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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1909)
(taa IN TH TIUHfl Waflt Afc GET "WHAT YOU TYdni aua. WANT wnKh YOU WANT IT. FIVB CENTS PER LINE PER DAY. Successful Bosf nee houses Ih the tmB Experience largo cities after j testing nil advertising methods era now using tho dnlly papers exclu sively. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED TRESS. VOL III MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1909 -EVENING EDITION No. 183. Bag THOUSANDS PAY TRIBUTE TO IK OF LINCOLN Centenary of Martyred Presi dent's Birth Is Observed Generally. IVIAjN EXERCISES HELD AT HODGENVILLE, KY. Mean Little Cabin In Which Liberty Wrought Last Miracle Dedicated. (By Associated Press.) HODGENVILLE, Ky., Feb. 12. Reverent and curious Americans to the number of several thonsand to day dedicated the mean Httlo cabin In which liberty wrought her last great miracle, the occasion being the centenary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Those present Included the head of tho nation, the governor of Lincoln's native state, and a host of other prominent people of general private life. The tent which served as an auditorium was roped off from the crowd which gathered around the hallowed spot. In the center, besl'do the platform for the speakers wand the machinery for tho cornerstone laying was the cabin itself, its logs worn smooth by the elements. Around the spot were gathered far mers' 'boys and grizzled old men who have known the cabin since child hood. Five Special Trains. Hodgenvlllo had, with some trep idation, taken the temporary posi tion as capital of the world. Five special trains from Louisville crowded with people, kept the air vibrating with enthusiasm and at noon, the President's train arrived, seeming to release an immense wave of pent-up enthusiasm. The President, his wife, daughter and Secretary Loeb entered two clos ed carriages and with a band and Company F, First Kentucky regi ment, headed the parade which moved into the cabin site. Arriving at the scene, the President and other distinguished guests were given places of honor, following the deliv ery of an Impressive Invocation. Former Governor Folk of Missouri, who Is president of the Lincoln Memorial Association, delivered an address telling of the purpose of the association. - Roosevelt Is Heard. Governor Folk was followed by President Roosevelt, who laid the corner stone, putting into its recep tacle appropriate papers, which were sealed by Nicholas Koenegstein of Hodgenvllle, arid the stone raised to its place. The President spoke briefly and ttien yielded to Governor Wilson, who spoke on behalf of Ken tucky for her greatest son, and for the federal army. General Luke E. Wright spoke for the confederate army. The President and other dig nitaries boarded their train at 2:30, leaving the people to return to Louisville, and the ceremonies until William H. Taft in April dedicates the completed memorial hall were ended. At Lincoln's Home. (By Associated Pross.) SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 12. Spring field, the home and burial place of Lincoln, is profusely decorated today with the national colors and pictures of the emancipator. The city is en tertaining a large number of dis tinguished guests, including ambas sadors from Great Britain and France, William Jennings Bryan, Robert T. Lincoln, Senator Dolllver, Judges Grosscup and Landls of Chi cago, and, others. Today's ceremonies Included the dedication of a memorial tablet on a building In which Lincoln had law offices, the plautlng of a Lincoln elm at the court house where Lin coln tried law cases, the 'dedication of memorial tablet at tho Presby terian church, where Lincoln attend ed, and a visit to the tomb of Lin col. A monster mass meeting was hold in the afternoon, with addresses by Ambassador Jusserand of France, and Anbas?ader Bryce of Great Britain, and by Senator Dolllver and - ROUGH TRIP Left San Pedro December 26 and Reached -North Bend Yesterday. Buffeted b ythe waves for weeks, blown out to sea time after time after vainly trying to make Coos Bay, and suffering from cold and exposure was the experience of Captain Gust H. Wilson and his crew of nine men aboard the four-masted schooner ' Omega, owned by the Simpson Lum 1 her Company, which was towed Into port by the tug Columbia late yes terday afternoon and docked at North Bend. j The Omega left San Pedro, Cal., ljght, December 2G, last, and arrived off thjs port in a bad storm January 12. Captain Wilson attempted to make the bar that day but the Omega was caught by an adverse wind and blown out to sea. In the howling wind the vessel was blown to the northward but finally was put about and again came in sight of land only to be carried out to sea again. This operation was repeated five times until yesterday, when the Columbia towed the unfortunate vessel into port. "We