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THE COOS BAY TIMES 'MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909 -EVENING EDITION
No. 165.
iLLEGE MANY FRAUDULENT LA
HOLDINGS 18 STATE OF
HIGH ITER AGAIN TODAY
MAY CAUSE WORSE DAMAGE
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Railroad Addition Covered
With Several Feet of Water
This Afternoon.
MAY CUT FLOOD
GATE IN THE DIKE
Many Residents Sustain Small
Losses Which May
Amount to $2,000.
While today's high tide may not
reach the mark set by yesterday's
record-breaker, It is liable to do
more damage owing to the South
Marshfield flat being filled from yes
terday's overflow. Only part of the
water that flooded the basin back of
the Railroad dike yesterday ran out
and the tide running over the dike is
expected to force the water consider
ably higher in the basin.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon, the
tide began to break over the dike
and a big flow was expected as the
crest of the tide will not reach the
upper part of the bay until after
2 o'clock. This morning, a force of
men were buBy on the dike trying to
repair them and guard against an
other overflow today, but it was
practically Impossible as the dike Is
a foot or two too low for such high
tides as that of yesterday and the
one today.
Today, the people began . early
moving goods in low places to higher
ones where they will be practically
safe from water. Yesterday much
of the goods that were water soaked
could have been saved had the own
ers realized there was any possibility
of the water reaching the stage that
It did. Today, they took no chances.
Many poultry raisers with chicken
houses in low places lost some of,
their birds. Several hod difficulty
In getting cows and harass out the
barns.
' -Oss-Abwufr $2,000. '
It Is estimated that ttie residents
of the low district in Marshfield will
sustain about $2,000 less as a re
sult of the flood. Mra. Dr. Murphy
will probably have the heaviest In
dividual loss, the damage to her
home on Sheridan street being es
timated at upwards of' $300. The
goods stored In the basements or
lower floors of practically all the
houses on the flat were more or
less damaged. Hay and feed In all
of the barns in the section were
practically destroyed. Messrs. Dean,
Walters, Prizeen, Chapman and
others lost considerable. There'were
no large Individual losses.
Make Flood Gate.
Residents jt the flooded section
are planning to ask the city council
or the railroad company to put a
flood gate in the dike so that the
marsh may be drained within a few
days. It is claimed that unless a
flood gate Is put In, the marsh will
not be back to its normal condition
for a couple of months.
They claim that a flood gate six or
eight feet svlde can be cut In the
dike at a small expense. A man can
bo placed there to operate It for
a few days, they say, and get prac
tically all the water out of the low
land. Railroad Tied Up.
The local railway ran. a train as
far as Beaver Hill Junction this
morning, but could get no farth
er on account of the track beyond
there being far underwater. Wheth
. er or not the road bed has been dam
aged cannot be ascertained.
Passengers and mail between the
Day and Coqullle were carried by
boat over the flooded space.
Considerable damage to the rail
road property was done In the local
yards and considerable water re
mains in the yard.
IJuIId New Dike.
Councilman Carl Albrecht was In
vestigating the flood situation this
afternoon. It Is likely that he will
make some recommendations to the
city council tonight to guard against
f lture trouble. Some are alvocating
that a new dike, wider and higher
HON SPECIAL
FOR WEDDING
H. R. Rood of Seattle, Deter
mined That Oregon Laws
Would not Thwart Him.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 22. Deni-
'ed a license to marry i.i OregQn be- The better protection afforded, it Is
cause of the non-residence laws of claimed, would at least cut the fire
this state, H. R. Rood, vice-president I insurance rate In the business dls
of the Pacific Creosotlng Company, trlct In two and materially reduce
of Seattle, chartered a special train
and went to Vancouver, Wash.,
where he and Mrs. Edward G. Stol
ber, were married.
The bride Is said to be the wealthi
est woman In the American colony
in ParU, where she has spent the
greater part of the time since her
husband's death. Her place of blrlh
and original home is Denver.
The ceremony at Vancouver took
place at St. Luke's church. In addi
tion to the contracting parties, only
the officiating clergyman and wit- carried here so that the the Improve
nesses were present. The bride, on t ment In fire protection forcing the
a belated train, had just arrived from estimated reduction would net the
Denver. j property-owners here a large sum
Mr. Rood went to the Courthouse every vear
to procure a marriage license, but I Norta Bend recently put In a small
was denied, because the Oregon laws isalt water flre Protection system for
demand a six months' residence be
fore a license Is granted. Neither
had been a resident of the state and
the groom was In a quandary for a
time.
TTr milnlrlv snlvprl It. however, for
. . , . . .. .. , t. ,,.
he hurried to the office of the North
Bank Railroad, where he chartered
a special train. The train was made
up in a few moments, and with the ;
groom and bride-to-be- as the only
passengers, rushed across the Colum
bia River into Washington.
