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PORT OF COOS BAY WIH5 HARBOR CASE Ruling Giving Control of Tide Flats of Importance to Oth er Oregon Districts. PRIVATE CLAIMANTS LOSE Circuit Jurist Coke Icvldc Tort lo ro.M-ft I : I s t of Rc-trli-llon rr Tide I-and pK-al Mill Bo Taken. MARfHriELP. r.. March 7. (Spe cial) John S. Coke. Judso In the Cir cuit Court. hnK handed down a decis ion whi.h l, of created important to ail of the port dmtrict.i of Orison. He h.i5 dfrM'il that the Fort Comml.iMun of Coos Hay ha absolute control of the. tide flat bark of the present Gvv rrnmcnt harbor line Th rae rn that of Tatrirk Hen nvy. Jane A. Chadwlrk and olhera jTMtn.tt the Port of Coo.. Fay. The port claimed the flat whlrh are owned by the plaintiff anJ the latter asked for an Injunction restraining th port front takmc possclon of the- tide flats on the crounds that no compen sation was f;lvcn. Oamkla la fa TnlM. Jurist Coke decision in Mibstanoe I that all of the tide flam mere orlc Inally held by th state In trust for the people, to be used for purpose of navigation when they mlcht be needed, and that while these tide flat have been houslit by individual, the latter only hold title subject to the trust of the atate. The Port Commission Is regarded as an aaent for the state with t he rights to uv the tide flat for navigation purpoea without compensating the pre:.ent individuals who claim owner ehlp.. The decii-lon also give th Port Commission the right of restriction over the tide land, so that those- who now hold the tide land cannot build or Improve them without a license from t lie Port Commlsnlon, thus giving the port the control of these Ian! and the possibility of Increasing in the future the size cf tbe harbor over the tidal area. Kant Mae AfJeetea. The channel of the bay. according to the present Government lines. I 400 feet wide, but this has been extended by the Port Commission and the proj ect, which has bevn adopted lo be fol lowed In the future. I for a 1000-foot rhannel. which will take In much of I the tide land which have been plat ' ted and have been owned. The har ! bor lines, however, on the Marshftald ' side of the bay which are Improved i will not be 'changed, so the decision affects only the unlmt'ttved tide flat i on the ca'.-t side of the hay. Including : part of the city of Kast Side, the t.w nslte of ffninion anil other outside addition. J. W. Bennett and C. F. lc Knlcht. who started the case for the owner of the land, will tak It to the supreme Court. . It. Peck, the port attorney, de fended the port Interest. If the decision should be sustained in the tupreme Court It will affect millions of dollar worth of ti le land of the ports of Oregon where port dis tricts have been formed. KLAMATH SOCIALISTS ACT rri Aillirrrn. IMabIih Hrnd qnartrr. for Work In Cainpalen. KLVMATII KALIA .Man h 7 With lnln in -f br-oniini; 'tivn in tne rsntpalcn rrfltn-c t:. rltv H tt.n Mv . t.i ;S-taliM prty rt laMlj-he-rl iri'piartrr on Fourth Mrrrt. T.ir thrf will drat -fvopit, ml t U mrrtinic o far hrl J ihrrf lt-e btrn tntt-rrMinK. owlnp in part to tli inlcrM nfiuwn by women prnwnt An a utMrt.. th Socialists r takfnc up and annlyzinc the Mtu atin with r"car1 t tne rroro.ri ritv hartrr. Thf ulrrmlr liav 1tc uA-d tic r.rr.mlj.5ion frm of hartr. pro p I by prl at-e cii lTn who tia the IH'iincnt printed at thrlr own rxprn. and Inlrr will tak-n tip the on. deration t'' form of -rr-arter to perpetuate the prennt form of sov rrnmrnt. Tht So tai't, who had a ttv ticket iii ti;r fie'.d a ear aba, pl.n t hae both rountv and rtiy tk-k-r i.h in (ore the people tins .r-riiis. PAYROLLS PADDED 5 YEARS Norllicrn lani-if m I motl nation If A 11-t-hnl at Spokane. Spi-KANK. M.irrh 7. The m-tilt of th invfticHtum Into rhurzff that thr yr.H.H of t fr- mht Jjiart mnt of t NorihTn ran f ilroad at Spo kar.c had i-n paUl-i for live cam, ha ve t'ff n f -T warded lo -.radjuartrs tf th rouipanv at St. raul. A tiKn a? the artual Jurn anjrd by emi'Utvo!- ta arrrtatne1. the surety iomp-ny whl-h bonded the rmptyea of the road will be atked to reimbur the rompanv . According to K. J. Cannon. Spnkane oitn?.eI fr tw road, a part of the money rcurri w.w uie.l to pay drltn t tint iind u nool lettable freight r'lar.en that employes mitcht make k n iMl as collet lor.-. VESSELS LOAD FOR ALASKA ship Itruuht IVoiii Winter Quar ters to t urn t jiincri npllr. ASTur.lA. '.. M.r. h T. ilipeclal T.'ie Al.isk. Itsf'ernin' Parking 1'om i-n vessels, the hark W. R Klint nd tfi" hli ?t frr Is. will he bronsht from their Winter quartets rest week to load cannery auptlles for lirl-itol Bay." The f-rmer will go to tie North Bnk dock and load for Kmtl'ini.'