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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1909)
Wp iiwiyjwiwiiPL' TV"P in wym ' ' (Horn NEWS GET JT AVIIILE IT IS NEW I1Y READING THE COOS RAY TIMES. LOCAL AM) TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONCISELY TOLD. RiLDE mmtB 4 STIMULATE YOUR BUSINESS BY GOOD SYSTEMATIC ADVERTIS ING. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HOUSES DO SO. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS III VOL XXXII. Established in 1878 ns Tlio Const Mail. A consolidation of Times, Coast Mall and Coos Bay Advertiser. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1909 EVENING EDITION No. 6. -"0 mm HURRICANE 10 GALVESTON Wires Are Down and Extent of Disaster Is Matter of Conjecture. PART OF LONG BRIDGE IS GONE Waves Run Over Sea Wall In Face of Sixty-Mile Gale Today. NO LIVES LOST. (By Associaied Press.) HOUSTON, July 21. The Galveston Tribune wired the Houston Chronicle at " one o'clock this afternoon as fol- lows "The storm at Galveston blew down Murdeck's bathing pavilion and the old fishing pier O at Twentieth street. Fifty feet of the railroad bridge was knocked out by a barge. Wind blew seventy miles an hour but lias nearly subsided. No lives were lo3t. The Mai- lory line steamer left Galveston for New York at noon today. O (By Associated Press.) HOUSTON, Tex., July 21. Ashing sloop, hurled by the broke through the center of bridge between the mainland A wind, the and Galveston, destroying all the wires The reported destruction or tneuatn- The reported destrlction of the bath inr; piers Is believed to be exagger ated although the wave.? were break ing over the sea wall erected by the federal government and water is flying over the speedway and pleas ure parks of the island. Waves twenty feet high washed the floors of the bathing pavilions that re mained and the Inhabitants have sought the high spots of the city. The last report from Galveston In indicated a wind velocity of sixty five miles an hour. Manager Van Vleck of the South ern Pacific lines, has sent a special train to collect the frightened in habitants of Seabrook, LaPorte and Bay Rouge and bring them to Houston. Sabine Pass is largely under water and the tracks of the Southern Paciilc are inundated. A high wind prevails all along the gulf coast. No well-founded report of loss of life liaa reached Houston from any point. Shifting winds and driving rain prevail In Houston but ncr dam ages Is reported. The Southern Pacific is sending a repair train to Galveston. STORY TO NEW YORK. Brief Details of Storm Told In Tele gram Today. T (By Associated Press ) NEW YORK, July 21. A tele gram from Galveston just before wire communication was lost, says the wind at that time was blowing sixty miles an hour. Three sections of the Galveston bridge were blown down. No trains are running be tween Galveston and the main land. Water was beginning to come over the sea wall. Shortly after 2 o'clock, the West ern Union resumed wire communica tion with Galveston. At tho samo time, It was believed the worst of the storm was over. The message said the wind had attained a velo city of sixty miles an hour and that some of the city's streets were cov ered with water to a depth of two to four feet. As tho day progressed 'tho wind began to shift to tho south and diminished in velocity. RUNS OVER SEA AA'ALL. Houston Reports Storm of Hurricane Proportions at Galveston. I (By Associated Press.) HOUSTON, Tex., July 21.- -Re- ports that a storm of hurricane pro- FLOOD HIT WITH HEAVY LOSS MOTHER SAYS IT WAS MURDER Parent of Lieut. Sutton Insists He Was Slain Despite Testimony. (By Associated Press.) ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 21. Lieutenant Win. P. Bevan resumed his testimony today when the co'urt of Inquiry continued Its investigation Into the death of Lieutenant James N. Sutton of Portland, Ore. In spite of Bevau's statement that he saw Sutton shoot himself, Mrs. Sut ton still expresses the belief that her son was beaten to death in a quar- rei with the officers and the bullst wound In inlilcted. the head was afterward HONOR POPE'S MEMORY. (By Associated Press.) .ROME, July 21. This is sixth anniversary of the death the of Pone Leo XIII and funeral mass was read at the Sacred Collego in the presence of Pope Plus and high dig nitaries of the church. portions at Galveston have reached here over telephone. All other wires are reported down. Two bathing pavilions are said to have been wreck- ed and the Bettison's flsblnc niers , awont awnv. - The surf Is itimninsr over the sea walls In several places. The wind Is blowing sixty miles an hour. STORM ON GULP. High Waves Force Vessels to Keep Out of Mobile Harbor. (By Associated Press.) MOBILE, Ala., July 21. Officers of vessels arriving" here say the weather on the Gulf is stormy, the sea running mountain high. Ves sels nre unable to come In on account of the seas and have to put back. NO DETAILS OBTAINABLE. Kansas City Merely Ascertains That Hurricane Was Prevailing. 