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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1912)
P WHO NEVER DO ANYTHING THFMSFI VfS THROW MUD AT THOSE WHO DO AlVKKTlSIXa In Tlio TIMES tfill Put Vur llc,U Kst4,, ",n tiio Market" Effectively! ,. -in nut the facts about your Lht boforo Ito eyes of all "pos- ff buyon?' lu town And ,f '. one of thcu who ought to . . yu" 8eu '" toL. XXXV Established In 1878 iu Tim Count Mnll (&&m Smi tm I BE ME.MDEK OF ASSOCIATED PRESS MARSHFIELD, OREGON MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912 EVENING EDITION- WANT ADVERTISING in Tlio TIMES Will I(wi the Income from Your I'iii'ii!hIio(I Itooum from Lnplngl YOU can really ho'p tho family revenues by renting a fow furnished rooms ami, If you ktuw how and when to use tho classified columns, you inny keep that little extra lncomo n "pfpaily as a clock." 3Bgars3gajgagaaiiaar Consolidation of Times, Const Mall Mo ??R nod Coot liny Advert loir. - - ' Zr-ZZSS'ry"11 --mmi IM. ,., ,. Ill SITU PASSES AWAY COOS BAY 10 LEPROSY BAD EXPECT BlOll!"' II mm AI PORTLAND BE DjSCUSSED IN HONOLULU VICE-PRESIDENT SHERMAN AG! it I f OtnlUniin Hnn runner neau ui ouumuni ui- Company juuuuimu! to Long Illness. hCE LEADING FIGURE IN HAILWAT VVUmLU Ian Who Formerly Controlled Big Holdings m ouus bounty uies. Elijah A. Smith for ovor n quarter (1 century a laminar cuuruciur uu ms Cay ana who lor mat, longm i tine occupied n most Important Irt In Its history through hlfl posl- ti u principal ownor nnu mnnngor I He Soutuorn urcgon company, is ill lie dlod In a Portland bmw irlDsi last Friday night. Ibout a yoar ago, Mr. Smith sold .( imcrCSl in uiu buumiuiii uiuKUii apinjr to tho Monnsha Woodon- n company ami rctirou rrom tno uutment of tho company, Dur- l( liter years, ho was moot occon- kc tail during ins occasional visiw BIG VESSEL AFIRE I0DAI Steamer Ontario Run on Rocks Of Long Island All Aboard Saved. (By Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) DITCH PLAIN LIKE SAVING RTA. TION, Long Island, April 8 Tho Bioamor uniario, two thousand tons, passengora and a crow of fortv wan run on tho. rocks off Montauk Point oy nor captain early today when lire wns discovered In hor hold. Tho passengers wero transforrod by llfo boats to tho tug Tasco, from Now London, Conn., which rushed to tho scono In rosponso to tho Ontario's "8. O. 8." wireless signals and after Cms Day, spent much tlmo In LllJ A I t Imtl tin nlliinitn tainjln IKHII1 a lOUUhll IIU U...4ID IHUUUI . !,, ,,, 1 I.. ".ill home whllo horo nt tho South-; ""i"', " "" V'0""1- m,uo,r Oron company's houso In Km- ?' ' rP1' n, C""A Ib hnrd msrountl. ijiKui. hl'.ih nun uuio winu arc prevailing. ITlroogh his policy of holding lirok II doing nothing, ho Incurred tho r.tril enmity of coos county pooplo himself and IiIh corporation. ;ta holdings of ovor tOIi.OOO ncrcB Coos county land, much of It tho :tt Ttluablo timber and dairy Inndn Coos county, tho company could r done much towardB hnstonlng i development of this section. lit one time, KHJnh Smith wns n I'trlnUflll Klrnnt flTlil wim nitmf r la the millions. Ho plnyml tho :e too lone, however, and lost. I tie tlmo of tho snlo of tho South- i Oregon company to C. H. Smith the Mcnasha Woodonwnro com tr.H as state I that ho wna brok- down financially and physically. since then ho has boon In n ind sanltnrlum, not only on nr- :tt of physical woaknosR but nlso iccount of mental trouble. It tsJerstood that only n pitiful por a of the forttino that ho onco com- :Jed rcmnlns. Tho death of his 'r, Prosper Smith, at Dnstnn naVer of years ago Is Bald to havo to tho beclnnlng of his flnnn I decline. Although not