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ACHIEVEMENT WINS APPLAUSE; EXCUSE HAS TO BE SATISFIED WITH PITY ,1VP ADVERTISING in Tho TIMES IVAN'T AiiVttllTIHINfl In Thu TIMES (Maws U Will Keep tho Income from Your Will Put lour JlL-ni iwiuuo in tho Mnrkol" lstrccuveiyj .. wi nut tho facts about your nrty bororo 'Uo oycs ot nil "poa- P. in buyorB'' In town. And If ilblo ouy"" ,.,,, who ol.cl. to I'liniisiiiMi iioom.H iriiiu LMiirainKi YOU can really help the family tovenucB by renting n fow furnished rooms and, If you knutv bow and when to uso tie classified columns, you may keep that Httlo extra Income as "steady as a clock." r t -oil I MEMHER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS fitMfAi.wmirjriMrvium4saszatsia'jacr (ta 1 B a M VOL XXXV Established in 1878 ,,, Tim Const Mall Explosion of Locomotive in Soutnern raomu " Caused by Steam. DEAD AND MISSING NUIVlbfcn mini i-innuu Strict Investigation Being Con ducted 10 Uiscuvw uausu of Disaster. ! BAN ANTONIO I SAN ANTONIO, March 19. I Tho deml and iiiIbhIiib numbor I thirty-three. Ten bodies, eight ! whlto nnd two nogrooB, nro ! SiiMM Identification at th'o ttf TTTTTTTT T (By Associated TreBo to Coos Bay Times.) SAN ANTONIO, March 10. Km mors of explosion of locomotlvo boil er In tho Southern Pacific yardB mk .t tho llvos of thlrty-thrco Wion to have boon cniiBod by sialic or nltro-glycerlno Is Hcouted Kinorta havo more or loss do terminal It Hieam oxpiosion, nnu uu loTcstlRallon l being made to nBcor Uln whether n valvo on tho loromo tlre was defective or wiih tnmpered vlth. Washington, Montana and Idaho Follow Oregon at San Francisco. . llDr Associated Proes to Coos Day Times.) BKATTU:, Wash., March ' 10 Gorcrnor Mnrlon IS. I lay, accompan ied by a party of Seattlo nion, loft to dy for San rranclHco to pick a slto (or tho Washington building at tho Ptnima I'ncllle Imposition. At Port ing, tho Washington dolegntlon will M Joined by Governor NorrlB, of Montana, and Covernor Jlnwloy of Idtho. who will Koloct Kites for build loss for their states. nia.Mi: paper ion it ffnsliir Loilnier' Counsel Flic llrli'f hi Investigation . (By Associated Prena to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON. I). C March 19 A brief summing up of tho nrgu otnts on facts In Invostlcntlon of fwtor Lorlmor'8 olectlon was Mod y with tho sonato lnvcstlcatlni: tOBmlUeo by Lorlmor'a counsol It "cures that no proof has boon given liber of raising or oxpondlng any torruptlon fund for tho oloctlon nnd iMi the cliargoa nro tho outgrowth M the (leternilnntlnn ,.r tlm niiinin Tribune ana Its allies to dostroy Lor- "-" I'oiuicauy and othorwlao." vwm LiUby Miner Almost SflilO TRAGEDY IS NOT CAUSED BY DYNAMITE St SITES IT EXPOSITION j. LEE BROWN WES T01 M'CULLA TODAY C yDaFri " "flW Broadcast TiW wnari in uarkness. t the country. SBf?ut lock tart night, waB th. n ' "roljalo drowning jn Wwm .S,peelal Nishtwatchman Wen an! ,"f l8.l.n"c ofAc1,1!? . S Ptty bad y IntoxTca'tod nt tl o L0.4 nd could i n !-! i HJw he happened hanneiied to fall int Mm I b -V immieueu xo nvn jnto tno Ifn. Li. orhiin I 8 l,earU Roiueono calling , n. I Bp near tho Cnnimarnlnl nvnni hff. tSS and'ho imentBtoaa-l inle'"8 , n! niBBuM.;'"'' "u h is very ilark Btr.i: "'." ,ur " low mo tiL " e lasl montl- Th0 oth-' case occurred about thron wnoks H) '"ear the AI llanco dock ! .. ?f Doan c '.,.. ?.! .' uitioi :. " v,lu' mo hick 01 uln.. ' w"' "" ii-n- iiBfiiu . B "e Waer front makes it tWforPMtrlana and also dim. ., " watphmm. - ...imii. 1 in n ii, Auur iiiiuniiriiL oa f ,eet lamp-posts aro turn- 'M mm? r aA.a.auBon at lr frnTi "e attributes those lw 'tttaHtleS tO tha HnrVnaoa Dn,l He attributes these 0ner .v061 council or property It .4 . "noi'ld tako Btons In rnmndv tako Bteps to remedy TAX MEASURE E New Income Tax Bill Carries in Lower Branch of Congress. (Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Dny Times.) WASHINGTON, I). C