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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1909)
--- 1HIH JPHIWVMHHMPmi ' "TT'.f WANT ADS. IN "THE TIMES" ARE THE IlLST MEANS OF GETTING WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT. TItV THEM AND HE CONVINCED. SUCCESS FOn THE DEALER AND SHOI' PER IS A LITTLE SECRET THAT ONLY THE ADVERTISING COL U.MXS WILL UNFOLD. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXII. Established In 1878 ns TIio Const Mnll. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1909 EVENING EDITION. A consolidation of Times, Const Mail mid Coos Diiy Advertiser. No. 103. tojis mm mt BAI ROBBER KILLS CASHIER IS. Bold Bandit Tries to Holdup Institution at New Al bany, Ind. IS CAPTURED IN THE OHIO RIVER Forced Wealthy Woman's Chauffeur to Drive Him to Village: (By Associated Press.) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 11. J. Gany Fawcett, cashier of the Mer chants National Bank in New Al bany, Ind., was shot and killed, and President J. K. Woodward of the same institution, seriously wounded by a man who entered the bank Just befoie noon and attempted to hold up the oiilcers and their assistants. The assailant, a man about 21 years old, ran to the Ohio river and s.arted to the Kentucky side In a skiff. The jJolice pursued him in a motor boat and captured tho man. The man came to New Albany in the auto of Mrs. Walter Escotf, a wealthy woman. The chauffour, James P. Tucker, was anested. Ho says tho robber tool: possession of thepauto in front of Mrs .Escott's residence and forc ed him at the point of a pistol to drive to New Albany. When the robber entered the bank he ordered "ail hands up." Presi dent Woodward attempted to talk to the man but was shot twice. Cashier Fawcett rushed to the presi dent's aid and was shot twice, dying in a short time. After the shooting, the robber rushed to where the auto s'ood, com manded the chauffeur to get out of this as fast as possible, but the frightened man refused to start and the robber leaped out and after shooting at .the chauffeur in the back, ran to the river and jumped Into the skiff. After being caught by the police, they were surrounded by a mob of two hundred men crying "Hang him," "Lynch- him," "He kill ed Fawcett," rent the air, buta heavy guard surrounded tho man and he was taken to Jail. So threatening was the aspect of the mob that tho prisoner was re moved to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville, five miles away. There Is little hope of the recovery of Woodward. The negro chauffeur has a danger ous wound in he spine. Mrs. Es"ott know nothing of tho crime until informed by tho police. Failure to Receive Weather Report From Jamaica Causes Apprehension. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 11. The weather report from Kingston, Jamaica, which tho weather bureau faere usually receives dally, has fail ed to come from tho West Indian Is lands since last-Saturday and the of ficials of the service have been with out Information regarding what oc curred there since that time. What caused the interruption is a matter ' surmise, but opinions, vary be tween a storm and submarine earth 1uale, though there Is no indication 01 either. I w WEST INDIES ARE GUT OFF NOTICE stem 1,05; Red Itusslan- 92c: Tur" The First Trust and Savings Bank key Red, 93c; Fortyfolrl, 95c; Fife, "1 close tomorrow afternoon at 2 93c- , "clock to permit its officers to at-j (By Associated Press.) end the funeral of John Preuss, late CHICAGO. Nov. 11. Wheat clos n "-president of J?e FJIrst National led as follows: December, $1.054; ank- !May, $1.04; July, 97 l.So. SECOND OFFICIAL . LOVE LOST AND RING, TOO. Augustu Rutz Weds Another and Scliccl Sues. IUTZV1LLE, Wash., Nov. 11. Henry Scheel and Miss Aug usta Rutz were sweethearts not long ago, but recently they met in the court of Justice L. A. Womack pitted against each other in a replevin suit brought by School wherein he sought to take fiom Miss Ruth the token of his former appreciation, a line diamond ring valued at $100. The action started within a few days of the marriage of Rutz to Mr. Biasiel, and that fact no doubt had much to do with tho contention of the plaintiff that ho did not give the ring to Miss Rutz, but per mitted her to keep it during his pleasure. The question was left to a jury of six men, who decided that the ring was t)io property of the lady. Nominate Candidates For City Offices There Novem 7ber 30. The North Bend ci.y council has ca.led. the caucus to nominate candi dates for the city ofllces to be lil.ed at the municipal election there December- 1 4 tor November 30, at 7:30 p. m. It will be held in the Pioneer block hall at 7:30 in the evening. The council also named C. T. Fr riss, E. Sinister and J. W. Grout as the judges of election and C. E. Maybee, J. G. Mullen and P.