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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909 EVENING EDITION -SIX PAGES.
No. 267.
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HILL WILL
THROUGH
Report From Boise That Mag
nate Will Enter Harriman
Territory.
MAY MEAN LINE
TO COOS BAY SOON
Project Fits In With Road Coos
Bay Citizens Are Promot
ing from Here.
An announcement from Boise,
Idaho, that the Hill railways are
planning to tap Central Oregon and
oxtend to the coast, probably to
Coos Bay, has created considerable
enthusiasm on Coos Bay today. The
Hill project, coupling up as It does
with the projected lino from Coos
Bay via Roseburg to Boise, Idaho,
makes the situation look brighter
han it has in nany weeks.
The Boise story Is that the Hill
lines which recently purchased a.
short line running north from Wel
ter, Idaho, to Council Valley, have
survevfd from the latter point north (
to White Bird, a rew miles west 01
Mt. Idaho, a terminus of a branch
of the Great Northern. Besides this,
the story is that the Hill lines have
CLAIM
made suneys and plans to build
westward from Weiser through Cen
tral Oregon to the coa3t, tapping a
preat undeveloped region which has
nitherto been hemmed in by the
Harriman system but which has not
been afforded any lines to develop It.
This, with the fact, that the Hill
lines recently sent an expert locator
of its new lines into Coos and Doug
las counties to report on the pos
sible passes and rputes for a line
Into Coos Bay, makes It look as
though the Hill lines mean to do
something soon. The locator sent
mto this section according to reli
able reports, has been with the Hill
lines for a long time and located the
greater portion of the company's
western extensions In recent years.
He is understood to be in this sec
tion yet although his visit was sup
posed to have been kept a secret. '
The Ilnlso Story.
The Boise dispatch to the Spokane
Spokesman-Review follows:
"The latest projected plan of the
Hill railroad Interests is to purchase
the Pacific & Idaho Northwest road
and by including it in the Northern
Pacific system Invade the Harriman
territory from the north. Although
an attempt was made to maintain
absolute secrecy it is learned that a
formal transfer of the Pacific & Ida
ho Northern property may be made
within the next few days.
"Assistant Traffic Manager Hoover
of the Pacific & Idaho Northern road
has been In St Paul for more than
a week. He went as a representative
of the local road, taking with him
all data concerning Its physical con
dition and of the surveys for the
proposed extension from Evergreen
down the Little Salmon river, thence
down the Big Salmon to a point near
Whlteblrd There the survey joins
that of the Northern Pacific and it
Is to be the Junction of the two
roads, according to the present plans.
"From Weiser it is suggested a
Hill road may be built westward ex
tending to the coast and opening up
a vast area of undeveloped territory.
Such acquisition of the Pacific &
Idaho Northern property would mean
the completion of that road over the
Projected northern route and actual
construction would begin at once, as
no time would be lost by Hill In In
vadlng Harriman territory.
Council n Division Point.
"Council, It Is understood, will bo
madp a division point for the Pacific
& Idaho Northern branch by the
Northern Pacific in case the deal
foes through. Rumors to this effect
"ave stimulated the realty market In
the Council valley, not only In town
'its, but farm property as well.
"E M. Helgho, vice-president and
neral manager of the Pacific &
iilii!L2X!L tele"
(Continued on Page 6.)
BUILD WEST
CENTRAL QRE6QI
MEET HERE TO
Mass Meeting Called at the
Marshfield Chamber of
Commerce Tonight.
A mass meeting of Coos Bay citi
zens will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce this evening for a final
discussion of the projected railroad
to Roseburg and Boise from Coos
Bay. Further details of the plan
will he set forth and It is hoped that
everything will be completed so that
the survey can be begun next week.
While the speakers have not been
announced It is planned to have
various leading citizens discuss the
matter, various members of the spe
cial committees of the North Bend
nnd Marshfield Chambers of Com
merce which have the matter in
charge will talk on various phases
of it.
Dr. J. T. McCormac, president of
the Marshfield Chamber of Com
merce, who called tonight's meeting,
will preside.
