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No. 201 lag illw itnmmtmmmmmmmmmm mmmm www n mmnnwmmmmnammmnnmammmmmmmmmmmmrmwmm S CIRCUIT LOURT HAS 1 JURISDICTION III ELECTION CASE Lne Coke's Decision Brings Marsii i u -;--.- teSl 10 HUIUH -"" UCOPPLELOSES J, SUN MUHIiyoi onmi. light to Amend Defect in Pe tition lor hjjwcoi i nrenieuounurannju. HoMInf that the Circuit Court ?0.nA0.i"'a'oT X Connie "i a.MW nvor tho Mnrshllold UuWas brouBia to an abrupt (rnlMtion im . ' . nkn S CokO. in ni lumib u..bu held that tlio Mnrshllold city ...... minfl tlio city council tho ill ittdie of such contcata. Besides this rulliiB, which torm - le the caso in mo witun "n -,.. fW hntd thnt tho petition of :l plaintiff, R. A. Copplo, was In lOdntln that ho did not show that te petitioner was nn elector, but it right to amend tho petition In lis rupect was granted. i..i. rrtbn lii ntinimnrlnc tho (le sion la tlio caso stated that tho Ircult Court had no Jurisdiction ror it reason thnt tho .Mnrshllold chur ..miM "Hint tho comnion eoun- i .l.ii i. ilm tliint Inilirnn (if tho 1 man vv .w r -- tctlon And uiiallllcutlons of tho ijor, recorder ami mounters oi mo until and In case or a contest, hiiiiii tcrmlne tho samo." TIiIh soctlon ii provhlon of tho Mnrahflold city irter. hlch was granted by a spo- tl act of tlio Oregon legislature, it not repealed undor tho Oregon irnin Prnrllsoa Act. Jnitr Pnko ntntod that ho would icto hao seen tho case tiled out i In merits, hut tho law was plain1 hln that tho Circuit L'ouri did not iti lurlnllctlon. Whether Mr. Copplo will appeal e tito to tho Supremo Court has t been announced. An appeal to nStmrcmA fVnirt unit llio nttondnnt Iiti would probnhly mean that a tlilon In tho hlglinr rourt would t be obtained until tho torin of ite which Is In controvoray Had puea. Mi STRIKE IS BREAKING Some of Miners of Smaller Companies in North Wales to Resume Work. (I)y Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times.) LONDON, March 7. Tlio first Hlgu of a lironk in tho coal strlko comos from North Wnlcs, whore tho omploycu of somo small. mining com panies aro returning to work. Whllo tho prospects of settlement of tho coal dlsputo appear brighter, condi tions In othor industries nro becom ing worno every hour. THE PEOPLE'S INDIFFERENCE IWS REMAND Toil COAh. I Rl I BREAKWATER eamship in Today From romand With 103 Passengers. Tte DreakUntOr nrrlv-uil In nlmul today from Portlnmi with ma liters and a big enrgo of rnls- uu ireiBiit. It was a llttlo incoming down tho coast. the freight, she hud two autos. ;'"' a i.amb of Coqiilllo and .. - ..... in VIJIUIIIU, ' " Ureakvniip uiu ,.n ... ...... ' Saturday nftei noon for Port- )y thoso urrhlng on tho "w today were tho follow- ;Vft S Whonton, O. c"jf; nnllaw, (i. w. Rooso, W. i wi ' . lKi " " wheolor, Cook w 0QK- v. w. Murtln, Kaufman' N' S :lvu" "m"' rein, l n ; "r."."1' " " Larn i," nne " A- Healoy, Jibr a rolf 8llcomb, Mrs. .j iU-J5!co,b..M?-. m- ,j"iw, u. w. Woldon, i m 7'c?' 80'nmona. J. fl rtftuwi ..' V.: ."ivongoou, flirs. Zander a VIB,?e" c- J. Kern. I7'f.'1',)..B. Miller. Pelo d' ,'ni rKmiul' l Brown, 4 ebV TUs,t?r' "; K- Uoam8- "r,!. JnLjJps, sister Gone. erm'r'Mw. PotorBon.T. H.F0f:M?terJP". W. Wllkon- ti05aiIM,8Uton1Mrfl. J.C. l?!A.Diunf0,,8. A ? ,nWi Sin n i. .' "wrion, A. ,E e L Rhflold. W. Do Nttfcwi n ern' ?'ra- Moer8' u- .Mi;R-;':r'.0J. ' .M- ler.O 8 !l!8L Tl"-ner, Ruby a c'l?.',,0-"- Land0,s- s a h ;" x Kato j-An- ,Soa. E, p iV J' oaratn, C. troUrlS8"80"' T Ho,8,n8- u'Sfw try a Turkish Batb lVoi of strike In America April 1 Ciiiincn HIk IIiihIi. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) NKW YORK, March 7. Tho fear of a strike or 180,000 anthracite coal miners April 1st has canned u rush by consumers who want coal to carry them over tho strike ported. This sudden demand beenmo wide spread today when It was reported that tho railroads are not as well supplied as was previously roportod and In reality nro running short. Tho prices aro advancing. STILL PROBE STRIKE CLASH Claim. Intervention of Federal Authorities at Lawrence Not Justified. (Hy Associated Press to tho Coos Hny Times.) WASHINGTON, March 7. A pre liminary Investigation of tho strike sltuntlon at Lawronro, Mass., rovonl od thoro was no ground Justifying nctlon by tho Fciornl Department of Justice, doclared District Attorney French or Hoston hero today. Tho govornment Is furthor Investigating tho ehnrgo that forclblo prevention of tho children of strikers leaving Lnw ronco was a restraint of trndo and consequently In violation of tho Shor miin anti-trust law. (Ily Associated Press to tho Coos Hny Times.) LAWIIBNCI3. Mnsh.. March 7. Tho police mnilo no attempt today to movent tho doparturo for Philadel phia of n delegation or children or striking toxtllo operatives, although tho olllcors held up tho party long enough to obtain tho nnmo and nd dress or each child making tho trip. Tho plckots woro moro nctlvo during Mm early hours today nnd twolvo nr rosta woro mado boforo olght o'clock. CIIAKOIin I-'Oll WATUIt. ' Lawienco Children Tell of lniios. tlous at Mills. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay TImos.) WASHINGTON, March -7. Girls and boys 14 and 15 years old, strik ing mill workors from Lawrenco, Massachusetts, tcstifled boforo tho Houso Commltteo on Rulos, which Is considering ft resolution to Investi gate tho riots that followed tho nt tompts to tako chlldron from tho strlko-rldden city. The chlldron told of working long hours for low wages, and how thoy had to pay tho Ameri can Woolon Company 5 cents a weok for drinking water, which they de scribed as "canal wntor." Somo of thorn told or seolng wom en boaton by tho police nnd children knocked down and hurled Into wag ons, "llko bundUi of rags," a week pbo, Notice to Firemen. Tlio monthly mooting of the Marsh field Fire Department will bo hold at tho hall this evening at 7:30. Business of Importance. All mem bers aro urged to bo present. L. W, TRAVBR, Sec. FIRST quality MAVNAKD SHOV ELS from factory, at MILKER'S. Spociry SHERWIN-W I L L I A M S PAINT, tho best, at MILNER'S. TH1.RH aro tjtnos whon tho staunchest advocate or govornment direct by tho peopl0 Is sorely trlod by tho Indifference or tho pcoplo thom sol os to their opportunity nn lndlfferenco thnt nlmost amounts to shirking of their duty ns citizens. Tho pcoplo do not seom to rcallzo Hint no government that evor has been or ever will bo devised by man will bo automatic! In Its workings. Tho pcoplo must interest thomsolvcs to tlio extent of participating in primaries and elections or olso it will not bo long Until oven undor tho Oregon system or government tho samo old gang will ho back at tho food trough eating tho pcoplo's tnxes. Tho linker Domotrat In reforonco to this public IndlfTcronco publishes tho fol lowing: "Does It not appeal to tho taxpayers that they should tako somo Interest In the kind of mnn to represent them nnd select tholr repre sentatives from among tlioso whom they have a right to oxpect would protect the interest of tho tnxpnyors Instend or known Incompetents, fiom whom no'l Infc of bonollt can be expected, and whoso incum bency In olllco Is a burlesquo and n farce? N "With a state tax rato doublo what It was last year and n waste of tho money of tho pcoplo llkq a drunken sailor in cliaigo, Is it not worth while for the pcoplo upon whoso shoal lor.i fall tho weight of this Intolerable coiuKUoc to atOD out from their Indlfformci) nnd ile- mnnd a now deal?" Tho fact Is that tho pooplo novor have any renl trouble In ranking their wishes known or tholr powers offcctlvo when they nro really arous ed. All of our governmontnl troubles, past, present and prospective, qomo from tho pcoplo's IndliTorcnco. Whothcr ofllclnls nro nominated by primaries or conventions ir most of tho voterB choose to