March 19. Dotuocratlc oxcIho lncomo tnx bill paBBcd tho Uoubo unamended this af ternoon 249 to 41. Many republi cans voted for It. Soveuty nine republicans voted for tho monauro nnd thero wore no de mocratic vutoB agaliiBt It. Tho bill proposes to extend tho existing cor poration tnx law to Include a tnx of ono per cent yearly on tho net In dy-;como of nil llrnm nnd Indlvldunls In 0XC0HH of r,000. Tho democrats declare tho tax Ib on ono per cent, on "doing luminous" despite tho fact that It would Include Halarlod persons nnd claim It would bring in a milllolcnt rovenuo to offset tho estimated loss of $00,000,000 re sulting In putting Hiigar on tho frco llBt. Tho frco sugar bill has already gono to tho senate nnd tho excise bill will bo Kent to tho senate tomorrow. Coos Bay Man Elected to Responsible Position on Board of Pharmacy. J. Leo Drown roturnod Saturday from Portlnnd whoro ho was In nt tonilancu at thu regular mooting of tho Oregon Uoanl of Phnrmncy in his olllclal cupntlty nB n moinbor of tho board. A class of Boventy-llvo, ono of tho lnrgest In tho history of tho board, nrosontod ItBolf for examination nnd holpod to mnko tho annual meeting an unusually Interesting bcbbIoh. Tho nnnunl reports Bhowod thnt tho past year haH boon n busy ouo, tho board having been moro nctlvo In tho prosecution of violators of tho phnr mncy Inw than heretofore. This being tho annual mooting, tho regular yenrly election of olIlcorH wub hold and Mr. Drown wns honored by oloctlon ns trensuror of tho Hoard, n fart that will bo pleasing to his many Coos Day friends. Ono of tho members of tho large class wbb n formor Coob Day boy, Iv an Gulovson. who romovod to Port land Bomo tlmo Blnco. , Ml,h. , pvlrfl Rni0S Judging from tho demand for ex- tra copies coupiou wnu i"'""" of prnB0, tho special odltlon of Tho Cooa Day Times last Saturday Bcorc.l a hit that has seldom beonequalledby any nubllcatlon. Yesterday and to- day hundreds of extra copies na been disposed of and nro uojub i"" od to all parts of tho United Stntes nnd somo are even sending them to Canada and other foreign countries "" tolls tho Btory of our ho e miinh Letter than wo could and t he Bno:. VV' , '.nptTon ns tho vertisomont to this section ns uo Mnrahneld Chamber of Commerce Is .iiBrUmtlnc 5.000 copies of It, l.-'Ol' tne. ' distributing 5.000 copies or u, i.-" "-" ", . , . .. .. . t u.nndwnrkillC and or mem buiub v ,,"A '"" ,B ,hr manufacturing es taWlshment . tn t ftiif tJin roiinirv wiui i - ---. . ni. o -t I n "'; Jturersn.u.-- -, B rr.niv of tra copies is rapid- lv being depleted and while a large number were nnithojo US l IS TRUER MANY PRAISE TIMES' SPECIAL MARSHFIELD, OREGON TUESDAY, BRIBERY SCANDAL Senatorial Election by Legisla ture in New State Accom panied by the Usual Graft Charges. (Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times) SANTE FK, K. M., March 19 A trap set Inst night by tho Itcpubllcnn State Central t'ommlttco In which four members of tho house wcro nr rested, charged with accepting bribes to voto for certain aonntorlal cnndl datcB, was declared today by tho ac cused to havo been sot by thomsol vea to catch "higher upa." Xo I Section Today SANTI3 FB, Mar. 19 Tho first T PEOPLE TO HAVE SAY City Council Committee, to Have Them Suggest Ques tions for Election. Chairman Ferguson of tho special committee appointed by tho council to draft questions to bo submitted to tho voters at tho special oloctlon In Juno Inst night reported that tho committee had dccldod to hold two publlu sessions during April. At theso open meetings, tho public will bo Invited to suggest any questions or matters thoy wish submitted to tho public at tho oloctlon. Tho dates of theso special sessions will bo an nounced lator. Last night, a now question arose about tho spcclnl oloctlon. Tho city council previously adoptod an ordln nnco to submit to tho votors proposed changes In tho city oloctlon Inws. In