. while the latter will berth ar the Klmore whrf and load for isr.-k Moth will be ready to sail for the orth about April 10. The company's steatrer North Star. tv.ir.g otrrhjulftl. will he launched within a few da? a and towed to the railway con:pan '' tlo-k. where her new ji-oti-h marine boiler will be pljced In her. the (ear of the Flint bclr.x used to hoist It. CLARK FARMERS TO MEET llu.liie Men anil crli nlluril Plan ;rt-Tgrthrr C'onforpnit'. t'i r. it. "asn. njirr'i . I tecial--A meeting of luv prominent ' farmer and fruitgrowers throughout f 1 . . L. tfA,,ntv k.a Kn 1 1 1.A llV the Commercial Club of Vancouver for . Wnlnraur noon. Jlarcn zu. at loiuin bU Hotel, at which time they will be guest;i ol the club for luncheon. The meeting will bring the farmers, busi ness and professional men together for the benefit of the Clark County Fair. Invitations will be Issued to 100 farmers, and they will be requested to let the commltete know If they will come or rot. Suggestions from those who are qualified to make them will tut aked for by II. U Moody, who will preside, he having been appointed by President Lloyd Dubois' today, when the suggestion was made. At the midweek luncheon today t" ,.. u.tM tire. iied and read a statement showing the fair association j to be in. good financial , conumuii. Among those who spoke were Clement Scott. H. U Moodv. Mr. Hayes. W. P. Connawav. X. r. Mall. J. K. I'ubois. O. B. Hathawav. U M. Midden. Kev. H. S. Templcton. II W. Arnold. W. H. Orme bv. of the Northern Pacific, and others. - The racetrack at the fairgrounds, whic.i w ill be half-mile standarl. will be completed this week, and will have coat approximately 11500. It is In a good location, easy of access and will no doubt attract thousands of persons from Portland when the race meet will be given In July. In addition to the one In September. to 15. inclusive. SURF PARTY IS NOVELTY fcOCIKTY IV . KVKXINfi DI.KS.S SPLASJIKS IX OCEAX. OIVA SCORES E NEMY Mme. Schumann-Heink De .. Clares Suit Is Conspiracy. MOTHER LOVE IS DEFENDED Hart-foot IUrh Parade hy Families or Millionaire Xrw Senatlon at Caflfornia Hcort. lAiXG BKACH. Cal.. March " (Spe cial.) A midnight "wading party." In which members of millionaire families paraded the sand in bare feet, caused Ixns; Reach to gasp Ions; and deep to dav when the details became known. Among those In the party, it Is said, were Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hlir. daughter-in-law of the railroad mag nate: the Mlssea Wall, daughters of Colonel and Mrs. E. A. Wall, of Salt Ukt City, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. H. Spragtie. The unusual "splash" was participat ed In by both men and women in even ing dress, following a candy pull" at the Virginia Motel and a box party later at one of the Long Beach thea ters. When the performance at the theater was over the moon was shining brlghtlv and some one suggested a "wading party. There waa a merry rush for the beach and. quickly dis carding shoes and hosiery, the mem bers soon were splashing about and fleel-ig before the breaker. Several were too slow It their re treat and were caught by the waves, much to the enjoyment of the others. KLAMATH FALLS TO VOTE Proposed Commission Government Charter Will (, on City Ballot. KLAMATH FALLS. .March '. (Spe cial. City Keoordcr T. F. Nichols has announced that he will place on the ballot at the coming municipal election the proposed commission form of gov ernment charter, which for a time looked as though It were, figuratively speaking, up a tree. When present ed to the iv.unc'1 the City Attorney. Horace M. Manning. Inspected the in strument and declared It fatally de fective, even -If it were adopted by the people, the title having been omitted and other point having been over looked. The committee which drew up the document then said they wished to withdraw the petition and charter from the Council, but the City Attorney be lieved that not only could the Instru ment not be returned to the filers nor could It be handed bacu on petition of a niatorltv of the voters. The law providing that the City liecorder rould put the charter before - the people without Councllmanlc action. which was la- king In this case, the advocates of the measure decided to let It go on the ballot a framed, with Its defects, and plan. If It Is adopted, to hold a special election later at which It can be amended. COOS BAY WILL GET SITE Marhricld Appoint Committee to CImmim- t. roil nil at It 15 Fair. M AP.SMFIF.LP. Or... .March 7. i Spe cial.! The M.irshfield Chamber of Com