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BAY TIMES, HARSHFIELO, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1912 - EVENING EDITION THE COOS NDTEDGASE TO LIBEL T New Arrivals for Spring ISSUES NOTE L 3TABTS TODAY T T 1YUAN SHI KAI I A 60 DNG OVERDUE Barkentine of Simpson Fleet Searched for by Govern ment Revenue Cruiser. The barkentlno Arngo of tho Simp ton Lumber Company's fleet, which tailed from North Bond nbout a month ago with n cargo of lumber for San Diego, has not reached tho latter port yot and considerable ap prehension Is felt concerning her. A San Diego dispatch of a fow days ago says: "Contain Dalllor. of tho revenue, cutter Boar on route to San Diego, has been appealed to to aid In the search for four vcbboIb now ovorduo from northern ports. Thoy nro tho barkentlno Arngo, from Coos Bay; tho schooner Alvcna, from the Co lumbia rlvcrj tho schooner Baln brldgo, from Blnkoloy, and tho schoonor Mnwecma, from Wlllnpa." Under nnythlng llko ordinary weather conditions, tho Arngo should havo mado tho trip to San Diego In nbout two weeks. Tho Coos Bay offices of tho Simp son Lumber Compnny hnvo not had any ndvlces concerning her. It Is belloved that tho Arago was either becalmed or blown far to sen out of her course. Sho has sufficient provisions and fresh water aboard for about flvo or six weeks' trip, It Is Bald. 6PHECKLES ESTATE GIVES RONS ONK MILLION EACH SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 19 Di vision of tho Claus Sprccklcs cstato is uphold. Suporlor Judgo Coffey donlod an attempt to Bccuro post ponement of an order for final dis tribution of tho property. Rudolph and C. A. Sprccklos, as executors, mado tho petition. Flnnl action will bo taken In tho matter of distribution Wednesday. Undor tho terms of Judgo Coffey's ruling, John D. Sprccklos and Adolph Sprccklcs each rocolvo $1,000,000. ES Marked Advance in Potatoes Predicted by California Dealers Now. STOCKTON, Cal Fob. 19. With in 30 days potatoes will bo selling In carload lotH for 12.50 u sack, Is tho prediction of Stockton denlers. A tally of tho tubers on hand in tho Stockton warohouses Tuesday showed 173,000 sacks. In addition to this, Gcorgo Shlnm and his associates have a total of L'C.OOO sacks. Brisk de mands nro being mado by eastern dealers for Stockton potatoes, and It Ib expected Hint all of thoso who still havo quantities on hand will reap n fortune within tho next few weeks. PrlccH last week ranged from $1.40 to 11. 8G n sack. Largo quantities nro being re-sacked to bo ruady for shipment at tho height of tho high prlcod season, which It Is believed will provail next month. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Six largo consignments of potatoes are expect ed to arrlvo In Now York from abroad bringing total receipts for tho sen son up to 1,000,000 sacks. Tho duty on tho ontlro aunntlty will foot up to nenrly $700,000. Tho arrivals will decrcaso from now on, as Germany and France nro both buying heavily In Ireland nnd England. This Is tho first year that Atnorlcn has gone abroad for pota toes since 1908. In tho United States growers ralso about 7G bushels of potatoes to tho acre, while In Eng land and Iroland tho crop runs from 200 to 235 bushels to tho ncre. Action of Judge Hamilton in McClallen Controversy Heard at Roseburg. ROSEBUlia, Or., Feb. 19. Most Important among tho criminal cases to bo trlod In the February torm of Circuit Court which convened today, is tho action brought by tho stnto against Jesse O. Drakko, accused of criminal libel. The complaint charging Drnko with tho crlmo nt Issue wns filed by Justice Hamilton, of the Second Ju dicial District, following tho uppcar nnco of nn article In which tho wrltor Is nllcgcd to havo attacked him, as well as other district and county of ficials. Among the statements to which Judgo Hamilton took oxcoptlon wero thoso In which ho wns accused of as sisting In preparing tho instructions delivered to the Jury In tho trial of Roy McClollnn, charged with