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COOS BAY PEOPLE WILL
ALL OBSERVE CHRISTMAS
Business Houses to Close and
There Will be General
Holiday.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
WILL HAVE-TREES
Entertainments In Most, All of
the Churches Tonight or
Tomorrow.
Christmas will be observed on Coos
Bay in the usual manner. The banks eran churches tomorrow. There are
and practically all of the business no sl'ecial services at, the other
houses will be closed" and everyone chlIrches excepting the exercises ar
wlll have a general holiday. I ranSed for the children of the Sun-
There are a number of events ar -
ranged In the way of holiday festi
vities. The churches have all ar-
ranged for entertainments for the monlca s catnoiic church tomorrow,
children und there will be dinner par- , The flrst win be at 5 a- ra- the sec
ties and other social events. ond at e a- m- and solemn mass at
The shopping rush which usually 10:30 a m- The crib ,n the church
comes the day before Christmas, Is has been constructed, and today the
on today and a busy night is ex- lad,es are busy decorating for Chrlst
pected. I maa-
Flrnmnii'B null Tne music of the solemn mass at
The Volnuteer Firemen will give
their annual ball tomorrow night,
and that will be the chief social
event. The firemen have always
made these annual affairs quite
elaborate and on this occasion they
will attempt to surpass all previous
efforts.
Masonic Observation.
The members of Pacific Commas
rlorv Nn 10 Knfp-htc Tomnlnr will
hold services tomorrow morning at
8:30 o'clock. All sir Knights are
invited to attend.
Rush at Postofllcc.
The postofllce clerks have been
very busy with the Christmas mail
A lot of packages have "gone out and
many have come in for Marshfleld
people, making the malls exception
ally heavy.
CHRISTMAS TREES.
At all of the churches either to
nleht or tomorrow nlclit there will
he a Christmas celebration for the aIso be held morning and evening on
children. The nature of the affair Sunday and .the children's entertain
In each church varies but most of ment will be held at the church to
them will have trees and programs night.
of some sort in which the children
will take part.
The programs as arranged
given below:
Kniseonal.
are
There will be no regular program
at'the Episcopal church In Marshfleld
hut the children will gather at the
church tonight and there will be a
tree and presents.
Presbyterian. I
At the Presbyterian church, there I
toIII lllronrlan lip Tin pntprtillnment
or set program but a treat has been
arranged for Christmas eve, tonight,
a i. ,iat o-o lnvlrp.1 to onmo I
and see the tree and fun In store for
them.
Baptist.
The Baptist Sunday school
wjH '
have quite an elaborate entertain
ment tonight. The church Is hand
somely decorated and a big time Is
mjuiuiy utiuutu u ., "- -.
assured the pupils. The following is
the program which has been ar
hpon OI..LUUI1VUU11 .. o
ranged:
Opening song "Joy to the World".
Congregation
Invocation Pastor
Selection Temple choir
Address of welcome . Eugene Kelley
Duett Florence and Hattle Rehfeld
Mandolin duett Isaacson Bros.
Recitation Ethel Davis
Song "Beautiful Angels
Class No. 1, Mrs. C. H. Marsh,
teacher.
Recitation "The Stolen Stocking"
Anna Downs
Solo Samuel Marsden
Solo ". Helen Gulovsen
Song "Hall the King of Glory" . .
Class No. 2, Mrs. Harrington,
teacher,
Exercise Four Boys
Song of the Star Class No. 4,
Geo. Doll, teacher.
Solo . Mable Clare MIllls
Recitation . Francis Franse
Music Isaacson Bros,
Christmas tableaux, Guardian An
gel tableaux, the Arrival of Santa.
North Bend Methodist.
The Sunday school of the North
(Continued on page 4.)
CHRISTMAS
AT CHURCHES
Services Tomorrow at Cath
olic, Episcopal and Lutheran
Churches Will Be Held.
