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NEWS
tfflE BUSINESS IS BLOW, Al
rEHTISE. THAT w? rAxa i nvi-
Jgg HOUSES EVERYWHERE tt
Established In 187H
nt Tho Count Mull.
XXXIII.
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bstias passengers
OF WRECK II
Eight Killed Outright and
Twenty-Five Injured In
Disaster.
FAST EXPRESS HITS
A DERAILED ENGINE
Fire Breaks Out and Some of
Victims Were Burned to
Death.
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(Dy Associated Press to Coos Dny
L Tlmos.)
KIRKRY STEPHEN, Eng.,. "Dec.
HI. Eight pnBSCHBcrB woro klllqd
and, Jwonty-flvo lujurod, hr a wj-.cck
5f tho Scotch Express nonr Hnwos
unction todny. Tho oxpreiw car
tied GOO nor'sonu ' homohound for
Christmas. It collided with a pilot
. u
enRlno that was uorniiou. 'iw,llch wnB blllu at n cost of $13,000,
oroKO oiu nun buihu wuju uuumu iu
death.
MEUHV CHRISTMAS
SNEAK TIF
Marshal Carter Rounds Up
Stranger Who Pillaged D.
Kreitzer Home.
J. Reod, n young stranger who
claims to bo a cook, was arrostod by
Marshal Carter last ovonlng and on
him woro found sovoral nrtlclos sto
len by a Biieuk thief from Dorsey
Kreltzor's rcBldonco Thursday night.
Ho Is now confined In tho city Jail.
Reed's arrost was duo to his al
leged pilfering of rooms of work
men In tho Gow Why building. Ho
was seen rummaging around tho
rooms and was "fired out" by somo
of tho other lodgors thero. They
didn't think ho had secured any
thing. Lntor, however, ono of them
missed n bank book and Gow Why
put Marshal Cnrtor on tho trail. A
fairly good description was obtained
and last ovonlng, ho was found hang
ing around ono of tho saloons on
North Front street.
In his shoo -wore found emblems
of tho Elk and Masonic orders which
wero taken from tho Kreitzer rosl
denco. ,
Later today, tho suspect said hla
name was Joseph Kelley Instead of
Reed and said his homo was In
Pennsylvania. Ho claims ho Is In
nocent of tho alleged crime and al
leges ho secured tho emplems In
Washington sometime ago. He came
to Coos Bay about ten days ago
from Rosoburc.
He will bo arraigned before Jus-.
tlco Pennock this afternoon.
Justice Pennock after hearing tho
evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Kreitzer
Marshal Carter and Mrs. E. S. Bar
gelt bound tho suspect over to the
grand jury under ?500 ball wnicu iw
probably will be unable to furnish
and in default of which ho will be
confined in tho county Jail.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
No one need be without a winter
hat this year bb there IS A Bid RE
DUCTION SALE at Mrs. DONALD
rov xuninnrv store. 110 Front St.
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Vtlcw to, t suit a
anK M ata fo
Price' to , i suit all purses, nv, --
for ?5. Also "
Also $5 hats at
IS CAPTURED
MARSHFIELD, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER
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VICTIMS DRDPPEB
nn Tnrtsw
EM6LA
Finishing Touches Being Put
to W. S. Chandler's New
Structure.1
Tho Coko building, tho handionw
now three-story, building nf tho cor
ner of Central nvonuo and Sccon'l
street,' will hnvo tho finishing touches
put' on t within a dny or two nnd
every room In If will bo rendy for
occupancy. '
Tho structure Is ono of tho best In
goutliarn
Oregon. Tho building,
oxcluslvo of tho site, was designed
by Will Chandlor and was built by
day labor under his supervision.
Everything was built of tho boet ma
terial and tho work was not slighted
In any way.
Tho walls and foundation woro
constructed to carry six or seven
stories and should thbre bo any need
of tho Inrgor building, tho additional
storlos can bo oaslly put on top. A
shaft for an elevator was also lo?,
so that It -can bo Installed whon tho
additional storlos will rotlulro It.
Tho olovntor shaft Is now located
ro thnt tho two elovators can bo
utlllzod for tho upper stories for tho
First Trust nnd Savings Bank build
ing as woll as tho Coke building.
