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IE MAN WHO NEVER MADE A POOL OF HIMSELF ISN'T IN YOUR CLASS, IS HE? Wim$& LVIVT ADVKKWSINO In Tho TIMES win it VoMr ,teaI Ks(,,0 ",n Ihu Market" Effectively! ' il .,. nlmtlf vnill 01000 WANT ADVERTISING In Tho TIMES Will Keep tho Inconio from Your Furnished Rooms from Lnptdngl YOU can really help tho family revenues hy renting' a fow furnished rooms and, If you know how and when to use tl o classified columns, you may keep that Httlo extra lncomo as "steady as a clock." ll V.W.'Lm tlin BVOB of nil "1108- P.r..pcr ?.... hi town. And If EX's ono of thorn who ought to KSi. iSu'll Boll It! MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS m mi, urn i . w,u v.irz3x.-a i i it VYYV Established In 1K7H MARSHFIELD, OREGON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1912 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mull -J yg mid Coos May Advertiser. wM LWAUKEE RAILROAD VICTIM OF RIG GRAFT ON COAST EXTENSION Instigation Reveals Loss of rV?"ji i nnn nnn n Pa. cific Northwest. SE IS SIMILAR ,, TO ILLliMUlb utiiiriHi.o orked in Connection With BUiioinu unu timH'"y New Line to west. r Associated Press to the Coos Hay Times) piiicago. Fob. 7. Reports nro L,n imlnv that an Investigation llch has extended for months has lulled In disclosing losses of more In ono million dollars In conncc- n-lth bulhlliiK and equipping tho Irlflc extension of tho Chlcngo, Mll- fiikce nnd St. Paul, known ns tho hrsirn. Milwaukee &. Pugot Sound llroad. It Is nuthorltotlvoly stntod it court proceedings will bo begun buHnneouRly In Chlcngo and Senttlo hor tomorrow or Frldny. No do lls of tho mothod followed by thoso lo aro alleged to have profited nt company's expenso wcro tnndo bile today, hut It Is Intimated that road suffered from tnctlcs Hlm- (r lo those which cost the llllnolo ntrnl Compnny many thousands of liars nnd which camo to light when llcrcnt supply nnd repair companies Ire Investigated. RELIEF WORK IS OUTLINED 1PERS TELLS IF STATEMENT lys He Used "Go to" in Shakespearean Sense, Not Profane. ly Associnica l'ross to Coos Day Times. ) WASHINGTON, I). C.t Feb. 7 miel Oompors, president of tho herlran Federation of Lnhor todny ll the court which Is trying him, hnk Morrison and John H. Mltcholl r contcmpt.tlint whon ho wroto that court could "go to with Uh In- ictlon," ho had used tho expression tho Slmkespenrean sonso, not tho irane ono. OomperH oxonorntod Mltcholl, formor vlco-nrosldont tho federation, who was sontonced nlno months In Jnll for contomnt. mpers snld thnt Mltcholl did not n tho pronouncement for which 1 labor lendors nro being prosccut lint Hint his namo hnd been nt- Ihed as n matter of course New Committee Selected to Di rect Expenditures of Money Raised for Families. At u meeting at the MuraliHold Chamber of Commerce Inst evening, plnus for systematically handling the Ilollof FundB contributed to aid tho ramllleH or the victims of the launch North Star dlsastor were perfected. A now and la -gor, committee to tnko charge of tho funds nnd look after tholr disbursement was selected. In all, It was estimated, about $2000 haB been contributed for tho relief of tho families. Plans for aiding tho various fain IIIcb wcro discussed In detail. The caso of tho Ferralr family will bo further Investigated. Somo reported thnt young Ferrari had ben support ing tho family and IiIb loss would menu thnt tho family would bo loft In straightened circumstances. It was also practically decided that Mrs. Yonkcr's ahnro of tho rollof fund should bo used in aiding her In Bccurlng n bont which will bo placod In tho service thnt hor Into husband, .loo Yonker, started and which aho will partly manngo. Tho Rralnnrd children will j-oo-ably bo sent to tho Stnto Indian school at Chemnwa. the mother hav ing signified a willingness thnt this bo done Tho now committee chosen to hnvo Biiporvlslon .of tho rollof work con sists of F. A. Sncchl, C. J. Cole, A. H. Powers, M. C. Maloney, .1. 