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VOL. XXXV
MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1911 EVENING EDITION
A Consolidation of Times. Const Mai!
and Coos Day Advertiser.
No. 4
Iffs
FRANCISCO
Two Boys, 14 and 12 Years,
n nmmht Red Hanaea in
Burglary.
HAD A COMPLETE KIT
OF CRACKSMEN'S TOOLS
Lads Could Hardly Carry All
Their Revolvers and
Bowie Knives. ,
(By Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 81 When
Andrew Jncobson, a grocor, saw nn
electric flnsh llRlit focused on tho
cash drawer In his storo enrly today,
with two dim forms crouchod behind
It ho summoned tho pollco to arrest
two daring cracksmen. Tho pollco
captured Enrl Nelson need 14, Frnnk
WcIbs aged 12, kid burglars with
tools thnt required tho combined ef
forts of both boys to enrry. Thoy
wero equipped with four rovolvors,
two bowlo knives, two black Jncks,
Jimmies, sltoleton keys, center bits,
punches, blnck masks, gum shoes and
twenty dlmo novels. A consldorablo
mm of money nnd a quantity of Jowol
ry wns found on tho hoys who the
pollco say confessed to a number of
othorrobbcrleB declaring they hnd
turned a lot of small trlckH to securo
funds to flnnnco n train hold up.
FILIPINO IS
E
CAIHN DOY CHARGER WITH AS
SAl'IiT WITH CRIMINAL IN
TUNT, IS FREED AS LOCAL
AUTIIOIUTIKS HAVK NO JURIS
DICTION. Owing to tho fact thnt tho offenso
of P. C. Plnedn, tho cabin boy on tho
steamer Drcakwator ngnlnst llttlo
Miss McLean was committed In
Clatsop county, tho local courts havo
no Jurisdiction over tho mattor. In
cidentally oven tho preliminary hoar
Ing ennnot bo hold horo according to
tho district attorney.
Tho Btntoments In tho Information
which wns rend bofbro Justice. Pon
nock' this nftornoon did not tond to
. show that nny attempt to commit a
criminal assault hnd boon mado.
Had thero been, Shorlff Gngo would
havo been empowered to nrrest tho
. man and hold him horo ponding tho
recelval of Information from tho
authorises of Clatsop county.
In view of the fact that tho Infor
mation did not contain any moro
than tho ovldonco that ho commlttod
misdemeanor tho local offtcors can
not arrest him without a -warrant.
The fellow was turned loose.
CALIFORNIA INSURGENT AL
LIMES THAT NO UNDUE IN
PLUEXCE WAS USED RY PRES
IDBXT TAFT URGES PAS
SAGE OF RILL.
'By Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 19.
Senator Works, a California Insur
ant Republican, urged tho passage
01 the Canadian reciprocity bill In
a congressional speech In tho Sen
ate today. Works BnI(1 Umt ho dld
nt believe Taft used undue Influ
ence in securing tho passage of tho
-sCVty bIU through Congress
A VICTIM Of
NED
OS
IRKS WORKS
RECIPROCITY
HAS THE
CHAMPION KID BURGLARS
SAWWASWSSA',fcA''N
United States and Italy Co
operating to Exterminate
Cholera Danger.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
NEW YOItK, July 19. Fear of
cholera Invasion Ib considerably nl
lnycd hero by tho vigorous precau
tionary measures. Tho governments
of tho United Stntcs nnd Italy are co
operating with tho Now York health
department. Tho sixth victim of
cholera died Monday.
HOLD-UP IN
SHOT IN SIDE
Man Who Attempted to Hold
Up Pullman Passengers
May Die.
(Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day
Times.)
RELLE PLAIN, la., July 19. t
Tho bandit who attempted to hold
up thu occupants of tho Pullman
sleoper on tho onst bound North
western No. 8, at an early hour to
day, lies In tho hospital with a bul
let In his side. Ho gavo his namo
to tho pollco ns William Norrls nnd
said his homo was in Plalnflold, N.J.
WAFPENSTEIN FORMER SEAT
TLE CHIEF OF POLICE, TO GET
SENTENCE TODAY NOT LESS
THAN THREE YEARS IN PRI
SON. (Dy Associated Press to Cooa Da
Tlmc3.)
SEATTLE, Wash., July 19. For
mor Chiof of Pollco Charles V.
