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"MARSHflELD IS THE PLACE FOR ME" TO CELEBRATE THE GLORIOUS FOURTH "uiCads carrying your store-news, should nppenr as rogulnrly ns does tilts newspaper. If newspaper oinltteil nn Issue now and then even for so weighty u rcn ,on ns fearing that it might riln SOMEONE HAS SAID: "A store's advertising spneo In n newspaper, compared with tho spneo used by other stores, should doll no its comparative Importance in tho I'onnuuultyS Docs your store's ad vertising space do that? mm?& It wotihl not "v " H"vi iiuiiDimiiv;,. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESB VOL. XXXIV Established In 1878 as The Coast Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall and Coos Hay Advertiser. No. 124 HP HIT SHAKEN BYl EARTHQUAKESCORES KILLED Death and Ruin Are Wrought By Shock Which Maims and Kills Many. ONLY FOREIGNER TO LOSE LIFE CHINAMAN Quake Occurs Short Time Be fore the Arrival df Madero. (Br Assoclntod PreBS to Coos B.ij Times.) ' MEXICO CITY, Juno 7. An earthquako nt l0Ur o'clock this morn ing destroyed several buildings, In cluding tho artillery hoadquartora whero seventy soldiers woro burlad In tho ruins. Tho doad nml wound ed numbered between fifty nml icvcnty. Severn! persons wore kill ed In tho collnpso of tho building oc cupied by tho street railway powor plant. At Iluenn Vlstn tho railway trncka woro twisted. Tho shock was fol lowed by an explosion of gaH at tho armory barrncks, which added hor ror to tho scono. Great flnaurca open ed In the streets. Adobe houses crumbled, but tho dead In theso can not bo numborod nt present. Tho shock wns most severely felt In tho westorn part of tho city, though tho buildings in tho contrftl part of tho capital woro rocked. Tho only foreigner killed jso far as known was a Chinese WnrehoueeB woro damaged and somo collnpsod. Tho Natlonnl Pnlaco waa damagod to Eomo extent. Tho ancient cathedral of Santo Domingo waa damaged. A numbor of flno homes occupied by momhora of tho Amorlcnn colony woro par tially wrcckod. Tho artillery qunrtora wrcckod by earthquako la a long and low build ing nenr Bolem prison and la uaed chiefly as n government arsenal. Dur ing tho recont disturbance through Mexico, largo forcea of soldiers had been quartered In thla building. It Is of onclent construction and design and during tho Spanish occupation was used na storehouse for war ma terial. At one tlmo It hnd boon con verted Into a fortress, and more re cently has boon used ns a museum of artillery. Tho Belora prison la In tho samo location, and hpusea a large number of peoplo, its criminal Inmntec nt times being na many aa tevernl thousand. Tho earthquako today came at tho moment tho Mexican capital waa about to receive revolutionary vic tor Francisco I, Madero, Jr., a cablo dispatch nnnouncod his arrival, and indicated, despite tho earthquako, an ovation was given him. Oregon -Agricultural College Head Will Speak at Marsh field Opera House. The commencement exercises of tho C's-'a of ion 0f Marshfleld High whool will take place at the Masonic Opera House tonight at 8 o'clock. Prof Kerr of O. A. C. will speak. The Elrls' chorus will sing. The exercises are. free. The exorcl80swlll begin on time and close on tlm.e. ELKS! 2 OAXDI PATES 2 j AVKDXESDAY H"NE 7th, 1011. COME AROUXD, BROTHERS, AM) GET ACQUAINTED. AVILL C. TIPPETT, SECY. PRES. KERR 10 IALK TONIGHT WATER 115 DEAL IS ON Flanagan and Bennett May Dispose of Coos Bay Water Company. Last evening, tho Mnrshflold city council was apprised that Flanagan and Bennett nro negotiating for tho snlo of tho Coos Bay Water Company I to nn outside syndicate No pnrtlcu I lara woro given beyond that roprcson I tntlvca of tho would-bo buyers nro 6u routo hero and It was doslrcd to havo tho council arrnngo fdr n meeting tq confor with thorn rolntlvo to a now franchise. Tho council decided to hold a special meeting next Titeaihiy ovoning for this purpose To Test Fire Engine. I Chlof Travor of tho Mnrshllold Flro Department roportod that tho now Are onglno would bo ready for a toat jprobnbly tonight. Ho nskod'tiint tho I council designate a committee to ac ccpt It and that aa many of tho coun cil witness tho test na possible. He said It wbb given n preliminary tost 'yestorday nnd showed up very satis factorily. Tho council designated the original committee consisting of Messrs. Trnvor, Chapman, Lawhorno. Ackloy nnd G. 0. Magnus to roport on tho test. Mr. Magnus will tako tho plnco of M. C. Smith who moved awny. I Fourth fit wet Sewer. I It waa decided