tako no part tho fow who hnvo personal interests to servo will naturally uso undue Influence. Tho Times Is a bollevcr in nnd nn ndvocato of tho Oregon systom of government: tho Inltlativo and referendum, prlmnry nominations and tho recall. Tho Times thinks thoso nro not tho final words in good govern ment but they aro a Btop In advance of tho old system nnd should not bo pormlttod to be strangled by tholr onomles becnuso or public Indiffer ence Tho people of Coos and Curry counties should sco that tholr candi dates ror the legislature should really represent them nnd ropresont tho principles which tho peoplo havo endorsed and enacted at tho polls. Our candidates should bo hollovers In Statement No. 1, nnd Bhould so plodgo thomsolvcs to tho pcoplo. Wo should hnvo mon In tho stnto Iioubo In Salem who aro In sympathy with tho principles nnd policies that tho poo plo favor. Everybody ngrccs thnt power comes from tho pooplo nnd should ho used for scrvico of nil tho people. When, howovor, tho pcoplo go to sleep ut their posts, tho politicians, ovor alert, over watchful, nro soon on guard and tho people's intorcsts sufTer. Rvory citizen should pnrtlclpato in tho primaries nnd tho oloctlon. Ev ery iltlcn should he a registered voter. Aro you? Tho Times is not certain but thero should be n law ennctcd providing thnt when n citizen wilfully noglocts to register or voto he should bo pen alized by being deprived of his citizenship for a cortaln porlod. Hnvo you registered? And you?And you? if not do so at onco or you ennnot voto nt tho primaries. Hoagood citizen and It AGISTER 1 1 PERKINS VISITS ROOSEVELT AND CAUSES BIG SENSATION Visit.of New York Financier at Sagamore Hill Is Latest Development in Politics Roosevelt's Views. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) MINEOLA, L. I., March 7. "I don't sco why nnyono should bo con cerned ovor such unimportant things," said Col. Roasovolt whon ho reached Mlncoln for Jury sorvico to day nnd was asko 1 to ny something about tho visit of Georgo W. Per kins nt Sagamoro Hill Inst night. "Why," continued tho Colonel with a grin, "I would seo Rockefoller, Mor gan, Perkins and Jim Hill all to gether ir they wnnted to seo mo. I would sco Gompors, Mltcholl, Dotoc tlvo Hums mid McNamnrn If ho was pardoned out of Jnll." "I will seo anybody I want to nt any time. If they don't want It known thnt they havo seen mo, I won't tell. If they do want It known, I will toll." Roosevelt wns again excusod from Jurv duty todav NEW YORK FOR TAFT. Woodruff Claims lie Will Have 80 of tho DO Delegates. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay TImos.) WASHINGTON. March 7.- Tim othy L. Woodruff of Now York, for mer stnto Republican chairman, pro- uicicu todny that Tart will got eighty or tno ninety Now York dologatoH to tho National Republican convention. Mr. Woodruff wns n guest nt tho Whlto Houso ovor night. PERKINS FPU ROOSEVELT. Doesn't See Why Ills Visit Should Cause Such n SHr. (By Associated Tress to tho Cdos Bay Times.) NEW YORK. March 7. -"It Is curious." said Georgo W. Perkins to doy, "that tho papora should try to make n mystory out of my cnlllng on Roosevelt yestordny whon ovory ono knows I nm for him. I did boo Sen ator Dixon last night. Ho Is making a heroic light ngnlnst tho tromen dous odds of a poworful political inn chlno, to glvo tho pooplo or this country n chnnco to express tholr proforonco for presldont. My tnlk with Dixon was about this vory im portant mnttor." ffl TO KILL SELF Danbury Coachman Assaults Girl and Then Blows Him self to Pieces. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay TImos.) DANBURY, Conn., March 7. George Mead, coachman of Rev, Frank llnrtfleld, rector of tho Epis copal church at Browsters, N, Y made a murderous attack on the two dnughtors of the rector and then blow himself to pieoes with dyna mite. The girls wore taking somo tools to him In tho carriage houso whon he assaulted Amy, aged 21, ovor tho head with a pair of pliers. Ruby, aged 20, escaped and gave, tho nlarm. Amy soon recovered consci ousness and ran from the place Just berore a terrific explosion wrecked tho building. Mead's mangled body was round in the ruins. PLOWS, HARROWS and OULTI VATORS at MJLNER'S. TAMALES for SPECIAL occasions mado to ORDER. Phono 203J. BARTER'S. TEAR STRIKE IN WESTPHALIA Many Prussian Coal Miners May Go Out March 11 Use Iron Hand. (By Associated Press to Coos Bat Times)1 BERLIN, March 7. A general strike in tho Wcstphallan coal dis tricts March 11 Is now regarded ns n certainty. The Prussian govern ment has announced that fullest pro tection will bo accorded non-strikers and that disorders will be suppressed with an "iron hand." The owners have offered a ten per cent increas but the unions demand flftoen per cent. ST1MSON IS SILENT. (By Associated Press to the Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, March 7. Secre tary of War Stlmson hold a brier conference with President Tart today and announced when ho left the White House that he expected to seo the presldont later and discuss the Mexican situation. Stlmson said that although ho had not lookod ovor the latest dispatches from Mexico, he believed the alarming reports woro exaggerated. Ho would npt discuss the report that more troops are to bo sent to the Texas border. PORT COMMISSION IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF TIDE FLAT AREA NEW PLAN IN L North Bend Will Test Out One Session a Day There for a Month. Tho North Bond High School to day Introduced an Innovation In tho ono session n day plan. Boglnnlng this morning school opons nt 8 o'clock and closes for the day at 12:30. Tho plan has been undor conoid oration thoro for somo timo owing to tho dlstnnco that somo of tho pupils rcsldo from school. This mado It difficult for thorn to roturn homo for lunch In tho usual lunchoon porlod. The school board yesterday clodd ed aftor tho pupils had been con Bultod to placd tho now plnn In op- oration for n month to test It out If It works satisfactorily it will bo mado pormanont. Tho chango In hours docs not cur tall tho school work In any way. Ono IntorinlBslon of Ilftcon minutes Is gtvon In tho forenoon nnd tho sovon study porlods remain tho snmo. Tho plan Is gouornlly followed In tho high schools of tho larger cities. Supt. Raab, who has been consid ering tho matter for n long tlnio, bo Moves that a big advantago to bo galnod will bo tho separation of tho oldor children and tho youngor pu pils during the long noonday recess, thoro bolng constant nnnoynnco on this scoro. SCOTT FOUND SOUTH POLE Gapt. Amundsen Confirms the Rumor of Success of Ant artic Explorer. (By Associated Pross to Coos Bay TImos.) WELLINGTON, March 7. Cap tain Ronald Amundson, tho Nor wegian oxplorer, stnted today that Captain Scott, tho British oxploror, had roachod tho south polo. i By Associated Press to Coos Bay TImos.) LONDON, March 7.Tho first messnga containing n statomont from Amundsen that Scott had roachod tho south polo was received from Woll Ington, N. Z., by tho Dally Express. PEARY IS GLAD. Discoverer of North Polo Pleased Over Hcott'H Success. (By ABsocIatod Press to tho Coos Bay Times) WASHINGTON, March 7. Roar Admiral Robort E. Ponry, U. S. N rotlrod, tho Arctic oxploror and dls- coveror of tho north polo, todny said ho wns glad to hear that Scott of tho British expodttlon was tho first man to succeed in reaching tho south polo. It Is said on good authority, ac cording to a spoclal dispatch hore rrom Christiana, Norway, that Cap tain Amundsen, tho Norwegian ox ploror and a loading rival of Scott, did not roach tho south polo, Mrs. Scott, wife of tho British ox plorer, has not rocolvod dlroct news from her husband nbout his roported success. Lloutonnnt Evans of Lon don, secretary of tho Scott expedition, authorized the statomont that no news