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Vol. III.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1909. -EVENING EDITION
No. 150
RUMORS OF BRI
IN CONTEST
Allege Offer of $15,000 For
One Vote Pledged to
Chamberlain.
TRY TO BREAK
STATEMENT PLEDGE
Second Man Is Offered Fed
eral Position to Break
Faith. -Portland)
ore., Jan. 15. a
special to The Evening Telegram
from Salem, dated January 12, sayB:
"Within the past 24 hours two Re
publican Senators havo been offered
bribes providing they would violate
their Statement No. 1 pledge. This
Is not rumor;" it Is fact. These two
senators have admitted they were
solicited to break their pledge. They
request, however, that their names
be withheld from publication, at
least for the present.
In addition to the two who frank
ly admit that representatives of the
reactionaries have attempted this
bribery, it is known that a third
senator is feeling the pressuro of the
antls. The third senator does not
say specifically that he has received
propositions, but he has Informed
friends that "they are after me,"
and that they are doing everything
they can to force him Into line.
Federal patronage and cash are
the baits dangled. One United
Statep appointment has even been
offered to different men, which
would appear as though the men at
tempting the bribery are not playing
a square game, even from their
standpoint.
, To one Statement one Republican
the offer of $15,000 was made, pro
viding he would not vote for George
E. Chamberlain for United States
senator. This offer, the senator
says, was made by a man he has
known many years, a man who has
liad considerable experience In the
political machines of other days, and
who Is considered honorable In
Portland. The offer was made with
out strings. On refusao vote for
Chamberlain the money was to be
paid over.
To the second Republican senator
a straight-out offer of a federal ap
pointment was proposed,"
HERO FUTILE;
LOSES LIFE
Chicago Flagman Killed In En
deavor to Prevent Colli
sion of Trains.
(By Associated Pres3.)
CHICAGO, HI., Jan. 15, A Flag
man was killed, two passengers fa
tally Injured and several persons
hurt In the Chicago & Northwestern
yards when the second section of the
China and Japan express Vrom San,
Francisco crashed Into section one.
A fog is said to have contributed to
the accident. The flag man stood
on the rear platform of the first sec
tion frantically endeavoring to sig
nal the oncoming Bectlon but could
not arid he was ground to pieces.
He could not be identified. He
could havo saved his life by Jump
ing but Instead he remained
heroically at his post in the futile
endeavor to prevent the accident.
Heavy Rainfall. The official rec
ord of rainfall Kept by Mrs. E. Min
gus, special government meteorolo-s
gleal observer for Coos Bay, shows
that one and three-tenths Inches of
rain fell between 5 o'clock this
moaning and one o'clock this afternoon,
BERY ST SALE
J
Aggregate of Damage For
Year Will Probably Not
Exceed $200.
The total fire loss In the city of
Marshlleld during 1908 did not ex
ceed $200, according to the annual
report of the Marshlleld Fire De
partment just filed by Chief Nlcols
with the city recorder. While Mr.
Nicols limits his report to merely
summary of the flro alarms turned
during the year with a word con
cerning the work done by the volun
unteer fire department, the record
pays the organization even a better
trlbuute than words can. With the
exceptions of the fires on the launch
es Curlew and Marshfleld, the flres
were extinguished before they had
gained any headway.
The summary of the flres during
the year as kept by Chief Nlcols is
as follows:
February 17. Fire In arbor in
rear of Merchant house. No damage
to house but $75 damage to arbor.
March 24. Fire caused by spark
falling on roof of Coos Bay Excel
sior; damage small.
May 23. Fire In Mulloy's house
on Third street; damage $5.00.
May 25. Fire In Marsden build
ing on Front street caused by elec
tric wires? damage $5.00.
June 30. Fire in kitchen of up
stairs of Johnson building on Sec
ond street; loss$3.00.
.July 31, August 1 and August 2.
Fire In timber north of Marsh
field; houses all saved; damage only
to timber.
September 11. Fire in launch
Curlew caused by explosion of gas
from candle or lantern spark.
' OiitilmH 1 l Tli nn rnt nf nQW
high school building caused by pot
rof tar Igniting. Damage small.
TO IMPROVE LIGHT PLANT.
Owner of System ut Iloscburg Makes
Aitiwi iiw.mrtii
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ROSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 15.
Plans for the betterment of the
Rosebuurg water and light system
were made public by one of the own
ers, S. A. Kendall, of Pittsburg, Pa.
