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A PROPOSITION MAY LOOK PAIR UPON ITS PACE AND STILL BE A DEADEALI YOUR. ADS CARRYING Your Miroiu', rdioulil nppeitr it regularly n ics till newspaper. If n ii'tiipi'r omitted an lwe now nml ilii'ii 'f fin wi weighty n ren miii iih fiiirhiK Unit H mllil wiln it would '' ' K,M,,, ewpiiper. SOMEONE HAS SAID: "A Moir's Hitti'tliNliiK xpm-c In n HrwmHi; uiiimti'l Willi tltt npnce Ml li nili.i torr, nlimihl i-tlne lt coHiiMfMUw liiiMirianir In the ronrnwinlt) ! D your Mores ad tcttMng fmw Oo Hum'.' .MliMllKR OP ASSOCIATED VHV.SH MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1911 EVENING EDITION VOL XXXIV Ktnlllisliel lu 1H7H iih Thf Const Mull A I'oiinoI Mat Ion of Tlitifd, fimit Mnll mill Coo liny Aiht'itUcr. No. titles THREE MUTE SUSPECTS TO TO REACH LOS ANGELES TODAY Display Strange Moods When Reporters Meet Them On the Train. ' ONE OF PRISONERS THREATENS INTERVIEWERS Detective In Charge of Them Claims One of Them Has Confessed. (By ABBoclntcd Press to Cons Bay Times.) VICTORVILLE, Cul.. April 2C. (On bonril Sniitn Fo train) With the end of tholr Journey to the Los Angles Jail rilmoHt In hIkIiI, the three prlHonorB on routo from the KnHt are nffected hy vastly different degrees by the proHpect of the des pcrato legal struggle for tholr Hvch. James .1. McNamnra licensed of be ing .!. B. Bryco and actually placing tho dynnmlto that blow up The Times building Ih In a savage mood. "Oet out" ho shouted to tho roporters who sought to enter tho compartment. "I'll break these Irons on your head If you Htart to i-omo In here." Tho re porters remnlned dlscretly outside the door. John J. McNnmnrn, tho Indicted (secretary and treasurer of the Inter national Drldgo nnd Structural Iron Workers courteously Invited tho cull ers to enter tho compnrtment. "You come to see what a big villain I mil, I presume ho said. lie showed a disinclination to discuss his own sit uation and Binlled good naturally when tho suggestion wns made that his present predicament was ono which prove serious for him. No vouchsafed no answer. Ortlo McNnmlgnl, tho alleged tool of tho dynamiters' ring, was in tho lightest humor of thorn all. "I'm holding a pat hand," ho salft gaily, 'and I'm drawing no cards. I will talk only at tho proper tlmo and that will ho later." None of tho nion hnvo been out of their separnto compartments slnco they left tho Btnrtlng plaeo. In tho day time, they wero only shackles hut nt night whllo asleep aro shac kled and handcuffed to the guards. Captain Paul Flammer of tho Los Angeles detective forco, said tho pris oners gavo no trouhlo whatovor. "But wo have taken no chances nnd none of us had much sleep." FInnimer declared that one of tho men had confessed fully to all tho plo's that had neon carried out. heady for" trial. District Attorney Prepared For Ar raignment. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) I.OS ANGELES, Cnl.. April 20. -The district attorney's olllco is In complete rendlness, It Is stated, to proceed with tho arraignment nnd trial of tho accused men. Several witnesses from San Francisco nre I'l the city to Identify If possible James J. McNamara as tho Jnmes Bryco whom they know In that city nnd al leged to bo ono of tho purchasers of the dynamite with which tho Los An geles explosions are nlloged to have been accomplished. A number of at torneys hnvo been engaged for tho defense of tho accused men. BUTTE M1XKHS HELP. Piomiso to Leml Aid to Accused Union Officials. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) BUTTE. Mont., April 26. Butto Miners Union No. 1 of the Western Federation of Miners, tho largest lo cal in the United States, passed re solutions at a meeting hero Inst night Pledging the moral and financial and "If needed, the physical support'-' to the men charged wltn complicity In the dynamiting outrages In Los An geles and calling upon Congressman Victor Berger of Milwaukee to press an Inquiry by the National House and Senate. S ES TO TELL TALE Detective In Dynamite Cases Will Not Testify Before Grand Jury. