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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL
6y, 1909 EVENING EDITION
Nq. 228.
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PI STRAW STANDS BY
HIS ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS
Cites Opinion'By City Attorney
That They Were Not
Legally Rejected.
CARLETON'S REFUSAL
TO SERVE IS READ
Mixup In City Council Takes
An Unexpected Turn Last
Evenina.
Holding that the appointments of
W. R. Haines and G. W. Carleton as
members of the Marshfleld city
council to All vacancies on that body
had noi been legally rejected by the
council last Tuesday evening, Mayor
E. E. Straw last evening announced
that his appointments must stand.
His dlsion was accompanied by a
written opinion from City Attorney
J. W. Snover who held that it re
quired four votes to reject appoint
ments by the mayor.
This turn in the mixup in the
council came generally as a bur
prise to the members of the council
and the large audience that had as
sembled to watch last evening's pro
ceedings The first Intimation that
such a thing was coming followed
the reading of the minutes of the
last preceding session. Councilman
Savage requested that the minutes
of the previous meeting be corrected
or amended to show that he had vot
ed aga.nst the rejection of the ap
pointments of W R. Haines and G.
W. Carleton. The minutes simply
showed that the resolution to reject
the appointments of the two had
carried without showing the vote or
that anyone had voted against it.
City Recorder Butler said that
the minutes showed exactly what
had happened In the council. He
said that no aye and nay vote had
been culled for and that the presi
dent of the council (Mayor Straw)
had simply announced that the mo
tion had carried it and he so re
corded it.
Councilman Coke said that It was
out of the ordinary to attempt to
make the minutes of the council
show something that had not taken
place. He said that he was opposed
to changing the minutes, especially
when they were correct and followed
the farm that has been followed in
recording the proceedings of the
council heretofore.
Mayr Straw asked City Attorney
Snover about changing It. Mr.
Snover said that it could bo changed
with the consent of the council and
that he presumed a motion of that
kind should show Just how the vote
stood.
The council, however, w.as not
disposed to amend the minutes as
requested.
Then Councilman Savage asked
that tho minutes of last night's
meeting be made to show that he
had requested the change.
Upon the approval of the min
utes, Mayor Straw said he had a
communication which he wished the
recordoi to read. The communica
tion consisted of a letter from the
mayor to City Attorney Snover ask
ing hun for an opinion as to the
validH of the council's ajt In re
jecting the appointments of W. R.
Haines and G. W. Carletpn. To it
was attached Mr. Snovci's opinion.
Mr. Snover in his opinion said
that lit interpreted the sa-;t!on of
the charter governing the point in
question ns meaning that it required
a two-thirds majority of the entire,
council to reject. He said that ac
cording to his information, the
there were in the council at the
tine of the rejection.
Mr. Snover said that did not make
motion to reject had received only
three otes. As three votes is only
one-ha.t of six, the number of the
entire councll.ho did not believe the
appointments wore legally rejected.
He said that In other sections of
the charter, tho vote required to
detprm.no a question was designated
os two thirds of the necessary quo-
(Contlnued on page 4,)
WOULD KEEP
CASTRO
United States and Great Brit
ain Won't Let Him Land
at Trinidad.
(By Associated Press.)
POUT OP SPAIN, April G. At
the uigent request of the State De
partment at Washington and com
municated to the foreign office at
London, the British government has
decided not to allovr Cipriano Cas
tro, former president of Venezuela,
to land at Trinidad.
ONJJCENSE
Merchants Do Not Want to
Pay $25 Per Year For
Delivery Rigs.
C. C. Going. Tom Nicols and
Messrs. Torrey, Mulloy and Doane
last night entered protest against
the ordinance providing for the col
lection of $25 per year from vehicles
and teamsters. Messrs. Going and
Nicols said that It was not right to
Impose this tax on the firms of the
city who keep rigs merely to give
their customers the benefit of free
delivery. They said that they
thought the ordinance would defeat
the purpose for which It was fram
ed. They declared that if they are
compelled to pay the license, they
will' engage in the general delivery
business to make it up.
Mr. Meon, a teamster, first spoke
in favor of the present ordinance
but later decided It wasn't. juta
what he favoied. He wanted
something that would protect the
resident teamster? and delivery-
men.
Messrs. Going Nicols and others
further declared that they were In
favor of a business tax whereby
ovorv firm or professional man
would have to pay something for
the privilege of doing business,
nwitur to the lack of a full coun
cil, no action could be taken on It.
