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VOL XXXVI
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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 191? EVENING EDITION.
iiliLOGGIi
A Coosolldntloa of Times, Coast .Mnll Mn OO
Mill Coos liny Advertiser. nu' ua
RAILWAY IS 10 START SOON
Smith-Powers Company Tap
Timber Belt on South
Fork Coquillc.
RIGHTS OF WAY
hl ARE ALL SECURED
Actual Work Will Begin Prob
ably Within the Next
Few Weeks.
The 0 A. Smith lutorcst will very
won begin the work of constructing
IomIiik rnllrond from Myrtlo Point
down tho south fork of tho Coqiilllo
river for a dlstanco of about slxtcon
n lei to top a largo tract of tlmbor
5"fS.i wniiii-. Tho Smith Inter
ests hold In tho south fork country
something iiko six iuviibi.i. -bcr
nnd tho road will bo UBod to
bring this timber out nnd to tho big
mill at Coos liny.
p A. Wnrnor, son-in-law of C.
A. Smith, who In looking aftor tho
matter In tho nuseneo 01 mr, mmm,
MUST VOTE ON
RACE QUESTION
Embarrassing Question Comes
Up at Big Gathering of
Lawyers in East.
(Dy AHBoelatcd Press to tho Cooa Hay
Times.)
MILWAUKEE, Wla., Auk. 27.
Whether negro lawyers will here
after bo admitted as membors was
ona of tho subjects beforo tho Ameri
can Hnr Asoclatlon which oponcd tho
Thirty-third Anniinl llncetlng Jhoro,
today. Tho question nroso In a spe
cial roport or tho oxecutlvo commlt
teo, declaring "although it had been
anttlnil firnpt Infill v Hint tlin Aeannln.
says that wllinn n wcok or iwo .u.tlon olect only white men as mom
expects to ftnrt construction. Ulds uorB three negro mombors Includ
bavo been rccolvod for building tho jIlg willlnm 11. Lewis, an nsslstunt
road nnd ho Is figuring on tho cost I (o tno United States attorney genor-
by letting uio contract, mm mo tui, nI( jmtl l)0Cn Hentc., ,,y th0 commit
of building If Uio company builds
tbe road Itself. It has not yot boon
determined which plan will bo fol
lowed hut this will bo dccldod In a
short tlmo nnd tho woric sinned.
too In Ignorance of their race. Tho
committee thcreforo rescinded its
nctlon nnd nllowlng tho men to re
main qualified as nominees for moin-
iinrnlilii. nuknil tlin xntlrn nnnoolntlnn
n. mmnnni' Imu Hiirvnvnil 11 linn , .., .1... ... .,.. . ..
Auv w..., 1 ..-.--- -- ,1 i" turn uii uiu iiui'miuii. jviiuruuy
alio out tho mlddlo fork of tho aonornl Wlckorsham announced thnt
Coqulllo river. This would also ho wtHlltl nmko a Btrcnuous fight
ngnlnst any attempt to unseat tho
negro lnwyera.
reach all of tho timber by later ex
tending the south fork road or
whether onothor rond will bo built
out tho mlddlo fork has not boon
decided, It Is a matter of which
will bo tho most economical plan for
getting tho timber out.
Tho rights of way on tho south
fork havo been secured nnd tho sur
vey complettd nnd when construc
tion work Is started it will bo rushod
through as quickly ns poBstblo,
Tho Smith cornpnny-has-mado ar
rangements with tho Southern Pacl-
fie whereby at least for a tlmo tho
tracks of tho Coos Day Rouoburg &
Eaitern will bo used botwon this city
and Myrtlo Point to connect with tho
south fork road which Is to bo built.
This will glvo a direct rail connec
tion from tho big tlmbor bolt to tho
saw mill lnthls city. Wlillo tho
Southern Pacific tracks will bo usod
for a tlmo tho Smith company has
made a survey from Mnrslillold to
Myrtle Point nnd may at somo Intor
time build thnt road so thoy will
haro their own trncks all tho way.
The bulldlne of tho now rond will
make qulto n stir In that part of tho
HUSTLER OFF BEACH
gasoline Schooner Stranded
After Rescuing Two Men
Is Not Damaged.
(Special to Tho Times)
GOLD DEACH, Aug. 27. Tho
gnsollno Bchooncr Rustler of Coos
Liny which has been boachod at tho
mouth of Roguo River since Satur
day was floated this morning. Slio
was not damaged on account of hor
stranding and today started north
for Coos Day. Several porsons who
liavo boon hero waiting to go up on
tho boat stnrtcd out on her this af
ternoon. How U Happened
Tho following press telegram In
tho Sundny Orcgonlnn tells of tho
Rustlor's accident:
"Nearly unconscious nnd exhaust
ed from battling for llfo for an hour
against n strong current in tho
Roguo River, Hans Hansen was pick
ed up horo last night by flshormon.
