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SOME OF US "CAPTAINS OP OUR PATE" NPED LESSONS IN NAVIGATION WANT ADVERTISING In Tho TIMES Will Put Vmir Iti'iil Estate "In the Mnrlict" EITeethcly! It will put tho fnctB nbout your property boforo tlio eyes of nil "pos Blblo buyers" In town. And If tlioro'fl ono of thorn who ought to own It, you'll noil Itl (000 Saw Wm& WANT ADVERTISING in Tlio TIMES Will Keep tlio Income from Your Furnished Room from Lapsing! YOU enn rcnlly help tho family revenues by renting a few furnished rooms- nml, If you know how and when to ueo tho classified columns, you may keop thnt Uttlo extra Income ns "steady ns n clock." MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED .PRESS VOL XXXV I'Xnbllsbed In JH78 VUL. AAAV ns Tho VmHt Mn( MARSHFIELD, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1912 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Time, Const Mull n 1 CQ nml Coos liny Adicrtlsvr. "'" ,u; WILL MAKE FIGHT FDR U.S.SHire Effort of$an Fr;ancjsco Cham ber, of Commerce to Secure It Meets With Opposition WILL INTERFERE VVTTH ' fOPEIGN TREATIES Congressional Investigation of Shipping pft . Atlantic, and Paoific Likely. (By Associated Press to Co&W Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 18. A plea for freo tolls for American ships through tho Panama canal mado by J. A. McGregor of tho San Francisco Chambor of Commcreo boforo tho Houso Committee on In tern tn to Commorco today mot with a stormy reception in that commit tee. Members of tho commlttco in timated that n remission of tolls to American ships would not only In volvo tho United States In difficulties with othor countries, but that it would bo doubtful if it would aid much In building up nn Ameri can morchnnt murine McGregor thought It would. World Wldo I'robo. It was indlcatod today thnt n pro found Inquiry Into Atlantic, Pacific and South American shipping com bines urged by Roprcsontntivo Hum phrey of Washington, In tho IIouso would bo mado nt a Joint congres sional Investigation,- ns Taft hnd ex pressed tho opinion that tho treaty rolntlons of tho United Status with other nations might bo Involved. Humphrey told tho ,1101180 Rules Commltteo today that ho thought n discrimination In rntcs against Am erican pcoplo by foreign controlled nnd subsidized transportation linos was bound to involve American trcnty rolntlons nnd for thnt renson tho Sonnto should bo recognized In tho Investigation, which ho said waB bound to bo prolongod nnd world wldo. FAVdHSXKVTllKATIKS. McCiimbor WuiUn Tuft Measures Ra ti Hod by Semite. (Dy Assoclatod Press to Coos Day TImos.) WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 18. Senator McCumbor of North Dnko tn nppoaled to tho oonnto today to rntlfy Immcdlntoly President's Tnft's arbitration trenty with England nnd Franco without nmcndnioiit. IMPROVEMENT OF E. W. Wright Says People of Coos Bay Should Issue Bonds. E. W. Wright of Portland, who hns Invested heavily In Coos nay real cstnto both for hlmsolf nnd n Port land Byndlcnto thnt ho ropresonts, ar rived today on tho Ilreakwator. Ills visit Is moroly to nttond to a Uttlo prlvnto business nnd ho oxpcctB to roturn north on tho Dronkwntor Sat urday. Whon nsked by n Times' roportor if ho know of nny now dovolopmonts in tho rnliwny situation, Mr. Wright snld thnt "ovorything wns moving along satisfactorily and ho saw no occasion to nltor his vlows." "Wo aro rcnlly moro concerned nbout Coos Bay propnrlng Its hnr bor for tho Increased commorco which will como with tho rnliwny than wo nro nbout tho coming of tho rnliwny. Wo know tho rnliwny Is coming nnd wo would Ilko to seo Coos Bay bostlr Itself with hnrbor improvements pnrtlcularly tho re storation of tho Jettlos for deopenlng nnd clearing tho bar. Tho port of Coos Bay and tho property owners could well afford to float a special bond Is sue of $250,000 to bo expended in this work and It would profit and boneflt tho people mnny fold. Such n bond Issue might provldo for a sinking fund of $10,000 per year nnd could bo floated at G per cont which would make tho additional taxes only $22,r00 per year and in no way could tho monoy bo expended to bettor advantage. Tho Port of Portland expends Immense sums for tho