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PI JHHWliiiiiyniHiMi (&M&WUX ADS. tttt NEWS WHKN BUSINESS 18 BLOW, Al VKRTISE. THAT IT PAYS IS KVI RENTED 1V SUCCESSFUL I1US1 NKSS HOUSES EVERYWHERE:: GET IT WHILE IT IS NEW MT HEARING TIIK COOS VAY TIMES. ALL TIIK NEWS ALj TUB T1MH TERSELY TOLD t! :: !! :: U MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED FIIESS ENtnbllsheil in 1H7H as Tho Const Inll VOL. XXXI V. MARSHFIELD.OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull niul Coos liny Advertiser. No. 12. CAPT. wee OF LIME -21 :es a (U ICOOS BAY iS" 'IKES TRIP BIG PASSENGER STEAMER GOES C RIT GIZ OTHERS! STORM BOUND TO LOWER BAY ASRORE ON BARKLEY SOUND I i Says Masters of Other Vessels Did Not Respond to Dis tress Signals. ILL HELP TRE WATSON AND SHOSHONE ALLEGED OFFENDERS1 WHOLE ST Crew of Lakme Nearly Crazy When Abandoned to . Their Fate. dipt. O'llrliui of tho stenmer Wnt Hon Is roundly scored by Cnpt. Malm- Lumber Can Be Shipped to New York Via Panama For $5.00 Thousand. Twelve dnys from Portland, Ore., , to Now York by water upon tho coin- plotlon of tho Panama Cnunl Is tho schedule nrndlctncl liv f'ntitiiln A. W. gren of the steamer Lakme, which , Xo,KOn of tho Btonnior llonvor lv. wns rescued Inst week by tho steam- B between Portland nnd San trail er Nann Smith, for leaving tho lnt-iclsco. Moreover, ho says, freight ter In a dangerous iiobUIoii off Cope lllnnco. Tho Watson made a couplo of nttcmptB to shoot n lino aboard the Lakmo but they failed and she left her about G o'clock In tho eve ning, Capt. Mnlmgren clnlniB that If tho Watson had remained three or four hours longer, sho could have taken tho on'tlro crow of twenty off tho Lnkmo Instead of allowing them to remain to their fate. ' Ho has given out long Interviews In San Francisco about It. Tho steamer Shoshone Is also be ing criticized for leaving tho Lakmo In dlstreos. The Shoshone was the will bo carried for $( a ton instead of $28 now charged by tho railroads, and he bcllovcs tho canal will bo in operation within two yenrs. Captain Nelson woh formerly In command of the steamer City of Para and ho lins been making trips . j Telegraph and Telephone I Wires Still Down No Mail Received. Coos Hay Is still isolated ns a re sult of tho recent snow storm. Tho telephone and telegraph wires are still down and the only uows from the outside-world Is an occasional message recolved nt tho Wireless Station from somo vessel In distress. It lias been n long time since the telephone wires woro so completely demoralized as at prosont. As a re sult of a crossed wire a mossago was recolved by tolophono from Sumner at noon which stated that no mnll had reached thoro from Itogoburg for two dnys but a forco of men woro nt work trying to clear tho road. Seven or eight largo treos top pled over and obstructed the road beyond Sumner. It was hoped how- over that tho mall carriers would got Romo of Wednesday's mall through to Sumner lato tonight or early to morrow. The Western Union succeeded In to tho canal region for tho last ten years. Ho Is considered iib familiar with tho canal work as any one out side of tho government employ. "Tho Panama canal will bring tho greatest development of Pacific coast Times resources that I know of," said Cnp tnln Nelson. "Two years from now lumber will bo shipped from Port- establishing communication with Sumner this nftornoon hut were un ablo to get farther or tell when they would succeed In getting n lino to nosoburg. This holds back The Associated Press d'spatchos. Ilrst to discover tho Lakmo's troubles i innd to Now York for $G a thousand, but after standing off a couplo of To ship lumber by rail to Now York hours in tho storm proceeded with-' in nn Impossibility today. Tho char out making any attempt to save tho gos aro tlirco and four times what men. The Shoshone wns tho vessel tho lumber Is worth. A that stood off tho liny a year ago when tho Czarina