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Vol. III.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908. SIX PAGES.
No. 139V
MISSION 10 MEET SOON
PITTSBURG HAS A BIG SGAiAL OREGON ELECTRIG LINE IS
0
.Francis H. Clarke Will Set
Time For Meeting of
Members.
PREPARED A DRAFT
WHILE IN PORTLAND
And has Conferred With Others
Who Will Be Affected by
the Measure.
Francis H. Clarke "has returned
"home Trom Portland where he has
"been on "business in connection with
the commission appointed by Gov.
Chamberlain to draft a general port
law for the -navlgab'le rivers, bays and
harbors of Oregon. The governor in
compliance with a resolution passed
at the Oregon-Idaho Development
congress held In Marshfleld, August
25 last, appointed the 'following to
serve on tho commission: Francis
H. Clarke of Marshfleld, Peter Log
gle oT North BenU, F. C. Flanders,
attorney for the port of Portland;
Herman "WlEe o'f Astoria, and F. B.
"Weatherson o'f Florence.
The governor has requested Mr.
Clarke to appoint a time and place
tor the commission to meet in Port
land and prepare the law In question
so as to have it ready for the legis
lature when it convenes January 12.
Mr. Clarice, who went to Portland in
relation to this matter on behalf of
the Marshfleld Chamber of Com
merce, reports 'that 'he has complet
ed a draft of a law for the organisa
tion of ports and that he has con
ferred with parties In various dis
tricts to l)e affected and that the law
as drafted has -met -with great favor.
Mr. Flanders of the port of Portland,
"has -also prepared 'a law, and the two
have been merged so as to meet tho
various needs-along the coast. Mr.
Clarke will designate the date of the
meeting of the commission sometime
the latter part of next week.
The law as now prepared desig
nates what shall constitute a district
In which it shall be possible for the
people to organize and incorporate
a port. The port -oT 'Portland now
exists under a special law but the
measure which it is intended to pre
sent to the legislature makes It pos
sible for the organization of a port
In any district TVhere there Is a na
tural drainage basin.
The advantages of a port organiza
tion, which of course are many, can
tinder this law he enjoyed 'by a num
ber of districts in Oregon, as well as
Coos Bay and the Coquille river in
this county.
The commissioners will meet at
tho time which will he set "by Mr.
Clarke and will then come to a de
finite conclusion as to the law they
wish to present and when this Is
agreed upon by all it will be present
ed to the legislature and every ef
fort made to secure its passage.
CLUB HAS
AN ELECT!
Members of the Millicoma Cor
poration Select Directors
and Officers.
At a meeting held last night at
the Millicoma Club, the directors of
tho corporation owning the club weri
elected. By a vote of the stock
holders tho following men were elect
ed directors: J. H. Flanagan, J, A,
Matson, Dr. K. Mlngus, C. E. Nichol
son and G. W. Kaufman.
After tho stockholders' meeting,
the directors met and organized and
elected the following officers:
President J. H. Flanagau,
Vice-president Dr. E. Mingus.
Secretary G. W. Kaufman.
Buy your Christmas CANDIES
where they are rnadeJRRESH every
day. STAFFORD'S. fc
Foot Balls at JIILNER'S.
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TROUBLE IS
PROBABLY OVER
Appears That Difficulties Be
tween Venezuela and Hol
land Are At End.
(By Associated Press.)
WILLEMSTAd", Dec. 22. The
new Venezuelan administration re
voked the decree prohibiting the
trans-shipment at Willemstad of the
Gomez destined for Venezuelan
points. This revocation Is regarded
by well-informed persons as prac
tically a settlement of the dispute
between Venezuela and Holland.
Were Surprised.
BERLIN, Dec. 22. Castro and
associates received the news of the
formation of a new Venezuelan cahl
net with surprise and apprehension.
The news is not confirmed.
Losing Power.
CARACAS, Dec. 18, via Ponce,
Dec. 22. There has heon no repeti
tion in this city of the anti-Castro
demonstrations of Decemher 13 and
14, hut the enforcement of the
resignation of tho Castro cabinet,
which occurred yesterday, is regard
ed as gone forward sealing the fate
of President Castro In Venezuela.
GOATS AND HINDUS IN CAR.
Lnhorers Curry Private Dairies -at
Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 22.
Hindu lahorers and nanny goats in
the same car, eating, sleeping, nil to-
gether, is the nnusnnl sight near this
city. The railroad companies hire
Hindus for construction work near
Vancouver and furnish cars for there
to live in. The Hindus dislike the
condensed milk furnished, so to over
come this they carry their own dairy
in the form of live and -wooly goats.