'By Associated Presa.) KANSAS CITY, July 21. At 12:30 this afternoon the Postal Tele graph Company reported that its Dallas ofllce had lost all its wires to Galveston. The Western Union also lost communication with the Gulf uuy. i lie luuiw ivtuuicr uureuu re ceived brief telegram from Galveston saying a hurricane was prevailing there. Corpus Christ!, however, re ported no unusual conditions. WIRES ARE DOWN. Reports of Heavy Property .Loss at Galveston Unconfirmed. (Bv Associated' Press.) CHICAGO, July 21. Tho Western Union Telegraph Company here had no communication with Galveston at noon. A message to tho company states that a bridge had been carried away but the reports of great dam age to property were unconfirmed by the company here. Tho Postal tele graph hero reports it had lost all its wires to Galveston had no Informa tion ns to tho situation there. A barge at Galveston, it was said, had run against a cable destroying communication which It was stated was expected to be resumed shortly. - PART OF CITY FLOODED, ' Several Foot of AVnter In Some Sec tions of tho City. (By Associated Presta.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 21. A report to tho AVeather Bureau from Galveston stated that at 10:20 'o'clock this morning, the Gulf was high and the rising water had lnnun- dated the western portion of the city several feet. The wind reached a maximum of 52 miles. FREPARE TOR BIG EVENT ON OAK Entertainment of Delegates to Oregon-Idaho Development Congress Is Carefully Plan ned. Preliminary n-rangements for en tertaining the delegates to tho Oregon-Idaho Deve'opment Congress here August 20 and 21 are pro gressing nicely and the event prom ises to win new laurels for Coos Bay. The Young Men's Commercial Club of Marshfleld, and the North Bend Commercial Club will have charge of the social side of the con gress while the program and busi ness side will be under the auspices of the Chambers of Commerce of the two cities. G. W. Kaufman rep resenting the Commercial Club, has held conferences with others re garding it and it Is presumed that the matter will be made a special order of business at the next session. In a day or two, the business men of Coos Bay will be asked to write the heads of the various Portland firms with which they do business to come here for the meeting. It is expected that in this way, many of the most Influential men in the state will b? brought here for the event. A special steamer will be chartered at Portland so that there will be no trouble over transportation facil ities. The following general Invitation Is being sent to the commercial bo dies of tho state urging them to have representatives at the meeting: "There will be held on Coos Bay, August 20th and 21st, the annual meeting of the Oregon & Idaho Development League. This league was organized a year ago by some of the most prominent men of the two states, headed by Senator Chamber lain, who was at that time Governor of Oregon. "The object and purposes of this organization are, and have been to more closely ally the business and commercial organizations of the two states that are directly affected by either limited transportation fncll itler. or, as In a greater portion of the two states, by no modern trans portation facilities at all. This con dition affects the material interest of the two states, and particularly the area of such states without transpor tation facilities, which is by far the malor portion thereof. In fact it has become a common expression by nubile speakers of Press and Plat form 'that "we have an empire not touched by rail." This condition affects every community of the two states. Are not the citizens of the Willamette and Umpcria nioro par ticularly affected by it? Your clHs Rupture Between Bolivia and Argentine Over Boundary Dispute. ( By Associated Press. ) LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 21. Qfll cial circles admit a rupture has oc curred between Bolivia and Argen- tine Republic and all diplomatic rola- j tlons are severed. The recall of tho , Argentine minister was followed al- most immediately by the removal of the Bolivian minister from Buenos Ayres. The cause of the severance of relations Is' duo to a circular Issued by President Montes referring in slighting and offensive terms to Ar gentine's decision against Bolivia In the pending Peru-Bolivia boundary dispute. ELLA GINGLE'S CASE FAILS. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, July 21. ".Tho Ella Gingle case is absolutely closed so far as this office is concerned," said State's Attorney AVayman, "If Ella tries to bring charges against Mies Barrett, I shall toll her to keep out of my ofllce." FEAR WAR IN . SOUTH ABA do not average over seventy miles from water transportation, yet have Wo pay tribute to a transportation condition averaging 250 miles. "You have also an empire direct ly to the east of you, but there is no railroad or modern transporta tion condition which will assist In cither the upbuilding of that section or your own development. "In a very short time the Panama Canal will become a fact, and Euro pean emigration will come directly to our shores. Would It not be more directly to our Interest to have them landing at our own seaport rather than by tho bay of San Francisco or Puget Sound? These are sqme of the many Important features to be discussed by this congress. "That the work of this congress may be effective by more thorough organization and cooperation, we In vite you to send a delegation to co operate with us In this work. "The cities of the Bay are plan ning to give our delegations and vis itors an entertainment more espe cially fitted to this locality, such as a parade of launches carrying the delegates and visitors the entire length of the bay to the seashore. 'Crab Lifnch,' demonstration and drill by the Life Saving Crew, the taking of persons from our largest vessels by the life savers, 'Clam bake' a trip by launches up the scenic riv er of Coos, a trip to one of the most modern saw mills of the coast, where a ship with a capacity of 2, 000,000 feet Is loaded In 23 hours. Trap shooting and dancing will also be some of the features. "You are especially invited to bring your wives, daughters and sweethearts. "The climatic conditions and scenery here are unequaled any where and many have signified their Intention of'taklng this time for their rest and vacation, so join them. "Col. E. Hofer of Salem, and Mr. Riley Atkinson of Boise, Idaho, re spectively, president and secretary of the league, have authorized the local organization of the Bay to extend invitations to all commercial bodies interested and arrange for a program of social entertainment. The list of speakers is being compiled by the of ficers of the league and will be issu ed later. We would say, however, that the senators, representatives and governors of the two states have been invited to be present and tako part in the discussions. Already we have assurances of the presence of other prominent speakers. "We will, in a very short time send you for distribution, our pro gram and tickets that will entitle delegates and visitors to the cour tesies of our program and entertain ment." John Golden Discovers That Wife Secreted Cash Around Home. John Golden has been making small Hnd3 of money around his homo from time to time ever since his wife died some time ago. Mrs. Golden was somewhat of a saver and being rather eccentric resorted to tho old method of secreting her mon ey. ' "This," said Mr. Golden, "she did in order to have money on hand in case of sickness or accidents." None of tho hiding places wero ever mado known to Mr. Golden, however, and the result Is that every once in a whllo ho makes a find, the amounts being of about thirty dollars or so. Mr. Golden has made several finds of about this amount and whether thero Is any more cash hidden about his unknown to him. The report in circulation yester day that he had unearthed over n thousand dollars was denied by him. "CA8TLKWOOB" at the P. K. "EASTSIDE" 1p a winner. FINDS MONEY IN ODD PLACES! ' I i i i INNESOTA AKO WISCONSIN VILLAGES AGAINST WAR Spanish Subjects Remonstrate Against Sending Troops to Africa. (By Associated Press.) MADRID, via Badajoz on Portu guese frontier, July 21. Great ex citement prevails In the Spanish cap- jltol. The population is clearly op- 1 posed to the Spanish-Moroccan war i In Africa. Several demonstrations In i ' front of the war ministry today with much rioting in the streets, in which women took prominent part occur 1 red today. (By Associated Press..) t's MELILLA, Morocqo,' July 21, The Moorish tribesmen today attack jed a Spanish force at a railroad' sta tlon jus't