The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, August 19, 1912, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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VOL XXXV
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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1912 EVENING EDITION.
mm eiDENCE segued " porter
H ROSEN IMDRDER CASE
A Oonsollclatloa of Times, Coast Mall
and Coo nay Advertiser.
No. 339
Alleged Paymaster of .Murdor-
crs Furnishes Mission
Connecting links.
.ACCUSED POLICEMAN
ARRAIGNED .IN COURT
Lieut. Becker Cheerful When.l.)
Court to Answer Charge
of Murder.
my Associated PresB to Tho Coos
Day Times)
NEW YOKK, Aueust .10.-Sam
Scheppa, tho alleged paymaster of
tho murderers of llormnn RoBoulhal,
arrived lu Now York .today and was
taken to tho Wcstsido .prison whoro
ho was placed In n .coll. District
Attorney Whitman, who mot Schoppa
at Albany, said that nlthough ho waj
held only a a matorlat witness, ho
would bo arraigned iu court ns a
matter of form. When tho train ar
rived tboro was a clnsh hotwoon tho
district attorney nnd pollco detec
tives. Detective IlaKKorty, who .anld
he had been sent by Doputy Conimls.
ilouer Daughter', trlcil to Lako
Scbcpps In charge, but Whitman In
sisted that tho district attorney's of
flco should alone Jiavo charge
Nows that Schupps luul arrived
and whlio on tho train had been
examined by Whitman served to lu
crcaio tho hopes that ho hnd sup
plied tho missing links In tho story
told by "Ilald Jnck" lloso, implicat
ing Lieutenant Dccxcr In iho mui
jicr. That ho hud dono .this .was. ovl
dencod by a mcsHngo .from Pougu
kcopslo from Whitman stilting that
Bchopps had dono so. Roso has re
peatedly Bald that if Schopps would
tell tho truth Hobo's story would bJ
confirmed. Information icnmu ifroin
Whitman's office todiiy thnt created
unusual Intircstt nt pollco head
quarters, it was learned tuntjsovcr
CHIEF CLERK
CLARK HERE
Represntative of U. S. Engi
neering Office Makes Visit
to Marshfield.
Chief Clerk Clark of Major Mor
row's office at Portland, nrrivod in
tho city from Portland today onitho
Ilrcnkwator. Todny ho was (making
a visit "to tho government .llrodgo
Oregon. Mr. CInrk had nothing to
say for publication to thoso .whom
ho met At North Bond somo of
tho business men escorted him. about
tho city. It lu thought possible thnt
Mr. CInrk Is horo to nmko propnra
tlonn for .Major Morrow, of the gov
ernment longlncorlng corps, .who . Is
expected 'In tho city later.
M
GEO. H. PARKER
MEETS DEATH
Railroad Contractors Purchase
Front Street IMarstlen Prop
erty from "E. W. Wright.
Announcement wns imado today
thnt Portor brothers nad Grant
Smith, the contractors who aro
building the mnjor portion of tho
Southern PiuMc's lino between Coos
Day and Eugqnc, hnvo purchased tho
former MarsuVcn properties on North
Front street (from E. W. Wright of
Portland who bought It n year ago
from Robert JMarsdcn. Tho proper
ty consist of llvo lots, Including tho
Royal theatre and brewery buildings
nnd tho present Breakwater ware
house and buildings. Tho purchnso
price Is said to bo $75,000 nbout $35
000 moro than Mr. Wright paid for
tho property a year ago.
Tho deal in significant tin tho fact
F. B. WAITE IS
BUYING HERE
Motorcycle Strikes Wood Rile
and Result to Hlder lis
Fatal.
George II. IPnrkor, a machinist ntt
tho Smith mill, dlod shortly before
al inotnhs prior to tho Rhoatlng of, ociocic tins .morning nt Mercy hos
Ilojcnthnl, Hint tho offices of tho
district attornoy hnd boon auietly in
vcitlgatlng graft lu tho pollco depart
ment. Dig grnfters, it is snld, had
been constantly shadowed for four
months, and tho KoBcutluil sliootln
simply hurried imattcrs. Prom mem
bers ot tho district nttorneyls offlej
,lt was learned thnt a well-known .civ
ilian and two, possibly four, pollco
Inspectors aro caught in the .toils.
Sclicpjn Tolls.
(Djr Associated l'ross to tho Coos Hay
Times.)