W. S. Chandler, tho builder, Is
highly pleasod with tho now bulld
Inir. Ho Is tho recipient of many
compliments for Mnrshflold peopl
nro rightly proud or tno nnnusoniu
cdlllco.
Tho first floor rooms will bo oc
cupied by tho Coos Bay Gas, ami
rcioetrlo Company, Norton s nan-
sen's now store, tho Title Guarantee
and Abstract Company.
On tho second floor Is tho ainran-
flold public library, and Judge Coko
will hnvo n suite thoro as win . r.
MnKnleht and soveral others, all of
the leases not being closed yet.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Httvo you tried that STERILIZED
SWEET CIDER. If not call up
Phono 277, and order somo. &oiu
in pints nnd quart bottles or by gal-
Ion.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
PIT
DESERTED SHAFT coiii.rii
AVITII FOUNDRY, INJURING A
NUMBER OF WORK-MEN.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, Penn.. Dec. 24.-
a ni mine abandoned fifty years
gavo way today and carried down a
largo foundry of zaunuer uruo. u.
Sten on west Chestnut street in this
city. John Sten, vice-prtHuem,
flvo workmen were severely iujum-.
hnt none will die. A score of other
employes wero unhurt. Some sec
tions of tho building ien mv ni.
the base of the old mine. Tho loss
amounts to 175,000.
1 I DOR I
i
i
PlM";
IS G0K3PLETE0'
DROPS INTO AN
lllfl
MINE
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
500 FEET IITO II
Four Miners Precipitated to
attorn of the Shaft When
Bucket Overturns In the
Cne.
illv A auclnted Progs to Coos Bay
Times.)
F.rCI.KS. W. Va.. Dec. 2 1. Four
PETITION T
BE FILED I0W
Sufficient Signers Secured to
Refer Street Car Franchise
' to Voters.
Tho petitions asking tho Marsh
Held city council to refer tho exten
sion of tho street car 'frnuclilso of
Jacob M. DIako to to votors nt a I
special oloctlon March 10, will prob
ably bo filed with City Recorder But-
w thia afternoon. Attorney C. H. '
Solby, who Is representing tho pooplo
leading tue movemoni ior ruiurrniK
thn frmnchlia to tho VOtOl'S, stntd .
today
noon that there woro about
161 BlKtinturos to tho petitions or
moro than twlco tho number requir
ed by law.
The matter will probably come up
before the city council nxt Tueadav
evening nnd thoy will olthor ordor
tho speclnl oleot'on or lot tho olty
recorder do so undor tho provisions
of the Initiative and referendum law
which roqulroi the submission of
such quostlons when potltlonod b
moro thnn ton por cont of tho logal
voters.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
LOCAL OPTION
CASE ARGUED
JUDGE COKE TAKES TEMPORA
RY INJUNCTION AGAINST
COUNTY BEING DECLARED
"DRY" UNDER ADVISEMENT.
Last evening boforo Judge Coko nt
Coqnlllo, tho temporary Injunction
restraining Judge IlnH'Croni declar
ing Coos county "dry" in accordance
with the results of tho November
election was argued. Upon conclu
sions of tho arguments, Judge Coko
took tho matter under ndvlsomont
and will determine In a day or two
whether tho Injunction will bo dis
solved or made permanent.
Tho "principal attack by tho "wet"
attorneys was on tho petition for the
local option election. Thoy claimed
thnt whllo 494 names wero on mo
petition filed, only 333 of them woro
registered votors, making 101 Ille
gal petitioners. Ten or iweivu uuu
signed It twice, and eight had been
counted twice. Deducting these nl-
legod illegal petitioners, it was
rialmed that tho petition was far
lacking In the requisite number re
quired to secure the submission oi
thn nuestlon.
!-... Pnlrn tnrinv nrilolirlied the
U UUtlO wv. .-- .-
December term until further call.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
No one need bo without a wintor dead In two rooms of a building In
-atm TH.V..I.. tl.A fnrn TTnilBA Tllel
hat this year as thoro IS A BIG RE
nrrrriON SALE at Mrs. DONALD
SON Millinery store, 110 Front St.
