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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1910)
Sim? ADS. NEWS TiiEV HL-SINESS IS SLOW, Al VE tTlSi:. THAT IT PAYS IS EVI tvCFW v SUCCESSFUL 1JUSI 5J;S nol'SKS EVERYWHERE ;; GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW III READING THE COOS MAY TIMES. ALL THE NEWS AL.j THE TIMM TERSELY 10LI .: :: tt it tt MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS (E000 Established la ns Tlio Const vou XXXIH. Lin City Business Men Start a Big Fund to Assist the Homeless. GOV. EBERHART IS REQUESTED TO ACT Supplies Rushed in by Train- load For the Immediate Relief of Victims. (By Associated Press to Coos Buy Times.) rutNT RIVER, Minn., Oct. 12. vimmdoIIi nnd St. Paul business en have decided to nsk Governor rtrfrhirt to urgo a $000,000. relief fand for iho forest flro BitfferorB. Ca; contnlnlnB clothing, tents mi other necessaries from Wlnnl- jj were distributed Inst night nnd Ulpcd materially to relieve tno sit- titlon. H GETS HREE GUIS President Graham of Coast League Decides Against Portland in Contests. (Special to Tlio Tlmcs. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 Judge Teomas Crnhnm, president of tlio Coait League, decided today that Oakland Is entitled to tlio threo tines In which Portland played Hol- I lltj over the protest of Cnptnln Wohcrton. The decision plnces Onk. ! lactl In tho lend for tho pennnnt. (B; Assoclntcd Press to Coos Bay Times.) rORTUND, Oct. 12. Tho scores l Tuesday's .gainea In the Const Uitue wero ns follows: Atrortland n. H. Tortlantl 1 3 1 Angeles , 0 3 At OaklntltU-Snn Frnrirlgpn.Oak. bud juno nostnonod on nccount of nla. msan-s of today's games. (By Associated Press to Coos Bny Times.) P0RTIiAn Clrt 11 Tlilo tinn- I "t" Eames 'll tho Pnnat-T rtntmn r. ltfd as follows: At Vernoh t tt kttamentn o j Veraon Rain nrpvnnia.,1 i, ... .. .'.,.. Oakland game. ' , ' t IRISH LEADKH COMING. T- I". O'Connor AVIII TJsJt Pacific i Pnnii r'lu.... BJ Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) o-c, :."' Mnn-oct-is t- p- Chit 7 ,epnrtetl Pr tho Pacific Jf "day after n successful tour lri ) Interests of the Parliamentary League. Ho .."Peak in Senttlo. Tm-nmn Pnrt- Ike li s'olnno next week. Then York f0r QMSO nnd New , sailing from Quebee on OTtmber 4. X3ROES ARE LEARNING. ' tlwn Half of Iftck8 Jn th0 (Br S,n,es A Illiterate. ' Associated Prn nnna n WH J,nleS- . lttn '" OCt' -' isT,.. Ule "nl KoB llr, alDlnK sool hero today, York .7 trsKl110 Hahn of Now ke n.. that tUe education of Madi!v tt. . Ils Progressed so In tl ?",r 43 i,er "nt of tho te. "ued states is Ulitor- 10 TAKE UP TREATY. " I ,E7 A!80c'ad Press to Coos Bay f RAISE SBDO,000 FOR " FIRE SUFFERERS' RELIEF CHICAC. Oct-Secretary of 1H78 Mnll. HDER SIIEI ' IS TAKEN UP C. A. Smith Offers jo Donate Right of Way jo Widen Thoroughfare. In a letter to tho Mnrshflcld city council, C. A. Smith Inst evening offered to donate outright such of tho compnny's holdings as nro needed to niako Bennett avenue 100 feet wldo from Broadway to tho city lim its. Mr. Smith nlso offered to con tribute two strips of land twenty feet wldo ench to Increase the width of Second and Fourth streets to eighty feet between Curtis and Anderson nvenucs, providing tho city would va cnto Third street nnd allow tho prop erty to revert to tho abutting prop erty owners. Ills offer wns nccotn pnuled by blue-prints showing what tho proposed Improvement would menu. . In tho discussion that followed most of the council expressed them selves In fnvor of tho project pro viding It would not cost tho city too much. Mayor Straw said thnt Jacob M. Blake, who wns taking an nctlvo intcrost In tho matter, had Informed him thnt moot of tho other property owners would nlso donate tho nec essary right of way outright. Among tho other owners nro C. A. Johnson, C. J. IUIlstrom, Conrnd Hagqulat, I' M. Friedborg and Mrs. Lnlng. Tho latter two havo not stated whnt they will take. Dh Houseworth nnd C. It. Beck nlso own two lots that would bo nffected nnd Fred Pnyno owns four lots. Messrs. Blnko nnd Q. W. Kaufman also havo nil option on n block from Fred No I me which Is af fected. Councllmnn Coko and somo of tho others stnted that they wero opposed to condemnation proceedings to got miy of tho right of wny but that if rensonnblo tonus could bo secured, thoy might act. No nctlon wns taken Inst evening pending tho sccurlnj of moro deflntto Information ns to tho tonus by Mr, Blnko and tho others Interested. Councllmnn Albrccht questioned tho project, snylng thnt tho Central avenue property owners hnd put up expensive buildings without asking tho city to wldon thnt streot. Mayor Straw snid this didn't niako any dlf- forenco as tho opening of Bennett nvenuo to tho proposed width would bonefit them, Somo thought tho streot should bo oponed clear to tho water front Instend of Just to Broad way, Mr. Albrecht urging this. ISJDICTED He and Miss Leneve Held For Murder of Mrs. Crippen in London. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) LONDON. Oct. 12. Tho grand Jury has found truo bills against Dr, Crippen nnd Miss Lonovo, charg ing tho former as tho principal, nnd the latter ns nn accessory, in the murder of the doctor's wlfo. CALLED AS WITNESS. Chicago Friend of "Woman in tlio Case" Goes to London. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay flmes.) CHICAGO. Oct. 12. Bruco MUlor, a real ostato man who formerly was an actor friend of Bollo Elmore, has gone to England as a witness in tho Orlnpen trial s1atoublJarfoS Murphy of Canada said in iin interview hero today that ho expected the reciprocity negotiations between the United States and Can ada would be resumed before Nov. 1, o . ra MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, ECHO OF ROOSEVELT'S ViCTORY(FRENCH BAI LWAY Wm. Barnes, Jr., Who Led the Fight on Former President ' in New York Convention, Resigns as Committeeman. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 12. Be cnuso his name did not nppcnr In tho list of tho executive committee men of tho republican stnto com- TRY TO WRECK FASTJXPRESS Air-Brake Pipes on Paris Train Are Cut Food Prices Going Up. (By Associated Press to Coos Bny Times.) PAItIS, Oct. 12. Tho Southwest Express nnrrowly escaped being wrecked on Us nrrlvnl hero. It en tered tho station going sixty mllcii an hour, tho brakes failed to work nnd It wns discovered thnt tho nlr pipes had been cut. Tho strikers nro causing troublo todny. In several localities tho prices of food havo Increased 25 per cent. Autos nro being utilized for tho transportation of food supplies from tho country districts. Geo. Wallace Arrested in Sac ramento Postoffice for Times Outrage. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) SACRAMENTO, Oct. 12. Ocorgo Wnllnco, a Into nrrlvnl to Sncrnmonto from Snn Francisco, and Los Angeles, wnB arrested hero yesterday on sus picion of being one of tho dyna miters of tho Los Angoles Times building, or having been In tho plot. Wullaco will bo hold ponding nd vlces from Los Angoles. Detectives havo been watching tho postofflco for Wallnco for several days and following his appearanco today camo tho arrest. Tho arrest was mndo as ho was endeavoring to destroy two Jotters ho had recolved. It Is iinou tho contents of theso letters that Chlof of Pollco Ahem rests his faith on tho belief that ho inado n valuablo catch. Ho pieced togothor tho letters, which show thnt Wallace left Los Angoles suddenly tho day of, or tho day following tho dyna miting, nnd it is Intimated that Wal lace knows much concerning tho in side of tho affair. That Wallnco was arrested In Los Anceles after tho Times building was blown up is mado clear In tho letter, for it is stated that Wnllaco's friend was surprised when ho learned that bo told tho chlof of pollco ho was a natlvo of Glasgow, nnd In commenting on that ho stated that ho knows what it meant. Reference is mado to tho activity of tho dotectlves, pollco, special agents and others, running down the clues to the dynamiting, 'and sev eral references nro mado to Detec tive Burns. The authorities say ho was held up several times and searched for tire arms while walking tho streets. The other letter Indicates that tho writer knows much but It contains nothing to lead to a clue. Wallaco almost collapsed when ar rested. Ho declared ho did not know what his friend was driving at when he referred to tho dynamite caso. Ono of tho lettors contained refer ence to Otis and Chandlor, but Wal lnco said ho does not know thorn. When ho told Ahern that ho was a native of Australia, he said that ho had been employed at Los An geles as n gardener at tho homo of a Los Angeles detective. It Is known that tho man who wrote tho letters Is oft El Dorado, county. ' ' DYNAMITING SUSPECT HELD OCTOBER 12, 1910 EVENING mlttco appointed by Ezra P. Pron tis, the new chnlrman, William Barnes, Jr., who led tho fight against Roosevelt as temporary chairman of tho recent republican stato conven tion, has resigned ns stato commit teeman from tho Twenty-third Con gressional district. Ho snys that his uon-nppolntmcnt only means thnt his pnrty loyalty