JPOUGIlKEKl'SIH, N. Y., Augliac
IS "I havo obtainod from Scheppa
corroboratlvo ovldnnco I oxp;tod,"
Mlfl District Attoruoy Whitman to
day after a hrlof conforonco with ttio
little gnrabJor captured nt Hot
Springs and hold ns a mntorial wl .
bm In tho Mosonth&J murder cusb.
Although Schtpps was a bit iiorTOUH,
M told tho prasccutiob ho would toll
freely all h0 know of tlio ovonts that
Itlt llll In ,1.. II .1. ... . .. .
.. m,. lu ,u 4(.usuiunw uonill. a
pltnl In North Uond. ns tho result of
injuries received In a motorcyclo ac
cident Saturday night.
Idttlo is known of how tho Accid
ent hnppenod lurthor than thut it
wan learnod thut Mr. Pnrkor hnd
been riding nbout on his motorcyclo
Satnrday night. It is known that ho
mnrtV) n trip to North Bond and hack
nnd 'it wnH probably lato whon ho
Htarted out Broadway to his home in
Bunkor Hill. Thoro was a pile of
wood Un front of AIkIo Ilnnscn's re
sidents, nt 912 South Broadway. Tho
wood 'had boon dollvorod Saturday
ovonlne nnd had not yot boon re
moved. Tho fdg wns'henvy and Par
ker ovldontly did not sco tho vyood
jllo nnd ran into it. Tho motorcycle
uhowod signs of having been hit hnrd
and tho rldor wns thrown about sixty
ifoot.
Tho injured man lay In tho street
until nbout 5:30 n. in. whon ho wns
found by A. P. Davis who is em
ployed nt Iho mill. An mitomobllo
was coiled nnd Pnrkor was hurried
Sutherlin Man Is Purchasing
Property on North Sec
ond Itear Central.
Prank II. Wnlto of Roscburg Is to
dny concludlm; negotiations for tho
purchase of n lot on North Second
street. Just imrlli of the now Coko
building, from "tho FIsko Town Lot
company. The purchase price is un
derstood to be :$8,600.
The lot Is orro of tho most dcslrn-
, bio in tho down 'town section nnd it
is Mr. W alto's ibitontlon to lmprovo
tho proporty Just ns soon ns condi
tions warrant. Tho Flsko Town Lot
company purchtttttd tho lot n year ago
for about $0,500.
Mr. Waito has recontly purchas
ed tho property near Tho Clrandlbr
nnd has other oxtonslvo holdings on
ttho Bny.
J. D. Jones of tho Coos Bny Stonm
Laundry has practically closed nogo
that tho Porter Brothers and Mr.
Smith are tho buyer. Whllo they
havo taken over the proporty ns nn
Investment, it Is unde.:ond that they
were especially dcnliious cf securing
tlii' dock and waro'iouso to bo used
In hnndllng tho supplies and mater
ial for "building tho lino.
An Intimation of tho denl wns giv
oa The Times when R. B. Portor and
Mr. t m'lh visited hern six weeks ago.
They looked tho inrvpori;' over care
fully then but the vn was not closed
until day or two ago in Portland.
The closing of tho denl now Is
taken to signify Iho likelihood of
early starting of actual construction
work cm this end of the line.
Mr. Wright still rotains extcnslvo
property intorcsts around tho Bay
while ho wns rotlcont about tho mat
ter, ho was highly elated over it -and
nlso about tho prospocis of his other
property.
WILL PROVIDE
A
T
Committee Decides It Shall
Cost Not Over Fifteen
Million Dollars.
(By Associated Press to Tho Cooi
Bay Tlmes.-l
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10.
Tho conferees on tho naval appro
priation bill ngrced todny to provide
one battleship to cost not moro thna
$15,000,000. An appropriation of
$2,500,000 Is to bo nvnllablo for be
ginning tho work. No ngrcomont nm
reached as to tho slxo or armament
Tho bill also provides for eight
submarine .six torpedo bonts, two col
liers and oiio mncllinu ship. It was
ngrced tho new hnttleuhlp should not
bo n Bupor-droadnnugut but a vessel
of standard slzo. The movement to
nnmo tho now bnttlcshlp "Constitu
tion" hns 'ben stnrtod. Today Is the
ccntcnnlnl of tho hnttlo botweon tho
Constitution nnd Guerrlore. Undor
tho Inw tho socrotnry of navy will be
nhllcnil ta rhi'lnton tlin vossnl Arlznnn
itlutlons for tiie purchnso of tho or vow Mexico hut tho Sonnto and
southwost cornor of Sixth nnd Ool- Houso conforoes will bo urgod upon
dnn from August CnrIson. He ,1s t0 insert n provision nnming tho now
buying It ns nn Invuatmcnt. hiilp after 'Old Ironsldo,"'
DISTRICT AnORNEY IS SROT
or
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THREATS
M
E
IK LETTERS
Prosecutor Liljeqvist Receives
Notes from Parties Un
known About Joyner.