T..ino tn milt all nurses. Jio. i
14 hata for ?5. Also 0 and
nnrl
hats for $2. Also ?5 hats at
$1.25,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Buy the. football at THE GUNNERY,
24, 1910 EVENING EDITION
HE
mlrfors doscomllng'Iu n bucket In tlio
Now Rlvor Collieries Company's
shaft No. 5 woro precipitated flvo
hundred feet to the bottom whon tho
bucket was ovorturnod
10 TRACE OF
BRACE FOUfiO
Search For Missing Aviator
Vigorously Prosecuted'
By Land and- Sea.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos.)
LONDON, Eng., Dec. 24. Tho
march for Aviator Grnco Is still
vigorously prosecuted by land and
son patrols but without success thus
for. Oraco disappeared whllo nt-
inmiillim in rai-rnBn thn EiicIIbIi
cmnnoi from Calais In a donso fog
WILL ELECT PRESIDENT.
Plan of Government for Portugal Ik
Adopted Todny.
(By AsBodnted Press to Coos Bny
Times.)
LISBON, Portugal, Doc. 23. Tho
plan of government for tho now
Portuguoso govommont has boon
olaboratod by tho provincial govom
mont. It is based on tho parllnmonc
systom partly with cortnln modlflcn
I'mii minntml from tho United St&-
i., rri.n nrnidlnnl nt lin rotlllblle
ivn. in" nviiivi. -- --
in to bo choson by tho parliament
for n term of flvo yoars.
OF ENGINEERS
FINAL SETTLEMENT OF WAGE
CONTROVERSY OF RAILWAYS
OF .MIDDLE WEST EFFECTED
TODAY,
(fly Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
CHICAGO. III., Dec. 24. Tho final
settlement In tho wngo controversy
between tho Brothorhood of Loco
motlvo Englnoera and tho railroads
to tho number of alxty-ono operating
out of Chicago was effected today.
Pronosltlons woro submitted by both
sides and from theso tho mediators
and Charles P. Nell! drafted a baBls
sottloment. It Is expected tho torms
will be glvon out this nftornoon.
F
IN
TWO WOMEN AND THREE MEN
ASPHYXIATED WHILE ASLEEP
IN ROOMS AT KENTON THIS
MORNING,
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
KENTON, Ohio, Dec. 24. Two
women and 'four men wero found
t.A ronr of tho Onora House Tho
dead aro Mr. and Mrs, Clark Latham,
Pearl Kennedy, William Kennedy,
Harry Nowcomb nnd Miss Eilzauom
Bailey. It is supposed that fume
from a gas stovo killed tho
OCCU'
pants of the rooms.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Punching BAGS at THE GUNNERY
AVOO
STRIKE
FDR
OUND
DE
DRIO
- EIGHT PAGES.
i Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll
nncl Coos liny Advertiser.
SIX KILLED 10
III WRECK
Christmas Day Falling On
Sunday Will Not Lessen
Number of Holidays.
Christmas falling on Sunday will
not dcprlvo pooplo of tho extra holi
day bocnuso Monday has been offi
cially ilxod for tho legal obsorvanco
of tho grCnt holiday. In conso
quencd, many business hoiiHcs will
bo closed pnrt' or nil of tho day.
All of tho -Mnrshflold grocery
storos hnvo Indicated thnt thoy will
closo all day Monday bo that houso
wIvob will hnvo to lay In nn extra
supply to'day unless thoy flguro that
tho leavings of tho Christmas feast
will bo sulllelont for tho family that
day.
Tho banks will bo closod nil dav
and tho poBtofllco will obsorvo holi
day hours being opon nwhllo In tho
morning for tho genornl dollvory of
mnll and tho force working sufriclont
In tho nftornoon to Bond out tho
day's mall.
NOT MANY POOR.
Clmi'lf iililit I'nlltH HllVfV Dllllrillly lit
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Finding Poi-miiih Needing Aid.
J That It Is cortalnly a "Happy
Chrlstmns" on Coos Bay 1h nttostod
by tho Inck of needy folks horo.
Sometlmo ago, nt least ono lodgo and
a fow othor pooplo docldod to do n
Uttlo charity work and brlghton tho
day for those, who needed It. Aft -
or a consldornblo Bonrch, thoy wero
nblo to And only a fow families who
..nn.to.t p.ioli nlil mill tlioso WOrO
nromntly cared for. it was Bald by
ono man who lookod Into tho mnttor
that thoro woro fowor horo knowing
tho pangs of poverty thnn of nny'
placo of tho Bamo population thnt ho
had over known.
