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THE C'OOS SAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 1911 EVENING EDITION. COOS BAYTIMES ftt. 0. MALOXKV Ktllu.r hud Put). DAN K. MALOXEY .News Editor Enteied at tbo postofTico at Marsn Jlold, Oregon, fur transmission through tho malls as second class nail matter. FRATEHXAL FEELIXG. IELIEVE MUD Hill ISTEREST and City Attorney Gos3 was Instruct-1 ed by somo of the members of tho I Town uonrd to look up t o rrnnchlBO Your pnper quoted Mr- Qoss ns say ing first thnt tho original franchise lind bi on lost. Later It was evidently found, for The Thries quoted Mr. Qoss as saying thnt tho only "good thing about the franchise was that It on'y had seventeen years yet to run." and thnt "It was evidently drawn up by J. w. uonnett ror .Mr. ,R i uinwpe Inrlipntp limnPP Ilonnett and tho town had practically ;"eceni IVIOVeS lllQICaiC vUmiiei no rights under It." I hnven't tho paper at hand and am not sure that this Is exact quotation but It wns the That Hill's hand Is seen In the pro posed line from Eugene to Coos Day l.i city ofllclnls for action, Mr. CoPI,i and that Engineer Sumner Is working sees "mw 01 Is Employed by the Great Empire Builder. nriHE splendid social success of tho 80llBe 0f it. Elks dance recalls the debt thnt ( a few months ngo whon'thc water wo all owo to tho fraternal so- question was again forced up to the ntntlna ln roll flnl ,1 la fnrl llllnto 1.1 cltV Ofllclnls for action. Mr. finl)Ilp. having mnny of these societies. They who Is now n candidate for mayor I for, V10 ,in!, Ju,t0'estf Is stated In an n .1,, M.nl .l.,M 4 mnka llfn tnnru mill nlnitcnil tn olvn im rollnf nnrt tlin UftlClO published ill tllO POrtlUllll ,,1n.,.,t l tl.la rntifrti nlil wm-lri. control of nnr wntor BVHtotn na snnli . Journal. It says: jiiuuauiii. ... ..t.. w. .. - , ,, - w which Is hard enough at best. What as possible, took tho matter tip. It would we do without these frater- was again referred to City Attorney ultles? They keep alive the sontl- Qoss for his legal opinion ns to what inonto of friendliness, of sympathetic steps the city might tnko to secure iiuer-uoponuonco. 01 passing b" iuuhhk.. ... uu a lo.uiu u u.uru uotweon Eugono nnd Coos Buy, the will nnd enjoyable intercourse, and wns a moans under tho frnnchlpe of)flrst j ht ,8 thrown on tho Identity make for bettor and suror under- possibly accomplishing something, i of tho backers of tho now lino whoso standing among those who other- Then, according to tho report in your '8urvey parallels that of tho Southern wise might drift apart and ceaso to paper of tho meeting, Mr. Copplo paclllc. Everything connected with rcnllze that thero was such thing called tho city attorney's attontlon ; tho now company points to a rolntlon 08 communal comity. They are tho to the now Oregon lnw regulating. ship with James J. Hill that is so punctuation marks In local history public Borvlce corporations. This close ns to bo almost ilnnl. which would bo ono long rending law, as I have found by consulting nn "Tho Pndlflc Const Hallway Land of harsh and hard commerce nnd tho attorney, plainly affords n means of company wns Incorporated by Victor otornal mutation of the shifting dol- securing early relief from tho trou-'A. Johnson, a Minneapolis mnn, with iiy the Incorporation of the Paci fic Coast Hallway Lund company In Salem nnd Portland two weeks ago, as the olllclal townslto syntdlcate of tho Pacific Great Western railroad