It was reported today that L. A.
Llljoqvlst, assistant prosecuting attor
noy, had rocelved six letters threaten
lng him if ho did not quit his re'
sonrchos of tho Joyner disappearance
enso harm might como to him: It
is not known whether tho lottors
wcro written sorlously or whothor
someono wns playing n practical Joko
on tho nttornoy. It is said that one
letter wns mailed nt Emplro, two at
North Bond and that thrco woro post
marked Mnrshflold.
w,i. Whitman Aid not pro-' to Morcy' Hospital at North Bond and
wng tne, converse Ion. wnu attondod by Dr. Mingus and Dr.
iwvn.. "l'.ckt,r l,1,cd' I Dlx. Nothln;q; could be dono to snvo
ueCKCr mnuo a Brief atrsonrnnpo .n . Tni, lu. oi...n .....!
fu.u n.1 ll Koneml stntloil to pload
on the brain. Tho injuries woro on
Uroly to tho htnd. Ho never regain
ed consciousness nfter being found.
murder In tho first dogrce. At tho
requMt of tto counsel, tho pleading
; ailjoumwl until Wtylnosday.
ine counsel for Becker mad n mo-
.V.-".,n8nci' tl10 njlnutcfl of tho
BREAKWATER '
ARRIVES TODAY
0
BIG VESSEL IS
L
Efforts to Float Steamer Plei
ades So Far Are Without
Success.
(By Associated Press to tho Cooi Bay
Tlmos).
SAN DIEQO, Calif., Aug. 19
"Tho Denver trlod to pull us off but
failed. Tho Washtonnw has proceed
ed south. Wo need a wrocklng crow."
This In brlof wns tho messago flash
ed from tho stranded steamer Plo
Indcs on tho const nenr Mngdnlonn
Bny to tho government station nt
Point Lomn todny. Tho Denver will
anako nnothor attompt to float tho
Pleiades, nnothor messago said, but
thoro Is llttlo hopo thnt tho effort
-will bo successful, Tho Pleiades is
on tho rocks nnd sand In 12 foot of
wntor. Though tho hull Is dnmagod,
nono of tho crow aro In dnngor.
TO SEA TODAY EXPENSE SMALL
Brings Large Number of Pas
sengers From Portland
On Good Trip.
The Brenkwntor arrived in todny
after a rood trip down tho const.
Sho had n capacity passenger list,
tho regular travel bolng augmented
by the comlug of Prof. Scheuck and
forty or fifty students of the Bllt
more Forest school who como hero to
Georgo II. Parker was 28 years old ' spend a month as part of tho Instltu-
Muy 3 Inst. He was born In Am-1 lion's course.
TWELVE HIES
Brand lurv n wmmT t.V.i" . "... I nersi, jNovn acoun, ana came to uoas
made no comnu-nV n iJ- i Ba' two VarB a0' Ho wnB Bnl(l to
chwul! " ' " pea' 'I b0 n ftr8t cln8S machinist. He resid-
I eu ttjui ma uroiiier, jiick I'arKer ana
wife in Bay Park. Ho also has a sis
ter, Miss Catherine B, Parker, of
Nova Scotia, who is horo on n visit.
Ho also leaves two brothers. W, R.
and Wooton Pnrkor, of Evcrson,
Wash., another brother Wllllnm Pnr
kor, and his mothor. Mrs. C. B. Pnr
kor, of Amherst, Nova Scotln, and
nnothor Bister, Miss Mary Parker of
Halifax.
Mr. Parker hold a $2,000 accident
Insurance Ho was formerly a mom-
ber of tho W. O. W. lodge at Bandon
but it is not known whether ho still
hold bis membership in that order.
The time of the funeral has not.
yet been decided upon.