whatovor of Scott's reportod success had reached tho headquar ters beyond nowspaper dispatches. AMUNDSEN AT SOUTH POLE? Copenhagen Paper Claims Fram Expedition Reached There Also. ' (By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times.) COPENHAGEN, March 7. The so cial Domokraten publishes a dispatch from ChrlsMana saying a private In- Judge Coke Hands Down Im portant Decision in Local Case Today. WILL AFFECT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN STATE Action of P. Hennessey, Jane Chadwick. et al. vs. Coos Bay Port Commission. In hnnding down n decision In tho caso of P. Hennessey, Jano A. Chad wick, ot al., vb. tho Port of Coos Bay Commission this morning, Judgo John S. Coko In Circuit Court hold that tho port commission has ab soluto control of tho tldo flats of Coos Bay back lo tho ordinary high wator lino. Tho decision is ono of tho most Important nnd far l 'inching that hast boon handed down In many yoars. It affocts many thousands of dol lars worth of property on Coos Bay and will affect property running Into tho millions if sustained in tho Oro gon Supromo Court to whoro It will undoubtedly bo carriod. Judgo Coko dollvorod a lengthy vorbal opinion In tho caso. Ho hold that tho Port Commission has tho right to establish wharf lines nnd also has tho rlgnt, of police control ovor navlgablo watoro to tho ordinary high wator lino. Ho stntod thnt tho tldo flats woro originally hold by tho utnto in a dual capacity, ono bolng that of trusteo for tho pooplo and tho iutorost tho public had In thorn In tholr rolatlon to navigation. Ho hold thnt tho stnto had no right to dood or trans fer this right of tho pcoplo nnd that tho only dood or tltlo or Intorest in thorn that tho stato could ccdo to prlvato purchasers was that part which had no effect on navigation. It Is stipulated in tho act whoroby tho tldo lands bocamo tho proporty or tho stato thnt tho rights of the pooplo to thorn In so far ns thoy af fected navigation should bo rcsorvod to tho public. Judgo Coko hold thnt tho present prlvato ownors bought thorn subjoct to this law. Tho oftject of tho doclslon is that tho public through authorized port commissions Iiub absoluto control of tho tidal areas without olthor pur chasing or condomnlng tho tldo lands, It moans that prlvato ownors of tldo lnnds enn utlllzo only thoso fea tures of tholr proporty which the public doos not want. It also moans" thnt tho tidal aroa cannot bo roducod by bolng bulkhcndcd and filled, that Is only that portion of It which tho Port Commission may not doom nec essary, which Ib bound to bo vory small. Tho Port Commission will havo tho right" to proscrlbo whether buildings may bo erected nnd how within tho limits of the ordinary high, wntor lines. FUNCTION AT FEKIX. New President of China to Lo Inaug urated There. (By Associated PrcBS to Coos Bay Times.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. Chl noso nowspaper advices stato that tho national Chlneso nssombly In sosslon nt Nankin yesterday sanctioned tho Inauguration or Prosldont-oloct Yuan Shi Knl at Poltln Instead of at Nan kin, ns originally planned. IS Body of Unknown Man Dis covered Near Stave Mill Unknown Logger. Coronor F. E. Wilson was notified lato this nfternoon that a floator had been round in tho bay noar the old Stavo Mill. Ho loft ror thero nt onco. No particulars woro given other than that tho body nppoared to bo that or a logger. No one has boon roportod missing lately and who the victim can bo Is n matter of 'ailpAsPoculntlon1 dividual n that city had received a . telegram from tho Fram expedition that Amundson had roachod the south polo. CHRJSTIANA, March 7. King Haakon of Norway, who was to havo received nows from Amundson If ho had been successful In attaining tho- south pole, has not hoard from ther oxploror. EARLY MILLINERY SALE. First showing of now SPRING MILLINERY all th la week at CLARK " MILLINERY. . ii. &')