"Hardly had ho boon rescued than
tho gnsollno schoonor Rustler, of
Coos liny, owned by Potor Olson,
wns beached, aftor It hnd rescued
Hanson's partner, Charles Olson.
"Tho gnsollno Bchoncr Oaproy lias
gono to tho rcscuo of tho disabled
craft.
Fihlilng Ilont C11psl7.cs.
Hanson nnd Olson wero crossing
tho rlvor bar when their fishing boat
capsized, throwing thorn both Into
tho water. Hanson attempted to
swim ashore but tho current was
too strong nnd ho swam out with
tho current nnd northward nnd wns
finally pullo dashoro n milo north
of whoro ho hnd been thrown Into
tho rlvor.
"Thoro woro sovornl fishing boats
returning Friday. In ono craft woro
Bert Roberts nnd Dnvo Shemlegh nnd
In nnothor Hanson and Olson. Thoy
loft Coos Ray Friday morning for tho
Roguo Rlvor. Tho boats had four
horsopower englnos. Roberts nnd
Shofllolgh got over tho bnr snfolyj
but Hanson nnd Olson. 200 yards bo
hind, cnpslzcd.
"Roberts nnd Shoflllcgh hurried to
tho rcscuo of Hanson nnd nftor thoy
got over tho bnr notified Cnptnln Ol
son, of tho Rustler, who Immediately
went out nnd picked up Charley Ol
son, who hnd stnyod with tho cap
Btzod boat, but in trying to got tho
bont nlso, tho Rustlor ran Into Bhal
low water on tho bar nnd was hit
by a big wavo and wont on tho sand
at low tido."
ROOSEVELT WOULD SHOW LETTERS
IS
Missing South Slough Man Is
Working As Cook On
the Rustler.
Santa Anna, the resident of South
Inlot, who has boon missing nnd
whom It was feared may havo mot
with foul play, Is safo and sound.
Ho has boon away from South Slough
for a week or moro but it Is report
ed that ho shipped an tho gnsollno
schooner Rustler as cook and Is with
tho bont which was n fow days ago
lmniilin,l inn m nil Ml if Hni'llft 11 V
S fbo opening up of tho big, cr, Snntll 0CjB liwny from his homo
imbed belt will mean thnt for yonracreutcd somo oxcltomont nmong his
wre win bo enormous logging opor-'ncinintances who did not know
suons in tho neighborhood. It; whoro ho had gono but from rellnblo
,0.uW.l)rbally tnko sovonty-flvo or t,ourcea it la reported that ho is coow
a hundred years for tho company to ,nK on tho Rustlor. Tho boat inndo
jog off all of tho Innd In tho south ' a long trip this tlmo, being bound
iork country so tho building of tho for Eureka, and needod a cook nnd
wad will ho a permanent improvo- Snnta was picked up for tho Job.
nitDt and Will innnn nnilt.l'lna In ''.la nlnna in. nt tnnat mm II f tllO
, --- ...v.... wit.ii.o ,4, 4 ilia uiutiia , .m .... -.- --.-
u P4i ot tno co"nl' r an indo-. .supposed disappearances of the South
"Mime. If.lnni'li country.
KB AND ARE
PARTI LEAVE
VOTING ON
Viiitors Make Short Stay and
Go Out by Way of
Dram.
kJMPa!ly .f mPn 6Plosod to bo
Id iZ 'u6 ,ntretB of railroads
ft y 0,Cl r l "3 waning. W. J.
0PDO8P.I t 1 "-"WUIUI, WHO IS
uMJ, bo a capitalist having.
MdMr p ments "lis country!
ilto?niy'JormoTly a rlght-of-l
'wthl!Vritho Sumnor road a,1f
Y trdaymthr0nln?,by wny of Drn,n'
snore Acres it 01 "",UU,JV "''
" homo ' r.1 J S'u'Pson'B Bum-
Sw a? v . h6 boach anU a,B0
ion .1. N2r" "end. Mr. Slmn-
,hemiastniBir; , rs foturned with
,0 The Chin. Wll,e,n thy camo oac
UwieS tdoler."otel- The Drain
t0 take anv i ". Uld not'aompt
In fact , he. ;P UDtU tlmo to leave-'
,h8o ail ?ere Pretty steadily on
SlfhfleiSl tlmo thy we-o in
. Mf- Wll'sov !.., . I
10 "T remrrtin- L U0ll,,nB further
visit ?.Bar.dlns tho nurnosn nf i,ia
e u lei of i,pnrtjr ta,ke(1 about
' enjo d ,Vho county an" how
he Cues! u.SiB,ceierjr but aa to
1 ler "ey Sm h'c? brouBt thorn
! ?. Sir v, lnot ""tte any state-
com ng haii, . 'H uuu no might
,Dy ttaief kv7 CoOB Bay most
Ju ad9 as tn tUv,rtl'.e7 PnaUon
Turner, 8 to the Identity of Mr.