'i. McCormnc, W. W. Hollnnd, Fred Wil son, F. A. TIedgen and A. Ralpho O'Urlon. Among thoso who hnvo sent In clothing nnd supplloH for tho rollof of tho fnmlltoB of tho launch North Star victims nro: Mrs. It. B. Shluo, Mrs. A. II. Stutsmnn, Mm. M. C. Hor ton, Mrs. B. L. DoBBoy, Mrw. D. M. Mclntyro, Mrs. B. W. Guptll, Mrs. N. A. Owen, Mrs. W. J. Cosmey, Mrs. Aug. Frlzccn nnd tho ladles of Camp No. 2. WILL CIVE PRESIDENT POWER New Legislation Proposed to Enable Executive to Pro tect American Border in Case of Mexican Trouble. (Dy AsBOcluted Press to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. Legisla tion to glvo tho President added pow er to protect Amorlcnns nlong tho 1 E OUT FOR T. Two La Follette Supporters Desert Him for Former President Today. (ny Associated Proes to Coos Day Times.) LINCOLN, Neb., Fob. 7 jGovcr nor Chester II. Aldrlch, originally a La Follctto mnn, In closing n state ment on the Presidential situation de clared that all Hopubllcnna Bhould unite In supporting RoobovoR. Mexican border In case of another Mcxlcnn outbreak is to bo Introduced In tho House soon by members of tho Foreign Affnlrs Committee. Rep rcscntntlvo Foster Is formulating tho proposed laws that will meet the views of tho Prcaldent nnd tho Stnto Department as to tho powora that Bhould bo given tho executive head of the department. "FAST" DOCTOR IS MONEY PANICS HAD OLD ELECTION AT GARDINER 311 to Innnmnratn Tnwm fin. feated 48 to 28 Yesterday nesuit a surprise. The plan to Incorporate tho town Gardiner went down to defeat la"n yes'erdny according to M. II. -. wno nr Ived boro from Gar- rr ""lay. At tho special election f '"leruny, tho voto on tho "Potion wns 2S in r-iv.. nr i... rporatlng nnd 4S against Incorpo- x,r Jewett said thnt the result ""rally n surpr'se. In order to innate tonm r i. ,... ..... . "fPorating. , , , Mw , . o i ile tho npo.,n8W cly limits. "iuuwu tl-o defeat of tho plnn nnoratlMRto some personal 1 1l "ns "t n sMr ed lui thrn "CSVS H""'p ' "ef.lnc new la tl3 ''""111 rt r!o,ll furtv !,ns bepn ,, , ' "P- nr" ,rt . . .. ,:m- ,p, h fl "" no ueuevea H( M" ,,Prt' dronued for all lO aiiTir ' " P" The Times' w.,t Ads. f,,, DeelaiTil to Hnvo CiiiimmI More Suf- feilng Than AVr. ny Assoclatod Press to Coos nny Times.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. "It's my opinion that tho money pnnlcs hnvo brought moro losses nnd suffering to tho American pooplo thnn nil tho wars In which tlioy hnvo been en gaged, barring nlono tho loss of llfo nnd limb," declared nopresenlnllvo Bdwnrd I). Vreoland of Now York, vlco chnlrman of tho National Mone tary Commission, In tho Hnuso to day, In a Bpeech endorsing tho plan of currency reform Biibmlttcd by tho Monotnry Commission. 1MNCIIOT FOR UOOSKVKLT DesertH Ln Follctto to Support Stren uous One. (ny Associated Pross to Coon liny Tltmm.) NEW YOUIC, Fob. 7 Amos Pln chot, a brothor of Glfford Plnchot, horctoforo ono of tho La Follctto lenders In tho Bast, has transferred his nllcglnnco to tho Roosevelt standard. P IN TRAIN TENNESSEE COHTRLYOU IS CAI.LKI). Siiiumonea to Tfhtify About K. M. Lewis Frnml Order. (By Associated Press to Coos Tiny Times.