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THE COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1 909 EVENING EDITION-
No. 157
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Presents Report to Body For
Reduction of Salaries of
Officials.
WOULD SAVE ABOUT
$4,00D PER YEAR
Want to Collect Liquor License
From the Millicoma
Club.
The Marshfleld city council last
evening took the preliminary step
towards retrenching on city expenses
when It accepted a report from a
special committee consisting of
Councllmen Carl Albrecht, Thomas
Coke and A. J. Savage that a major
ity of the salaries paid by the city
be reduced. Mr. Coke said that the
adoption of the new schedule would
mean a saving of about $4,000 per
year for the city.
The report recommended the fol
lowing changes:
Reduce salary of marshall from
$100 per month to $80.
Reduce salary of night watch from
$90 to $70 per month.
Pay city recorder $80 per month
and allow $30 per month additional
to pay stenographer when needed.
Heretofore $150 per month has been
paid for this office.
Reduce city engineer's salary from
$150 to $125 per month, abolish as
sistant city engineer and allow one
rodman and one chalnman for the
office.
Abolish engineer In charge of fire
engines, turning that department
over the firemen to be run at an ex
pense of not more than $300 per
V year.
Turn street cleaning over to street
committee with Instruction that not
more than $2.50 per day be paid
for 'labor.
Allow city attorney and city treas
urer salaries to remain as at present.
8 Mayor Straw referred the report
to various committees of the coun
cil to Investigate and report on it
at the meeting next Tuesday night.
Tilt Over Claim.
W. P. Murphy last evening pre
sented a claim to the city council for
a refund of $51.22 on Cedar street,
claiming that he had been over as
sessed that much for the recent Im
provement. Councilman Sacchl said
the matter would have tojio Investi
gated and he thought the wholo
Cedar street Improvement ought to
be investigated. Mr. Murphy said
that he did not care about the rest
of the work, that he was not object
ing to It, that he was willing to pay
his share but that he wanted back
the amount In excess of his share
that had been collected from him.
There was a hot cross fire between
Messrs. Murphy and Sacchl for a
few moments but finally Mr. Mur
phy's claim was referred to the fi
nance committee.
Upon motion by Councilman Sac
chl, Messrs. Albrecht, Coke and Nel
son were appointed a committee to
Investigate the Cedar street Improve
ment and to try and adjust matters
with the property owners there so
that the deficit assessment will be
paid. Mayor Straw said that It
would take more than three to satis
fy the Cedar street property own
ers. License Mflllconin.
Councilman Albrecht wanted to
know If the city should not collect
$60u per year license from the Mil
licoma Club. He said that he didn't
think the club ought to have more
rights than anyone else. City Attor
ney Snover said that he would have
to Investigate the matter before lie
could say whether or not the club
could be compelled to pay a license.
Councilman Sacchl thought the best
way to get at It would be to order
Marshal Carter to collect the license
from the club. Councilman Albrecht
said that he had been there once
and saw liquor passed over the bar,
drank and paid for. Mayor Straw
wanted to know If It was good whls-
l'ey and Mr. Albrecht said he
' thought It was. The matter was re.
) PEELECT
Local Financial Institutions
Had Prosperous Year De
spite Flurry Outside.
The annual meetings of the First
National Bank of Coos Bay and the
First Trust and Savings Bank just
held show that the past year here
has been a good one despite the fi
nancial flurry that marked the com
mercial world generally. Both Insti
tutions are in excellent condition and
the prospects for the ensuing year
aro most flattering. No changes
were made In the officials of either
Institution.
The annual meeting of stockhold
ers of the First National Bank of
Coos Bay was held for election of
directors and officers for the ensuing
year. The following were elected:
O. B. Hinsdale, President.
John'Preuss, Vice-president.
W. Sj McFarland, Cashier.
R. T. Kaufman, Assistant Cashier.
Directors O. B. Hinsdale, John
Preuss, W. S. McFarland, W. F. Jew
ett and B. Mlngus.
The First Trust and Savings stock
holders re-elected the old .directors
who are John S. Coke, Stephen C.
Rogers, Henry Sengstacken, M. C.
Horton, William Grimes, Jno. F.
Hall, W. S. Chandler, Dr. C. W.
Tower and Dorsey Kreitzer. The di
rectors then re-elected the old offi
cers who are as follows:
President John S. Coke.
Vice-president and Manager M.
C. Horton.
Cashier Dorsey Kreitzer.
Seattle Jurist Under Fire De
cides Not to Attempt to
Qualify For Place.
(Zif Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash,, Jan. 13. A
special from Olympla to The Timas
says Mllo A. Root has notified Gov.