murder, and that ho feigned Illness in order to escape tho responsibility of presid ing over tho trial. It was nlso pub lished by Drake that tho complain ing witness wns able to hoe In his garden, but wns unnble to look after his official duties. Whllo Drnko admits that ho wrote tho article In question ha contends that ho will be ablo to provo each and overy allegation. Ho says ho has witnesses who will testify that they saw Judgo Hamilton nt work In his gnrden nt tho tlmo tho McClollnn trial was In progress. Ho nlso nt leges that ho will bo ablo to substan tiate his assertion regarding tho pre paration of tho instructions delivered to tho Jury In tho McClollnn (rial. Tho prosecution holds that Judge Hamilton wns bedfast during tho Mc Clollnn trial and wns nttonded al most dnlly by a local physician. Evl denco to this effect will bo producod, says tho district nttornoy. ,M,i,i, of Tho enso will bo tried beforo Judgo Calkins, of Modford, who will nrrlvo hero Sunday night. r . tt IF! HAWLEY FILES AND WILL AGAIN HE CANDIDATE SALEM, Or., Fob. 19. Congrecs man W. C. Hawloy filed his declara tion of Intention to become n candi date for re-election on tho Repub lican ticket for Congress. He declares hlmsolf In favor of continuing his work for river, harbor and public building appropriations, extension of mall facilities, adequate relief for votorans, National assistance. In tho promotion of agriculture and horti culture, good roads, aiding settlers nnd miners on the public domain, de velopment of tho state's resources, opening of agricultural lauds and re vision of tariff. Rl'ILDING COLLAPSES. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) PITTSIU'RO, Feb, 19. - Ono per son was killed nnd four Injured by tho collapso of nu uncompleted throe-nnd-n-half story olllco building of steel nnd concrete construction of tho stool plant nt Atena todav. HOW COLD FEET AFFECT THE KIDNEYS. Avoid taking cold If your kidneys nro soiibttivo. Cold congests tho kid neys, throws too much work upon them and weakens tholr action, Seri ous kidney trouble and even Brlght's dlsoaso may result. Strengthen your kidneys, got rid of tho pnlu nnd sore ness, build thorn up by tho timely use of Foley Kidney Pills. Tonic In action, quick In results. Rod Cross Drug Store, . E CASH TO RELIEF FUND Sumner People Contribute Money and Supplies for Families Todav. Additional contributions for tho re lief fund for tho fnmlllos of tho vic tims of tho launch North Stnr dis aster continue to como In. Today, Capt. Harris of Sumner turned In $5.00 in cash and an order for $5.00 worth of merchandise to Tho Times for tho general relief committee. This will bo turned over nt onco. Many Sumner people havo hlthorto contributed to tho fund. Tho lntcst contributors thoro nro: A. D. Wright $1.00 O. N. Wilson 1.00 T. R. Fnwcott 1.00 F.J. Stock 1.00 E. Kinney . 1.00 W. C. Harris. In mdso 5.00 Southern Pacific Appeals Suit Involving San Pedro Water Front. SAN PEDRO, Cnl., Feb. 19. Tho Southern Pacific has filed a new brief In tho appeal of tho famous tldo land cases. By this brlof tho Southern Pacific Is seeking to support Rb rights to tho property on which Its depots, round houses nnd tracks nt San Pedro now stand. Judgo J. W. McKlnley prepared tho document by which tho comp'rtuy hopes to reverse tho judgment of Judgo Walter Dolfdwoll of tho L Angeles superior court by which tho city wins tljtlo to all that vnluablo proporty. The railroad bases Its claim to theso lands on , the original grant to tho owner of tho plitttoncho Los Pnr 08 Vordcs nnd Uip imt,oit by tho ntntq to William Banning mudo August -I, 1883. Tho city claims' Its right on tho ground that the proporty Is tldo land and cannot no" flooded by tho state when located1 within two miles of nn Incorporntcd city. San Pedro becom ing a pari of 'Grerttcr Los Angeles gnvo this city- tho right to contest tho title. ' Tho now brlof rebltes that tho Uni ted States War department In 1892 fixed tho harbor lines In front to tho lnnds now