was wrecked, dipt. OInoii Talks. Capt. II. W. Olson of tho Nann Smith is very modest about his feat In rescuing tho Lakmo and her crew of twenty men. Ho sayB ho only did what any man Bhould havo done "Capt. Mnlmgren of tho Lakmo In tho San Francisco papers tells how tho other vessels left him," said Capt. Olson today. "Before crossing out, 1 communicated by wireless with tho govornmont Station at Capo Blanco nnd with tho Asuncion, Argylo and other vessels off horo that woro searching for her and ascertained whoro alio was last seen. Whon tho Argylo told mo" thatshocouldnotflnd any traco of tho Lakmo off tho Co qullle, I mado up my mind that sho must havo drifted north of horo. Suro enough whon I was crossing out, I saw two mostB north of horo. I saw them before I reachod tho .Life Saving Station. "It is strange how tho Lakmo floated by without boing seen from the llghthouso or tho lookout of tho llfo saving station. Sho was less than four miles off shore nnd was burning distress signals all tho time. It would seem to mo that tho lookout at tho life saving station should havo seen her onslly and especially In view of tho fact that sho could bo seen from tho deck of tho Nairn Smith oven be fore wo reached tho station. t "When wo reached tho Lakmo, you can bjt thoy woro overjoyed. They had an awful experlonco and had been anticipating tho worst for hours. After tho Watson loft them, somo of tho men, Capt. Mnlmgren told me, nlmost went crnzy. When they were tossed up within ten feet of Fox Rocks, somo of tho men wanted to Jump from tho Lakme onto tho rocks hut Capt. Mnlmgren kept them from doing so. "After that, thoy feared they would be driven ashore on Capo Arn go where they knew there wns prac- tlcally no hope of their escaping alive. Their life boats had been swept away and thoy only had a couple of crude llfo rafts that thoy had built. "Thursday night, they were given n keen disappointment when their distress slgnnls received no answer from tho shore and keener still was tho disappointment when tho Break water with hor lights gaily burning passed within a milo of her nnd gave no evidence of seeing the distress slgnnls. When the Breakwater first hove In view, all aboard, Capt. Malm- "I was told upon uulmpcachablo authority that In two years' tlmo 1 can tako tho Beaver through tho canal. I can nlmost tnlto her now. With tho Qntun gates finished and tho bnlnnco of tho dirt nnd rock out of tho Culebrn cut tho Benvor would go through with enso. Business men should got rendy for tho big growth thnt will follow on this const. "It Is tho opinion on tho cnnnl zono that charges for uso of tho canal will bo $1 a ton, a very roa sonablo prlco, ns Suez, I am told, chnrges G n ton. President Taft has recommonded n chargo of l In his message. Tho Panama cnnnl, In my oponlon, will mnko Portland n city of COO, 000 quicker thnu nil tho rnllrorfds that can bo built In twenty years. Mark my works, this coast Is going to boom." gren said, thought sure it was a vos sol coming to their relief and they guvo every distress signal possible to hasten her approach but In vain. "Wo took tho men uboard the Nann Smith at once and gave thorn food and water and dry clothes and mado them as comfortable as pos sible. Wo did not stop to dlckor about terniB as I was first determined to get tho crew to safety and so was Capt. Mnlmgren. Ho merely asked to bo towed to San Francisco if pos slble. I wnsn't suro wo could make it If another storm cumo up and I told him I would do tho best I could and wo attached tho steol hawser to her. Wo mado tho trip down In good shape." Clash Over Salvage. Capt. Olson and Capt. Mnlmgren havo turned over tho question of salvngo to tho owners of tho two vessels to settle Usually, tho marine law, allows forty per cent of tho valuo of the cargo and vessel savod to tho vessel saving thorn. In this instance, It is understood that Arno Mereen of tho C. A. Smith