-L. Carey as the clerks of election. It Is expected that the politics that have been rife there for some time will soon reach a definite basis and will center on certain candi dates. Other llusiiiess. The grading and improvement of Sherman avenue was delayed by council deciding to change the grade between Lockhart street and Twenty-fifth street from a four per cent to a six per cent grade. This will mean about two weeks delay In the project. Councilman Loggio and Hoelling brought up their $100,000 bond is sue proposition again, but no action was taken. They want the bonds floated to carry out certain munici pal improvements there. Councilmcn Loggle, Hoelling and Mandigo were named" as a commit tee to see that Tom James, who has been city wharfinger for the past few years up until a couple of weeks ago makes a report and accounts for the fees collected for the use of the city wharf. It was declared that Mr. James had' not made a report or turned over any funds in a year and that he must comply more close ly with the regulations of the ofllce: THE WHEAT MARKET. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Nov. 10. Wheat clos ed as follows: December, $1.03 7-8; May, $1.03 1-8; July, 9G 1-Sc. (By Associated Press.) TACOMA, Nov. 10. Bluestem, $1.04; Club, 94c; Red Russian, 92c. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Nov. 'j&sack nrlces of wheat: Club, 94c; Blue- v "CALL CAUCUS IN IRIR BEND L President Taft Approves Plan For Making It the Base of Operations In the Pacific Ocean. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, -D. C, Nov. 11. President Taft has approved of the recommendation ftom the joint army STE1EIL IS LIKEL FREED Popular Opinion Is That Ac cused Woman Will Win Noted Paris Case. (Bj Associated fress.j PARIS, Nov. 11. The state rested its case against Madame Steinheil today and the defense Immediately began interrogating the witnesses. Popular opinion is that the prosecu tion has not made out a case against the accused and that she will be ac quitted. TAFT IS E FLESH President Plans to Play Golf to Reduce Weight :ls Warmly Welcomed. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 11. President Taft this morning deliver ed the principal address at the open ing session of the Laymen's Mission ary Movement. He left this after noon for Hartford, Conn., and will return here Saturday. The president's reception on his return to Washington last evening from his thirteen thousand miles "swing around the circle" was all that he could desire. At the station, he vasmet by a score of friends and a number of frock coated and silk hatted committees and eight mem bers of his cabinet who met the train as it rolled Into the station. As Piesident Taft entered the White' House and home, the Immense crowds cheered lustily. The presi dent Is in excellent health but re-1 ported that he had gained weight during his trip and is planning a vigorous campaign at golf to reduce his girth. I F. PLANT IN EARLY TODAY Steamship Arrives From San Francisco After a Rather Rough Trip. The M. F. Plant arrived in this forenoon from San- Francisco. It 'was rather o -ough trip up the coast. She had 400 tons of freight and a good "pnsoengcr list. The Plant will sail at 11 o'clock Friday from' North Bend for San Francisco. Among the incoming passengers were tho following: Lilly Pengo, Anna Kohl, J. G. Kinney, A. F. Frisbie, Miss S. J. Higgins, S. Frisbie. W. C. Hlggins, M. Gloss, Mrs. Jno. Preuss, H. O. Perkins, S. N. Hume, R. Forsythe, H. Albright, Josie Collins, Mrs. Don ning, Mrs. Kinney, Mrs. Frisbie, Mrs. C. E. Jordan, C. Davis, W. T. Mer chant, E. Judell, Mrs. Tilford, W. G. Dodge, S, Hume, G, Bok, and