this ordinance thu rosldouco require ment for voting was mado thirty days Inatoad of nlnoty days ns tho chnrtor now provides. Councilman Copplo and othora who had urgod that It bo nuiuo n noiy unyfl n uio now oiocuo . regulatlona last nlRht lnltcd on It. .... """'"7 ",Ti .i . ante, City Attorney Gobs decided that tho council ilil not havo tho right to c uinco nn ordinance u uau unco i'n cd up to tho votor.i. Howovor, ho suggested that If thoy wanted tho nlnoty-day regulation thoy could spbintt nnotlici ordlnnu.'j Mid thou tho ono rocolvlng tho hlghost voto nt u,o o eciion vuh ku., qiiontly ho vo tors bIi dotorr .no whothor the rcsldonco aunlllcntlon ro-r voting i.ero hihui uu huV . nlnoty dayB. in discussing ho mat tor. CI y At- tornoy Goss and ho doubted If tho cltv hnd tho right to Imposo nny rosl donco roqulremontB. Ho said that tho constitution moroly provldod six ty days' residence In tho atnto. Al thouKh tho stato olectlon lnw requir es thirty dnys' rcsldonco In a pro clnct, ho said ho doubted if that was constitutional. To dlsposo of this WAN quoBtlon. he decided it would bo noc- nrrnnge(l n0Wt nogrot was oxpross- essary to havo tho Bupromo court C(, Umt tho councll BhouId Ill-treat lass on It. . ti,e ccimpnny. Moot April l .It was suggested In tho lottor thnt Tho city council adjourned to moot f Ul0 cUy wou,,, pny for tho now April I, and whothor anyone will Inan8 nm, tho c08t8 of ,ay,nB tll0mi take advantago of All tool a Day to tho conipnny wou,j furnish froo wnt- spring a fow on tho council remains er (0 jiy(lrnnt8 on thom for a porlod to bo Boon. 0f ten years. Tho possibility of this camo Inst MlJ. j,nko ciulins night whon City Attorney Goss saw T,icn camo n 80Cton 0f tho lottor tho pofisibllity of n clash botweon ,n whrh ,t wna ntlmntod that tho Councilman Copplo nnd Inspoctor compnny WOuld lllo a claim ngalnst Trlbboy. Councilman I-orguBon Ul0 c,ty for cxtra c08t8 wll0ro tho passod n package of gum to tho other con,,)nny jinij to pay to lay mains members of tho councll nnd after two or thre0 (jmea owlng to tho taking some, Councilman Copplo throw tho wrapper back over ills hond towards tho StOVO. Inspoctor Trlbboy happened to bo Bitting thoro and tho wad barely mlssod him. As Inspector Trlbboy lma neon very c(ty shrinking and cauBlng tho mains much opposed to Councilman Copplo t0 urenj. somo thought he might tnko It us nn u wa8 stated that tho unfriendly Intentional Insult nnd start somo- attitude tho council had beon manl thlng but if ho notlcod It ho must fe8tlng towards tho company hnd hnvo also notlcod that It was Inad- cnUBed It to delay putting In many vortly tossed his way. now mains now on tho ground and Seventh Street Problem tnat jt wns now uncertain when thoy Declaring that Seventh Streot woui,i bo put In. Furthormoro, It South, the only thoroughfare with wa8 declared that othor mains woro the exception of Hall Avenue, leading Jn Da,j condition and tho supply to the Marshneiu iugn hcnooi omiur lng Is not a street at all but a part of his private property, James Dalnes last evening precipitated a now one on tho Marshueld city council. It was a surprise to tho councll ana wns ' s" " ." . ,. M,n Mtv hnd o jiay t" a Duw.i uo ..w .v, .."- ho contract completed. He said ,,., .,. contract called for the pav- ' ""v ... .. . r. .1. ... 11.0 ng or nail irom rourm hiicoi i ,ne o Sevont 8treet an;, he claimed that It did not come wunin thirty feet of whoro tho east lino of sovnnth street should bo. Ho said that he accldently noticed It by com paring with an old grade stake of (Continued om page 4.) MARCH 19, 1912 EVENING IN NEW MEXICO ballot for two United States senators today resulted In dondlock. There will bo no election today. Accused Make Counter Charges SANTE FE, March 19 After a night In Jail the accused assumed a defiant attitude today. Their resig nations, prepared last night, wcro presented to tho House. A commun ication from