ns nctlvn tSeitockmnrkctand In tho public meanness, I'rospor Smith's nb rudstslstanco to Elllali nrn snlil k"e been largely responsible for Inner s advance to tlio position promlnenco that ho onco occnp NEW SOU IS I0W J. W. Bennett Begins "Friendly Action" to Straighten Out Port. cernlnc his Month. th imt. 1 Etenlne; Telegram snys: 'Ike death of Elijah Smith at a ""murium last night, ono of wwenns ncures In tho oarly his rof the Pacific Northwost wos ro "1 from tho sccnos of his mnny ori. or many yoars this stnl '.enplro builder wns a notod fig 's the rallmml nml Imliintrlnl pmt of Oregon, Washington wanna, ' ; lid a hand In tho driving of nt transcontinental railroad me Kar Westorn stntos Into S, Snd for VAnm wna IHnnllnn.1 Henry Vlllard In that cmnt an. operations In thts torrltory. wurpKi nr Me ffnn Hn .! l..n wi left upon nil of tho loading - jems winch now havo lerminflio in ii,i ... i..i...i Northern Pacific, tho 0. W. t. na tno Southern Parlflo 'HOrernn At.,1 i ..i ... .1 ( --- ..., in BJIilU ui IIIU "M ne nerfnrmml miili .ii.oi.ol ; la upbuilding Oregon, thoro "eij a nne nl)mit ,lla vnrlo,,i U tumultuous careor In nny ii ii. luun" wonts ro- wsmlth was 72 yoars old and wn In. poor health for tho Inst Lj " .A1"lt'Kb Practical- he mniniiinn.i 1,1 i n.l..-. ":"" "" mioiemi (Ult-'L'U hii .r imustrlal projects "W Cft'W ni't dovoloped. Ho1 It occ m fj K'lf'.MaU Apr. .Court liaih. . . " ynB '"an on K.c,oal fcn'InoM In Boston. rl- e.opp.j p. gpnlus for con That a rocolvor bo appolntod to wind up tho affairs of tho Port of Coo Day Is tho object of n suit filed In tho Circuit Court this morning ngnlnst tho Port of Coos Day In which thoro nro llftoou dofondauts and Thomas McGlnnls Is tho plaintiff. Tho object of tho suit Is hnvo an ac counting and havo tho property of ovory description transforrod tn and dollverod to u receiver, whom Judgo Coko will appoint nnd tho debts paid and contracts mndo by tho defacto port compiled with. J. W. Donnott Is nttornoy for tho plaintiff and when nskod for a state ment snld: "Dr. McCormne appolntod mo n mombor of a commlttoo at tho moot ing of tho Chamber of Commerce shortly after tho rocont doclslon in tho port caso was rondorcd nnd re colvod horo. At that tlmo I had pot tlmo to digest tho situation nnd look tho mattor up and It looked to mo that if tho Supromo Court hold that tho Port was not proporly organized It would bo rather n peculiar thing to try nnd dlssolvo something which hnd novor exlstod nnd It thoroforo occurred to mo nt that tlmo that It would bo hotter to withhold thomnn dnto and lot tho presont mombors of tho Port clean up their affairs and I so stated at tho meeting. "Slnco that tlmo however, both rtho troasuror and tho sheriff wero naturally cautious and In doubt as to who tho money should uo paid to, so that they and their bondsmen would not bo hold responsible ot sumo future tlmo nnd then it wsb suggostod that tho Chamber of Com niorco glvo a bond to tho otllcors to do something which ho had no right to do, Could an ofllcer enforco such a bond? If ho had no right to pay tho mouoy over to somo one, would ho havo any bettor right to pny it ov or to them with a bond to protect him, and could such a bond bo enforced? ithout looking Into tho manor occurred to mo that tho Supromo in tho caso of Dennett Trust Comimnv vs. Port of Coos Dny, had hold that the Port was a defacto cor poration and tho recent doclslon tlls- doracio corpuruiiun. Major Morrow Called to Wash- ington About Bar Dredge and Harbor Work. i-uKvuAKU, Or., April 8. Major Morrow, Corps of UnglncorB, U. S. A. has doparted for Washington, D. C, in rcspouso to ordors as Chlof Engl- i.uui