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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1911 EVENING EDITION, SIX PAGES.
A Consolidation of Time. Const Mall
nnd Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 99
UFW YORK REPUBLICANS WIN SOCIAL
CONTROL OF LOWER ROUSE
Elected Big Majority of State
Representatives There '
Yesterday.
NEBRASKA ALSO GOES
STRONGLY REPUBLICAN
Democrats Elect Third District
Congressman There Other
Elections.
(By Associated Prosu to Coos Bay
Tlmos.)
NEW YOIUC, Nov. 8. Tho next
New York stnto assembly will bo
overwhelmingly republican. Tho re
publicans number 101, democrats 48,
and socialists 1. Tho stnto Sonato
holds over from last year nnd thoro
foro continues to bo democratic.
In New York City, republicans gen
erally speaking, hnd tho best of It.
Tftmmnnv retained Mnnhattan and
tho Ilronx, but It lost Brooklyn and
control of tho hoard of nldermou.
NKW JERSEY REPUBLICAN
Democrats Lose Control of Slntc Lt'K-
Mature There.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
TIIENTON, N.' J., Nov. 8. Elcc
ion returns today mako certain tho
republicans will havo control of both
houses of tho next legislature. In
a statement, Governor Woodrow Wil
ton expressed regret ovor tho loss of
the House to his party but said If tho
republicans lived up to their platform
pledges the next scflslon will bo pro
ductive of reformatory legislation of
consldcrablo Importance
KENTUCKY IS DEMOCRATIC.
Itcpiilillrnn Hulo of Four Yours Ends
In Hluo CI ni us State.
(Dy Atboclatea I'resu to Coos Baj
Times)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Nov. 8. After
four yenrs of republican rulo, Ken
tucky nwoko today to n comploto
realization of tho majorities hor vo
ters gftvo yesterdny to practlcnlly nil
democratic candidates In tho stnto.
James n. McCrcary, governor of Ken
tucky thirty-two yenrs ngo, has been
again elected nt tho ago of 73 years
or n mnjoruy or moro uinn miny
thousand.
PHILADELPHIA CITY ELECTION.
Elected !
ImleiKMident ItnttiWIc-nn
Mnynr Over Great Odds.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos.)
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8. Ru
dolph niankcnhurg, Independent rc-
publican, wns elected mayor ovor
GeorKO H. Enrlo. Jr.. liv n nlnrnlltv of
U6L lllankonburg mndo n remark-1
sblo fight, facing n normnl republican
majority of between 75,000 nnd 100, -
000.
NEBRASKA IS REPUBLICAN.
Only Democratic Ylctory "Win EIcc-
tloa of .Ird Dlstrirt Congressman
By Associated Press to tho Coas Bay
Times.;
OMAHA, Nov. 8. Lato rotums
Indicate the republicans captured eve
ry Stnto nfllm In vpHlnnlnv'u olortlnn.
toe only democratic victory of conse-
QUenco was In tho Hilnl rnnirrnRslnnnl
hero Daniel V. Stephens wns olected
jo succeed tho lato Congressman Lat
hi, a democrat.
MARYLAND ItEPUHLIOANS
By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 8. . Tho
indications todny are that Phillip L.
oidsboroiigh, republican, will bo
fleeted governor.
Plan For Dissolution of Big
Company Approved With
Certain Modifications.
J Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times)
8uEWyRK' Nov- 8- Th0 Un,tetl
deJ,? Clcuit court handed down a
plan n J10 today approving the
TotT,.- solution of tho American
acco company with raodIflcatlon3.
t,Y'lr l WANT is 100 people a
0l?t buy flour HAINES.
TOBACCO CASE
IS DECIDED
NEW MEXICO
IS DEMOCRATIC
State Ticket Carries But Re
publicans Hope to Control
Legislature.
By Associated Press to tho Coos Uny
Times)
SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 8 Incom
plete returns point strongly to tho
election of tho entire democratic
state ticket headed by W. C. McDon
nld for governor. Tho progressive
republicans gave their support to tho
domocrnts to a great extent.
Tho renubllcnns hone to control tho
legislature nnd olect two United Stn-
tea senators.
T
T
Joint Committee to Discuss
Question Nolan Fixes High
Price For Plant.
At n meeting of tho Mnrshflcld city
council InBt evening, arrangements
wcro mado for holding n meeting of
tho Joint wntor commlttco of Mnrsh
flcld nnd North Bend tonight nnd for
a special session of tho Mnrshflcld
city council Friday evening to tnko
action on tho report of tho Joint com
mittee.