Mead he will not attempt to qualify
for the second term on the supreme
bench to which he was elected.
(By Associate! presj.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 13.
I Judge Mllo A. Root went to Olympla
yesterday and Intimated he may at-
I tempt to qualify for a place upon
the supreme bench to which he was
elected, In the absenco of any' ac-
, t'lon by the court or Bar Association,
there Is nothing to prevent. The
I Times has a dispatch from Olymp'a
'saying the supreme court or the
State Bar Association will recom
mend proceedings to disbar both
Former Supreme Judge Root and
Judge M. J. Gordon of Spokane.
ferred to. the city attorney to In
vestigate. Campbell 11ns Grievance.
Dan Campbell was at the council
meeting last night to protest against
his treatment In the ferry slip mat
ter. Ho blamed Councilman Nelson
who has supervision of the construc
tion of tho ferry slip for It all
and bitterly censured him but Presi
dent Savage called a halt op his ad
dress Just as he started In to toll
what he thought of Mr. Nelson, It
seems that Mr. Campbell. had some
piling driven along the ferry slip'
line and tho contractors dro've them
out In the street where they may In
terfere with the ferry. Tho council
decided to have a committee Inspect
tho piling and If they aro In tho
way, Mr. Campbe'l will be ordered
to have them pulled out.
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City Council Orders, It Drafted
Routine Business
Transacted.
The Marshfield city council last
evening Instructed City Attorney
Snover to prepare an ordinance reg
ulating the liquor business In this
city so that in case there are any
violations, the city police can arrest
the offenders and punish them and
the fines go to the city. At present,
It was declared there is no ordinance
and the city would not get the fines
If the violators were punished, the
money going to the state. It was
stated that there were reports of
violations of the Sunday closing and
the mid-night closing.
The council also decided that at
tho next meeting the council would
take steps to regulate the billiard
parlors. It Is proposed to make them
close at certain hours, to prohibit
young boys frequenting them and to
Impose a license.
Routine Business.
The ordinance regulating the fired
protection In moving picture shows
was laid on the tabie until next Tues
day night.
F. M. Frledburg, Chas. Doane and
Mr. Gulovson were granted exten
sions of time In which to pay their
assessments for their Improvement
of Broadway.
Lyman. Noble was given permission
to move a house along 'C street
from the water front to the corner
southeast of the Masonic Opera
house. He bought a house In North
Bend and will move It here. How
ever, the permit to move the house
was on condition that he must not
damage the paving.
An ordinance regulating the put-
ting In of telephone, telegraph and
electric light poles passed Its first
reading.
A cross .walk was ordered con
structed at Balnes and Nevada
streets.
Sidewalk was ordered laid on the
Eastslde of Main street near Nevada.
It will cost $437.80.
An agreement between Robert
Marsden and the city to have tho
portion of Mr. Marsden's new ware
house removed when the building
line ,is established was referred to
the city attorney.
As a result of a long petition
protesting against .the proposed re
moval of the arc lights at 'A' and
Broadway and 'B' and Front streets,
the council decided to leave them
In.
F. M. Frledburg entered protest
against the braces of the buldkeads
on Broadway, being placed on .he
private property. He also protest
ed against the reported plan to
build an elevated roadway on Broad
way instead of having the s reet fill
ed and the plank roadway put on
afterwards. The councllmen declar
ed that the reported change had not
been ordered.
Want Hotter Lumber.
Councllmen Coke and Albrecht
last evening urged that the speci
fications for c(ty sidewalks and plank
streets contain a provision that only
red fir or Douglas fir be accepted.
It was pplnted out that white fir,
hemlock and other alleged ihferior
grades pt lumber cannot then be
used.
Special Meeting.
A special meeting of the city coun
cil was ordered to be held this even
ing to take up street Improvement
matters and also sewer projects. It
Is likely that the entire plan for
street improvements during the com
ing year will be discussed.
INCREASE THE HOUNTY.
Clatsop County Will Pay More For
Scalps.
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 13. Just 'be
fore adlournlng last evening the
county court announced that for the
year 1909 there would be a material
increase in the bounties offered for
cougars, bears,' and bob and wild
rats. For cougar scalps a bounty of
$20 each will he given by Clatsop
county; for boars $5 each, and $1
each for bob'and wildcats. This is a
much larger bounty than over grant
ed before, especially for the cougars.
Dealers Will Only Deliver Half-
ton Lots to Customers
For Present.
The recent cool snap twenty-four
above zero, the lowest It has been
In Marshfield, Isn't cold in compari
son with the below zero weather at
Portland, the 21 below at -Pendleton,
Ore., has created a big demand .for
fuel on Coos Bay. Tho local fuel
dealers have hardly been able to
supply the demand and have cur
tailed the amount to be delivered
to anyone customer to a half ton
lest they run short.
