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VOL XXXV
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1 EVENING EDITION, SIX PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times. Const Mali
and Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 33
THREE BOATS
ARRIVE TODAY
GOV. WEST IS THRILLING
OF DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA
E COMING TO GOOS
mn
HslOVERIENT CONTROL BMLWAT NEWS
OF COOS BAY
Federal Ownership of Railways
and Railroads and Public
Utilities.
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE
PRESENTS NEW PLAN
Says That Panama Canal
Demonstrates It Can Be
Done Successfully.
(By Associated Press to Coos Dny
TlmoB.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22.
Senator Robert M. LaFolIetto, In u
speech ciimo out openly favor of
gou'rninoiit ownership of tho rail
roads of Alaska nnd of governmental
control of the natural resources of
the territory. Ho referred to ti bill
which be Introduced four years ago,
puvhllng for tin leasing of all inliiur?
al rights In the United States, al
though tlie measure was Intended to
le applicable inoro especially to Alas
ka.
"The sensible and practical thing
to do," ho Bald, "Is to create n .board
o( pulillc works for Alaska, to bo ap
pointed by tlio President and conti
nued by the Senate, similar to the
Panama Isthmian canal commission.
TIiIb board of public works should
then undertake, not merely to build
a rnllrouil from Controller Hay to
the conl Holds, but to acquire nil of
the railroads lu Alaska, and settle
at once the pulley of government
ownership.
"It should similarly provldo for
the development of other public
utilities, such as telegraph and tele
phone. It should operate ami devel
op tho wharves and docks and steam
ship lines If necessary to deliver tho
prod nets of Alaska to tho coast.
The .Morgan-Guggenheim syndi
cate, ncciiHtomcd to tho holiest pro
fits on their luvoiitmoiits, and de
manding to a great extent Immcdlato
returns, must make exorbitant and
oppressive charges. Tho people of
the United States do not demand nn
Immediate return. Thoy can them
sehes supply money at an Interest
charge of less than threo per cent.
Hates for transportation nnd for
other public utilities inny proporly
be low, with the capital cost as small
as the Investment would bo to the
people.
"MoBt Important of ull Is control
of the transportation facilities by tho
oernment, It would forovor re
move tho Irreslstlblo temptation of
discrimination, rebates, nnd corrup
tion which hove- characterized tho
orst period of our railroad opera
tion." Mr, LnFollctte declared tlmt tho
People were waging a losing fight
sgalnkt the corporations In Alaska.
Between tho great store houso of na
tural resources and those who nro
trjlng to dovelop It, ho said, wns to
to found tho ' enormous power of
the great concentration of cnpltal
that the world has over known."
Mf. LaPolletto found a parallel to
the present situation In Alaska In
the struggle lu tho nnthraclto coal
fields of Pennsylvania a quarter of
a century ago. Ho traced tho legls
atlon dt Pennsjlvanla and declared
hat In every Instnnco It had failed
to break the grip of monopoly.
"When we have beforo us tho his
tory of this nnthrnclte struggle." he
demanded, 'mow consummated In
e complete control of J. p. Mor
gan agalnsv the nhole American pec-
' can u'e expect any different re
u't. If we permit tho Morgnn-Gug-senhein,
SMulk.ate to get CQntroI of
Alaska? This power will be their
,., ,0i ot docks, wharves, moun-
la" Passos nn.l ti, n...i.., -...i .!
those marke's "
to!h6 PaCiflr coast demands access
ne enormous coal doposlts. Tho
P'e east of the Rocky Mountains
"1 gain in. i,i ..... .
HE WHO'S AFFLICTED WITH
SPN
FORTUNE HOSE
Ancient Fraud Revived and
Letters Are Sent to Marsh
field Man.
J. V. Umstattd, proprietor of tho
Auona Cash Grocery, Is just In 10
celpt of a letter lu which tho wrltur
Intimates that Mr. Umstattd can
share in a fortune of $lM0,uuljL$'
This Is very pleasant at the llrst
glance hut a second thought robs it
of the glitter nnd glamour aiidlho
hope fades away as memories ot tho
old, old "Spanish Prison Hidden For
tune scheme" drift back into thu
mind. It Is the same old story of
thu hidden wealth, the Spanish bus
tile and tho charming, unprotected
young daughter held out to Inter
est gullible Americans to put up
Borne money In hopes ot getting back
their contribution many fold.