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 20. The .Marlon county grand Jury today ! continued Its probe In tho so-cullcd i "dynamite" conspiracy. This In volves on one hand charges that In dlnuiipollB waH the seat of tho nlloged conspiracy hy tho dynamiters who In two years aro Bald to have caused i moro than ono hundred explosions directed against employers of nnd sympathizers with non-union work men nnd on other hand charges that enemies of tho International Associa tion of Bridge nnd Structural Iron Workers hnvo attempted by "plant ing" dyiinmlto In Its olllco building, to convict It nnd Its secretary J. J. jMeNnmarn of tho dynamite outrages. Detective William J. Burns wns tho first witness beforo the grand Jury today. It Ib understood ho took ad vantage of Ills right to decllno to testify. A Hl XKAR I.OS AXGKLKS. j (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) LOS ANGELES, Cnl April 20. Tho train benrlng John J. McNnmnra, his brother JniucB W. McNnmarn, nnd Ortlo Mc.Mnutgnl, tho aroused dynu ImltorB, will nrrlvo hero this nftor noon. Tho men will bo locked In separate cells on -tholr arrival here. Extra guards aro already posted Insldo the building and outside. CONGRESS to investigate. (By Associated Prosa to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 20. With n view of determining whether tho Federal law was violated In tho nrrost of J. J. MeNamnra In connec tion with tho Los Angoles Tlmos ex plosion, BeproBontatlVQ Korbloy of Indiana telegraphed today to India napolis nBklng for nil tho facts. Kor bley was urged by his labor consti tuents In Indiana to Iny tho matter beforo tho Congress. LEFT TUESDAY Steamship Sails For San Fran cisco With Capacity Pas senger List. The Redondo sailed yesterday aft ernoon for Snn Francisco with n capacity passongor list. Her outgoing cargo consisted mostly of lumber from the C. A. Smith mill. Among those who sailed on her were the following: A. Brown, J. M. Nye, G. McDonour, F. M. Johnson, P. H. PInkerton, Wal ter Sanborn, W. Sanborn, Mrs. W. Snnborn nnd child, Miss Lenor Nelss ler. Mrs. W. V. Cope. Miss E. Mc Graw, Mrs. F. Sanborn and child, F. Sanborn, Clyde Sanborn, D. Ander son, L. G. Irvln, R. E. Gibson. J. Jenson, Dorothy Murray, Mrs. C. F. Murray, Mrs. P. B. Mauzey, Miss M. Miller, E. W. Trout, Matt Bro., A. H. Hatfield, Chas. Brevloo, O. Beno, Geo Peters, C. Stark, M. Blaskey, J. Smith, C. Dress, P, Todos, m. Peel tue, F. Mltsler, E'onerel, L. Sou vita. L, Conuel, foske, O. Olner, ,"W. Miller. ON REDOKDO REPUBLICAN SPLIT Progressive Republicans' De mands Refused By Stand patters and Party May Lose Power In Senate. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, I). C, April 20. The split Ih the Hopubllcan ranks which threatens the Republican sup remacy In the Sennto assumed grave SELL! PROJEGTi General Plan of .1. M. Blake's Street Car Proposition Is Outlined. Although Jacob M. Blake, who Is promoting n street car lino In Mnrsh lleld has not mntlc a public statement of the plans of his project, ho has stated to various ones of whom ho I soliciting subscriptions for stock. Ills plan Is said to put In n lino nt the lowest possible cost nt present hy UBlng storage battery cars. Ho proposes to put on two enrs at tho start. These storago battery cars will not require any ovorheod wlr.s or tho bonding or tho rail Joints as Is UBiial on electric street car lines. This will mnko Its construction com paratively cheap. The company Is to bo capitalized nt $100,000 of which $1.0,000 Is to bo preferred stock and $50,000 com mon stock. Ho sells tho preferred stock nt eighty-six cents on the dol lar now and with each Bharo of pre ferred ho gives n shoro of common stock for nothing bb a bonus. Ho tnkos a two-yen r option on tho com mon stock nt par but does not pay nnythlng down for tho option. On this basis, $57,000 out of tho $100,000 will bo what Is known as "watered stock." . It Is understood Hint J. W. Ben nett and J. II. Flnnngan hnvo agreed to tako $5,000 of the bonds of his compnny and C. A. Smith $5,000 of tho bonds when he gots tho stock subscribed. Mr. BInko hns not yet mndo any statement nbout commencing con struction of tho road but ho expects to announce tho directors and offl 'olals of tho compnny soon. His franchise requires that ho jimist have n mile of lino completed nnd In operation by July 1, but owing to tho delnys In getting stock sub scriptions