Wapponstoln, who was convicted of
accepting a bribe permitting Gld
don Tuppor and Cluronco Gorald to
oporato houses of prostitution dur
ing tho QUI administration, will bo
sontencod today to not loss than
three, nor moro than ton years im
prisonment in tho state penitentiary.
Wapponstoln has ninety days In
which to appeal to tho Supremo
.Court. Ho is at liberty under bonds
of $07,000.00.
,
SICK AND INJURED
Carl Johnson of Coos River, who
was operated upon for appendicitis
two weeRs ago at Mercy Hospital, has
( rocovered sufficiently to return to his
. . t
F. Myers of Smith-Powers Camp,
No. 2. who sustained a cut wrist while
at work Monday, 'is reported recover-1
ing rapiuiy.
W. E. Dollou who had several toesj
hurt while at work Monday Is re
covering.
Mrs. Vettl of Myrtle Point under-
wont nn operation at Mecry Hospital
this morning nnd is reported getting.
I along nicely. 1
GOVERNMENTS
CO-OPERATE
TODAY SET FOR
SENTENCE DAY
CIRCUMSTANCES! GENERALLY ADMITSpWING BEEN CARELESS
WATER QUESTION IS
City Council Defers Action on
Franchise For Another
Week North Bend Inter
ested Committee Meeting
This Evening.
The city water system franchise,
was brought up at tho city council
mcotlng Inst evening but nt tho re
quest of Attorney Peck, representing
ing Mr. Nolan, one of the purchasers
tho matter was deferred for ono
week to nwnlt tho arrival of Engineer
CummlngB, who is to confer with the
council ns to rates, hydrants and oth
er features of tho proposed franchise
Mr. Pcclc suggested thnt tho mayor
appoint a commlttco or authorize tho
wator committee to meet prlvnteiy
with Engineer Cummlngs to go over
tho rntCB nnd other matters bofovo
being presented to tho council In open
session.
This brought a Btatemont from
Councilman Ferguson to tho effect
that Mr. Nolan Wns very emphatic In
his statement that tho franchiso pre
sented to tho council for their con
sideration wns tho ono wanted and
thnt it cither must bo that or nono at
all. Mr. Ferguson said ho was not In
favor of tho present franchise. Tho
mattor was finally deferred un
til next Tuesday evening.
North Ileml InleivNtcd,
Edgar McDanlol Councilman, nnd
Dr. Ilolllstcr, Health Offlcor, of North
Deud, wero present as a commlttco
from tho North Dcnd city council
to confor with tho Marshfiold council
o' tho matter of a municipal plnnt
for both cities. Mr. McDanlol stated
that tho commlttco hnd been appoint
ed some months ngo but whllo it had
not held nny joint conferences, It had
been Investigating tho subject nnd
wns now prepared with n report and
wns roady to talk It over with tho
Marshfiold council.
Mr. McDanlol onld tho commlt
tco had a number of Ideas to sub
mit but thought tho hotter plan
would bo for tho committees to
moot privately aud go, ovor tho
whole proposition. After somo dis
cussion It was decided that tho
Marshfiold city council ns a commlt
tco of tho wholo woulr moot tho
North Bond coinmltteo In, a prlvnto
conforonco nt tho Marshfiold city
hall this evening nt 7:30 nnd go over
tho cntlrp proposition.
Rated In New Frnnchlso.
Tho water rates In tho now frnn
chlso nro increased considerably over
THE CITY
Oklahoma Man Relates Experi
ence of His Home City With
a Municipal Plant.
"I was pleased to see tho position
of Tho TImPB on tho wntor works
franchise," romnrkod Sonator Emery
Drownlee pf Kingfisher, Okla., this
morning, "If tho peoplo of Coos Day
only half realized tho Importance and
the value of owning and operating
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their own public utilities they would ;malco Jt n municipal plant.. Tho own
not bo giving away their franchises. " are nslt,nB two millions dollars
In my home town which is Just for tho nInnt whl,e exPrt8 Bay lt
about tho slzo of Marshfield tho city cnn bo duplicated for $760,000."
owns its own water works and elec-l "Marshfiold should not overlook an
irlii lluht HvRtom. nonda wero is-
sued for $05,000 which completely
equipped both plants including sink
ing of deop wells for a water Bupply.