Having resided In the State of
Washington, he was able to qualify
as a citizen of that state a'-d a 1 -cense
was issued at Vancouver, ltood
Is one of the most prominent busi
ness men of Seattle.
Since the death of her former hus
band, Mrs. Rood has resided most of
the time in Paris. Her wealth i3 said
to run well Into the millions and was
made originally ia silver. Her late
husband owned the Silver Lake
group of mines, near Sllverton, Colo.,
and Is said to have made an immenso
sum out of them.
He soid these properties to the
Guggenheim Interests for an almost
fabulous sum. Immediately after
the ceremony at Vancouver, Mr. and
Mrs. Rood returned to Portland,
where they will remain for several
days. They will make their home In
Seattle.
than the present one. They say It
can bo built at a comparatively
3mall expense by utilizing the
dredge.
Li!tle Damage Elsewhere. the fears of tho relatives that the
While tho high water .Isjalso caus- little fellow had been drowned,
lng much inconvenience In Empire While active search has been maln
and North Bend, but no particular talned ever since he disappeared, It
damage has-been done at either has been futile. Last evening, dy
place. A. V. Wickman of Empire, namlte was used In hopps of floating
who was in -Marshfield today, said the body, but it was Ineffective. To
that ho had not heard of any dam- ! day, several boats are dragging tho
age in that vicinity.
The North Bend mills and Sash
and Door Factory aro still shut down
as a result of the water getting Into
their engine rooms.
Smith Mill Stmts.
The C. A. Smith mill wheih was
compelled to shut down yesterday
noon on account of the high, tide,
resumed operations last night and
continued today. It is not believed
that any further trouble will be en
countered there.
The company has suffered some
'oss by Its logging tracks being
washed out on Cunningham Creek
and South Slough, Reports that
oiany of their logs had been washed
iway aro said to be without founda
tion. Some of the dikes around the
grounds ware threatened,- -
Fire Extinguishers at J3ICRLAI) &
SOXS.
HHESrSIEM
Marshfield Business Men Dis
cuss Plan For Better
Protection Here.
It Is likely that steps will be
shortly taken to s cure a salt water
fire protection syc em for Marshfield.
A number of -business men have been
discussing It and will probably gather
data onthe cost of Installation and
maintenance soon.
The advocates of the proposed sys
tem' claim that the system will short
ly pay for Itself by forcing a reduc
tion of the fire insurance rates here.
the rates In the residence section.
At present, the base rate of Are In
surance In Marshfield Is seventy five
cents and to this additions are made
on account of hazard, the latter be
ing based on proximity to other
buildings susceptible to fire and also
on the fire protection. In the down
town section, along Front street and
Pine street, the rale runs up as high
as six dollars per thousand per an
num. It Is estimated that about
$500,000 worth of fire Insurance is
'Its water rront, the action there fol
I lowing the fire that wiped out the
old Woolen Mill and several Institu
tions last fall. The advocates of the
system in Marshfield want a more ex
tensive one with flre mains running
(through all the principal business
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and residence streets to be furnished
with water from a supply tank on
Knob Hill.
Dr. E. Mingus will probably have
the matter called to the attention of
the city council soon.
While flre losses heie have been
very light, It Is claimed that a city
of mostly frame construction needs
the best protection possible. Aside
from the security that It will give, it
Is pointed out that the direct saving
in flre insurance premiums will soon
pay for the new system.
Fears That North Bend Lad
Was Drowned Are Confirm
ed By Finding" Headpiece.
The cap of Caro Wittfck' was
found floating In the bay" near the
North Bend mill last evening by
Will Relchert. This fully confirmed
i bay.
! Owing to the high tide and strong
current, It Is feared that the body
was carried far from where the' lit
tle fellow fell In and that tho recov
ery of the body cannot bo effected
until It floats.
PERFECT FIR STICK
LONG.
08 FEET
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan.
22. As the gift of, Captain James
Gibson, of the Washington Stevedor
ing Company, the American bark
Ersklne M. Plielps will carry to the
Atlantic one of the finest sticks of
fir timber ever cut In Washington.
Tho stlok Is 98 feet Jong and o'f per
iod proportions. It will bo trans
shipped from New York ta Bath,
Maine, and will be placed upon the
bank building of Arthur Sewall, the
JCalno shipbuilder.
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i RESOLUTION
01 POLYGAMY
Proposed Action By Oregon
Legislature Squelched
In Senate.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21. A resolu
tion to memoralize congress to sup
press polygamy was defeated In the
legislature by Senator Abrahams,
who said congress was being annoy
ed by people who constantly allied
at Utah. Abrahams Insisted asper
sions should not be cast on Utah be
cause a few men are retaining wives
they married, years ago.
