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REGRET THE FEELING YOU HAVE WHEN THE THING EAILS TO WORK-HUBBARD A Llttlo "Campaign" Of u'VNT ADVERTISING in Thu TIMES Will IMit Your "cnl Estate "In the Market" Kf f o o 1 1 v o 1 t It will lt tho fncta nbout your nroucrty boforo tho eyes of nil "pos sible buyers" lu town. And If Two's oiio of tliom who ought to Sin It, you'll BotllM (KtfflS WANT ADVERTISING In Tlio TIMES Will Keep tlio Income from Your FurnNliod Rooms from Lapsing! YOU enn really help tho family revonues by renting n fow furnished rooms nndi If you kn.,w how nnd when to uso tho classified columns. you niny keep that Uttlo oxtrn lncomo as "steady as n clock." ttt0 MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED fltLaj VOL XXXV Established In 1878 as Tlio Const Mali MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times. Const Mai! and Coos liny Advertiser. No. 105 mm UNITED SUITES TO SEND TROOPS TO CHINA TO 00 GUARD DUTY Practically Decided That One Regiment Shall Go There From Manila. PLAN TO STATION THEM 250 MILESFROM PEKIN Report Reaches San Francisco That Rebels Have Captured Hongkong (By Associated "Prcsi to Cooa Bay Times) WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 15. The State Department hns practically needled to hcikI a regiment of troops from Manila to ChliiR Wing Tno. a seaport In China, nbout 250 miles from Pcktn, on tno uuir 01 I'ocniui. Tho purpose Is to porfonn Interna tional guard duty under tho .treaty by keeping n lino of communication open between Pokln nnd tho sea. HONG KONG TAKEN. (By Assoclntod Press to Coob Bay Times.) SAN HtANClSCO, Cnl., Nov. 15. A Hong Kong cnhlo to a Chinese pa per hero says Nanking hnB boon cap tured by tho rovoliitlonlsts. ACCEPT NO QUARTER. (By Associated Press to Coob Bay Times.) SAN FltANCISCO, Cal., NOV. 1C. Tlio revolutionary leaders In China will not consider any overtures for peace unless tho Mnnehu government Agrees to abdicate, according to a ShniiRhal cnblo to tho Chincso Frco Press here. This stntoniunt, tho cnblo nlil. vim clvnn nut liv tinrsonnl renro- icntntlves of LI Yun Hong, tho rebel general on hts arrival yesterdny In Shnnghnl. ASK FOR NEUTRALITY. (By Associated TrcHa to Coos Bay Times.) AMOY, China, Nov. 15. Repub licans, who took formal possession of tho city yesterday, havo issued an address to tho foreign consuls In which neutrality of tlio latter Is re quested, and assurauco Is given that lives and property. Including churches, will bo protected. Tho city Ii quiet today. xi:v prkmif.r'S thanks (By Associated Press to Cooa Bay TlmoB.) PEKIN, China, Nov. 15 Tlio most Important development lu the capltol today wns tho publication in tlio olllclnl gazotto. of Yucnu Sun Knl'H expression of thanks to tho throne for Its appointment of him ns premier. This is regarded ns tanta mount to his acceptance of olllce. CAUCUS DATE COU.VCIL DECIDES THAT CANDI JVli:s FOR CITY OFFICES SHU.L RE NOMINATED RE CEMIIEH 1 ADOPT WATER RE PORT. Tho North Bend city council Inst evening fixed Friday ovonlng, De cember 1, at 8 o'clock, ns tho dato of holding tho annual municipal cau cus there to nomlnato candidates for places on tho council, for city recor der nml city trensuror. Tho caucus will bo hold in tho Myors building. As yet, there hns been Httlo poli tical gossip thoro. L. F. Falkenstoln Is tho only retiring member of tho council who has 'announced his in tention to run again. A. II. Derby shire, tho prosent efllclent city recor der, win nlso bo a candldnto for ro electlou. The election thoro will bo hold De cember 12. Ira L. Weitzel, J. W. Grout nml N Ct jicLood woro named as Jud-03 of election nnd J. G. Mul 'en. Gr0. W. Artls and C. E. Maybeo s tho clerks of election. Tlio council last ovonlng ndoptod the report of tho Joint water commit tee favoring tho purchnso of tho pro ent plant at tho most reasonnblo Pnce obtainable. There wns Httlo aiscusslon of it. tho council tnking jne view that it was up to Mnrshfield make tho first movo in tho mat Albert Hanson hns succeeded Cnpt. m. n!8 as 8tor of tho Anvil nicn piiea between