had one of the ronghest trips I have experienced in years," said Captain Wilson, today, "but th,ere were others still -more 'unfortunate than I. I saw the Ester Buhne off Yaqulna last Sunday. She was final ly forced to make Port Townsend. "It was just a month- ago today that we arrived off the bay here and in that month we had terrible weather. It rained, hailed and snow ed, and as the crew had to be on deck most of the time, they suffered a good deal from the cold. We had plenty to eat and plenty of fuel, but the men couldn't sit below and toast their shins. "It was rather discouraging to be blown off shore by gale after gale, but that Is a sailor's lot and he must get used to it. Another thing, it was my first trip on the Omega. I took charge of her at San Pedro just to bring her to Coos Bay. Captain Wilson has been appointed master of the four-masted schooner Marconi, owned by the Simpson Lumber Company, and his first trip out of the bay aboard her will be to Valparaiso with a load of lumber. Captain Andrew Jackson will take charge of the Omega. SAY KNOX IS ELIGIBLE. Senate Committee Removes Barriers In His Path to Cabinet, fBy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12. Senator Knox Is. declared by the Sen ate Committee on Judiciary to be eligible for appointment to the office of Secretary of State providing the salary of the Secretary, of State Is reduced to $8,000 which was prior to action of Congress, during Knox's term in raising It to $12,000. Though the committee is not entirely in harmony as to the effectiveness of the repeal of the law making Knox eligible, two senators who dissented Klttredge and Overman, will not make' a minority report and it is said they will not oppose' the passage of bill when It comes up far pas sage. M. Bryan. A banquet for ladles this afternoon was addressed by Mrs. William J. Bryan and Mrs. Donald McLean, president general of the Daughters of the Ameripa Revolu tion, and others. The crowding event will be to night's banquet, 700 plates at $25 each. Addresses will be delivered by Bryan, Dqlliver, Bryco and Jus serand. l VALENTINES at Cooa Bay Cash Store. on s a WLCOX IS Oregon Suprerne Court Upholds Sentence of North Bend Liquor Dealer Quick's Claim Sustained J. Lee Wilcox of North Bend, who was convicted last June for violating the liquor lawj and sehtenced to serve one year in the county jail at Coquille, but who was released on an appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court, must serve the remainder of his twelve month's sentence. This is the decree of the Oregon Supreme Court which has upheld Judge Ham ilton's ruling in the circuit court. Mr. Wilcox will not be given any credit for time he did not actually spend In the county jail so that the time ho has been out on bond will be merely a vacation that don't count. He will have about nine or ten months to serve. Judge Guerry of North Bend and Residents of Sacramento Val ley Receive Warning of Rising Waters. fBy Associated Pres3.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The cities and towns of the Sacramento valley have been notified to prepare for a repetition of tho damaging floods of a month ago. The melting of the snows has turned -loose a treYnendous volume of water which is expected to tax the strength of the levees and the indications are that today will note a rapid rise in the flood waters -and the weather bu- reau predicts a heavy precipitation over a great part of the state ' to- night and probably tomorrow. Storm signals are displayed all along the California coast. MRS. ELLERBY DIED TODAY Weil-Known Pioneer Wpman Succumbs After Long Ill ness of Dropsy. PHEPAPE FOR GREAT FLOOD Mrs. M. M, Ellerby, wife of John a falr carg0i the steamer Breakwater Ellerby and one of the best known arriVGd jn Marshfleld from Portland pioneer women of Coos Bay, died at thls morning. The trip down the her home in Marshfleld early thisJcoast was uneventful, good weather morning after a six months Illness jprovalllns most of the time, and of dropsy. She had been bed-ridden none ot the passengers suffered se for a long time and tho end was not i ri0usly from seasickness. The unexpected; She was 09 years old. steamer left Astoria at 12:30 yester- Mrs. Ellerby was born In New day afternoon and North Bend at Castle, England, in is-u, ana was married to Mr. Ellerby at Tyne- mouth, England, in 18G0. A few years later, they came to America and Herbert Lockhart, J. Upton, Mrs. resided for a time in Chicago irf I Mary Wall, G. Johpson, E. C. Dorris, 1874, they reached Coos Bay and f. P. Norton, P. H. Mast, E. C. Day, for several years made their home In r, c. Cordes, E. A. Anderson, W. J. Empire. Later, they moved to Butler, R. Kerkpatrlck, R. Baker, E. Marshfleld. jH.' Gler, A. Seellg, W. C. Brown, G., Besides tho bereaved husband, sev- KasagI, J. W. Lewlckl, It. P. McClel eral sons and daughters survive. Ian, Mrs. McClellan, Adolph Ander They are: Mrs. M. Batch of Mace, son, W. McFarland, Wm. Brooks, Ida., Mrs. L. Beal of San Francisco, D. Beatho, N. Sechrlst, Jno. Abbatt, Thomas Ellerby of Portland, Jack El- F. Mlslck, A. J. Marsh, E. Crow, Mrs. lerby of North Bend; James Ellerby Crow, Frank Davis-, D. Donaldson, of Marshfleld. Geo. Williams, F. Williams, M, W. The funeral will be held at 1 Hemt, Mrs, Goldie D. L. GoldlQ, Miss o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Goldie, Carl Goldie, Wm. Pike, L. Temple and Wilson Undertaking par- Farley, E. Lyons, J. Kloga, J. Alex lors and will be conducted by tho ander, Jno. Schlanker, J. N, Walker, Rev. Wm. Horsfall. , Howey, Sengstacken, C. Nasburg, C. 