Improvement of the river and harbor there which Is really for tho bonoflt of a vast territory, but no tnxes aro paid moro cheorfully than tho Port tax. This is a matter thnt should receive tho earnest considera tion of your people, property owners and public Improvement organiza tions. While it Is work thnt rightly belongs to the government, If not au thorized by congress, the people of me community should not It." neglect ON FREE TOLLS IN PANAMA CANAL OF .. -l : . i it Plans Made For Filling Many Sections While Improving Channel Here. Pumping nt tho rnto of nbout 3,500 cubic ynrds per dny, tho dred go Oregon Is rapidly nonrlng tho completion of tho project for widen ing tho channel between tho Llbby Coal bunkers nnd tho Beaver Hill Coal bunkers. Unless something un expected intorforcs, tho Oregon will hnvo that project dono nbout Feb ruary 5 and will then start back on tho west nnd south sldo of tho chun nol removing a few smnll shoals be tween a point opposlto tho dopot nnd u point nbout 400 fcot west of tho Nann Smith's slip. This "brush ing out" of tho channel will probably bo completed about Fobrunry 15 when tho Oregon will Btnrt In on tho project opposlto Marshflcld. Tho prosont plans aro to havo tho drcdglngs from near tho foot of Cen tral avenuo pumped Into Broadway, bof-wpen .Contra,! nvcnuo and tho Mill Slough brldgo. At prosont, tho plank street thoro is supported on glrdors and tho plan Is to hnvo It fill ed so thnt hnrd paving can bo put in thoro In tho future As soon ns this is dono, tho filling of Central avenuo beyond tho Masonic Oporn Houso will begin nnd then tho Mnrkot avenue fill, which Is pnrt of tho samo pro ject, i Tho widening nnd deopenlng of tho channol bore will bo of grcnt ad vnntago to shipping. Besides widen ing tho channol by making a cut on tho onst sldo of It, Engineer Loofo Is to hnvo all tho shoals on tho west sldo near tho docks or In tho channel lUolf taken out. This will probably bo completed by tho latter pnrt of March. Tho Port Commission Is now ar ranging to forwnrd tho formal re quest to Mnjor Morrow for permis sion to havo tho Oregon widen tho channel botweon tho Cold Storngo plant nnd Portor. It is estimated thnt nbout 120,000 ynrds of drcd glngs will havo to bo taken out thoro out8ldo of tho regular govern ment project to miiko tho chnnnol what Is desired. Tho Port Commis sion has agreed to pay for this oxtrn work nnd nlso to defray tho oxponso of handling tho plpo-llno, etc. Englneor Leefo, who hns boon co oporntlng ns much ns posslblo on theso matters has informed tho Port Commission that ho will Indorse this plnn If thoy will furnish him with n tracing of tho bulkhead lino. This thoy will probably do at onco. Major Morrow hns gono to Pnnnmn for n month or six weeks' trip nnd his nb sonco may dolay tho securing of tho authority to havo tho Orogon do this work. Tho Port Commission Is now ondoavorlng to havo tho proporty owners north of Forndnlo put in tho bulHhcads but if thoy do not, tho Marshflold city council will hnvo thorn put In a doublo bulk-head, ono on each sldo of tho street. Pumps Quicksand. Tho Oregon tho Inst fow days has bcon pumping considerable quick sand. It Is pumping Into tlio sec tion north of Johnson avenue nnd along South Brondwny. Yesterday n largo amount of quicksand was pumped out. A cow that hnd boon grazing In tho district now being fill ed, wndod ovor through tho mud nnd got into n pllo of tho qutcksnnd. She wns unnblo to oxtricato herself nnd it took n dozon or moro mon Inst night to got hor out. Up to Council Novr. Englneor Leofo In regard to the statements tn the city council the othor night that tho Port Commis sion should take charge of the fill In tho West Marshflold flat district, said this was Impractical. Mr. Loofo stated that ono of the condi tions on which nuthorlty bad been secured to make the fill was that the city council agree to keep Mill Slough open, etc. Now, ho said, the city council could not go back on this agreement. Furthermore, ho said, that City Engineer GIdloy who has been accomplishing such excel lent work has plans mado for the now projects and to change at this late hour might prove disastrous. City Engineer Gidley has engaged D. L. Buckingham to assist him In his