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SPENCER IS BOUND
TAKEN TO COOS
To Appear Before April Term
. of Grand Jury in Sum'
of $1000.
PERHAM DECLARES
CHECKS FORGERIES
Howard Brett, Friend of Pris
oner, Testifies in Justice
Pennock's Court
C. W. Spencer, bound over to, the
April grand Jury at Coqullle In the
sum of $1000 by Justice I'cnnock
yesterday on the charge of forgery,
was taken to the county jnll In the
afternoon by Marshal Carter, of
MarshfloUl. District Attorney LHJc
qvlst, who wns over hero yesterday
and this morning looking after the
prosecution of the case, returned to
the county Kcat on the samo train.
Spencer wns nnahlo to secure bull.
TI10 detention of Spencer in the
county Jail, or at least his arrival
there, will bo'wlthln one weulc of tho
time during wMch ho Is alleged to
lmvo passed five forged checks on
Mnrshlleh! merchants aggregating
the sum or over $200. or this amount
'nearly $10 was spent with the mer
chants and tho cash found on tho
prisoner when ho was arrested at
Loon 1ik" amounted to about $05.
Sonic Money MKslng.
What became or tho rest or tho
moncj n'lcgcd to have been secured
by the rtef ndnnt Is 11 question which
the ntt 'lorMcs aro trying to flguro
out, ns Spencer's expenses In making
his escape to l.oon l.nkn were slight,
ntnl ho was not seen spending any or
tho sum either In .Marslilluld or North
Demi. Another odd font tire of tho
case Is that the prisoner purchased
considerable female clothing, accord
ing to tho authorities, ns well as male 1
apparel, when tho checks were passed 1
It was thought for a time this!
morning that further developments I
in tho case might bo sprung, but'
nothing definite on this point can he
ascertained, If such Is the case.
Ilrctt Is a Witness.
During tho latter part of Chas.
Spencer's trial for forgery in Justlco
Pennock'H court yosturdny, a sub
poena was Issued for Howard Ilrott.
Tho paper was served by Constablo
Cox, who brought Ilrett over from
North Ilend. After his arrival court,
vaa called to order and Ilrctt plac
ed on tho stand.
. Ho was asked his connection with
Spencer by District Attorney Lllje-
qvUt and told of finding his check ;
!books In the top drawer of Spencer's
room In tho Pnlnco Hotel of North
Bend. Ho donlod any knowlodgo of
who It was that had phoned to tho
merchants In Marshfleld boforo
Spencor appeared to cash the forg
ed checks on B. O. Perham. llo
said the last ho had seen of Spen
cer on Docember 21 was between 1
and 3 o'clock, when the prisoner
bad appeared with a slicker .mid old
clothes, stating that ho was going
to work and would not bo back un
til 7 or 8 o'clock on Christmas Evo.
Brett declared that was tho last ho
bad seen of him until ho visited htm
In the city Jail Monday to provldo
iomo magazines for Spencer.
Evidence Introduced.
, The three fictitious checks made
out on the papor In Drett's check
books, which were not passed, but
re found by Brett and turned
ver to the police, were Introduced
to evidence nnd tho District Attor
ey asked Brltt If ho had signed
Ihem, Brltt declared that he had
ot, although they wore made out
hl name.
Brett, on being shown tho checks
hod in, Marshfleld by Spencer, de
!'red he did not recognize tho
landwrltlng and did not know who
4 written thorn. On bolng asked
1 he and Spencer had over dis
ced tho forging of checks, or
planned any such scheme, ho
PHed In, the negative.
E. Perluun Arrives
Hi- tiiio to n rwlinm had
rrived and ho was called to tho(
puncss stand. Tho forged encchs
Jre placed beforo him and ho was
ed if the name "E. G. Perham"
sned to them had been written
m? him. Ho declared they had not.
'either did ho recognizo the names
the person or personB to whom
Wfa were made out. Ho said he
Wi never met Spencer, but had
;s
POLICE COURT
EINES CROWING
Total Amount Taken During
Year is $2,019.35, Double
That of Last Year
Fines taken In the Court of City
Recorder John W. Butler during
tho last year were almost twice as
high ns In any other year In the his
tory or tho city, according to figures
compiled today. The totnl for t!)in
mndc the substantial sum of
OlO.It'i, compared to tho previous
highest record of $1110 In 1912.