eight een steerage. IIII IS and navy board for making Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the great naval sta tion in the Pacific. In doing this, it was considered that a temporary naval station, only, would be con structed at Olongapo and that the proposed Improvement of the militia harbor would be abandoned. This will leave the protection of those ports to the army. Many Lose Lives In Conflagra tion Following Explosion In Pennsylvania. (By Associated Press.) WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 10. Nine lost their lles in the fire fol lowing the explosion yesterday aft ernoon In the Auchincloss Colliery of the Delaware, Lakawanna & West ern Company at Nantlcoke, near here. Chas. E. Fox and Miss Kathryn Crewe of Bandon, Sur prise Friends. A wedding that will be a surprise to the young couple's many friends in the Coquille valley, was quietly celebrated at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ben Schuyler, the contracting parties being Chas. E. Fox and Miss Kathryn Crewe of Bandon. Tho groom is a brother of Mrs. Schuyler. Miss Crewe, who is chief operator at the Bandon telephone office, came over Monday and informed friends here that she was merely here to do some shopping. Tuesday, Mr. Fox, who is a member of the Bandon Life Saving crew, found that he had ur gent business on the Bay and came over. The first intimation that even lo cal friends of the couple aside from probably Mr. and 'Mrs. Schuyler had, was yesterday afternoon, an hour or i so uerore tne ceremony wmuu luuu. place at 4 o'clock Mrs. Fox' home Is at Myrtle Point but she has been employed at the Bandon exchange for sometime. They will reside at Bandon. Eiihthlde Wedding. A very quiet wedding ceremony was solemnized last evening on tho Eastside, at the homo of William Leaton when Miss Laura Leaton, tho eldest daughter, was Joiued in mar riage to William Clements. The cere mony was performed by Rev. G. Lo- Roy Hall, who is supplying the Bap-j tist pulpit In this city, Mr. Clements is a ratchet setter in the Smith mill. Both have many friends who wish them "much joy." CAIRO FEARS MOII. May Try to Lynch Suspected Slujcr of Woman. (By Associated Press.) CAIRO, 111., Nov. 11,. Tho excito ment over the murder of Miss Annie Peily, whose body was found In an alleyway here Tuesday, has reached fever heat. There Is talk of lynching William James, one of the negro sus pects, held In jail. Just RECEIVED three new pat terns in our crockery line. Come and see them. COOS HAY CASH Store. The RED CROSS Drug Store WILL HE CLOSED Thursday and Friday. SPECIAL PRICES on all MILLI NERY goods at CLARKE'S. NINE DIE IN FIDE IN MINE COUPLE COMES HERE TO WED iffl IN THE THREATENS EXPOSURE OF OTHERS WOMEN'S HATS TOO LARGE. Express Companies Charge On Size, Not AVeiglit. CHICAGO, Nov. 11. Wom en's hats have grown so large that the wholesale milliners of Chicago protested against the rates charged for carrying them by the express companies at a hearing before the Illinois Rail way and Warehouse commis sion here recently. The milliners contended that the express companies did not have the right to charge for the slzo of boxes containing the fashionable hats, but only for tho weight. One milliner testified that hats were constantly Increasing in size, but not In price, and he did not understand why Iron should be carried cheaper than women's hats. The hearing was continued until December 9, when the ex press companies will submit their evidence. IS BREAK About Half of the I. W. W. Orators at Spokane Take Bread and Water. (By Associated Press.) SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 11. Weak, weary and disgusted, more than half of the I. W. W. street ora tors have given up the "starva'lon strike" vhich began last Friday morning when bread and water was offered the prisoners who refused to work. Of the eighty under arrest at the Franklin school, only four refus ed to take bread and water for breakfast this morning. The leaders and the men in the hospital were given warm breakfasts which they ate as usual. Altogether, it Is be lieved that about 93 accepted food, but ninety of the free speech orators are still starving and those confined at Fort