to rebuild tho Fourth streot sower entirely, ,Com- 'mlsslonor Lawhorno hnvlqp found it In bad Bhapo. It will bo necessary ito put in 2C(J feet. It wbb found that Iron plpo would cost eighty-two conts por foot while- n woodon aowor would cost but twenty conts. Tho lntter was doclared to bo tho best owing to being on tho sawdust fill. I As n matter of fairness to tho nbut tlng property owners, it wns decided that the city should pay for cutting up tho pnvomont and roplaclng It and tho property owners pay for putting i In tho sower. This was becauso the 'sower really should havo been built 'beforo tho hard paving wn8 put In. Will Stop Pay. After ordorlng tho rent for tho ar mory for tho Naval Resorve8 for tho month of May pnld, tho council In structed Recorder Butler to notify thorn that tho city will not pay the $15 per month aftor Juno 1. Routine, llusluess. Aftor some discussion last ovoning as to whether sufficient proporty ownera on Market avenuo had remon strated 4o hold up that improvement until tho All can bo made by the dredgo, tho council roforred the mat ter to tho street commlttoo to Inves tigate and report at a later moetlnc R. H. Olson's namo was on the re monstrance but a letter from hlra stated that he waa In favor of the Improvement providing tho council would guarantee tho fill would not cost more than fifteen conts per yard. Tho council cannot make any such guarantee. The petition of D. A. Curry and otWs to have tho building ordinance amended so that no permit is requir ed for Improvements costing less than $100 outside tho fire limits was tabled until the next meeting, owing to some of tho members of the coun cil desiring to attend the High school exercises. The Coos Bay Home Telephone company has reduced the charge of tho special flro alarm service from $5 to $3 pa month. Geo."W. Trlbbey for the month of May received ?12 as building Inspec tor. $7 ns oloctrlcal Inspector, and ?C as plumbing Inspector, a total of $2o. Henry Songstacken's bill for the quarterly rental for the city 'dumping (Continued on page i.) RY REVEALS IRE ABOUT TRUST Steel Trust Head Praises Roos evelt, and Denies Combine i Desired to Gain Monopoly of the Steel and Iron Industry. (By Associated Press to Cooa Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 7. Judge Elbert II. Gary, tho oxocutlvo hend of tho United States Stool cor poration, was again n witness boforo tho House Stcol Trust Investigating committee, today declared thnt Roos evelt's action acquiring tho deal by which tho stool corporation bought out tho Tcnucsseo Conl and Iron Company, "wns a pleco of real cons tructive statesmanship." Mr. Gary Was cross-examined by Reprosonta Samuol Littleton of Now York, olnb orated his views as to government supervision of corporations, and pleaded for a greater cooperation bo- Coos County Knights of Py thias Conclude Convention at Myrtle Point. MYRTLE POINT, Ore, Juno 7. At the cpucluslon of one of tho moBt successful conventions thnt Coos county Knights of Pythias Tiavo known, North Bend wns solectcd as tho placo of holding tho 1012 gather ing or tho ordor. Tho meeting waa a big success in everyway. Over 100 woro in nttondanco from tho Coos county K. of P. lodges outside of Myrtlo Point. P. L. Pholnn presldod nt tho after noon session owing to tho nbsonco of District Doputy J. O. Stommlor. Mr. Stommler wna presont in tho ovoning nnd presldod. Tho dogreo work wns exemplified by tho Bnndon tonm. Thoro was no contest this yonr, nono of tho other tennis competing so tho bnnnor offered foryears ago aa a trophy by Myrtle Lodge of Marshfleld waa awarded aa the pormanent prop erty of tho Bandon lodge' It waa decldod to ask tho Orogon Grand lodgo for recognition of tho Cooa county lodgca by solectlng one of tho grand lodgo officers from Coos county. Tom Whlto of Bandon was tho first choice for tho stato officor and Tom Hall of Marshfleld the soc ond choice. Addressed woro made by represen tatives of all tho lodges prosont. Din ner, supper and a midnight banquet waa served the visitors by tho Rath bone Sisters. President Taft Will Shortly Re ceive Voluminous Docu ment on Corporation. (By Associated Prea3 to tho Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, June C The full report of tho United Stntos Steel Corporation on which Robert Knox Smith, commissioner of corpo rations, has been threo yeara gath ering, will be read beforo President Taft within ten days. ' The Presi dent has been informed In a general outline what the report Is. On this roport and the reports of