Out the schemers got their wires
crossed soiuewheio when thoy put
J. V. Umstattd on tho list. Not that
ho hiiBn't sympathy for tho rolu
tlvo (?) languishing lu tho SpnulBh
bastlle and tho beautiful young
dnughter or wouldn't welcome any
heritage that might come his way
hut hccntiHc ho has heard of the
scheme before. Lest thero nro some
who hnvo not and might bo gullible
enough to fall for it, tho lotter Is
produced herewith:
PRISON OF MADRID, 5fS'll.
Mr. W. John Umstattd,
Dear Sir and Relative: Although
I know you only from good refe
rences of my dend mother, Mrs. Mary
Unistattd, your relative, gavo me, 1
address mysolf to you for tho first
time nnd perhaps tho last lu consi
dering to my grave, stato, health re
questing your protection to my only
daughter motherless girl of in years
old whom Is now lu n college.
Hoforo being Imprisoned hero 1
wns established ns n bnnkor In Rus
sla. I beseech you to holp mo to
obtain a sum of 1210,000 I have In
America nnd to take euro of my
dnughter by a reward of tho third
part of snld sum nnd tho Intorest of
the wholo stock during her minority
being your duty to advance tho ne
cessary funds to ncqulro my baggago
seized.
As I am In prison It Is prohibited
mo to recolvo public corrospondonco,
but you will send n cablegram slgnod
with your full namo (not letter) to
tho sorvnnt nnmo of my protector
who will dollvor It to me "Just re
ceived" to know If you recolved this
lotter nnd Instruct yoit In nil my se
cret. I charge you
about this letter.
Awaiting your
absolute resorvo
cablo I am dear
Sir your truly,
ALEXANDER WOLKOFF,
Address Enrlquo Romero, Peso C,
Wnlladolld (Spain). Carta bleu:
Uinstattdj ,JJUlinnnmnr-
! Vnw Denartment is compelled
to pay nine to twelve dollars for conl
on tho Paclflc coast which costs threo
to four dollars on the Atlantic const.
The tests which have been mndo
cimu- hnt snmnlos of coal from veins
ns trick as thlrtythreo feet In the
Controller Bay region have a higher
i..,.,ti -vninn Minn coal secured by
the Navy Depaitnient on tho Eastern
tidewater.
MORE POSTAL BANKS
(By Associated Press to Cobs Bay
Tlmes.i .
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22.
Twenty-one first class postofllces were
designated yesterday by the post
master general as postal savings
banks. Among them Is Los Angeles
Fine Bunch of Live Rumors
Afloat Today Regarding '
Developments.
More railroad rumors were afloat
today. One was that private -wires to
pnrtles hero were to tho effect that
actual construction would bo started
on or hoforo September 10. Where
construction was to start and on
which of tho several projects was not
given out.
Engineer Aston of thu Coos Day
Eastern Electric company Is ex
pectcd here In a day or two. E. W.
Nevers, local representative of tho
company, had nothing to give out
concerning his coming beyond verify
ing the report. It Is nlso understood
that another engineer of high stand
ing may accompany Mr. Aston.
A corps of Southern Pnclllc engi
neers who have been working In tho
Ten Mile section on the Wendllng
Southern Pnclllc survey between Eug
ene nnd Marshflold have temporarily
completed their work nnd returned
last evening to the ITmpqua section
to do somo inoro work there.
Another report afloat todny Is that
negotiations are on with tho Hill sys
tem by Coos Ray men ns to whnt In
ducements could bo mndo to hasten
their HIU-Coos Ray project. II a
bonus, securing of rlght-of-wny, etc..
will bo any Incentive, It is understood
tlmt an effort will bo mndo to arrange
It.
EIS
AGAIN TODAY
Western Union and Telephone
Are Crossed Some' Place
Near Dora.