A new plant will be put in operation
this year and will be built about one
half mile below the present plant'at
Winchester, four miles from this
city. The old station, now in opera
tion, will not be discontinued, but
will be used as a pumping station.
The now plant will havo a capacity
of about 20,000 lights, or nearly
double the capacity of the present
one. In connection with tho above
improvements, water mains and ,
electric light wires will also bo ex-
tended to Edenbower, one of the
richest fruit-growing sections of the
Umpqua Valley.
J. IJ. WEAVER STARTED "23"
His Votes for Populist President
Originated Slang Phrase.
HILLSBORO, Ire. Jan. 14.
Charles Weaver, of Muscatine, la.,
passed through the city en route to
Nehalorn, where he Is Interested In
timber lands. He says that his fam
ily Is directly responsible for tho
slang phrase "23," as this originat
ed from the fact thut his. uncle, Jas.
B. Weaver, received 23 votes in the
electoral college of 1893, following
Cleveland's election In 1892.
An Iowa country paper which had
strenuously opposed Weaver, used
tho "23" with much vigor for some
months aftterward, and whon any
thing went wrong it always used the
call now famous and which has so
many interpretations "23" as a
designation of failure.
That shocked look on a man's
face when a sympathetic woman says
she "understands" him Is probably
caused by a hidden fear that maybe
she really does.
FIRE LOSS III
1908 SMALL
TWO KILLED BY
Hotel at Everett, Wash., De
stroyed, Killing Two and In
juring Several.
(By Associated Press.)
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 15.
Fire caused by an explosion of a
gasoline" stove cost lives of two
guests at the Great Northern Hotel,
a small two-story building at Delta
a suburb of Everett.
The dead are J. A. L. Burnett, a
telegraph operator In the office of
iLDON OPEN:
: FINEJMER
August Peterson of Empire
City, Punished For" Violating
Sunday Closing Law.
August Peterson, a saloon keeper"
at Empire City, appeared before
Justice C. Li. Pennock In Marshfleld
this morning and pleaded guilty to
a charge of keeping open on Sun
day a room In which ' intoxicating
liquors are kept. Peterson was fin
ed $32.85 by Justice Pennock. He
paid tho fine.
The charges against Mr. Peterson
were filed by L. A. Llljeqvlst, assis
tant prosecuting attorney to whom
complaint had been made by Empire
residents. Yesterday, Mr. Llljeqvlst
went to Empire City to Investigate
tho case and the arrest of Peterson
followed. Dave Roberts, Al. Ni
chols, Charles Anderson and Wm.
Saunders had been subnoeaned as
witnesses in the case but as Mr. Pe-1
terson pleaded guilty, they were not
called upon to testify.
Mr. Llljeqvlst announces that the
Sunday closing law will be strictly
enforced. The law provides that
nlaces wherein intoxicating liquors
are kept niust be closed on Sunday granted an additional clerk, making
eo that It is not necessary to prove four allowed to handle the business
that liquors were sold. Rumors have 0f the local office but the growth has
reached Mr. Llljeqvlst that other wn guch tJjftt ho deciares t keeps
liquor dealers are not adhering I , , , .
t,lnHwth-HnrfnvM.W.,.l,..the fUr f ttJm bUB'er tllan ll dltl
ttnn nn,i tMPJ win h invRtientfld.
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UI1U 1L Jit? IJUUE, U1CUI VU11CUI, 111U
I offenders will be Immediately prose
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cuted
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HALF BILLION ACRES TIMBER.
Forests Owned by Government One
Fourth of Total Area.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The
country's forests now cover 550,000,
000 acres, or one-fourth of the total
area of the United States, according
to data compiled by forest service
agents and made public today.
Forests owned by the government
cover one-fourth of the total area
and contain one-fifth of the timber
now standing. Forests privately
owned extend over three-fourthjj of
the total forest area. Conservative
lumbering. is practiced on '70 per
cent of the forests publicly owned,
an don -less 'than' one per cent of
the forests privately owned.
lONSCRLENK
3 A
Originator of "Portland Craw
fish" Victim of Pneu
monia. '(By Associated Tress.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan, 15.
"Baron" John Schlenk, who intro
duced tho Idea of cdoklng crawfish
In wine, forming tho dish known as
"Portland Crawfish" and famous the
world over, died of pneumonia. He
aecumulated a large fortune as a
result of his Ingenuity In preparing
the delicate crustacean.