MP 0F COAST
Engineering Corps" of United
States Artillery Reaches '
Coos Bay.
Lieutenant Tyndall with a party of
fifteen of the ei glneering corps of
the United Statej Artillery, arrived
here on the Breakwater last night
to prepare war maps of this coast.
Incidentally while here, they will
make a careful survey and investiga
tion as to the harbor fortifications
that government should establish on
Coos Bay and their report will cover
it in a general way.
Lieutenant Tyndall and party were
transferred a few weeks ago from
Cuba and the gulf coast where they
have been at work for several months
preparing war maps of that section.
They went to Vancouver barracks
with another detachment which has
been sent to Yaqulna and will work
over that territory.
Lieutenant Tycdall's party carries
a complete commissary department,
tents, etc., in which they will live.
While they are at work around Coos
Bay, they will have headquarters
near the Fairgrounds where they
pitched their tents last evening. They
have several teams and pack horses
to move whenever necessary.
The maps are for the use of the
United States war and navy depart
ments, giving data as to possible
movements of armies In case of
war. '
GIVES UP GASH
Deposed Sultan Turns His
Bank Deposit of $5,000,000
Over to Turkey.
(By Associated Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21. A
local newspaper is authority for the
statement that Abdul Hamld. the de
posed Sultan, had transferred his
bank deposits, amounting to more
than J5.000.000 to the government.
W
RE
W
A
ID
WORLD HIDE PEACE TREIR DRE
Lake Mohonk Conference
Urges United States to Take
Advanced Step In Bringing
It About.
(By Associated Press.)
MOHONK LAKE, N. Y., May 21.
Reiterating a declaration of the
British forelg'i secretary that
the increas d armaments of
nations whVi prompted the
call for the ft3t Ha;ue Conference
had become a raliie upon civ ltza
tion, the Lake Moho'ik conference on
International nrb'tratlon today un
animously adoj) ed a p atforni. Dean
Klrschwey of Columblr, chairman of
the committee, in presenting the
platform declared that the situations
1
ST REVUE BEAVER HILL T
Having Once Been Incorporat
ed, State Cannot Prosecute
Dispensers of Liquor In Less
Quantities "han a Gallon.
COQUILLE, Ore., May 21. A
peculiar question was raised here In
Circuit court this week which will
probably result In the municipal gov
ernment Beaver Hill being restored
after an interval of two years or
more, Meanwhile Messrs. Morgan,
Anselmo and Dunkley, indicted for
selling liquor In quantities smaller
than a gallon, will go free.
The question was raised when It
came time to try the three on the
indictments. Under the new state
liw!. Incorporated towns alone have
STOP WORK BURS TR
Remarkable Tribute' Paid to
Memory of H. H. Rogers To
day By 67,000 Standard Oil
Employes. (By A&aoclated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 21. The fu
neral of H .H. Rogers, president of
the Amalgamated Copper Company
and active head of the Standard Oil
Company, $oday brought together
many men prominent business and
financiers in this city. John D.
Rockefeller could not attend the
funeral as he is 'n Hot Springs, Va.,
with Mrs. Rockefeller, whoso con
valescence from a severe illness
would not permit him to leave her. He
SLAYS
HOJBSQf
Connecticut Woman Cuts
Throats of Three Children
and Then Her Own.
(By Associated Press.)
EAST HAMPTON, Conn., May 21.
Mrs. Louis Carstf cut the throats of
her three children and then her own
today at their farm two miles from
hero. There Is no known reason.
FJtANCE IS FOUKTH.
Nuval Strength nf Nation to lie
Greatly Augmented.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, France, May 21. The
Superior Council of the Navy has de
cided upon a program that Includes
bringing the number of French bat
tleships up to 88, a total that would
Insure France fourth placo among
the naval powers of the world.
