j
uiCads carrying
Voiir Htorcncws, should npjienr as
reculnrly ns does this newspaper. If
.newspaper omitted mi Issue now
and then even for so wclgnty n ron
wn as toirluK ! "''B1'1 ,n
t wouni not bo ft Bod newspaper.
SOMEONE HAS SAID:
"A store's advertising epoco In m
newspaper, compared with tho spnoo
used by o'lier stores, should tlcllaa
It- comparative lmiortatico in the
community! Does your store's a
vertl.sliig space do that?
Mmt
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PKESS
Established In 1878
as Tho Const Mull
VOL. XXXV
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1 911 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolldntloti of Times. Coast Mnll
and Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 35
MORAL COURAGE MAY BE BORN OE A FATUOUS SENSE OE BEING IMMUNE
(Ham
Vm
CONTRACTS ON EUBENE Li
WILL BE
General Manager Millis Re
turns From Southern Trip
With Good News.
ENGINEER HOOD TO
VISIT BAY SOON
Contractors to Determine
Whether Work Begins on
Both Ends of Project.
That tho contracts for the cons
truction of tho Coos Dny-Eimno lino
will ho let In tho course of the next
few weeks, tho work probably begin miles east of hero at 8:30 last night,
enrly lltlu fall and bo cnrrJbd on The ilentl:
through tho wlntor nnd the lino bo ( MRS. E. A .STEVENSON of Knn
onpietcd at aa onrly n dato as poa- ns on route to Join lior husband and
slble was tho Htutomont of (leuural son who had precudud her on u
Mnnagor C. J. Mlllls of tho local visit to Coilllo and who were stny-
Southern Pnclllc interests who ar
rived hero last night from San Fran
cisco. Mr Mlllls has been absent from
the Hay for live months, looking aft-' qulllo. Dadly bruised and porhnpH
er Koino special work hi Nevada and Injured Internally.
California for vice-President Calvin. DKIVEK PIERCE of Alloy &
Ho expressed himself us very ghrli Pierce Auto Line company, who was
tc get bioK hero mid this inornl'ie driving tho machine. Injured Inter
lie was welcomed by many who ox-'nully.
pnwed their appreciation or tho of- W. It. COURTRIGIIT, wlfo and
furls he has constantly put forth to, two children, badly bruised and
expedite tho building of the Southern scratched.
Pnclllc lino to Coos Day. Mr. Mlllls i Machine Turns Turtle.
modestly disclaims any particular) Tho cur which was being driven by
credit for this, saying that ho has al-
wnys felt confident that tho Southern from Rosoburg. Tho road at tho
Pnclllc would build hero at an enrly scene of tho accident Is rather nnr
d:te. llownver, many ou Coos Dav.row, n ditch eight or ton feet deep
feel that tho coining of tho Southern running alongside of It. In tho dark
Pncllle was hastened considerably , nous, Plerco evidently drove too close
through the recommendations nnd to the ditch nnd tho dirt crumbled
efforts of Mr. Mlllls. Mr. Mlllls U beneath his wheol and the inachlna
looking well. He Intended to bo Uncle tipped over. It didn't fall moro than
hero when tho announcomont of tho six feet but it turned completely
construction of tho Coos Ilay-Eugono over, pinioning Mrs. Stovouson, Miss
line was made but luminous mnttors Jones nnd Driver Plerco bonenth It.
at ether points made It Impossible Mrs. Stovouson was almost Instnnt
fir 1)1 m to be hero. , ly killed.
Engineer Hood Coming. i Mr. Courtwrlght, who was not so
Calif Engineer Hood of tho South- badly hurt Iinmodlntoly bognn to ex-
ern Pacinc at San Francisco loft trlcnte the Injured from honeath tho
I...... .i.i ,.,.i. .... a.,11 i !. (ltv ...nnliliiK nml unrromleil 111 UOttIn
to look after some special contracts
nnd from Salt Enko City ho will go
to Eugene to go over tho routo of
the lino to Coos Day. He Is expected
to visit Coos Day within tho next
week or ten days, Right of wny men
linvo been In tho Hold for somo time
nnd unless thoro is somo unexpected
delnys. It Is expected that Mr. Hood
will bo ready to nsk for bids for tho
construction of tho lino enrly In Sep-
temlier.