lar, without them. FEARS STRAW 'bloi wo have Buffered nt tho hands I olllcles In the Lumberman's building: , jof the Coob Bny Water company. I .Fred S. Forrest, who wns Mr. IliU'a sec .Mr. UOSS sniu lliai HO tnOUKIlt H mm. Kuiiunu uujiuruuuiiuuiii. ui inu did too but wns dubious nbout what North Bank; Charles Worth, a Min lay Waterworks. Editor Times: If you will kindly permit nn 'ut- intcrprotntlon tho courts might place on it. ' y 1 noticed thnt some dijtho co'iincil- men, according to tho report In your 10 MrAnPrnnMri PiPcr, raised tho question nbout tho U Hrll IS i KM lilli "Brent expeuso It might Incur if It III III H Iff 1 11111111 started n lawsuit to get our rights" lu HUiiwuMiuiiw nnd roforred t0 tho expense tho city wont to in fighting tho C. A. Smith , company to get a public street. Tho Voter Cites Sandberg I ncident 'SZfTAVS tO SIlOVV HOW He Miaht De- (of expecting us Mnrshfleld peoplo to pay j;nuuo isasuurg ?d,uuu anu .no !lan nnd Jnckson $10,000 inoro In lordor to buy these waterworks at a great, big price for tho old wator- Bldor". who is vitally uffectod by tho works In order to Improve It and waterworks situation In Marshfleld, Bvo us flro protection und pure tho same ns evory other man, wo- water which tho company sho.ild man or child who own property nvo boon giving us fir jenrs und r horo or who mnko their home hero, the frnnchlso that has enabled tho.n n Uttlo spneo in your valuable paper, t0 n,nko blB profts. I will try nnd glvo somo reasons why But to revert to ho rcnl "tiestlon every voter should be tit tho polls for us to decido ne::t Tuesday, let next Tuesday and do his duty. While me sny a word about Mayor Straw, you have made a most excellent fight In somo wnyt, I liko him but It Isn't for tho people against tho "Bennett u question of personal likes or dls- mnchino" which Is trying to saddlo likes now. It Is a business proposl- n flfty-yenr wntor frnnchlso with tlon. I hnvo found Mayor Straw vory doubled rates that would throttle headstrong In dealing with, city af- not only Mnrshfleld but tho whole fairs and I think tho peoplo have. In of Coos Bny, tlioro are n number of his pln'foi'ii, notice he nays now points In Hid mutter thut you hnvo that "nvpjyono knows that our prn- not touched on nnd which tho voters sent most crying need Ik nn adequnto should know. Supply of pure wuto. etc." Why Tho water question Is not now to dl'ln't ho think of thnt n long timo mo or nny other, resident of Marsh- KO on somo of tho Innumornblo oc- flcld. I hnvo seen lire losses I ere roslons that tho fire department, clt- thnt would have boon provonted If l7-p n'l others told lilm of tho In- wo had" onlv hod nressuro In tho adequate, prcssuro for fire protection? mains to enable tho tfromon to do Why didn't ho think of it Inst spring when tho physicians reported that tho health of tho community wns ou dnngorcd by tho contamlnn Ion of tho supply? Why didn't ho think or it bofor" II. A. Copplo, Duncan Forgu- tholr duty. If you or nny other man docs not bollevo this, just nsk nny member of tho Mnrshfleld Fire De pnrtmcuL I rond In Tho Times thnt FIro Chlof Trnver recently told tho city council that tho loss nt tho Fom- con, CnrI Albrecht nnd othor nctlvo dnlo browory would have been proc- ones rorcod it to an lssuo7 tlcnlly nothing If tlioro had been Furthermore Mayor Straw says In somo pressure lu the water mains. If Ills plntform, "I would cnll nttcntlon I rcnipmher correctly, ho stated tho to Uip mnnnor In which