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If IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BACK OUT THAN TO BACK DOWN AFTERWARDS " ' "' . A A Llltlo "Cnmpalgn" Of .iT ADVERTISING in The TIME! WANT ADVERTISING In Tlw TIMES Will Kwp the Iiicoiiio from Your Furnished Huumx from lapsing! YOU can rcnlly help tho family revenues hy renting n few furnished rooms niul, If you know how nnd when to use tho clnsslflod columna, you may keep Hint llltlo extra lncotno H8 "ptendy ns n clock." Will Put Vour Ileal Kstnto "In the Mnrkct" Kf f c el I v o 1 y I ii win i"11 tno fncts nl)0,,t yr "-.! lmforo tho ores of nil 'pos- ffio buyers" lu town. And If ;i ' j, ono of thorn who ought to St, you'll .ell IU MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PKESU VOL XXXV Established in 1878 m Tho Const Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1911 EVENING EDITION A ConsollOntlon of Times. Const Mull nnd Coos liny Advertiser. No. 120 JURORS EFFORTS 10 Prosecutor Fredericks Says He Has tviuence to ouuw iviuii ey Was Used. ARREST DETECTIVE tMrLUYtu bt utrtiMbt Details Given Out As to How Cash was usea to Influence. (By Associated Press to tho Coon lltiy IIIML'HJ L09 ANGELES, Cnl., Dec. 4. I il. A I ii.iHiinM THnilnMlnbii tmlnl numci mt'iii x- u..i iim,., UK Informed tlio Associated rross tnnt , ,, : "" 'A , , "" uu St H. Franklfii, tho dotcctlvb am- ?" b.i ""l0 frCOa "ml ll' WrSS RZrr?JlZa "ho'oSSo forces havo secured now under arrest charged with at- tl(J R , t, n bc8ldc8 tempting to brlbo Goorgo N. Lock- bcr of prominent speakers, n program wood, n yonlromnn with $4,000, nc- ot moving pictures showing phases toally paid to Robert N. nnln, tho of tnc cnmpalgn will bo given. Jnt sworn Juror In tho caso, $500, Tho Straw rally Is scheduled as md promised $3,500 moro nt tho end nn open air meeting to bo held at tho of tho trial If ho would yoto for nc- comer of Front nnd Mnrkct. They Qulttal or sccuro n disagreement of expect to hnvo tho band for It nnd ory. Fredericks produced, n sworn some of theJr moro prominent work copy of tho testimony of Mrs. Rob- oro will address tho gnthorlng. trt E. Unln, wlfo of tho Juror given ' Just what tho Socialists plan fqr la bis offlco last Friday. Mm. Daln their closing work 1ms not been nn tot only told of tho first meeting but noimced but they havo been working wlitcd In dotnll how Franklin enmo hard tho last fow days, to bor houso Octobor Ctli.rt fow days' Todoy. Straws campaign leaders Woro her husbnnd wns summoned to servo on tho Jury. Fredericks declared tho cxnllnn Hon witnesses In tho Frnnklln caso would rovcnl dotnlls of alleged bri beries In which Franklin participated Hid that In nil about $12,000 was ! promised by tho dofonso to Influcnca'tcd. jurymen, thero bolng ono moro cnsol The Copplo forces havo not been of alleged attempted bribery tho do-1 apparently quite ns nctlvo as hnvo tho tills of which howovcr nro not yet Straw workers today. fully uncovered. Qualifications for Voting Tho prnllmlnnry hcnrlng against Tho polls will bo open tomorrow Dert 11. Frnnklln, tho Investigator, morning In tho city council chnmbcr employed by thn defenoo In tho Mc-.of tho city hall nt 0 o'clock nnd will Nimara caso, arrested for brlbory, m continued today by Justtco M. P. Young for ono wcok. MORE SURPRISE COMING. Such the Statement If Representative of Employers' Organization. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 4. "Some persons thnt nppnrontly hnvo been so astounded by tho pleas of Willy of tho MoNnmnrn brothers mny toon bo further nmnzod," said today representative of ono of tho em ployers' organizations who is watch ing tho federal inquiry horo Into tho alleged nntlonnl-wldo dynamiting consplrncy. An examination ot tho records nnd correspondence of tho International Association of Dridgo nd Structural Iron Workers for tho e of tho federal grnnd Jury is being vigorously pushed. First Danger of Violence In City Campaign Manifested No Damage. Tho flrst show of any dnngor of Solent? in tho Marshflold municipal 'wnpalgn came into Saturday night hen for a fow minutes somo feared that a small sized riot would follow n altercation nt tho cornor of Front "d Market. Sovernl versions of Jhat occurred are told and Just whni lid hnppon Is difficult to ascertain As near as could bo determined, it eeras that Georgo Flanagan and jo Gossmnn became Involved in a fracas following a political discus won. Gossmnn Is an ardent soclul "t and was surrounded by a score or moro socialists nt tho time whllo a '"go number of Flanagan's personal "TZtmed "ends, most of lth thn b7;. ;--;.": . i Present. ' After a moment or two Nlghtwatch oiioup and Merchant's Patrolman "uttz separated Flanagan nnd Goss f nnd tho latter was tnken to the '" Jail, bolng nllegod to bo the ttressor In the affitr. Mayor 8traw nppenrod on tho Tene nnd ordered tho ontlro crowd the streets, accompanying the or ??r with somo of his most strenuous ""guage. The crowd did not dls Prse Immediately but according to 'marks of many, worked up a good wied "grouch" nt Mayor Straw for toti Sl,nge ,th wh,ch h0 roferre1 Chas n t ni. .i n. uvinn NEARLY RIOT SATURDAY NIGHT I iSsoJnjoWedJnthe (Continued on page 4.) WERE BRIBED WANARA SAVE CITY POLITICS Plan Big RalliesQualification of Voters For Tomorrow's Election. The Mnrshuold city campaign will nnn niil..l.'...l.n.. 1.1 -iti lit l... , .nilii,..i... ,i vn ...., in i." I1UVU Ul'L'H WUIllllItt IllllU. lJf UUil- dron, Clan do Nnsburg, Tom Donnott, G. W. Trlbbcj)nd ovon J. W. Bon nctt, hnvo been making n strenuous canvass. Dr. Geo. E. Dlx, J. M. Up ton and others also Joined them In tho effort. A lnrgo amount of liter- l,l l.nlinlf In linlnir rlrrnln. closo nt 6 o'clock tomorrow night Thero wbb somo talk today regard ing tho qualifications of voters for tho city election and n summary of tho law Is given herewith: Tho Marshflold city charter says: "No person shall vote or is qualifi ed to voto nt nny election under this net, who has not been a rcsldont of tho city for nlnoty days next preced ing such election." Tho stato law provides: "Evory citizen of tho United States of tho ago of twonty-ono nnd up wards, who shnll havo rosldod in tho stato during tho six months Immed iately preceding such election; nnd every male of foreign birth of tho ngo of twonty-ono years and upwards who shall havo resided In tho United Stntes ono yenr, nnd shall hnvo re sided In this Btatn, during tho six months Immediately prccodlng such election, nnd shall havo dcclnred his Intentions to becomo a cuizon oi mo United Stntes ono year preceding such election, conformably to tho laws of tho United States on tho subject of naturalization." "Tho Judges of election, in deter mining tho rosldonco and qualifica tions of porsons offering to voto, shnll 'bo governed by tho rules, so far as tho samo may bo appllcablo: 1. Tho placo shall, brf considered nnd hold to bo tho Tesldonco of n porson In which his habitation Ib fix ed, nnd to which, whonovor he la nb sont, ho has tho Intention of re turning. a , ., 2. A porson shall not bo consid ered or hold to have lost his rcsldenco who shall leavo his homo nnd go Into another stato or Territory, or county of this stao, for n temporary pur poso only, , . , , 3. A person shall not bo consider ed or held to havo galued n residence in nny county of this state Into which ho shall como for temporary purposes only, without tho Jntontlon of mak ing said county his homo, but with i, intnnMnn of leaving tho samo whon ho shall havo accomplished tho buslnoss that brought him to it. 5. Tho place whoro a marrleu man's family resides shall bo con sidered and held to bo his residence. 