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Gcorgo n. Cortelyou, fomor postmaster-general, was subnoenned to appear Fri day hofore tho Houso Commlttco on Expenditures In the U. S. postonlce department In tho Investigation Into tho Isiuo of fraud odorB ngnlnst B. M. Lewis of St. Louis In tho Poople's United Stntes Bank case. COI.K IS NAMED New ItepMw of I'nlfrt Stntes Iuul Offlci nt Spokane. 'By AfBorlateil Press to Coos Bay Times. WASHINGTON, Fob. 7 Propl dent Taft rent to tho Spiiu'o tho no-n-l'itln) of Hnl I. C'le. of Wn'i-'i". -i o i.n "e'ye" f t'ie n'd of 'p a,t Spokane. uvvrrir tiws impfm iok n-to AND 15 OPEMNtt Announcement. Bandits Loot Mail and Express Cars on Rock Island and Escape Today. MEMPHIS, Tonn., Fob. 7. FIvo men plundered tho mall nnd express cars of Rock Island train No. 43, near Hulhurt, enrly today nnd made away with the booty 'ong beforo the alarm spread and pobsob could Boek tho trnll. Tho holdup was cleverly planned nnd few pnflsengers know thnt anything unusual had occurred. Tho vnluo of tho plunder has not been determined. At noon it was reported that money consigned to a bank In Okln-j lionw, estlmnted botweon ?Q0,000 nnd ?75,000, had been taken from tho oxpross car by tho robbors. No arrests have been made. VERY LITTLE TAKEN. Itnllronil Officials CIn'm Booty Was Very .Small. J By Associated Press to Coos Baj Times.'. CHICAGO, Fob. 7. Advices re-i ceived hero today by officials of tho I Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail road Company nro that nothing was tnken excopt ono pouch of reglsto ed mnll In tho Tennosseo holdup. Receives Indeterminate Term for Starving Patient to Death at Port Orchard. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times.) SEATTLE, Wash., Fob. 7. An in determinate ponitontlnry sentenco of two to twenty yenra was announced todny nt Port Orchnrd on Mrs. Kludn Burflclld Hnzzard.tho fasting special ist who wns convicted of manslaugh ter for causing tho donth of Miss Clnro Williamson, n wealthy English woman. Tho court ovorrulcd tho ap plication of Mrs. Hnzzard'o counsol for n now trial. In tholr pleadings they alleged improper conduct of tho Jury. . Judgo Yorkoy has taken under consideration n surety company bond for $10,000 presented for tho ac cused woman's liberty ponding tho perfection of an appeal to tho Su preme Court. TRANSFERRED ASSETS TO NEW COMPANY SHORT TIME ADO SVNWSSSASVSNSNNS MEETING IS BIG SUCCESS STEEL TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP RERRICK WILL GO TO FRANCE Senate Gives Tariff First Con sideration at This Session of Congress Today. (By Associated Press to Coos Baj Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Tho Son- ato commlttco on flnnnco began to dny n Eorles of hearings on tho Houso steel revision bill, which would nifiKc an nvorago reduction of 3C por cent in tho presont tnrlff law. Tho hearing marked tho first rcnl work of tho Sennto on tho tariff ques tion at this session of Congress. No attempt has been mado to limit tho hearings, but Chairman Penroso has Indicated n view that tho commlttco may bo able to finish tho hearings In nbout threo weeks nnd thon proceed to consider tho bill In executive ses sion nnd mnko n prompt report to tho Senate. Bnr Iron nnd steel manufacturers of tho Pacific Coast will bo compelled to cIofo their mills If tho Houbo bill rates