Vice-President O'Drlen of Port-
land nnd Trnfllc Manager Miller are!
also expected hero within n short
time but tho dato of their coming
has not l.non ,inmniv nnnnunced.
Work On Doth Ends. , telephone message rom M Uo
The question or whether tho conjoint about 11 o clock sub
struction will begin simultaneously moiling tho husband and son of
on the Eugene and Coos Day ends of tho dead woman to tha nlnce .To i
the rnd will be up to the contrac Walker nnd his nutomoblle were l.ur
tors to determine. However as they rledly secured and ook tho "orrow
can get material In hero cheaply nnd . nB relatives on their sad J"'
.. . .... At. Olnvnnsnn nnil his SOU Had
men- contrncts will requlro them to
;k. ,,,.. u ,. ,,,y ,, ,,. ,n ,
ouiri woi-k on both onus nt onco. . - " ' J ..
Another matter that would indl-'tho nwf.il accident came ns d fen -cate
that work Is likely to be prose- f1 shock and surprise to then. The
cited from both onds at onco Is tho
likelihood of different contractors to
do the work by sections. There is
approximately 110 miles of road to b " ; .,
cutruct. As the Southern Paclflc Is has cast a gloom over the conuniin .
anxious to have it completed quickly. There was n report In Genuine
there are fow If nny contractors able that lt was thought the . aeddont was
to handle It all. Consequently, sev- caused by the driver of the ir Uw
eral contractors aro likely to do the lnB Into a half b umber o. It was
Wori5 said he had been driving his enr for
It 'is also expected that they will hour, without sleep. He .left Co
he able to prosecute tho work during Q"Ie night before Inst for nosebng
'he winter months. While they may
not bo able to do grading, thoy can
do the tunnel work In tho wlntor, al
so clear right of way, etc.
View of Franchise.
Mr. Mini- ,on,i -,r,.t that
the Mar.un.ld city council had not at
(Continued on pago 4.)
ONE WHO THINKS THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN
LET NEXT
1
ONE KILLED AT
.MILS. STEVENSON OK KANSAS
VICTIM OK Al'TO ACCIDENT
TWO OTHERS HADIiV I.V.IL'IIED
LAST XI (5 1 IT.
MYKTUC POINT, On.'., Auk. 24
Ouo killed outright, two surlously
hurt utiil four others slightly Injured
Is the record of nu auto ticeldouc four
lug at tho homo of Capt. wllliml.
Tho Injured:
MISS .IONICS, slutcr of Mr. .Tones
of tho linn of Lyons & Jones nt Co-
Plerco was bringing In passengers,
M
them out. Help was summoned nndBhlp Doston for the bonoflt of out of
tho Injured brought horo. ! town visitors on Saturday, August 20,
Mr. Courtrlght and family nro,betweon UiQ ,0urH )f 10 ft , nd 2
from tho enst nnd wore en routoto' m A a, 08(;ort ,ms boon (lo.
Coos county with a vlow of locating. I to B,OW v,Bltor8 ovor tho ship
Miss Jones was just returning
n pleasure trip
Mr. Stevenson nnd son had como
on ahead of Mrs. Stovonson wnlklng
In from Roseburg. Tho dend woman
Is nbout forty years old.
SHOCK TO COQUILLE.
-
" Sm th. who returned today
from a business trip to Coqulllo was
i t t ..l..lii uilinn Inn firar flAWM
i "",l "' """ , " .
f tho tragedy reached that city in
'",,.' , , .,, ,,,. ,nom
-- - --
Stevensons aro ro.ateu ww i
lard and havo iot,,er(r,;,a,tht08Jveri
valley where thoy visited two , ,
- ....i .... wnll.tMinn'n. Tlio news
and unci neon goom cu)
out any opportunity to ros(.
The place where the accident oc
curred is not particularly dangerous
nnd ns the enr was known to be In
good condition Wiu umr ..
in
VlrJZ
red was uj- mu uo. "-...(, -.,
exhausted from lack of sleep
Fire This Morning Destroys
Plant and Causes Loss of
About $15,000 to L. J.
Simpson and Jas. A. Allen.