Tho principal nmount of the fines
was received from thoso found guil
ty of drunk and disorderly charges,
vagrancy, minor offenses against
city ordinances and petty violations.
Tho court records Indlcnto that
tho class or men drnwn to this sec
tion through railroad building oper
ations anil other projects aro re
cruited rroiu the 'drifting population
or workmen, causing a change Ir.
tho typo formerly engaged in tho
work on different projects here.
POINTS IN LAW
District Attorney Decides It Is
Lawful to Fish, but Not
to Catch Salmon
A now charge was filed In Justice
Pennock's court yesterday nrtornoon
by District Attorney Liljeqvlst against
C. L. .Mamlllng, charged with using
a seine out of season and also with
fishing without a llconso. .Maudlin
failed to show up for trial yesterday
and a warrant has boon Issued for his
arrest.
The new charge against .Maudlin is
that ho used a seluo In South Slough
capablo or catching salmon out1 of
season. Tho district attorney gave a
decision that It was not unlawful to
flsli for flounders without a license,
and yet If a man caught a salmon
while fishing ho would bo liable to a
penalty. Tho arrest was first made
by Water Ilallirf Nlcholls.
scon him a number of times on tho
streets of North Bond.
Upon his conclusive testimony
that tho flvo chocks passed In this
city on Christmas Evo had been
forged, tho paper was turned over
tr. Mm custody of Marshal Carter
to bo used as exhibits In legal pro
ceedings,
This concluded tho testimony and
declared that tho
m in. re- w -
ovldonco Introduced placed no doubt
In his mind that Spencer nan com
mitted a crime. Ho bound him over
to tho grand Jury nnd fixed his bond
at $1,000.
"Slim" Undisturbed
"silni" Snoncor did not appear to
bo -disturbed at the prospect of
spending soveral months In the
county Jail awaiting tho meeting of
tho grand Jury on April 20. Ho lit
a clgaretto and whon Judge Pennock
spoke to him and said tnat was
a shnnio that so 'ounS a man
should come in conflict with the
inu lir rnnlled:
"Oh, that's all right, Judge. We'll
show 'em. Wo'll show 'em."
Ho appeared quite cheorful over
'tho prospect of showing somohody
something, hut ho did not Intimate
what It would bo or what It would
bo about.
Ho was taken back to mo cuj
Jail to await tho tlmo for tho de-
parturo of tlio irain. ior wi
Ho was to have boon taken over
this morning, hut for somo reason
tho trip was not mado and further
developments In tno case we.u -
pectcd today.
VANCE TONIGHT EAGLE'S HALL.
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COUNTY
JAIL
CONFUSING
GALE
DOWNS WIRES
Storm Delays Alliance Twenty
Hours and Puts Western
Union Out of Joint
Cape Blanco's gale, as reported yes
tordny In The Times, reached Coos
Bay last night and passed on up tho
coast, putting the Western Union
wires out of commission at several
points, with little prospect of being
In readiness to allow any dispatches
as to whnt Is going on In the outside
world to reach hero before The Times
goes to press.
Tho aerial of the wireless plant
on the hill was blown to tho ground
about 4 o'clock this morning ami
Wireless Operator Williamson had n
force of men busy making repairs,
which wcro completed by 10 o'clock
this morning. Tho wind hero short
ly after midnight Is estimated to have
blown at the rate of sixty miles an
hour.
Wireless Oporntor Williamson re
ported that tho Alliance, which was
duo In port this morning from Port
land, would not nrrlvo ofr tho bar
until about midnight because or the
storm, lie reports a heavy sea run
ning from tho south nnd that tho wind
has lightened. It Is probable that
tho steamer will not attempt to pass
In over the bar until daylight to.
morrow morning.
No word was received from the
Rcdondo, which wns duo to arrlvo
hero tomorrow morning from San
Francisco, but It Is not expected she
will bo delayed, ns tho storm was In
a favorable direction for her except
off Cape Mendocino, whore the wind
blew from the west.