company presented a bill to tho Chns. Nelson company merely for towage and expenses incidental thereto. Man ager Tyson of the Chns. Nelson com pany, it Is understood sought to dlckor about it, and Mr. Mereen Im mediately callod the deal off and re ferred tho matter to tho courts, to adjust. NORTH BEND FIRE SCARE Major Morrow Accompanied By Marshfield Men Give Smoker Tonight. Major .lay Morrow, chief of the United States Engineers for this dis trict, accompanied by n number of Marshfield business men Is this nft ornoon making n tour of inspection of tho lower Bay on tho stenmer Flyer. Tho trip wns arranged by tho Mnrshfleld Chamber of Commerce. Major Morrow and Engineer Leofo yestordny mado a trip of inspection of tho Coqulllo river to enable Major Morrow to personally familiarize hiniBolf with conditions there. Coming in yesterday morning, Capt. Mncgonn had Major Morrow on tho deck with him so thnt ho wns nblo to get n good view of tho bnr nnd Jetty. Give Smoker Tonight. Tho Mllllcomn club will give nn informnl smoker nt tho club rooms this evening compllmcntnry to Mnjor Jny Morrow of tho United States En gineers nt Portlnnd who Is spending a few dnys hero. No Invitations have boon Bent out but all members nre Invited to bo In attendance. An In formal musical program Is also be ing arranged. BILL TO FIK ALL SALARIES Passengers Are Rescued By Tug Goliath and Revenue Cutter Tahoma. PLANT SAILS SOUTH TODAY Electric Light Reflection Cause of Midnight Fire Alarm. Tho pcoplo of North Bond aro Buf fering from a caso of "flro nerves." Tho recent destructive hlazo and tho knowlodgo thnt It dovolopcd nn un usual suscoptlblllty to foar of a con flagration. Last night, shortly after midnight, somo olnted pedcstrlnn snw what ho thought was a blaze flnra up at tho Palaco hotel and hur ried to give an alnrm. A few min utes Inter, about 12:40 tho peoplo woro stnrtled by tho shrill screams of tho flro whlstlo. Thoro wns hur rying and scurrying. A llttlo Inves tigation proved that tho alarm was tho result of a strong electric light reflection on somo clothes hanging nt tho Pnlnco hotel. Peoplo retlrod with n algh of ro Ilof to dream of Chlneso flro dragons. flro crackers, flro whistles nnd shoot ing flnmes that leapod to lick tho emblnzonced clouds thnt with Irrn- dlant glnro caught up tho fitful glenms nnd hurlod thorn on to abys mal spaces beyond tho skies. HEADS NEW CALIFORNIA CKSE. DIO. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. 2C Tho Rov. Louis ChJlds Sanford was consecrated today as first bishop of tho now Episcopal dioceso of tho Snn Joaquin valley, which has been created out of a part of tho district heretofore comprised in tho dioceso of San Francisco. Tho consecration service took placo In St. John's church, tho consecrator being Bishop William Ford Nichols of this city. A number of other well-known pre lates were In attendance. Carries a Large Freight Cargo and Good Passenger List. The steamer M. F. Plant sailed for San Francisco this nftornoon nt 3 o clock carrying n good cargo of freight which Included 300,000 feet of lumber from tho C. A. Smith mill 8omo coal and n largo shipment from tho North Bond Box Factory. About fifty passengers were aboard among whom woro tho following: E. M. Motlcr, C. M. Bylor, Mrs. Bylor, Pearl Chnpmnn, Leoua Rich ards, Paul Schlllorstrom, Mr. Mon roo, Mrs. Monroe, W. P. Murphy, Mr. A. E. Noff, John Frnncls, J. Cwlsslg, Poto Bollnrds, Aunio Hoglund, Mrs. M. Grow, L. Chcfmnn, Mrs. Schlllor Pnvo Schlllorstrom, Mrs. Schlllor strom, Mrs. F. Augelln, Mnzlo An- gelln, J. A. Hoolllng, Mrs. Hoelllng, Jnck Clnguo, Hnrry Dawson, Frank Angolla, J. Frisco, J. Drago, F. Mo ran, nnd fourteen Bteorngo. HONOR CATTLE MAX. BIDS FOR MERCHANDISE STOCK AND HORSES. Warren Butler hns Just returned from n trip to Illinois whoro ho has spont tho wlntor with relatives. The only thing that some women do to make home happier Is to buy Bids will