. It is a message from Santa Claus to moke a Morry Xmas and SAVE you MONEV. Coffee Percolators and dishos at the RED CROSS. chafing Fancy Coquille O. K. Creamery butter SIXTY CENTS PER SQUARE at Marshfleld Grocery on Broadway, Phono 123. KILL OFFICERS BREAKWATER GOES NORTR Steamer Gets Early Start and Takes Many Passengers For Portland. Tho Breakwater made an early start for Portland yesterday leaving Marshfleld shortly after 7 o'clock in tho morning. There were fifty-five passengers aboard and a big lot of freight. Tho following is the list of the passengers who left for Portland: J. L. Gray, G. McCutcheon, Mrs. Vaughan, Mrs. Bllven,- J. G. Bennett, Carl Magnusson, D. Johnson, Miss R. E. Johnson, G. E. Mason, B. F. Thell, Miss Dickenson, C. L. Lind say, George Thompson, George Thompson, Geo". Worlauh, P. Ko lanck, H. Hardenberg, E. Anderson, M. Llndqulst, L. Kreltz, L. Ruskon ski, Wm. Ilahn, Wm. Caudlin, N. C. McLeod, W. W. Merrlam, Mrs. R. G. Gregory, W. W. Winegar, Mrs. A. S. Hammard, Mrs. R. Reed, C. J. Green, A. L. Anderson, W. Earnest, A. L. Peter, Miss Tiffany, J. McAr ron, J. H. Lake, W. J. Hlllyard, Mr. Whitman, R. Werrlck, W. J. Hill yard, A. Zimmerman, S. C. Larson, E. R. Lutnam, H. Schellman, Mrs. Jackson, Capt. Ames, Mr. Weldon, Jas. Keith, E. W. Hendricks, Geo. Nicols, Mrs. Nlcols, J. A. Reeve, M. G. Herman, Stanly Bartlett. Civil Service Rule to Apply to Those Who Take theNext Census. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19. The appointment of clerks and other employes needed for the work of the thirteenth annual census will be a congressional patronage as In tho case of any previous census. Senator Long, chairman of tho committee on census today reported to tho senate thg house bill providing for non competitive examinations to bo held throughout tho country by means of tho civil service machinery but based on a f rm of examination to bo pro pared by Director North of tho Ceitsus Bureau and confined to per sons designated by the senators and representatives. About 3000 places aro to bo filled, Preference will bo given persons who participated In tho previous census of tho United States. PLAY A SUCCESS. North Bend Peoplo Give An Enter tainment AVhlcli Attracts Attention. "My Friend From. India" was tho tltlo of a play which was given by a home talent company at North Bend last Thursday night at the K. of P. Lodge hall.- It was a decided Bticcess both from an artistic and fi nancial standpoint and tho largo au dlenco present was greatly pleased. Tho play was given under tho di rection of P. L. Swearlngon. Thoso who were In tho cast were P. L. Swearlngen, C. II. Brulllard, L. A, Froy, Roy Bralnard, E. 13. Rlggs, L. A, Loomls, Robert P. Kehoo, Miss Ester Grange, Miss Marlon Imhoff, Miss Nora Truman, Miss Myrtle Ells worth and Mrs. P, L, Swearlngon. Let Lund on Broadway show you that his waterproofing mako3 your soles wutrrproof. It costs nothing trn. All wo ask Is "Bring your slioi's to Lund's.'' Christmas Kodaks at tho RED CROSS. ' MUST PASS EXAMTION Henry B. Suydam Is Danger ously Wounded In His Broad Street Office. YOUNG CLERK TRIES TO SAVE HIS EMPLOYED John C. Lumston Claims That He Was Not Paid For Am, Invention. (Bv Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Henry IX. Suydam, a mining and stock broker member of the curb stock maxfcet and alderman qf Plainfletd, K. X, was shot and dangerously wounr3ea In hla office, 390 Broad street, tod&a?; by John C. Lumston, an inventory who claims Suydam refused to pay him money due him for an Invention; Lumston asserts self-defense. The shooting was followed by a struggle with a young man noroetZ. Downs, a clerk in the office Ythcr ought to disarm Lumston. WIiECs Downs held him Lumston fired two shots, ono striking tho broker neay tho heart and thq other went thrtms&f tho window. Suydam is in the. hos pital in a critical condition. SENTENCE POSTPONED: Abo Rucf Will Hear Hla.Fato Oa -Christmas Evor (By Associated Pboss ) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. 'Jrh.tr passing of sentence upon Abo Rue2 was today postponed until Thursday, December 24. Robbers at Lincoln, .Neb., Get $3,000 In Money and Escape. (By Associated Press.) LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 19. Rob bers raided the state bank of Cera, olghteon miles north of here,, easily I today. They overpowered a hoytviixa I surprised them at work, demnlMVBcl a vault and secured $3,000 in inonsy and escaped. Tho boy was tied; Sh sldo tho bank and was not dlscnvesa until this morning. Old Mariner Leaves With the Nann Smith Monday and ill Retire.. Leaving Coos Bay on his last teSjp as master of a steamer, Captain Nel son will on Monday morning cros tho bar with tho Nann Smith for Bay (Point. On board will bo Cept. Ol son, lato of tho Alliance, and. til (wife. On reaching port tho st?aira er will bo turned over to Caplato Ol son who will hereafter conimuaft her? Captain Nelson will rotlro from sea Upe, In is mt on the part of the Coos Buy peoplo that Captain Nolson win tsot contlrtuo to visit this port. For jk long time captain of tho M. F' PAvufc ho was known to a' I who traviFe In and out of Coos Bay and" want with his oxtonslve exporlonco, tn garded as one of tho safest mnrinr on the const and. enjoys a biff pop sonal aoqua'ntanco;. Miss Clarke, ono of the Nortfl Bftssoi" tonohori, Is shopping In MorahfTeSX today. Xmas presents Try the GUNNEEQ ANOTHER RANK. IS HELD UP SilLuUii lilfmtu HIS LAST TRIP m I