Tho rates charged do not exceed
$1.60 to $2.00 por month for both
light and water for tho average
house of six to olght rooms and an
average family of five persons. The
light costs $1,00 and the water 50
cents. At these rates tho water
works nnd light plnnt are not only family nrb guests nt the A. T. Haines
solf supporting but the city gets nil homo. Mr. Drownlee Is a strong re
its lights and water free and tho ex-J publican but thinks matters of munl
cess revenue also pays for cleaning clpal control and ownership are eco
nnd sprinkling tho streets. The citynomic problems rather than political.
tho present figures. As an lnstanco
of this lncreaso, tho following Is
taken from tho "schedule of rates"
as attached to tho franchiso:
A. Family of soven persons, or
less, Including nil occupnnts. Ordi
nary use of water for drinking, or
cooking or washing $1.00
Each person exceeding seven. . .10
Dnth tub CO
Each additional ditto 25
Wator closet CO
Each additional ditto 25
Urinal 26
Steam or hot water heating
plnnt CO
D. For ench dwelling tho rate for
water through hose for sprinkling
ynrd or sidewalk, or for washing
porches or windows, shall bo accord
ing to tho slzo of tho ground per
taining to it, including tho spneo oc
cupied by building, otc., provided
thnt tho minimum rnto for bo UBlng
water nt each dwelling shnll bo 75
conts per month, although thero
mny bo sovcrnl dwellings on ono lot
of ground, or less.
Each hnlf lot, or less $ .75
Not exceeding 3-4 nnd more
thnn 1-2 lot 1.00
Not exceeding 1 nnd moro
thnn 3-4 lot 1.50
Not exceeding 1 1-4 nnd moro
thnn 1 lot 1.75
From tho above It will bo seen
that tho present flat rnto of $1.50
for residences Ib to bo Increased to
$2.50 to $3.00. For stores Increased
chnrges are provided for closets nnd
sprinkling sidowalks nnd washing
windows.
Rosehurg Rates.
It is Interesting to'compnro these
proposed rntcs with Rosoburg which
at present hns oven n lower rate
than tho present Mnrshflold rates.
In Rosoburg tho rntes nro only
$1.00 per month for residences up
to 5,000 gallons which Is In excess
of tho nvorngo monthly consump
tion. In fact tho new schedulo In
Mnrshflold is based upon dwellings
using only 4,000 gallons por month.
In oxcoss of this to bo charged at
30 cents per thousand gallons whllo
In Rosehurg tho rates aro only 20
conts per thousand gallons. In Ro
soburg also In consideration of tho
frnnchlso tho city Is provided water
without chargo for hydrants not to
oxcoed fifty. Tho company agrees
at nil times to havo n good and suf
ficient flro pressure nnd novor less
thnn GO poundfc.
Fresh Dluo Print Paper at Walker
Studio.
WATER SYSTEM
of Marshfiold should be able to opor
ato a waterworks system cheaper
than wo do as wo must ship In all
our coal at high prices. Recently
we havo been using oil but the cost
is about the same, but wo save in
labor aB olj can bo handled by threo
less men per day than coal."
"Wichita, Kansas, Is now under
going a waterworks system agitation.
The franchiso of tho old company has
Just expired and the people want to
Pl'U"umiy iu woum a umu.uijmi
plant. If the city grows no larger
it can well afford to take thetep
now, if Jt does grow largor the city
cannot afford to let it get into private
hands for exploitation."
"The city should also own Its own
'street railway."
Mr. Drownleo is a member of the
Oklahoma State Senate and is on his
first visit to Coos Day. Himself and
OWN
PROMOTER
N
BAY RAILROAD
E
PUBLIC COPS
State Board of Health In Michi
gan Will Relegate All Pub
lic Drinking Cups.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
LANSING, Mich., Juyl 10. Dr.
Robert L. Dixon, secretary of tho
Stato Doard of Health, notified tho
transportation companies of all kinds
that after July 20 thoy must discon
tinue tho uso of public drinking cups.
One Hundred Mexican Troops
Or'dered to Protect Ranches
of Americans.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
SA'NDIEGO, Cal., July 19. Ono
hundred Mexican troops havo boon
ordered from Ensennda to tho' dis
trict around Alamo whore a small
bnnd of robots nro said to bo operat
ing. Most of tho ranches owned by
Americans nnd foreigners nro In tho
northorn pnrt of lower California
nnd during tho recent rovolts suf
fered considerably from raiding par
ties of tho robols.
