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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1913)
THE COOS IAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1913 EVENING EDITION. The Kitchen Heater Means Kitchen Comfort in Winter The kitchen heater attachment to the gas range easily holds fire over night. In the morn ing tl.j i Jon is warm, there are no fires to build, and Lreakfast is quickly prepared on the gas range. It enables gas range comfort through the winter. Burns garbage, trash or solid fuel and is made to radiate heat. Two places on top for warming or cooking. Avoids the expense and bother of setting up and taking down the solid fuel stove. An order placed now insures early delivery. Oregon Power Co. Telephone 178, Second and Central, EANDON ' BY THE SEA THE CITY OF THE FUTURE A PKW TK.V ACRE TRACTS FOUR MILES SOUTH ON COUNTY HOAD .'M I'ER ACRE; 0100 CASH, BALANCE TWO YEA ItS. NO INTEREST, NO TAXES, FINE SANDY LOAM, LEVEL BENCH LAND. Buy One It Will Make You Money Donald MacKintosh REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE. EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS. Steamship Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME. KAILS FHOM PORTLAND AT 8 I'. M., TUESDAY, NOV. 11TII, TUES DAY, NOV. 18TH, TUESDAY, NOV. iioTH. SAILS FROM MAItSIIFIELD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 7 A. M.; SATURDAY, NOV. l.-.TII, 10 A. M.; FRIDAY, NOV. 21ST, 0 P. M.; SATURDAY, NOV. iiOTH, 0: A. M. Tickets on milo to nil Eastern points um) Information as to routes iintl rates cheerfully furnished. Phono Main S5-L. P. L. STERLING, Agent. S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS. SAILING FROM MARSHFIELD FOR PORTLAND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, AT .3 P. M. ROUND TRIP, $18.50. Connection with the North Rank Road at Portland. North Pacific Steamship Company. Phoiu 1 1. C. F. M'OEORQE, Agent. S. S. REDONDO SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS BAY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, AT 3 P. M. San Francisco office, 805 Fife Hldg., or Lonilmul St. Piers No. 27. Inter-Oceanic Transportation Co., C. F. McGcorge, Agt., Phone I I. POLICE FORCE IS EXONERATED CIIAltGICS MY SOCIALIST LOCAL THAT IIRI'TALITY WAS EX EX CISED NOT SUSTAINED AT IN QUI HY LAST NIGHT. Hend?" asked Councilman Allen. "Yes. I also t sonic In the morn ing before 1 went out to tlio raneli." "Had you boon drinking tlio tiny before?" asked Attorney (loss. "Yob." "You illtlu't linvo wlint Is known as n holdover, l.ad you?" "So." Levi llolsnor was tlio next witness railed. After lit) wns sworn (loss asked lilni when lie had seen the prisoner on Saturday. "I saw hint shortly nflor fi o'clock," said llolsner. "I eaniti to find out what wns tlio trouble. I must have been at the police station nearly three quarters of an hour." "How did you find him acting?" "He was stnnipltig around his cell In an Intoxicated condition." Heard lllin Yelling. "What attracted your attention to Doyle?" "I heard yeljlng along the street and found out who It was. I thought It might have been the man my driver brought over from North Hend and went down to see. 1 found Gordon Smith turning the hose on Doylo Jusf as I came In." "What kind of hose? Garden hose?" "I didn't notice, hut T think It was. G PADDING AGAINST CltOUP. Tho best safegunrd against croup" Is a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound In tho house. P. H. Gllnn, Mlddlton, Gn writes: ".My children nro very susceptible to croup, easily catch cold. I give them Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound and in every Instnnco they get prompt relief and nro soon cured Wo keep It at homo and prevent croup." Owl Prescription Phannncy. Frank D. Cohnn. Opposito Chand ler Hotel. Phono 71. North Bend Auto Line Curs lenvo every 20 minutes from 7 a. in., to 7 p. in.: from 7 p. in. to 12 o'clock ovory half. Faro lti ctnts ono way, round trlf 25 cents Commutation books, 20 rides, $2.00 Cars lenvo Chandler Hotel, Marsh Hold and Noith Uend News Co., Id North fiend. GORST & KING. Props. FAMILY DINNERS lu our now location, we nro e peclnlly prepared to cator to family tratlo. Regular