Mr . Pnrkor was out Saturday j;-
nnrt .nn..i..i: . .. I nt 4.jn ... i.i n.nvA..Ain . I
special Ai .1 '-""""""uunor. nt tnei0,""fc ijii "ut muiuiw;'"
commi i n AuBust 27. Five' Into in tho ovonlng made a trip to
isortn ueiui nnu uacK, running ac
high speed, evidently to test it out.
PORT TICKET
Time for Commissioner Candi
fates to Go on Ballot Has
Passed.
bal ioi tl ""T3 wln annenr on tho
" I0r port COmmloalno- t h
Tho Breakwater will said at
o'clock tomorrow for Portland.
Among those arriving on tho
Brenkwoter wero tho following:
'Mnry Sneddon, Jestdo Russell, Mre.
T. C. Russell, Win. Vnughan, nnd
wife, Archlo Vnughan, Geo. Steele.
Mrs. "B. Wilson, Grace Hall, Mrs.
Russell Morgan, Mrs. M. B. Brown,
J. W. Whitcomb, Mrs. W. J. Murphy, I
wmmlsslo:
iTinra a . . .
urdav ... :; . " lu uo oiociou. sat-
K ttckei SI la8t cnanco t0 set on
lows- p a,8.6 rui"'nB ns ns foi
suson w t ATndersn, Duncan For
Kie, E mi-. . Pn'we, Peter Log
noge wgU?' A' ; lowers, A. O.
"tacken L i R0l!8t' IIonry SenK
S'.J A.Wardmr,80n, Wl F
U 5 nfnV1" ,;avo nn opportun
tbemseh'ea '5. a reso'on pledging
dl,u of m'o0 ',voto. for a" "Pea
0ut subrnuire ,tnnn 300,000 with
Pie. UDmut'ng to a vote of the peo-
(B' ASciT,ATIOX
M P,r688 t0 The Coo.
New J? Times.)
MD0o IT.-' .AuS. 19- W
Before Leaving Sailors Strike
But Captain Magee Fills
Their Places.
The Rodondo sailed this afternoon
for San Francisco with a Inrgo pas
senger list.
Yesterdny nlno sailors on tho Re
dondo struck for no npparont renson.
One of the men who wns handling the
"winch" quit work because of some
disagreement with tho mnto. Tho
othors then quit. Capt. Magee quick-
I ly filled their places with some sall-
uru who iiuvo uuuji wumuiK ni mo
mill ponding nn opening to go to sea.
Tho strikers wero around tho dock
boforo tho Redondo sailed and at
tracted somo attention, somo of them
making threats against tho mate.
Among thoso snlllng on tho Re
dondo woro tho following:
Clydo Schute, Rev. H. O. Opsal, J.
Wife of Doctor Believed She
Has Grievances Against
Her Prosecutor.
WOUND WILL LIKELY
PROVE TO BE FATAL
Victim Is Albert C. Fach, of
Richmond County, New
York State. "
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Albert Xi
Fach, district nttornoy of Rlchmon
county nt Stntcn Island, wns shot
down In his office today at Stnplo
ton by Mrs. Elizabeth Edmunds. He
was probably fatally Injured. The
womnn fnnclcd n grlovnnco because
her husband, n Dr. John M. .Ed
munds, whom sho sued for divorce
with Fach as prosecutor, had boon
acquitted. Whon nrrcstcd Mrs. Ed
munds told tho pollco sho hnd boon
arguing with Fach and that he
struck her.
ARMY OFFICER
KILLS FAMILY
Frightful Tradegy Enacted h?
Well Known English War
Veteran. '
(By Associated Press to Tho 'Cow
Tlmos.)
EASTBOURNE, Englnnd, Aug. 13.
Captain Hicks Murray, nn army
officer who hns soon much India
sorvlco shot nnd killed Inst night hl
wlfo's sister, her two chlldron and
houso sorvnnt and also sovorefe
wounded his wlfo nnd then commit
ted sulcldo. Ho Is supposod to have
hcon Insnno. After tho crlmo tb
hoiiBO wns mystorlously burned. Mr.
Murray wns found Inter wandorlns
tho streets In hor night dress ocroam
lng for hor chlldron. Flvo bodlea
wero found iu tho ruins of tho Mur
rny homo nnd of thoso two nro not
Identified.
WOULD BET A
Progressives Make Record for
Economy Politics Lively
In Chicago.