The heavy streets in many sections
of the city also operate a hardship
on the fuel dealers making it diffi
cult) for them to haul large loads
to many places and making the deliv
ery much slower than It would be
If the streets were all In proper con
dition. Old residents say that the cool
snap will not last long and they are
glad of It as the cold is not con
ducive to good health here. How
ever, the excellent showing of health
conditions in the city last year In
the annual report of Dr. E. Mlngus
published a few days ago, Is ample
evidence that a few colds and sore
throats that may result from the
cool weather will not be serious.
FULTON DENIES IT.
Declares He Has Not Withdrawn
From 'the Race.
WASHINGTON, D. p., Jan. I?.. -Senator
Chas. W. Fulton, of Oregon,
denied the story printed in Portland,
Oregon, newspapers, to the effect
that he had sent a letter to a certain
member of the Oregon legislature
declaring himself out of' the senator
ial race against Governor George E.
Chamberlain. Fulton said that he Is
convinced if he makes a fight In the
Oregon legislature he uan succees
in having a republican elected sena
tor. "It is a betting proposition of 10
to 1 in my favor," declared Senator
Fulton. "I know nothing about Mr.
Hitchcock having sent letters to
Oregon legislators asking them to
elect a repub'lcnn senator. I never
conferred with him on tho subject.
If he Is doing anything at all It Is
without my knowledge."
TO HE HOMELY IS A
SIN, SAYS PASTOR.
Advises Young Women to Mnke Free
Use of Powder and Paint.
ST. LOUIS Mo., Jan. 13. Young
women of the First Methodist Epis
copal church may now use the pow
der puff, likewise tho paint brush
and brow pencil without any com
punctions of consclenue. Their pas
tor, Rev. P. C. Fletcher, says It Is
all right;. Lecturing on "Love,
Courtship and Marriage," he told
them that beauuty was a duty and
that If they were not born that way
It was Encumbent on them to pow
der and pa,!nt and pencil themselves
beautiful.
''If I were a youiig woman I would
try to bo winsome," he said. "Beau
ty Is a duty. A young woman ought
to strive to appear to the very best
advantage, mentally, physically and
morally, If by tho use of the pow
der puff, paint bruush and brow pen
cil you can make yourself moro win
some, you have my. consent to use
them freely.
"It Is right to supplement the
works of God. To be ugly In an age
like this Is but little short of a sin
against God and self."
ALCOHOL FIRE IN SHOES.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 13.
Where a bartender pours alcohol In
the shoes of a drunken customer,
sets flro to It and burns tho victim,
tho latter may recover for his dam
ages against the owner of the saloon
Is the decision of tho state supremo
court. The court follows a Minne
sota decision and decides contrary
to a decision of the supremo court
of Arkansas. This decision was tho
case of Otto Belike against John
Carroll, a saloon keeper of Raymond.
The lower court decided in favor of
tho saloon man and a now trial was
ordered.
PROSPECT 0000
SATS CLA
Writes That Everything Is In
Readiness to Secure Pas
sage of Bill.
G. W. CarletOn yesterday received
a letter from Francis H. Clarke stat
ing that everything was progressing
nicely In the campaign to secure
legislation that will permit the or
ganization of the Port of Coos Bay
to develop and Improve the harbor
and bar. Mr. Clarke wrote from
Portland just prior to leaving for
Salem. His letter is in part as fol
lows: Have everything In exceedingly
fine shape as far as the port law
Is concerned. Mr. Flanders, Mr.
Cushman, Mr. Loggle and myself
composing the commission, have
agreed on a law. The Portland dele
gation is not opposed and wi'l sup
port It. Mr. Chase of Coqullle, will
be chairman of the judiciary in the
Senate and will Introduce the bill
and Mr. Bean will take charge of
It in the House. The bill as accept
ed by the commission Is all right.
jThe right to organize is given and
I we can organize a port to cover the
north half of the county If we want
to, but can't encroach on the Co
qullle basin. I shall advise the peo-
,ple of Coos Bay to keep within a
reasonable district and I have no
doubt the courts will .sustain them.
We will try and get the bill through
to the governor among the very first
ones to be signed so as to be able
to organize by June at the latest.
Loggle Is a pretty good man to
work with and can understand the
situation fully and quickly.
New Lieutenant Governor of
Washington Said to Have
Disqualified Himself.
( Hy Associated Press.)
