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THE COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1910
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COOS BAY TIMES
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COOS UAY DAILY TIMES,
Mnrshflold :: :: :: :: Oregon
M. 0. MALONEY Editor mid I'ub.
DAN E. MALONEY News Editor
An Independent Ropubllcdn nows
papor published cvory cvonlng except
Sunday, nnd Weekly by
Tlio Coos Bay Times Publishing Co.
Dedicated to tho sorvico of thn
pcoplo, that no good causo shall lack
a champion, nnd that ovil shall not
thrlvo unopposed.
Tho Coos Day Times represents n
consolidation of tho Dnlly Coast Mail
nnd Tho Coos Day Advertiser. Thn
Coast Mall wns tho first dally estab
lished on Coos Day and Tho Coos
Bay Times Is Its Immediate successor.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES.
DAILY.
Ono year SG.00
Per month 50
Whon pnld strictly In advance the
subscription prlco of tho Coos Day
Times Is $5.00 per year or $2.50 for
six months.
WEEKLY.
Ono year si. so
Official Paper of Coo County.
It could not bo passed. Will 'the
next session repeat tho proof of
politician (that Is a bettor word for
tho moment than political) Incapa
city? If so, there will bo many hys
terical attempts to divide counties
and a multiplicity of laws at tho next
popular election. Now In every pro
gressive state In tho Union there Is
a general law on tho statute books
providing a reasonable, fair nnd easy
method of creating now counties. Es
pecially In now states has this prov
ed eillcaclous. Each now county seat
Is a now ccjiter nnd rallying point
for tho gathering of population nnd
tho Inauguration of nctlvo material
Improvement. This designation of
centers of activity has been tho mak
ing of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
North and South Dakota, Washing
ton nnd California, and the absenco
of thorn has boon an obstaclo to pro
gress in Oregon. Tho people of Ore
gon did right to voto down nil these
county division laws becauso they
were local questions, but cither tho
legislature or tho pcoplo as a wholo
will havo to provide a way to relievo
tho state and break up tho counties
or tho state will suffer. Tho pcoplo
do not want to mako all tho laws
nocded but If Oregon legislatures per
sist In neglecting this duty It Is well
that tho peoplo rcservo tho right to
perform It.
of American dllntorhioss. Why the
Crlppen case should bo so famous
nnd tho Garrison case so obscuro, is J
not Important. Probably Dello El
moro .Crlppen's Ufa wns' no more
vnluablo than that of Floy Perkins,
so far as tho theories" of tho lnw are
concerned. Probably tho degenernto
Crlppen was no moro ncceptablo to
decent society than tho degenernto
Garrison. Dut n corps ofattorneys
nnd experts with abundance of mon
ey would havo produced very differ
ent results ns to evidence, doubts, I
delays nnd possibly verdicts, and
IIKU lOO W1W1UUI tUlTUlllIUK cuurit), I
juries, witnesses or people, ii tnese
iVnglomaniacs who prnto of tho beau
ty of 'BvIft English Justlco" want
any greater swiftness than they enn
got In Coos county, let them npostro
phlzo the bcnutlos of lynch low nnd
go to Georgia or Texas whero It is
practiced. Wo llko tho Coos county
brand best.
FIND MAX DEAD.
COOS AXD ENGLISH JUSTICE.
OFFICIAL PAPEK OF THE C1T1
OF MAItSHFIELD.
THE LEGISLATIVE FAHCK
A great many periodicals In Amor
Ica Just now or. recently havo
been discussing tho defects In tho
American system of administering
the crlmlnnl lnw nnd havo been
plcnsed to point out tho great superi
ority of tho English system, empha
sizing tho fact that English trials nro
swift and aro followed by almost Im
mediate punishment of tho guilty.