Portland and T?0Vnd wn' Ports. BaiwS? nelondo and Nann Smith lWiyesterd(JJr afternoon from San A iC0 for Coos Bay and should ean hero early tomorrow. ELEVEN JURORS ARE SECURED C. A. Heath, an Englishman, Taken as Eleventh Man For McNamara Case. (By Associated Press to tho CoosBay Times) LOS ANGI3LES, Cnl., Nov. 15. Another talesman, making eleven In all, was virtually secured today In tho McNamara trial. Ho Is C. A. Heath, nn Englishman, who was nc coptod by tho dofonso nftor an ox tended examination. FOR PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTIONS Aid For McNnmunm Not (o Come Di rect From American Federntlon. By Associated Press to tho Cuos Bay Times, i ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 15. Labor lenders plan to prevent tho Introduc tion In tho convention of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor of a resolu tion appropriating $50,000 for tho dofonso of tho McNnmnrn brothers. A largo sum of money hns already been raised for this purposo by pri vate subscription. Laborers contend money needed. McNnmnrn's dofonso can bo obtained in this manner with out drawing on tho funds of tho nono too well stocked treasury of tho fede ration. NEW CASTLE COAL, LUMP $ I. BO per ton. Try n LOAD and bo CON VINCED. R. A. Church. Phono 225J I). C. GREEN TO SUCCEED R. M. JENNINGS HERE NEXT AVEEK PROMOTION FOR BOTH MEN. Tho change in local managers of tho Oregon Power compnny whereby D. C. Green, who hns recently been In chnrgo of tho II. M. Byllesby com pany's plnnts nt Albany, Corvnllls and other points, succeeds R. M. Jen nings, will bo mndo next wcok. Mr. Jennings will go to Eugcuo whore no will becomo district malinger of tho company's plnnts of Springfield, Al bany, Corvnllls, Brownsvlllo, Junc tion City, Dallas, Independence nnd other Centrnl Oregon points. Tho chnugo Is n decided advancement for him nnd although ho regrets to lcavo Coos Bay, ho says tho Inducement Is too great. Anyway, h'o hopes It will not bo long until tho railroad be tween hero and Eugono Is completed so thnt ho will bo ahlo to visit hero ovory onco In n while. Mr. Greon hns mndo a marked suc cess nt tho points whero ho hns bcon stntloned nnd will bo nn nblo succes sor to Mr. Jennings' work horo. Tho II. M. Byllosby company regards Coos Bay as ono of Its most lmportnnt plants, so thnt Mr. Greon's nppolnt ment horo is In recognition of his nblo service in tho pnst. Mr. Greon will leavo Snturdny to arrango for removing his offects hero and will bo bnck next weok to ns sumo charge Mr. Jennings expects to leavo the lnttor part of next weok to tnko up his now duties. PROMINENT MEN SPEAK. Tluvo Governor Address Kansas City Meet lug. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) KANSAS CITY, Nov. 15. This is "Governors' Day" at tho Trans MIssIsslppl Commercial Congress, three stato executives Harmon of Ohlo Aldrlch of Nebraska and Stubbs of Kansas, addressing mo delegates. In addition to them, United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma made an eloquent plea for tho con servation of the nation's health nnd tho establishment of govornmont health bureau. Arrested Here. W. S. Erie was ar rested hero today by Constablo Cox on advices from Jacksonville, Ore., saying ho was wanted thoro. Erie Just got out of Morcv hospital whore ho wns confined while recovering from an Injury sustained at tho Smith mill where ho was employed. About 1 39 n-ns found on him. However, tho Jackson county authorities said they wanted Erie and not tho money, and he Is boing held at the city Jail pend ing tho arrival of an officer from there. CHANGE WILL RE MADE SOON L Government to Take Long and Short Haul Ruling to United States Supreme Court Now. (By Assoclntod PreBs to Cooa Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15. Tho government will appeal to tho United States Supremo Court from the decision of tho Commerce Court granting a temporary Injunction of 616 BUSINESS HEARING OPENS! Senate Committee Begins In quiry of Interstate Com merce Laws. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15 Tho Sennto commlttco on Interstate Commorco cntorcd today upon nsorlcs of hearings which nro expected to havo an lmportnnt bearing on fu turo legislation relating to "big busi ness" nnd commorco botween tho states. Tho commlttco Is authorized to en ter upon tho broadestscopo of inquiry covering tho cntlro subject of Intcr stato commorco. Its authorization hnd Its inception largoly In the su premo court's decision In tho Stand ard OH enso which had tho effect of reading tho word "reasonnblo" Into tho anti-trust law. i Thoro aro many bills before tho commlttco nnd It Is understood oth ers will bo presented, so It mny bo expected that tho ontlro rango of leg islation will bo covorod. Sonator Nowlnnds of Novndn was tho first witness on tho list. Ills tes timony Is expected to deal exclusively with his bill providing nn lntorstnto trndo commission. Nowlnnds, who Is n membor of tho commlttco, will glvo way to other witnesses ns soon ns they arrive VESSEL IS ASHORE. By Associated Press to tho Coss Bay Times. ) BELLINGHAM. Wash., Nov. 14. An Incoming steamer reports n steam schooner is nslioro on tho southwest const of Lumnl Ponlnsuln, fifteen miles west of this city, a neck of land soparatlng Bolllnghnm Bay from tho gulf of Georgia. A small steamer was reported standing by tho strnnded vossol. Wires lending through tho Lumnl reservation nro down, nnd no dotnils nro obtnlnnblo. The Ladies of tho A. N. "W. club arc planning an after noon tea to be given at the Swedish Lutheran hall on Commercial street Thursday afternoon, 2 to 5 p. m. Re freshments 15 cents. n WH U C 0 E FOR TELL PREFERENCE ON THIS Thoro was a gonorous response to The Times' mayoralty ballot today. Tho voting Indicates strong preference for Copplo nnd Strnw with Doug Ins third nnd E. Don McCrary fourth. Tho first voto will bo published tomorrow ovonlng. A. II. Powers says undor no circumstances will ho accept tho nomina tion and his nnmo has boon withdrawn. At tho Marshflold city caucus next Monday evening, Novombor 20, tho candidates for mayor for tho ensuing two years will bo noralnnted. Sov oral havo been mentioned but asldo from E. Don McCrury, who hns beon nnmod by tho Socialists, n.-.ne havo openly announced their candi dacy. Hero Is a list of these mentioned and blank spaces for now pos sibilities. Mark a cross after the name of tho ono you prefer or If his nnmo is not printed hero, write it nnd mail it, bring it or Bond it to Tho Times' office. Who Is your choice? For mnyor voto for ono. Mark nn and mall to "Cholco," caro Times, 1 E. E. STRAW 2 R. A. COPPLE 3 W. U. DOUGLAS 4 E. DON McCRARY 5 TOM COKE Write In namo of any other possibility you havo to suggest: ......X Write In names of candidates for councllmen here: if ,....... .....j CASE orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission In tho trnns-contincntal fielght rato cases. It is tho purpose of tho government's counsel to await flunl action by ho Commcrco Court beforo taking the appeal to tho high est judicial tribunal. Undor tho law, tho appeal niny bo taken from a temporary Injunction. It is desired by nil parties Interested to hnvo a final determination of tho constitu tionality of tho long nnd short hnul provisions as soon us practicable. OPPOSE HEALTH DEPARTMENT Dr. Wiley's Enemies Said to Be Still Active In Fighting Reform. By Associated Press to the Coos Bay Tlmoe.) KANSAS CITY, Nov. 15. United States Scnntor Robert L. Owen of Oklnhomn, created n sensation nt to day's session of tho Trans-MlssIsslppI Commercial congrosB when ho declar ed that ho had ovor reason to bo llcvo thnt tho sumo people who fought Dr. Harvey W. Wylcy, chief of tho Bureau of Chemistry, nro now furnishing money to opposo tho mo vement looking to tho csUb'Ishmont of n National Department f Health. LIVELY TIME C. A. SMITH COMPANY BUILDS I FENCE AND LOCAL RAILROAD I TEARS IT OUT ECHO OF "FIRE PIT ACRE" CASE. The old "Flro pit aero" controversy which has boon in tho courts for the Inst few years, took n now turn yes- Itcrdny. Tho C. A. Smith compnny Is I suing to recover this tract, tho exact location of which hns not been defi