tho various wntor barely rnn out of tho end of nnpolnMvo oftlces have been filled by tho hoso nnd thoy could do nothing my selection nnd confidently nsk tho until tho tiro onglno wns hauled votors' approval Unroof." This nK"ln down from town. goo to show tho hendBtrong policy TIiIb wiih tho latest Instance. Ovor of Mnvnr Strnw which mnkes mo so n year ago, FIro Chief Travor re- rlously doubt tho mayor's intention ported to tho city council tho ncces- to. hnndlo tho waterworks situntlou fllty of getting inoro fire hydrunts and ns nliio-tciiMis of tho peoplo on Coos oxtonslons of mains to protect nil of nny wnnt It handled. You romomher. the rosldenco of South Mnrshfleld I 'oniomber nnd so does evorv othor nnd tho now Mnrstflold High school rltlzon of Coos nny romomher tho building. Ho made u report show- enso of CUv Engineer Rindlio"'? lug tho necessity of theso oxtonslons which Is Included In tho list which nnd pointed out tho groat numbor of Mayor Straw now wants us to nn homes that wore practically without nrnvo. For two years, tho peoplo flro protection. hod heo'i trying to got rid of Sand In your paper nt that timo, you horg. First wo olecced Councllmen reported Mayor Strnw as stating thnt Cnke and Alhrech to do It. Thov lio had spokon to tho Coos Buy Wntor '-il'pd T'pi vo oloctod CoiincUmon company nhout this mnttor vnd said Cnnlo nnd Ferguson to do it. Thon. thnt tho compnny would ufford rollef with n mnlnrltv of tho ofllclnls who Just ns soon ns thoy wore granted n hod tho ?nv, trying to nrromnllsh tho now frnnchlso. Mo also urgod. If I wish of the noop'o wlmt did Mayor remember tho report of tho Town Srpi" do? n'd ho Ml In lli" nnd Bonrd mooting correctly, thnt tho ' le pponli hnvo their sny? No. flro nnd wntor committee Immedta- IVdn'f 1p hold un tho notion of the toly mt'Pt with tho wnter company ioninpt for n mnnth or two tbroatoi nhout ho now franchise to firrw tho matter Into th courte Mnyor Straw did not then tako nny i P'Ml foro thn city to pny SnndborK stops to compol tho company to fur- for n long tlnio during w'Mch tho nlsh tho porvlro wo wero entitled to cltv did not get nny sorvlces? hut his whole nttltudo wns more to, What nssnrnnco hnvo wo thnt glvo tho wntor compnny nn oxtonslon Mnvnr Strnw would not act tho sniin of their frnnchlso or n now frnnchlso. nhout tho wntor question ns ho did Ilns ho really ohnngpil since ho ox- about tho Snndbrg nffnlr? S'rnw, prossod this nttltudo? nrobnbly thought ho wnR right In thn I thought then that tho shortngo Snndberu nffnlr nnd probably thinks of wntor wns tho only thing but In ho Is right In opposing municipal n short timo enmo tho report of our ownership nnd fnvorlng tho grnntlng city health nfllcors nnd tho otllcors of a frnnchlso, consequently he would of tho Orogon State Board of Health ho JustifWl In his oVn mind In stand that our lipnlth and Uvea wore on- lug out against forwarding mnnlcinni dnngored hv tho contaminated wntor. ownership tho somo as ho did What did Mayor Strnw do then? ""winst ousting Sandberg. It wns I wns piwont nt a council mooting or this snmo headstrong policy thnt lod two nnd did not hear him sny n word him to lonvo tho oflico of city ongln nhout taking notion to remedy tho ppi- vncnnt for months rognrdlos of situation nnd protect our lives and what tho o'tv might hnvo suffered our nonitli. fro'ii tho nctlon. Again tho wn'or quostlon enmo up There Is only ono thing for overy ncsota capitalist, nnd C. M. Hyskoll, who n year