Christmas services will be held at
the Catholic, Episcopal and Luth-
, y scnools
St. Monica.
Three masses will be held at St.
10:30 a- m- wU1 be as follows:
Kyrie and Benedlctus Leonard's
Mass in B.
Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus
Dei Bordese in G.
The members of the choir will be
as follows
Sopranos Misses Annie
Flanagan
and Mamie Mahoney.
Altos Mrs. Mabel Oren and Miss
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Sieua U lyOnneil.
Bass Dr. William F. Toye and A.
Lofgren,
I Tenor James H. Flanagan.
I Musical director Miss Stella O'Con
nell. Rev. Father Curley will conduct
services tomorrow at North Bend,
Thero wUl be mass at c a- nl" 8 a-
m., and 10 a. m.
Episcopal Church.
Services will be held at the Epis
copal church tomorrow morning at
10:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Horsfall,
the rector, officiating. Services will
sweuisii Liiitiiernn.
An early service will be held at C
a. m. tomorrow at the Swedish Luth-
ieran church for the grown people
land the children's exercises will be
held in the evening,
GUNBOAT ARRIVES.
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American Vessels Are Reported
"caching Wil enwtad.
(By Associated Press )
WlliUuMBlAU, uet. ft. iuo
United States gunboat Dolphin
ir-
rived here today and the cruiser Des
iiuiue ia cai'chcu itCi ... v.., ....,,
CASE CONTINUED.
Ruef's Sentence Is Put Off Until Next
Tuesday.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Thp
j f Bentence upon Abe Ruef
P"ff . . ... ' . rmAr .
visor John J. Furey, was continued
until next Tuesday.
LIFE LOST
IN A FIRE
Big Department House In New
York City Is Burned
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. One man
was killed, three other men and a
woman were seriously burned and
the lives of many others wero saved
only by the prompt and heroic work
by the firemen and tenants themsal
vos In a fire which wrecked tho flve
atory apartment house at 122 West
127th street, early today. Daniel
Frlzzell, a young Englishman was
the man burned to death. The dam
ago to property was $15,000.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD,
R. D. HUME'S WILL IS PROBATED
WidOW Gets a Large Part Of
the Estate and NepheWS
,i m:- n r-
and Nieces Came In For a
Share.
The will of the late R. p.
was admitted to probate In
county. Attorney J. S. Coke
went to Wedderl) 'rn as attorney for
the administrators returned today.
According to the provisions of the
will, the widow, Mrs. Mary A. Hume,
receiver outright houses and lots
located on Chestnut street In San
Francisco, and also all the house
goods In the houses, the household
furniture in the Piedemont residence
which is owned by Mrs. Hume her
self, all stocks and bonds and $20,
00u In cash.
To each four or five nieces and
nephews, the sum of $5,000 is be
queathed and the residue of the
state Is divided into 100 shares. Of
these, Mrs. Hume receives sixteen
CASTRO MAKE
A STATEMENT
Practically Relinquishes His
Claim to the Presidency
of Venezuela.
BERLIN, Dec. 24. Pres. Castro
gave a statement to the Associated
Press which amounts to virtually an
abandonment of his claims to the
presidency of Venezuela. The state
ment follows:
"After taking cognizance of every
thing printed In the newspapers con
cerning the development In Vene
zuela, I doubt the attitude therein
attributed to the present government
at Caracas. But I will have more
to say on this subject when I am in
better health and when I have full
knowledge of what has occurred.
"In any event I shall place no dif
ficulties in the way of the present
administration in Venezuela In seek
ing to adjust the pending controver
sies with foreign governments, even
If they Involve my own withdrawal
from activity In the affairs of the na:
tion."
SENDS A GREETING.
Governor-Elect Cosgrovo
Wires
Christmas Greeting.
( Uv VssociiitPd Press.
PASO itoBLES, Cal., Dec. 24.