nitely determined. It Is locntod sonio plnco south of Mill Slough. Yes terday, tho Smith company hnd its employes fonco In tho trnct whero Hugh McLnJn's ofllco Is loented, south of Mill Slough nnd east of Broadway. Superintendent W. F. Miller of tho local railroad compnny told tho men building tho fonco to desist ns thoy woro trcspnsslng on Railroad prop erty. Thoy would not hood htm and wejit ahead and comploted tho fonco. A fow hours lntor. n forco of Supt. Minor's in on toro out tho fonco nnd piled It up across tho stroot. What tho noxt movo will bo, remains to bo ALONG THE WATERFRONT Tho Breokwntor Is duo In early tomorrow from Portlnnd. Tho schooner Advent Is duo hero from San Pedro, being nlno days out from tho latter port. Tho Alllanco sailed from Portlnnd Inst night for Coos Bay nnd Is sched uled to lenvo horo Friday morning ror ijuroKn. X botween tho number and Marshflold. Ore. ' name, . - i rWEhTT M BLANK FAMINE THREATENS AS RESULT if G STRIKE BEAM'S LAST HOPE IS Hit Gov. Mann of Virginia Refuses to Prevent Execution of Wife Murderer. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) RICHMOND, Vn., Nov. 15 Gov ernor Mann declined today to Inter fere in tho enso of Henry Clay Beat tic, Jr., and tho lnttcr's last hopo to escapo tho c.loctrlc chair Friday, Nov ember 24th', hns gone. A petition has been presented to tho governor, praying for n respite of at least thirty dayB for "spiritual preparation." Beattlo's fntho told tho prisoner of tho decision of tho governor. Young Bonttlo received tho news In sllcnco tho guards say. hut hts iron nerve gavo way nt this last visit nnd ho wns visibly altictod by tho loss of his Inst hope. PUPILS AND LIVESTOCK. CouimlNsloiier of Education Asks Query In Hcimrt. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay TlmesV WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 15 Is not tho health of twenty million school children of tho United Stntos ns lmportnnt ns tho livestock Indus try? United Stntos Commissioner of Education Clayton puts this query In his nununl report to the Secret ary of Interior Fisher today. At tho samo time ho recommended tho ap pointment in the Bureau of Educa tion of n specialist on school hyglono iind sanitation. CITY POLITICS Water Question to Be Issue Straw May Run With 1 Coke and Matson. Marshflold city politics nro begin ning to liven up considerably and tho noxt fow dnys will likoly seo dofinlto dovolopmonts as to who tho candi dates aro to bo. Tho big Issuo in tho election prom ises to bo tho waterworks question. This Issuo will likoly to bo tho big gest ouo thnt tho now city olllclnln to bo elected Docombcr 5, will havo to donl with during tliolr tenuro of olllco. As to whnt rccourso tho city hns under tho existing law nnd frnn chlso of roqulrlng ndoquato water sorvlco and tho supplying of puro wntor, City Attornoy Goss will re port nt tho noxt council nicotlng. tho night following the city caucus Nov ember 20. It was roporlod today on good , authority that Mayor Strnw had stat I cd thnt ho would bo a candldato fordoallug with tho problems prcsontod ro-oiectiqn to tno council .Mr, coito uy tno npproacning coinpiotir n hns stated that ho would not run Paunma Canal, took advanced ground again but whethorhowill comply with In favor of subsidies to Amorican this nrrnngoment will be dccldod, shipping using tho canal nnd for Its soon, It Is said. administration ns a military adjunct. It Is understood thnt W. U. Doug-' Ho cnllod nttontlon to tho fact that las has consented to accept tho nonil- although thoro will bo wator enough nntlon of mayor providod thero aro ' In tho cannl to float snia'l bonts not moro thnn two cnndldntos In tho I throughout Ub longth by tho closo flold. As E. Don McCrary, tho So-j of tho rainy season which coinmonces clallsts' cholco, Is suro to bo in tho next May and whllo tho canal will bo raco, It follows-that Mr. Douglas will fully ready for ocean traffic, through not bo a candldnto If Mnyor Straw our own noglect no provision has runs ngnln. At nny rate, that was been mndo for Its oporntlon. Aa tho way some of thoso