nnd other rensons, ho has given certain parties of whom ho has solicited stock subscriptions that ha will atk another extension of time. Four Armed Robbers With a Limousine Get $15,000 In Chicago. (By Assoglated Tress to Coos Bay Times.) CHICAGO, 111., April 20. Four armed robbers, who had a Limou sine automobile entered tho Jewelry store of Edward Albertl, 1240 Mil waukee avenue, today and beat tho nronrletor and clerk helpless and escaped with plunder valued at $15,- 000. Albertl and his clerk were left tied In chairs In the rear room of tho store. The Jeweler's son and two other persons were also beaten by tho robbers. The auto In which the rob bers escaped was stolen by them in a distant part of the city, BREAKWATER sails FRIDAY afternoon at 1 o'clock from Marsh- field FOR PORTLAND. AOTO BANDITS ROB JEWELRY GROWS S proportions today when the regular Bepubllcans flatly refused to meet three demands of progressives. These were that Lnfollcttc be given a place ion the Committee on Interstate Com merce, BrlBtow on Foreign Relations nnd Cummins on Finance. Coupled with these demands wns one that Bourne be appointed to tho Appro priations Committee. Tho meeting of the Committee on Committees was brief and was reported to bo acrimo nious. NNWWNWWN IRE GOSSIP :0F Report That Contract Has Been Let for 130 Miles From Eugene Here. Tho first railroad rumor of impor tance In several days reached here yesterday In the shape of a quota tion from Tho Contractor, n Kansas City publication, Hint n Kansas City firm hnd been awarded tho contract for building 130 miles of road from Eugene to Coos liny. No further particulars were given nnd thoro Is a disposition to question Its accuracy unless something has been secretly pulled off In the railroad world nml a now company Is behind tho project However, thero Is nuother story Hint partly substantiates It nnd that Is that the Southern Pncltlc has chosen the Eugeno routo to uulhl to Coos Bay when It does construct a ' line. A few weeks ago nn npparcntly authentic report reached hero that tho Southern Pacific had decided to retain tho Brain routo as against tho Eugono route. Howovor, Inter re ports Indlcnto this wns erroneous. It Is stated on almost unquestioned 'nuthorlty that tho Eugeno routo has jbeon npproved by Chief Engineer Hood nnd his recommendations fo. that routo hnvo been forwnrded to (the Now York olllclals of tho com pnny. This recommendation went forward nbout threo weekB ago so that It Is up to tho directors for an appropriation for Its construction hut this appropriation Is not expected be tforo tho July budgot Ib nnnounced. I Furthor confirmation of tho selec tion of tho Eugeno routo reachod hero yestordny whon Joo Schilling who enmo down Gnrdlnor, stated that , ho had been rellubly Informed Hint nion had been sent to Drain for tho romovnl of the last of tho supplies laid In thoro when tho road was first Btarted. BREAKWATER snlls FRIDAY afternoon nt 1 o'clock from Mnrsh fleld FOR PORTLAND. SAClfffl LOST TOES Portland Takes First Game of New Series by Score of Five to One. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) PORTLAND. Ore., April 20. Portland took the first game of tho now series from Sacramento yester day by a score of five to one. San Francisco shut Oakland out, allow ing no hits nnd no runs. The scores yesterdny: At Portland H H Sacramento 1 3 Portland At San Francisco R H Oakland 0 0 San Francisco 1 4 Tho Vernon-Lo8 Angeles game was postponed. PnONE I. 8, KAUFMAN CO YOUR rriAT, OTlDKItS S4.SO PER TON. I 01ARA YOUTH RAS STRA1E E Report Large Number Wound ed In Engagement In Old Mexico. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) NOGALES, Mex., April 20. H Is reported that n battle of serious pro portions between tho Mexican Fed erals nnd Insurrectos hns occurred near Mazntlnu, n big port on Pncltlc const. Eighty wounded uro snld to have been brought into Mnzatlnu from the scene of battle. , PROTEST IS MADE. Mexican Government HiiIci-h Roiiioii- Mi-unco to England. (By Associated Press to Coob Bay TllllCB.) LONDON, England, April 2C. j Tho Mexican government has com-, munlcntod to tho British Foreign Of-, flnn ft fitHiiint IlKntntlt fi MlSt IW'HmII lt ' Cnptnln Vivian of tho British sloop Shearwater lu binding marines nt Snn Qucntlu In Lower California, which nctlou Is described as Inter ference In tho International affairs of Mexico. TO EXTEND ARMISTICE. (By .Assocluted Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) EL PASO, Tex., April 20. Fran cisco I. Madoro, Jr., tho Mexican In surgent leader, Iiob expressed a will ingness to extend tho nrmlstlco when It expires Frldny if tho negotiations appear to bo progressing. Evidence of Crime Found In Charred Ruins of Home Near Areola, III. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Baj Times.) ARCOLA, III., April 20. The homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. CarBon Mc Queen, 12 miles northeast of here, wns destroyed by flro yestordu. Neighbors who explorod tho ruins found tho charred bodies or tho cou plo. Botweon tho bodies was a shot gun. Tho belief Is they wero mur dored and tho homo burnod to con cent tho crime. Alleged Murderer of Col. Swope Granted Freedom By Kansas City Judges (By Associated Press to Coos Bn Times.) KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20. Dr. B. C. Hydo, under life sentence for the murder of Colonel Thomas II. Swope, was released from tho county Jail today on a writ of habeas corpus granted by the seven Judges of the circuit court hero. In thq opinion of tho court m banc, a majority pf the evidence upon which thfl physician convicted was circumstantial and thero Is reason able doubt of his guilt, Hyde's bail was set at $50,000., i MAZATLAN IS BATTLE SCENE COUPLE SLAIN USE TWIL AND CREMATED FREAKJTDONI DR. HIDE IS OUT ON BAIL ERI Bernard Smyth, 18 Years 01 Escapes When Captor Is? 1 Phlntnfnnmnrl l wlllUl UIUI 1 1 llUi CAPTORS PLANNED TO 1 GET GIRL COMPANION Son of Former Attorney Gen-I oral Relates Wonderful Storv On Return. II By AsBoclnted Press to Coos Times.) OMAHA, Neb., April 2C Dnz irum uiiiuruionii, ueriinru omywi, ii years old, walked Into his homo carta todny with u reninrknblo story of hti escape from kidnapers, In fulfil ment of ninny black mailing letter demnndlng high ransom from thi boy's fntber, C. J. Smyth, former ai tomoy general, two masked mi seized the youth early In the- eva nlng whllo ho wns walking from rl tenuis club, bound nnd gagged th victim, throw lilin Into a closed car rlngo nnd took him to a deserts shack In the suburbs. According ti young Smyth's stntomont ono of tV men departed saying ho was gotoa to get Frances Hostettor, a 10 ye old girl chum of Smyth, who nls had been threatened. Tho ramntal lug kidnaper wns ovorcomo by tfc fumes of the chloroform ho was ad ministering to mo enpuvo. At this Junction tholndcscapedan boarded a street car for homo. Is lu n serious condition from nerved fright nnd stupor. The affair Is tho climax of a my tery which has nlarmcd the c.ty fa threo weeks. Letters domandtRjj $2,000 on tho throat of kldnaplai the boy nnd girl hnvo boon porsk tent. Up to Sunday, dotoctlv guarded both of tho threatened fan Hies. ti Remains of Indian Body Wit! Tvo Heads, Four Arms j And Lens Found. '1 ( By Associated Press to tho Coos B TlmeB.) OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., April t Tho body of an Indian boy wll two heads nnd four arms and fo legs was dlscovorod In n cavo nc Okmulgee, Okln., yoatorday by E moiiB Lowe, a farmer boy huntli rabbits. The body was nearly ftif feet tall. The llesh on bonos fc dried nnd apparently thero hns tyi no 'decay. Old residents In tho vt nlty of the monstrosity found remot bor such an Indian boy who lias u missing, teni years. Ho was kept ot of sight by other membors of w tribe nnd it Is supposed ho wanders away and dlod In a cavo. Pors? who remembered the freak declare. walkod, nnd talked as If not Uirr out from a normal humnu being. 11 monstrosity In reality was two sons In one body, even tho should ench being sepnrato and porfs Tho body wns very wldo and Hi lower limbs perfectly developed. bodies wore Joined together bet the shoulders and from there dot to the hips. TQ EVADE CROWD. (By Associated Press to Cocw Times. J LOS ANGELES, Cul., April ?., It Is reported tho prlsonora wilt takon from the train at Borne bib Untnra nrrlvlnir In L09 AUKeiofl I placed In an auto and drfcy ,Inj the city by an Indirect route, M ! fi'rfjl.i-"--'