special In vestigations of tho Department of Justice, Taft and Attornoy Goneral Wlckersham probably will decldo what action If any shall be taken against the corporation. Read the Times' Want Ads. iT ieeting i AT IRTII SENGi I STEEL TRUST REPORT DONE tween tho government officials and the directing forces of big business combinations. Mr. Gnry Insisted tho government was Just as likely to go too far in one direction nB tho cor poratlona woro in another. Ho deni ed chargea attributed to Senator Oli ver of Pennaylvnnla that tho ateel corporation waa endeavoring to gain control of tho Ohio rlyor transporta tion lines so nB to cut out water competition in tho shlpmont of conl. Gary declared tho Btcol corpora tion never wanted a monopoly of tho Iron and tho steel industry of tho country and had consistently opposed such n combination aB tho vory worst that could happen to tho corpora tion. Mr. Gary again declared that former President Roosevelt nnd ox Socrofary of Stnto Root not only sanctioned tho absorption of Tennes see Conl nnd Iron Company by tho steel corporation, but held it to bo noccssary to avert n widespread fi nancial disaster. ARV PRESSY PASSES AW! Typhoid Fever Victim After Lingering In Bed Several Weeks Succumbs. MIbb Mary Elizabeth Prcssy, twonty-flvo years of ago, who former ly lived in Knnsas City, Kan., passed away at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon at tho rcaldnnco of F. E. Nelson. Mlaa Prossy -waa n victim of typhoid fovor. Slio had been conflnod to her bod for nearly soven weeks. Tho death of the. young women enmo rather suddenly nnd unexpec tedly ns alio was well on her road (o n comploto recovery at ono tlmo, but a rolnpso occurred, which was too much for her weak condition to withstand, and death came Boforo coming to Marshfleld, tho deconsod lived In Bandon whoro two of her brothors now reside Miss Clnrk, tho attondlng nurse, wns n college mnto of tho deceased, back In Kansas, nnd canto hcjo from Knnsns later to nurso her old school mate. TAFT MAY ACCEIT. Invitation to Come to Washington (o Bo. Considered. WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno G. Governor Hay of Washington today waa Informed thnt whllo President Taft at this time does not contom plato a visit to tho Pacific Coast, ho will glvo careful consideration of an invitation extended to visit that stato when the scbedulo of his Sep tember trip la taken up. SHOOTS TRREE; KILLS SELF Saxon Painter Quarrels With Wife Wounds Three Then Ends Own Life. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) HALLE, Saxony, Juno 7. A painter namod Heltel today entored a house where his wife with whom ho had quarreled was sheltored with a woman frlond nnd shot both, wo men and an infant child. Then ho barrrcaded the door and stood off tha pollco for- threo hours. Finally tho officers forced in tho door and let in a pack of savago dogs, wiharoupon the- painter killed himself. BAPTIST LADIES will serve CIIICKE.V dlnnor from 11:30 to ; o'clock nnd 5 to 7 at TAUER XACLB SATURDAY Juno 10th. 35c BO CITY GR MANY R01RS0F ASSASSINATION SENIOR GLASS IN EXERCISES Class Day Exercises of the Graduates Attract Many to Opera House. Tho graduates of tho 1911 Clan of tho Mnrshflold High School held their Class Day exercises last eve ning nt tho Masonic Opera beforo a fair-tilzod and appreciative audience. Tho program which consisted of clo ven numbors was carried out with success, and those who participated In the exorcises received round after round of npplauso from thoro gath ered In tho nudltorlum. Tho stngo wns decorated In a bank of wild rosea the effect of which wna addod to by tho donation of many beautiful bouquets by friends nnd parents of tho graduates. Tho colors of tho senior class, green nnd whlto, was draped about tho stngo, whllo tho class motto, "Vlncomus" allowed consplcloualy In largo letters on tho stngo curtain. Following tho singing of tho com nencomont song Miss Alice Curtis delivered tho address of wolcomo to those present In tho nndlonco. Tho class history rocltod by Joe Bennett which was interspersed with ninny funny Incidents mndo a great hit with tho nudlenco and was warmly applauded. Drawing a vivid word plcturo of tho hUtory of Old Oregon from the period of tho coming of tho first set tlors from tho oast until tho presont day, John Ferguson nwoko tho enthu siasm of tho audlonco to a high pitch. In n masterly way ho told of tho hardships which tho early settlors had to encounter In their invasion of Oregon. Eric Bolt mndo tho fnrowoll nd drcs8 