TJ!!!!.Mn!n!!iWn'..!!?SJl,'.J!il;
HE
W
or considerable discussion during i ',- if .,, u ,.,na ,ii,i
..1.1.1. m ,.,. ot-n,u ,i.i,i,i ,i",Commerco last evening, it wns deciu
io , i ?P.h mi.I n J '. to postpone tho permanent orgnn.
council nnd tho members of tho spo- . ,. ' , ' ,, , ',, . ,, "
clal water commltteo for not getting
action moro quickly. Mayor Strnw,
for tll0 nr8t tliuo in a long while, as-
IBn,Cd his old fnshlonod attltudo in
tho council nnd gavo tho council n
talking to such as ho lias not attempt
ed In many months. He declnred thnt
they had been fooling around for
months on tho wntor proposition nnd
accomplished nothing and during Ms
tnlk intimated that ho might chnnga
his mind and be n cnudldnto for
mayor again. Ho snld that tho coun
cil ought to cither decldo to buy tho
plant nnd Improvo it. or quit talking
about it
Ho wanted to Know wimt
tho speclnl commlttco w.is doing nnd
In Mb own vermicular handed tho
.members of tho council srmo cholca
packagos. Couucllmnu Ferguson re
torted a fow times nnd Intimated that
tho mnyor didn't know wlnt ho wns
talking nbout.
During tho nourso pf hN romnrks,
Mnyor Strnw nlao toolt a whack at
North Don J, nyliK that he hnd long
ngo decided that It was futllo to try
to got North Bend to do nnythlng.
Consequently, ho snld, tho council
should cut out North Bend nnd
Mnrshflold should hnndlo its affairs
indonendently.
However, tho council did not ngreo
with him nnd decided not to attempt
to do anything until tho Joint com
mltteo took action on tho mnttor nnd
roported back. Councilman Copplo
roported that ho hnd secured somo
of tho desired dnta from tho Wntor
company for tho committee nnd of
fered to turn It over to councilman
Powers, chairman of tho Joint com
mltteo, but this wns doforred until
tho commltteo meets. Councilman
Powers nsked that all of tho mora
bors of tho Marshflold council bo pre
sent nt tho Joint commltteo meeting.
While Mr. Copplo did not intlmnto
tho ehnrnctor of tho Information se
cured from tho Wntor compnny, it is
undorstobd that Messrs. Nolan and
Jackson havo stipulated a prlco at
which they would bo willing to turn
tho proporty ovor to tho city. Tho
prlco. it Is understood by somo of tho
city officials, Is considerably greater
than was anticipated.
LOUD BALFOUR RESIGNS.
Retires ns Txwler of OjosUlon In
British Parliament.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.'
LONDON, England. Nov. 8. A. J.
Bnlfour has resigned tho leadership
of tho opposition.
ARE YOU trading with
HAINES?
A TURTCIBIT BATn will do you
GOOD. Phone 214-J.
ISTS WIN
Elect Mayors In Canton and
Lima and Eight Smaller Ci
ties of State Yesterday
Show Big Increase.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 8. Un
official returns show tho Socialists
IM
OF
San Francisco Man Kills Wife
and Commits Suicide Mo
tive For Deed Shrouded In
Mystery.
(By Associated Pross to Coos Bay
Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. 8.
John Ward Cooper, n lathing con
tractor, murdorcd his wife In his
sleep In their homo enrly todny nnd
then Itllled himself with a razor. Mrs.
Cooper was slain with a lathing
hatchet. Miss Anna Hughes, n
boarder, heard tho woman pleading
with hor husband "wnko tip" not to
kill her. Miss Hughes attempted to
enter but tho door was locked. Sho
stood outsldo nnd heard tho blows
when Mrs. Coopor was struck.
Hysterical from fright nnd horror,
Miss Hughes called tho Central
OIL MEETING
IS RELD HERE
Organization of Company Post
poned Two Weeks to Get
Balance of Stock Sold
At n meeting of tho stockholders
l'ny nt the Marshflold Chamber of .
of tho Coos Bay Oil and Gns com
Izntion for two weeks In ordor to
plnce tho balanco of nbout $-1,500
worth of stock and allow tho pur
chasers of It to partlclpato In select
ing tho officers, etc. About $15,500
has boon subscribed nnd It Is desired
to havo $20,000 In ordor to carry tho
project through tho completion.
