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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1911)
ITS NBff TOJTOTO: TQ WW WHEN YQ.U. Tffl YOU ARE UP AGAINST IT jiAVS CARRYING Voor store-news, should appear as i.rlr ns does this newspaper. It rCii' ow " ,"ue ,,ow ' ! Micn-cvcn for so wclpily n rc- (Ham Sag 2faiOT SOMEONE HAS SAID: "A store's advertising space In newspaper, compared with tho space used hf oUier stores, should define it, comparative Importance Jn the conii'iiitilty! Does your store's vcrtlsitiK spaco do that? " "".. . ... iffwui lunvsimiter. t iiniiV1 " " """ MEM HICK OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Established In 1878 ns Tho Coast Mall VOL XXXV MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Time. Const Mai! and Coos Hay Advertiser. No. 42 iSI FIRES I OREGON FEAR WORSE; END HUNTING SEASON Gov. West Petitioned to Sus pend Season on Account of Conflagrations. OWNERS OF TIMBER ' AND STATE FORESTER Claim That Many of Fires Are Directly Attributable to Carelessness. (Special Long Distance Telephone toThoTlmco.) SALEM, Ore., Sept. 1 As a result ,1 the nony forest nrcs In tho South en and Western portions of Oregon, State Forester Elliott hnu presented Cot. Oswald West with n potltlon lined by the owners of 4,000,000 acres of Umber land asking tho Chief Executive to suspend tho hunting son- 0D .. . State Forester Elliott says that ow ing the prolonged dry spell, tho forest nro situation Is getting worse. Many of tho tires, It Is alleged., nrc directly attributed to tho cnrolessnetts of hunting pnrtles. The Governor Is empowered to impend tho hunting senson whenever be deems It necessary nnd while ho hit nade no statement, It Is believed that be'wlll comply with tho petition?, for apart of tbo stato at least. . ttnKi'iu'itK VIEW OK LINK. 'V ,!-. S HlJ W Survfy Ktlh Up KthUBpfin There. The IloBcburg Rovlow prints tho following: Roseburg's long-cherished hopes lor railway connection with Coos liny ent soaring skyward as the result of news reaching this city this nftor soon of tho presence of a party of tarvcyors at Camas valloy. Thoro U no Information as to whom thoso jurveyors represent, but tho bollof li prevalent at Cnmns valloy, accord ing to n telephone messngo received from that place, that they nro In tho employ either of tho Southorn Pacific company or the Coos Hay and East era Electric. They nro In chnrgo of an engineer named Aston. Roseburg and Myrtlo Point nro Mid to bo tho objective e;ida of tho wvey, work on which begnn Tucs dsy. The surveyors nbout 1G In number, divided themsolves into two parties and began operations on tho summit of Camas Mountain- Ono Party started westward toward Myr tle Point, while tho other began orklng townrd Roseburg. . The movement of one party of sur veyors toward Myrtlo Point Is hold to be evidence that tho Southorn Pa cific company Is behind theso opera tions. The Southern Pnclflc owns ae railroad oporatlng between Vtnhfield and Myrtlo Point, nnd no otner railroad company could appa rntly have an object In surveying a route between the latter city nnd Ro "burg. Therefore the plausible tho W Is that the Southern Pacific con templates the extension of Its Coos tounty road to Ilosoburg. It looks uke a bona fide project, but the skop-r "cs. profess to see a probably blub to discourage tho Impending conr "ruction of a line from Rosoburg to Jlarshfield. This Is strengthened by announced Intention of tho tnern Pacific to enter Coos Day r wa ' Eugene, it being tho pollof t the company would not connect; 7 the bay from two points on the mlallne so close together., "glneer Aston, It Is learned, has "ted Roseburg frequently within e Past few months, but absolute ' mT7 has beeu maintained' in.re- . rl to his plans, until now. It Is Ported that he has secured options i, and for rights of way between . "e and Myrtle Point. Aston, how- " U not the only railroad engln- !" & Visited Reset,,,,- thlfl HAVING FAITH IN HUMAN i - - 4444444444444444 OREGON DANISHES Till PUIILIG DHI.KI.