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GRUOG E LEO 10 ) M Naval Activity by Italy in flC IVtiUUIll C41IMH Long nmc AMERICANS IN PROVINCE ATTACKED lonaries ana taucaiors institutions bscane Damage Unknown. kssoclnted rros8 to Coos Baj TlmoB.) inUT, Fob. 21. ttnllnn war- i,nmi,nr,iil this city today, but ling wns only brief. Tho Amor- frotcstnnt college, whoso found- I president omorltus Is Rov. Dr. i mica in Hiifo. Tho oxtont of imago la not yet known. Nono American institutions sunoreu Professors, missionaries. hts and employes nro all safe. HA IMPORT OP ATTACK. Attendant at Brooklyn Hospital ?nnttB,ink,A,n; i'nr;?J.ro Mamns bne Mima miants umy win bo nnd. While Trying to Harm the Nurses. of tho ln- tho womnn's Has Small Forco at Beirut I Jinny Foreigner There. Associated rrcsa to coos uny Times., WON, Fob. 24. Threo Italian lips aro bombarding Ilelrut, tho pal seaport or tho TurKlsii bee of Syria on tho Modltorrun- Icconllng to several dlHpntchcs ed hero today, a panic pro- imong tho InhabltautH, tho mn- Eof whom nro ChrlHtlnus. i reported bombardment of Hoi- tho Itnllau Is tho first sign of niunl activity on tho Modltor- for n long period and nppoars part of ii new plnu of campaign lly nnnouncod. Tho city has ; small Turkish garrison of 500 Iry and 21)0 cavalry and n do- ent of artillery and onglncoru. lot strongly fortlliod. It hns n population, mostly Christians, urches of various Christian do atlons and American missions stnblished ICO Bchools with Imls of pupils in tho province. VESSEL HERE Capt. Maccjenn Wants Special Training Ship for Local Naval Militia. A plan to get n small training ship for tho uso of tho Coos Hay and Unn don divisions of tho Oregon Naval Militia was outlined by Capt. T. J. Mncgcnn nt a meeting of tho March flold divisions at their hnll last even ing. This was tho first mooting of tho divisions slnco tho olcctlon of tho now offlcors and Capt. Mncgcnn, tho now commander, oxpects to mako thom the host divisions In tho stnto. Ho has nrranged for another meet ing to bo hold next Thursday ovenlng and expects to resume drill work nud Instruction soon. Ho expresses tho bollof that tho U. S. Navy Department will gladly fur nish n Htunll vessel or n converted yacht ns a training ship to bo per manently located hero and at Handon If they aco thnt tho Coos County mi litiamen nro showing tho proper spir it. Just ns soon ns ho effects tho re organization, ho will mnko applica tion for the vessol nnd expects to be uhlo to secure It boforo many months olnpsc. (By Assoclni 1 Press to tho Coos Dnj Times. ) NEW YORK, Feb. 2 1 Winifred (By Associated Press to Coos Baj Times) NEW YORK, Feb. 24 A woman attendant at tlio Brooklyn nursery nnd Infants' hospital is under tho sur veillance of unionists who nro Becking to 8olvo tho mystery of tho deatlm of ASK PRESIDENT HDEBfl TO SIGN OFFICE IN MEXICO 1 - w.-. - ----'-.uuvrTUbttVJlIJVIJVJllllVIV4 Aimers, nn attendnnt at tho Drook- eight children within n week. Tho lyn Nursery nnd Infants' Hospital, children aro now bollovcd to havo was airalgnod today on tho chargo of hoinlcldo In connection with the deaths of eight Infants nt tho hospital rlnce Sunday. Tho woman confessed thnt she put oxalic acid In tho babes' milk not to kill but to mnko 111 so that It would appear that nurses whom nho hail a grudgo wore been poisoned, according to hosnltnl authorities who suspect tho woman who was committed to tho Institution by the city last summer. She brought with her a bnby boy. Her dutlos brought her In frequent contnet with Inmntes of tho nursery and nfforded nor nee-ess to the diet kitchen. IN SLAIN IN IS OFF ON TRIP let Officer Leaves on an iporlant Mission to South America. Issodatod Press to Cooa Buy times i 'WEST. Klii.. Poll 9i cnrn. Knox sailed from Key West to- p uuuru uio cruiser Washington political mission thnt will