Prof. Louis Boll's PIANO STUDIO
In First Trust and Savings Bank
building, will remain open during
the SUMMER SEASON for accom
modation of pup'.V. Hours arranged
to suit after June 12.
of nations and international politic?,
justified a more advanced position
than was taken by last year's con
ference, especially on the limitation
of armament and that therefore
there was no Inconsistency In the at
titude of the conference. The plat
form was adopted unanimously with
out dissent or criticism and urges
upon the United States government
prompt action toward perfecting the
important measures inaugurated by
the Hague Conference and a com
!".o o deelopmer,t of a system of
arbitration. The platform also urges
negotiations of a general treaty of
prbitratlon between ajl nations and
calls for a check in the burdens on
the resouices of the people which
continued increase of m moment by
the nations threatens.
the right to prosecute and punish
the sellers of liquor In less quantities
than a gallon, the state courts not
having jurisdiction within the Incor
poration. While Beaver Hill was In
corporated several years ago and for
a time maintained a municipal gov
ernment, It has not for a couple
of years or more However, this did
not absolve the Incorporation con
sequently within the limits of the
town of Beaver Hill as incorporated,
the State of Oregon cannot enter to
punish dispensers of liquor in less
quantities than a gallon, according to
the ruling of the court.
It is understood that, Deputy Pro
secuting Attorney Llljeqvlst will Im
mediately have the Incorporation of
Beaver Hill revived and officers elect
ed so that "boot-leggers" may be
punished.
sent a long telegram to Mrs. Rogers
expressing his grief. For two hours,
business In all offices, branches and
stations of the Standard Oil Com
pany throughout the country ceased
work. This applied to every, one of
the 67,000 employes, a condition
which has notexistedinthellfeof the
corporation since Its foundation more
than thirty-five years ago. The fu
neral services w.re conducted ac
cording to the Unitarian church by
Rev. Robt. Collier, Pastor Emeritus
of the Church of the Messiah In
East Thirty-fourth street.
Following the services at the
Church of the Messiah, Rogers' body
was taken to the Grand Central sta
tion and shipped on private train to
Tairhaven, Mass.
ELKS WILL
F
Official Notice Received of
Granting of Dispensation
By Grand Lodge.
George Goodrum received a tele
gram today from W. S. Levens of
Baker City, Grand District Deputy of
rhe Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks announcing that he had re
ceived a dispensation from the
Grand Lodge authorizing the organ
ization of a lodge in Marshfield. Mr.
Levens suggested May 31 as the date
for organizing but Mr. Goodrum an
swered stating that it would bo Im
possible to perfect plans by that
date nnd requesting Deputy Lovens
to suggest a later date,
A meeting of nil local Elks will
be held In the Chamber of Cojnmerce
Monday evening at 8 o'clock to dis
cuss tho situation and determine on
a date for tho Installation of tho
local lodge. This will ho an lmpor
Innt conference uh all tho plans for
the now organization will bo taken
un il overy Elk Is urgently request
ed to attend.
1
NTEHSTATE COM
. UPHOLDS
HOLIDAY FOR
FIELD II
Business Suspended This Aft
ernoon During Program of
Sport.
This afternoon, business In Marsh
field is practically suspended while
the Coos county school boy athletes
are holding swav at the Marshfield
fairgrounds in the first county field
and track meet. The attendance at
the meet far exceeded the anticipa
tions of the promoters of the meet,
making It an assured financial suc
cess as well as a success from a sport
standpoint.
This morning's train brought in a
large number from the Coqullle Val
ley towns, Bandon, Myrtle Point and
Coquille high sdhrols having entries
in many of the events on the after
noon's program.
This evening, the Marshfield high
school will tender a reception and
'janquot to the visitors at the new
high school building. A program Is
also being arranged for the event.
HOT FIGRT
IN ASSEMBLY
Warm Controversy Started at
Annual Meeting of Pres
byterian Church.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, Colo., May 21. The
beginning what bids fair to become
one of the hottest fights of the Gen-
oral Assembly of tho Presbyterian
church, that of the adoption of tho
report of the executive commission,
took place toda The regular re
port of tho commission wns submit
ted and permission given for Its con
sideration at a later time, A few
minutes after the report
of the commltteo on, administra
tive agencies, had been submitted,
retiring Moderator Dr. B. P. Fullor
ton, who Is ex-ofilclo chairman of tho
executlvo commission, submitted a
special report providing for the dis
charge of the finance committee and
apportionment ot budget for benevo
lent and missionary board. ,
This request occasioned several
sharp encounters to the adoption of
tho special report before tho regular
report had been acted upon. Ful
lerton receded from his position and
agreed to havo the printed report
put In tho hand of the assembly
that It might be read by the com
missioners before being mado the
subject of discussion. Thus further
clashes for tho time being wore
avoided.