occupied by tho Snn Po dro terminal nnd tHat thoso lines wore reaffirmed in 1908. TIicbo linos wjll bo 'mado part of tho contention of' tho company to nrovo that tho tor mlnal lies not in tho' tldo land por tions 'but 'on'thd truo const. CHEW SAVED. HY MIRACLE. -L. ROQUET FOR LOOAL MAN. Trade Publication Praises North Bend DrugglNt for Store. Tho Show Olobo, a Portland pub lication for tho drug trade, contains tho followlug wrltoup which will bo of Intorcst to mnny on tho Day, tho nrtlclo being accompanied by n fine half tone of tho storo: "Tho ubovo half-tone represents tho North Bond Drug Company's storo nt North Bond, Oregon, of which Mr. M. E. Evorltt, tho pop ular druggist, Ib proprietor. Mr. Evorltt has been vory successful In tho drug business at this point, nnd has recently added this storo in con nection with tho one already owned by him In that place. "Tho reproduction shows his well appointed place, which needs but lit tlo comment for nnyono who will po ruse, tho sanio, "Much of tho success of this woll known drug store Is duo to Mr. Harry Winkler, who today occupies nn Im pregnable, position In tho confidences, good will nnd patronage of tho public of North Bond nnd Coos county. Arm ed as Mr. Winkler is with a thorough Knowledge of every detnll of tho drug business, possessing nu oarnost desire to give tho people what they want at tho lowest prices commonsurato with high quality, tho congeniality nnd general courtesy accorded all by him, Is sufllclont reason for tho woll equip ped nnd prosperous phnriuacy." PREPARE FOR STRIKE. Schooner Iriif 'McKay From Ilnndoii Tunled Turtle. SAN PEDRO, Cal Fob. 15. Saved from cortnln death nt sea by a prank of fortune which Washed a small boat from Its davits on tho nfterhouso of the schooner Ida McKay when sho turned tttrtlo 100 miles off tho northr cfn California coast February 2, CaiHaln Llndgrcn nnd suvou members of tho Ida's crow reached San Pedro Thursday On tho Hchoonur. Aznlla, Which picked them up nftor thoy had drifted helplessly for mora than two days. Tho' Ida McKay, owned by tho Pn clllc States Trading Compnny, loft Coqulllu River, Oregon, for San Fran cisco January 27. Sho was caught In a terrific galo and sprung n look, finally' turning oyer In latitude 41 north, lnngltudo"l32 west. Tho little boat vhlch floated from tho wreck wns edcurcd nwtfa gunny sack hoisted as n "distress signal. Tho men woro without food or wntor un til picked up by tho Aznlla. All tho crow woro saved. President of Chinese Republic Asks Powers to Recog nize New Government. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Time. PEKINi Feu- 19. Yuan Shi Kal lmB prepared a notification to tho powers of his election ns president of tho Chlneso republic and nt the same tlmo requested their recogni tion of tho republic. It is not ex Bamo tlmo requested their rccogul tho powers will bo nccorded until the cabinet has been appointed. Tho ndoptlon of tho western cnlondar hns been notified to tho public by n for mal mnnlfesto which replaced tho ltnperinl edict of tho former regime. CHINESE NEW YEAR Celestials Change Ciilenilnr to Chili tlnii One This Week. After -IC10 years, Chlneso Satur day celebrated their last Now Years. Think of It! Moro than 2700 years boforo tho Christian era tho Chinese wero settling debts for New Year, wearing gorgeous silk raiment, pop ping millions of flro crnckers and burning billions of sandal wood nnd spiced punks. It would bo almost Impossible for tho Chrlstlnn world nt ono fell swoop to abandon colc brntlng New Years, and yot 1912 Is recent compnrcd to 4010. And Friday night tho 'Chlneso throughout tho world, began' their last obsorvanco of tho old Now Years, which was established by Hwang Ti, tho great conqueror, when ho seized tho country of China and established tho Imperial dynasty. With Sunday, tho Chlneso dropped six weeks from tholr calendar nnd tomorrow they will start with tho whlto man's cal endar nnd hencoforth Dceombor 31 will bo Now Year's ovo, "nllco tminjuo