'LoValley, E. Rawland, D. Foreman, DEADLOCK IN AVISCONSIN. JMrs.' Harrison, W. F. Squires, E. ' I Thompson, F. A. LInd, O. Cookorly, Legislature Falls to Elect United States Senator. i (Bv Associated PreBs.) MADISON, Wis., Feb. 12. - The tenth Joint ballot for United. States senator by the legislature produced Jno result. S IS ffl A. S. Hammond of Coquille, repre sented Wilcox In the appeal while District Attorney Geo. Brown and Assistant L. A. Llljeqvlst, represented the state. LOCAL CASE DECIDED. Supreme Court Upholds Decision In Contract Suit. The Oregon Supreme Court has sustained the decision of tho lower court In the case of Quick vs. Swing from Coos county. Quick had a contract for a year's employment by Swing for which he was to receive $1,000. After four or five months service, Quick was discharged and he brought suit for the remainder of his year's salary, claiming that he was entitled to It under the contract. The lower court sustained' Quick's claim and so does the supreme court. Quick was represented by Attor neys Upton and Farrln and Swing by J. W .Bennett. JAPS EXPRESS SATISFACTION News of Rejection of Legisla tion In California Causes Rejoicing. v. (By Associated Press.) TOKIO, Feb. 12. Lengthy cables conveying the news of, the rejection of the anti-Jap legislation by .the California legislature, were recelV' "uruia . , B tT ' , here with great-satisfaction and ,ti,,. ,iti, , ..innn f o 3ther with the expressions of a ed together with the expre favorable opinion by President Pnnaoi'olt nnrl tltn ffnroi'nni'D nf ecv. . . . , it , , A, eral states, has greatly improved the j situation At the residence of Count Komura tonight there occurred the annual dinner celebrating the formation of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. It was a brilliant assemblage and expres sions of appreciation of the benefit derived from the alliance were made by representatives of both govern- ments. Steamer Arrives After Un eventful Trip With a Fair Cargo Aboard. With agood list of passengers and ,8 o'clock this morning. Following Is a list of the passen gers: T. J. Thrift, Jno. Goss, W. J. Payne. Tho weather recently has been great for tho complexion. We mean, of course, the complexion not pur chased either by the box or tho bot- tie at the corner drug store. BREAKWATER IS IN PORT FE L JUR1 FIXES lil VALUE Officials of Northwestern Paci fic Go Over Proposed Route North From Frisco SAN FRANCI3CO, Feb. 12. Tho San Francisco Chronicle prints the following: "Captain A. H. Payson, president and W. S. Palmer, general manager of the Northwestern Pacific, left this city yesterday with a party of engineers to inspect the railroad properties. They will travel as far north as Sherwood, and possibly farther, and the rumor has gone forth that their trip Is preliminary to the construction of the line between .. Sherwood and Pepperwood, a tance of 105 mlle3. The completion of this gap would place Eureka in rail communication with this city and would open up the rich redwood dis tricts of Mendocino and Humboldt counties. "The Sputhern Pacific and the Santa Fe jointly own the Northwest ern Pacific, and one company has five out of nine directors each alter nate year. This year the Southern Pacific has the five directors. A survey for the line rrom wiuus ip !Sh,vely Was mnde bef0I'e the flre' bUt th , t d destroyed ! maps were ues-rojeu. A ,, ,. , ,,, nn,i m,o . oceu.iu ) " ..... ...... - work actually begun from both ends of -the--line. "In the latter part of 1907, the wp?k was suddenly susponded, and It was reported that the line would not be constructed until a more favor able financial state of affairs existed There have been various rumors re - gardlng the resumption of work, but these have been denied and the rea son given that the funds were not available. "It has also been reported that Harrlhian was delaying the work until he could get control of the Northwestern Pacific. It was sug gested in this connection that Har rlman found no difficulty In obtain- ing funds for any sort of railroad that promised trafllc, while this lino would tap one of the richest districts in the country. "The road is already built a con siderable distance north from Eu reka, and there