outside the city but were icifiiiecu vj guiuub liuo. TROUBLE IN MADRID. First Body of Soldiers Leaves Span ish Capital For Morocco. MADRID, July 21. The first body of soldiers to relnforco the Spanish troops at Melllla left this city this morning. Enormous crowds- gather ed and cries of protest against the ! departure of the troops were numer ous. The police were, obliged to charge the people several times be fore they dispersed. Indian Girl's Body Disinter red Apparently to Rob Grave. y The discovery of tho skull and other portions of a human skeleton on the Geroml place about a mile and a half below Empire last even ing caused quite a sensation there and gave rise to all sorts of stories relative to murder, etc. Coroner Golden was called there this morn ing and after making a careful In vestigation decided that It was tho skeleton of an Indian girl who was buried several years ago near where the bones were found. This was substantiated by AVm. Saunders, an Empiro pioneer who recalled the burial of tho girl. Au effort to have tho skeleton further Identified through buttons, etc., found near the bones failed, a cou ple of aged Indian women near Em piro being unable to Identify them. Tho only strange thing about tho matter was that some of the bones appeared charred as though they had been in a fire. , Some believe that thl3 Indicates that tho body was dug "up by some one for tho purpose of securing tho relics, trinkets and valuables that were burled with many of tho In dian bodies Interred on ll'ic penin sula. They claim that after digging up" the body, tho miscreant attempted- to cremate tho bones In hopes of absolutely secreting his ghoulish work. A number of years ago, a man was sent to state's prison for rob bing the Indian graves near Empiro and that example Is supposed to have resulted in tho caution of tho present grave robbers, The bones found today appeared to have beon exposed to tho weather for sonio time. As near as could he established today, no one know that tho Indian girl's grave had re mained undisturbed later than about two years ago. T GHOULSJORK NEAR EMPIRE ARE THREATENED Heavy Rains Convert Streams Into Raging Torrents Today. BIG POWER PLANT AND DAM ARE LOST Towns of Odanah and Heiberg In Danger of Being Swept AwayJ (By Associated Press.) TWIN VALLEY, Minn., July 21. Henvy rains have overflowed the Wild Rose river and March Creek is entering the village of Heiberg, two miles north of here. Tho water is still rising and the vlllnge Is in dan ger of being swept away. DAM SWEPT AWAY. Odnnali, Wis., Imperiled By Flood Today. (By Associated PrfctiS.) MILAVAUKEE, July 21. Tho power plant at White River was washed out with a 'loss of $100,000, the dam breaking at White River which imperils Odanah and the peo ple have been warned to leave. Tho state fish hatchery at Bayfield was wrecked and two million of fish, carried into the lake. CLOUDBURST IN AVISCONSIN. (By Associated Press.) MILAVAUKEE, AVis., July 21. A special from Ashland, AVIs., reports a severe cloudburst in Northern AA'lsconsin. The loss Is estimated at half a million dollars. Government Officials Say 50,- 000 Are Desired To Use Foreigners. (By Associated Pret,s.) AVASHINGTON, D. C, July 21. Fifty thousand able bodied men aro wanted in the harvest fields of tho west to tako care of the bounteous crops. Farmers are literally betsl ff for help, according to olllcials of cho Department of Commerce and Labor whose functions are in part to find employment for the throngs of aliens who come into this country. Tho of ficials are almost powerless beeauan of penniless condition of many emi grants nnd the suggestion la made that the railroads transport tho aliens west at actual most as thtlr profit would come 'In hauling book the tremendous products of alien labors. PLEADS FOR FOREIGNERS. AVnnts Aliens Distributed Tlirou .'t Country Instead of In Centers. (By Associated Press.) NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I., July 21. An Urgent plea that on'oits bo made to rellovo the consent d centers of tho country of their uMm population by distributing thorn In sections where they could olu'iin remunerative employment was mail" today by Ormsby McIIarg, nsi.lit.mt secretary of tho Department of Commorco and Labor In his an. . before tho commercial law lensuo here. IMPORTANT TO LADIES. You can rofroshon your hats for mid-summer at small expend result of the SPECIAL VUiWi SALE at this store. All flov.ei t marked down at CLARKE'S MILL' NERV. "CASTLEWOOD" at tho P. K, WEST IN NEE'J OF FARM HANDS l ,. Ji I x I -JIM--!, "'V