(! CUP PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 1 Tho "old onken bucket" nnd the pall by tho teacher's desk go 4 out of stylo In tho rural schools 4 September 1, when the new law prohibiting the public drinking cup went Into effect for tho first tlmo In the state of Oregon 4 They will bo replaced by a snnl- tnry stone Jar. with n Jit'jne cov- ur to keep outspldois tbut were once tho terror of tlu "llttlo girls." Schools In the country dls- 4 trlcts huvo nlrendy mado pre- 4 pnrnttonH to comply as best 4 they can with tho new lnw, says Dr. Cnlvlns S. White, state health officer, who hns re 4 turned from n trip through 4 Coos nnd Curry counties, In 4 specttng tho schools nnd In 4.structlng pupils and teachers In 4 tho now law. 4 No friction Is expected from 4 the lnw. Rnllroads huvo put 4 bubbling fountains In cars; 4 schools In the city districts 4 have nlso been supplied with 4, tho fountains, and mnny depart-4- inont stores havo followod tho 4- renulrcmcnts of the law, nl- 4, 4( though It applies only to 4 4 schools, public Institutions and 4 4 common carriers. Many cities 4 4 with tho old-fashioned tin cup 4 4 fountains In their public parks 4 4 had, nlrorjcjy piade changes. !. , f44 f f TT" ? PLAN TO FIX Improvements to Be Urged Be fore County Commission-" ers For Mail Service. At n meeting of tho oxecutivo com mltteo of tho Mnrshllold Chamber of Commerce to bo hold this nftor noon, It Is oxpected that tho question of securing Immedlnto Improvement of tho Sumnor end of tho old Coos liny wagon road. It Is cssentlul thnt several mjles of tho rond bo planked or othorwlso Improved boforo tho rnlny season or thero Ib llnblo to be considerable difficulty In getting tho mnll through this winter. Tho plan Is to appoint n lnrgo com mltteo of Mnrshllold business mon to nppear bofore tho Coos county com missioners nt their regulnr meotlng noxt week and present tho proposi tion to thorn. Tho county commis sioners have Indlcnted that If tho county oxponds money on tho road now, tho residents of tho community affected will bo oxpected to contri bute towards it. Thoro has been talk of racing nbout $2,000 on Coos Day nnd nlong tho rond If the county will oxpend $6,500 on the work. A definite program will probably bo mappodout today. summer. It is known that other en gineers, as well as railroad contrac tors, havo been here looking over the situation." Another lot of thoso DELICIOUS Coos Day STRAWllKHRIES fresh from tho vines tomorrow morning nt the AXOXA Cash grocery, phono 110 J 1VOMEX OK WOODCRAFT. A special meotlng of C. D. Circle No. 1C4 will be held nt tjie Iqdgo room at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon. All members are requested to be present. Dy order of NORA DALY, O. N. Don't forget the Turkish Datha. PHONE 214-J. SUMNER ROAD OF 1 Los Angeles Physician Kills Wife and Himself Following Mental Collapse. (Special Long Distance Telephone to Tlmos.) LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Sept.l. Fear that ho was about to bo sent to tho Hospital for tho Insnnc Is believed L Heads Coast League by Two Points In Pennant Race Both Won Thursday. (Dy Spcclnl Long Distance Tcle Tho Times.) PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 1 As n result of Wednesday's victory, Ver non still lends tho Const Leaguo by two points over Portlnnd for the 1011 pennnnt. Vernon nnd Portlnnd both won yesterdhy. Portland pounded out a victory by a batting rally In tho ninth Inning, defeating Oakland three to four. Virginia Banker Charged With Murder to Testify In His Own Behalf. (Dy Long DIstnnco Tolephono to Coos Day Times.) CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE, Vn., Sept. 1. Honry Denttlo, Jr , i trial hero charged g his wlfo, Is expected' the bnnker on with murdering to tnke tho stand In 1Kb own dofenso thls afternoon. The nnnouncoment thnt Roattlo would go on tho Btnnd Indicates that tho defense hns chnnged Its plans and will glvo up tho Insanity plea. It is now believed that they will attempt to ureaK uown mo evidence ui rum Ilenttlo, a cousin of tho accused, who testiflod that tho accused man hnd confessed tho crime to him. PORTER UROS. WILL 1JUIL1). EUGENE, Ore,, Sept. 1. Informa tlon Is received in Eugono from a re llablo sourco that Porter Dros., tho well-known firm of railway contract ors and who own large tracts of tim ber land In Lane county, are among tho bidders on tho north Jetty to be built nt tho mouth of tho Sluslnw river soon, nnd In case that they aro awarded tho contract, thoy will build on miles of standard guago railway from tho quarries at Point Terrace to tho Jetty, hauling tho rock by rail rather than with scows as Wakefield & Jqhnson, the contractors on the south Jetty, did. i Word has recently been recolvod , thnt tho bond of the buyers of thft ' Port of Sluslaw .bonds Is valid, and the money wl)l bo forthcqmlng soon. The contract will be let this fall and whoever secures it will probably be gin Immediate construction work VESSELS IN TODAY. The Nann Smith arrived this aft ernoon from. Day .Point.. -She was slightly delayed by fog off tho coast. Tho Alliance arrived in late today from Eureka, having been delayed by 'fog off the coast. Eho will prob ably get out this evening for Port lnnd. sirciVft IS IIELIKVING: So ko' I and COMPARE HAINES' prices with OTHERS. 