Ono of tho delights In which tlieso
periodicals Indulge Is found In prnls-
flVIDENCE la already BUftlclont to'tnc tho rnnlditv with which Dr. Crln
JP, B,10W t,int the peoplo of Oregon J pen was npprohondod, tried, found
nre fully ablo, In the oxerclso of guilty and sentenced. At first they
their political power, to wisely logls-jwore lost In ndmlratlon of tho speed
Into nt tho ballot box. Available ro-i shown In tho execution which wns
ports scorn to Indlcnto that all of tho 'supposed to follow nnd mny havo
proposed laws creating now counties been slightly disappointed when n
or changing tholr boundaries, havo. short roprlovo wns granted by tho
boon defeated and It Is by no moans jnppellnto court. It Is probable that
corlaln thnt tho county boundary) Crlppon Is guilty nnd that his punish
)nvr or law providing for tho croa- mont will bo deserved, but tho fnct
tlon of counties under gonoral law, .that tho conviction wns based puroly
met with popular approval. Tho poo-Ion circumstantial ovldonuo nnd that
plo nro unwilling to pass on matters ninny of those who wltnoasod tho
which nro purely local' In their m- trial nro not unprepared to lonrn thnt
turo nnd upon which they ennnot bo In splto of tho trial, conviction nnd
Informed. As for tho lnw providing tentonco, Polio Elmoro Crlppon, tho
for tho crentlon of countlos undor 'victim mny yot turn up nllve, mnkos
Ronernl lnw, It was clearly enough, tho hurrying of this man to tho gal
ono which placod too much power lows neom so far removed from real
In tho coiumlqslnn proposed by It to JiiBtlco ns to nppear llttlo short of
uoionnino tno wisdom of croatlnu indecency.
Biich now county or town, nnd was
absurd nnd out of hnrmony with tho
American spirit.
Dut ono thing should bo empha
sized now. Too ninny Inws woro sub
mitted to tho peoplo for their verdict,
nut nny nttompt to limit tho number
by rostrlctlvo measures, will bo Idio,
for tho peoplo will permit no cur
tailment of tholr powor nnd freedom
nnd whoever proposes It will meet
Wo plead guilty to n bellof thnt
tho American systom Is tho host. Tho
arbitrary court of Lord Albestono,
whore tho Judgo seems to bo judge
and Jury, Is thoroughly un-Amorlcan
nnd tho spirit 6f tho Amorlcnn peo
plo would novor nfford It in practlco.
Dut tho bflllof that English law Is
swifter In tho nppthonslon nnd pun
ishment of criminals is not well
grounded. Tho Crlppon caeo Is nn
Eccentric Homesteader Xcnr Myrtle
Point Succumbs Suddenly.
Tho Myrtlo Point Enterprise Bays:
"Tho dead body of O. W. Morley, un
aged homesteader on upper Catch
ing creok, wnB found Tuesday after
noon about 3 o'clock by Win, Strain
nnd Cnrl Dushnell, lying between the
homoBtoador's cabin and tho spring,
with tho arm thrust through tho
ball of a buckot. It Is apparent that
Mr. Morley was stricken suddenly
on his wny to or from tho spring,
nnd Indications nro thnt ho had been
dead about a wcok whon tho body
wns discovered.
"Mr. Morley had beon In tho habit
of making n trip about twlco n wool:
to tho Strnln nnd Dushnell homes
for his mnll. Ho had missed two
trips when tho suspicions of tho
neighbors .wore aroused nnd they
Btnrted out on tho search which dis
closed his body,. Mr. Morley was n
ninn of porhnps 70 yenrs of ngo. Ho
en mo hero nbout a year ago from a
point some placo In tho cast nnd took
n homestead declaring thnt ho
wished to get out of pcoplo's way
Ho wnH of rather cccontrlc habits,
but his neighbors considered him
strictly honest nnd honornblo In nil
his dealings, though ho Is said to
havo had trouhlo with sonio of them"
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Thanksgivioj
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For every man in COOS
COUNTY, and I guess
that is GOING SOME,
RUN IN and see what
in store for you
IS
Something new in High
Art Suits and Overcoats
fceiserTies, Cluett Shirts'
50c Silk Hose.
GROWTH OF SAN FltANCISCO.
Better see what G00DRUM has before you buy.
Do It Now !