6. Tho placo whoro nnd unmarried man sloops shall bo considered and held to bo his residence. 7. If n porson shall go from this stnto into another stato or territory and thoro exercise me ngni "i : rage, ho shall bo considered nnd held to have lost nis resiaunw. state, STEAMER TEES SAFELY IN PORT (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) VICTORIA, D. C. Dec, 4 Tho Stoamor Tees in tow of the Tug Na nooso reached port today. Tho Steamer Salvor with passengers ar rived soon after. TONIGHT JUST BEFORE EVERY voter In Marshflold, with fow exceptions, has by this tlmo made up his mind how ho will cast his ballot In tomorrow's elec tion. It is ono of tho helpful nnd hopeful signs of progress In tho evolution of American politics thnt tho clectornto moro nnd moro nro doing their own thlnklnir. A score of roars nco men would don rldlcu- LIoub uniforms nnd carry lll-smolllng cession, listen to tho party spellbinder shout themsolves hoarse over-, tho past triumphs of their party nnd the present glories ot their candidate and go to the polls tho next day nnd voto llko nutomntons. Today thoy nre Informing themselves on tho Issues Involved, solving tho problems ns best they may by their own lights nnd casting their ballots Intelli gently. Tho nvorngo man is not voting today becauso of glorious past achievements but because of present day performance. Good follow candidates do not nlwnys mnko for good government. There nro Is sues thnt nro vital nnd then tho principle Is paramount to tho person. Tonight thoro will bo blnro of brnss nnd fan faro of big bnss drum nnd some big, talk by friends of tho votes will bo mado or changed. The ono prodomlnnnt Issuo In this olcctlon Is tho wntcr question. .o mntter how tho frlonds of Dr. Straw mny try to sldo stop It, this lssuo confronts them on nil sides. His .election will not bo n personal vin dication, for Dr. Strnw hns nlrendy will bo nn enddreomont of tho present wntor systom, a repudiation ot municipal ownership, nn npprovnl of tho "Dennett mnchlnc" nnd tho private franchise. Those nro tho questions up for decision tomorrow nnd every voto countn ono way or tho other. Which way nro fyou votlrig7 Tho Times Is not going to decoivo Itself or its renders in this matter. Great ns Is tho personal popularity of Dr. Strnw tho principle Involved Is greater. If tho voters deliberately chooso tho one thoy rcpudlnto tho other. Dr. Straw and J. W. Dennett will both bo wnrrnntcd In ncccptlng tho mnyor's olcctlon ns endorsement of their policies for prlvnto owner ship nnd n long tlmo franchise The Times Is n firm believer In tho rulo of tho people. If tholr votes tomorrow nro ngnlnst municipal own ership nnd fnvornblo to Dr. Strnw this paper will accept tho verdict cheer fully. In his latest statement mnklng n plea for Dr. Straw's olcctlon, J. W. Donnott mnkos morry over munlclpnl ownership ns a good Joke. I foar tho peopld of Marshflold would find it no Joko If they wero snddlcd with n fifty years frnnchlso at doublo rates. Mr. Dennett nlso mnkos n dollbornto mlsstntomont when ho snys thnt "Myrtle Point nnd Coqtilllo City own their own wntor systems nnd have gono behind, whllo tho prl vnto owners mndo money nnd gnvo bettor service" ' Now this wns not nn off hnnd stntmont but n dollbornto nssortlon of whnt Is claimed to bo n definite fact. Mr. Dennett wroto it out nnd signed It. , Now mark how plntn