as;o negotiated tho sale of the United Hallwnys to tho Hill in terests. The capital was given In tho incorporation papers as $100,000. "Tho Bgndlcnto is known to bo In vesting hunvlly In lands along the route of tho rival roads. It had pur chased the townslto of Glcnnila from tho Florcnco State hank nnd oth6rs audi has socured sovornl thousand ncrcs of lnnd botweon that point and North Bond. Olonnda Is on the south bank of tho SliiBlnw rlvor near its mouth und whoro tho channel af fords excellent nncuornge for ship ping. Tho compnny's purchnses In clude n portion of tho towns'to of Florence, across tho river from Glen- ndn, tho townslto of Mnpleton, nt tho head of tidewater, about 20 miles up tho Sluslnw, a largo tract nt Eugene and n townslto nt Lnkccrcok, midway between Eugcno nnd Mnpleton, whoro tho railroad Is said to have planned Its pr'netpal Inland point for development In Lnno county. "Filings are nlso said to hnvo been made on Lnko Clowox, a small body or pure water a fow miles nbovo Olon ndn. nnd plans have been mndc ror waterworks to nupply the needs of tho rnllrond ns well ns or tho town." Tho nrtlclo goes on to toll of sup posed connection nt Eugono botweon tho Oregon Electric nnd Paclllc Great Western. About Sumner. "Tho engineering nnd right-of-way work of tho Pnclflo Groat Western has boon dono with remnrknblo skill and dispatch, tinder tho direction of II. A. Sumner, formorly chlor on glnoor or tho Donvor, Nnrthwostorn & Pnclflc known ns tho MofTnt road In Colorado. Ills son, L. A. Sum nor, hns b"on pctlvoly In chnrgo of tho work or securing right or wny and It is said thnt tho entire right-of-way from Hnsoburg to Coos Bny is lu tho hnnds of tho rnllrond. "Evldontly mnstor or tho Ins nnd nuts or rnllrond scrlmmnges ror right or way, Mr. Sumnor bus stolen n mnrch on tho Hnrrlmnn lines hv using tholr own methods to contrn vort them. Tho surveys of tho South ern Pnclflc nnd tho Pnclflc Grent Western nro pnrallol for nlmost tho onMro dlstn,nco from Eugono to Coos Bny. In anticipation or n right ror possession or rights or wny ncqulrcd by his lino between Mnpleton nnd tho tunnol sPo solectcd by him In tho Const rnn go summit, Sumnor had shipped to thnt point sovcrnl week ngo' n lnrge nmount or bnrhod wlri njui no is icnring mo rigir or wny It was by using this sumo unique method thnt tho O. H. & N. company n row years ngo put a quietus upon n proposed olectrlc rnllrond thnt wns surveyed through tho Wnllawo valloy to Josoph. vutor on Coos Buy to da next .Tues day to got tho wntor question solvod tho way ho wants to and thnt Is to voto ror R. A. Copplo. Mayor Straw bus repeatedly said that ho didn't want tho nfllco again and tint ho wns running now n the request of friends und so 1 is defeat will not mean nny particular chagrin to him hut will only monn tho de nunciation of the "Bonuott Machine" that hns forced him Into tho race ngnliibt his will. I had not Intended to wrlto so much but tho sltuntlon nppenls so strongly to mo that I could not stop before Yours for tho bigger, honlthler nnd bettor MnrsMlold nnd Coos Buy which municipal control or tho wutorworks will hasten. A VOTER. Voter Fears "As Soon As Prac tical" Phrase In Straw's Policy. , EDITOR TIMES: i In Dr. Straw's platform, I notice n statement Hint every voter who Is lu favor or nu en'ly solution or tho wnter quostlon should ho fnmlllnr with. It Is contained In a para graph near tho end of his plntform aid lost mnny hnvo overlooked It, I I wish