Many stories have been afloat as T' B j s NlchoB. Starlus
to how the accident occurred, but 'lchol G We8tlnml T, Pjunkett,
theso nro absolutely without foun- npv ' .,--, Hnrv RnvflrRfin
elation. Mr. Parker's brother, Jack,
having Investigated thorn this morn
ing. George Parker was one of the
most likable young mon, of excol
lont habits and his sudden death has
cast a gloom over his many acquain
tances and fellow workmen.
TAKES HAXFORD'S PLACE.
(By Associated Ivess to Tho Coos
Bay Times)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 10.
President Tnft sont today to tho sen
tlon,TS' actl"K chairman o7thnn'at0 tne nomination of Clinton W.
"o demoeratio a.n.0 ne. na'. Howard of Bellingham. Washington,
ro..Jna.anapoUs tolatt' T V Un!. .. Jd8..for the
Aft. ,un r Govnrnm. - i. ii i W08lern utMCi ot wusningion, ut
Ch ""dses. ?acn0nvM8hali, heeding Cornolhjs II. Jfanford, who
Ulca60 to onen K .0-11 so to resigned while under ' Investigation
jby the congressional committee.
Pen head quarters.
E. W. Wright, Jr., C. A. Schonck. ' Gnrdlnor. Horbort Swnnson, Mrs. Jen
Mrs. C. A. Schonck, II, D. House, . nio McNlcol, Mrs II. Swnnson,
Hans Schenck, Mrs. L. R. Strato, Mrs. M. C. Malonoy, Miss AHco
Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. J. B. Hill, Cocll i Gray, Miss Annio Gray, Marlon Roy
Wllcox, Mr. T. Missel, Mrs. T. Mis-1 nolds, P. M. Jones, A. Roy, M. C. Ma
sel, II. ti. Simon, Mr. Bornuth, Mr. i loney, P. N, Roberg.C. Anderson, A.
T-...11 W-. A 1.A 117 f llitBnl... 1T ' n T)n.n1n1, O n wt Tlnttrw TC.11 Ml
Ullll .HID. iianui, . o. .iuiuij, IV, VI. 1VUUUUI1III, ClUtlt I'UltO, Ulllll uu.
Bowe, M. E. Brown, John Foster, ! ley, Robot. Stynes, Richard Chapman,
S. Jncobs, J. B. Hill, E. C. Yocum, S. Flnloy; Miss Bessie Coko, Miss El
T. Jnnltz, P. D. Willotts, Arthur Galo, len Ogren, Fred McCormac, S. Smith,
T. C. Putman, E. B. McFnrland, Dr. Thornton Farhnor, T. D. Keeron,
L. K. Strate, D. C. Waldvogel, A. I Mrs. A. H. Fickert, Mrs. E. Keeron,
Schwartz, A. Schwartz, R. Schwartz, Mrs, A. Johanna, Mrs. T. A. Bergor,
Howard Schwartz, G. Zlpp, O. Sever- J. HodJI, Chas. Olln, Chns, SJorberg,
sen, Henry Zlpp, T. C, Russell, E. B. J. N. Davis, R. Smith, S. W. Smith,
Clarke, Gus Turnqulst, Albert Pon- E. Tunge, J. Foster, John Dowo, S.
Sorensen
Henry Everett, Henry Seversen, Mr. Llttletlold. Mr. iiommeller, Mr.
M. Caplow, W. M. Hoffman, roung, Jir. ivps. wr. jacKson. xur.
C. F. Hnrtmon, W. P. Wedge- Tapim, Mrs. J. w. wnitcomu, a. w.
ward, L. Varhang, W. H. Moore, C. i Wright nnd J. U
Asher.
Wolvern. F. H. Elliott. O. N. John
son, Mr. Mnrse, Mr. Noyes, Mr. Zlm-J
mormnn, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Johnson, I
Mr. Keoier. Mr. l,ockwooo, Mr. L,y- snid to b6 railroad contractor from
LOCAL OVERFLOW
Contractor Here. Mr. O'Brien,
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos )
CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Lavorno W.
Noyes, treasurer of tho Progresstvo
convention arrangement committee,
mndo public today a financial state
ment showing that tho total expense
of tho Chicago convention was $1?,
400, Noyos In tho statemont say
this Is probably less than any con
vention in recent years. Tho balano
sheet allows tho following receipts:
From Individuals, $2000; from Chi
cago hotels, $3300; from tickets,
$13,200; from programs, $1200.