n tnlo shall confuso nnd confound Mr. J. W. Den nett. First let us hoar from Mr. Lnwronce. City Recorder of tho city of Coqtilllo, Hero Is whnt Mr. Lnwronco snys: "COQUILLE'S MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS IS A GREAT SUCCESS. IT IS PAYING 055 PER MONTH AROVE OPER ATING EXPENSES, IN NINE YEARS, IT HAS PAID RACK, AROVE OPERATING KXPKXHES-9 12,000 OF THE $2.1,000 ORIGINAL COST AND IN A FHW YEARS IT WILL RE PAID FOR OUT OF ITS OWN EARNINGS. THE PLANT IS NOW WORTH $10,000 SO THAT IT IS IN REALITY PAID FOR NOW. WE HAVE NINETY-EIGHT TOUNDS PRESSURE," J. S. LAWRENCE. CITY RECORDER OF COQUILLE. Tho water rate Is $1.00 por month for residences nnd tho city' gots all Its wntor nbsolutoly frco. That's why Tho Tlmos advises tho penplo of Marshflold to voto for R. A.' Copplo. Cheaper rates and city wntor frco. Now for Myrtle Point. Rend 1Mb from City Recorder I. E. Roso: "MYRTLE POINT'S MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM TS A SUCCESS. I HAVEN'T THE EXACT .FIGURES AT HAND NOW RUT IT IS MORE THAN PAYING ITS WAY AND A GOOD RUM IS RISING PUT IN THE SINKING FUND ANNU ALLY." I. E. ROSE, CITY RECORDER OF MYRTLE POINT. Tho rates in Myrtlo Point aro $1.00 por month for residences nnd tho city gots Its wntor froo. Now If J. W. Donnott will mnko that statement dollberatoly which mny bo so promptly provon absolutely fnlso tho peonlo of Mnrshflold should hesitate about electing J. W. Dennett's man, Dr. E. E. Straw mayor. Tho men of Mnrshflold hnvo n tremendous responsibility In tomor row's olectlon and Tho Times trusts they will meet It ns men. Thoro Is much dopondlng on their votes. Tho Issuo Is n vltnl ono, too vital to bo Indifferently or carolcssly sot asldo for tho personality or wishes, ot nny Individual. SAT BENNETT'S DENNETT'S CHARGE. "MXRTLE POINT AND COQUIL LE CITY OWN THEIR OWN WA TER SYSTEMS AND. THEY HAVE GONE DEHIND WHILE PRIVATE OWNERS MADE MONEY AND GAVE DETTER SERVICE." J. W. DENNETT. ' J, W, Dennett In a lengthy state ment In his campaign organ Saturday night mado the flat charge that tho municipal water systems In Coqulllo and Myrtlo Point woro going behind. The city officials of both towns stato thnt Mr. Dennett's charge la absolu tely false. Tho Times this morning called up by long dlstanco phone of ficials of both cities and secured brief statements from them relative to tho municipal water systems In both towns. Success In Coqulllo. J. S. Lawrence, city recorder Coqulllo, and Mnyor Quick of Co qullle, over the long distance tele phone this morning stated that the charge that tho municipal water COQUILLE 0 THE BATTLE lamps for miles In a torchlight pro vnilous cnndldntes but very fow been, vindicated twq times, but It CHARGES FALSE THE ANSWER. "COQUILLE'S MUNICIPAL WA TER WORKS IS A GREAT 8UC SESS. IT IS PAYING $3!W TER MONTH AROVE OPERATING EX PENSES. IN NINE YEARS, IT HAS PAID RACK, AROVE OPERATING EXPENSES $12,000 OF THE $25,-' 000 ORIGINAL COST AND IN A FEW YEARS IT WILL HE PAID , FOR OUT OF ITS OWN EARNINGS. I WE HAVE NINETY-EIGHT POUNDS PRESSURE." J, S. LAWRENCE, CITY REC- J ORDER OF COQUILLE. TnE TRUTn. 'HIVllTT.lS POINT'S MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM IS A SUCCESS. I HAVEN'T THE EXACT FIGURES1 AT HAND NOW RUT IT IS MORE THAN PAYING ITS WAY AND A GOOD SUM IS DEING TUT IN THE. SINKING FUND ANNUALLY," J I. E. ROSE, CITY ItECORDER OF MYRTLE PQINT works there have gono behind, was absolutely false. Doth declared that the waterworks thero under city con trol had been an unqualified success nnd that the people of Coqulllo would not go back to private ownership for anything. Furthermore, Mr. Lawrence stated that Coqulllo has a pressure of ninety-eight