DREAM FORECASTS DEATH.
Montcsano Girl Had Presentiment of
Fatal Accident.
MONTESANO, Wash., Tec. 22.
Miss Hazel Douglas, -who died
from hums received in the explosion
of a kerosene lamp last Thursday,
had a presentiment of her awful fate.
i Early that morning Miss Douglas
'awakened her roommate, Miss Kate
i Scott, and related to her a dream
! which so impressed her that she
made a request that her body he
burled near her mother's grave in
California. Later In the day she -was
fatally burned.
NEWMAN RESIGNS.
President of New York Central Re
tires From Olllce.
(Bv Associated Prss.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. W. H.
Newman has resigned as president of
the TJew "York Central Railroad to
take effeet February 1, 1909. It was
accepted. It Is expected he will con
tinue as a member of the board of
directors.
Recent geologists have confirmed
the statement of Loula Agasslz that
the whole of New England was once
covered with an Ice cap a mile thick.
KILLED WHILE
DUCKJUITING
Allan F. Gill, Prominent Spo
kane Man Accidentally Shot
at Moses Lake.
(By Associated Pness I
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 22. Al
lan F. Gill, manager of the Independ
ent Asphalt Company, ex-city engin
eer and prominent In the Democratic
party, was accidentally killed last
night at Moses Lake through tho ac
cidental discharge of his gun while
duck bunting.
Seven Aldermen Charged With
Graft and Are Placed Under
Arrest Together With Two
Bankers.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBUllC, Pa., Dec 22. Fol
lowing the - on'-tflonal arrests here
last night of eleven councilmen and
two bankers for alleged corruption
in conducting he 'nuniclpal affairs,
it is Intimated more startling devel
opments are to come either today or
tomorrow. The scandal caused a
furore. The arrests "were the result
of an Investigation by the Voters'
League, and according to the best In
formation ohtalnable, the scandal in
San Francisco Is Insignificant com
pared to the alleged grafting here.
The following mien are already ac
cused: Councilmen William Brand,
John F. Kelin, IT. C. Wasson, T. L.
Atkinson, Jacob Eiffel, W. H. 'Me'lu
ney, Hugh "Ferguson and former
OFFICERS IRE GREATLY CONFUSED
Curious Conditions Arise When
Wisn Suspected of Train
Robbery 'Are Placed Under
Arrest at 'Portland.
(By Associate J Ptpss.)
"POBTL'AND, Ore., Dec. 22. "The
sheriff's ofllce, railroad detectives
the 'local pdlice aro confronted with
a curious array of contradictions in
the matter "6t the identification of
the men alleged to be implicated In
the To'bbery "df the Portland and Chi
cago special, 'on the O. H. "&N.,Tiear
this city, Thursday night.
"Yesterday 'afternoon, the -engineer
and Bremen Tf the train positively
identified Oscar Johnson and Harry
Benson -as'belng two of the three men
who robbed the train. "Last night,
William Bur' Ice, who -wasarrested as
a suspect in the robbery of the train,
confessed to his part in the crime,
Implicating none 'Jack Hayes, alleged
to be an ex-convict of Polsom prison
In 'CaTilmuiia, who was arrested
Detained Because oT Loading
Lumber and Will Not Leave
Until Tomorrow.
The .steamer 3.1. Vr Plant was ex
nectcd to leave today for San Fran-1
Cisco but -will mot get out until to-
morrow. The steamer had lumber
to load at North "Bend and "was mot
ready to sail today. It was Intend
ed to reach San Franelat Christmas
eve, hut on account of the detention
the steamer will not get there be
fore Christmas morning. Last year
there was rough weather and the
hoat did not get away when It was
expected and tho passengers spent
Christmas at sea. This time it IB ex
pected to get them there in time for
Christmas dinner anyway.
The following is the list of out
going passengers on the M. F. Plant:
Harry Anthony, Capt. Simpson, W.
F. Dickson, H. Lockhart, L. C. Ttey
nolds, H. L. Williams, Mrs. Williams,
Thomas Beldoin, Mr. and Mrs. Dol
lar, C. P. Plerson, R. W. Bedilllon,
Mr. Bradley, Mr. Scott, R. W. Han
naford, Mrs. Hannaford, Mrs. Scott,
Nlta Lattermore, H. G. Butler, E. M.
Simpson.
' Alliance Meets.