meals or short or ders. Open day and night. MEHCHANT'S CAFE. Hroailway nnd Commercial Mfld. THE INDEPENDENT AUTO LINE. Watch for Footo pennant. Head quarters, Mjirsliflold, Hlnneo Hotel, phono 4G; North llontl, Club Clgnr Storo, phono ll.'il. Lndles' wnit lug room, Mnrshlleld. Dusy Cornor, lllnnco Hotel, Winkler's Phnrmncy. North llontl nt Stnr Thentcr. For enrs prlvnto charter, phono 1-H-.T. Low Rates for Handling Trunks Wo haul trunks botweon any points In Mnrshllold for the follow ing rntes, dellvory to bo mndo In tho first stories of buildings: Ono trunk $ .25 Threo trunks no Twelve trunks 1.50 Slar Transfer and Storage Co. Levi lleisiier, Prop. Phonos. 120-J: 40-L: 9S-R. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. RETAIL DEPARTMENT LUMIIER, LATH, SHINGLES, MOULDINGS, SASH AND DOORS. ROOFING PAPER, ETC. CUT THE FUEL UILL IN TWO HY USING OUR WOOD. PHONE 10. HI) SOUTH BROADWAY LET US MAKE YOUR ABSTRACTS Title & Trust Co. Abstracts, thoroughly tlepeuihiblt'. Ini int'diuto service, prompt atten tion to all liitt'icMs til' our clients. .Minimum cost. I. S. Kaufman (H Co. Send Your Laundry to Us By Parcel Post VYE FURNISH A HAG AND WILL PAY Till: POSTAGE ON ITS RETURN. Coos Bay Steam Laundry Phone 57-J Marshfield Cape Arago Coffee None Better Coos Bay Tea, Coffee and Spice House. Phono 39 t-J. l S I Market nvo. Pictures & Framing Walker-Studio ;CALL A TAXI DAY OH NIGHT PHONE 310 1 Party anil train calls a Specialty. MAItSIIFIELD TAXI UAH CO. It wns the kind 1 imo around tho burn. Smith put It down whon 1 cnine In nntl stnrted swooping the witter out before 1 went buck to the cells." "Did you do nny thing About It?" "No. 1 wanted In find out whore Doyle's wlfo was, and Jnck Curler, who cnine In, naked Doylo whero his wlfo wits. 1 thought he'd bo nil right 1 there for n while nnywny." ! "MM vim ullllnlf In Sill 1 1 ll ? " "Yes. I asked hint what ho wns doing. Ilo snld ho was giving Doylo tlio wntor cure." "What wns Doylo doing?" "Ilo wns hollering." "How wns he dressed?" Doyle Wan Prepared. "Ilo had on oilskins nnd rubber hoots. I think the boots wero rolled down." "Wns there nnybody else In there nt that time?" "There wns u couple of young fel lows who I didn't know." "Wns Doyle's oilskin cont buttoned tip?" nsked Councllinuii Albrecht. "No," answered llolsner. "Did you nsk .Inck Carter about It?" asked Councilman Winkler. "Yes. Ho snld It wns not a regular occurrence nnd that it would not hap pen uny more." At this point n new nrrlvnl In the city, nntucd Sinclair, stutcd thnt he was present In tho flrehnll, where the Jnll Is located.- I to wns sworn, stat ing that ho hud been In tho city a couplo of weeks and was stopping nt 2 10 North Front street. Ho gnve his occupation us thnt of n fanner. "Did you see Doylo?" he wns ask ed by (loss. "Yea. Ilo was up tho street a couple of blocks. He was drunk nnd wns hollering nnd swenrlng. 1 was In the 'flrohotiBo when I first heard him." "How long hnvo you known Gordon Smith?" "About two weeks." "Hnd Doylo n senr when you saw him?" "No." "Do you know who brought him In?" Sinclair stntod Hint ho didn't know the nniue, but ho pointed to Officer Shotipc, stating that the latter and two or thrco others carried Doylo In. "What hnppenod then?" "Doylo wns stamping, hollering and shaking the bars of his cell. Smith tried to get htm to stop, nnd when ho continued Smith threatened to turn the hoso on him." "Wns ho successful?" "No. Ho tried two or three times nnd then plnycd the hose, nhout tho size of gnrden hoso, on him for nhout half n nilnuto. Doylo kept on ho) taring. Finally ho nutated down, t.-n-lerlng nnd kicking nt intervals." "Was Doylo soaked?" "I don't know how wol ho was. 1 loft hnlf nn hour after." "Wlint wns tho tempinnturo of the room?" ' "It wns not cold. I was sitting In tho snnto room nnd It wns all right." "Did you soo llolsner there?" "No.