PASSE
1
GASOLINE FIR!
tho superintendent on the Great
Northern and F. Leroux, employe.
Tho Injured are Nora Smith, a
domestic who may die.
Mrs. Flndlan, owner of tho hotel.
Frank Cockburn, a freight yard
workman.
The men burned to death were
Sleeping on the second floor and
perished while trying to make their
way down the narrow stairs. Two
other men escaped from the second
floor by jumping from the windows.
The loss is $3,000.
POSTAL ill
H URGE
Business of Marshfield Post
office $2,207.14 Greater In
1908 Than In 1907.
For quarter ending
March 31, 1907
June 30, 1907
Saptember. 30, 1907 .
December 31, 1907 .
.$2,026.01
, 2,148.22 I
. 2,492.15
. 3,335.18
Total for year 10,601.56
March 31, 1908 r. 3, 354. 31
June 30, 1908 3,075.05
September 30, 1908 2,809.41
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December 31, 1908 3,569.93
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Total for year $12,808.70
Gain over 1907 2,207.14
The above statistics showing the
business done by the Marshfield post
office during the years 1907 and
1908 show a most flattering growth
and a steady one. The business for
the year Just closed was $2,207.14
greater than for the preceding year
which had been the best In the his
tory of the local postoffice.
Postmaster' W. B. Curtis Is highly
the
gratified over the showing of
office. During the year, he was i
a few years agowhen he and one as-
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slstant hart to handle It. I
pressed the belief that Mayor Straw
It is interesting to note that ,,,. ,.fi ,, , t t
.by referring the matter to various
Marshfleld is making a much more committees was trying to prevent the
rapid growth the last few years than reduction In expenses. Councilman
the other offices of about the same Tom Coke said that he thought It
class In Oregon. In 1908. tho busl-was ratller funny that Mavr Straw
ness of the Roseburg postoffice was lBhuld sidetrack the report as he did
$13,213.87 or only $405.17 greater ,when other reports of committees
than Marshfleld. Heretofore Rose-,wer0 generally acted on at once.
burg has been far ahead
of the
Marshfleld office.
The showing for the year just
closed Insures the securing of free
delivery just 3b soon as the city
council arranges for systematically
naming and numbering the streets.
Vesterday, Mr. Grimes received a
telegram from Congressman Hawley
urging that this be done. The mat
ter "has been arranged except for the
drafting of the new map by tho city
engineer and this will be completed
,in a day or two
Accuses Attorney General and
Postmaster General of Tell
ing Untruths.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. IE.
In addressing tho Senate, a second
time In regard to his alleged con
nection with tho Oregon land frauds,
Senator Tillman replied to tho ut
terances of Attorney Goneral Bona
parto andPostmastor General Meyer.
Ho flatly contradicted Bonaparte's
attitude and desire to "Bolster mt
tno President." He denied cor aln
statements of Moyer, also.
TILLMAN HAS
MUMS CLUB
ONE DEAD AND
AS RESULT
AREjLEGTED
Marshfield Citizens League
Selects Officials Discuss
City Affairs.
The Marshfleld Citizens' League at
a meeting in the Finnish hall at
tended by about fifty last evening,
adopted a set of by-laws and elected
the following officers for the ensu
ing year:
President C. A. Johnson.
Vice-president S. B. Cathcart.
Secretary John Butler.
Treasurer T. A. Howard.
President Johnson then appointed
tho following standing committees:
- Executive committee L. A. Cop
pie, L. W. Traver, F. W. Reeder,
George Baines and Dan Maloney.
Finance ommlttee Jesse Luse,
'Nels Rasmussen
itacken
and Henry Sengs-
It was decided to hold regular
monthlv meetlnes the second Friday
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'evening of each month with special
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meetings to be called, whenever ne
cessary the fourth Friday evening of
each month.
Will Discuss Sewer.
It was decided last evening to hold
a special meeting two weeks from
tonight to discuss the proposed sew
age system. Councllmen Carl Al
brecht and T. Coke who were pres
ent said that they were opposed to
the plan necessitating the mainte
nance of pumping stationSTfor the
sewage system. They said they had
not had sufficient time to thoroughly
investigate it but that they believed
that' a gravity sewage system could
be devised. They said the malnte-
I nance of Ave pumping stations would
probably cost the city about $1,000
per month or $12,000 per year,
which they believed to bo too much.
r Cut In Expenses,
There Was considerable discussion.
r tne Proposed plan to cut the run
nlng exnenses of the city. Some ex.