uiAuy uesiros to conror with him rolntlvo to bids oponod a month ago for D. S. Mlchlo, which is to bo opora tod at Coos Day. Throo bids wero ro colvcd, but only ono was regular, that of tho Soattlo Construction Co., tho others being nltornnto tondors. Major Morrow probably will discuss with tho head of tho department tho progress of work under wuy nnd that outlined for tho coming soason. COOS KIVKIt CUTT-OrF WASHINGTON. Anrll S Rnnntnr Chamborlaln Is Informed by General DIxby that no application hnB been mado for permission to closo tho Coon Dny cutoff. Major Morrow Is dlrcctod to glvo hearings If applica tion bo mado. Major Morrow has roportod against establishing harbor linos nt Ploronco, on account ot tno unuovolopod condi tion of tho port on Sluslnw rlvor. On formnl request a pormlt will bo granted to build a public dock pro vldod It will not Intorforo with navi gation. Senator Chamborlaln advises that such request bo forwordod through Major Morrow to got oarly action. MANY ARRIVE 0 0 Steamer in Early This Morning From San Francisco Sails Wednesday. Tho Rodoudo nrrlvod In oarly to day from San Francisco with a cap acity passongor list. Aside from tho shlpmont of rails for tho Terminal Itnllway, alio had consldorablo mis cellaneous frolght. Tho Redondo will sail from horo for San Francisco Wednesday after noon nt 4 o'clock. Among thoso arriving on tho Ro dondo woro the following: Mrs, L. J, Simpson, J. Colllor, C. W. Olson, S. Lundo, W. A. Luso, J. O. Gulland. L. Cutllp, W. J. Schrun, D. Effor, C. Davidson, E. Ewln, M. Storn, T. Stora, C. C. Whlto. Goo. Dlnlr, D. A. Dushoy. W. W. Corbln, S. Drownstono, M. II. Jncobson, 'Miss E. Duoll, Mrs, P. M. Tully nnd child, J. W. Droadbont, II. Clifford. J. Kelly, O. Itnndolpn, s, Anderson, J. McKIn ney nnd eight steorage. Vancouver Man Makes Start ling Claims About Dread Disease in Hawaii. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) VANCOUVER, D. C, April 8. On n special artlclo In tho morning paper here, D. G. Doughor who has Just re turned from Honolulu draws atten tion to tno nlarmlng condition In quarantlno affairs thoro and warns tho Canadian olllcors to keep close watch for loprosy cases. Ho contin ues: "With tho startling nssortlon thnt ono of ovory sixty-four Hawat lans or pnrt Hawallans is suffering from tho droad dlBoaso, loprosy, Dr. Carl RamuB, chlof qunrantlno olllcor ot the port of Honolulu, doscrlbod tho laxity of tho segregating lawB In tho Hawaiian Islands as appalling and asked mombora of tho Chambor of Commcrco In Hololulu to tnko somo steps toward remedying tho ov II. In a popor road boforo a ropro- scntatlvo body of tho Chambor of Conunorco, Ramus polntod out tho alarming Incrcaso In tho numbor of lopors In rocont yoars and attributed tho Incrcaso sololy to tho poorly ad ministered lnw now In oxlstonco nnd tho result of political corruption. Tho IncroitBo of leprosy among tho whlto residents of tho Islc.nds, particularly In Honolulu Is In alarming propor tions." LEAVE TODAY 1R1 10 SAVE PREACHER ALLANCE W. ,K ,ln Woste Projects! ;"lvinIo the Coast his- , " Dad Fprnt Rnmo ilm In lie tofZJ?9 weM acquainted of tho dissolved corporation and for win inon or tho earlier' that roason on 1 unlvAil thnt thon tho stnto nrovldos that in sucn a Ha hi i v" '-'oast nis enso os that tno uouri suuu mumim Tork n T ' n Rorao Uni ,n ' rocolvor to wind up tno uusino CITY BEAUTIFUL Tomorrow night Is the looting nt the Chambor of Commorco to push tho Improvement campaign and It is desired that all public-spirited citi zens who are Interested In tho pros perity, welfare and tho boautlfylng of this city, bo present and enroll their names