work In order to hasten plans for tho Alls for tho dredge Orogon and street Improvements and also to tret thtnes in readiness for his appraisal of the Coos Bay Water company's proporty. $ I OH OREGON MR 0PP06ED Delays Action In China by Re maining Away From Confe ' rences Called to Decide Question. By Assoclatod Press to tho Coos Bay Times.) PEKIN, China, Jan. 18. Tho for eign legations wero informed todny that Premier Yuan Shi Knl has re fused to visit tho palaco tomorrow when the abdication of tho throno will again bo discussed by tho Em press, Dpwngor and princes of tho Imperial clan. Tho Premier haB bcon granted a thrco days lcavo, ostensibly on ac count of his indisposition rising from tho excitement caused by tho attempt on his life. It 1b thought tho real reason of his dcslro not to nttond the conference on tho question of abdica tion, called for tomorrow, Is his op position to It. Tho thrco mon arrested after throwing a bomb nt tho cnrrlago of Promlor Yunn Shi Knl woro put to death today by strangling, E TOIGET f nw rt TTi Expect President Taft to Com mute Sentence of New York Banker ' (By' Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.,) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jau. 18. President Tnft, It Is boliovod, today will commuto tho fifteen-year' senten ce of Charles W. Morso. It Is learn ed on good nuthorlty that tho Presi dent is about to net in view of tho serious physical condition of tho for mer banker. E JETTY REPORT Washington Dispatch Says Outlook Is Good For Appro priation ror uoos Day. A Washington dispatch says: "It was rumored nt tho bonrd of engi neers' offices todny that a favorablo roport on tho reconstruction of tho Coos Bay Jetty will bo mado by tho district engineers, and it is bollovcd If this Is tho caso thoro will bo no opposition to tho appropriation bore" "It Is understood tho roport on Ynquina Bay, recommondlng an ex penditure of $28,800 for improve ments nt that port hns boon favor ably considered by tho board of en gineers, nnd will bo Included in tho forthcoming bill." FIFTY-THREE Large Number Drowned In Wreck, of British Steamer Off Scotland Coast. (By Assoclatod Press to Coos Bay Times.) ABERDEEN, Scotland, Jan. 18. Tho British steamer Wistowhnll was wrecked early today on the rocks off tho Aberdeon coaBt. FIfty-threo of the crow woro drowned. STREET RIOT RAD IN SAN FRANCISCO (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 18. Black eyes, broken heads, three men under arrest and out on bail today are the fruits of a fight last night between tho police and a street meeting In- nuguratod by members of tho Industrial Workors of the world. SUFFOCATED BY WIIEAT. (By Associated Press.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 18. Engold Olsen today lost his llfo by suffocation whon ho fell Into a huge bin of wheat which quickly engulfed him. MORS PARDON 6 0 P TO C U. 8. TROOPS DUE. Detachment Front Manila Will Roach China Tomorrow. (By Associated Pros. to Coos Bay Times.) PEKIN, China, Jan. 18. Tho United States troops from Manila nro expected to nrrlvo on tho transport Logan at Chen Wang Tno tomorrow morning. WILL STAY IN PEKIN. Mnnchu Itnby Emperor AV11I Lcnvo After Abdication. (By Associated" Press to Coos Not Bay Times.) - SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 18.--Tho Manchu baby emperor, Pu Yl, probably will abdicato tho throno but will not bo tnkon from Pokln, ac cording to a cablogram received by tho Chinoso Frco Press hero today. Tho cablegram was from Fung Ohl Ynu, private secretary to President Sun Ynt Sen, and was datod Nank ing. TO EP OUT 0 No Danger of Immediate In tervention on Island by United States. (By Assoclatod Press to Coos Bay Times) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18. After a conforenco with Prosldont Taft, Sqcrotary of War Stlmpson Bald that ho did not bollovo tho United Stntcs would havo to Inter vene In Cubn. Tho situation Is re garded as moro hopotul, but tho Unltod States will continuo to watch developments closely. F HARVEY'S HELP Democratic Presidential Can didate Damaged by Aid of Eastern Magazine. (By Assoclatod Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) FARGO. N. D., Jan. 18 At a "Got-togothor mooting" of North western Democrats hero today, C. G. Helffnor of Soattlo, campaign mnn ngor of Woodrow Wilson in tho west, snld tho support of Wilson by Har per's Weokly wns personal on tho pnrt of Col. Hnrvoy and had sub jected him to criticism by tho mngn zlno's owners. Helffnor nlso declar ed that Wilson was of tho opinion that it would indlcnto tho support of J. P. Morgan nnd tho suggestion wns mndo to Hnrvoy thnt his support would hurt moro than It helped. IS "Black Hand" Bomb Throwers Reputed to Be After Him as Result of Textile Strike. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times) BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 18." Upon receipt of reports from reliable sour ces and from six different points that "Black Hand" bomb throwors would attack Governor Fobs, tho latter was guarded today by dotectlvos and plain clothes men who watchod tho corridors, of tho State houso all day. Tho governor's action In Bonding militia to Lawrenco Is alleged to bo the causo of the feeling against hlra. SENATOR STEPHENSON FOUND NOT GUILTY (By Assoclatod Press.) WASHINGTON, D. 0 Jan. 18. T&o Hoyburn sub-commit- . tee investigating tho election of Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin todajy unanimously 4 agreed on a report which holds that the charges of corruption and bribery made against Ste- pbenson woro not provod. The report will bo mado to tho Senate commltteo on privileges and elections. A W WILSON EARS V NOW IN DANGER SHARP ATTACK MADE ON GOMPERS IN UNITED STATES SENATE TODAIf SOCIALISM IS TURNED DOWN i it) M I United Mine Workers' Reject Resolution Committing Them to Political Party (By Associated ProBs id Coos' Bay1 Times.) . INDIANAPOLIS,, Ind., Jan. 18. i By a vote of 515 to 155 tho' c6nvon tlon of Unltod Mlno Workers of Am erica today refused to adopt a reso lution committing tho organization to tho Socialist party and approved a subBtltuto moasuro of tho resolu tions committee declaring It would bo well if tho mlno workers would unite on "political as well as tho Industrial fields." Tho resolutions commlttco had re ported that It would bo unconstitu tional for tho United Mlno Workers to Indorso any political party. Secession In Ronton. A resolution providing for seces sion from tho Amorlcnn Fedoratlon of Labor and charging that Gompors, Mltcholl and othor labor loaders woro in tho grasp of tho capitalists class through tho Influonco of tho Nntlonal Civic Federation," was dofcatcd. Tho convention adopted Instcnd a resolution Instructing tho minora' dologntcs to tho noxt mooting of the Fedoratlon of Labor to urgo nn or ganization of tho industries Instcnd of tho sopnrnto crafts and tho Ron oral cooporatlon of unions In strikes. WHITE IB RE-ELECTED. Iown Man Defeat h Ohloaii For Min ers' Presidency. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jnn, 18. John P. White, of Osknloosn, Iowa, was ro-olected prosldont of tho Unlt od Mlno Workors ovor Thomas Low Is of Brldgoport, Ohio. EARLY TODAY Steamer Arrives From Portland With Large List of Pas sengers. Tho Breakwater arrived in early today from Portland with a largo list of passengers. Sho had about 350 tons of freight. Sho hnd n good trip down tho const. Tho Breakwnter will sail at 10 o'clock Saturday morning for Port land. Among thoso arriving on hor wero tho following: Dr. B. Clnrk, Robt. Clark, C. H. Froomnn, E. W. Wright, W. F. Har mon, E. P. Schow, D. II. McLood, It. B. Hnmmltt, W. D. Clnrko, C. E. Foster, C. Whlto and wlfo, W. E. Altman, C. Gnuntlott, P. A. Sand burg, R. A. Petorson, J. Alexander, C. E. Fuhman, G. Congo, II. Sobor, F. L. Wilson, D. T. Chnntlor, Mrs. Chantlor, Mrs. E. Mattsou, Ellznboth Ray, Fanny Fouohot, J. F. D. School dor, Dr. E. Mlngus, Mrs. Mlngus, Mrs. Shndbourno, Laura B. Jones, S, S. Jennings, Mrs. Jennings, W. E. Dungan, V. G. Dlmmlck, S. J. Kolly, D. Holdlman, Mr. Weldon, Cnpt. Amos, W. J. Cloment, R. J. Vunderber, Flora Bolton, Geo. Bol ton, L. W. Mooro, Mrs. Moore, R. J. Upton, E. Campboll, Rex Hunsakor, F. H. Stutter, O. Stephens, L. A. Hoalst, G. Gapko, H. Helmkon, Geo. Ray, E. Fouchet, Carl Mattson, A. Bakor, C .Johnson, L. II. Caldwoll, D. Williamson, J. M. Buso, M. G. Brown. BREAKWATER IX GALE. Arrives From Coos Buy With Pns soiigcrs nnd