has been questioned or that Prentls believes his services nro not useful. Ho has been committeeman since 1R0?. PAY TRIBUTE TO Just 418 Years Ago Today He Discovered American Continent. (By Associated Press to Coos Bny Times.) NEW YORK, Oct. 12. Two big parades In which Itnllan societies were prominent pnrticlpnnts, wero fentures of New York City's celobrn tion of Columbus Dny, in commem oration of tho 418th anniversary of tho discovery of America by Christo pher Columbus. Fifteen states now observo tho dny. Tho big stock oxchnnges, Including tho Now York Stock Exchnngo, omit ted tholr sessions todny. STREET WORK Municipal Improvements This Year Will Aggregate About $150,000. Tho public improvements mndo In Mnrshflold during tho year of 1910 will nggregnto nt least $ir0,000. When revlowed In detail theso lm- i provomonts represent enough to mnko a llttlo city of Itself. Tho street work of courso, hns boon tho most Important. Tho various streets which havo been Improved In somo way or other, and numborlng about twonty, coat to bo exact something ovor 92,000. Tho other smaller pieces of street -work not listed will j bring tho total easily to $100,000 in addition to what is contemplated nnd tho contracts not yet let. The streets which hnvo bcon Im proved nnd tho nmount of money ex- , ponded upon ench nro as follows: Fifth street South 9,488.30 Tenth streot South 2.C24.G8 Alloy In Block 40 C73.B0 Sovonth street South.... 2,180.93 Elovonth street South... 5,010.00 Fifth streot South 3,399.81 ponnelly nvenuo Wost... 7,802.30 Flnnngnn nvenuo West. . . 4,000.00 Highland nvenuo West. . . 5,800.00 I Elrod avonuo West 24,452.00 j Hull avonuo West 7.31C.8C Ninth street South 3.5C8.00 Eighth street South 2.CG4.94 Cominorclal avonuo East C90.00 Anderson nvenuo West. . . 7,215.40 Market nvenuo East. . . , . 2,121,00 Market nvenuo West 2.0CC.00 Alloy Jn Block 15,' South Mnrshfleld Add. West. . 200.00 Total J92.839.C8 Theso improvements represent thirty-two blocks laid with hard pavement nud about 152 blocks olth er graded or graded and also planked. Besides what has already been dono or Is under construction thero is contemplated two other street improvements for which tho contracts will probably soon bo lot. Ono is tho Improvement of North Front street, tho estimated cost of which Is ?17,119.3C. Another Is tho improvement of Second street from Commercial to Highland, tho cost of which is estimated at $4CG9. Another big publl0( Improvement has boon the sowor work. ' Tho Wost Marsh field Isawor, which drains a largo portion of tho olty, was built at a cost of $9054. Besides horo has been built side walks at the cost of the property owners, and this work, togethor with other Improvements, will bring tho I figure up to iav,uvu. IB U 5 LU EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall nnd Coos liny Advertiser. S BETTER FIRE Marsh field City Council Takes Matter Up Other Busi ness Last Night. Bottcr flro protection for Mnrsh flold wns tho principal themo under discussion at Inst night's meeting of tho city council. It centered around better scrvlco from tho present flro onglno, now hydrnntH nnd tho se curing of a now flro cnglno or pitt ing a flro pump on tho Ferry Tran sit for emergency use. Tho matter wbb brought up by Flro Chief Travcr, who oald that tho scrvlco of tho old flro cnglno Is not satisfactory. After moro or less discussion, Flro Chief Travcr was given full chnrgo of tho cn glno and Engineer Domnrost. Somo clnlmod thnt Mr. Domnrest wns run ning tho onglno satisfactorily nud this will probnbly bo Investigated by Mr. Trnver. Chairman Savago of tho flro and water commlttoo roportcd that they oxpected soon to hnvo additional hy drants to bo Installed. Following this, tho question of fixing up tho old onglno or gottlng n new ono was brought up. Mr. Trnver said tho old onglno needed n general overhauling, hb tho cult water wns cutting badly on it. Ho also said It was gottlng old nnd ho thought it would bo n good Idea for tho cbuncll to propnro to got n now ono. Mayor Straw said It lind been suggested that n flro pump bo put on tho Ferry Tranalt. Somo questioned tho advisability of this nnd also whethor or not tho county commissioners would permit it. As tn gottlng n now flro cnglno, sovernl of tho councilman expressed thomsolvcR In favor of It, dar'r.r'ng thnt the city should not mnlntnln a "niggardly" policy In flro protection. Councllmnn Albrccht nnd Flro Chlof Trnvor havo bcon looking tho mat tor up and reported thnt n now flro onglno such ns would bo adequnto for tho city would cost