with tlio Marshfleld Im provemont Club, Extonslvo plans aro being mndo to carry out tho work and a numbor of prominent citizens will address tho meeting nlong theso lines. Dr. Mlngus, Dr. McCormac, Supt. Tlodgon and Mayor Straw and others will talk on various phases ot Civic Improvement which will load to a city beautiful. Steamer Arrived in Sunday From Portland Sailed Today for Eureka. Tho Al)anco which arrived In yes terday from Portland snllod this af tornoon for Euroka. Sho hnd a good list In from Portland, qulto a numbor of through pnssongors but only a fow sailed from horo for Eur oka on hor. Thoso leaving for Eurekn woro E. D, Feed nnd wlfo nnd C. M. LoVnlloy. Tho Alllanco Is duo to return horo Thursday morning nnd will sail for Portland at 2 o'clock Thursday after noon. Thoso arriving from Portland on tho Alllnnco woro: C. Grunlrlc, Chns. McCoy, Mrs. C. McCoy, A. E. Datin, II. J. Klnbnld. Jr., Thos. F. Dradshnw, C. M. Adnms, C. Gibbons, Mrs. 0. C. Oslor, P. II. Jnmes, Mrs. P. H. James, A. W. Jam es, Mike Scanlnn, Leo. Slobort, Mrs. O. P. Drltt, Ooo. Lawronco nnd ton steerngo. First Move to Prevent Execu tion of Rev. Clarence V. T. Rioheson Made Today. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) DOSTON, April 8- Tho first movo to try to save tho llfo of Claronco V. T. Rlchcson, confessed murderer of MIsb Avis Llnnol who wnB sontoncod to dlo In tho oloctrlo chair tho last wook n May, was mndo today. Tho formor minister's nttornoy, William A, Morso, had a short conforonco with Exocutivo Secretary Hamlin at tho stato houso, aftor which It was announced that on April 2T, counsel for tho condemned mnn will npponr boforo Governor Fobs and arguo on tho question. Tho roforrlng of tho rests ontlroly with tho govornor. State Republican Convention Will be Held at Rochester ' Tomorrow. CHAIRMAN BARNES AND DELEGATES CONFERRING Utica Delegation Will Start Movement for Sherman's Renomination. (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day Times.) ROCHESTER, N. Y April 8. With tho arrival of William Darncs, Jr., chairman of tho stnto commlttoo, nnd tho ndvnnco guard of tho dolo gatos to tho republican stato conven tion tomorrow which is to oloct four dologntos nt largo to tho national convention nnd adopt a platform, bogan conferences! that contlnuod throughout tho day. Tho boom for tho nomination nt James S. Shorman for vlco-presldont Is expected this nftornoon when a dolcgntlon from Utlcn Ib to arrive M K. T. SERVICE S. P. TO HOLD BACK ON WORK . if" f-Hrt In railroad nonsuiting with Mr Thomas McGlnnls. tho plaintiff, who l In im. : ri '" ranroau owns valuable property in .uuimuiviu 'tout thrn,, , , .or tl,Q C0l'"try and who had bought up somo ouiiga BsryviHUR,U hJs npnualntanco ' tions against tho port, so that ho Is rrnit;''"ari who tok over tho i.ntii tax nnver and creditor of the l: Wq' orL,' ,f th0 Northorn ; dissolved corporation. I concluded to 11 "Oo M.n, lzPil. tne famous ! bring this suit at this time, as monoy r sir oPr?1" t0 oomplow.u needed today by tho Chamber of 1S8 he ui1Iirr "so iso nlth tho Dredge Oregon and that ' as nr.r Ie(1 T- Jefferson ' ls why it was not dolayed until after '"War hi fn tho - R- & ! tho final decision In the Supreme Tweeted t in,. . " v" uourt on iim i'f " - "," tr that rW. J of tno nroph -Mr. McGlnnls In his complaint, k RiBwar l?y ,0 the Un!on In addition to asking for tho appoint- ' Ident nV . 