101 BEATTIE WILL GO LIN STAND NATURE IS TAKING CHANCES ON HUMAN FRAILTY to have lead Dr. Owen Ryan to blow out his wife's brains nnd then commit suicide. Dr. Rynu who was about fifty yenrs old had been acting peculi ar for Bonio time nnd wns thought to be demented. Mrs. Ryan had consul ted another physician about having him sent to n sanitarium. Dr. Ryan evidently heard of It and the dire tragedy followed. WIRES STILL DOWN TODAY Western Union Unable to Re store Telegraph Service From Coos Bay. , As n result of the forest fire on tho East slope of tho Coast Range, the Western Union's wire botweon Mnrsh llold and Roseburg Is still out of com mission. Manager Schettcr Ib unablo to toll when sorvlco can bo restored. Advices from Laird's this morning was that the flro was not burning an fiercely. Asldo from tho timber burned, no dnmngo has been done. Just how much of the lino wns burned out has not been ascertained. Linemen are working on It from each bnd. bell am is, Paul Geigel Convicted of Mur der of Millionaire Jackson In, New York. (Dy Long Distance Telephone to Coos Day Times.) NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Paul Gol- the boll boy charged with tho murder of Win, Jackson, a milllon- alro guest In n Xew York hotel, wns today convicted of murder In tho sec ond degree. Geigel was attempting tQ Bten, mmQ J(jwe,ry from JacU80)) whon the latter awakened and In tho scufflo that followed, Jackson was kI,cdt Go,Be, w bo Bonteilcea noxt ,,, , ,,, ,,, ,rnm twen(y yenrfj tQ ,fo ,mpr,BOnmont. I IS TAKEN TO SALKM. Meade Metz of Curry County Sen tenced For Incest. Sheriff DIschel of Curry county and Alf. Miller of Gold Dench arrived here today with Meade Motz who they are tnklng to tho State Ponl tontlnry at Salem to serve an Indo tormlnnte sentence of from threo to twenty years. Metz pleaded guilty to Incest, the victim being nu eloveu-yenr-old adopted daughter. Mrs. Metz was the Informnnt. Tho fam ily moved to tho southern part of Curry county from Idaho last fall. Shorlff DIschel will leave with his prisoner on the Alliance. TAFT AGAINST RECALL. President Condemns It When Ap plied to the Judiciary. ' (Dy Long DIstunce Telbphone to Coos Dny Times.) DOSTON, Mass., Sept. 1. Presi dent Taft In an address before the American Dar Association here yes terday condemned the recall of the Judiciary. However, ho stated that tho Judiciary needed reforming in some respects. Ho added that he "Thanked God for Justice Harlan's decision that the laws should bo made to square with tho constitution." CHICKEN FRYERS and STEWS for SUNDAY', DINNER nt STAUFF GROCERY CO. FOUND GLULTY SAGtNAW WILL BIG STRIKE ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY IMMINENT 444444444444444 4 4 1SHEAK RECORD FOR "HOOZE" DHINKIXC 4' 4 LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 1. 4 In the Inst 12 months the 4 consumption of liquors broke 4 nil records, and the people of 4 tho United States consumed over 4 eight million gallons more of 4 whisky nnd over 111! million 4 gallons more of beer in the 4 fiscal year ending Juno 30, 4 1011, thnn they did In tho fiscal 4 year ending June 30, 1910, Is 4 the announcement of tho Xa 4 tlonal Modol Ltconso Leaguo, 4 which hns JtiBt received tho ofll 4 clal figures from R. E. Cabell, 4 U. S. Commissioner of Internal 4 Revenue. The total consump- ' 4 tlon of distilled spirits for tho 4 year Just closed wns 134,000, 4 193 gallons as compared with 4 n consumption of 120,384,720 4' gallons In the previous year. 4 Tho total consumption of beer 4 for tho fiscal year of 1911 was 4 03,210,851 barrels or 1,969, 4" 722,381 gallons, as compared 4 with G9, 544, 075 barrels or 1, 4 845,888,025 gallotiB for 1910. 4 The combined Increase Is 121,- 4 049,823 gallons which ropro 4rsonts nn Increaso of 1.3 gallons 4' per capita,, UBlng 'census figures. 