bo received until 12 o'clock, noon, Monday, January 30, 1911, on tho following: Stock of general merchandise nt Llbby Btoro consisting of groceries, dry goods, hardware, boots, shoes, etc. Also on mules, horses, harness, etc., of Llbby mine. Bids will bo recolved either on whole or on soparato departments. Address all bids or inquiries to. Oregon Con! & Navigation Co., CHAMPAIGN, 111., Jan. 27. With interesting oxorclscs tho namo of James Nolsou Brown, organizer and promoter of tho Illinois Stato Fair and early Importer of purebred cattle, was admitted to a placo In tho Farmers' Hall of Famo at tho University of Illinois. Included among tho speakers and othor par ticipants In tho coremoules wero Governor Deueen, President James of tho University of Illinois, Dr. Frank Crano of Chicago, Jnmes M. Crobs, president of tho Illinois Stato Fatr, and Alvln Sanders, a member of the national tariff board. Tho portrait of James N. Brown was un veiled by his great-granddaughter, MIbb Lynetto May Brown, Tho namo of 'James N, Brown Is tho second to bo placed In the Hall of Fame at tho .university, that of Cyrus B. McCormlck, inventor of the ramping machine, having been placed In tho hall, last year. The nnmes of men selected as candidates for future admission, ono each year, aro: Jonathan B. Turner, father of land grant colleges, to bo admitted in 1012; Isaac Funk, successful pioneer breeder of livo stock, to be honored In 1013, and, In 1914, Philip, D. Armour, loader In his day in the development of a lnrgo and profitable Llbby, Oregon market for animal products. Measure Introduced at Salem Regulating Compensation of County Officials. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. Tho over rccurrlng scramble among public officials for Increased salarlos would bo ended as far as county bilkers nre concerned, If tho bill Representative Buchnnau has again Introduced at this session becomes n law. Tho samo mcasuro was beforo tho 1909 session but failed to pass. By Its provisions tho salary of all county officers Is regulated automa tically. Tho county oillcerB of every county In tho stato aro classified on a basls'of population and tho assess ed valuation of tho respective coun ties. It is on this basis that a schedulo of salaries is computed. As each county increases in population and assessable values, under tho operation of the Buchnnau bill tho salaries of tho various oillcerB would Increase, as tho county graduated from ono class Into the next. By tho samo system, the salaries of of ficers of any county would bo reduc ed automatically should Its popula tion nnd tho valuo of taxablo proper ty fall sufficiently to place tho county In n lower classification. Mr. Buchnnau will urge tho legis lature to enact tho bill as a perma nent solution of the salary question, which Is nlways boing brought be foro tho legislature, with tho result that much time is needlessly oxpond od In tho consideration of bills with which tho average legislator 1b not acquainted nnd for thnt reason is incompotont to pass upon. To Prevent Homo Rule In Towns of Ja'hh Than fi( People. Amendments to tho existing law of tho stato rolatlvo to tho Incorpor ation of towns, designed to mnko It Impossible to tako undue advantage of tho Homo Rulo amendment with respect to tho liquor traffic, have been prepared by tho Greater Oro gon Homo Rulo association nnd will bo urged for ndoptlon beforo tho legislature nt Snlom. Tho now net differs from tho old In thnt thoro must bo GOO Inhabitants within tho nrea proposed to bo In corporated, nnd tho petition nsking Incorporation, for presentation to tho County Court, must bear tho signa tures of CO por cont of tho votors to bo affected by Incorporation, hut In no caso shall moro than 100 signa tures bo required. Tho existing law pormlts Incorpor ation with 150 Inhabitants nnd only 10 signatures aro necessary to mako tho petition valid for consideration. In