Flro thought to have originated
from sparks or In tho boiler room
nt about 10 o'clock this morning des
troyed the North Iiend shingle mill
with a loss of nbout $15,000. The
loss falls on ,1ns. A. Allen nnd L. J.
Simpson and no Insurance was car
ried on tho property.
In addition to tho destruction of
the mill, nbout COO, 000 shingles
which were piled alongside the mill
were destroyed, adding considerably
to tho loss.
Tho llro gained headway very
rapidly, tho waste around the plant
IET DEATH
Six Killed Outright and Four
Terribly Injured In Disaster
In Shaft Near Ely, Nevada,
Today.
(By Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlnios. i
ELY, Nov., Aug. 24. Of tho ton
men working at tho 1, 400-foot lovol
In a now compartment shaft of tho
Clroux Consolidated mines when It
caught llro last night from nn un-
known cause, six aro dead nnd four
Special Reception For Out of ,
Town People on Warship
That Day.
Thoro will bo n speclnl reception
aboard tho United States
training
, 0X,lIaln jt8 various Interesting
features.
Everyone will bo cordially welcome
and it Is especially urged that as
'
many as posslblo avail thomsolves or
tho opportunity to seo ono of Uncte
Sam's fighting ships, tho first ono of
largo size to ever visit Coos Day. (
largO B1ZU IU UVUI wdii. uuua .-. ,
Deception n Success.
Tho reception and ball given by
'tho offlcora and men aboard the Dos
RoCoa3
ton Inst night was a great success.
Thoro was a largo nttondarice nnd a
speclnl orchestra furnlshod music for
n.n iinnnl.n- nn ilnrlc Freedom of
VISIT BOSTON
ON SATURDAY
the ship was allowed tho visitors and'.nitho 8UrV0.y fi the Coos Bay and
many Inspocted It closoly,
Friday ovonlng, tho officers will en
tertain their frlonds nt a dance
inboard the Doston,
; WE usuea ..d,
Invltntlona forUt
Report Steamer C. C. Martin
With Crew of Ten Sunk
In Georgian Bay.
(Bv Associated Press to coos nay
Associated Press
Times.
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 24. A
special to the Journal from Midland,
Ont., says tho steamer C C. Martin
with a crew of ten was probably lost
Jn a storm on Georgian Bay Monday
nicht.
mnriT I llr
liKtAI Lffit
VESSEL LOST
N MILL
being very combustible. Strenuous
efforts wero made to stay tho flames
but without nvnll.
Soon the fight against tho Are sim
mered down to tho prevention of tho
posslblo spreading of it to other
plants nlong tho waterfront. This
was successful.
It is barely possible that the boil
ers and some of the other machinery
may no't bo a total loss.
Tho mill was being operated by
Mr. Allen, ho having resumed Its
operation a fow months ngo when or
ders canio In that would havo kept
It busy for ninny months yet.
It Is likely that the mill will bo re
built. Asldo from tho general regrot ex
pressed over tho crippling of an In
dustry on tho Day, much regret 1b op
pressed over tho loss to Messrs Al
len and Simpson personalty.
II BURNING HIE
llo at the point of death, after pass
ing through the flames to reach tho
surface. While at work they heard
a noise which they thought had been
caused by an explosion. Thoy look
ed upward nnd saw tho shaft In
flames. They hoarded the cngo and
started for the mouth of tho cage,
stopping at tho 1,200-foot lovol
where llvo left tho cago and tried to
escape by the old Alpha shaft. Theso
llvo wero later found dead. Tho oth
ers gale tho signal to bo drawn up
nnd when thoy got to tho surface,
one was dead and the four others
torrlbly burned.
X
Chief Engineer Aston of Coos
Bay and Eastern Arrives
Here Today.
Tnggurt Aston, chief onglueor of
tho Coos Day & Eastern Electrical
Railway company arrived hero today
from San Frunclsco. Ho wns ucconi-
panlod by some engineers and an-
nounced this afternoon that ho would
Btart m noxt Monday with threo sur-
1U"'B i""" "'" "' '"" "'
the routo from Mnrshfleld to Rose'
har Mr. Aston has made prolln.l-
"' ""- " u"l ' lu
lifnannr nna iitlll ln tlm InnnMitn an
'""" u " " " ""-
vo ...,
"' "' v-wllu'" "?ii
Benernl manager of tho company, 1.1
uxpecieu uero snoriiy to join .Messrs.