PORT TODAY
Likely That There Will Be a
Big Vote Cast in the
District.
Tin: VOTK AT p. in.:
Mnrshflold:
Contrnl 125
North 70
South CO
North Bond:
North 75
South 70
Tho mills and logging camps
closed down for tho election.
Wants to Show Correspond
ence Regarding Campaign
to Senate Committee.
(Dy Associated PrtB to Tho Coos
Day Tlmos)
OYSTER DAY, Aug. 27. Rooso
vclt desires to bring tho nnmes of
jtllon D. Parker, democratic nomln30
lor presidency In 1904, and James
Sherman, vice-president Into tho in
i.ulry Into tho campaign contribu
tions authorized yestorday by tho
cnato by tho ndoption of tho Pen
i'oso resolution. "I shall Includo In
my lottor to Senator Clnpp," tho Col
onel said, "tho lottor I wroto to
Judgo Parker In 1004 nnd my lottor
10 fahornian on tho Harrltnaa contri
bution. I think thoy aro portlnont
to tho Inquiry and I want to get them
on tho record." Tho lottor to Pnr
hcr Is In reply to Parker's charge
.hnt KooscTolts 1004 campaign fund
waj enriched $100,000 by tho Stnnti
nrd Oil contribution. Tho lctlor to
Shorninn g.tvo tho Roosovelt voralon
ot tho Harrltnan-Roosovclt controvcr
cy over tho coutilbutton of tho Into
L'. H. Hnrrlmnn of $200,000 to the
1904 campaign fund. Nor will Col.
Roosovelt allow to go unchallenged
tho report that Philander C. Knox,
now socrorary ot stato, saw him hi
1904 us ho waB dictating n letter to
Goorgo D. Cortolyou about tho al-
icficd Standard Oil contribution, and
told him that tho money had been
spent nnd could not bo returned nnd
ihnl Colonel Roosevelt romnrked thnt
iho letter was being written for the
record."
itoosovolt said: "Mr. Knox mny
nnvo hoard mo say 'theso lotterB will
put tho record straight, or 'this will
establish a record ot my attitude,'
but It cortatnly Is not to bo Inferred
from thla remark (I don't say that I
did not make It, becuuso I may havo)
chat thoy wcro written solely for tho
iccord. Thoy aro gonulno lotrcrs and
oxpicssed just what I wanted to ox
press when I first henrd tho report
llirt' the Standard Oil had contribut
ed or wanted to contribute to my
campaign."
IN
British Naval Officer Says
Present Government Will
Not Last Long.
(Dy Associated Press to Tho Coos
Day Times.)
VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 27
Commodore C. J. Eyres of tho Royal
navy, now on his way from Hong
Kong to Englnnd, nnd formerly com
mnndor of tho British Squadron at
Hong Kong, mndo a otatemont last
night that thoro will bo another up
heaval in China soon. "Tho Idon is
provalont over hore," ho Bald, "that
everything la lovely in China hut tho
roverso Is tho coeo. Tho present
govornmont will bo of short dura
tion, tho ovorthrow coming whcli
wo least oxpect It."
8IG MEETING
AT SALT LAKE
Trans - Mississippi Congress
Takes up Farm Matters
and Other Subjects.
(Dy Associated Press tn Coos Dav
Times).
SALT LAKE, Aug. 27 Tho twenty-third
trnns-MlsalBsIppl commercial
congross opened horo today. Chair
man Powoll of tho. oxecutlvo commit
tee ventured tho prediction that tho
Salt Lako mooting wns tho boglnnlng
of a new form of activity for tho
congress, especially In tho direction
of development of soil activity nnd
scientific farming by backing tho
domnnds of agricultural Institutions
for money and legislation. Presi
dent A. C. Tru mho's nnnual address
waB recolvod with much applause
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CAMERON
1
BY
W
I
E
IS
Attorney Manages to Stay
Proceeding After owners
of Gambling Houses.
(Dy Associated Pross to tho Coos Day
Times).