the prisoners wns nlso presented to tho Houbo in which they asserted their resignations woro se cured by coercion nnd thnt thoy would withdraw them nnd demand n thorough Investigation. Tho Houbo ndoptcd a resolution authorizing tho appointment of n commltteo of fifteen to Investigate the nllgK.d brllboryjdian WANTS CITY TO PAY 'EM MORE Water Company Says Council Ill-treats Them Sets ' forth Claims. Declaring that tho recent resolu tion nnd ordlnnnco ndoptcd by tho city council notifying tho Coos Day wator compnny thnt it must furnloh ndenunto pressure for lire protection nnd also must furnish an adequato supply of pure wator, for tho city, J. W. Dennett nnd J. II. Plnnngan last night sent a rathor lengthy lottor to the council outlining their stand on tho matter. Tho lottor also stntoil that tho council, or somo of thorn, wcro wrong In tho stand thoy had ta ken towurila tho wnter compnny. In tho tlrst place, tho lottor declar ed thnt tho resolution calling for bol ter tiro protection was out of placo bocauso the company was only bound to furnish water for llro protection for ten years and that this period hud expired July 10, 1009. Furth ermore thnt nn ordlnnnco adoptod by lQ counc Bovoral years ugo whan nQ 0,(, , h botwoon lho compnny nm, tho dty( Jnvo,v,ng n clnlm of 5C.000 for water aorv co, was aottlod h t k o;or Ul0 cU ,8 ,0 cn!l0 fo'r $500( gnvo up tho city's right to purchnBo tho plant It nlso stated that tho hydrant rental at that tlmo had been roducod 10 per iponth by tho compnny nnd thnt ns tho population of tho town wns then only 1-00, it was. not to uo ex- , , t commny Hlloul(, fur. , , , , f fi 000 , , , the nmo price. Jn fnct tho ,otter docInrod t)io Uy ,m(l n r,B,lt to ,mvo tll0 ro ,,y. , attached to tho conpnny's mnnB w ,0 ,,,,,. wntor tlir0UB,, thorn It stnted thnt tho company n cou ple of years ngo hnd suggested a conforenco with tho council to ar rnngo theso matters but nothing had been done . It furthor declared if Uj0 m.feo,ng 8tlrroa UJ) ln ti,0 lnBt ,., wnB forcotton. It mlcht bo Kra(C3 being chnngod when tho Btreot8 Woro improved. It waa nlao intmno1 thnt thn rnmtinnv hnd bofcn put t0 an oxtra OXpenso owing to tho BaWdUt nu jn somo sections of tho mjgjlt j,ave to bo Bhut off from somo parts 0f tho city altogothor. It fUrther claimed thnt last yoar tno COmpany only received $13 from tne cuy for wator for flushing sow- ers Tn)B( jt waB 8tated, was duo to :...,'.',l. ..,..... i ,.. oxpimu 1110 umiuuu ui mo tuimmiv now jn cnse Mr. Nolan should tako n,vnntn-a nf his nntlnn. Also to would bo ....-o- - . 8now the council wnai tney up agaln8t ,n deaHng with : him. If ho doe8 uuy ft, as the company expects. In closing, it waa stated that tho company only wanted a square deal. "AVhat'if tho company surrendered Its franchise as proposed by these hasty resolutions and ordinances," the letter inquired. "What would EDITION A Consolidation mid Coos SCROOIR RANDOLPR SAFE, BEREUCT IS LOST SIGHT OF THE WAR 006S Englishman's Speech Has Caused Big Stir in Ger man Empire. ' (Dy Associated Pros to Cooa Day Tlmoa) COLOGNK, March 19. Implying today to tho speech by Churchill, the Cologne Gnzctto adopts nn unusually oharp tono. It Bays In substance that Great Drltaln must dccldo from tho standpoint of her own Interests what Increase of her licet la nocoss nry, and that Gormnny must do tho anmo thing. It continues: "Ger many will hardly over hnvo a navy equal lo that of Groat Drltaln, but If Germany's navy Is to bo destroyed, tho victory must coat tho onomy bo heavily, that Englnnd will hardly hnvo nny resources left to defend ita great International IntorcBts." KMl'KnOlt POfiTPONKS TU1P (Dy Associated Prosa to tho Coos Day Tlmoa.) DKULIN, March 19. Kmporor William has most unoxpectodly post poned his departuro for Vienna, Ven ice Corfu, scheduled for March 22. Tho reason for this Is olllclally as signed nn "dllllcultles In tho Bphoro of Intomnl