4 Tho total per capita conBump 4 tlon is now 22.29 gallons, 4"4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-4'4 4 4 4 Expect Damaged Vessel to Maje Trip to Portland Under 1 Own Steam. According to plans today, tho steam schooner Saginaw, which wns towed in horo last week by thoRo dondo In n waterlogged condition, will leave tomorrow under her own steam for Portland whero she will go on drydock for pormnnont repairs. Capt. Plllsbury and Mr. Hart, ono of the owners of tho vossol, will make the trip on her. Additional salvage pumps are be ing brought In from San Francisco today on tho Nann Smith so that tho vessel will bo doubly equipped for taking enro of any leak that may Im pede tho dnmnged vcbsoI'b progress. Tho divers hnvo not found nny holo through tho bottom, contrnry to oth or reports. Thoy found whero part of tho keel hnd been torn away by striking tho Cnpo Dlanco Reef nnd some seams had beon opened ,up a llttlo. This has been patched. Until tho vessol goes on dry-dock, tho extent of the dnmngo cannot bo nscortnlned. Capt. Plllsbury would not venture n guess as to tho damngo In dollars and conts. Although ho represents the Underwriters, he wns not Informed so to how much Insur ance was carrlod on tho vessol nnd enrgo, Mr. Hart does not exactly know how much Insurance was car ried. It has beon reported thnt tho Insurance was $08,000 but this could not be authentically bo confirmed. Mr. Hnrt resides at Abordeon but his lumber mill is nt Raympnd, Wash., on tho Wlllnpa Harbor. This is his first trip to Coos Ray and ho was surprised to find so good a place. Tho trip In, ho says, was a bad ono, being made over the Myrtlo Point road In an auto with a broken spring. MAKES $. GIFT In appreciation of tho courtesy ox tended by tho Marshfleld Flro Depart ment In helping got out tho now flro engine to pump the water out of the hold of the Saginaw, Mr. Hart, one of the owners, has presented the Depart ment $50, Tho fire engine facilitated, empty ,J jr.'tw, r r" 'i Conference Between Vice President Kruttschnitt and Unions Terminates. OFFICIAL WILL NOT RECOGNIZE FEDERATION Walkout Order Expected to Follow SoonLikely to Tie Up Traffic. (Special Long DIstnnco Telephone Tho TlmeB.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Sept. 1 The conference between tho five hcadi of tho Shopmen's Union's on tho Southorn Pnclflc llncB nnd Vice-presi dent ICruutschnltt tcrmlnntod this af ternoon without nny ngroemont bolng reached. It Is understood thnt Vlco-prcsldent Kruttschnitt romuincd firm In his pos ition thnt he would treat with tho men as Individuals but not with thorn as a federation. It Ib now believed thnt a strlko or der will be Issued by tho unions soon nnd n bnd railroad tlo-up Is antici pated. Tho bollermnkors havo signified their Intent'nn of going out wth tho other men nnd dcclnro thnt a polar maker's strike will tlo up tho aystom completely In less thnn ton dayu, ' Adjourned Term Will Be Con vened ,at , CQuijIe Five Criminal Cases. Tho ncljpurnod term of circuit court will bo convonod nt CoquIUo next Tuesday by Judgo John 8. Coko. All of noxt week will bo dovotod to cloartng up the calendar of old casos, hearing motions, etc.,. nnd on Mon day, Soptombor 11, tho regular Sep tember term of court will bo convon od. So fnr as known, five criminal cases will come for trial but this number may bo Increased by tho grand Jury. Tho five known criminal cases nro: Lewis Whitney of North Dond, charged with hiring a horso nt Myr tlo Point and disposing of It In Cur ry county. Dr. Porter of Portlnnd, who was arrested In Marshfleld with a Co quIUo young woman and who In chnrged with "white slavo" traffic. Alvln Pierce of tho upper Coquillo, chnrged with shoplifting. Jack Marsden of Marshfleld, charg ed with assaulting J. W. Dennett with a dangerous weapon. Pasco, an Italian, charged with conducting a "blind pig" nt Coaledo, lug tho Saginaw greatly untll'her own pumps could be started and now all of tho water Is out of tho hold. Desldes paying all expenses of op erating the fire engine while pumping out the Saginaw, Mr. Hart paid the city $35 for the use of tho engine in addition to his gift to tho flro de partment. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretoforo exist ing botweon J. II. R'nhskopf and' A. M. Ross under the firm- uamo of Homo Land Co., has this day been dissolved by mutual consont. Dated, Marshflold, Ore, Soptom bor 1, 1911. ' J. II. RAHSKOPF, A. M. ROSS. LOOKING FOR Y'OU! HAINES' IS. GOIi OPENS I vT v i J i i ' j " 1J