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 John P.
Mclntyro, counsel for Lieut. Dcckor,
who is indicted tor tho murdor of
Rosenthal, obtained n delay today In
tho caso until Soptombor 3 by scrv
lng a writ staying tho proceedings.
Mclntyro obtained tho writ on tho
ground that ho needod moro tlmo to
mnko any motion ho might doom
noccssnry.
Tho mombors of tho extraordinary
grand Jury summouod to lnqulro In
to tho pollco blackmail aro to bo In
vcBtolgatod as to their roal oatato
holdings by District Attornoy Whit
mnn who lms discovered that ono ot
tho grand Jury panel of fifty business
ruon Is part ownor of a hotel used
for disorderly purposes. Tho nowa
that Pollco Commissioner Waldo will
publish a list of ownors of gambling
nnd disorderly houses created a
panic among tho owners who havo
dolugod tho commissioner with frnn
tic nppoals not to rnako tholr names
public.
T N S SESSION
WAS
000
TO
M CO
ml. .1 ll.. nH IIia nvmnnalfrfritl flf
1110 UlUl'WUIl UII UIO MUliuoiMi. ,
forming another Port of Coos Day lst
In progress today. Tho voto promised
to bo quite n big ono nnd tho bollof
was strong that tho port proposition
would carry. In addition to voting j
for tho proposition tho voters niso
havo tho privilego of voting for tho
flvo men thoy wnnt for commission
ers. There are twelve to select from.
Tho votes on commissioners aro to
bo canvassed by tho Chamber of
Commerce nnd tho governor has pro
mised to appoint thoso who aro chos
en by tho people.
Thoro wns a repor current today
to tho effect that there was danger
of tho election not being legal for
tho reason that this year's registra
tion hooka wore not being used. At
torney C. R. Peck, attorney for tho
old committee of the Chamber of
Commerce having the matter in
Senator Fall Will Begin at El
Paso Inquiry Into
Resolution.
(Dy Associated Press to the Coos Day
Times.) a
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 27.
Senator Fall left today for El Paso,
Texas, to begin on behalf of tho Sen
ato Committee appointed to ascer
tain whetror American Interests had
been fomenting the revolutions in
Mexico and Cuba, n preliminary in
vestigation being made there into
tho Mexican revolution. The sena
tor will spend three days at El Paso
and will investigate the Mexican re
fugees In Los Angeles. Senator
William Aldon Smith, chairman of
tho committee, may Join Fall In Los
Angeles. rL-J1Jrunj.ww-Lrw-
hand, states that the law provides
that the registration books of tho
last general election must be used
and that these are the hooka which
tho county clerk sent over here and
are being used, 1
LUMBERMAN ON
WITNESS STANO
Republican Leader Says Dem
ocrats Did Nothing But
Make Boasts.
(Dy Associated lrcss to Tho Coos
Day Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 27.
Inefficient, disorganized, unprogres
sivo nnd Innctlvo wero tho words us
od todny to dcscrlbo tho work of tho
democratic houso by tho republican
lender, James R. Mann, In n state
ment rovlowlng tho nccompllshmonta
of tho luwcr chamber of tho slxty
socond congress. Mann characteriz
ed somo of tho democratic majority's
work as stingy and silly and other of
its acts puro oxtravaganco. "Tho
boast about economy went by tho
board," said tho minority londor.
"Tho main work in tho houso on tho
domocratlc sldo has been a constant
boasting ot what thoy woro going to
do noxt session. Tho laws passod
this congross aro tn tho main of
llttfo importance generally nnd aro
local In charactor. Tho Panama
Canal bill Is ono of tho grontost Im
portance nnd In tho main that wns n
bill prepared by mo In n prior congross."
Hale Executive Takes Drastic
Measure in Portland Vice
Crusade.
WALTER H. EVANS
NAMED FOR PLACE
Cameron Says He Is Not
Alarmed and Will Fight
Every Step.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Cooa Dny
Times).
SALEM, Or., Aug. 27 In tho
furthornnco of tho campaign ho hoc
inaugurated against District Attor
noy Camoron of Miiltnomah county,
In connection with tho vico crusad
in Portland, Governor West todaj
removed Cameron from otllco nnd
nppolntod Wnltor II. Evans, tho suc
cessful enndidnto at tho rocont pri
maries In his place Ostensibly tho
reason of tho removal of Camoron
1b his allcgod falluro to furnish West
a comploto statement of facts In &
pardon case, as provided by tho coda.