Is another short stretch constructed between Smith's River and Crescent City, near tho Oregon line. The completion of these gaps would connect the lino with Harrlman's Coos Bay and Drain branches, and might eventually give the Santa Fo a half-Interest in a trunk line between this city and Portland that would become a com petitor of the existing Shasta route. "For this reason, it Is said, Harri man has been waiting to get control of the Northwestern Pacific before permitting further gaps to be closed. It has been fiequently an nounced, however, that work on the new portion of tho road would begin this spring, and It was reported yes terday that the trip ot the presldont and the general manager over tho lino was made with this object in view." IS DECLARED HOLIDAY. Confjress Joins In Ob.servliiK Lin- coIii'h Ccntcnnury. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb, 12. The Senate Thursday adopted tho Houso resolution making Friday legal holiday in tho District of Col umbia and in tho Territories. Presi dent Roosevelt at once issued the ne cessary proclamation. STOP RACE RETTING. Washington Executive Signs Mensiiro (By Associated Pres3.) OLYMPJA,. Wash., Fob. 11. -Aot- Ing-governor Hay today announooa that he would approve tho antl-raco track gambling bill immediately. PLAN RAILWAY ALONG COAST . i OF B STREET Suit Over Condemnation Pro ceedings to Open Street to Bay Is Ended In Portland WITNESSES DIFFER AS TO ITS VALUE More Litigation May Result If City Attempts to Take It Now. After being out all night, a. jury In the federal court at Porttaji-l brought in a verdict of $10,500 5x the case of the City of MarstiBelfl vs. E. B. Dean and Company, and tla C. A. Smith Lumber and Manufactur ing Company, the amount named tia the verdict being the jury's valuation upon the sixty-foot lott at the foot of 'B' Street which the city deslrei 'to condemn to open tho thoroughfare to the liny. Tiie trial oi mo ear occupied three days. This probably ends a couple oi years litigation over this property; the latter legal fight being the sec ond one Instituted by the city to se cure the opening of the street. la the 'ast condemnation proceedings, the sheriff's ju-y appraised the val ue at $0,500. From this award, th owners of the property appealed to the courts, claiming it was too low- Whether the city will take the property now or not Is optional wltl- 'the city council. While they want C ., . U iu , rr ,to open the street, there is a dltTer- . ' . . . ... ;ence of opinion as to wnctner jthey aro wlnlng to pay $io,500" for tjie property. Another peculiar phare of It Is that even if they do decide to take it, there Is liable to lie trouble over paying for It. Tho city having no cash fund from which tho money to pay for the property couH . be taken, it would have to issue a. general fund warrant for it. Thesa warrants, owing to the financial con dition of tho city, cannot be cashe readily and It is understood tbxt the owners will not accept them. . So far, the 'B' street opening has been rather expensive for tho city or rather the litigation that has re sulted from the movements toxtrpe It. Originally It is stated that Mr. Merchant offered the lot to the city for $2,000 providing they would open tho street through. This -was not taken advantage of and later con demnation proceedings were institut ed with the result that the city In curred about $2,400, it is claimed, I court costs and then did not get the property. As to tho total costv oC tho present proceedings, there is difference of opinion and It probably won't bo known until tho matter Is taken up by the council. Some say the costs of the last suit will bo only about $1,000 while others say It will be nearer $3,000. Some clalm that tho city will have to pay its-own costs and also the costs of the, Dea and Smith companies. Others pay that the city won't have to pay tho latter unless it takes the lot. J. AL Upton takes the latter view. There was a wide difference In the testimony as to the value of tho prop erty. Tho Beal property, , occupies by tho telephone office and the X, . N. T.Store, which was sold at tho time the 'B' street lot was condemn ed was taken as a basis for estlmat ingthe valuo of the lattor, The Beal property which was bought by Mr. Adams for $13,000 and soon after wards sold to Jay Montgomery for $15,000 has a two-story building o. it and has forty-nine feet frontagfc It was claimed that its location, nsld from the improvements, being nearer the heart of tho city's retail district at the time of tho condemnation pro ceedings, made It more valuable that the 'B' street lot. For the defense, Mr. Grimes, W. F Squires, Mrs. W. O. Stutsman, A. E. Seaman, W. S. McFarland, CUu-b Nasburg. Jav Montgomery, Rot. pather Donn-!ly, and Dr. J. T. Mt- Cormao, were the principal witnesses. Thoy tegtined that the property wa worth from $250 to $300 por front (Continued on pago 4,) m mi i m ' 'Tft ' '