' Novors and Aston. Mr. Cnttoll Is ono
of tho best known railroad men nnd
consulting engineers on the const.
Mr. Aston announced today that
contrary to goneral reports, ho did
not proposo to infringe lu any wn
llolse made by F. A. Haines hereto
fore. Ho said that ho was confident
that another routo Just ns good ns
Mrs. Haines' could bo secured nnd
that It was not his intontion or the
lntontlon of Ills company to Interforo
in nny wny with that project.
Additional membors of his survey
ing party will arrlvo via Handon on
tho FIflold and others will como on
the next Redondo.
CIIAMMER OF COMMERCE NOTICE
There will bo n meeting of tho tub
scrlbors to tho Mnrshfleld Chamber
of Commerco at 4 o'clock Friday uft
ornoon, Aug. 25, Wo urge a go.il
attondnnce as mattors or importauro
are to be taken up.
J. T. McCORMAC.
'President.
NOTICE.
Tho Imported Belgian stallion
chnmpano Do Stnvo, wolght about
1900 pounds, ngo six years, will be
sold to highest bidder noxt Friday,
August 25, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m
at Hefsnor's barn.
SURVEY
1
w
LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT BEGOBD
HOLD SILVEB
ST
W. C. T. U. Arrange Fine Pro
gram at Baptist Church
This Evening.
Miss Ilohblns, one of tho national
organizers for tho W. C. T. U. has
reached Marshlleld and will be pres
ented to the people at the Baptist
church tonight, when the Mntron Sli
ver Medal Contest will be held.
Tho program for tho evening Is as
follows: Song. "America"; scripture
texts, class; Introduction national
organizer, by president Mnrshfleld
W. C T. U. Response, Miss Rob
bins; White Ribbon Rally bow?.
Contest: No. 1 "Ono Standard for
Until Soxob," Mrs. (1. EoRoy Hall;
No. 2 "Tho Stray Sunbeam." Mrs.
W. E. Siultli; No. 3 "Tho Story of
Putsy," Mrs. Ell6n Kelly; No. 4
"Christendom's Sacrifice," Mrs. He
len Downs; No. (i "lion Hnzurd'j
Ouosts," Mrs. Hownrd Savage; duet.
"Uenutlful Flag of Liberty," Mrs.
12. Smith nnd Miss Alpha Mnuzey;
decision of Judges: Prof. J. F.
Grubbs, Messrs J. Q. Mullen and .1.
A. Ward, nil from North 'llond. Pre
sentation of medal, Miss Robblns.
nnnoiincontents for Friday, social half
hour to welcome Miss Robblns.
Tho medal camo yestordny from
Portland nnd lias been on exhibition
nt Wulkcr's studio; It represents tho
world, bound nbout with tho "White
Ribbon" with tho word Mntron above
nnd surrounded by n lnurol wreath,
attached to bar upon which Is In
scribed W. C. T. U. (Coos County).
Tomorrow, Friday morning tho W.
C. T. IJ. Convention will conveno nt
tho Rnptlst church; tho morning will
ho tnkon up with organization, devo
tional exercises, reports of county of
ficers, otc, with lunch served at
noon for tho delegates. Tho after
noon sosslon will consist of reports
of county superintendents, local
unions mid plans for work of the
coming yenr. Miss Robblns will nlso
address the convention.
In tho ovonlng, Miss Robblns will
glvo her famous lecture of Manilla.
This will bo Illustrated In many at
tractive and Instructive wnys: n girl
dressod In native costumo, mndol of
natlvo house nnd ninny curios used
to lllustrnto tho nntlvo llfo of tho
lB,nnd8.
u x
Such nn opportunity ns
rnroly presented nnd tho hopo
is for n crowded houso to henr this
talented lady, who, on account of
hor hospltnl servlco In tho United
States Army, has so much of Inter
est to relnto.