Tho Western Union has been out
of commission most of tho time again
today. As near as Manngor Sshettcr
has been nblo to locnto the trouble la
uenr Dorn whoro tho tologrnph and
telophono wire has been crossed. Ho
has linemen out looking for tho trou
ble nnd hopes to restore sorvlco soon.
In consequence of the wire trouble.
Tho Times wns nblo to secure only
a small portion of Its Associated
Press nowH today.
Yesterday tho Western Union wire
wns down most of tho forenoon but
tho troublo wns located nnd over
come about noon.
CARL V, OGREN SUCCUMBS SUD
DENLY AT HOME IN MARSH
FIELD RESIDED HERE NEAR
LY FORTY YEARS.
Carl F. Ogren, a resldont of Coos
Bay for about forty years, died sud
denly last night at the Greenmnn
houso on North Broadway. Ho had
been ailing but his condition was not
thought to bo serious.
Mr. Ogren was nbout soventy-threo
years old and during his nctlvo life
followed tho vocation of a sailor and
a miner. He wns nevor married. Ho
was an uncle of Mrs. C. A. Johnson,
Mist W. U. Douglas and Mrs. J. Leo
Brown.
Tho funeral will bo held at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
the Wilson Undertaking parlors, Rev.
B. F. Rengtson officiating.
Everybody Is Invited to attend tho
DANCE at Plerson's hall. Lakeside
SATURDAY evening. SEPTEMBER 2
Good music and a good tlmo assured.
Don't forget tho date.
COLD fELT
WIH
DOWN
M
Alliance, Excelsior and Re-
dondo Make Busy Times
at One Dock.
The nrrlvnl of the Alliance, Itedon-
,do and Excelsior todny made the old
Alliance dock the busiest dny It 1ms
,known for a long time. The Redon-
dod and Excelsior brought consider
able freight from Snn Francisco nnd
tho nbsenco of the Brenkwnter for a
trip augmented tho outgoing busi
ness on tho Alllnnce.
The Alliance wns delayed by n
heavy fog off Bhoro early today and
did not cross lu until this afternoon.
Sho will snll this evening for Port
,lnnd. Among those snlllng on tho Alli
ance will bo:
Frank Rondlenn, R. E. Sherman,
II. C. Cook, Rev. A. O. Wnlkor, and
family, J. Bokowlkl nnd wife, Ed
ward Olncy, Miss Lillian Plttmani
Mrs. It. E. Sherman, Mrs. E. Oluoy,
Mrs. J. F. Olln, Miss Rny Barnard,
Miss Ednn Johnson, Leonard Dorkf.
R. W. Dorkf nnd wife, W. G. Phoenix,
Kitty linker, Miss Mnry G. Smith,
Mrs. C. E. Burgcss.L. Slbcrt, F. Bro
iniis, Mrs. Bnrrow, II. E. Short, Gun
Myor, J. F. Olln. W. A. Smith, R. V.
Loop, C. D. Thomns, J. F. Cnstor, J.
C. Bnckus nnd wife, Sylvia Bnckus,
Helen Bnckus.'II. Mormor, II. A. Bnr
tlett, II. P. Oilmen, C. It. Whltmnn,
Miss Ruth Hnrmon, J. P. McMnun,
Mrs. C. F. Lnckwood, Bcsslo Jensen,
nnd Chns. Jensen.
Stiff Head Winds Delay Steam
ship on Trip From San
Francisco.
The Rcdondo arrived In Into yes
terday from Snn Francisco. Sho hnd
a rather rough trip up tho coast ow
ing to stiff head winds.
Tho Redondo will snll Thursdny
at 11:30 a. m. for San Francisco.
Tho Redondo wns unnblo to ac
commodate nil the peoplo desiring
tmssago to Coos Bay. Sho also had
a big cargo of Incoming freight.
Among thoso nrrlvlng on tho Re
dondo were:
Miss M. F. Mullen, Iko Kolsoy, C.
W. Johnson, W. West. Mrs. Albert
Seellg, Miss Clara Johnson, Miss
Solum A. Johnson, C. D. Miner, Mrs.