The steamer Alliance left North
Bend about 11 o'clock this morning
on her regular trip to Portland. Tho
passengers who went were as fol
lows; M. W. Hunt, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss
Jenkins, Master Jenkins, A. Evanson,
L. N. Gilnett, John Greene, V. L.
Holbrook, Mrs. Holbrook, Albert
Holbrook, Henry Holbrook, Mrs. A.
KelloKK. Tan White, Charles Getty,
Mrs. Charles Getty, R. S. Wilson, F.
L. McClellan, A. M. Wheeler, F. O.
Weeks, Mike Levis. A. R. Willard, C.
II. Hardy, C. Fredericks, J. LeRoy
R-nith, Mrs. L. D, Smith, Joe Davis,
Louis Stanyeck and flvo steerage.
PLAIT HEfiE
ANOTHER IT
President W. W. Ramsey, and for
mer Cashier A. A. HUsack of the
German National bank.
The Beven councilmen, It is forr
mally alleged, conspired with each
other and with other persons un
known to secure the passage by
bribery of the members of the select
and common councils of ordinances
and resolutions designating deposit
aries for the city.
The measures in which the alleged
grafting was carried out are a bridge
ordinance, bond ordinance, one for
freeing bridges between Pittsburg
and Allegheny, an ordinance for ad
ditional filter beds for the new Al
teration plant, a street railroad or
dinance and other municipal matters.
All the councilmen are candidates
for re-election. Tho preliminary
hearing will be held tomorrow.
This afternoon reports are In cir
culation that a number of men "have
left the city as a result of the dis
closures of tho municipal graft
scandal.
Sunday. Burke did Tidt 'know of
Hayes' arreBt and "when the latter
was placed where Burke coul'd see
him, he positively Identified him as
one of his confederates In the train
robbery. Burke named another man
for whom the police are searching
as thefhird man in the robbery. The
sheriffta officer arrested Burke upon
what appears to "be a conclusive evi
dence! hut the police department,
which arrested Johnson and Benson
are emphatic that the sheriff has
the wrong men and that Benson and
Johnson are two of the train rob-
jhers. ' They -were arrested for hold
ling np' a saloon and were connected
'with tho train robbery -later. How
the O. R. & N. train crew will recon
cile their positive Identification of
jBenson and Johnson with Burke's
confession that he. with Hayes and
i another man, committed tho train
Irohpery, is puzzling. The theory
-advanced In some quarters is that
Hayes, Burke, Benson, Johnson arid
several others are really members
of the same gang.
BELL APPLI
FOR FRANCHISE
Appears Before City Council
At Coquille 'But Matter Is
Laid Over.
'(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, On Dec. 22. Sey
mour H. Bell of Marshfleld, appeared
before the city council last night and
filled a petition for an electric light
and power franchise In this city.
Owing to the fact that Mayor Haw
kins was out of the Ity, the matter
was laid over and win come up
again Thursday night.
It is understood that Mr. Bell will
also -make application at Myrtle Point
for a franchise.
It Is understood that some of the
business men here will meet tonight
and take the matter up for discus
sion. Just what Mr. Bell's plans are Is
not known In detail. If he secures
the franchise, he will probably buy
the present plant here.
PRISONERS
GD TB SALEM
Sheriff Gage Passes Through
the City With Rose and
Williams.
Sheriff Gage was In the city last
night with two prisoners to go to tho
penitentiary at' Salem. They wero
Rose and Williams, the two young
men convlctod n few days ago in tho
case of tho Myrtlo Point girl. Rose Is
to stay three years and Williams two
years,
TO INVESTIGATE GODS BAY
WOULD BUILD
COOS RAY LINE
London Syndicate Planning to
Construct Railway From
Snake River, Idaho.
VALE, Ore., Dec. 22. A London
syndicate Is considering the advisa
bility of building a railway from
Snake River, Idaho, to Coos Bay ac
cording to the declaration of Col.
Woods in an address before the Oro-gon-Idaho
Development Congress.
The Congress was well attended and
while Coos Bay was enthusiastically
boosted, It was with a view of fur
nishing means to develop the great
"Inland Empire."
An important speech was deliv
ered by Col. C. E. S. Wood, of Port
land, agent or the French company,
owning the military road grant of
750,000 acres Including 25,000 un
der the Malheur project. Tho com
pany has been accused of being the
chief obstacle to the developing of
the country, but Col. Wood denies it.
In a clever speech he declared that
his company had purchased the land
grant with gold coin from the politi
cians who had secured It, and was
, therefore entitled to get some ro
. turns.
Ho declared that his company was
willing to sign up the land for the
government project providing that It
Is not placed In danger of having the
land confiscated by the foreclosure
of the land for water before being
able to find purchasers. It is believ
ed that the government will be ablo
to make arrangements to protect the
company from loss and permit of a
fair price being secured for the land.