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tno fnto of tho most pronounced ex- exception. The mnn had either
pononts of tho "Assombly." Thnt money nor frlonds and In Englnnd or
somebody Is nt fault for tho submls- America n mnn In that predlcnmont
slon of so ninny laws Is cortnln, but Is handled without much consldora
who was It? In ordor to nnswor this tlon. If Crlppon had beon backod up
quostlon properly, It mny bo well by ns much money ns Harry Thaw
to nsk why this Inltlntlvo nnd Rofe-.wns. no doubt oven tho English
rondum lnw wns ndopted anyway. Of
course, tho answer Is that tho reason
why thnt lnw was adhptod wns that
tho legislature, elthor through Inof
flcloncy, Indlfforcnco, corruption, or
special interest, fnilod to onnct prop
or "gonornl Inws" or did ennct Im
proper lnws. In tho prosent case,
tho legislature wns Incnpablo, for It
fnlled completely to onnct a general
law under which counties could bo 'case.
courts would havo beon very care
ful. Tho greatest exports in .tho
world, both legnl nnd sclontluc
would havo dovoloped Investigations
of tho corpus dollctUB and tho fa
mous scar which would havo mado
the cnBO vory famous and would havo
dragged It over months of time and
yenrs of dolny Just as In tho In
stance of tho famous Tlhborne
cronted. Had that duty beon per
formed, the list of Inws for the wholo
stnto to voto on would havo beon ro
ducod by nt lonst nine.
Now tho question Is, will tho next
loglslntlvo assembly of Orogon tho
loglslntlvo nssombly of 1,0 11 mnko
tho samp nilstnko which moved tho
pooplo to supercede tho legislature by
resuming loglslntlvo powors? If
thoro Is anything which, puts Orogon
Old Oregon In a strnlght Jnckot,
It Is tho totnl inability of the old
Bchool to understand tho necessity of
breaking up Its vast counties Into
small countlos. Largo countlos nro
usually controlled by a county seat
cllquo which uso all public funds for
tho locality in which they may bo
intorestod. Tho rest of tho county
gots nothing, Tho "blg-county-evll"
has helpod to rotard Orogon moro
than anything olso, so that It hns
fewer ijood roads, fowor pooplo,
fower railroads, and less cultivation
thnn nny othor state of equal oppor
tunities in tho Union. And tho old
Bohool is so horrified with tho pros
It Is not contended thnt this is
right. Tho fact, howovor, stares tho
advocatos of EugllBji "justice" and
Its claimed superiority to Amorlcnn
"Justice" squnrely In tho fnco, As
for tho Inuumorablo, Instances of
swift Justlco In England nnd Amorl
en, which hnvo novor como Into tho
universal llmollght, enses whoro the
crlmo wns born In poverty nnd pun
ished In hnsto, no doubt they occur
In every stnto In tho Union. Even
Coos county lus Just funtfshod such
nn oxnmplo nnd thnt too without, the
Interposition of an nutocrntlc court.
The npprehonslpn trial, conviction
and sentonco of Garrison chargod
w'th tho murder of Hoy Perkins oc
curred within n much shortor space
than tho much vnlonted Crlppon, nf-
falr. Hut tho difference, between
tho two cases Is rhthor creditable to
America thnn to Englnnd. Tho Eng
lish enso Is still Involved In some
doubt and its Justlco is questioned
by ninny. Thoro will hardly bo any
question ns to tho justlco of tho Gar
rison enso and the execution of tho
City Has Population of 11(1,1)12 Ac
cording to Last Census.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. - Tho
population of San Francisco Is 416,
012, according to tho figures given
out by tho Census Dttronu. This Is
an Increase of 74,130, or 21, G per
cent over tho 312,782 In 1900.
The population pf Great Falls,
Mont., Is 1 3,0-1 S, n decrenso of 082
compnrcd with 1-1,930 in 1000. Di
rector Durand said tho Great Falls
returns as originally received show
ed a total of 23,321, or 8370 more
thnn tho correct count. The director!
blnmos tho nttomptod padding to
threo out of 12 enumerators of tho
city, CO per cont of whoso returns,
ho Bnys, woro fraudulent. Tho threo
pi en were fined and given Jail sen
tences. Durnnd contends thnt ns
thoro wns fraud In tho 1900 census,
thoro has beon an nctunl growth.
Population statistics wero nindo
public for tho following California
cities: Onkland, 150,174, an In
crease of 83,214, or f24.3 porcont,
pomnnroil with fifi.OGO In 1000. Tlnr-
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PROFESSIONAL CAHDS.
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H. J. W. INGRAM,
Physician nnd Snrgoon.
D'
Olllco 208.200 Coos Hulldiaj.
Phonos Offlco 1021; Resldcnco 1022
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W. HEXNETT,
Lawyer.
0111m over Flanagan & Donnott Dank
Mnrshflcld, Orogon'
VjTpl' S. TURPEN,
"V Architect.