tako according to presont nrrungo l to the capital of Contrnl Amor To Caracas, Venozueln, possibly ftSKCIia. Onlnmhln nml nlnn . ps points In tho West Indies. mo secretnry was taken on thO CrUisnr III. wnu nlvan H.n aIuto of nineteen guns. Tlioro "iivui importance attachod to 8 mission hv Tntt nn,l Mm Ctnt.. tment. Ordinarily a saluto Is 1f Anl.l.,.1 m w vauiiiui oiucera oniy iney leave tho ship, but accord- vmi uruora ic win uo no P'Sn port and also upon his do- t" -urn mo snip in Amorlcan I All nfflpara nt t.n AnlMn . lit u """"" " WUIIIO Hill" iuaenraent and band paraded In Is honr. These ceremonies ovor, inox party were escorted bolow r -uuko io t'ort Antonio was fretary Knox will occupy tho An I Quarters on board tho Wash- r- nox is making tho trip nt "CCtlOn Of 1'rr.al.lnr.t rntt ,i lean dininmnic i.i. .. ...,.i. -.r.,,iu,a IUU1V Ult 11 Willi man passing Interest. Secretary ping to the Carrlbean to aiplomatlc problems and to so -. accurato Information of " in central nnd Northern wica. Tlie Washington will ?in.?ro t0 Port Antonio, Ja- u'n i"i muernry win KD0X awny until somo tlmo In WUUOMA IS DIVIDED nnd VI1sm Divide Delegation I I KAI.. fill. . ,, . " ociated Press to Coos Bay Tim ... . te' .P?b. 24Tho con- b to V i, UKlnhomn dele- ntlon ;.ut."?"?i ""mooratlo and v?u"l"w,".J.n.ullBP ers .... .r . ' " wuson cam Ev I u ln ft compromise PBaltimo. " ,UM "'" ut I'liDlvn ,... . W OUiviSt Mllneft UatS' TAFT STARTS ANANIAS CLUB President Issues First State ment in Which He Uses Term "Falsehood." (By Associated Press to tho Coos Haj Times) WASHINGTON, Fob, 24 Presi dent Taft denied emphatically today Hint In a speech nt Now York on Lin coin's birthday ho said "That tho pooplo are not fitted for self govern ment." In the first official statomont or this kind that tho White Houso hns Issued during tho Taft adminis tration, tho President cnlls tho cir culation nf this story a "falsehood." Tho Whlto Houso statomont Is ns fol lows: "Among tho falsehoods that aro now being nsslduously circulated by tho persons nnd papers opposed to tho President Is thnt ho argued that tho people aro not fitted for self gov ernment. President Taft said noth ing on that occasion which possibly could be contorted into any such n construction,' PLANT GRASS ON NORTH SPIT Government Will Co-operate With Port Commission in Retaining Sand. Engineer F. E. Leefo has beon in structed by Major Morrow to assumo chargo of the planting of Holland grass on tho North Spit as was re cently requested by tho Coos Bay Port Commission. Tho Port Commis sion appropriated $1000 for this pur pose and asked that Major Morrow try and have tho government assist in tho work of trying to prevent tho siuid shifting and damaging tho bar channel. Major Morrow said that ho had requested tho government to fur nish at least ? 500 additional for this purpose. This probably will bo granted. George Wilson with a forco of llf- teen men will start work about March 1, and during March nnd April will probably plant about 152 acres of It. Last year Mr. l.eofe had about llfty two acres planted. It costs about f 10 per aero to plant It. LATE BATTLE Mexican Troops Decoy Rebels Into Death Trap Over 275 Killed. By Associated Press to tho Coos Ba; Tlrcos., TORItEON, Mox., Fob. 20, Via El Paso, Fob. 23 Details of tho fight ing between tho Fcdornl troops and Vnsqulstns at San Pedro Sunday hnvo reached hore. It is stated that 257 rebels wore killed whllo tho Fedornls lost olovon killed and 14 woundod. Two children nnd soven women woro killed by stray bullets. A hoavy loss was sustained by tho insurrcctos on n ruso on tho part of tho Fodoral troops. They had posted a Bmnll pklrinlBh lino outsldo tho city. This dotnehment retrented ns it Hrod and to lure tho nttackors on kopt crying ' Evacuate," "ovacuato" to thoir com rades In tho city. Decolvcd by this, tho robols rushed Into tho long nar row Btreot of tho city. Tho Fedornls concealed on roofs and In tho houses poured murderous flro on thom from rifles and from two woll posted rapid fire guns which Rwont tho Btreot. In a few minutes It Is said 2.00 of thom woro mowed down, thoir bodies lit tering tho street. Thoro Is nn uncon firmed report that rebol reinforce ments enptured tho town nnd burned the mnrkct plnco. M L ARRAGN IN W 12 Arrangements Made to Open Hearings in Noted Dyna mite Conspiracy. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fob. 21 Arrangements havo been completed by tho government for tho nrralgn ment on Mnrch 1 2 of tho men Indict ed In tho dynumlto conspiracy enso. District Attorney Mlllor announced 48 of tl'o 54 defendants would go boforo Fedcra.1 Judgo Anderson horo to enter plena In nnswer to tho 32 Indictments. Tho McNntnarns, Ortlc E. McManlgnl nnd several other de fendants probably will not appear. DAHHOW LOSES OUT T LEAVE TODAY ON 8 MR Steamship Sails This Afternoon for Portland With Large Passenger List. The Breakwater sailed this after noon for Portlaud with a Jargo list of passengers and a good cargo of miscellaneous freight. Among those Balling fiom hero on her wero tho following: M. S. Edgorton, E. McFarland, Master Martin, Mrs. C. Martin, John Arfon, L. Zunch, II. Bunch, O. G. Smith, J. H. Murphy, C. G. Irwin. W. T. Hummelt C. G. Nichols, Ethol Tlmmons, Gus Hudmuu, Gub Green, II. Olson, O. Hedlund, A. L. Nosh, W. E. Strnyht Miss C. D, Hilton nnd child, E. J. Even, Henry Huntley, Jer ry Huntley. C. E. Sherman, T: W. Herman. B. II. Booth, Lester Kenner, W. II, Konner, A. Auer, C. C. Hughs, A. Ilusby, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Zovoly, Mr T. O'Brynn. Mrs. T. O'Brynn, C. W. Wlnchell, Margaret Overton. Ed Vnndornr. Jnmes Stubbs, Win. Dun can, J. C. Barton. J. J. Fitzgerald, K. Anttu, A. D, Pierce, Wm. Borg mnn. Mih. B. Hickman, E. B. Fur supu. J. E. Crandell, J. It. Crnndoll, J. Mnulon, A. Sanders, J. D. Brltton, Henry Jackson. E T. Grnhum, W. HPToinnd. J. Erlcksen. J. C. Stern, M. S'fii, W. A. Goodman. MOTEL THIEVES WOKK Court ItefiiM'H I U'q ii out for Complete Transcript Grand Jury Evidence. (By Associmea Press to Coos Bay Times.) LOS ANGELES, Fob. 24 Presid ing Judge Hutton In tho Suporjor Court ruled against Clnronco S. Dnr- row, former counsel for the McNa- mora brothers in the inttor's effort to procure n full transcript of tho grand jury evidence on which ho was Indict ed several weeks ngo for,tho allogod bribery of n Juryman. Tho court hold tho lncompleto transcript as" dollv;. ercd by the stnto was sufficient. Mail Contractor Barnard Irate Because Slides Are Not Removed Quickly. Mall Contractor Barnard Is ngaln up In arms becnuso tho old Coob Bay wagon road Is not kept up In better Bhnpo. Tho two or threo landslides which havo dolayed tho mall recent ly have been tho cnuso of It. Today ho sent tho following Bclf explanatory tolegrum to Judgo John F. Hnll of tho Coos County Court nnd J. II. FInnngan of the Mnrshflold Chamber of Commerce: "Slide two hundred foot across nnd six hundred feet up nnd down two miles this side- of Sltkum. A dnngcr ous crossing wns mndo nt first but thoro Is no offort to kcop it opon. Cnmo ncross yesterday morning nnd no men wero working. Ycstordny It closed up ngnln and men could not cross with west bound inn II. Packers woro out 12 hours three days last week with no food or rest. Situa tion is unnecessary and unbearable longer. Supervisor snys pooplo do not want Mnrshflold mail cnrrlod over this road. Will wlro facts to department today. General Gomez, Exiled Leader, Wires Him From San An- tono to Retire. GOMEZ IS CHOICE OF NEW REVOLUTIONISTS United States Forced to In crease Number of Troops On Boundary. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) SAN ANTONIO, Fob. 24 Emllio Vnsqucz Gomez has wired Presldont Mndoro from hero asking him to sur render the presidency of tho country to prevent furthor bloodshed and growth of tho revolutionary move ment. Gonicz.hiiB been ndvancod ns n presldcntnl possibility by tho Vas qutstas revolutionists In Mexico. WILL PItOTECT BOItDEH. Bay NORTH IS ALLIANCE IN ' AND OUT TODAY Steamship Arrives From Eu reka and Sails for Portland This Afternoon. The Alllnnco arrived this morning from Eureka and sailed this after noon for Portland. Sho had n good list of passsngcrs nud n hoavy curgo of through freight from Euroka. Tho Alliance will sail Tueaduy evening from Portland for Coos Hay. Among those Balling from Coos Bay for Portland on her today were: B. F. Dodson, Mrs. Flora Dodson, Alva Dodson, Ben Dodson, C. E. Sherman, C. A. Mnnuol, W. A. Straight, John Dill, C. Gormaudo, A. T. Chnrlott. Wm. Lemon, Geo. Wil liams, Paul Johnson, Mrs. Quator mass, S. W. Fisher and Mrs. S. W. Fisher. MAY AVKIIT BIG STRIKE GLADYS 11HOOKWELL STOCK CO. In "MERELY MARY ANN" MASONIC THEATER Two nights Commencing Monday February 2(Mli. Prices 23c, a.1c nud 80c. Entire now scenery FULL ORCHESTRA. - MILK PAILS, Strainers nnd .MILK PANS at Mllnors. Try Haines' FLOUR. XoTlitif. Crooks SiisiM'cli'd of Sim I'rnni'Nio .1-mvH Robbery. (By ApMiclnted Prims to Coo Bay Times.) S.W FRANCISCO. F b. 2 1- De tec'Ives Investigating tho theft of 47,000 worth of Jewelry from tho npnrtments of "Mrs. Eugene Do Sabla in a local hotel early Wednesday morning aro convinced It was tho work of three notorious hotel thieves. A dragnet hns been spread for them ln every city of prominence west of Chlcngo. The men suspected aro all former convicts, suspects being Nich olas Morn, allan Georgo Cole, known ns "Tho Count": Joseph Nobnc and James Kelley, known as the "Artful Dodger." LAWN .MOWERS $3.75 to ?10.00 at Mllners. FINE HANDBAGS at REDUCED PRICES. RED CROSS DRUG Store. (By Associated Press to Cooa Bay Times.) LONDON, Feb. 24 As a result of various meetings of Premier Asqulth nnd representatives of tho govern ment with- minors' committees and n committee of owners the situation in the pending coal strike Is far moro hopeful, OW HMO KETCIIEL IS READ (liicngo Pugilist Succumbs nnd Op- ponent Ih Under Arrest. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) CHICAGO, Feb. 24 Joo Kotcholl, the prlzo fighter who collapsed dur ing n recent bout with Billy Wultors at the United States nnval training school nenr Wnukegnn, died todny. Walters wns nrrested ponding nn in vestigation by tho Coroner. Ketchel's death was due to three Mood clots on tho brntn resulting from n ruptured nrtory. According to the nnvnl surgeon tlio Injury was an old one and could not havo been received during tho bout nt the train ing school. Ketchell's real nnmo was Kamnrowskl. S. W. PAINT at Mllnors. High School Debating Team Victors in Coos County High School Debates. FINAL SCORE North Bend G points CO'qpllloT rsrr. .TTr.-..4 points Myrtle Point 4 points Bnndon , 2 polntB . Tho North Bond High School do-. bnting teams Inst ovonlng won tho Coos County championship In tho stnto sorloB of lntoratato scholastlo dobatlng contests, defeating tho Bnn don and Coqulllo tennis against whom thoy woro pitted. Tho question for tho debates was "Resolved, that llfo Imprisonment with restricted power of pardon should bo substituted for capital punishment." At North Bond, tho Bnndon nega tive team wns dofoatcd by tho North Bend nfflrmatlvo team. Tho dobato was nt tho high school building nnd was woll attonded. Supt. Tledgen, Judgo John F. Hnll nnd C. A. Sohl brctle were tho Judges nnd decided two to one ln fuvor of North Bond. Tho North Bond teum whb com posed of Normu Chnso, Frances Gol den nnd Dorothy Klblor. Tho Bnn don tenm wns composed of Ponrl Cmlne, Marguerite Ilnborly and Zel ma. Keltcr. At Coquille. Tho North Bond nogntlvo