However, Marshal Carter was giyeir
to understand'that he need not press
the collection of these licenses for a
week or ten days until there is a
full council to deride whether or not
the ordinance shall stand.
Councilman Albrecht is In favor
of adPi-tlng a teamsters' license that
requires all firms or rigs doing busi
ness for hire to pay but excludes the
firms paying for rigs or vehicles
used for the free delivery oi guuua.
He also wants to impose a business
tax.
Other Business.
a onniinatlon of L. H. Helsner to
build a frame shed on his lot near
his Uvery barn on MarKet avenue
was referred to the building Inspect
ion motn by Councilman Al
brecht, seconded -by Councilman
Goke, the salaries of the mayor and
membtiB of the council for tho last
quarter will be paid out of the gen
eral furd instead of out of the cur
rent expense fund. For tho quar
ter. Mayor B. B. Straw receives $34.
Counchmen Nelsbft Coke and Sav
age $34 each. Herbert Lockhart
$oo p. a. Sacchl $30 and Council
man Albrecht $30. They receive $2
.. .i, monHnir they attend.
C. F. MoKnlsht was 'present and
asked that the record of the last
previout meeting as woll as last
night's meeting be made to show
that he was present as attorney for
property owner on Market avnue
between Fourth and Seventh streets
1
ALABAMA
REMAINS
State Wide Prohibition Law
Held Valid Again By State
Suprerpe Cpurt Nineteen
Michigan Counties Go Dry.
(By Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., April G.
The Alabama state prohibition law
was declared valid today by the
State Supreme Court', all of the
judger concurring In the opinion.
This is the second time the court has
ILLINOIS IS
E
T
Two Killed and Several. Injur
ed By Storm at Pittsburg
Today.
(Bj Associated Press.)
MARION, HI., April 6. Two per
sons were killed and many others
hurt and considerable property "dam
aged by a tornado which struck this
city and vicinity early today. The
deaths occurred In 'Pittsburg, a vil
lage six miles northeast of here, the
victims being crushed In the col
lapse of their home. The Joss is
estimated at $150,000. .
MANY LEAVE
Alliance Will Sail This After
noon With Many
Passengers.
i
'The Alliance wiJl sail late this aft
ernoon for Portland with a large
passenger list and a big cargo of
freight. Captain Parsons and Pur
ser Biown Intimated that with fa
vorable weather they would clip
more time off the latest records of
the AI iance on the run.
Among those who sailed on the
Alliance are tho following:
A. C. Abbtott, J. C. Roddick, Mrs.
May Melich, J. Melich, J. L. Green,
Lee Campbell, I R, Hammer and
wife and child, Mrs. M. B. Wilson,
Maste- Wilson, Miss Wilson, D. A.
Allison, Miss Dollle B'lwards, Clar
ence Gould,' "C. A Haberhicht, John
Nichols, Levi Nicholls, J. Newman,
Geo. Frless, Ernest Hachency, An
drew Fitch, Dr. Thayer and wife, T.
J. Fox, Francis H. Clarke, J. Jen
sen, C. R. Glllett. F. S. Gray, W. S.
Booth, B. B. Morris, A. L. Young,
A. L. Rustad, B G. Mausburn, Thos
N. Gardiner, C. Hansen, August)
Beck, F. Martonsen, Chas. Nellson,
Andrew Feton, Vlanard Saarl, M.
Molony, A. Johnson, J. Saarj.
M. F. Want Arrives.
The M. F. Plant arrived last night
about 12 o'clock after a rather
rough trip, headwinds buffeting the
vessel about for the greater part
of her Journey. She will sail from
hero Wednesday morning for
'Frisco Among those who came on
her were the following:
E. Cnson, Mrs. B. It. Keller, J.
Rosenthal, Laura J. Merryman, Roy
F. Garrett, J. D Wetmore, Georgo
H. Rolner, A. B. McNeil, C. F.
Groonlow, Mrs. O. A. Trowbridge,
Clem J. Wetmore, Mrs. Wotmoro,
Alex Dawson and eighteen steerage.
to protest against tho proposed
grade. Also to show that ho as at
torney for Dr. MeCormac and other
automobile owners protested against
the proposod llcenso of $25 on pri
vate automobiles;.