merce has named a committee to meet with the Portland delegation which on March 1. at San Francisco, will select a site for the Oregon exhibit at the Panama-Pacitlc Exposition. It Is not likely that any of th committee will go on the special train from Portland, as those selected are men who will be In San Franci.co on other business at that time. Marshheld's committee will select the Coos Hay exhibit site. The committee Is composed of C. A. Smith. W. S. Chandler. L J. Simpson. .1. M. Wake. A. Mer-en. Samuel Magnus. F. S. lww. C. J. .Mlllls. O. X. Wendllng. .1. N. Nye and James Balnes. Coos Countv people will make a line show ing of the resources' and Industries of the district. STUDENTS PLAN MAGAZINE Cottage Grove lliith School Will L-iic Annual Publication June I. coTTAOK fiHOVE. Or.. March 7. iSpeCiel.l The high school student bo,ly is preparing for the Issuance of sn annual magaxine to surpass any former editorial work. In the school. The magaxine will be printed on a line quality of paper, have an artistic cover and contain Individual and'group pho tographs of the students. Eery stu dent I privileged to write a story for the publics tton. For these cash prlxes will be given, from ti to 110. Preparation of the annual 1 being done on a busincj. basis, and there are ot'rHcr to supervise the different de tail of the work The annual will be ready for distribution on June 1. MEDFORD FIREMEN BALK Wages Offered by Council Xot Ac rvpted Truck lias Xo Operator. MKPF"RP. Or.. March 7. (Special ) This city has a new motor Bra truck but there I ho one to run It. The acquitlon of the truck necessitated a larger force and the city father de rided to have a paid department, con sisting of a chief, assistant chief and four tlremen. to get IS5. 175 and 'IS" a month respectively. This scale of wages has not met with the approval of the tlremen and they have Issued an ultimatum asking for live. 180 and ;. or they wont work. The City Counclimcn seem Inclined to stand pat. "IT .My Son PromlM-d Marriage,' Says Singer, "He Mast Wade From Ills Own Puddle" Will Xot Pay a Penny Ieelared. SEATTLE. ' March 7. (Special.) That the marital difficulties of Madame Schumann-Heink may, Jn a measure, be responsible for the Institution of a IJ5. 000 damage suit alleging ' breach of promise on the part of Hang Schumann Heink. son of the noted singer, brought by FTauIeln Johnna Alice Forner. of Dresden. Is the Inference left by an In terview with the famous songbird. "Infamous a conspiracy! Enemies would drag my mother love through the publle mire, hoping I will worry until ray voice fails me. We of Germany know the mother love I more precious than art than the plaudits or dollars of the world. They are striking me through my child." This was the dramatic answer of Madame Schumann-Melnk at the Hotel Washington today. "I will not air my private troubles for the public's pleasure," she continued. "If my son has erred he must as we Germans say eat the broth of his own cooking. Nut 25.imj0 I wonder how she would get it? Eliminate Madame Schumann-Heink from this world and see how quickly this suit would be dropped. "I know but little of the life Hans lived at Dresden. He may have been wild. German students are not what you Americans call mollycoddles." If he and this woman I will not call her a girl had an honest understanding, if he went to her believing her to be his mate, and asked her to live her life with him. he must wade from his own puddle. Not one penny will 1 give. Madame Schumann-Heink will go on singing to her audiences, smiling for her friends, ignoring her enemies' and forgetting that can-illle beasts are allowed to live in the world. She is above petty spite." OFFICIALS CHANGE MIND Spokane Commissioners to Ict Job ou Main to Day Laborers. sroKAXi:. Wash.. March 7. i Spe cial.) Although the City Commission era Wednesday, by a vote of 3 to 2, voted to throw the biff North Side force main Job open to bids from con tractors, that action will be rescind ed and the ordinance providing for doinjc the work by day labor allowed to Mand. according to a new lineup of the commissioners, which developed follow Inp another meeting of the Coun cil this morninc. Mayor HlndU-y, who voted for cet tinic bid, will vote aalnt th mr neney mnendmnt providing for bids when It is prevented lor passage Fri day afternoon. Commissioner Faott this mornlnir said "I have ordered riveting and calking machines to do the work, as well as a new arm for our Mean, shov el and 1 find that these orders cannot be cancelled Contractor Jaitim Broad aid there m-ere several contractors who would bid on the work and