Mr. Mnupln, who Is to hnvo chnrgo
of tho drilling, was prcsont and stat
ed that ho would bo ready to start
work v:lthln n short tlmo nftor tho or
ganization la perfectly. Ho Is enthu
siastic over It nnd Is confldont thnt
oil will bo found nt considerably less
tlinn the depth of about 1,800 feet
which tho surfaces Indication show.
D. J. Roes recently send somo of
the oil stono found by them on
Catching Inlet to oil exports nt Con
llngn, Cal and thoy hnvo Informed
him that tho oil stono Is genuine nnd
n suro Indication of oil.
Tho next mooting, when the or
ganization la to bo porfected will bo
held two weoks from this ovonlng.
Somo of thoso present last ovo
nlng favored having tho Mnrahflold
Chnmber of Commerco subscrlbo for
pnrt of tho balanco of tho stock that
remains unsold.
GIVEN $3,000
Dozen Marshfield Men Dispose
of Relinquishments In Fall
Creek Section.
After having concluded negotia
tions with F. E. Alloy of Rosoburg,
supposedly acting in behalf of tho
C. A. Smith Timber compnny, for tho
snlo of relinquishments on their Fall
Creek homesteads, a dozon Marsh
flold mon arrived homo today. Tho
rollnnulshmonts were sold for about
$3,000 each, It Is stated. Tho claims
Involved nro thoso that wero recent- j
ly contested.
Alton Soncstacken. Tin Cordes.
FOR CLAIMS
Watt Short and J. E. Wynne werolng died hero. They aro burled in
tho first to return, coming via Drain i
nnd Gardiner. I
F. E. Haguo. Jack Farley nnd i
Hugh Sneddon returned via Myrtlo
Point, D. L. Footo bringing tnem
through In nn nuto from Bridge.
Among tho others who aro said to
have sold their claims nro Addison
Cook, John Horron, Earl Winner and
George Shapers.
Try Tho Times' Want Ads.
IN ORIO CITIES
elected mayors In two Inrgo cities,
Canton nnd Limn, and won tho may
oralty elections In eight smaller ci
ties, Lorain, St. Mnrys Unrborton,
Cuyahoga Kails, Mount Vernon, To
ronto, Fosterln nnd Martin's Forry.
The socialist vote Increased heavily
all over tho state. The cities It
won In yesterday have largo mining
populations
Emergency hospital, and an nmbu
lanco was rushed to tho houso. Tho
police had already reached the placo
and found Mrs. Coopor nnd Cooper
dying. Seven gnshos wcro cut In tho
woman's skull, her arm broken, tho
lingers of ono linnd cut off niul tlic.
body wns a beaten mass of bruises.
Tho family hnd lived happily. Coop
er was quiet and orderly In his habits
and never hnd shown signs of mental
unbnlanco. Tho enso of Bomnnmbu
Usm, or insanity, mado moro extra
ordinary n crlmo thnt apparently had
been planned with great deliberation,
nB Cooper aroused their Bovon-yonr-old
daughter and carried her out of
tho room before ho nttnckod Mrs.
Cooper, telling the child to romnln
quiet.
Two other dnughtors nged 23 nnd
1(5 yenrs old heard their mother's
plea for mercy, but tho door was
closed so they wcro unable to en
ter. y
One of Oldest Pioneers of
Southwestern Oregon Died
Last Night at Millicoma.
Chnrles S. llllborn. ono of tho old-
est pioneers of 'Southwestern Oregon
nnd Coos county nnd ono of tho most
highly respected men In this section,
died nt his ranch homo nt MUllconm
nt 11 o'clock last ovenlng nftor n lin
gering Illness of a complication of
diseases incident to his advanced
years. He was almost ninety-two
yenrs old.
Tho news of his death today
brought forth expressions of deep re
gret from nil of tho older residents
of tho community who hnd known,
loved nnd ndmlrod tho vonornblo pion
eer. Tho expressions of regrot woro
coupled with thoso of sympathy for
tho vencrablo wlfo who Is held in llko
esteem.
Tho shock Is keenly felt by Mrs.
llllborn but she Is bearing up woll
under tho ordeal. They had been !
married over fifty-one years and tho
devotion of tho couple to ench othor
and tho happiness thnt Ins always
boon theirs together has always ro-
suited In tholr being hold up ns tho
"model man and wife" by tholr
frlonds.
Sketch of Ills Life.
Charles S. llllborn, wns born In
Oxford county, Mnlne, January 10,
1820. Mr. llllborn recolvod his edu
cation In tho district schools thoro,
and nt olghteon years of ago, left his
father's homo nnd beenmo n snllor.