The long dlstanco telephone Hues
between hero nnd Roseburg were put
out of commission by the wind last
night, but the rest of tho lines to
outside points stood the strain.
CRURCR DEBT
uner
IS WIPEDfOUT
Marshfield M. E. Congreqation
Will Celebrate at New
Year's Service
Tho congregation or tho Marshfleld
M. E. Church will this evonlng cele
brate tho wiping out of the last ves
tlgo of debt on their church. Tho
celebration will bo united with tho
special Now Year's sorvlccs. About
$300 remained unpaid on the church
and during tho Inst few days mombors
of tho congregation started a cam
paign to wipe It out boforo 1914 nnd
at noon today It was stated that thoy
had practically succeeded.
Tho following will bo tho order of
services there tonight:
8 o'clock Annual meeting and el
ection of officers of Sunday school
board.
8:30 o'clock Mooting of Board of
Stewards.
0 o'clock Jubilee, over raising of
church debt. This will bo followed
by night watch services which will In
cludo the following:
Social hour and refreshments by
Epworth League.
Song sorvico by M. E. Brotherhood.
Sermon by Itev. Joseph Knotts.
Old-fashioned M. E. altar service.
Ringing out tho old and ringing
In tho now.
Fine, Program. Tho literary pro
gram given by Prof, neddlo of Oregon
Reddio gave readings from tho "Talo
University at tho Baptist church Mon
day evening was well attonded. Prof,
of Two Cities" and also French-Canadian
selections from Drummond. Ho
Is ono of tho best readers that hns ev
er appeared on Coos Bay. It wns
given under the auspices of tho Col
lego Women's Club who will also
havo Dr. Hodge of tho State Univer
sity speak hero January 2C on "Tho
Conservation of National Health and
Vitality." Prof. Heddlo Is making a
tour of the Coos county towns, ns
will also Dr. Hodge.
DANCE TONIGHT EAGLE'S HALL.
BUNCO'S
NO TRACE OF
MISSING
MAN
Umbrella Owned by Arentzen
Discovered Near Where He
Fell in Harbor
No trace of Fireman A. Arentzcji,
of tho dredge Seattle, who Is believed
to have rallen Into the harbor at the
coal bunker on Sunday night and
drowned, had been discovered up to
noon today except his umbrella,
which was picked up near the coal
bunkers by tho employes of tho
dredge who have been dragging for
the body.
It Is believed thnt Arentzen slipped
from the planking alongside the
pipes and fell between tho piling of
the coal bunkers, striking his bend
on some of the timbers. Tho body
may havo caught on some projection
out or tho way of the hooks used by
by thoso dragging tho bottom or tho
harbor at that point.
Tho missing man hnd been with the
Pugot Sound Bridge & Dredging com
pany Tor rourtecn years and was a
trusted employe. He did not drink
so rar as can bo learned nnd tho nc
cldont which caused his disappearance
wns not due to alcohol.
Arentzen Is said to havo no rela
tives In this country. His parents
enmo from Norway or Sweden and
settled In Scotland; from which conn
try he came to America. He was
married twice Ills first wife and n
child died and ho Is reported ns hav
ing said he divorced his second wife.
lie had saved enough money to sot
tlo down Tor tho rest or his Ufa nnd
had Intended to resign his Job with
tho dredge Senttlo nnd buy. a little
place In Mnrshflold to spend his de
clining years, as he.had taken a great
liking to this locality.
Lamp Blamed for Geo. Wheel
er's Loss at Ekblad Place
at Millington
The homo or (leorgo Wheeler at
Millington was totally destroyed by
flro lust night. Tho house was
owned by Nels Ekblad. father or
W. N. Ekblad. or the Ekblad Hard
ware Company.
Tho flro was discovered about 8
o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and
their son. lifter finishing their sup
per, let tho fire go out, nnd with
their son went to call on Mr. and
Mrs. Clins. Sicker, who had Just
moved up nenr thorn. A lamp was
left lighted on tho dining table for
convenience when thoy returned.