Jns. RasmiiBsen, Mrs. Gould, Mrs.
A. C. Wordon, W. M. Grant, A. H.
Noyes, W. Ogren, Mrs. W. Ogren,
J. T. McGulre. Mrs. J. T. McGulre,
Mrs. P. Mlrrnsoul, Baby MIrrnsoul,
Edna Mlrrasoul, Blanche Mlrrasoul,
Francis Mlrrasoul, F. J. Holtz, J. W.
Bolnnd, P. Schillerstrom, J. A. Evans,
J. A. Stauff, Josephlno Nolson, Frank
H. Gould, J. P. Dunham, Dr. G. W.
Leslie, Jns Bnlnes, Mrs. R. II. Enloo,
Mrs. Enrl Ganco, Mrs. O. Maccadoo,
H. J. Glllls, Earl Gance, R. H. Enloo.
Ivan Selgol, Arthur Worden, Jullnn
Gregory, Mrs. J. R. Gregory, Darel
Rasmusson, K. W. Forbes.
COAST LEAGUE BALL SCORES
(By Associated Press to Coos Baj"
Times.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22. On
ly ono game was played In tho Coast
League yesterday, It bolng moving
day. Tho gnmo wns at Vernon be
tween Onkland nnd Vornon nnd wont
twelvo Innings to n tie, tho scoro bo
lng threo to threo, Oakland having
seven hits nnd Vernon eleven.
Tho now sorles opens today with
tho teams playing ns follows:
Sacramento at Portland.
Los Angeles nt Oakland.
San Francisco at Vornon.
Take In the CARNIVAL at Bandon
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27.
MANY ARRIVE
ONREDOiO
MAY POSTPONE "LOOKING NATURAL"
THREE CASES
0
Sarah F. Chase of Myrtle Point
Granted Divorce Land-
rith-Coffelt Decision.
COQUILLE, Ore., Aug. 22 Judge
John S. Coke at n special sitting ot
tho Circuit court here yesterday
grnnted Sarah F. Chase a divorce
from Harry Oscar Chase. Desertion
was the principal ground. They
were mnrrled nt The Needles, Calif.
Mrs. Chase Is the daughter of Iuuls
Rose of Myrtle Point. ""
In tho decree granting the di
vorce of Pearl Helsnor-Mlllor from
Harry C. Miller, Judge Coke gave the
custody of the minor child to Mrs.
Miller's mother, Mrs. Levi Helsner.
Other Cases Decided
In tho enso of Mrs. Landrlth, Sr. of
Coos River, ngalnst Nellie Coffclt as
administratrix of tho Wyatt Coffelt
estate and S. C. Rogers, Judge Coke
found for tho dofendents. Tho enso
besides what showed In tho records
Included some family troubles. It
scorns that tho Into Wyntt Coffelt
bought Mrs. Lnndrlth's llfo Intorest
in somo Coos River property, ngrec
Ing to pay hor $150 per year during
the balance of lier llfo for It. Ho al
so gavo a $3,000 bond to guarantee
tho performance of this contract. He
died somo yenrs ago and ono of thn
annual paymontfl slipped by. Lnter
S. C. Rogers mndo tender of tho pay
mont and Interest but Mrs. Lnndrlth
began suit to collect tho $3,000 bond,
claiming n violation of tho con
tract forfeited tho bond. Judgo Coho
held ngalnst her.
In tho ense of Galller ct nl vs Cons
county, Involving the Iocntlon of a
section lino. Judgo Coko ruled In fn
vor of tho county.
Marvels of Hoieinauhlp. At the
Orphoum tonight Includes tho evolu
tions of tho most expert body of
horsomen In tho world In bareback
riding, Cossnek riding, high Jumping
nnd other romnrkahla nnd stnrtllng
scenes. This picture wns taken by
special permission of Col. Joseph
Gnrrard of tho lCfi United States
Cavalry stationed at Fort Meyer, Vlr
glnla. A cowboy nnd nn Indian pic
ture makes up tho complete bill nt
tho popular houso of tho photoplay.
