The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, March 13, 1909, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textpzass? UN OJUE TIMES Wfljlf Ajjc 'GiDTmiiMir wor! YOU WlYTJlT ihT. FirCE.OKKTFB 'l'lHR LINE PER' DAY. i&xmtB BuccoWul Bhs1 ncss lumso In the largo cities alter Experience testing nil advertising methods' are now using the daily papers exclu sively. MBMDBB OF ASSOGIAtHHD iWIESS VOLIIH JMARSHFJELEL, (OREGON, SAIUBDAY,, IMARCH ,13, .1 909 -.EVNJIMG EDITION -EIGHT PAGES No. 208. (002 mm I C. H f NORTH BEND MB I CHAMBERLAIN AnnounocmBrit IFram iSa'tem That Saloon iMan IHas Wtm DUt. MUST PAY ,CDSTS , . df the umnaMiow News 'Causes iMjjrjh ;Sxir;pRis On Coos Bay 'Mtes ! Ojpposed. PIEKiniiAND, Ore,, .Manrch 33. The Portland Jwitnna'l la its -supreme court -tkuclslons 3jraan '.Ealom, 'hab 'the following: "Stale tb J. ,C. Wilcox, appealell from tSie icircuit 'court tor Coos county, J. W Hamtham, Ju$ge: r on rtsbjaudng, fanftttr (OjitnUnn wath- , drawn :anti judgment .uAlrnied .as to . costs: opinion by Chief (Justice Moore. Wilcox was pardoned by rf Governor 'Chumberftarn -on tisroemoitt j that he nrould pay tjosts:" Big Surprise JKmw. The atianouncement of the pardon ,, of J. C- Wilcox by Governor Cham berlain, m'Jftch has Jtust been necelv ed on the Hay, oceastojied much , surprise- HI 'had generally Ibeea un derstood thus the adverse decision in the Supreme Court a few months . ago under mttiich Wilcrax wauld latve to 'serve the remaining several months of his year's sentence in the county jail, was final. Sheriff W, TO,'. Gage of Cogullla, who was here this morning was greatly surprised when told of the pardon. He said that he had not ( received any oflhUnJ. advices of it and had not hud any intimation that any such action was likely. Deputy Prosecifting Attorney u A. Liljeqvist coulfl not be reached today concerning t5e matter but he Intimated a short tlime ago, when "Wilcox's appeal was pending, that in case of a victory In the higher ,. courts that Wilcox would be pro- , secuted on other Indictments which are standing against 'ilfan. When the movement was started ,,to secure a pardon or -jiarole for Wilcox several months ago, scores , of hitters fro promlntait nnjen on Coos Bay were sent to Governor f Chamberlain urging himuotto Inter fere in the case. Mayor E. 23..traw , of Manchfield, wissa among JBu7e,who wrote him -oppofiing Wilcox's par don. The North Uiend "Ministerial Association or La- and (Order League Which took n active jrttct In prosecuting Wilcox circulated a petition opposing the granting (tff -a . pardon to "ft'IIcox and this was s5ao sent to Governor Chamberlain. E MEONu BE HUM Joint Session of North Bend and Mars'hfield Chambers of Commerce. The joint meeting of the .Chamber of Commeroe ot Marshfteld and North Bend in Matshfleld this even ing to discuss the railroad situation promises to be one of .the most large ly attended gatherings recently lield here. Addison Bennett, editor of The Dalles Optimist and one of the best speakers and boosters in Ort gon, will speak. Mr. Bennett has taken up the stated-aided railroad proposition In Oregon and la enthusiastic over it. He says that the Idaho state legisla ture was practically unanimous In adopting a measure to permit state aided railroad construction there, Mr. Bennett say3 that "Coos Bay" 13 the slogan ot southern Idaho boost- ers and he firmly believes that they . will start work on their section of the Boise-Coos Bay railway before ' another year ejapses, ffi l IS Afj EASY ill Eureka J3qy Knocked Mi JCharJes'Jost In Ihirteerlth Round Last Night Lotils 'Qarranza was a xompara- Jtively easy vvlctor over Cnaries tfost 'in whatwas'-to have been a rtwenty nound'.bantrat'the Skating Ehik'last Inventus, 'hut rwjilch terminated by a knockout fin -the thirteenth round. The niatch-rwas -a good one. declared 'by, many tt 'ihavo been .the beet ever pulled. offiOjiCCnos Bay, e,ven though Carxanza has ibis opponent clearly outclassed throughout. "The men mixed freely, from the start, cClosertoiSlghting 'apparent!?- Jie Ing sought by .bath on the start. The crowd 'Was with TJost on the &.art and even up to the sixth round, there wus -much .Host money without iitakers. After tthe jslxth,, it 'became tilearly evident that tthe Eureka lad was head and shoulders over Jost hi tthe game -and (that (the tatter's only ihope f 'Victory lujy J -n chancj- ibh'W. Jost, apparently realized this, as he did not show up ais well as his admirers 'thought heTvea, capable of. Perhaps this was due ip Carranza's superior ability making Host's work r appear irniher amaieurisn. Aiier the ninth round, the crowd turned to Carranua and applauded him freely. Oarranaa continued t crowd iost anfi there was so mueh close-in fighting ihat marry thought that Jpst fouted him repeatedly in the under cuts he was aittemptlng. The officials, however, Kty