go Into offoct, nccordlng to Wllltnm Plgott, of Senttlo. Ho said that wages In Seattle and San Frnn clsco nro double thoso in Europe and ho estlmnted that tho reduction con templated hy tho Houso bill amounts to four dollars per ton. ARRIVE TODAY D 00 Former Governor of Ohio Ap pointed Ambassador by President Taft Today. (By Associated Press to Coos Ba Tlmos. WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. Tho nomination of formor Gove nir My ron T. Hrerlck of Ohio as am- $-.' t j Tv u:s va3 3ent by Pre. ident Taft to the senate today. He - V inff wl RMirti't nnonn rpsli?ll , . .IWVWM uuaw .ww.., .v-.tj-- ned to become a follow u Harvard j .-.r.lvcslty. j YOU CAN KT MOKE S and 10 cent articles for $1 In the old esMb- Is'-ol COOS HY CMiU STORE t!i. n in any placj in town. , Steamer in Early This Morning ' From San Francisco Sails Friday. Tho Rcdondo arrived ln early to doy from San FrnnclBco. Sho had a large cargo of miscellaneous freight nnd a fair passenger list. The Redondo will all from. hero Friday for San Frnnclsco 'and San Pedro! Amnjig thoso arriving hero today were the following: James Bryce, N. Fay, W. J. Longston, Miss H. A. Longston. Mrs. M. Longoton, K. S. Henderrpn. P. Rndemncbor, W. C. Lnlrd. E. P. D3 Borr.v, Mrs. E. P. Do Berry, K. Sldwell, O. Bnlenn. W. Nlcolson L. Relriwund and fiftcon steerages I Coos County Bar Association Closes Session With Successful Banquet. One of tho most successful nnd en thuslnstlc meetings thnt tho Coos county bnr nssoclntlon over hold camo to u happy conclusion ut an enjoy able banquet nt tho Chandler hotel last evening. A business meeting was held ln tho afternoon nt which twonty-alx mem bers wcro present. Reports mnde by .he olllcors showed tho association to bo ln n nourishing condition. Ono now applicant, Arthur Peck, was ad mitted to membership and tho fol lowing odlccrB elected: President Walter Sinclair, Co qulllo. VIco-PrcBldcnt L. A. Roborts, Myrtlo Point. Secretary J. J. Stanley, Coqulllc. Treasurer C. A. Schlbredc, Marshflcld. Executive Bonrd Geo. P. Top ping, Bandon; A. S. Hammond, Mnrshllcld. Tho banquet nt tho Chandlor in tho evening was a most felicitous occasion. C. F. McKnlght p.cslded ns toastmaster and under his happy guidance tho How of nfter-dlnnor ora tory proved very entertaining; ' Tho topics nil pertained to tho profession nnd while there was much persiflage back of the toasts wns tho serious purposo of maintaining tho dignity nnd Integrity of tho lnrgo profession and the lnwi of tho country. Judgo Coko took occasion to counsol a greato: obcdlonco nnd n stronger stand for tho obsorvnnco of lnw. Ho pnld n glowing tribute to tho Coos County bnr both for Ub lcgnl acu men and probity of purpose. All tho tnlks followed tho lino of n high standard of Ideals and n plea for ab solute equity In nil cases. Tho fol lowing Is n list of tho toasts as de livered: Toast Master, C. F. McKnlght. "Tho Bnr," Hon. John S. Coko. "Tho Bonch," Mr. J. W. Bennett. "Tho Statute of Limitations," Mr. John D. Gos.s "Ultra VI-os," Mr. S. D. Pulford. "Amicus Curlne," G. T. TrondgnM. "Tho Press," M. C. Maloney. "Victory nnd Dofeat," A. S. Ham mond. "Clients," Mr. A. J. Shorwood. "Prtictlco," Mr. Geo. P. Topping. "Technicalities," Mr. E. D. Sporry. "Tho Law's Dolay," Mr. J. M. Up' ton. "Costs," Mr. J. O. Stommler. The following Is n cnmploto list of thoso present: C. F. McKnlght, Wal tor Sinclair, J. W. Bonnott, A. J. Shorwood, John F. Hall, C. A. Sohl bredo, Arthur