A memorial to congress protesting
against the proposed reduction In
the tariff on lumber wa3 adopted by
a strict party vote, the democrats op
posing. Memorials similar to thosa of
Maine, Illinois, Louisiana and Wis
consin were adopted urging the elec
tion of senators by popular vote, for
government appropriations for high
ways and for child labor laws.
Stringent Anti-Trust Bill.
An exceedingly rabid anti-trust
bill was introduced in the house, the
most stringent antl-corporatlon
measure tint has ever been present
ed in an Oregon legislature.
Trusts of every description are
made unlawful and severe penalties
, attach to violations of the act. The
bill defines a trust and provides that
A both criminal and civil actions may
be brought againBt any person or firm
entering Into any combination to re
strict or Interfere with free competi
tion in all lines of business.
j A trust is defined as a combina
tion of capital, skill or acts by "two
or more persons, firms or corpora-
'tlonslfor the following purposes:
I, To create or carry out restrictions
in trade or commerce; to limit the
production or Increase or reduce the
j price of merchandise or any commo
dity whatever; to prevent competi
tion In the manufacture, sale, pur
chase or transportation of any com
modity and to fix or control prices.
J It is .provided that any foreign
corporation doing business In the
state shall lose Its. license if found
guilty of vlotation of the law. Any
violation of the proposed statute is
declared as a conspiracy against
trade.
J. S. Coke Returns From Port
land and Eulogizes
-Coos Bay.
"I am mighty glad to get back to
Coos- Bay," said J. S. Coke this
morning on his return from Portland
where he has been for a couple of
weeks on business connected with the
Graham and Sheridan suits involving
the local railway property. Mr. Coke
represented the Southern Pacific In
both cases and won decisive victories
in both.
"This Is the first sunshine I have
seen since I left here," he continued.
j"The weather In Poriland was fierce.
There was a foot or olghteea Inches
of snow on the ground all the time.
Tho warmest It got In mid-day for a
week or more was twelve or fifteen
below zero. When It did begin to
moderate, the slush on the streets
made It more disagreeable than ever,
"I have always been a firm believ
er in Coos Bay and tried to boost
It In every particular but I never was
so much of a booster as I am today.
There is notblns that equals It. It
was a revelation to me that there
could be such a difference In tem
perature batwoon hero and Portland,
the minimum on Coou Bay having
been only twoty-four above, I bo
llew, whl'o It wns fifteen or so below
In hfanSous"Role City."
Fire Extinguishers" at EKRLAI) &
SOXS.
WEATHER HERE HAVE NARROW
IS BEST HER; ESCAPE TODAY.
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BREAKWATER
III BAY El
Made Good Time Down Despite
Unfavorable Conditions
In North.
The Breakwater arrived In early
" " '
Astorla down the coast. The flood
on ttie Columbia is breaking out the
ico so that It no longer serious y
impedes navigation. The Break-
water had a good freight cargo and
a large passenger list. She will sail
for Portland tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
"Right on time," remarked Capt.
Magenn of the Breakwater, as he
greeted friends this morning on ar
rival, "neither ice, b.ar, wind or
weather can stop the Breakwater's
schedule."
Continuing, he said, "The Willa
mette and Columbia were both
showing the effects of the heavy House appropriation committees, re
snows and rain. The water was 8 spectlvely, asking for an additional
inches over the docks when we left appropriation of $500,000, which, IC
yesterday morning at 7:15. Wo granted, with that already asked roc
made the trip down and crossed over will give the Department $1,000,00
the bar at Astoria In a. little over for that purpose,
sevon hours, making 115 miles in Secretary Garfield also submits x,
that time. Part of the trip down statement of H. H. Schwartz, chief
the Columbia we made 18 knots an
hour."
The Breakwater's Incoming pas
senger list follows:
J. S. Coke, E. K. Jones, J. A.
Blatt, L. Ricker, E. Mohler, P.. Log
gle, P. Bangasser, Mrs. Bangasser,
L. B. Despaln, Mrs. Despaln, N. Mc
Duff, C. Pollard, J. Shannon, C. R.
Miller, P. Nelson, Mrs. F. C. Jones,
F. Brown, F. Turner, E. Lund, H. i
Mathiosn, Edw. Bicke, C. Nicholson,
E. Utinezel, Wm. Cook, V. Gibson, J.
Rebell. E. Chalberg, J. O. Steinlor,
F. Rummell, W. Everlst, Mrs. Earley,
Rev. E. 'Donnelly, I. Hoxgrnves, E.
Morris, J. Upsprlng, H. Fryuioyer, J.