Governor-elect Cosgrovp of Washing-
ton sent the following to the people "
of Washington today: "Christmas
BieewuBa u w.o jieup.c ul lue Blulc oeing circulated today that a raid ernor elect James H. Brady, Wllard ,, " ! iVi i
nf Waqhlntrtnn I nm in bodv In m j . . -" ""'l uu..cQ . .j.UUj, ...u.u jiajns rCcltal will bo clear and' Con
or wasnington. i am in uoay in wu soon be made agalnst the coun. Wh to of Bolse. Jf H Lowell, of ,, nrw1 w. tonr .,, ofnr .
California but In mnd with tho neo- . n , ,.... ,. ... . ... .vlnclng and will tear the state's to
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pie I expect to serve. Cosgrove."
FIGHT CHIEF TOPIC.
Big Advance Snlo For Ring Event nt
Sidney.
(By Associated Pross.1
SYDNEY, N. S. W Dec. 24. Tho
fight Saturday between Tommy
Burns and Jack Johnbon is. the chief
topic of conversation In Sydney. Tho
advance of sale of seats is $40,000,
Burns Is the favorite at better than
five to four.
NO PAPER FRIDAY.
Tomorrow, Friday, is Christ-
mas Day and in order that the
members of Tho Times' force
may join In tho general obser-
vanco of the event, no paper will
bo issued. It will be tho only
day in the year with the oxcop-
tion of Sundays, that The Time3
has not Issued a paper.
Wishing everyone of Its sub-
scrlbers and patrons, a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year, wo remain ever.
Faithfully yours,
THE TIMES.
HOLIDAY SNAPS.
We will allpw a discount of 10
per cent on all purchases of East
side property betwoen now and Jan
uary 1, 1909. Don't overlook this.
TITLE GUARANTEE AND AB
STRACT COMPANY.
OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24,1908.
sharea ald of the nieces and nephews
isomo receive seven and some Ave
shares each. The part of the estate
I which la included In the one hundred
shares takes in all of the Curry
county property which is very valu
able. Mr. Coke says that the prop
Hume jkprty being thus undivided excepting
Curry as to snares It will bo necessary to
Incorporate or to form a co-partner-
ship.
Mrs. Hume and Charles H. Warner
are named to execute the will, but
Mr. Warner being a non-resident, ho
is disqualified and Mrs. Hume Is sole
executrix of the will. In California
It was necessary to file the will and
Mrs. Hume and Mr. Warner were
named as administrator and admin
istratrix with the will annexed.
As to any contest of the will which
has been reported, Mr. Coke states
that he has not been Informed of
any such plans and that he went to
Wedderburn to have the will prob-
ated and not with a view of starting
a contest. The estate is valued at
less than a million dollars.
Question of Sentencing Gom
pers and Other Will be Thor
oughly Discussed.
l Bv AssoclatPd Hrppn.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 24.
Tho whole question of the sentenc
ing for contempt of court of Presi
dent Gompers, Vice-president Mit
chell and Secretary Morrison of tho
American Federation of Labor, by
.TllRflnn Wriirht n thn ffnnromn Pnurt
j, m i n i it i i
of the Dltsrlct of Columbia, will be
threshed over at a meeting of the j
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executive council of the Federation
in this city, January 11. Resolutions
sustaining attitude of the leaders of
the big organization with its thirty
thousand and more councils and two
million members, will bo submitted
for action and a scathing arraign
ment of the decision will be outlin
ed. MORE IS TO COME.
WILL MAKE
HARD EIGHT
A committee was named to gath-
Further Prosecution at Pittsburg Is er railroad data for tho purposo of
Expected. i assisting the railroad legislative
fBy Associated Press.) committee. Among those named on
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24. While the committee was Walter Lyon who
the graft scandal at Pittsburg has represented- Marshfleld nt tho con
been halted In so far as making ventlon.
additional arrests Is concerned It Is
iiiuiuuiuu uiiu ueiiBvea u is oniy
temporary, Apparently, both the
prosecution and defense aro Kettlnc
thelr second wInd, followlng the 8en.