Sailing around Cnpo Horn to San
Francisco In 1852, ho engaged In
mining in California for four yenrs.
In I860 ho went to Curry county,
Orogon, nnd followed lightering nnd
teaming at Port Orford for threo
years. February 19, 1SC0, Mr. llll
born wns mnrrled to Emmn A. Dyer,
jwho was born October 15, 1S3G, nt
UIIIUIIUIUU, UIIIU. Ill lOUil BIIU BUIIIU
to Oregon with hor parents by way
of tho Isthmus of Panama and sot
tied in Curry county. Mr. and Mrs.
llllborn bogan houso-keoplng In Cur
ry county, whoro thoy lived four
years, and In 18G4 removed to Ca
nyon City, residing thero for ono
year, then moved to Tho Dalles, and
finally camo to Coos county.
No children woro over born to Mr.
and Mrs, Hllboru and asldo from
threo nephews and tho widow, no
near rolntlves survlvo him on this
coast.
Mr. and Mrs. llllborn first enmo to
Coos county in 18CG and homestead
ou tno rancn wnero tney navo uvea
continuously slnco entry in 18C7.
Mr. llllborn wns ono of n family ot
nine children, two other brothers hnv-
io ynrsniiom i. u. u. . cemciory
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Funeral Friday.
Tho funeral will bo hold Friday at
2 o'clock at thq Masonio Templo and
will bo conducted by Blanco Lodge
No. 48, A. F. & A. M which Mr.
Hllborn Joined goon after the lodgo
was instituted. He was also a mem
ber of Doric Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star.
SOMNM
1
M
iARCRUS CALLED UPON FOR
LIFE AND DEATR STRUGGLE
TRIES AGAIN
TO BID LIFE
Chicago Woman Accused of
1 Many Murders Attempts
Suicide In Jail.
(By Associated Press to tln Coos Hay
Times)
CHICAGO, III., Nov. 8. Mrs. Vor-
mllya, accused of poisoning Pollcc-
rann Blssonetto became seriously ill
j in Jntl this afternoon. Sho was
strlckon with sovoro nnnsca nnd It
wns found thnt In splto of tho nu
merous gunrdB Bho again hnd at
tempted to end her llfo by poison
ing. PAY TRiTE
TDA.
Henry Watterson, Confederate
Veteran, Presents Heroic
Statue to Kentucky.
Dy Associated Press to tho Cuo Bay
Times)
FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. S Whllo
President .Tnft of tho United Stntcs
and a largo assembly, Including many
of thosn who wor.i tlm ernv In tlin
LINCOLN
conflict between tho north and Uio!"KtlnK In Nanking this morning.
south, looked
1 on todny, nn horolc
brouzo stntuo of Abraham Lincoln
wns unveiled In tho capltol building
hero.
"Proof of a reunited country," snld
Govornor Wlllson of Kentucky, in
accepting tho stntuo on bchulf of
tho stnto, "Is mado evident In the se
lection of Henry Wnttorson, u con
fedornto soldier, to formally proscnt
this Imago of tho great president to
tho pooplo of his nntlvo state. Tho
greatness nnd goodness, tho nobility
nnd sweetness that became Lincoln
nro recognized ns earnestly by thoso
who woro tho grny ns by thoso who
woro tho blue."
Tho unveiling of tho Lincoln stntuo
In tho rotunda of tho now Kentucky
cnpltnl preceded tho dedication of
tho Lincoln momorlnl nt Hodgon
vlllo, Ky., by a day. Noar Hodgon-
vtllo Is tho Lincoln fnrm, where tho
n in which Lincoln wo. born h
now iiresorved In n monumental
structure recently completed. It Is
tho dedication of this memorial
which will attract Tnft and others to
Hodgcnvlllo tomorrow.
Prnddcnt Tnft Speaks.
In his nddreBB, Prosldont Tnft re
ferred to Lincoln as having possessed
an Idenl Judicial mind.
"Tho South knows nnd tho North
knows, now, thoro is no soul," said
tho president, "thnt united them in
perfect amity llko thnt of Abraham
Lincoln. Tho South knows that ev
ery administration thnt romoves nn
othor cause of misunderstanding be
tween tho sections or thnt brings
thorn closor togothor in any way, is
acting under tho inspiration of him
who could lovo his country with un
diminished ardor, when nearly one
half wns Booking to destroy Its in
tegrity." TELEGRAPHERS WIN.