guarantee to com plete It by July 10. Kassett insisted that the delay In petting bids would make it Impossible to finish the work In time for the annual water shortage. Commifsionera t! Myden and Fajrley iiuesttontd the right of Commissioner Fa skc tt to order machinery for the work without calling for bid?. The orders were placed by tne purchasing agent. OIL FURNACE IS FEARED Kaet ido Bitslnojt Men's Club See Dancer to Hawthorne S-hool. The Kast Side Business .Men's Cluh last night went on record as opposed to the placing and operation of the fuel oil furnace in the basement of Hawthorne schoolhouse. to be used to heat the new reinforced concrete gym nasium, which hns been erected on the west side of the grounds. Uglcsby Voung brought the matter before the club and he said that the parents send ing children to the Hawthorne school are greatly alarmed over this matter as they consider that the placing of this furnace In the basement of a frame schoolhouse Is very dangerous. Chairman Kcllnher was authorized to appoint a committee to co-operate with a like committee of citlxens In pro testing agalnot this urrangement be fore the I'oard of Kducatlon. W. 11. Kltzgerald. member of light ing committee or the Executive Board, explained that tpe Kast Side had been divided Into three districts and that IS lights could be Installed a month in each district. South of Hawthorne avenue Is one district, between Haw thorne avenue and Fremont street is the central district and the territory north of Fremont the third. The cluh voted to co-operate In placing lights where they will do the most good. The club voted against holding open meet ings for the discussion of political questions Involved In the campaign. Pastor" Resignation Accepted. At the meeting of the congregation of the Third Presbyterian Church last night, it was voted to accept the resig nation of Kev. William Parsons, the pastor, and It was decided to join the pastor in asking the Portland Presby terv to dissolve the pastoral relations. Wilson Heneflel and Vr. F. S. Post were appointed to represent the church at the meeting of the presby tery March 12. No action was taken toward securing a pastor, the under current being toward a possible con solidation with Hawthorne church. However, the consolidation question was not considered. Body Konnd in Coos Bay. MARSH FIELD. Or.. March 7. (Spe cial.) The body of an unknown man was found floating In Coos Bay today. The body was brought ashore and turned over to Coroner Wilson.. Many men have looked at the dead man but no one seems to know who he la. It is believed that he had been working in one of the logging camps as his sh'es Indicated tliat. he had been emplowcd in the woods. The body is that of a man about 4" years of age with black hair and black mustache and of large stature. He l ad no papers In his pos session. No marks were found to In dicate foul play and it is suppcsrj that he a.-cldently fell off the wharf or com mitted suicide. He had been in the water over a week. AN OUT-OF-THE-USUAL SALE OF READY-TO - WEAR GARMENTS Instead of the formal Spring Opening upon which many establishments spend thousands of dollars for decorations, we intend to make this Spring announcement unusually attractive in regard to prices. Today and Saturday, therefore, the doors will be thrown open for one of the most emphatic sales we have ever held in this great growing Ready-to-Wear Sample Store for Women. These prices for Friday and Saturday only: Mfr W0 Smart Sample Suits $14 Xew showing very elassy assortment Spring Suits', blue serges" fancy mixtures; the hand some plain tailored new four-button coat mod els, aleo fancy handsome trimmed models; one third to one-half less than any other store on the Coast. F.xtra special for our first Spring sale $14.95. Blue serges, worth $25,000 h M Q C Fancy mixtures, $20.00 U I I JO to $25.00 r- Fancy trimmed Suits, j ' $20.00 to S25.00 J Sale of Waists "Of the most unusual values and assortment almost bewildering; lingerie, silks and the new, much-wanted mannish shirts; all colors, tan, blue, white. $1.50 WAISTS 98e $2.00 WAISTS .