SEND YOUR FRIENDS an Easter
card. Finest collection ever seen in
Coos' county at A .M. Prentiss & Co.,
one cent to 1X cents,
You can buy a 14 oz No. 8 Cupper
Boiler for $2 73 at MILNEIt'S.
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"DRY STATE"
upheld the state wide act of the last
legislature. It was attacked on sev
eral constitutional grounds.
"GOOD-BYE BQOZE."
Over 000 Saloons mill Ten Breweries
In Michigan Must Clpse.
(By Associated Press.)
DETROIT, Mich., April 6. More
than GOO saloons and ton breweries
will be forced out of business in
nineteen counties of this state which
voted ' dry" In yesterday's election.
Cable Breaks and Car Dashes
From Tracks In Pitts
burg Today.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, Pa., April G. Two
boys wero killed and six other per
sons injured, several, seriously, early
today when a car on the St. Clair
Incline broke away about the center
o'f the Incline and plunged to tho
bottom. The car was smashed and
the occupants were burled beneath
the wteckage of the station. The
accident was duo to the breaking of
the cable.
Arrangements Made to Grade
Railroad Yards and Rail
road Addition Triangle.
The dredge Oregon will fill the
yards of the local railway to a point
about 100 feet south pf Washington
and the triangle formed by Mill
Slough, Broadway and Washington.
This news was received here lato
yesterday In a telegram from C. J.
Mfllls who personally to ik the mat
ter up with Major Mclndoe at Port
land secured his consent tq tho use
of the d.redge Tho private prop
erty owners will pay for the fill.
Today, a force of men started
work lalslng tho tracks In the local
railroad yards. Until this Is com
pleted, which wJJI bo soon, the
, dredge Is lying Idle having no place
to pump the dirt from the channel.
The Improvement will be one of
"the greatest Importance to that sec
ttlon of Marshfleld as It will prac
tically eliminate any future danger
of floods in Railroad Addition. It Is
tho Intention of tho railroad com
pany to have its property filled even
higher than the dike along tho
waterfront, putting it safe from any
possible high tide.
The othor private property own
ers, thr Bnlncs estate, F, M. Fried-
burg and others havo also signed
for tho fill.
MEET IN MESSINA.
King ami Queen of Italy mill Roose
velt Together There.
(By Associated Press.)
MESSINA, April C. King Em
manuel" and Theodore Roosevelt met
this afternoon on board the Italian
battelshlp Roumberto In Messina
harhui. Tho Renmberto came down
the Straits of Messina with the King
and Quepn of Italy on board. They
loft Anzio yesterday and arrived
hero this morning.
Lawn Tonnis Rackets, Balls and
Nets at MILNEIt'S.
SUSI'HNDKIIK the 2C cents kind
for lft cents at the Coos Ityy Cauli
Store.
It's easy to save a dollar by buy
ing your Hardware at MILNEIt'S.
ARE CRUSHED
BY CABLE CAR
DREDGE WILL
FILL TRACT
Cracked Corn $2 25 at HAINES'.
I
NEWSPAPERS OF
M
ATTENTION
ROOSEVELT AT
Former President Welcomed
at Stricken City By King
and Queen. .
(By Associated Press.)
NAI-LES, April 6. After spend--Ing
yesterday afternoon and even
ing ashore in Nnples whero he was
given an enthusiastic welcome,
Theodore Roosevelt on tho steamer
Admiral departed shortly after mid
night for Mombassa whero he Is duo
April 21. Roosevelt will pay a
short visit to the ruins of Messina.
Y
Holding Company For People's
Road From Coos Bay to
Boise.
The Railroad Committee of tho
North Bond and Marshfleld Cham
bers ol Commerce haye maJo ap
plication to tho Secretary of Stato
of Oregon for a charter for the Coos
Bay, Oregon and Idaho Railroad
Company. This Is the holding com
pany through which the Chambers
of Commerce proposo to secure ter
minals and right of way for the peo
ple's railroad from Coos Bay to
Boise via Roseburg. As soqn as the
charter Is secured, public meetings
will be called at the Chambers of
Commerce of North Bend and
Marshfield so that everyone will bo
given an opportunity to familiarize
themsplves with the project.
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.
Mnr.sliflelil Luml Company Elects
Officers For Ensuing Year.
The annual meeting of the Marsh
field Land Company was held yes
terday afternoon. Tho company
owns a large fact south and west
of tho C. A. Smith mill. Tho offi
cers' report showed tho past year to
havo been a very successful one and
held up a roseate prospect for the
coming season The following offi
cers wero elected:
President Dr. J. T .MeCormac.