making tho maximum uumbor of signatures required only 100 thoro wns taken into consideration tho fact that this Is usually about tho number of voters In a community of GOO porsonB, tho ratio gonornlly bo ing nbout ono to Ave. It Is fearod that tho amendment to tho stato constitution giving to municipalities tho right to rogulato tho liquor traffic within their own borders would bo tho signal for tho Incorporation of a lot of "one-horse" towns. Tho passage of the proposed now law would to n great extent, it Is believod, eliminate this danger. II. B. 17G, Gill Providing for ex tension work in connection with the Stato Agricultural Colloge and tho appropriation of $100,000 annually thorofor. II, B. 182 Providing for competi tion In securing plans and nwardlng architectural work for public build ings. II. B. 183, Eggloston Establish ing n branch exporlmontal station of tho Oregon Agricultural College in Southern Oregon. CREW STAY BY STEAMER AND HOPE TO SAVE HER Capt. Joynes Well-Known On Bay Is Master of Rescuing Boat. Tho Marshfield Wlroless station recolved a mossago last night saying; that tho Steamer Tecs a largo pas senger boat belonging to tho Cuna dlan Pacific Railway, nnd cnrrylng n lnrgo number of passengers struclc n small rock off Gowlnnd Island',. Bnrkley Sound, nnd sprung n leak. By uso of rockots nnd distress sig nals they succeeded In attracting at tention nnd n Pugot Sound tug "Tho Gollnth" and tho U. S. Rovonuo Cut ter "Tahoma" went to tholr assist ance. All tho pnssengors wero tnlton' nshoro but as thoro seemed to bo no Immediate danger tho crow ra mnlnod with tho boat. Tho steamer Tees loft Uclot about 7 P. M. for llanfiold, carrying a largo pasfionger list. It wns about. 9 P. M. whon sho struck tho rocks during high tide. At last reports sho was resting easy and whllo tanking n llttlo tho crow hoped to lloat hor at high tide. She Isisurroundod by very dcop wntor. Coos Bay peoplo will await fulior reports of tho occidont with much Interest ns the master of ono of tho rescuing bonis Is Cnpt. Joynes, woin known horo nnd who was recently given chnrgo of tho Rovonuo Cuttor Tahoma. Capt. Joynes had chargo of tho Investigation of tho Coob Bay Llfo Saving Sorvlco following tut? Cznrlna wreck, boing sent horo Dy tho ofllclnlfl at Washington for that purpose Barkloy Sound Is on tho wost coast of Vancouver Island nnd rathop romoto from tho main travolod courso. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. Tho Nnnn Smith will sail tomor row for Bny Point. Tho Bronkwnter will sail at 8' o'clock Saturday morning for Port land. Tho Redondo will Ball at 10 o'clock Sunday morning for San Pedro, stop ping nt San Frnnclsco both ways. NEW BISHOP CONCECRATED.. I fas Rev. Theodore Pnyno Pnxtou DIim'cm) of Oklahoma. MINNEAUOLIS, Minn., Jnn. 27. Tho sorvlco of consecration oC Rov. Theodore Payno Thurston ns? bishop of tho dioceso of Oklahoma: took placo horo yostorday, and wa ono of tho most notable coromonlos In tho history of tho Episcopal church In thlh city. It was 10 o'clock beforo tho procession of bishops, clorgy, lnymon nnd chor isters who woro to tnko part In tho sorvlco reachod St. Paul's church. Tho decorations of tho church wore most olaborato and It was 'crowded? to Its capacity. Tho number of bishops participat ing was larger than usually takes part is a ceromony of tho kind. Bishop Tuttlo of Missouri, tho pro siding bishop of tho church, officiat ed, assisted by tho Right Rov. Fran cis K. Brooke, missionary bishop of Oklahoma, and Right Rov. Frank R. Millsiiaugh, bishop of Kansas. Tho presenters woro Bishop Browor of Montana and Bishop Edsall of Min nesota. Rov, Samuel O. Wellos of Vinitn, Okln., and Rov. Theodore Sedgwick of St. Paul woro tho at tending prosbytors. Tho consecra tion sermon was pronchod by Bishop Lnwronco of Mnssachusotts, who was doan of tho Episcopal TheologlcaZ Seminary whon Mr. Thurston was a student thoro. A .l s i.