$1.49 $2.50 WAISTS $1.9S $5.00 WAISTS $2.9S A very large assortment, $6.00 to $12.00 Chic Sample Dresses A collection of Dresses that is not equaled anywhere on the Coast. Lingeries, silks, serges, challies; newest, up-to-the-minute styles; blues, black, brown, white and tan. A collec tion of sample Dresses oi the most celebrated ma kers; -worth up to $16.50, Friday and Saturday only ft s I I. B ti Nifty Sample Coats For ladies and misses; white, serges, blues and fancy mixtures; a variety that is surprisingly complete in assortment and style, and the price is so low you will just ask us how we do it. Little Coats for Little Women Large Coats for Large Women $9.95, $12.95, $14.95, $19.85 up to $50.00. ft St If A a Mis1 $6 MESSALINE SILK PETTICOATS $1.9S 4r . i.ajl'WCri 12 We Show the Largest Assortment of Blue Serge Suits in the City $14.95, $16.75, $19.85, $22.75, $24.95, $27.50, $30.00 to $50.00 WMih W KKh .S NA V rl.r. I. . A & SUIId i'l II VIUIUUU Kr Mil"" 132-134 SIXTH STREET OPPOSITE OREGONIAN BUILDING EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR TWO SKVEKKI.Y Bl RXKO AXD OTHKKS IMPniSOXKD. Kan In Diamond Vale Collieries . Welshing Ton. Blown Out. Smoke Halls Rescuers. MKRRITT. B. C March 7. An JC- v.. i lnvd of the Plamund Vale Collirls today killed four nn-n. seven-iy ourneu and lint.rlson-d four miMi without hope of rescue. Two of the dead are John Hour, sued 21, and Harry Grimes. The first intimation of trouble was Just after a sienal had ben received ,A .... n n inaiiK.i fit rs Alexander Tat- erson was stooping to put the line In the sheav at the main sup aim " blown no yards to the engine house. A fan weiKhliiK mor than a ton was blown completely out. Kor 15 minutes the smoke of the ex plosion and coal dust obscured every thing. The smokestack of the eneir.e house was blown over and a belt draw inn the fan was thrown 130 feet away. Water pipes leadinc into the mine were blown out. An hour passed be fore any attempt at rescue could be made. The first UvinK men brought out were Kalph Kolish and Harry Hose. The former was badly burned on the head and uppor part of the body and the latter waf burned m,on the body. Mich School Graduate Honorqd. ALBANY. Or.. March 7. (Special.) Miss leucine Hart, a Kraduate of Al bany lli.-h School, who has been at tending Stanford University the past two years, was honored this week at that Institution by bcini? slven a place on the donating tram of the unlver- wu.i holncr elected secretary and treasurer of . the duo. Miss Hart attained considerable prominence in the debating line while a student at Albany His" School. ' . ELECTION CONTEST ENDS Court Holds City Council Must Be Sole Judge. MAftSHKIELD. Or.. March ". (Spe cial.) The contest of the election of Dr. K. K. Straw, as Mayor of Marsh Held, which was brought by R. A. Copplc. one of the defeated candidates, came to an abrupt end' today, when Juduc J. S. Coke, in the Circuit Court, decided that the city charter of Marsh lield makes the City Council the sole judRe of such contests and that the Circuit Court does not have Jurisdic tion in the case. The-judce further decided that the petition of Copple was insufficient. The court stated that the Marshneld char ter provides that the City Council shal! be the final jndge of the election and qualification of the Mayor and other officers and that this section of the charter which was granted by a spe cial act of the Legislature had never been repealed. Copple was defeated at the election bv Straw, with a majority of eight votes and he tiled his petition for a contest on the grounds that some of the votes for Straw were illegal. Man Steals Hide, Severely Hart. VANCOUVER Wash.. March 7. (Special.) Helpless from his injuries and with both wrists broken. Richard ;rant, aped 23. was found in the rail road yards here after midnight, and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. Grant said he was beating his way on O.-W..R. & N. train No. 364, and that a brakeman threw him off the train when it was going at a fast rate, al though Grant offered, he said, to get off at the first stop. - .ii, . ma. .1 1 1 - --- " ' ' -' i -ii "A good cigar is a smoke" but a Gordon Hat's the Hat s PURE FROM NATURE'S OWN FIELDS Clarke's Pure Rye, bottled in bond, 100 proof, guarantees to you at your club, your fa vorite bar, or in your home, a cure and wholesome drink. If it is used judiciouslv. only Denericial results will fol low. WHY? : Because it cnrriec with it nothing but the natural Grain" flavor. Clarke's Pure Hvo is made in the old fashioned three chambered still and carries with it quality, flavor and honesty For more than a century the purest whiskey made. CLARKE MOS. CO.. Pearls. BL ELUMAUER & HOCH Portland, Oregon Distributers Wj BANK Prompt Collection The prompt collection of checks, notes and drafts by the most direct routes is an im portant essential in the execution of mod ern banking service. We give particular attention to this branch of our business. WE PAY. 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Hartman & Thompson, Bankers FOURTH AND STARK STREETS Chamber of Commerce Building Iff m I