pounds. The, Pressure In Marshfleld Is supposed o bo sovonty four pounds but most; of the tlmo has Jjoen forty to fifty pounds, accord ing to the Marshfleld fire department. City Recorder Lawrence authorized the following statement concerning tho Coqulllo municipal waterworks: "Coqulllo bought Ub waterworks from a prlvato corporation nine HNtE REPRESENTATIVE CONGRESS DEFENDS POS LARGE SAVING WILL BE IDE. I Treasury Department Uses Economy In Estimating Ex ' penses of the Gov- (From Assoclntcd Press -to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 4. Estlmntcs of tho Treasury Depart ment for running tho government for tho next fiscal year to bo submitted I to congress today, contemplate n saving or fzi,;:&;s,ui:i.4is compared to. tho amount appropriated for tho flscnl year of 1911-1912. Tho total amount docs not Include nn appro priation for tho Postofllco Depart ment which Is expected to bo solf Biistalnlng. Appropriation hy Con gress for tho flscnl yenr nggrogntcd $7G7,218,48D. Tho economy of tho government expense proposed 1b shown to bo the greatest In tho estimate for public works, which wna rut from $122,040,000 to $100, 710,701. S Supreme Court Makes Impor tant Decision In Alaska Coal Cases. (From Assoclntcd Press to Coos Day Tlmos) WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 4 Tho govern mont won n swooping victory today in its cnmpalgn ngnlnst tho Alaska coal land frauds when tho Supremo Court ot tho United States decided that n porson or association Is limited to one coal Innd entry In Alnska. Accordingly tho court hold valid tho indictment chnrglng Chns, F. Mundny and Archlo W. Shlolds with land fraud consplrncy. In Decisive. According to tho lnnd offlco officials tho supremo court decision put nn end forever to tho contention of tho powor of nttornoy of tho claimants to the Alaska coal lands. Today's dce'slon sustains thnt of United States District Judgo Frank Rudkln In tho Doughten case, renderod nt Spokane and reverses thnt ot United Stntes District Judgo Cornelius II, Hnnford, April 4, 1911, In Sonttle, who quashed tho Indictment chnrglng Charles F. Mundny and Archlo Shlols with consplrncy to defrnud tho United Stntes of tho uso nnd possession of certnln coal lands In tho Dorlng rlvor district known ns tho Stracey group, ASK STAY OF TRIAL Roof Packers T"ko Action in Anti Trust LuWlCllKCH (Dy A880clat'Jd Press to the Coo's Day Tlmos,) WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 4 Tho Supremo Court of tho United States took undor consideration today tho application of tho counsel for tho Chi cago Deef Packers for a stay of tholr trial In tho United Stntes District court at Chicago on tho charge of criminally violating tho Sohrman anti-trust lnw. A stay nnd ball wns asked until, tho court could pass on tno conxi'tuuonnmy or tno unermau years ago for $25,000. Since then, wo havo paid off $12,000 of this amount nnd only $13,000 remains unpahl. Tho city's monthly tncomo from tho waterworks Is about $480 and tho expenso of mnlntnlnlng It, Including $00 per month for man In charge nnd for repairs, etc., is loss than $125 por month. Wo hnvo Just expended $2,000 in improvements. Wo will have the system completely paid for In n fow years and thoh Its earnings will bo used In reducing tho city's tnxos. It has been an unqua lified success." SUCCESS IN MYRTLE POINT. I. E, Roso, city recordor of Myr tle Point, when called up by long dis tance phono this morning relative to tho success of tho municipal water system thero said that ho did not have tho exact flguros on cost, oper ating expenses, etc., nt hnnd. How ever ho authorized tho following sta tement: "Tho Myrtlo Point municipal wa