Peck, C. E. Maybeo, J. J. Mullen, E. H. Joohuk, L. A. Lll Jeqvist, J. C. Kendall, J, O. Stomler, S. D. Pulford, W. U. Douglas, G. T. Treadgold, J. J. Stanley, A. H. Derby shire, T. T. Bennott, John D. Goss, C. R. Barrow, Geo. P. Topping, L. A. Robo.t8 Tom Hnll, J. M. Upton. A. S. Hammond, M. C. Maloney. The following Is a comploto roster of tho members of tho association: Roster of Members. J. W. Bennott A. J. Shorwood Wnlter Slnclnlr John F. Hall J. M. Upton John S. Coko, L. A. Roberts James Wntsou Jnmes 1. Hnll Geo. P. Topping J. W. Snover W. U. Douglas Bonnott Swnn'on C. F. McKnlght C. E. Mnvbeo S. D. Pulford B. L. C. Farrln N. C. McLeod Geo. N. Farr'n J. M. Blnko Fred Holllster L. A. Llljeqvlst John D, Oops J. H. Guerry Chns. B. Se'hv Edw. H. .loehnk F. J. Foenry .1 .T. S'nn'oy A. H. Derbyshire C. R. Dnr-ow John 0, MuM"!! A. S. Hammond O. A. Soh'brcde E D. Sporry W. ?. Chnso f. R. Wado G. T. Trendcold Robt. O. Graves (Continued on uaKt ' Columbia Orchard Companies Reputed to Have Worked Deal on Investors. NEW OFFICIAL SO TESTIFIES AT HEARING Concerns Had Issued $5,000, 000 in Bonds Investi gation at Seattle. (By Associated Press to tha Coos Bay Tlmcn.) SEATTLE, Wash. Fob. 7. All deeds to property, mortgnges nnd other ecurltles held by tho Columbia Orchnrd Compnny nnd tho Washing ton Orchnrd & Fruit Company woro transferred two monttiB ago by tho nowly organized compnny styled tho Columbia River Water Company. R. II. McWhortcn, n young man who succeeded Allen Jay Blehl of Port land as sec -clary of tho two com panies which Issued ?G, 000,000 In bonds and whoso nsseta vanished sud denly, gnvo this testimony todny be foro the refcreo ln bankruptcy ap pointed by tho United States district court. SAVE PAPERS AS JVIDENCE United States Steel Corpora tion Forbidden to Destroy Business Records. (By Associated Press to Coos Boy Tlmeo) WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. G Judgo Gray ln tho United Statos Court for tho Third District today Issued an injunction restraining tho dofondants in tho govornmont's trust suit against tho United States Stool Corporation from destroying tho books nnd papers desired by tho gov ernment. Tho injunction wns Issuod on a petition to tho Department of Justice which alleges sovoral thous and papers and documonta used In tho government's criminal prosocu tlon of tho "Wire Pool" last fnll had boon destroyed. Ono portion of tho govornmont's petition scorns suscoptlblo of Interpre tation that criminal Indictments and prosecutions of cortnln officers of tho stool corporation nnd Its subsi diaries aro under consideration by tho Dopartmont of Justice TO ARREST ALL AT SAME TIME Government Agents Keep Men Accused of Dynamite Plot Under Surveilance. By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fob. 7. Instructions havo boon sent to gov ernment ngonta In nt least twenty cities today to keep watch ovor tho men charged In tho thirty-two Indict ments with complicity with tho Mc Namaras and Ortlo McMnnlgnl In tho dynnmlto conspiracy. Tho mon In dicted nro said to number between thirty and forty and to bo scattered In cities ns far distant us Boston, Now York, Now Orlenns, Chicago, Salt Lake, San Francisco nnd Seattle. Tho plan of tho government Is to causa tho arrest of all at tho same tlmo. TO THE WAE EARNER V1 o will pay your wngoa wM'o you aro sick or Injured? RDGLVGTON will If you nro Insured by n UOLLVR.A MONTH POLICY In t'e Pacific Mu tual. With I. S. K.U'FMAN CO. SAVE yourself MONEY by buylrs; of n.ixns. 5 10 and 15,