- Not until the using of tno hoso wns ovor. lie talked n Uttlo with Smith." "Did S,mlth nbttso the.mnn In talk Ing to him?" "No," replied Slnclnlr. Ed Howntt was tho next witness. Ilo stnted thnt ho hnd known Smith for two yenrs nnd thnt ho wont- to tho flrohouso occnslonnlly to seo tho chess gnmes. Howntt Plays Chess. "Do you piny chess often?" "Do you piny chess often?" nsked Goss. "No," replied Ilownttt. "I piny nt It." Ills testimony wns slmllnr to that of Slnclnlr. Ilo emphasized tho fact thnt Cordon Smith hnd used ovory effort posslblo to get Doylo 1o stop swonrlng so that It could bo heard by women passing on the street. lie declared thnt turning wnter on Doylo appeared to nmiiso tho prisoner, who responded with nn enlnrged quan tity of langungo. Smith then turned tho wntor on Doyle's faco, ho snld, nnd the man quieted down to some ex tent, Hal Stutsman wns called to the stand. Ho told of finding Doylo hud fallen out of his bunk, and thnt Gor don Smith Insisted on getting a doc tor, for fear tho wound might become Infected. Dr. Mlngus wns sent for, ho said, nnd fixed up tho wound, "Wns It cold In the room? nsked Goss. "It didn't seem to ho," replied Stutsman, "Wero you there whon Ilelsner wns present?" "Yes. Somebody nsked him if Doylo was ono of his men nnd ho said 'no'. "Did you seo any bruises on his head when Doylo wns brought In?" "No." Dr. Mlngus Testified. Dr. Mlngus, on boing called to the stand, wns questioned by Attorney Goss, ' "What condition did you find Doylo tn?" ho was nsked. "Ho was lying In his hunk, appar ently tntoxlcnted." ' "Did you seo nny Injury on his licntl?" "There wns n slight flesh bruise an his forehead." "Wns he sonked with' vntor7" "Some pnrts of his clothes were wet." "Wlint pnrt?" "Around his collnr and faco." "Wns Doylo cold?" "Ho wns qtilto wnrm." "Wns there nny Indication thnt ho might cntch cold?" "No. Ho was lying on a dry hod." "Wns it wot in tho cell?" "Thoro wns a llttlo wntor, hut not very much. I saw no phtco mnrkud by blood which might Intllcnto whoro his hend hod struck. Thoro was some blood on tho floor." "How much blood wns there on the floor, doctor?" nsked Cotiucllmnn Winkler. IWooil 011 the Floor, "Two or thrco spoonfuls, I should sny," replied Dr. Mlngus. "Wlint wns tho height of the bunk?" nsked Winkler, of Gordon Smith. "Twenty-two InchcB," replied Smith. Gordon Smith wan the next witness. "When did you first seo Doylo?" nsked Goss. "In front of tho Ploncor Hartlwnro store," ho replied. "I nsslstcd tho men to placo Doylo In his coll." "Wns ho violent?" "Yes, I hold his feet, while Mr. lill von nnd Officer Shotipo took his head and arms. Wo laid him on his bunk, but he sat up nnd kicked tho side of tho cell nntl commenced swear ing nt the top of his voice. I told him to stop swenrlng us women paus ing on tho street could henr him. Ho cursed mo and tho women. I then mndo a bluff thnt I wns going lo wot him with tho hoso If ho didn't shut up. Hcforo I turned the hoso on ho cnlled 1110 everything he could think of, nnd Mr. Nuhvo tl, across the street, told 1110 thnt ho could henr him. I nlihctl tho hoso nt his faco nnd turned It on." "Was the hoso close to him?" ask ed Attorney Goss. "No," replied Smith. "It would not roach and there wns tho bnrs of tho cell nnd the corridor between us." "Did you elenn up the wnter?" "Yes. Thoro wns about n gnllon and a half on tho floor. Jack Carter and I swept It up and I went out to supper. I got bnck nt 7:30 nnd ask ed Hal Stiitsmnn how tho man wns getting along. Stiitsmnn said ho had fnllen on tho floor. Wo picked him up nnd luld him on tho hunk. I hud changed the bedding hcforo going to supper by tnklng tho stuff from tho ttppor berth for tho tower one. I put my hnnt insldo Doyle's cont nnd found that his shirt wns not wet ex cept around tho collnr." "Wns It cold In tho room?" "No. Thoro was n flro In the stovo a short tllstanco nway." Mayor Straw then questioned Smith. "Do you not remember mo tolling you sonio time ago that I thought It would bo a good Idea to stop tho nolso from unruly drunks by giving them a shower bath?" ho nsked. "Yes," roplled Smith., "I remem ber you snylng somothlng nhout It, hut thought that was a josh." "Did you get any orders to uso water on all drunks or only some of tho worst?" nsked Councilman Wink lor. "I didn't got any orders of nny kind to turn wntor on prisoners," de clnred Smith. Officer Shotipo wns the noxt wit ness. "Did you arrest this man Doyle?" nsked Attorney Goss. ,"Yes," replied Shotipo. "WnH ho drnnk?" Sayo Ho Wus duty. "Ho was not merely drunk," de clared Shoupo, "ho wns crazy. It took about five of us to carry him bodily to Jail." int.i I I. . ""it mm In t.