Batlonal 'davfllonrnGnt.. n n
sational 'developments. Rumors are
w,,lllcu uuu uuHiuuaa men who are
charged with corruption of the coun-
ell. The voter's league of Pitts-'were
uit.fa .a saiu lu IKIYO IIICIIUIUU HVeuiy-
two warrants for tho arrest of tho
persons.
Following In some ways tho gener
al lines of tho car dumpers in use on
tho Great Lakes, an apparatus Is to
bo built in ? nlladelphla for the Le
high Navigation company which will
take hold of a canal boat, elevate It
CO feet In the air, and empty its
contonts either on the wharf for con
veyance to a storage pile, or Into the
hold of another vessel.
Nevada passed a law several years i
ago allowing hunters to shoot wild
horses and sell their hides. Th'n
opened tho way to a new and profit
able Industry, and within a fow years
15,000 wild horses were killed. But
the hunters got to shooting horses
that wore branded and shod, and up
on the plea of tho ranchmen tho leg
islature repealed tho law.
HAVE YOU seen the Steinwny
Piano now scale at Sherman, Clay &
Co., Coos Building, Marshfleld, Oro
SHERMAN & CLAY have COME TO
STAY.
Warranted silverware and Jowelrj
at the RED CROSS.
Start a bank account by buying
a lot in Sangstacken'B addition.
EASTSiDE IS A WINNER.
DISABLED SCHOONER IS
EAVOR COOS
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Oregon-Idaho Development
League Takes Action at the
Vale Session.
VALE, Ore., Dec. 24. Develop
ment of Coos Bay harbor was ono of
the projects which the Oregon-Idaho
Development congress in session in
' this city went on record as favoring.
In resolutions passed the congress de
clared in favor also of the Malheur
project and of state aided railroads.
Delegates to tho next congresses
tn Iip hold in nniRR rtnrini? .Tnnnnrv
and Salem during February, aro urg-
ed to do everything in their power
tn fnrthnr fhn Mn.lrnrMnn nf n -nil.
road from Boise through Central
Oregon to Coos Bay; recommending
that tho bay be used by tho federal
government as a great naval and
coallng station and commercial har-
bor for tho shipping of the Pacific
coast. It is urged in the resolutions
that the delegates urge upon the leg-
islature of Oregon the Importance of
enacting at Its 1909 session a gen-
eral law enabling all districts which
contain navlcable waters In Orecon
to organize port commission and to
levy taxes for tho purppse of raising
money to Improve the harbors of
Oregon.
Tho river and harbor committee of
Congress Is urged to make an appro-
prlatlon for the improvement of Coos
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The first development congress
was held in Marshfleld and since
then several meetings have been
held. It Is believed that this last
meeting did more than any ono
agency along the conference line to
build up and advance tho Interests of
Oregon and Idaho. The congress
was in session three days and about
300 persons were in attendance
many being from different cities in
Oregon and Idaho.
Tho following Joint committee on'case nganst Thornt(m J HaIng for
raiiroaa legislation was appointed:
Oregon Governor Georgo E.
Chnmhnrlnln. .Tuiliro Stnnhen A.
Ij0we of penaIefon; Co,ono, c E.
w',, nt tWh,, h..
S. Wood, of Portland. Idaho Gov-
uaiciwejl.
Corresponding secretaries chosen
W. P. Doollttle. of Ontario, and
itliey JllKlNHUn, 01 uoise,
Tho six following congresses will
bo held:
Salem, Ore., Jan. 29 and 30.
Boise, Feb. 23 and 24.
Ontario, March 1C and 17.
La Grande, April 27 and 28.
Caldwell, May 11 and 12.
Burns, July 17 and 18.