who havo soon ns tho cnnnl is completed, tho been studying tho situation had Jt President's authority ovor. It will sized up today. iceaso unless Congress comes to the Whllo R. A. Copplo has not an- rescue, nounced thnt ho would or would not Then thoro Is tho problom of croat bo n candldnto, It is understood that Ing n permnnont organization or gov ho Is considering it. Many of his ornmont to oporato tho canal and to friends hnvo beon urging him to on-, control tho Zono. Tho country Is ter the rnco. On nccount of Mr. I worthless for agricultural purposes: Copplo's stand on tho wntor quost'on 'mostly n troplcnl Junglo or low rocky ospeclnlly. ninny claim hat ho would hills and it is propostornus to think bo ono of tho strongt candidate of It ovor forming a basis for an Am thnt could bo named. orlcan farming settlement. This So far, tho political tnlk hns con-'fortunato condition nffords an oppor torod on mnyor with very Httlo talkjtunlty for tho creation of an orgnnlz ns to candidates for tho council. Intlon for tho nlmost solo purposo of A. II. Powors todny stnted thnt un-J opening nnd shutting tho lock gatoa der no circumstances could ho con- and protecting them In time of slder tho mayoralty. I trouble; It Is not n quostlon of edu- Another story In clrculntlon today eating or of uplifting a dopondont was that some of Mavo- SJtraw'B ' pooplo and thoro Is no renson for In frlends wero anxious to hnvo him run.troduclng nil tho comp'ox checks nnd for mnyor wltn Tom Coko and J. Al- bnlnnces of n solf governing com bort Matson ns tho candidates for.munlty. Tho sccrotnry do'ared that council on tho ticket with him. Mr. Matson was urged for mayor early in tho fall hut did not feel thnt his personal business Intorests would on- ablo him to consider it at this tlmo.l Over 5,000 Workmen In Mexi can Metropolis Have Quit Their Jobs. ' FEDERAL TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO SCENE Even House Servants Havo Joined In Walkout and Outlook Is Gloomy. (By Associated Press to the Coos Hny Times) TORREON, Mox., Nov. 15. A general strike has been declared hero. So ninny hnvo Joined tho movomont thnt n famine Is thrcntonod. Flvo thousand workmen nro Idle Including ono thousand smelter employes nnd oven houso servants havo Joined tho I tnnvnmnnt. Rtronf mm nrn nnf run- nlng. So far, thoro has been no des truction of proporty. Ono thousand federal soldiers nro on tho way horo from Monterey. FEAR SERIOUS TROUBLE. (By Assoclntcd Press to tho Coos Buy Times.) EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 15. Tho withdrawal of eight hundred fedorat troops from Torrcon, Mexico, loaves tho Americans thoro In great dangor, according to n telegram rccolvod from. Torreon todny by a local buslnosa man. Tho thousands of nntlvo strik ers thoro aro declared to bo vlolontly nntl-Amcrlcan In sentiment. It wns nt Torrcon thnt tho mas sacre of Chincso occurred during tho rebellion. Ono of tho grlovancos among tho Ignorant peons Is thnt nearly nil tho exccutlvo positions In tho mines In Mexico nro now hold by Amcrlcnns. Americans woro to bo driven out nnd tho high salaried posi tions given to Moxlcnns. This b ono of tho disappointments which ndd to the ugly temVor of the striking min ers nt Torrcon. WOLGAST GETS BUSY. (By Assoclntod Press to Coos Bny Times.) LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Nov. 15 Ar rangements for two lights in Snn Francisco in which Tommy Murph, will bo opponent In tho first, nnd Pnckcy McFnrlaud In tho second, woro virtually comploted todny by Ad. Wolgnst. Tho mntches will prob ably occur Docembor 16, nnd Now Year's? Day. Wolgast has on a fight with Freddlo Wolsh horo Thanksgiv ing day. TO USE CANAL TD AID WH Sec. Stimson Advocates Fixing of Tolls as Sort of Sub sidy to American Shipping (By Associated Pross to Coos lla TlmoB i KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 15. I 111 lllllll U0QIIIH bliu Jtiilicmn v. y ium- morelnl club, Socretnry Stimson In at tho bottom, tho cnnnl proonts n military problem. For dofonslvo purposes it will double tho eapnclty (Continued on page 4.i