10 year " went of a receiver, as'm' tontinon... ' lle Oregon and i rnmmisslonors send a statement of ,,-wtal Comnnn. .T TC: !H5?nt company, both CeBUa on page 4.) hnii rocnints and oxnendltures and to doll yer over whatever Property (Continued oa pase 4.) PtT LP MONHV In ordor to prevent any pos- nllilo dulay In tho operations ot tho Drodge Oregon. Messrs, Po- wers, Dennett and Grlmos have put up the $7,000 guarantee President Mi Cormat- of the Marnhneld Chamber of Commorco has 8 n itltle-J Molor Morrow. O ALOXfri'HE WATERFRONT The Nann Smith nrrlvatl In this af tornoon from Day Point. Tho Washington arrived In yoster iiflv from San Francisco with passen gers and freight. Sho Is scheduled to sail from here Thursday. PEOPLE'S n, 10 and IS CENT STORK. Phono SiW-3. ATTENTION, IIAKEII POST! Tho Rogular Monthly mooting of Daker Post. No. 5. G. A. R., will bo held at Empire, Wednesday, April 10, in the afternoon. Tho launch Traveler will leave Marshfleld at 1 o'clock P. M. All Civil War veter ans and families invited. S. B. OATOAItT, Post Commander. That tho understanding that W. P. Murphy gleaned ot tho railroad situation on Coos Day is correct Is nlso tho belief of E. W. Wright who arrived in Mnrshflold last Sat urday evening to look ovor tho Investments ho mado on tho Day last summer. Mr. Wright says that tho Southern Pacific Is being hold back by tho locnl situation and ho docs not expect to sea anything doing hero until tho matter Is stralghtonod out. Ho said that two or throo WQeks ago, ho was Informed that tho South ern Pacific had decided to do nothing on the Coos Day ond of the line until tho situation on tho Coos Day ond of tho line wns stralghtonod out moro favorable to thorn, Mr. Wright said that ho had told Marshfleld men at tho tlmo tho fran chise here was given to tho locnl syn dicate that they woro making n mis take. Ho said that It was ridiculous to suppose that tho company would put $8,000,000 lntq a lino and thon be held up by a $200,000 or $300,000 corporation which controlled tho ter minals, the most 'Important factor In tho line. Ho declarod that if ho had known tho franchise was to bo grant ed other than to the first railroad building to tho Coos Day, ho would havo personally been willing to pay $200,000 for it. It is expected that C. J. Minis' trip here this week is in relation to this phase of tho situation. Mr. Wright says that good prog ress Is being mado on tho line out of Eugone. Ho was recently at San Francisco and is now en routo to Gar diner to look ovor some land and tim ber near Reodsport which ho Is pur chasing from Portland parties. Ho expects to return hero and uo north on tho next Dreakwator. KVEIIYIJOHY going. WTIERK? To tho Presbyterian EGG SUPPEH at the Swedish Lutheran Hall. WIDEN? Next THURSDAY NipiIT. Excellent Musical Program Followed by Eloquent Sermon Sunday. An audience that crowded tho Ma sonic Tomplo Hall nnd taxod even tho standing room of tho entry yostordny nftornoon wltnossod tho annual Ens tor Services of Pnclfio Commandory, Knights Tomplar, No. 10. Tho pro gram was carrlod out In full. Tho musical numbors, both tho solo and choral partn, woro especially flno. Mrs. Horsfnll was accompan ist. Rev. J. T. M. ICnox dollverod tho sormoii nnd It was an oloquont mess ago pf Easter. Ho pointed out that tho true equality of man Is found on ly In Chrlstlnnlty, not In social con ditions as affected by flnnnco. Much of tho social unrest and troublo ot tho day ho attributed to tho wild rush of mnn for monoy nnd for pro perty and to tho forgetting of tho teachings of Him whoso resurrection thoy woro commomorntlng. Ho do clarod that It was too true that thoro was ground for tho complaint of tho masses and for tho wldonlng of tho broach that threntoned to lend to a revolution. Tho ronl romody or pro- vontlvo of this, ho declarod, was for M W E IN ENGLAND Largely Increased Numbers of Miners Return