Col. Wood also stated that the whole
of the grant Is now under offer In
London to capitalists who are consid
ering the proposition of constructing
a railroad from tho Snake river to
Coos Bay.
Hnrrlninn Refuses Grunt.
Tho speaker said that tho grant
had been offered to Harrlman as an
Inducement to construct a road and
also to the Chicago-Milwaukee & St.
I Paul interests, the price being $3 per
'acre, out that uotn companies had
turned down tho proposition in favor
of constructing competing lines to
those of Hill In Washington. He said
that he would advocate the passago
of an amendment to the constitution
permitting the state to construct a
railway in order to have a chance to
make the railroads develop the coun
try Instead of fighting each othor in
a territory already provided with
transportation.
SIX APE LOST
IN A WRE!
British Ship Irada From Gal
veston Goes Down In a
Fog.
(By Associated Press,)
CROOKHAVEN, Ireland, Dec. 22.
Tho British steamer Irada, from
Galveston, bound for Liverpool, Is a
total wreck At MIsonhead. Tho cap
tain and four of the crow and tho
stewardess wero drowned. Tho re
mainder of 'the crow and sixty-five
men saved themselves. Tho wreck
was due to a fog.
ASSAULTED AND RORRED.
Spokaue Man Meets With Mishap at
Oakland.
(Rv Associated Pre.!'
OAKLAND, Cal Dec. 22. Char
les D. Jeffries, formerly manager of
tho Spokane Interstate Fair Associa
tion, was assaulted by two foot pads
arid robbed'of $388. He was struok
on tho head with a sandbag but not
seriously hurt.
Send Representative Here
to Estimate Cost of Extend
ing to This Point.
RUNS NOW FROM
PORTLAND TO SALEM
Move Due to Recent Action Ora
Part of Board of.
Directors.
With a view of extending the Ore
gon Electric road Into , Coos Bay a
representative of the company win
be hero soon to look over the Eeldw
The road runs from Portland tos 5x
Iem and is building other brancficss
south from the latter point.
Tho Chamber of Commorco of
Marshfleld has for somo time part
been In communication with the- ofSt
cials of the road and now tho boartl
of directors has decided to send a
man here at once to look over tho
country and make somo estimate oE
the cost of construction and probable
business. It is njt known who the
company will send here but whoever
tho representative is ho will bo here
in a few days.
Business of.tlfb Road.
Regarding the business of the Ore
gon Electric the Statesman of Salens
prints, tho following in a recent Is
sue: "Net profits derived from passen
ger business alone by tho Orcgpra
Electric for tho Art six- munthtr oT
1908 are shown to be $13,535.31, ac
cording to a report filed with tho
state railroad commission yesterday
morning. The first freight servfea on
the road was accorded July 5. Theta
Immense profits are largely duo tc
the fact that the road is tho only
one In Oregon that has no handed
Indebtedness.
"Tho gross earnings of the eompany
for the six months were $65,340.98.
The oporating expenses were $t&
805.77, and the taxes were $3,000..
Tho capital stock of tho company
Is $2,500,000. The road had US
employes during tho period reported
and paid them wages and salaries
amounting to $35,817, With tho se
dition of the freight service and! taw
creasing business with the lateizestas
of the year the legislative husilnaaa
of tho first of next year, the- road's
profits will mount way out of. sight.
LOSES FINGERS.
W. Seagren, a young man employ
ed at the C. A.'Smlth mill, lost tiro
fingers in an accident last night. Thn.
Dlx, who attended him ropnrted" tlni
he was getting along nicely tadJasc
QUEEN IS CHEERED,
When Announcement Is Mntlo Ira
Chamber of Deputies.
(By Associated Press.)
THE HAGUE, Dec. 22. It was
officially announced In tho Chamlwr
of Deputies today that Queen WJ2
holmlna was In an Interesting condi
tion. The statement brought JoyfisJ
bravos except for a handful of so
cialists who took excoptlon to tits
loyal demonptratlons.
Jury at Boise Returns VerdicS
Acquitting the Alleged
Murderer.
(By Associated Precs.)
BOISE, Idaho, Dov. 22. Afltax
twelve hours of doliberatlohH, rtto
Jury In the pom of Alois JkuotIojs.
ohargod with the murder oC W. Cf.
Simmons ut Highland Valley tew
8eptomber, returned a verdfcP of nofc
guilty. Jauorlng proved jnr alibi nucl
f-liowd that Simmons was shot from
ambuch,
mum is.
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