Mrs. Pugh. who lives about 100
feet from tho house, was tho first
to discover tho flro and sont tho
boys to call neighbors. When the
latter arrived, tho flro had gained
such headway that nothing could bo
done and practically nothing could
bo saved. Most or tho erfects were
upstairs and tho blaze wns worst
near tho stnlrwuy, tho lamp and
tnblo having been near it.
Mrs. Pugh says thnt sho Is con
vinced from the appearance of tho
flro when she first saw It that It
originated from tho lamp and that
there had evidently boon an explos
ion of tho oil.
Mr. Ekblad resldeB further up
Isthmus Inlet on tho Smith place.
Mr. Wheeler had Just taken out
SHOO InBUranco on his household
erfects and Just recolved tho policy.
Mr. Wheeler Is connected with tho
Mill Comnany which took ovor tho
Courtney property and wns former
ly In charge of Nasburg's grocory.
Ho recontly moved his family Hero
from Portland.
It Is understood that Mr. Ekblad
did not havo tho houso Insured. It
was a story and a half structure.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler's little son
Is heartbroken because all his toys
and Christmas gifts were destroyed.
Danoo tho OLD YEA It Ol'T at
KAGLE'8 If ALL TONIGHT. Music
by KEY.EK'H Orchestra.
DANCE TONIGHT EAGLE'8 HALL.
HOME BURNED
6T EXPLOSION
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
HELP MEN
NEW TEARS AT
MILLICOMA CLUB
Innovation in "At-Home" To
morrow Afternoon Proposed
by Committee
The Mllllcoma Club will Introduce
something new on Coos Bay tomorrow
in tho formal observance of New
Ycnr'B Dny at tho club rooms. In
vitations havo been Issued for an
"At Homo" from 2 to G o'clock for
the members and their Indies. The
Dausnnt, which has been Introduced
In Southern California, will bo Intro
duced here and tho Innovation Is ex
pected to be one of the most popular
In a long time.
A musical program has been ar
ranged nnd tho hall rooms have been
bcautirully decorated tor tho aTtcr
noon nnd It is expected that there
will be an unusually largo turnout or
tho members, their wives and lndy
rrlouds. A number nro expected from
Coqulllo and North Ilend.
L
TO
Southern Pacific Expected to
Reduce Rate on Motor
From Marshfield
According to an unofficial report
here, rtio Southern Pacific Is planning
to Institute a ten cent faro between
Marshlleld and North Ilend on Its
motor ear sorvico In tho near fut,uro.
Tho change, It Is said, will bo made
within a short tlmo.
Ono renson ror tho chnngo Is that
with tho rirteon cent faro tho auto
mobiles continue to hnndlo tho bulk
of tho traffic becauso thoy tako pas
bcmgers direct to tho North Bond
business district and also pick thorn
up thero at more convenient points
than tho motor car does.
Another reason, Is Is stnted, Is to
placato tho feelings of many about
tho rullrond compnny. There has
been much protest over tho riftocn
cont fare and somo wont so far as to
propose a protest to tho Oregon Rail
road Commission against It. How
ovor, no nctlon In this direction haB
beon taken and tho company's offic
ials aro desirous of maintaining hot
ter relations with tho Coos Hay pub
lic than such a controversy would
Incur.
Whon tho flftcon cent faro was
rixod, it was with tho understanding
that coupon books would bo Issued
later reducing tho rare and that tho
raro would probably bo cut. Tho
extra flvo cents Is for a haul of about
100 feot separating Marshflold nnd
North Bond, tho franchises In tho
two cities requiring a flvo cent raro
within either or them.
HaspbcnleM Klpcii. Mrs. D. C. Mc
Carty has n vino or rod raspberries
that 1b heavily laden with fruit", part
of which has ripened. This Is some
thing unusual ovon on Coos Buy, to
havo berries ripening on New Year's
Dny.
SU'KLAW JETTY HKPOIIT.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. 31.
Tho war department has ordered Maj
or Morrow at Portland to forward
his report of tho Sluslaw Jottles direct
to Washington, In order thnt no time
may bo lost in deciding what should
be dnuo.
Flit EM EN NOTICE.