to Coal Mines In United Kingdom. (Dy Associated Press to Tho Coos Day Times) LONDON, April 8,--aouoral activ ity prevails in the coal mlnos in Groat Drltiun today. In Scotland and North Wales a largoly lncroasod num bor of minors wont to work whllo in' England nnd Southorn Walos tho floldB whoro tho Eastor holiday is be ing observed, gangs wont Into tho pits to elenn up tho roadways and proparo for a general resumption to morrow. " AMONG THE SICK Frank Howo of tho Marshfleld I'oHtoltlco forco has boon laid up for tho past wcok, Frankto Dossoy, tho young son of Mr. nnd Mrs. E. L. Dcssoy, who has boon qulto 111 of pnoumonla, Is ro portod Improving nicely. Mllo Surnnor sustained n badly bruised foot us a result of a casting falling on It and In consoquenco ho Is having dllllculty In gootlng around. Geo. F. Avorlll who has boon laid up at his homo in Foriulalo with an attack of rheumatism slnco his ro- mmi ir rnnllv Unniv nn,l unilnrainnil i tum from Portland BOVOn W00K8 ngO tho tonohlncs of Josna Christ. i ta now ublo to bo up and around. Ho Nearly all tho mombors of Pacific Commandory now residing on tho Day woro presont in full rognlla. A special train from Myrtlo Point brought ovor qulto a largo delega tion from Dandon, Myrtlo Point nnd Coqulllo. Tho special train loft horo last ovenlng at G o'clock. A largo numbor wero also prosent from North Dend. was In Marshfiold today for tho sec ond tlmo slnco hlu return from the north. Ho has not fully recovorod but la rapidly rocuporatlng. Huh Appendicitis. MIbs Agnos Cnrpentor, ono of tho Marshfleld High school toachorfl, was stricken with an attack of appondlcltls yes terday and may havo to undergo an operation. BRING RAILS OVER $12,000 ON REDONDO NOW PAID IN First Shipment of Construction Material for Terminal Railway. Tho first shlpmont of rails and construction material for tho Term inal Railway arrlvoa on tho Rodou do today. Tho rails will probably bo unloaded at tho Smith mill dock on Few Withhold Port of Coos Bay Taxes Treasurer Dim- mick's Stand. County Troasuror T, M. Dlmmick of Coqulllo who wns In Marshfiold yesterday stated that up to April IS, tho Shorlff'B ofllco had turnod ovor to him about $12,000 ot tho Port of I Coos Day taxes for this year. Ho I cnlil I lint liiut nn ennn nn n. bond ears of the Smith Lumber company's j co,i D0 nrrftngod that would pro tramway lino so that thoy can bo tect him and his bondsmon ho would handled moro conveniently. I bo glad to turn this monoy ovor to Dosldos tho rails, a shipment of Dr. Mlngus ub trusteo to bo used In angle bars, splkos and othor material Improving the harbor, However, ho was received on tho Rodondo. Tho balanco will be received at an early date Tom Coko who ban chn,rgo of tho construction stated today that ho ox was adverse to doing it boforo ho could consult with either District At torney Drown or Deputy L. A. Lll- o jvqulst whkh would bo some tlmo -1 tho lattor part of this wook. Tho to- pocted to begin work within n day or I tol tax of the Port of Coos Day for twj If all tho matorial necessary ! tho year Is only about $24,000 so raroo on tno iteuonuo. Tno ursti that considerably over nair oi it uas work will bo on South Front street, beginning at the Intersection of Front and EIrod and thenco working south. Part of tho ties for tho lino wore rocelvod soveral days ago and tho balanco necessary for the lino will bo delivered shortly, been nald in. Tho snetlal commlttoo appolntod by tho Marsbtlold Chambor of Com morco to securo waivers from tax payers permitting tho uso of their port tax money for lmmodlato burpnr work is making good progress. Practically everybody Is signing up, V