Existing Rates on Pacific
Coast Experience no
Advance.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 19.
Tho Intorstato Coramerco Commis
sion today In tho case of tho Oregon
and Washington Lumber Manufac
turing association against tho South
ern Pacific and other Pacific Coast
carriers hold that tho existing rates
of $5 per ton on rough green fir
from points In tho Wlllametto val
ley to San Francisco and othor
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WILL SQUELCH
A REBEL BAND
DMM9N
w a- f- w -w m m i
FIXES RATESffl
!
polnts to take the same rates, wasi nB tho man who nad BtopPod
unreasonable. Tho carriers wero or-, WedneBdny for dlnnor W
dered to put tho rate at $3.60 a) thom of tfco murdor or tho
ton, excepting on tho Wendllng CobJeg at nn,nIor Tho throo por
branch from points on which a ratolB(m8 Bald 0H,Uve,y t0(lay that Po
of $3.75 Is ordered. The rates Pres-J dorgon not tho mnn wbo nad
crlbed do not apply to mills located toW th()m of Ul0 traR0dy.
within tno city or roniami nnu
which tnko the uniform rate of $5.00
a ton on nil kinds of lumber.
F. D. TIGHENOR came over on tho
train today from Myrtle Point on n.
short business trip. He returned
- to Coqulllo this afternoon on his
way to Langlols whore he will spond
a few days.
MISSLILADELL JOHNSON and MI3S
Davis came down yestorday from
the Smedburg ranch whore they
have been visiting and will go up
South Coos River today to bo tho
guests of Mrs. J. A .Matson at the
Nook.
0 CONTROLLER
DENIES LETTER
Denies That Any Senatorial,
Social or Other Interest
Was Used. '
"WE WERE WILLING PAY
FOR EVERYTHINGWE GOT"
Says He Knew Ballinger Only
By His Formal
Title.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
NEW YORK, N. Y., July 19.
Richard S. Ryan, promoter of tho
Controller Duy railroad, whllo pro
paring to go to Washington In an
swer to a- subpoena Issued by tho
Houso Commlttco on tho Investiga
tion of tho Alaska coutorvorsy mado
n flat denial that he had wrltton tho
"Dick to Dick" letter. Ryan said
ho did not know Tnft's brothor nor
did ho know former Secretary of
tho Interior Dalllnger well enough to
nddrcss him other thnn by his for
mal title.
Ryan said firmly that ho was Iden
tified In no connection with tho Gug
genheim interests directly or jndl
rcctly so fnr ns ho
know. "Wo wanted land In Alaska
that wo would bo willing to Improve
nt our own expense" Bald Ryan,
"and thoro Is nothing to suggest a
grab In our proposition. Woll,
when 1 camo down to tho elimination
contest In Alnskn, did I .go to Soc
rotary Dalllnger. No, I wont to tho
man who could hnndlo mntter.'Soc
rotnry Wilson. Whb, I nsk you, who
Ib In chnrgo of tho forestry. Dallln
gor Ib not. Wilson la nt tho final
lino up. Thero wns novor a tlmo
thnt I tried to got ono foot of
ground on Controller Day In Alaska
and that request I mado wns absolu
tely on tho lovol. I novor trlod to
uso ono hit of senatorial, social, or
any other Interest In advancing my
1 requests. Everything was passea
i puro and Just."
ILED TO
Three Persons Claiming to Re
cognize Swan Pederson
Couldn't Do So.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
TACOMA, "VVash., July 19. Swan
Pederson was taken from Olympla
todfty by Bhorff Gft8ton to Roy
where ho was confronted by tho
threo persons who said thoy recog
nized Pederson's picture In tho uows-
RECOGNZE
COAST LEAGUE SCORES.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos T3rf
Tim os.)
Tuesday's Const Leiiguo Rail Scores
At Portland tt H
Portland, . , 3 B
San Francisco 0 9
At Sacramento R H
Sacramento 4 9
Oakland 2 2
FOR SALE HO. flue spruce, 2 busi
ness loU In North Dend; 21a)shoro
ranch south of Shore Acres, grand
building slto. Must lonve soon as
possible No reasonable offer re
fused. TODD, Hotol Qregon, No.
Dend.
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