Goldle, W. Kerkriff, Mrs. Kerkriff,
C. Fensler, C. W. Rollins, P. Wood,
A. Brink, D. L. Clouse.
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LAUXCH CAPSIZES WHILE CAR
RYING PASSENGERS FROM
BEAVER HILL JUNCTION-
TO
COQUILLE.
A launch belonging to the Co-,
quillo River Transportation Com-
pany which was carrying passengers
from Beavor Hill Junction to Co-
quille today capsized. Eight passen-
gers who were aboard and the boat
'crew escaped but all the mall and
practically all the baggage wa3 lost.
-The launch was a small one, and
It Is believed that it must have
struck a log or something. Beaver
slough is swollen as a result of the
1 freshets. Thilt no lives were lost ls
considered
little
short of mlracti-
l0USi
The local train only ran as far as
Beaver Hill Junction and it wns
planned to take them from there to
Coqullle In the launch. The names
of the passengers were not obtain
able today, It being statsd at the
'depot that near'y all were strangers.
ASK FOR DIVORCE.
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 21. WMnii
C. Vinson has commenced suit Jn t c
circuit court for a dtvoice from hor
husband, Bird C. Vinson. The com
plaint statos that thoy were married
at Elkton, Ore., January 19, 1907,
and that nq children have, been born
fo them. Mrs. Vinson btftw in her
complaint that her husband frequent-
ly (iFsaultod and ueat her, at one
time b ackenlbg her eyes and at an-
Secretary Garfield Says Gotr
- ernment Has Been Beaten
Out of Over $10,000,000
MAKES SPECIAL
REPORT TO CONGRESS:
Asks Appropriation of $1,000,
000 to Prosecute
Frauds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Startl-
,lng ,nformntlon of alleged au
lng frallds npon the pnbe n&9jBmi
come lnto the posseBglon o seerctair
Garfleid through special agents. The
allegation Is made that approximate
,v jno.000.000 worth of Inn,! h
states, principally west of the- Mis
sissippi River, have been acquire
fraudulent'y within the last tn
years, by corporations and Individu
als. With a view to recovering thesi!
lands, Secretary Garfield sent letters)
today to Chairman Hale and Chair
man Tawney, of the Senate an$
of the field service, showing over
32,000 distinct cases of alleg-ed Tanfit
frauds demanding further Investiga
tion. Of such cases awaiting Investi
gation there are In Oregon' -14G2c
California and Nevada, 1409; Wash
ington and North Idaho, 1325; Mon
tana, 3C05; Colorado, 8621; Ari
zona, 49G; Wyoming, 21,155; UtoS.
1482, and New Mexico, 1209.
Much In Oregon.
According to tho statement sent
Congress by Secretary Garfield, th
government is now endeavoring U
recover title to $1,S35,0Q0 worth oE
public lands fraudulently ontcred oe
sought to be entered In Oregon. This
Includes $750,000 worth of Umber
land acquired by C. A. Smith, $200
000 by Fred A. Krlbs, $435,000 In
volved In 123 fraudulent timber erf
trl.s (names not given), $250,069
worth of fine pine land, and $218.
000 worth of coal land within forest,
reserves. He also hopes to recover
$559,000 worth of land In Washing
ton and a large quantity In Idaho.
BASKET BALL LINEUP.
Mnrsliflchl and North Bond
TttUEOI
Will Play Then.
Final arrangements for tho basket
ball contest between tho MarshBcIX
High School team and the MUJer-
Cleaver Business College tsam at
North Bond tomorrow night were
, made today It ls expected that vt
number of rooters will accomynjqr
tne local teams, tne jiarsnneitt 'tiiEtt
School girls playing the North Benl
1Il8h School girls' and the boy
iBalnst the buslners college twun.
The H'10"" for tl)0 latter same will
Uo ns follows, probably:
Marshfield
Position
Bus. CWL
SharV
KusscH
Curt
Hydo
Bright
McCor-
S. Brlggs
L F
R F
Center.
R G
LG
Kasmussen
' "Hsgs
"'oaer
Atmlurd
Subs MnrshfleM, Fred
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mac and C. Clarlto; Business
CoT-
loKe: HoolllnB and PurrlsK
other time throw a tooth-pick holder
filled with toothpicks at her, striv
ing her in the face, and used vio
lence In abusing her many tlmcc
She states ho remained out late at
night, sometimes not coming hom
(until 3 n. m.; refused to yiy doctor
bills and failed to support her. Snts
warts maiden name restored, Wlldab
C. Dlmick.
RV THE RFQl'KST of several In
terested nnrMn who wre unable to
nttond t)i r -'tni nt the AcA3cwy
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ovolv- T,n"'r 30-
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cuJihs at tho I1E1) CIIOSS.
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