Mediators Award Eastern Hallway
Employes Part of Demands.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 8, An
Incronso In wages approximating six consideration lntor, and ordered tho
por cent, reduced working hours nnd mon sworn. Immediately aftor tho
tho shnrlng of a lump sum of $75,000 talesmen woro sworn, tho court, by
hnvo beon granted to Bnltlmoro and ngreomont of tho counsol took tnlos
Ohlo, and Baltlmoro nnd Southwest-J mer Into his chnmbors ono nt n tlmo
orn rnllwny telegraphers. Tho ngreo-1 and honrd tho oxcuses. Clark clalin
ment wns reachod with tho mon ed physical disability. Ho was ro-
through mediation, undor tho Erd-
man net of Judgo Knnpp of tho Com
morco court, and Labor Commission
er Noll.
CIDER WAS TOO POPULAR
, TEXARKANA, Ark., Nov. S -An jrcxamnra's lawyers nrmnco to up.
Injunction has been obtained against, , in,llim,K)iH CftS0,
tho Stark Grocery company restrain- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov, 8.
Ing tho sale of elder. Tho cldar sold Twonty tlnys woro granted today by
by this company was vory popular tho mainnnpolls Supromo court for
and was said to bo moro Intoxicating flllng brIofa ln tno appea, of tlie in.
than whiskey. Closing of tho sn- tornntional Association of Brldgo and
loons hero a year ago mado business structural Iron Workers from tho or
for tho elder mill very profitable der ot Jmjg0 MarJ0y of tho criminal
, court In this county, turning ovor to
Havo your calling cards printed at tho fedoral grand Jury certain books
Tho Times' office. of tho association.
Military Government Issues
Proclamation Demanding
Aid For Emperor.
URGES PROTECTION OF
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA'
Imperialists Losing Heart at
Hankow Promises Aboli
tion of Many Taxes.
(By Associated Press to Coos BnJJ
Times.)
SHANGHAI, Chlnn, Nov. 8 Tho
mllltnry government Issued proclam
ation today calling on nil to Join in
n llfo nnd death struggle nnd exhort
ing tho population of tho lowor pro
vinces to refrain from dlsordora nnd
guard tho rights of foreigners. Tho
proclamation promises tho abolition
of many taxes.
Chcfu has requested tho prosenco
of nn American warship. It prob
ably will bo granted. A wireless
from Gorman vcbsoIb at Hankow ro
port tho Imperialists nro loBlng
heart.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay,
Times.)
PEKIN. Chlnn, Nov. 8 (9:Ga
p.m.). Tho situation In tho cnpltnlt
Is practically unaltered tonight. No,
overt revolutionary movement Is .yot
vlstblo. Tho emperor, downgor om
prcBS nnd others of tho court, accord
ing to tho foreign board, aro still nt
tho wlntor palaco, and do not intend
to depart. '
FIGHTING IN NANKING.
Mnuclnm Believed to Hold Impre
gnable Position There.
By Associated PrcsB to tho Coos Btvf
Times.)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 8. Thoro wort
T,1 Mancnus nro strongly ontroncuca
on Purplo hill, which commnnda tho
city, nnd unless they voluntarily sur
render, their position Is believed to
bo Impregnable.
Progress In McNamara Murder
Trial at Los Angeles Is
''Rather Slow.
THREE FINAL JURORS.
I -
(By Associated Prosss.)
LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Nov. 8.
Flvo flnal Jurors in tho Mc-
Nnmnrn caso were sworn today,
but two woro soon oxeusod. Tho
threo remaining woro Robort
Bnln, enrponter; Byron Lisle,
mill owner; F. D. Greon, orango
grower.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 8.
Threo out of flvo talesmen balked at
bolng sworn ns Jurymen In tho Mc
Nnmarn murder trial at tho opening
of court todny. Byron Llsk, William
F. Clark and Snin Mendonhnll object
ed to being part of tho Jury. Whon
tho court nsked tho flvo men In tho
box to stand up nnd bo sworn, Mon
donhnll sat muto in his seat. Judgo
Bordwell ropeatcd tho request and
Mendonhnll muttorcd that ho
thought ho ought not to bo compel
led to servo. Judgo Bordwoll rulod
ho would tnko tho oxcuses undor
turned to tho box. MendonhnU
plendod tho probable fatal Illness of
his mother. Both Clark and Men
donhnll woro excused, but Llsk was
rotalned.
TIME FOR APPEAL.
TWO TALESMEN
ARE EXCUSED
I