Mcllcnn man." Saturday was Cho Yat, or tho first month, and Sunday tho cnlondar was shot ahead to Chlng Yat, or tho mld dlo of tho second month, to corre spond to February 18. ANTI-HIGH. HEEL RULE MAKES WOMEN RESIGN GIRL STAKE IN DICE GAME Hello of RusNlan Colony Objects io Gamble, nnd Will Wed' Loser. FRESNO, Cnl., Feb. 19 Miss Lizzie Shorton, tho bollo of Russlu town, does not bollevo thnt her hand should bo won by a gamo of dlco and hns refused to marry Ernest Logler, who Inst Saturday boat Potor Dor mer nt dlco, with tho young girl as tho stako. It is reported thnt Miss Shorton's affection has tiirnod to Dormor nnd that tomorrow ho will again appear at tho County Clerk's offlco nnd se cure n marriage license, ns ho burn ed tho othor license when he lost tho game, of dlco. Leglor Is still In possession of his llconso and asserts that Miss Shor ton must bo his bride, ns ho won her at the gamo of dice. Clerks Quit Rather Than Wear Low Ones nt Work. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19. Four teen women clerks nnd stenograph ers of a local publishing company re signed their positions becnuso of an edict Issued by tho head of tho con corn thnt thoy either must buy now shoes or havo heels on tholr prosonl ones cut down by next Mnndny. Tho girls loft rather thon oboy tho mandato, declaring tho edict was nu infringement on porsonnl liberty. Tho order was Issued ns tho result of ono young woman catching her heol nnd falling last Monday. HOT POLITICAL ROW. SHIPPING AT SAN PEDRO. Tho report of tho custom houso for January shows the arrival at San Pedro, California, of 21C steamers, 8 schooners, 1 barkentlno nnd Ave British steamers, having a not ton nngo of 213,860 tons, nnd carrying In crows, 9737 senmon. Coastwise lumbor receipts included 41,727,000 feet of lumber, 19.049,000 shingles, 10,000 shnkes, 8,165,000 laths, 23, 433 feet of redwood tls, 811 piling, 1620 poles nnd 7595 doors. During tho month Wilmington recolved 10, 820.000 feot of lumber and Long Bench 1,238,000. ORCHARD COMPANY REPORT. Railroads ami Mining Companies Slow Hlg Supplies. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) PITTSBURG. Fob. in Tin. mil. von-ls of ' o PlttFburg district aro rropnrlng for a coal strike and largo quantities of coal nro being stored. T! o coal companies nro working full time tlllinu contractu, much nf tin. coal being stored. I C()Os IlllV Hiir llontlitll llrlo Unit Was chosen to deliver Mm I.lnrnln Gottvbburg address nt tho Lincoln ex ercises held In the. Methodist church In Salem last Sunday morning. Tho services wero undor tho auspices of the Salem a. A. R. Post. Eric has almost entirely recovoreu" from his recent eyo trouble. Defunct Concern Has Ills; Liabilities nml Small Assets. (By Associated Press to Coos Baj Times) SEATTLE. Feb. 19. Louis Slch lor, receiver of tho Washington Or-cl-ord and Fruit Company, has filed a preliminary schedulo showing lia bilities of $3,275 595 nnd nominal nssets of $1,285,103. A vnst mini br of claims, perhnps two million dnl'nrs in amount, aro yet to bo fl'od aintst the comprnv. N'nno of the iskoIs nro In n condition to bo r-a-"red, upon. It ls sMd. For exiMnp'o. f'o conmnny is owner of n ln"go nren "f land In G'nnt county. Wnsh'ng 'oo. but It win Jose this Innd Pop ember 1 un'pgs It compiles with n nurhnso condition t'.nt the lnnd shnll bo Irrigated before that day. NOTICE TO' PUBLIC. Notice is herebfc' given by tho Coos Bay Oil & Ons Company that no ono but officers or directors of tho com pany is authorized to transact nny buslnpss for itqr receipt for money paid in. ' R. T.TCAUFMAN, Sec'y. i -- LIbby COAL. The kind YOU hnvi U.WAYR IHEtV PHONK 72 Psclfl. Livery & Transfer Co. Tennessee Convention Ends In Five- for-AII Fight. (By Associated Proas to Coos Da) Times.) GREENEVILLE, Tcnn.. Feb. 19. Warring Domocrntlc factions In the First Congressional District of Ten nessee precipitated a frco-for-all fight when tho district convention attempt ed to organlzo hero. Sunnortct's to