you would reprint It. The istntemont which relates to his nttl tudo on the wnter quostlon is: "TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE NY CI'SK FOR 1.THTIIKH MISL'XDKIt STAXDIXO I WILL NOW HAY THAT I WILL USE MY TTOXHST KXDKA VOU TO OET THIS WHOLE MAT TER 11BFORE THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY AH SOON AH v xptical for Tiinm vote up OX THE HAME." "As soon ns practical" tho peoplo will got n chnnco to vote on whnt to do nhout tho wntor question! Think It ovor. How soon w'll It bo prnctlcnl to J. w. Bennett nnd Clnudp Nniburg to hnvo tho people of Mnrshfleld pnss on the wntor question? , "As soon nn prnctlcnl" evldontly iucpub ns soon ns Mayor Straw gets ready and thnt mnybo n long time. Fo" ono, I nin not going to tnko any chances nnd nm going to vote for R. A. Copplo who Is pledged to got Immediate nctlon. A VOTER. GOMPERS GIVES HIS OPINIONS Says That Labor Was Greatly Deceived In Believing Ac cused Innocent. (By Assoclnted Press to tho Coos Bny i'tiues, I TROY, N. Y., Dec. a. "Labor wns grossly decolvod," snld Samuel UOiqpcrS lOllliy WIUI uuimiuumuiu emotion." Wo hud ovory cnuso to nccopt their Innoconco nB n rnct. Think of mon declaring to ho false ly accused, expressing confidence to tholr follows they would bo adjudged Innocent nnd thon plead guilty to u crlmo of this character. Would it not unsettle nny mnn Interested In our cnuso?" Gompora told of scolng McN'ntnnrn ln Jnll at Los Angeles, of tholr ns surnnccs or tholr Innocence, nnd se verely condemned tho Imposition nnd moro Bovoroly nrrnlgnod tl o crlmo. "If this wns n crlmo ngnlnst society" snld Gompors, "It would ho differ ent. Then It would he rovolutlon, hut It is nu nttnek on biislncssnnd nu In dividual nnd that lends business mon to think that Inbor unions hnvo dup ed thorn. No one likes this nnd it would bo bettor for us if it wore ngnlnst society. PLili IM 111; The Mnrshfleld city ... conio to ii closo next MondnV. Q when big rallies w. b fj. It Is niinoimnnil n.. i. rorces hnvo leased the ltoini ,?W ror tholr rally. j,r. r, , nLth. oral others will address ik." Special movlm. ..in ,11s " mi, features of the ca,plll(;'n. PERSI8 S ABE MU EXCITED Report That Russians Are Moving on Capital Makes a Big Stir. (From Associated Press to Coos Bay Times) TEHERAN, Persia, Dec. S.Excl tament over the nows of n Russlnu advance on the capital Is Intense. Thu walls of tho city nnd legations nro covered today with placards "BeaUi or lndopcndenco." XOTHIXO TO SAY. Roosevelt W'll Xot. Talk About Mc- Xnmnru Cunp. (From Assoclnted Press to Coos Bny TlmoO NEW YORK, Dec. 2. "Not n word," said Roosovelt, when asked nhout tho statement inthoMcNnmnra enso. "But." ho nddod quickly, "Just turn bnck to my editorial in tbo Out look "Murder Is Murder" nnd com pnre whnt wob said thon with whnt Is holng Rnld now." nrnric iimif i hold mm ACCOMPANY IIAHKirr HALL TEAM .Quito n boat load of people made tho trip to North Bond to soo tho gumo nnd fo root for the homo toaiii. Among, thoi.0 going wore .Mr. Bnrkor, Mr. Grnunls, Mr. Dlndlngor, Hnlbort Cnrlllo, Max Rolgard, Norman John son, Rov Abbott, John Ferguson, Ma doc Gulovnen. Ernest Harrington, Will Horton, Ahner Trlhbey, tho tonm boyi, C. Cln ko. S. Clnrko, Leo Bvler lv N'ob'o Pitman Gu" Stu'Hiun.i M Ion Carlson, Leslie Isnncson, nnd several of tho High school girls nnd touchers. (From 'Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times) NANKING. China. Dec. 2. Tho revolutionary