Governor West spent consldorablo
tlmo Investigating tho conduct of
Cnmoron's office, particularly In con
nection with tho nllogod spread oX
tho social ovil In Portland nnd upon
receipt sovornl dnys ago of n com
ploto roport of tho vico commission
Investigating conditions In Portland
for almost n year, dotormlnod o
tnko drastic nctlon.
It Not Alarmed.
(Dy Associated Press to Tho Coot
Day Times)
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 27 Nowa
of his removal from offico by Gov
ernor West wns rccolvod by District
Attornoy Cameron through nows
papor sources. Tho district attornoy
said ho was not greatly alarmed over
tho Governor's nctlon and would
fight ovory step tho govornor would
mnko against his offico.
M G
W
T
Testimony Given In Govern
ment's Anti-Trust Case
On at Seattle.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bu
Times.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 27 Tak
ing testimony for tho government In
tho nntl-trust suit against tho North
western Lumbermen's Association
and bIx other defendants waa begun
today before Special Commissioner
James M. Palmer. J. H. Hewitt
who organized Tyeo Lumbor Co., a
selling agency, testified regarding
correspondence with Piatt D. Walk
er, manager of tho Mississippi Val
ley Lumbermen, of Minneapolis, con
cerning the sale of shingles to a mall
order company nnd reply of Wnlkor
that ho was "glad to know that you
are not disposed to serve that class
of trado." Hewitt said ho had de
clined to further sell to mall order
houses, fearing the result of such
business In his operations with retailers.
N
Struck by Falling Limb and
Head Is Frightfully
Crushed.
Morgan Adklns, omployod nt (ho
Coob City camp of tho Smlth-Powora
compnny, wns killed whllo at work
yostorday aftornoon. Ho was om
ployod aa a buckor. No ono saw him
killed but ho waB found nt 3:30
o'clock. A limb of a treo had fallen
on him nnd crushed his head fright
fully. It was ovldont thnt tho acci
dent had happonod somotlmo oarly
In tho aftornoon,
Mr. Adklns was 40 yenra old nnl
wns unmnrrled. Ho enmo from Vir
ginia whoro his mothor and brothora
and slstors resldo. Ho camo horo
about sovon yonrs ago with Albert
Hays who has worked in tho Bame
places with him most of tho tlmo.
Mr. Adklns wns nlso a frlond of
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles II. Curtis of
this city and niado his homo with the
family much of tho tlmo. Mr. Ad
klns was Just Joining tho Masons
but had not yot been fully admitted,
so tho Masons could not tnko charge
of tho funornl as a lodgo but quite x.
number nttendod Individually.
Tho funornl wns hold this after
noon nt 3:30 o'clock from tho Wil
son undertaking parlors. Rov. IL
1. Rutlcdgo had charge of tho ser
vices and tho burial was In this dtv.
ARE you using HAINES' FLOUR? J
C. F. McGeorge Raises Old
Question About Control ot
Central Avenue.
Tho question about tho control of
the dock at tho foot of Contral avo
nuo was raised again today when
Marshal Carter discovered that C.
F. McGeorge, agent of tho North
Pacific Steamship company, had
placed a sign "private landing" on
thes Up. Marshal Carter Immediate
ly took stops to havo tho sign re
moved, declaring thnt Contral ave
nue to tho harbor lino Is owned by
tho city nnd thnt tho landing conse
quently Is public.
Mr. McGeorge holds that tho lease
of his company covers tho two
blocks, Including Central avenue
dock, and consequently that it is
private. He also holds that tho
floating dock or slip was put In pri
vately, Mr. McGeorge says ho had no In
tontion of koplng anyono out or in
terfering with tho public but that
somo ono has been molesting his
launches by tying othor boats to
thorn to changing his launches
around, once swamping ono at la
cost of about $100 to him.
City Attorney Goss Is looking tho
matter up this afternoon. Tho af
fair aroused more than usual inter-
D
u.
S. Cavalry and Mexican
Rebels Exchange Shots
On the Border.
(Dy Associated Press to The Cot
Day Times.)
EL PASO. Tox Aug. 27. Twen-ty-flvo
Mexican robol raldors and a
troop of tho Unltod States cavalry
i.tntinnmi lmimv linpiiitn. N. M.. ex
changed shots last night nftor tho 1b
taders had raided a ranch, making
way with a hundred horsos. Whoth
or any raiders or cavalrymen wore
wounded Is not stated In tho official
rojport-)vvn
est on nccount of tho city hnvlnir
been compelled to buy tho foot ot
Commercial Avenue and of Market
Avenue In ordor to got streets open
ed to tho water front. Mr. Goss
said that ho romomborod that a spec
ial permit for tho small slip had hoc
granted by tho council.
I