terworks, system Is a success. It la paying Its operating expenses and permitting a good sum to bo put In to the sinking fund annually," I W LITTLETON Says He Was Maliciously De famed Regarding Steel Trust Question. ' SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS CONVENES THIS MORNING Practically All of the Members of Both Houses In Their Seats. (Dy Assuclnfcd Press to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 4. lloth Houses of the sixty-second con gress convened nt noon today. Prac tically every xnombor of each houso was In his sent. InthognllorlcBcrowd ed hundreds who wero unnblo to gala admission. A speech by Represen tative Martin Littleton of Now York, regarding tho steel trust question, was tho scnsntlonnl incident featur ing tho opening of tho session. Littleton stirred tho Houso in an nttack against thoso whom hq nllog cd had maliciously defamed him bo cause of his nttltudo na n mombor ot tho Houso Commlttco ot Inquiry In to tho United Stntes Stool corpora tion. Ho chnrged thnt Honry B. Martin, secretary of tho nntl-trust league, had circulated falso accusa tions ngnlnst him nnd accused Mn: tin of consorting with Dnvld Lamar,, n bonr operator on Wail Btrcot, to. nld In the depression of steel stock. Suyn Jlrymi Wns Wrong. Ho charged thni Vr. J. Dry an had I "Gono off hulf-cockod" in tho Com moner In his comment on thfl steel' Investigation. Most of Llttloton'a speech was devoted to n dofonso of his position on the commlttco and to mnko denial, that ho allied with "Tho iTruat Interests". Ills rcforonco to Drynn was based on tho Nobraskan's editorial declaration that Littleton "wns through going reactionary" and "will bo retired from tho commlttoo It tho Houso democrats really dosiro that domocrntlc profession on n trust question ho accepted sorlously." "Tho sourco of this article," declar ed Llttloton, "wns lying scandals of this mnn Mnrtln." Last night in Washington, Martin nttneked Llttlo ton In n public speech reiterating tho chnrgo thnt the congressman was a "trust nttornoy." Martin also at tacked represontatlvo Young ot Mich igan, another mombor of tho stool commlttco. Would Impencli. A -peUU$n for tho Imponchmont nnd expulsion from tho houso ot rep resentatives of Mnrtln W. Llttloton Qf Now York, wns presontcd to Spenker Clnrk today by Bocrotnry Honry B. Martin of tho anti-trust league. Republican Lender Mann this nft-. ornoon presented a resolution for tho nppolntmont of a commlttco ot soven members to Investigate tho at tack on Llttloton. Tho resolution wns roforred to the Rules Commlttco. Sennto Elects In tho sonnto, Senntor Curtis was olocted to servo las presldont pro torn linill UDC, 1. ouiiuium uiiiiui i Georgia, and Gardner of Mnlno woo sworn In. Tho meeting hour was Iflxod for 2 P. M. dally nnd ndjour ment was had to that hour tomor row. HILL1N "' I Higher Court Confirms Con ic tion and Sentence of Mil lionaire and Detectives, (Dy Assoclntcd Presn ( -fc-oir SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 Tho United States Circuit Court of Ap poals confirmed tho conv'ctlon nnd sontenco of CInrcnco Dayton HUlmau of Seattle, tho mllllonatro found guil ty of using tho malls for fraudulent land schemes nnd also confl ied ho conviction of E. D. Kl k nnd ,r J. Wobb, detectives omployo-' bv "Hi mnn, caught trying to brlbo th,p Jur ors in tho case. $12.V00 FOR SIUSLAW Thnt Amount Named In EtlinntoH Presented to ConuresH (Snoclal to T' PORTLAND, Ore D" p,j; mntes submitted by tho Recrotn-y of Treasurer to Congres 'r-'-i-i- i 000 for tho Slusla'v r vo rv' "n thousand for Coos R've Doost for Marshflold omnr ow hv voting yes on No. 300 nnd hln mke it a bigger and better Coon nay. t