In tho neigh borhood of $4500. This 1b moro than tho city can expond nt ono time but it was suggested thnt It bo mot In two or threo annunl payments, nnd that each yenr tho tax levy pro vldo for it. No dofinlto nctlon was taken, other than to request Mr. Travcr to got dofinlto figures and terms on tho various kinds of fire engines so that tho city council can tnko tho matter up again In tho near future. Other Business. Tho contractors on Elrod, Hall, Flanagan and Eighth streets wore ordered paid nbout $1500, A. II. Powers wns given permis sion to plank pnrt of South Fifth street along his resldenco proporty ,at Itho corner of Fifth nnd Hall avenues. Tho plumbing or sowngo connec tions of ono of tho Donnelly houses In South Mnrshflold, occupied by E. R. Colgan, was reported defective and was turned ovor to tho city health offlcor to investigate. A rebato of $120.12 on tho South Sixth street Improvements was or dered divided among tho abutting proporty owners. Tho usual grist of city bills wero ordered paid. Climh Over Street. Mr, Stcuholm was present nnd objected to tho proposed Improvo mont of Fourth street between High land and Park this fall. Ilo said that Councilman Nelson had been trying to force It through, and ho presented a romonstranco signed by nil tho abutting proporty owners. Ho suggested that If Councilman Nel son was bo anxious to Improvo n street that Mr. Nelson havo tho street running along his own prop erty fixed up. Mr. Nelson said It was necessary to fix Fourth streot to koop .mud from being washed down on to Highland street and urced that It ho dono. Howover, tho (Contlnuod on ptgo six,) 76. STRIKE IS IS Leaders of Workmen Threaten , to Paralyze Activities of Whole Country. ' STRIKERS ARE CALLED TO NATION'S SERVICE Paris Faces Famine and Con gestion of Traffic Is Frightful. PARIS, Oct. 12. Encourngod by tho effectiveness of tho strike, tho employes of tho Northern rnllrond and tho Western railroad, nnd tho extension of tho movement through out tho eastern ronds nnd tho Pnrls lines nnd tho Medltorrnnenn lines, lenders of tho striking working men generally threaten n gigantic move ment to pnralyzo the jictlvltlos of tho wholo country. Tho situation throughout tho republic Is rogarded as grave. Tho railway companies nro mak ing a desperate Btrugglo to maintain somo Bort of service with tho aid of tho military engineer nnd men from tho nnvy, but aro mooting with llttlo success. Tho government has called to col ors thirty thousand strikers. Thoy nro allowed fifteen days In which to respond or suffer Imprisonment of from ono to twelve months. Tho extension of tho strlko hns prnctlcally Isolntcd Pnrls, which Is threatened vlth a fnnilno should tho ftrlko contlnuo any length of tlmo, Tho congestion duo to tho strlko Is frightful nud tho domnnd for cabs and nutos ennnot bo mot nnd tho prices nro sonrlug. IS IN T. J. Lynch, for Years Familiar Figure on Coos Bay, Passes Away. IS STRICKEN T. J. Lynch, for years ono of tho most familiar figures on Coob Bny, nnd familiarly known as "Tim" or "Dnd," died Monday nt tho homo of his son, Will Lynch, In Portland. Word to this effect wns received yes torday by C. C. Going, secretary of tho Marshfiold Aorlo of Eagloa, of which deceased wns n member. Denth wns duo to cancer of tho stomach, Mr. Lynch had boon falling for somo tlmo and loft hero a fow months ago. Then ho was arranging to ontor tho Oregon Soldiers' Homo at Hoso burg. Whllo his friends horo wero awaro of his falling health, ho wna not thought to bo In n sorlous condi tion and consequently nowB of his death camo ns a shock to thorn. Mr. Lynch camo to Coos Day first upwards of thirty years ago, Ho was a barber by trado and also a musi cian nnd In theso capacities galnod nn oxtenslvo acquaintance. Thon he loft horo for a number of years and , roturned Inter. After his return, ho conducted a barbor shop near tho postofflco for somo tlmo and a cou ple of years ago moved to Langlols, where ho remained until a fow months ago, Besides his son, W"l Lynch, another son survives htm. Tho latter Is supposed to bo at Cres cent City, Cal. S EN PORTLAND Mr. Lynch wns an nctlvo member of tho Redmen, tho Englcs and a number of other lodges. Burial will bo at Portland undor . tho auspices of tho Eagles. W MANY BODIES FOUND. (By Associated Protw to Coos Bay Tlmoa.) STARKVILLE. Colo., Oct. 12 Tho searoh of tho wrecked Stark vlllo mine for bodies of victims con tinued today with unabated vigor and undor slightly improved condi tions as to tho accumulation of gas. A number of bodies wero recovered.