BIG HOLIDAY MAIL.
Mnrshflcld Postofllco Handles Much
Larger BtislnesH Tlutn In 1000.
Thnt Coos Bny folks sont away
moro presonts this year than thoy
did a year ago Is attested by Post
master W. B. Curtis. Ho saya tho
stamp ealos this year for tho holi
days havo boon much largor than a
year ago and moro packages have
been handled. Ho will not bo able
for a day or two to glvo tho oxact
increaso but It is marked. Tho In
coming Christmas mall was also
heavier so that tho postofllco forco
has an opportunity to fully renllzo
that Christmas la horo and that they
aro glad tho rush Is over,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
WHITE GIRL WEDS JAP.
Snn Francisco Mnn nnd Seattle Wo-
mmi Mnrry.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
RENO. Nov.. Dec. 24. II. II. Tro-
kawa, a San Francisco Japanese, and
MIeb L. A. Frederick, formoriy or
Seattle, wero married last ovonlng in
this city by tho Rov. W. S. Kolley,
of tho First MothodlBt church. Tho
marrlago was witnessed by tho pas
tor's family. Rev, Browestor James
of tho Baptist church, who was vis
iting Kolley at tho tlmo refused to
witness tho coromony. Tho couple
left for tho coast.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Football PANTS at THE GUNNERY,
OBSERVE IAS
NEXT MONDAY
GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW HT
HEADING THE COOS TJAY TIMES.
ALIi THE NEWS ALu THE T1MK
TERSELY lOLD t: :: t: :: u
No. 139
SIX HUR
IN 0010 TODAY
Passenger Trains On Pennsyl
vania Line In Head-On
Collision.
MOST OF VICTIMS
WERE TRAIN MEN
Disaster Occurs at Nevada,
Ohio, Early This
Morning.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
TImoi.)
FORT WAYNE, Intl., Dec. 24.
In n hentl-on collision at Novadn,.
Ohio, early today botwoon a wost
boilnd pnsscgor nnd nn onst biund
oxpross on' tho Pennsylvania six
woro klllod and hnlt a dozon Injur
ed. All but ono or tho killed woro
momberH of tho train crows,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
ONJLLIANCE
Steamship Encountered Storm
On Trip From Astoria to
Coos Bay.
Tho Alliance nrrlved In early this
morning from Portland nftor a. vory
rotiult trln down tho const. Sho on-
countorcd r. storm soon nftor passing
, out from Astoria and had to battlo
with tho olomontH nil tho way down,
Sho was delayed nt Astoria loading
Hour mid 111186011 KOlllUK out BOUU
nftor tho Bronkwator as sho expected.
Tho dolay rcsultod In tho Alliance
bolng Into onough to catch tho storm.
Sho had a good passcngor list and
a fair cargo of freight. Sho will
probably got out todny for Eureka.
Among thoso nrrlvlng on tho Al
liance woro tho following:
0, R, EadB, Mrs. G. R. Eads, Mrs.
L. Moroland, It. Robortson, J. U.
Pavllla, Mrs. J. R. Pavllla, Miss O.
Pavllla, Miss D. Pavllla, Miss L, Pa
vllla, C. R. Colo, Mrs. C. R. Colo
J Sonlg, J. Sorplch, J. J. Finch, W.
J McCullou, Jr., B. Pavllla.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
COOK'S NEW WORK.
Will Try nd Convince People ho-
Tliouglit Ho Reached Polo.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Dr. Cook
from his tomporary rofugo at tho
homo of his brother In Brooklyn,
telephoned his lntorvlew that ho In
tended to dovoto his llfo convincing
tho American people that ho really
thought ho had reached tho North
Pole. THE WHEAT .MARKET.
(Ey Associated Press to Coos B?"
Times,)
CHICAGO, III., Dec. 23. Wheat
closod as follows: Decombor, 92 1-8
May, 9C 3-Sc; July, 93 c.
PORTLAND, Ore.
Wheat unchangod.
Dec. 23.
TACOMA, Ore, Dec. 23. Blue
plom whont. 83c, 84c; Fortyfold,
82oj Club, 81c to 82c; Red Russian,
8Sc.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
JARDINIEHS at MILNER'S. '
ARRIVE
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