GIVE UP IRE
AGENCY RERE
All Business of Steamer Here
after Transacted at North
Bend Office.
Tho company owning tho steamer
Euroka has given up its agency In
Marshfleld and all of the business
with the boat must hereafter be
transacted with tho North Bend
agency, T. B. James. Tho company
announces that thero was not sufll-
cient business In Marshflold to war
rant maintaining tho two agencies
on Coos Bay.
Hunters' licenses explro Dec. 31.
RENEW thorn. THE GUNNERY.
No. 14T-
BROUGHT INTO COOS BAIT
San Buena Ventura Loses Her
Masts And Rigging In
A Storm.
TUG COLUMBIA
T0WES HER TO PORT
She Was Found About Eight
Miles Off of Cape
Blanco.
In a disabled condition with nrar
masts and rigging gone the Saia
Bucnn Ventura, a two-mast sailing;
vessel, was towed Into Coos Bay- Uiis:
"loruins v S uoiumwa aiucm
now at tho Simpson Lumber Cbar-
pany doclcs at North Dend-
II was learned that the boat was
ln distress and the Columbia went
out aftcr her- and found hor oleMr
lnlleS Off Capo BlanCO. At 3 O'cIOClC
yesterday morning she had encoua-
tered a storm- Tho masts wcro
broken off and the rigging can-fear
away and the cabln was badIv sinasli-
ed ,n- The crew of slx mon "H"1 '
cook wer0 on board but had not ur-
fercrt any and no 1Ives wero logt-
Tho San Buena Ventura left Saia;
Fra"cisco some days ago and was
bound north- Sbe formerly earner
lnto tllIs 1)ort a IonS time ago.
Tony Ivergard is tho captain oF
tho schooner. She Is very old anfif
usea to ,nak0 l)ort8 aIonB tllls c0"8-
as far back as tho 70's. She was
probably worth $10,000,
Tho schooner was light when she-
left San Francisco and was boundT
ior mo uoquuie river wnen sno en
countered the storm yesterday morn
ing and was dismantled.
PERJURY IS
JLBB
Witness In the Hains Case?
Contradicts Himself Several
Times..
'Bv Associated" freii.i
liT.TTRHIlMfi rinn V.A TIio QI(,5,
alleged participation In tho murtfer
of Annis, Is nerrirg Its closo: Tlia
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a"v r Mn , Tf "ST"
Saturday or Monday. Attornor We-
Intyre said today, "The Thorrrfan-
I pieces." Martin Skauer, the calf-
man who drove tho Hains hrutBccsH
to tho YacM Chb the d of
shooting, today related that 2k
heard tho defendant say to Captaicr
Hains, "Have got Into it now."
Lawyer Mclntyro asked tfeafc
Skauer, who Is eighteen years of age,,
bo committed for perjury, alles&iEr
that Skauer hrd signed a statement:
prepared by tho counsel for the do
fenso to tho effect that there was so
conversation In tho cab. Skauer Be
camo frightened and confused nndt
declared ho had mndo the state
ments, but that they wore faface
Justice Crane said ho would talcer
no action pending tho oxnmfnntforti
of tho witness. The witness tficnr
Bald he had made a statement hut:
believed tho lawyers to have boon re
porters and that had he told tlws
truth It would have boon prfnt5f
nnd ho would have gotton Into
trouble with Prosecutor Danrln.
In tho cross-examination, Skntwir
declared tho testimony ho had gfva
In tho trial was true.
Nice line of FRESH FRUITS anSl
VKGKTAIUiKN Just rrrPlved at then
MARSIIKIKLI) GROCERY on UroadE
way. Phono 123.
Steamer mtimcWATKRr -it
from Coo npy for Portland SnT"-
lUItlMY, lKl 20, nt 12, NOON.
Sieclsl prices on Xmns gift box:
Plqnrs nt "THE SMOKEHOIKE" XSI
GAlUiELD hotel block.
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