Vice-president I. S. Kaufman.
Secretary Dr. G. AV. Leslie.
Treasurer Alva Doll.
DOESN'T COMB ASHORE.
Castro Falls to Leave Ship En Route
o Venezuela.
(By Associated Press.)
POINT A PITRE, Guadalupo,
April G. The steamer Guadalupe
with Castro on board, arrived here
today lrom France. Castro did not
como ashore. The steamer sails to
night for Basseterre.
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
John M. Dickinson, Broker, Alleged
to Be Broke.
(By Associated Press,)
NBW YORK April G. An In
voluntary potltlon In bankruptcy
was filed today against John Dickin
son, a broker, tho failure of whoso
firm John Dickinson & Co., wus an
nounced Saturday;
WINEKY IS BURNBI).
(By Associated Press.)
HFALDSBURG. (Jul., April G,
Tho winery of Mrs. E. Gaddlhnl wus
burned early today. The loan Is
$05,000.
China Nest Eggs at MILNEIt'S.
MESSINA Ml
1
FRANCE PAY
TO ROOSEVELT
Paris Press Devotes Columns
to Details of Trip and
Interviews.
SAYS PRESIDENT
IS MOST POWERFUL
Wields Greater Authority Than
Any Monarch of Europe
Say He Is Eaotistic.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, April G. The French,
press Ik displaying great interest and
curiosity In Theodore Roosevelt.
"When the Czar of modern demo
cracy goes hunting, Europe, Asia,
Africa and America climb to their
jvlndows and watch the caravan of
publicity pass," Is the way one paper
doscrlbes Roosevelt's Journey to
Africa. A majority of tho corres
pondents sent to Naples to chronicle-
their impressions of Roosevelt say
the former president is absorbed in
himself. They describe his cabin ns
filled with his books and littered
with photos of himself and famllv.
They fay tho only object not relat
ing to Roosevelt himself is a photo
graph of Emperor William bearing
the Imperial signature in green Ink.
Roosevelt talked freely but prin
cipally about himself and his work,
and the correspondents say he mani
fested a disposition to "preach" In
conver ation, he touched upon .his
ancestiy, his experience as a ranch
man in the far west. Turning to
politico he said ho had boon elected
president ns representative of 'hon
esty against the power of gold. Ho
paid his respects to tho oil and
steel kings and said they tried to
break his back "but my back is still
Intact,'" continued Roosevelt. He
referred to his pride in the Ameri
can army and navy and is reported
to hae said "By preserving it for
war, I was about to call tho Im
petuosity of young America against
Japan." RooSevelt also is quoted as
saying tho President of the United
States is more powerful than any
monarch In Europe. He pointed out
thot French 'correspondents aver,
"that ho possessed the poyer of
veto, tnat ho appointed tho entire
diplomatic corps and high govern
mental functionaries, thnt ho was
maker of treaties with only ho con
sent of those he choso aa the "Na
tional regulators." Ho said that
for tw.. years while president ho
spont nis tlmo fighting the trusts
that he rejoiced thai he had ' left
behind an America where the only
king will bo tho state.
"Tho machinery of stato will now
roll wthout me," Roosevelt is quot
ed saying, "But with the Impetus I
havo given Mr. Taft, my good suc
cessor, will build the Panama cannl,
continue to Increase tho army and
navy wd to check the trusts If they
again become too boistrous.
Roorevelt paid high tribute to
Jour l iHsm. He said ho would havo
accomplished nothing when ho en
tered politics without the press.
One of the correspondents con
cludes the story of Roosovelt's visit
to Naples with these words: "Mr.
Roosevelt Is Impatient, to reach tjie
hunting grounds He says no words
of Naples, or of art treasures to bo
seen there. He understands nothing
of tho gateways of anclont civiliza
tion, oi those otornal constel'ntions
In the sky of history. Emperpr Will
lam displayed a noblor breeding
whgn lu nsked to bo left nlono be
foro a marble bust affirming the
eternity of beauty. Roosevelt has no
tlmo to loso. Ho Is off to hunt with
much .-olse. If the wild beau's of
the dnort are not yarned. It l be
cause they do not receive tho news
papers "
"LAST Cl'DTALV SOON.
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LOS ANGELES, April G. Ma
dame Modje&ka in barely nllv. to
day DANCE ut Sl.MN'I.R APRIL JO.