team won from the Coqulllo nfflrmntlvo tenm In tho dobnto at Coqulllo last ovenlng with tho following score: North Bend, 3 points. Coquille, 1 point. Tho Judges of tho dobato wero G. T. Treadgold of Bnndon, Principal Barkor of Marshfleld. and S. D. Pul ford of Myrtle Point. Tho Coqulllo team was Naomi Knowlton, Perry Lnwronco nnd Alice Stanley. Supt. Rnab accompanied tho North Bond negative tenm, consisting of George Dewoy, Lylo Chnppoll and Chas. Van Zlle, to Coquille and re lumed with them today. At Myrtlo Point. At Myrtlo Point tho Coqulllo nogn tlvo team won by tho following scoro: Coqulllo, 3 points. Myrtlo Point, 1 point. Tho Coquille negative tenm wns composed of Irvin Custer, Will Bar row and Mao Lund. Tho Mvrtlo Point affirmative team was Paul Browor, Arthur Jonos nnd I Harold Adams. At Bnndon Tho Myrtlo Point nogativo toam won nt Bnndon by this score: Myrtlo Point, 3 polntB. Bnndon, 1 point. Tho Myrtlo Point toam consisted of Misses MyrI McCloskoy, Bornlco Chnndler and Dorn Harrison. United States Will Increase Forco Along Mevli'iiu Line. (By Associated Press to Coos Times.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 21. As n re sult of a conference nt tho Whlto Houbo betweon President Tnft, Soc retnry of Wnr Stlmpson nnd Acting Secretnry of 8tnto Huntington Wil son, additional troops will bo des patched to tho bordor to safeguard American Interests nnd onforco tho neutrality laws of tho United States. Tho War Department olllclals woro concerned Frldny by roports from Colonel Steovor In chnrgo of tho American forces patrolling tho Mex ican bordor confirming tho pross dis patches that largo forces of robolu aro moving on Junrez opposlto El Paso. Tho nd vices statod thnt Gen eral Orozco 1b leading ouo of tlioso forces with 1400 men. TROOPS ARE READY. Government Force nt Han Antonio to Go to Border. (By Associated Press to Cooa Bay Timet.) SAN ANTONIO, Toxas, Fob. 24. Tho Twenty-second Infantry and part of tho Third Cavalry here havo been ordered to hold themselves in roadl noss to move on short notice Tho railroads aro gathorlng cars for thoir transportation. 168 DIE IN 0 Terrific Loss of Life in Asiatic, Russian Province in Snow storm Today. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) OMSK, Asiatic Russia, Fob. 24. Ono hundred and sixty-eight porsons aro known to hnvo frozon to doath in n biiow Btorm In this district today. SHOOT CAR THIEVES Re- Bay Great Northern Detectives in volver Duel ia Montana. (By Associated Press to Coos Times) GLASGOW, Mont.. Fob. 24 Bart lott Hayfloli) and John Longworthy wero shot, tho latter fatally, ln a ro olvor bnttlo with Great Northern dotectlves. Tho officers allego Hay flcld nnd Longworthy woro filling a wagon with vnlunblo freight stolon from Groat Northern freight cars near horo In the last month. TROUBLE ON ISLANDS TITO DISCOUNT on HANDBAGS. RED GROSS DRUG STORE. Get Your Wall Paper at tho bona fldo sale. COOS RAY PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. 2! PER CENT DISCOUNT sale at COOS RAY CASH STORE. SerioiiM Rebellious In Portuguese Inl and Possessions ReiKirted. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmoi.) LISBON, Fob. 24 A gravo situa tion Is reported In cortnln Portugueso colonics. Timor, nn Island In tho Malay archlpolngu, continues In re bellion and Goa, on t' o west contt of India, Is raid to bo ln comploto an archy. Savage tribes control most of tho country. Thoy hnvo pillaged nnd mnssncied, not oven sparing Europeans. Mitchell WAGONS at Mllnors. 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT sale nt COOS BAY CASH STORE. 25 Per Cent Bonn Fldo Reduction on nil wnllpapor at COOS RAY PAINT WALL PAPER CO. Ilmue-Mnilft DoimbnutH ,at GEM! WAFFLE KITCHEN, 037 Front st. GET YOUR PHOTOS nt QUATER MASS Studio. 1 rrtii'iiifrMfaiiifi'iMf ii "i 1 iJilkkiilif TiMittMtfttl' ' k4hi.-