Thoy nro trying to plan for n union
mass meeting to bo hold nt tho Tnb
ornnclo on Sunday night, If this can
bo arranged, Miss Robblns will glvo
ono of her fnmous temperonco lec
tures. No admission Is to bo charged to
nny of those meetings nil who wish
can glvo to holp dofrny tho exponses,
but tho prlmo motivo Is to lot all
know whnt tho V. C. T. U. stands
for In tho world today.
TAI-T PUAVS CIrtliF.
President nt I.nst OYts Summer Vaca
tion nt Beverly.
cBy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
BOSTON. Mass.. Aug. 21 PrwI
dont Tart arrived bore this innrulnif.
Ho went nt once by nuto to Iloverly.
Ho plannod to spend a good part or
the day on the goU links.
BIG DOINGS at BAXDOX Sun-
day, AUGUST 27. Take advantage
or CHEAP EXCURSION rnto. Tlck -
ots for salo nt the Busy Comer.
Read the Times' Want Ads.
TO HIM GETS
ID
S1
Accident to Machine Will Delay
Arrival In New York Until
Tomorrow.
HAD TRAVELED 1,177'
MILES AT NOON TODAY
Previous Long Distance Record
Held by Europeans Goes to
American.
(By Associated Press to Cooa Day
Times.)
RHINE CUKE. N. Y., Aug. 24.
Dy passing over here nt S:40 this
morning. Atwood exceeded by 13
,nCH til0 provIous long dlstunco roc-
ord or 1,104 miles hold by Hurope
ans uvlutors. Atwood'u dlstnnco
when he passed hero was 1,177 miles.
NYACIC, N. Y., Aug. 24. Harry
Atwood sulTored n slight accident to
his neroplnno shortly before 11
o'clock this morning when within 2G
miles or his record-breaking flight to
Now York. Ho landed to mnko ro
pulrs. Ho said It was doubtful ir ho
could contlnuo to Now York until to
morrow. CASTLEWOOD, N. Y., Aug. 24.
Ilnrrv Atwood left hero nt 7:3Cjthi8
innriilnir on what is cxncctcd t(W b
tho final dash or KM iuIIoh to No
York, nnd thus to comploto bororo
nlghtrall his record-breaking flight
or 1,2GB miles from St. Eoula to
Now York.
Steamship Sails This Afjternoon
For San Francisco With
Large List.
With n capacity list or passengers,
tho Redondo Hailed today lor San
Francisco. Hor outgoing cargo con
sisted principally jor lumbor ifrom
the Smith mill.
Sho Is scheduled to sail Monday
from San FranclBco for Coos Bay and
will sail from horo for San Francisco
again a weok from tomorrow.
Among those sailing on tho Ro
dondo wore tho following:
F. M. Frledburg, Mrs. F. M. Frlod
burg, C. E. Frlodburg, Mrs. E. Wol
lach, Miss E. n. McQraw, MIbs 0.
Guorln,' F. II. Elliott, Frank Dillon,
Frank II. Gould, Perry Lannlng. Fritz
Relmon, R. II. Edwards, A. P. Egor,
Mrs. S. R. Norrls, Mrs. Ernest Wll
letts, Mrs. E. A. Ericson, Mrs. J. D.
Howes, Mrs. E. C. Travis, Mrs. S. B.
Judd, Mrs. Emily Stovons, Mrs. FranJc
Dillon, Miss Ireno Prouss, O. M.
Davis, Capt. Geo. II. Vamoy, O. O,
Norrls, O. M. Fowler, Honry Bennett,
S. B. Molllnod, E. A. Dlbblo, T. Po
pes, Tom Roges, Jack Boldo, G. W.
Pelrco, E. Hicks, John Stoln, E. Mlk
uls, Stanley Gudlkins.
TEX ("EX'I'S a DAY Tor threo
years without Intorobt WIUli buy an
ACRE FRONTING on tho OCEAV
and TIMIH'JBED. You'll novor havo
a chanco like this agnin. TODD,
Chandler Hotel. MARSHFIELD.
TICKETS for IIAXDOX oxcurslon
on sale nt BUSY CORNER, GET
YOl'lIS now.
' Aftor the sbow try a Turkish Bath
Pnone 2U-J.
Tnko In tho CAHXIVAL nt Bandon
SUXDAV, AUGUST 27.
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