that J cat did not foul once, the upper cut landing )aeh Ume ji abore :the belt The iknoekout eame in the latter part of the thirteenth round, Jast not being able to regain his feet for a second or afler the fatal "ten" had been pronounced- Prior to the main event of the evening. Whitman and Gordon start ed what was to have been a six round preliminary. Whitman had decidedly the best of it and landed a knockout In the fourth round. Walter Stanton acted as refeTee of the preliminary and Charles How ard was referee in .the main event. There was a good crowd, the receipts crowding the $800 mark pretty closely. Young Saxe and Walter Stanton, two new stars of the squared circle have both challenged Carrahza for a match here and It Is likely that the Eureka boy will take on one of them In the near future. 'MYRTLE POINT ELECTION. Xtnv (Officials Will Bo Chosen There April 5. ThejMyrtle Point Enterprise says: "City Recorder Rose has posted notices calling for the annual munici pal election for the city of Myrtle. Point which is to be held at the city hall between the hours of 8 and 5, on Monday, the 5th day of April. The nominating convention Is to be held at the !lty halj Wednesday, tMarch 24th. The notice calls for the election of mayor, treasurer, recorder nnd two councllmen, the mayor for 'i term of two yearn, the councllmen for terms of three years each, and the re corder and treasurer for terms of one year each. The officers whose terms expire are: Dr. M. O. Stemmler, mayor; 1. E. Rose, recorder; J. M. Arrlngton, treasurer, and Chas. Adams and D. McNalr, the latter hav ing been appointed to fill out the un expired term of W. T. McCloskey, re- signed Some unusual Interest Is taken In the coming election because of the contemplated Improvements to the waterworks system to be made this summer." 7 Do you want to buy something? Try a Times' Want ad. IFrWHES John R. Cochran Gives Details of North Carolines Success In Building Its Own Railroad 'Lines. PORTL'AND, Ore., March 13. StatD;altie'draiVU, constructed irallroafls are jpractlcal and a man who has bulfct -.them 'is tin iRoctlanll 'ready anU anxious to looic ,over ithe central and eastern Oregon field and possibly to offer ji preposition lfar the (construc tion of such a road through that ter ritory. John Jt. Cochran, of New York, a lumberman and .railroad man, who built a large -portion of .w.hnt ds 'known las the "Three C" lino In :North Carallnq, airallroad construct ed .under a jpravMon iaf the jNorth Carolina law similar .to that recently .agreed upon by the Oregon legisla ture by w.hich itho counties voted the ibands if or the .ounstr.uctian (Uf tthe .line,, is at the Portland Hotel and says that the Oregon proposition is aifeasible and desirable .one. 'iln North (Carolina .as a result of oiu- state butltiroad, lands which sold ifor $5 .a.acre when the railroad was beun are now selling for from $60 to $100 an acrq, and the .atumpage 'has. jgone up tfnom $1 a thousand to $6 ai thousnnd -at the lowest," said Mr. fjodhran.' "Our situation in western North Carolina was much Hike that facing you in eastern Ore gon. "We needed a railroad In order to get iour products out to Wilming ton. As none of the large systems would build, the various couirtIes '.bonded themselves and gave the money needed to flie company out iri.ght. Details of Plan. "Our plan was to go into each county, see the executive officer ' there the sheriff make an estimate of the cost of building the line aiunoas the cwunty and jask for ttte lowest amount that the cost would warrant. In every case the counties granted a bond issue as soon as we made our estimates. "The average cost was .$J25,,000 a mile through the Blue Ridge moun tains and $15,000 a mile on the flat lands- We secured outright from $200,000 to $300,000 from each county. The counties Issued 20-year S per cent old bearing bonds -which were sold lu New York, I believe, to R- T. WUson for a very good figure. "Several counties that objected to giving the money outright exchanged BO? STREE? LOT Citizens League Says City Should Take It If Property Owners Pay $3,000. The Marshfleld Citizens' League at a meeting last night passed a r .