Freight. Tho Portland Telegram saysj "Stormy woather was encountorcd by the steamer Breakwater, Captain Macgenn, arriving from Coos Bay nt C o'clock Sunday night, on tho trip from tho Columbia river to Coos Bay. A hurricane was blowing Thurs day night, and tho following morn ing off Cape Blanco the wind swept along at a velocity of 72 miles an hour. Tho steamer left Coos for Portland Saturday morning at 7 and she arrived In tho vicinity of tho Columbia river llghtvessel nt 11 o'clock at night, Sho remained off tho river until 7 yesterday morning ! boforo coming insldo. BREAKWATER Effort Made to Shut Out Com munication From Labor Leader by Hevburn. tMcNAMARA CASE IS CITED AS ONE REASON Intimation of Connection of Head of American Federa tion of Labor With It. (By Assoclatod Press to tho Cooa Bayj Times.) , WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 18. A sharp attack on President Gompors i wns mndo In tho Scnato todny by Hoyburn, who protostod that n com- munlcnton from Gompors should not bo rccclvod by tho Sonato. Ho. said that no communication should be accepted frpm that sourco after tho revelations in tho McNamara case; Hoyburn hnd a colloquy with aev 1 orni sonntors who Insisted that any ciuzon nnu the right to address a communication to tho Sonato. The Idnho Bonntor demanded to know It nny senator could vouch for Oom porB' citizenship. Thoro was no re ply but whon It wob oxplalnod that tho lottcr was simply to transmit a protest against power prossos in the Bureau of Engraving and Prlntintr. Hoyburn wlthdrow his objection. "I havo developed this quostlon as far as I caro to at this tlmo," ho said. Lator, Senator Rood of Missouri, criticized Hoyburn for attempting to Bhut out tho communication from Gompors. Tho latter domandod of Rood, "Would you sit horo and re- ceivo a communication from tho Mc Namara brothers, each as an official American Fodorntlon of Labor?" "Unhesitatingly, yea," roplie Rood, "I would rocolvo It from the best or tho meanest of God Al mighty's creatures." On motion of Senator Fletcher, it was ordered that tho protest sent in by Gompors be printed In tho rocord. Hoyburn andf, Bnlllngor votod In tho nogatlvo, Hey burn snld thnt nftor this vindication. Gompors should bocomo a presiden tial cnndldato. EXPECT CUBA'S REPLY. (By .Assoclatod Tress to Coos Btyj Times.) HAVANA, Cubn, Jan. J 8. The reply of tho Cuban govornmont to tho noto of Secretary Knox Intimat ing thnt tho United States govern ment might bo compelled td inter vono In Cuban affairs probably will bo mado today. USES AX ON r Ed. Meekum of Bandon Pos sibly Maimed For Life by Wife Last Evening. (Special to Tho TlmcB.) BANDON, Oro., Jan. 18. Ed. Mookurn, a hnlf-breed, residing near tho Cody mill was bndly slnshod by his wJfo, also a half-breed, and it was intlmnted that ho might have to havo somo of his Angora nnd pos sibly his hand amputated as a result of tho fracas. It sooms that ho ro turnod homo In n maudlin condition. His wifo locked tho door nnd would n't lot him In. Ho openod a window nnd lonchod through to unlatch tho door. Ills wlfo frabbod an ax nnd struck him Bovornl times on the hand. Tho matter has boon roported. to Sheriff Gngo and will bo looked in to. Elect Tonight. Tho MnrshfloIoT FIro Department tonight will hold its annual election of chief and as sistant chief. Dan Keating Is the only candldnto nominated for chiof. Install Officers. Coos Bay Court of tho Forestors of America last eve ning held their annunl Installation or officers. This was followod by a banquet and program, making a moat; delightful session. Is Initiated. R. J. Montgomery last ovonlng was Initiated by tho Marshflold Lodgo of Etks, Thoro was a largo turnout to boo that tho antlors woro promptly fitted and the lodgo work wns followed by a so cial session which was ono of tha most onjoyablo tho lodgo has had tn a long tlmo. Meet Friday Capt. Macgenn, r in command of tho Coos Bay Bions of tho Oregon Naval Mill d, ha3 called a meeting of tho two divi sions to bo hold at tho hall ovor the Pnlaco restaurant tomorrow night. He urges all morobors t6 bo present as plans will bo mado for moro acti vity in tho organization with a vfoyv tp making tho local divisions tha best In Orogon. HUBBY'S HAND 4