SHIP GETS OUT
OF ICE PACK
Mongolian Frees Her.self of
Iceberg Peril Near
St. Johns, N. F.
(By Associated Press.)
'ST, JOHNS, N. F., May 21. After
two days In an Ire pack, tho Bteamor
Mongolian with C00 passongors on
board, freed herself today and Is
now In tho sheltered harbor of Bay
Bulla, where sho will romalu until
all danger Is over.
iiuoiurc
PORTLAND'S EIGHT
Orders Railways to Put
Through Routes and Joint
Rates Via Rose City.
M,UST REMAIN IN FOR
AT LEAST TWO YEARS
Old Fight For Recognition of
Oregon Metropolis Ends
In Victory.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 21.
A decision was handed down today
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission In what has come to bo
known as the Portland Gateway case,
In which the contention of the travel
ing public for through routes and
joint rates from eastern points via
Portland, Ore., is sustained. Tho
railroads which were defendants In
the proceedings are required by tho
order of the commission to establish
before. July 1, 1!09, through routes
and joint rates via Portland and to
maintain them for at least two
years.
By tho terms of the decision which
is highly important to the traveling
public, western and northwestern
roads arc ordered to join In the sale
of through passei'ger tickets between
Seattle and other points In the Paci
fic northwest and eastern destina
tions via Portland, Oregon, and to
accord through facilities like tho
checking of baggage over this route.
SUMNEIt AN OFFICER.
Mnrslificld Man Elcctod at Hood
River Meeting.
HOOD RIVER. Ore., 21. Tho
election of officers of tho Grand
Court of Foresters Is said to havo
been tho most closely contested ever
held by the order. All the delegates
were present and after several were
were present and after several hours
of voting the following result was an
nounced:
Grand chief ranger, P. E. Struck,
Portland; grand sub chief ranger(
Edward Wright. LaQrande; grand
treasurer, John Ecklund, Portland;
grand secretary, A. Brauer, Port
land; grand recording secretary, C.
Elwell, Portland; grand senior wood
ard, F. P. Lelnenweber, Astoria;
15rand Junior woodard, M. D. Sum
ner. Marshfield; grand senior beadle,
O. C. Jenkins, Sell wood; grand
lunlor beadle, A Blgnaml, Portland;
grand trustees, G. M. Patterson,
Salem and S. Kafka, Portland, and'
John Saifer, Giants Pass; supremo
representatives to the convention to
bo held at Toledo, Ohio, In August,
John A. Watson, W. F. Grunow,
Portland; L. J. Adams, Sllverton;
Linn E. Jones, Oregon City.
BUNKER HILL SCHOOL
PLANS ARE ADOPTED
School Hoard Derides to Rush Work
On $8,000 Itiifldiug There
llcfcldeiiee Contract Let.
Tho Bunker 1 1111 school board last
evening adopted tho plans prepared
by W. 8. Turpen for tho new school
building there, a number of archi
tects having entered Into competition
tor tho Job. It was decided to try
tnd get evorythli.g In readiness so
that bids on the structure may be
psked next week as It 1b desired to
have tho building completed for tho
opening of school In September.
The building will be a two-story
frame on a concieto foundation and
will havo four looihs. It will cost
about $8,000.
Ward M. Blake has nwarded the
contract for the construction of his
?3,000 residence In South Marsh
field to Ladd, Hunt & Company, nnd
tho struetuie will be Btartod at once.
NOTICE I'UtEMrN.
There will he special drill Monday
evening at 7 o'uiock. There will be
tho regular, flro n'arm and all mem-
bors are requested to turn out.
TOM NICOLS,
Flro Chief.
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