rorces took possession or this city today ntlor a parley with the Imperial government forces who wero lu occupation. At mlddny tho white flag wiih dlsplnyqd, oil 'f Lion Fort Indicating' the" gii'niioru hud. Joined tho revolutionists. I The LADIES' EMPORIUM will bo open EVi:XL(!S next week. HOLIDAY GOODS now being' shown. Shop eurly. COOS BAY CASH STORE Thr Timo' V" u iU hln rnnU P cturcs Studio. nnd rrnmlng -Wnlkor TOYS now on dlrplny. Shop our- 'OOS MAY CAHH STORE. Wlm Qi.n . rornbhYVany to he SUff..1 nor or Front nnd Mnrkct VZ tho weather will perni t n inW " tmmllnn- If 41... .''!. nn Open . nblo. the rally will' Zl ?! Sovornl nroiiiltl....f .'""? bl I Mayor Straw, Including h mseTf'i nddress tho rally. ",m!(!.tU After Illegal v.ilm. Owing to rumors that Illegal M lug mny bo nttompted next TiL stops nro holng taken today toZ'' stop to It early Tuesday tJ$? It Is understood that both theV plo and Straw forces lmvo Zm 110 BtS HO tlinl rni-nf,.l ,i....0m.?W kept on the voters It U under iS that thoro nro In the nelKliborhooiM 725 votors lu Manhfleld now ' , Tho Copplo forces this afternou wore planning to rnlso n fund to of rotvnrds for ovldonco thnt will Z to the nrrest nnd conviction of nvl gnl voters noxt Tuesdny. A retul of K0 for tho conviction of each I legnl voter participating In thee tlon will probably bo offered. F. K. ALLEN'S I'l.ATI'O.tU. To tho Peoplo of Mnrsliflpld! Since I hnvo been nominated tit candidate for the MnrahdoM -u. council, nnd In response to Inqulrla regnrdlng my iiosltlon on munlrM nffnln, I will try to stnto my poller briefly. First I nm strongly n favor flnl Inst nnd nil the timo of a cltvownl.f nnd controlling Its wntor system ml fnvorMnrsliHold'ssecurliiii Its itkm .lust as quickly as It can eronomlallj nu mi. i wuiiiii not invor paying ig oxtrn boniiB ror the present lyiten rot n rout moro than n fair rlni. tlon. I nm strongly opposed to' it; oxtonslon or the present franchlw. In fnct. I nm lu Invor of n cltr o. Ing nnd controlling all public utlll ties posHitiic. Sociind I nm strongly n favor ol cleaning up tie .Mnrslidi'ld wster front and converting It Into a place which will delight tho eyes nf strta gem who vlow It for the first time, instead of allowing It to remain ta eyesore to n progressive people. Third In regnrd to Improilnn ntroots nnd tho city generally, I proudly npprovo what has been it oompllshed nnd wish to sco the good work continued as rnnlilly as devel opment of tho city warrants. In fnct I would liko tn sco Marshfleld known nil ovor the Pnclflc coast i the most progressive nnd up-to date city In jtho west n city whore tin Hiivroundliigs will olovnto tho rltlnf generation nnd innko one proud tu cnl It "home." F. E. ALLEN ttNtB9Ka 1 Iff f UlslHMftWMilllWl Jlni J WSw I A Dainty Bathroom I SCIHXTIST DIES. r Saltiest Salt oi Earth! IN FACT The Salt of tfce Earth L-ester's Violet Grain Salt Flows Freely. Ask Your Grocer About ft (Hy Associated Press to tho Cooa Ihi' Tlmos) SAN FItANClSCO, Cnl Doc. 2 Professor Oeorgo Davidson, for thir ty years head or tho United Stntos Const nnd Geodotlc Survey ot tho Pa cific const, died Inst night, aged SC. Photo supplies Wnlker Studio. nnd flnlshlng.- TOYS XOW OX DISPLAY. Shop early. COOS DAY CASH STOKE. HOLIDAY GOODS shown. Shon early. CASH STOHE. . now COOS holng HAY FIXE I'MIJKELLAS lor presents. KED CHOSS DHl'G STOHE. I l t $VCT!"N is an absolute necessity to tlie modern home. 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