George Wright say they will not eat. Some of the men are in a pitiful condition and It is said the minds of some of the famished men are beginning to wander, it is ex pected that tho next 48 hours will see the collapse of tho hunger striko or tho removal of tho men to bos' pttals to save their lives. IS ARRESTED Empire Woman Under Indict ment Is Found In Astoria By Sheriff Gage. Sheriff W. W. Gage arrived hero today from Coqulllo en route to As toria to secure Mrs. Jack Ellerby of Empire, who is under indictment charged with breaking and entering the T. II. Barry residence there last summer. Mrs. Ellerby was arrested In Astoria yesterday, Sheriff Gage having heard that she was there and notified tho sheriff. Mrs. Ellerby after being bound over to tho grand Jury under a $500 bond by Justice Sinister at North Bend, "skipped tho country" .. and could not bo found when tho grand Jury met. Tho bond which was signed by L. A. Fryo of North Bend, was declared forfeited, and since that time, Sheriff Gago has been on the outlook for her. It Is understood that Mr. Ellerby was at Astoria with her. NG I CASE" w Mrs. Jeanette Stewart of Cin cinnati, Promises Revela tions. DECLARES SHE HAS BEEN ILL-TREATED Says That Other Officials of the Big Four Are Involved In Shortage. (By Associated Press.) CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 11. Mrs. Jeanette Stewart, tho woman mentioned in connection with tho alleged embezzlement of $G43,000 from the Big Four Railway by Char les A. Warriner, today stated that she would reveal "Inside informa tion'' that would startle the public and make "those about the Big Four offices sit up and take notice." Tho woman says she has letters in a safe deposit vault which she will make public and which will make interest ing reading. The woman is Indignant at the treatment she has received, and threatens vengeance. "Why don't they arrost me if they think I have taken blackmail money? Thoso letters will tell why they do not ar rest me," she declared. She says she is being made a scapegoat by others connected with the case and she wants to go before the grand jury "If they don't let me, I will bring the whole business into court my self, for I -am determined to clear off my name." Mrs. Stewart held a telephonic conversation with Mrs. Warriner to day but neither woman divulged what passed between them. Mrs. Stewart admitted that she re ceived the money from Chicago men tioned by one of Warrlners black maileis. She reiterated that she never received a cent from Warriner. Mrs. Stewart said when she re ceived money from the Chicago man she did not know it was the fruit of blackmail. y SHORTAGE IS GROWING. nig Four Defalcation Reaches $Ol;t,000 Now. (By Associated Press.) CINCINNATI, Nov. 10. Experts continue their worjt of untangling the affairs of the Big Four railways' financial department In this city, and alleged defalcations of Charles War rln, the deposed treasurer. In as much as the shortage Jumped in a few days from $100,000 to $C43,000, still further developments along this line would not astound thoso in close touch with tho company's af fairs. Ono of the developments is tho probable removal of the com pany's offices from this city to Chi cago. Woman In the Case. Tho mysterious" woman men tioned In connection with the Warrln embezzlement affair, was found to day. Sho Is Mrs. Jeannetto Stewart or Ford as sho is also known. She was discovered during a sensational raid mado in her apartments by constables in behalf of a department store Tho woman tearfully declar ed her Innocence of all the charges Including blackmail brought against hor as a result of the former Big Four treasurer's downfall. Sho blames a "woman friend" In whom she confided and whom sho declares is responsible for much of tho noto riety that sho (Mrs. Stewart) has attracted slnco the defalcation became known. Mrs. Stewart ex plained her lavish expenditure of money saying Bho Is tho daughter of Martin Timmons of Portsmouth, Ohio, from whom sho says alio In herited a largo fortune Sho donlod Informing officials of tho big Four"'1' shortage. XOYKMIIKIt reduction SALE on all trimmed HATS nnd SPECIAL prices on RIIJIJONS and TRIM MINGS for balance of month at CLARKE Millinery. II m