Tho commute had a balance ot $175
on hand.
Political activity Increased today
with tho preparations for tho opon
Ing of tho Democratic headquarters
In Chicago Wednesday. It was said
a largo number of Democratic load
ers will como horo from Indlaunnolls
Immediately after tho notification c.
Marshal. David W. Mulvano, direc
tor of tho Republican hcndquarteiE
hero announced today that Genet
J. Dlekema of Holland, Mich., had
been selected chnlrmnn of tho speak
ers' bureau here. Today Illinois Re
publican headquarters woro opened
nt tho Hotel La Salle and it is an
nounced that Governor Dlnoen and
other candidates on tho stato tlckqt
will mnko addresses Saturday, Mem
bers of the Illinois state progress! o
state committee met today to con
sider plans for the stato campaign.
MARTIN ALLISON DEAD
$10,000 BLOCK
Major Kinney Willing to Back
Statement Regarding An
- other Road.
man, Mr. Nye. Mr. Otis, Mr. Woods, Idaho, in company with another man
.Mr. raien, jur. wuuer. sht. iuno- wn8 ln tho city Sunday for tho pur-
fleld, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nusante, Mr. p0so of conferring with Engineer F.
Schwnrtzmein, Mr. Paige, Mr, Robert- a. Haines who was here from Myr-
son, Mr. Pchmaltz. Mr. Smith, Mr. tie Point. The purpose of their vU-
Alexander. Mr. Wlmmer, G. R. Is- it horo Is not known.
man, Mr. Breen. Mr. White, Mr. Bun-
ting, Mr. Kllby, MY. Clnasen, Mr.' Will JUve Natal Day The mom
Crockett, Mr. Emmer8on. Mr. Euts- bors of the Eastern Star of Coos
ler, Mr. Doharty, Mr. Footo, Mr. county will observo Natal Day, Aug.
Zenner, f&. McGrath, Mr. Frank, Mr. 30, The Chapters of the county will
Heck, Mr, Fullenunder," Mr, Moore, Join ln Marshfleld ln holding tho
Mr. Gaede, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Glffhorn, meeting.
Thnt tho Klnnoy proportles affairs,
at least so far as John K. Kollock is
concorncd will bo cleared up tomor
row or noxt day was announcod by
Major L. D. Klnnoy todny. Major
Klnnoy snld that Mr. Kollock would
bo back from Roguo River whom hn
has boon on matters connected with
tho R. D. Hunio estnto and that on
his arrival n conforonco would be
noiu ootweon F. B. Wnlto, Mr. Kol
lock and Major Klnnoy at which ar
rangements would ho mndo for set
tling Mr. Kollock's claims against
Klnnoy.
Mnjor Klnnoy wns fooling rather
Jubilant this morning whon ho tele
phoned Tho Tlmos nnd naked thnt the
following statement bo mndo for
him:
"I will wager n $10,000 block ot
Coos Bay proporty with any man that
tho train of nnothor transcontinen
tal road will run Into Coos Bay be
foro tho Southern Pacific operates n
train in horo, I havo novor been a
hotting man hut I would llko to mako
vhls wnger. I will put tho deed to
tho proporty In escrow this wook and
will wager It with any man. The
wager should bo taken ln a week or
ten days:"
REPASS BILL.
Senate Acts on Mcasuro Vetoed by
President Tnft,
(By Associated Press to Coos Bfaf
Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 19.
After a dobato tho sonato today re-
Old Fisherman Passes Away nt Mercy
Hospital
Martin Allison, a fisherman aged I passed tho vetood legislative, oxecu
about 50 years, dlod at Morcy hospl-itlvo and Judicial appropriation blU
tal In North Bend last night follow-, still cnrrylng tho provisions for ths
lng a surgical operation for appendl-! abolition oftho commerce court. Ths
cltls and peritonitis. Ho was found i majority of appropriation commlttea
In, a shack by Charles Lash and sev- j reported the hill with a provlsloa
oral others who had tho man taken , for tho retention of the court an
io me uospuai out nis conaition was , wuen tnis was eliminated tail's
so serious there was llttlo that could
bo dono and the operation was tho
only chance. Allison told the nurses
at the hospital that lie had nq relatives.
friends predicted tho will will again
be vetoed.
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