OLYMPIA, Wash,, Jan, 13. Har
ry Balllnger, attorney for Lieutenant
Governor Coon, said that proceed
ings to test the qualification of Lieu
tenant Governor-elect Hay will bo
Instituted In the Supreme Court aft
er' Hay has taken the oath of office
tqday. Coon's contention Is that
Hay disqualified himself for the of
fice In the primary election by pur
chasing newspaper advertising space
of character alleged to be prohibited
by the primary law.
Lieutenant Governor Coon called
the Senate to order and will prestde
until his term expires. Senator Ruth
of Olympla, was chosen speaker pro
torn and W. T. Laube secretary. As
a result of a coincidence, the calling
of the House to order fell upon L.
O. Meigs, a candidate for the speak
ership. Meigs was chief clerk of the
last House, and because of that fact
was requested to preside at tho open
ing session. Later, ho was chosen
speaker.
HEYHURX IS WINNER.
Is Reelected UnlU'd States Senator
In Idaho.
(By Associated Press.)
BOISE, Ida., Jan, 13. - United
States Senator Heyburn was re-elected
by the legislature In separate so
lon. A joint session will ratify tho
action. Tho voto stood: Sonnte
Heyburn 11; French 1; Stooklagar
8; Woods 2, House Iloyburn 44;
Stockslagor 0; Woods 4.
German cough syrup for colds and
coughs at tho HED CROSS.
ELECTION OF
HA? COSTESTEO
Ohio Senator Tries to Dig Up
New Phase of Brownsville
Affair.
CONGRESS MEN ARE
STILL AFTER HIML
Continues to Devote Time to
Attacking President Instead
of Business.
(By Associated PreBS.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 13.
Illegal diversion of public fund's By
President Roosevelt and W. H". TaK:
while the latter was secretary of war
to pay for the Investigation by prf
vate detectives Into the Brownsville?
affair was charged, by Senator Fora,
ker in the Senate in a speech reply
ing to the statements of Herbert J
Browne of this city, and William G,
Baldwin of Roanoke, Va., who em
ployed by the Secretary of War to
secure evidence of tho guilt of the
negro soldiers of the shooting up or
Brownsville on the night of August
13 and 14, 190G. The government's
use of private detectives was char
acterized by Foraker as "atrocious,
shocking and revolting." Forakcrr
charged that $15,000 had been di
verted from $3,000,000 war fund ap-
proprlated March 3, 1902, at tho
close of the Spanish-American war to
meet unforeseen contingencies andT
bo expended at the discretion of the?
President, but that no detailed or-'
Itemized reports to congress of the
expenditures from this fund hadT
been made.
Foraker reviewed tho statements
of the President in his several mes
sages that all tho evldonco painted!'
to the guilt of the soldiers, but said?
that the actions of tho President lis
employing detectives which, ho as
serted, was a violation of the statu
tory provision "that no employe off
a PInkerton detective agency or sim
ilar agencies shall be employed In
the government service or by any of
fice of the district of Colunibfa"
showed that the President was fore-'
ed to strengthen his case "aa thouylx
conscious, notwithstanding all Ills
assertions and declarations as to tlxej
sufficiency of the testimony. It was
in fact unreliable and insuftlcfainf ftr
justify his order of the dischargo:.
We were favored with tho further
message of December 11, I!lilfit. Im
which, we were Informed that tho
detpctlves had been employed by the
War Department and that they have
been at work for months." SpeaWng"
of tho reply of the President and? oil
the Secretary of War to the Senate?
resolution calling for Information one
the detective's Investigations, Fora
ker said, "This messrge of tho Presi
dent with Its exhibition, his report
of the Secretary of War Is the most
serious feature of this unhappy busf
ness." Foraker declared they dis
close determined efforts on tho pari:
of the President to again, bolster up
the case against soldiers, that tho
President employed, methods whlcla
cannot bo fittingly described wftfiont
employing language which might ap
pear disrespectful to tho chief exe
cutive. Foraker, de.clared.tho methods
of the detectives In securing tho evi
dence and cpnfesstons were,suph that
"tho facts would make ajl, such test!--mony
utterly Incompetent and worth
less." LANDO TO CHANGE".
Will Hrrnino Manager of tlio l'loitcvir
Grocery Company Soon.
Israel Lnndo has resigned as man
ager of tho Finnish Cooperative store
to take tho management of tho Pion
eer Grocery Company which Ivy Con
dron recently give up. Mr. Landw
has been Identified with the Fltnifsfs;
Cooperative store for some time bur"
ho holloves tbnt the nw posftiai
affords Mm n better opnortunitj far
personal p'lvpTioement and fir ofctrf1
ohang h w'U carry wUH in the
bet wluUea of M pinnj fn. r ila.
Tin T'I")J h for n rative Company
wl'l meet Friday to elect his successor.
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