Over Chambor of Commerce.
Good Evening!
HAVE YOU ANY LAUXDRY?
If bo, do not forget thnt this is
THE laundry whoro you get tho host
work, and prices nro in ovory ono'
ren$h. Cnll up and ono of tho driv
ers will cnll and oxplnlu nil details to
you. All tolophono calls aro quickly
attondod to, becauso wo aro running
wo wagons.
koloy, 40,434, nn Incronso of 27,220,, OUR GUARANTEE 18 YOUR SAT
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There is only one pro
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or 206 por cont, compnred with 13,
214 In 1900. Alamodn, 23,383,
compared with 10.4G4 In 1900.
Salt Lako City hns n population of
92,777. This is nn Incronso of 39,
240, or 73.3 por cent oyer D3.531 In
1900. Tho populntlon of Salt Lnko
county Is 131,420, compnrod with
77,725 In 1900. .
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CHEERFUL THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY.
Most of us may get over It
before Thanksgiving day.
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ISFAOTIOX.
SIARSnFIELD HAND AND STEAM
LAUNDRY.
rInuzey llro Prop. Phone SSO-J.
THE ROYAL
(House of Amusement, Instruction
nnd Entertainment.)
TONIGHT
While Figuring
ON THE CHEAP WIRING CAM.
PAIGN DON'T OVERLOOK THE
FACT THAT WE ARE SELLING
FIXTURES AT A DIG DISCOUNT.
ALSO STANDARD MAKE FLAT
IRONS WE HAVE ONLY A FEW
LEFT. BETTER PLACE YOUR OR-
JpER.
Coos Bay Wiring Co.
EXPERT ELECTRICIANS.
Respectfully ask your patronage. "
PnONE 237-J.
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SHOW WINDOW LIGHTING
WE OFFER GRATIS THE
ADVISE AND ATTENTION
OF ILLUMINATING EX-
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WAY,
THF TUNGSTEN LAMP
SHOULD BE ARRANGED
" SO AS TO PRODUCE THE
RIGHT EFFECT.
PI Af!F THF I AMPS COIH
RECTLY AND ELECf
SH0 WWIND0W UGHTf
IS ITS OWN BtS I KttuiK-
MENDATI0N,
TELEPHONE 1?8
THE COOS BAY GAS AND
ELECTRIC CO.
poet of moro county ofllces nnd moro murderer, If execution Is over justlfl
tnxes tlint Old Orogon is hardly nbla able. Hut the Garrison case will
to stir out of its tracks.
At tho Inst session of tho legisla
ture n lnw was offered for onactmont
which was intondod to moqt this bljr
county-ovll. Old fogylsm mado Its
uppearance at once and loadod the
bill with so many Impossibilities that
novor bo heard of outside of Oregon
and tho fool Americans who affect
to lovo Eugllsh methods and prefer
them to those of AmorJcn will still
contlnuo to point out thetoxceptlonal
casos of Eugllsh swiftness nnd con
trast them with the exceptional cases
A now Vltagraph
"THE ADVENTURES OF A HAT"
A 'big1 laugh
"THE DAGGAGE SMASHES"
KATHRYN BAKER
In
Illustrated Songs
2 OTHER FILMS
First Show TslH.
COOS BAY LIVERY
Wo havo securod tho Hvcry busi
ness of L. H. Helsner nnd nro pro
pnred to render excollont servico to
tho people of Coos Bay. Careful
drlvors, good rigs and everything
that will moan satisfactory service to
tho public. Phono us for a driving
horso, a rig or nuythlng needed in
tho livery lino. Wo also do n
trucking business of nil kinds.
HUuichnrd, Rczln & Illauchnrd
Livery, Feed nnd Sales Servico.
141 First nud Alder Streets.
Phone 138-J
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MOUNT DIABLO AND JOSSON CESD3XT.
Tho best Domestic nnd Imported brands.
Plaster, Lime, Brfck and all kinds of builders material.
HUGH McLAIN
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
OFFICE, SOUTH BROADWAY. PnOXE 2'
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Perfonnani-o Begins at 7:00
Afhaiuiw, Adults 19c, CiUdrea 5c
REAL ESTATE,
I have some of tho best buys on
the Bay. Can arrange easy terms,
Houses, and buildings for rent.
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