IN
Labor Troubles Finally Adjust
ed After Long Struggle
Arbitration Agreed To.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 21. Tho lo
cal dock troubles will bo settled nt a
conference of tho ship ownors nnd
ropresentutlves of tho strlkors this
nftornoon. Tho carters and coal
heavers will return to work with tho
dockmen.
Tno big railroad strike was called
off at 11 o'clock Saturday night when
through Chancellor Lloyd Georgo,
succeeded In gottlng tho managers
nnd men to submit tho controversy
to an arbitration committee to bo
named Tuesday.
DERBY
Thru Its flavor won Its favor.
A TURKISH BATH will do you
GOOD. Phono 214-J.
N
Team Frightened at Auto
Plunges Rig Into Canyon'
Beyond Allegany.
SEVERAL OCCUPANTS
ESCAPE SERIOUS HARM
Chief Executive of Oregon As
sists In Caring For Victims
of Accident.
Gov. Oswald West of Oregon ar
rived In Marshflold lato last eve
ning, coming in via auto from Drain
by tho Allegnny routo. Owing to
dates In Curry county and nt Ban
don, ho left on thu 8 o'clock train
this morning. Ho wns ttrod wuou
he arrived last evening and cancel
led n plan for nn Informal, Impromp
tu reception lu his honor nt tho Mil
(Icoma club. Howovor, a number of
ocal men met him at Tho Chaudlor
and welcomed him to Coos Bay. Ho
pains to make a more extended visit
on tho Hay en routo back from Cur
ry county and Bandon.
During his trip In yestordny attor
noon, Uov. West had a rather excit
ing experience nbout a half mllo this
sldo of the Sliver Falls. Z. T. Thom
as of Allegany wns driving a pnrty of
campers (o Golden Falls when ho
met tho Incoming autos at a narrow-
placo in tho road. His horses
became frightened nnd swung oft
over tho precipice and tho wagon
and Its occupants dropped down Into
tho gulch.
Luckily tho chasm was not ns pre
cipitous as lu other places and n
heavy growth of brush broko the
fall. Four girls, n woman nnd two
men were In tho rig.
Tho accident was duo to tho first
auto which was occupied by A. L.
Richardson, Thomas J. Patturjon nnd
others, (low West fallowed In a
second unto, tho other occupants of
which wore Harvey Wolls, tho woll
knowu Portland tusurnnco man, nnd
Chns. Thompson. Tho govoruor and
his party witnessed tho rig going ovor
into tho gulch nnd a feeling of horror
swopt over them ns It lookod as
though tho accident was coitain to
bo sorlous.
Gov.' West and tho pthors hastily
Jumped from tho nutos and made
their way down through tho brush to
tho aid of thu occupants of tj2o rl",'.
Thoy woro happily surprised To find
that nil had escjpod serious Injury,
ono of tho women being only slightly
hurt nbout the knees and tho othorn
morely scratched by tho brush, Thoy
had dropped about sixty or eighty
feet down the steep hlllsldo.
All aided In assisting tho womon
back to thu road and in gottlng tho
team nnd wagon back. Even the lat
ter escaped Injury or damage.
It could not bo leamod doflnltoly
today who composed tho party. Ono
report has It that tho party consisted
of Miss Lillian McCanu of North
Bend, Mrs. Jennings and Miss Jen
nings of Portland, Miss Lnndrlth of
Coos Rlvor, Carl Cllnklnhenrd and
Geo Smith of Danlols Crook, L. O.
Masters and wlfo, and Miss Olllo
Richard of Sumner nnd that Messrs.
Cllnklnhenrd and Smith woro away
from tho rig nt tho tlmo, walking
through tho woods In hopes ot got
tlng sumo game.
Owing to the dolay, Gov. Wost and
party did not reach horo an oarly as
thoy would have otherwise.
ATWOOD ON HIS WAY.
(By
Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y Aug. 21.
Aviator Atwood ascended at Lyoui
at 4:19 this afternoon and startod
east.
COOS Bay DAY nt BANDON Car-
nival AUOUST 27. Follow tho
HAND there.