-. struct nt . .v' ne Hut. ", U'.an I PUll.7 rel - ..u nit 1, , -1 ut iienii," Tho lUHt ttlnn.. . who nc!ul... . . U P. n l r" mr 10 or r'i - oiorgnril, vhosfl .1 otnrl """crt on (ho J" ?e. Blgnltire. 11.0 I'luint I WllS nntl. . Iioared s ,,; : Goss fnlt tt,' " "at Lam' replied thB L,L he8"fci "How obi n,. '"'.."Hea - "v yon?' I nut slxtPPn JAre(yotlKCCrelaryonhe "J am." "tH I'o n member Socliii,; "No." "Why up?" ""HIT. did 'ii take this matter! "Soineboilv t,.t . . nuu in in. 1. stop the bn.tnllty n h Up "Jl Hon." ln ,!le Police i,l On being nupRiinn., . "I that the Social.; x" ?r.gardUt 'o matter n n,. l'M had apnoiulP.i t,i. 8CCretr 1 Ho .lata : "oBsed tho nrrost of Dovv l :vhe,,hea..on,1)tc;K;'H " with tho others he h 7 rofiisnii iiiLi.tti fle Nld "'""iiilllfU. unit..... . . -Mill lllfJI, Storgnrd did nol angWer At (IiIh IKllnl m . hand. .. ' l;?.r.8lrafftook R ve hln. Ilqnor aBd th. B '2 Illlllulvn I... V V , ',," "" 1,10 !'or, who i that lio I.'m.i int., .. . ...; ... " " man ,0Wtoa iiuciimo ninisivo and u wiuppoti out of the saloon Shoupo touched him on Ih. . When ho saw Slionpo's Etar heco luenccd to use profane lan,... ward tho officer, who then .Urtd tu arest nun. Would Drown Culprlti. Following tho Mayor's statMM Councllninn FerKiion also had oJ to make. Ilo declared that ife Doylo had appeared at the CoantiTi inquiry, ho recognized In him a i who had cursed nnd abused the street sonio time ago whtn I (Ferguson) hnd happened to (tit ins way. Ferguson declared that o this occasion Doyle was perfecthioJ or and that his swearing and ibuKi pcoplo appeared to be a habit. "I have only thrco weeks mani servo as Mayor," declared Mtjtj Straw, on hearing this teittem "but I wnnt to state that wei stand for this kind of language t used toward pcoplo on the i in the hearing of our women (oik It Is going to be stopped Kwebtqll drown some of tho culprits." As all the testimony hid heard, It was decided to dose I matter by tnklng actt-n it and Councilman Ferguson sot thnt the charges made against t police form nnd Gordon Smith I dismissed. This was seconded I Councilman Allen and carried i nnlmously. J. W. Dennett, who tho meeting on Monday, wui nnd reiterated what he said In gard to hnvlng seen Doyle flM tho officers from his office wW Officer Walter Richardson, test If vine along the same U tho rest of the witnesses, aiWJ Mavor If It wns possible till pollco wore expected to allot men as Doylo curse them, mothers and everybody cow with thorn. Ho declared tb" reason In nil things and W thought tho police had someW atnnn tl.ov WflrO SWOm tO P" testified i Wna nflor this statemfMl tho Council proceeded to e "Worn Minro nw l.rulanc I.lm9" tllO fOlCO from DrUISIl'J "No, I didn't see nny until after-' handling of Doyle. wnrd. " irind TOtl "Did you strike him?" .l,.ia .miVn Phone V.m "Yes. Ho was causing a row. I uverv and TrajunVjCCSSt! A Letter from Gov. West To tho Editor The Times: STATE OF OREGON Executive Department S'1Cm Tomh, 1. ISIS- .J J We wish to ask your kind co-oneration in a movein" . unemployed with a Job. There are undoubtedly man) Jfl4 u(sJ coiiuiy wuo coma use tno services or a goon nuu i- -. wouia i many Idle men In Portinnd and othercities in this state wnu to have a place. . lt..i,i info" If you will bo kind enougrh to run this letter ,0 the ''f blank In a few Issues nf vntirnmier our nlan will ue cac , oltl of those needing a hand. Any requests for labor '".meni. y at once bo taken up with those who aro hunting fP,tn'l;'7eclstfd.Il Assuring you that your hearty co-operation will w fvv y Yours very truly. rST J WW"" flOfl Name Address Nearest ralliond Number of men Character of work Offer of Employment. ( d station or'aVeamboaV landing ' or women needed ''.' rark offered ' Wages to bo paid With or without board or lodging .Vi 'nVolv'be oeedrt''''B How long services, If they prove satisfactory, will i !;,,,...;',' , ':.' WJ W.X VsnVe'rnor'i ' kiliisH,.. This blank to bo filled out and maiiea to tbose - son, that it may bo brought to. the attention o Oregon plowment