Tho regular monthly mooting of
tho Marshflold Flro Department will
ho postponed from Thursdny, Janu
ary 1, to Friday evening, January 2,
1911. Alfe'o tho regular annual oloc
tlon of offlcors will tako place and a
full attendance Ih desired.
IIOMEIt MAUZEY, Pres.
DANCE TONIGHT EAGLE'H HALL.
OW
R
TO
IN CITY
Committee Appointed to Ar
range for Feeding Them and
. Providing Quarters
ACTION IS KEYNOTE 1
AT LIVELY MEETING
Problems Facing City During
Growth to be Handled by
Revived Organization
More action and less 'discussion
was the keynote, of tf;o meeting of
the Marshfleld (loodfellowshlp Club
following Its monthly banquet at the
building In the rear of the Swodlsh
Lutheran Church last night. Stir
ring talks wcro mndo towards broad
ening tho objects of the gathering
und to aid In any movement for the
good of tho community. Tho result
was the appointing or a general wol
f.fre commltteo which will look Into
the matter or establishing a MoaV
Resort in this city. Preliminary Ar
rangements wcro mado ror providing
Immediate roller to men now in tho
city out of employment and In need.
Many At Banquet.
Ovor lorty' or tho leading citizens
of tho city sat" down to tho banquet,
w.ilch commenced at 7 o'clock. Sup
erintendent Fred A. Tledgon wns tho
toastmnster and nt tho cud .of tho
meal ho mndo a short Introductory
talk on the object of tho gathering
nnd tho great work which tho organi
zation could nccompllsh. llo called
on Hugh McLnln tor a speech.
"Tncro Is no question," sa"ld Mr.
Mcl.nln, on arising, "that nn orgnnl-.
zatlou or this kind can aid a com
munity In very ninny wnys In ,prob-
tenia brought boloro such a gathor
Irg." Ho drew attention to the
growth of tho goodrollowshlp move
ment In commercial circles, reading
nn editorial from tho Wnll St.root,
Journal which Indicated that ovon
that commercial center bollovod It-
soir to havq a heart.
Morn l'Vt"II"g Needed.
"Tho foundation of all government
Is In the human heart," ho doclnrod,
"and wo should ho moro In touch with
our follow mon, no mattei1 of whq
station. Wo should go to tho vor
rug men and tell them thofy arc wo
como to Join us In this gclod fellow
ship movement. The oiil(y criticism
or n gathering of this kjlnd that I
havo to make Is that wo sihotild have
moro of tho producing claiss with us.
Tonstmnstor Tledgon B'boke of the
professions nnd tho servlijce rondorod
by tho workers, stating tljnat nil honor
should ho accorded thoJ men who
worked with their handi' 'inqUM
thoso who worked with their bralui.
Ho Introduced It. M. Jennings, of the
Oregon Power compnny.
Mr. Jennings told a llttlo story of
tho man who thought It was lucky to
pick up a pln.t although ho lost his
hat and broke his spectacles In doing
tho picking. He declared ho did not
hellevo there woro many pooplo In
Marshllold who bollovod in luck, but
that thoy got lniBy nnd accomplished
groat things. Ho told of the Improve
ments ho had noticed since ho was
horo two years ago, and' how somo
projects thou under way for tho Im
provement of tho harbor and tho com
pletion of a railroad woro still In
complete
Must Kv IliiNy,
"Thero Is only ono way to get any
thing," ho declared. "That Is by
such a gathering as this going after
It. Wo should also do our boBt to bo
pleasant with all those wo havo any
dealings with. I think tho fooling In
tho Ooodrollowshlp club Is to Bend a
man away with a smile lustoud or a
scowl."
C. R. Peck was next called upon by
the toastmastor. He responded with
a strong talk which put somo ginger
Into tho meeting.
"Thero Is no question but that such
a body of mon as you havo assomblod
horo could do a great work In nny
community," ho declared, "but you
havo to havo somo definite object In
view asldo from the samo talks from
tho samo peoplo to avoid muklng a
failure. You havo to got something
to stir tho gray innttor of tho mem
bers, some doflflito organization and
purpoBo. Tnoro lis co hettor tlmo than
tho presout, wm ? t n o y ear '
(Contliuod on rg ftur.)
DECIDES
STRANDED