-.solution urging the purchase of the 'B' street lot by the city council provid ing the private property owners who will be benefitted by the opening of the street will subscribe $3,000 to wards the cpst. This lot is the one over which there has been so much litigation regarding the price of It. The last suit which ended In Port land a few weeks ago resulted in a federal jury fixing the price at $10,-' 500. This price with the C03ts of the litigation will mean that the city will have to pay in the neigh borhood of $13,000, probably, to se cure the lot from the C. A. Smith Lumber Company In order to open 'B' street or rather Commercial ave nue as It Is now known between Front street and the Bay. The Finance Committee of the city council has had the matter in hand since the courts decided the con troversy, and It Is. likely that the council will take action at Its next meeting. "Resolved, It be the sense of this meeting that the city buy the 'B' street waterfront property for the $10,500 providing the property owners contribute the $3,000 that wp understand they have subscrib ed therefore" City Funds Discussed. There was ajsp an animated d!s- 0 G B -0 s thelribondsfor those of tho railroad company, and somo such plan could bo adopted 'in Oregon, I presume. Of course, the railroad bought all Its own right of way, excepting where farmers were willing to give land for that purpose. The counties gave no lnnd, Umbos, .coal or anything of that nature. "This road proved to bo immense ly valuable to the people of the states. As I have said, it increased the land from $5 an .acre to $00, $80 and $100 an acre. Samuel Hunt of Cincinnati, was one of the chief pro moters and I was vice-president of that part known as the Marlon & Northwestern. "In the pan-c of 1893 the road went Into .the hnnds of a receiver. Since -then, it. has been reorganized and more than $20,OT)0,u'00 has been spent -in making It .one tat the finest roads In the -country, connecting Wil mington, N. C, with Cincinnati and . practically vfKlx Detroit, Mich. There was never any objection to the coun ty aid given the road and It pros pered Immensely with the country. Built TJefore the "War. "North Carolina also "has a rail road actually "built by the state the old Carolina Central, now a part of the Southern railway. It was 'built fromSallSbury to Ashland be fore the war and was a very success ful road, and largely Increased the value of property through -which it rau." Mr, Cochran has been spending some time in British Columbia in vestigating timber there and has made -some large Investments In that province as a result of his trip. He is planning to leave Portland with his wire April 1st and start on an all summer horseback trip through east ern and central Oregon, going one way, over The Dalles military road. He Is planning to Invest In yellow pine timber in central Oregon and also in desert lands, If there is any chance of getting a railroad through that section. , "I'm naturally Interested In state built roads and would like to study tho situation very thoroughly while I am here," said Mr. Cochran. "There is no doubt but that such a railroad would mean an enormous in crease in the value of land In the state and In my estimation olther tho county or the district method of ap propriation is a satsfactory manner of securng money for a public aided road." St. Paul Magnate Secures Control of Crows Nest Pass Railway. (By Associated Press.) TORONTO, March 13. At tho an nual meeting of tho Crows Nest Pass Coal and Railway Company today it was announced that James J. Hill had secured control of the road. cusslon over the city's finances. Somo wanted the city to immediately begin paying the old warrants In the order they were Issued and to Issue new warrants for current expen ditures. Coucllman Coke said that this was gradually being done but that he did not think it would be advisable to abolish what Is known ns the "Current expense fund" for tho present. He said that there were somethings that the city had to have ready money to pay cash for the current expense fund Is the only available means of doing this now. Ho said that In a short time he hoped It would be able to adopt the policy of paying the warrants In the order they were Issued. Many took Issue with him nnd finally a resolution was passed to have Tom Hall, S. B. Cathcart and Nels Rae musen as a special commlttoo In vestigate tho advisability of enjoin ing tho city from paying now war rants bofore the old warrants aro cashed. This committee wni In structed to report back to the next raeptlng of tho league. a m J J HILL GETS ANOTHER ROAD w ' SLAIN BY SWV Large Number Sails For Port land On Steamship This Afternoon. The Breakwater sailed this after noon for Portland with one of tho largest passenger lists she has had in several weeks. Traffic was augmented somewhat by the fact that another week will elapse boforo a steamer sails from here for Portland, tho Alliance being laid up for the annual Inspection at Pdrtland. Capt. Ma genn was anticipating a very favora ble trip up the coast and will proba bly give his previous records a close shave. Among those who sailed on the Breajcwater were the following: Mrs. R. Curtis, G. Thor, S. Ander son, C. Welton, M. O. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, A. Nord, O. Peterson, G. Newton, S. Fenwick, Mrs. Fenwlck, Mrs. Ralner, Chas. Gratton, E. A. Johnson, L. R. McGee, Rev. C. Mc Kee, E. L. Archer, J. C. Lee, J. F. Haines, Dr. Schoonmaker, G. Rot nor, Mrs. Stark, Miss Stark, Miss E. Stark, M. Van Alstine, Mrs. Van Al stlne, J. Chrlstlnsen, W. McCartnay, W. F. Howe, Mrs. Howe, M. Webber, J. A. Cdwan, E. J. Crawford, M. Hargo, Thos. Ryan, O. Carlson, E. Vaughan, Jas. Gray, B. L. Inland, Mrs. C. B. West, C. Ca'inmack, C. Daniels, Mrs. Eugene O'Connell, W. T. Parry, Miss Ltlllo Petersen, W. C. Chase, Thomas Maloney, Mrs. A. Rood, Ole Anderson, J. Alphonse, F. E. Houseworth, Wm. White, Y. Kosaka, J. A. Johnson, D. C. Brack en, J. Rice, J. Maussel, P. Benort, C. Westbury, A. Trlppe, P. Madsack, F. Posel, F. Mask, J. Obura, F. Monja, B. Howard, H. Mendo, W. Sturdlvent, W. R. Northrup, N. Grub, M. Grub. SUICIDES BEFORE GUESTS. Gny Pnrislnn Ends Fast Cni-ecr at Banquet. (By Associated Press.) PARIS, March 13. Fernand Rav enez, a wealthy young Parisian, after a career of a few years of almost all sensation, gave a supper to a number of friends at Monte Carlo last night The paco was fast and furious, but Ravenez cried "This Is nothing. A big surprise is awaiting you at tho end." Just as his guests were to do part he walked toward tho Gypsy or chestra, suddenly drew a revolver and fired a bullet Into his brain, dy ing instantly. WIRES ARE DOWN. But Little Telegraph Service to Coos Bay Today. The Western Union Telegraph Company's "shoe-string" wire be tween Marshfleld and Rosoburg, snapped shortly before noon today and as a result telegraphic com munication with outside points has ceased. Manager Schetter has been busy trying to have tho break repair ed but had not succeeded up to 4 o'clock. In consequence of tho In terrupted wire service, Tho Times was able to secure only a small por tion of tho day's news of tho world as furnished by tho Associated Press. GIVEN DAY FOR EACH PENNY. GREENFIELD, Ind., March 13. Riley Johns of Brown township, nf ter a trial in tho circuit court, was lied $1 and sont to jail for CO days. Ho was charged with stealing a halo of hay valuod at CO cents from Geo, T. Johnson, a farmer. His punishment Is a day In jail for each penny, Johns did not deny tho theft, but the morning aftor went to tho ownor and offored to pay him. Ho is a one-armed man, with a wlfo and throe small children, Have you something for rent? Try a Times' Want ad. MANY LEAVE ON BREAKWATER ED ITALIAN ASSASSINS Lieut. Joseph Petrosino at Last. Falls Victim to the "Black Hand." HAD RELENTLESSLY PROSECUTED BANDS'. Killed While Perfecting Bureau to Keep Tab On Leaders. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March 13. A spe cial cable to The Herald from Pal ermo says Lieutenant Joseph Petro sino of tho New York police depart ment, was shot and killed early thlis evening near his hotel. Tho assas sins are unknown- Petrosino had come here on an important mission which had for Its object tho protec tion of the peaceful Italians otx Amerlca. TERROR TO CRIMINALS. Petrosino Hnd Relentlessly Prosecut ed "Black Hand" Leaders. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March 13. Joseph. Petrosino was the "Black Hand" ex pert of the New York police depart ment and a terror to Italian crimi nals by his work. It Is said that lie had more convictions for murder to1 his credit than any other detective on the police force, and it is believed s that he at last fell a victim to those whom he had so relentlessly prose cuted. Ho went to Italy to establish bureaus through which It was hoped' to keep complete line on the move ment of all known leaders In crlmo. WILL STOP WAR. America and Mexico to Unite In Intervening. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 13. Tho possibility of Joint Interven tion of America and Mexico In tho Inte'rest of peace in Central Ameri ca, is bclllnved to be now under seri ous consideration. Tho question at issue is tho exact extent of tho' obligation Imposed upon the two largo Republics under the terms of tho last Central American pence compact at which the five republics agreed to submit any quarrel be tween themselves to arbitration. It will be under this stipulation, that In tervention will be based. B S High School Team Victors Over Marshfield at Eck- hoff Hall Last Night. The North Bend High School De bating team last evening won from tho Marshfleld team at Eckhoff hall In North Bend. Tho decision of tho Judges was two to ono In North Bend's favor. Thero was a largo audience present, tho ' Marshfleld team being accompanied by a number of follow students and somo of tho patrons of tho school, Tho question was "Resolved, That Greeco has done more for tho World than Rome." Marshflold supported tho afllnnatlvo, Tho mombers of tho Marshfleld team were Marjory Cowan, Pearl Watktna and Alpha Mauzey, The mombers of tho North Bend team woro Edith AUger, Clarence Klblor wlth Oscar Rtauff as altornato. Tho Judges wore A. J. Sherwood, J. J. Stanley and tho Row Ceoso, all of Coqullls. Other numbora of tho evening's program was a vocal solo "My Jlosrvy" by Miss Piatt and a loading by Miss Applegato. w E ,1