I Jesso Ll,se said that ho thought
jit best to ignoro Mayor Straw's spe
cial message. Ho thought that the
special committee In cutting down
expenses had not equally divided tho
reduction.
The proposal to reduce the allow
ance for the Are department caused
considerable discussion. Mr. Coke
said that as a member of the com
mittee he had fixed It at $300 per
annum because of tho offer of Chief
Nlcols for the department to handle
It for that. Mr. Nicols said that ho
did not remember having made any
such offer that he believed ho had
been misquoted. However, S. B.
Cathcart, Georgo Baltics and others
declared that Mr. Nlcols had made
the statement twice once at a Citi
zens' League meeting and again' at
tho caucus In the Odd Fellows hall.
Mr. Nlcols said tho department could
keep the engine In good shape for
$300 per year, but that it could not
keep a man at tho station all the
time for that amount. Mr. Coke
said that many business men had
expressed themselves In favor of
keeping a man at the station all tho
time and he thought this might be
arranged. Carl Albrecht said this
could bo done for $00 per month.
F. M. Frledberg and others sever
ely criticised tho service given by
City Engineer Sandborg. It was
stated that Mr. Sandberg had boon
doln'gaprlvatoaenglneorlng a"nd'-ro-celvlng
pay for it Instead of giving
his entlro time to the city. His work
on Cedar sreet and 'C street Im
provements was criticised, Mr, Fried-
NEW OFFICERS
THREE 01
OF OIHA BATTLE
Holdup Man Captured After
Firing On Several
Officers.
FOLLOWED ATTEMPT
TO STEAL DIAMOND'
Albert Clarke, Recently . of
Denver, Captured By
Police..
(By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15. Patrol
man u. a. bmitn is ueaci, Jjeiecuvu
W. G. Deverez probably fatally In
jured, Albert Clarke fatally hurf,
and Betsy Smith dangerously shot
as a result of an attempt of Clarke
to hold up Anna Wilson's place on
Ninth street. Clarke entered tho
Wilson place at -the point of a re
volver and commanded Inmates to
hold up their hands. At the sama
moment he snatched a diamond
necklace from the neck of the Wil
son woman and escaped Into tha
street. Betsy Smith followed. Ilim.-.
Clarke flred a shot into bersHoulder -Inflicting
a dangerous, wound; Her
screams brought Smith to tho
scene. Clarke at once began: shoot--lng
at the officer, firing two bullets
into his body. Smith raised himself
to a Bitting position and flred twice.,
at Clarke one bullet taking effect in
the leg. Clark4 escaped- A"- squad '
of officers at tho police station, two
blocks distant, began a seaflah- fori
Clarke. He was found on the Dou
glas bridge by Detectives Deverecz
and Heltfleldt. Clarke opened flro.
one bullet striking Deverez in tho
stomach, mortally wounding hlm
Heltfleldt then shot Clarke twice-.
At the hospital, Clarke' said he camo
rom Denver three days age
TRY TO TAMP
Charge Made In Trial of Pat
rick Calhoun In 'Frisco
For Bribery.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. At
the opening .session of tho trial of
Patrick Calhoun, president of tho
United Railroads, 'who is accused oC
offering a bribe to Former Super
visor Nicholas, W. Joseph Dixon, a
prospective juror, reported to Judge'
Lawlor what he believed to have
been an attempt to ascertain his at
tltudo in tho caso. Dixon stated
that a young man had come to his
house last ovenlng on the pretext ot
a real estate deal and had endeavor
ed to learn from Mrs. Dixon how
the talesman Btood upon tho Ruef
brlbory caso. Dixon was closely ex
amined by tho prosecution and tho
dofonso In the matter declared Inci
dent mado no impression on his
mind and he was passed temporarily,
to fill tho first place in tho Jury box,
berg declaring that 'C street wan
not to tho grado ordered. Finally,
tho following motion by Mr. Fried
berg was passed:
"Resolved that P, A. Sandberg is
not a fit man for city engineer."
It was decided to try to havo Mn
Sandborg replaced aa soon an pos
sible. A motion that tho leaipio?
would not support any counonnrra
for roil(icifeiH"L'whn oppoed fttr.
Sandberg's discharge was tabled.
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