Congressman Sells, who seeks re-' election, refuccd to rccognlzo tho chnlrpian named li tho adherents of II. D. Massey, who opposes Sells. A general battlo ensued. Chairs wero used for weapons nnd pUtols wero flourished.' Adam S. Bowman, named by V'o Mnssoy adherents for chnlrmnn, was I uenten severely nbout tho head and other delcgntcs suffered minor injuries. CHILDREN INJURED Ordinary Cathartics and Pills and Unroll Physic Cause Distress ing Complaints. You cannot bo ovor-caroful in tho selection of medicine for chlalieu. Only tho very gentlest bowel med icine suould over bo given, except In emergency cases. Ordinary pills, cathartics and purgatives aro apt to do moro harm tnn good. Thoy may cause griping, nausea nnd other dis tressing uiior-onoctB that aro fre quently hoalth-destroylng. " iuruiwuy recommend and gunianteo Rexnlt Orderlies ns the safoht and most dependablo remedy, which wo know, for constlpntlon nnd nssoclato bowel disorders. Wo hnvo such absolute faith in the virtues of this remedy thnt wo sell it on our gunrnnteo of money back In every InBtnnco whoro It fails to givo entlro satisfaction, nnd v nn nil i. .,..i of such medicine to try It at our riK. Rexall Orderllns nrn on ton t..ot in, candy, aro particularly prompt and i ngreenblo in nctlon, may bo taken nt nny tlmo, day or night; do not cause diarrhoea, nausea, griping, excessive looseness, or othor undesirable ef- fects. They havo a vory mild but positive nctlon upon tho organs with which they como In conlnct. appar ently acting as n regulative tonic up on tho relaxed muscu'nr coat of the bowel, thus overcoming wenknos. and aiding to restoro t'm bowo's to more vigorous nnd healthy activity. Rexall Orderlies commonly cm. pletely relievo constipation, ewcn of coui-fo when of a surgical c nr actor. They nlso tend to overcame tho necessity of constantly taking lax atlyes to keep the bowels In norma1 condition. Three sizes of packages 10 cents, 25 cents, nnd 50 roofs Rn. member, you enn obtain Rexall Rem edies in Mnrs.hfleld on'y nt our sor The Rexnll Sore Lnrfchn-t pow sons Drug Co. "The Busv Crrr" New Goods on Every Boat We Shall Give You More Details Later This Week. "MONEYETALKS" . Hub Clothing & Shoe Co, MARSHFIELD BAMOK FAST AND COMMODIOUS Steamer Redondo EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS AND SUBMARINE IlKLIi SAILS! FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS BAY Sunday, Feb. 18 at 3 P. M. INTER-OCEAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. Phone U. O. F. McGEOHOE, Ajeit THE FRIEND OF COOS HAY' S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS WILL SAIL FROM COOS BAY FOR PORTLAND Thursday, February 15, at 1 P. M. CONNECTING WITH THE NORTH HANK ROAD AT I'OIITLUH NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. I Phone 1 1. O. F. McGEOHOE, Afnli Steamer Homer DATE OF SAILING TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER F. S. Dow, Agent EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS Steamship Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME. SAILS FROM PORTLAND AT 8 P. M. ON FEBRUARY. 13, 20 AM)! SAILS PROM COOS RAY AT SERVICE OF TUB TIDE) OK FEW' ARY 10, 17 and 24. L. A. PARKIIUR8T, Agent L. II. KEATING, Agent. Phono Ml l Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. HENRY SENGSTACKBN, Mgr. Coqullla Offl.-e Phone 181 Marthtleld 001c H-J. Farma Timber Col tad Putting- Land a apeclalty. Qaaaral Agtnta "HABTSIDB" Wc Clean and Press Ladies' and Gent's Suits Goods Called for and Delivered Coos Bay Steam Laundry PROVE MAIN R7J Lots on Installments Bay View, Bay Park Bunker Hill Eastside and Other Locations I. S. KAUfMAN & CO. 177 Front St. People Take Nofc Wo have all lengths of it"1' for sale, prices ranging Ires per tier up. Wo can (oral' length you wloh. L. H. HEISNER Phone No. 120-J or 0'u City Fish Market FREE DELIVERY. In Ferguson Transfer JM Foot of Market At SMITH & BALCH, Propn'e phone saoJ GET YOUR JOB PRINTING DO NE AT THE TIMES' OFrl i granaa ..,t'i .tHiWMttnu iTT3