to tho junior, now tho senior class of 1912. Tho address contnlncd somo good advlso to tho undorgrndu ntes in their futuro high school training. Mnry Price responded on behalf of tho Juniors. Perhaps tho most Interesting fea turo of tho exorcises was tho class prophecy. Assuming tho pnrts of Gypsy fortuno tollors, Miss Nolllo Trlbbey nnd MIsb Bolvn Flanagan foretold In dotall tho futuro caroar jot oach member of tho graduating class, much to tho delight of tho nu- dlonce Other numbora on tho program wero a recitation by Mnry Hnnson, n piano solo by Lucy Powers, n vocal solo, "Son of tho Desort Am I", by Eric Bolt. All woro well rondorod. Tho evenlug woro concludod by a duet, "Oh that wo Two Wero May ing" which was ronderod by Mary Hanson and Evolyn Lnngworthy. Tho program waa aa followa: "Commencement Song" Addross of Woleomo AUco Curtis, Class History Joe Bonnott. Recitation Mary Hansen. Piano solo, "Rhapsodic Hongrolto No. 14" Liszt Lucy Powers. Address to Juniors Eric Bolt. Responso Mary Price. Old Orogon John Ferguson. Solo, "Son of tho Desort Am I" Eric Bolt. Clns8 Prophecy Nelllo Trlbbay nnd Belva Flanagan. Duet, "Oh, That Wo Two Wero Maying" Mary Hansen and Evelyn Lnngworthy. . M mi SHOOTS SELF AND JUMPS. Frisco Woman Thought to Havo Hurled Herulf Vrom Window. (By Associated Prosa to Coos Day Tlmos.) SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Juno C Mrs. Woulmkon, who was found dy ing Monday was a sufferer from melancholia, It Is said, and Is be lieved to havo shot herself and then Jumped from tho second story win dow of her home EETS I Enters the City in Triumph Cheerj Wildly. Great RIDES THROUGH STREETS OF MEXICO CITY Madero Hailed as Hero by Populace of Ancient Capital. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) MEXICO CITY, Juno 7. Amid tho wildcat enthusiasm, Francisco I. Ma dero, Jr., today cntorod tho capital government which ho overturned. The demonstration wns tho great est which tho capital has known In goncrntlons. BuslnosB'wna practical ly suspended nnd tho stroots thiough which tho revolutionary leader mndo his triumphant way wna gay with flags, hunting nnd Ilowor8 whllo from the throats of thousands enmu ronrs of acclaim. Tho nnlBy wolcomo bo gan when tho groat crowd In tho railway station first caught flight of, Madoro emerging from the prlvnto car and stepped quickly Into a wait ing carriage. Madero bowing, smil ing was driven to, the nntlonal pnlaco then to tho home of his father. Eve rywhoro ho was tho rcclplont of an onthuslaatlc wolcomo. Rumors of plots ngalnat tho life of Mndoro nro rife as also aro reports of secret arrests. Antonio Vlllocen cln, Connor chlof of pollco, wns tnkon Into custody last night. Immunity granted by Inw to mombors of the IIouso of Doputlcs Is nllogod to have prevented tho arrest of others lmpll cr.tod In tho nllbgcd plot. Mndoro has bcon personally advised of the details of a number of nllogod phasos of plans for his itBsnBslnntlon. Steamer Breakwater Sailed This Morning With Many Passengers and Cargo Promptly nt 8 o'clock thla morn ing tho steainor Breakwater steamed out of tho harbor with a largo list of passongerB and freight for Port land. Tho passenger list Included many Marshfleld peoplo who will spend several weeks In Portland and' vicinity. Tho pnssongors sailing on tho Breakwater aro as follows: Miss Edna Ray, Mrs. A. R. Mo Comb, Miss Annlo Whcolor, Miss Hat tlo Trolllngor, Merle Holdon, Jus. L Forry, Jr., E. W. Cummlnga, Mlas Mary Jameson, P. H. Carman, Mrs. E. A. Cavanngh, Edgar Morgan, Edith Morgan, Miss Llda Curtis, Mrs. Nichols, Miss Alico Curtis, Mrs. W. B. Curtla, W. B. Curtis, II. A. Hurd, Dorsoy Kroitzer, Mrs. Kroltzer, F. W. Warren. J. W. Bennott, Dr. A. L. HoiiEoworth, Mrs. A. L. Housoworth, Edgar Cason, G. C. Ganal, G. A. Keop, A. J. Savago, Mrs, A. J. Savago, I,. M. nines, Mrs. L. M. Illnes, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Young, Miss Young, .T. S. Johnson, Ellon Johnson, Earl Johnson, C. Soholly, A. B. Dnly, Mrs, E. Lnngonborj, Mlas J. Imhotf, "V. E. Evorott. J. Gaffnoy, J. II.' Rich ards, A. C. Saunders, B. Llppman, II, Kynoll. Androw Yntos, Mrs. Hugh McLaln, E. E. Straw, Mlnnlo Mit chell. W. J. Wolfe, Mrs. A. Below, Aunlo Huff, Lucy Huff, Mrs. Erlcl; From. Helen Smith. J. D. Clinton, Mrs. O. H. Brown. Mm. Frod Chopin, Phoebe Sohoononor, B. A. Savltz, II. IC. Wright. Mike Quarter. John Bat jloy, Geo. Wlldner. Herman Munulch, Jas Rayloy, J. W. Gillespie, LEAVES TODAY FOR PORTLAND 1 ' J -. - iki J. wl UtaLuA... tl-lAl, J j, .4. o) -.. .ufefl.