politics." Tills explana tion Is so Indollnlto thnt it mny rofor either to coal striken or, as Ib moro probnblo, to tho conlllct over tho pro vision for UnnnccB to cover tho In creased army and navy budget re cently decided upon nnd which cans od tho resignation of Aldolph Wor muth, formerly secretary of tho Im perial treasury. Tho strong disposition hero, how ovor, to connect tho Emporor'a action with tho spooch dollvorod yostorday by Churchill, First Lord of tho Ad miralty in tho Drltish Houbo of Com mons. This vlow is strougthonod by tho fact thnt tho Kmporor today paid n long visit to Admiral Albort P. Tlrpotz, socrotary of tho Imperial Navy, Immediately after which load ing olllcors of tho ndmlrnlty staff as BOinblcd In conforenco, tho object of which was not disclose.!. Itoason for ntmndonmont of the trip must bo Important, as It will Involve em barrassment to Kmporor FrnnclB, Jo Bof of Austria nnd King Victor Km manual of Italy, whoso arrangements for tho mooting has boon mado. AVIIJi BTAIIT i'lHDAV (Dy Associated Pross to Cooa Dny Tlmoa.) DBUMN, March 19. It has boon officially nnnounced that tbo Km poror'a plnnB for dopnrturo on Fri day will bo carrlod out. JAPAN iFahTcJIIOUCII Ktiitchimtii Hays United States Has Oircrcd IiiMiircruhlo InMilt (Dy Associated Pross to tho Coos Day Tlmoa.) TOKIO, March 19 Count Hnttorl, mombor of tho opposition In tho Jap anese Houbo of Representatives, condemnod today Sonntor Dilling ham's bill, an nmondmont to tho Im migration lnws of tno Unltod Stntes as an Insufferable Insult to Japan. (Dy Associated Press to tho Cooa Day TJmoa.) TOKIO, March 19. Ono of tho members of tho cablnot has promlaod a written response to bo given lator. Tho Dillingham's bill provides for tho oxcluslon of laborors nnd nrtUana of races Inollgiblo for American nat uralization. It Ib understood that this meant both Jnpaneso nnd Chi nese Lator, on suggestion of Sonn tor Lodge, tho clauso was amended so that tho Japaneso would not bo Marahfleld gain If tho company stop ped Belling wator to Marahflold nnd furnished Ita supply to North Dend and Major Kinney?" After tho conclusion of tho roadlng of tho lengthy communication, Mayor Straw wanted to know what Bhould be done with It nnd Councilman Ferguson suggested that It bo plac ed on lllo. "It's a good straight talk rrom tno way he looks at It," romarked Coun cilman ForgiiBon. And ours was a good straight talk, too, from tho way wo looitou at It." remarked Councilman "Allon Someono suggested It was not nec essary to tako any nctlon on, it as It had already been filed and tho matter was dropped Spalding Cork Center Huso Unlls at MILNKK'B. LIQUID A'KNKEIt for houso-clean-Ing in 25c and $1.00 bottles at NO TON & HANSEN'S TAVO STORES. TROUT FLIES, 811k Lines, Lead ers and Tolcs at MILNEIVS. W of Times, Const .Mall jq. 21 1 liny Advertiser. Rumor .That Vessel That Had Turned Turtle Was Local Boat Caused Alarm. RANDOLPH LEFT REQUA FOR EUREKA TODAY Nann Smith Reports Wrecked Vessel Was About 140 Feet in Length. ' A rumor that tho derelict stghtod off Capo Arngo yesterday by several vessel i yesterday was tho Gasoline Schooner Randolph was started hero last evening nnd caused consldornblo alarm. Howovor, It was ascertained today that tho hulk Is not that ot tbo Randolph but tho Indcntlllcntlon ot tho unknown craft has not been es tablished. Tho Randolph sailed for Gold' Dcach Sunday morning nt 10 o'clock for Itequa, tho first port south of Crescent City, nnd loft thoro todny noon for Kurokn, Calif. Just who wbb responsible for tbo report Is not known. Owing to Cnpt. Johnson, Knglneor Wolfo and tho othora on tho Randolph being so woll known hero, tho rumor of tho dlsnstor causod much nnxloty. Tho Nann Smith which nallod from horo yostorday slghtod tho dorollct. She roportod tho vobboI waa appar ently about 13R or HO foot long but thnt it wan imposslblo to Identify hor. Kcepor Denning of tho Capo Arago LlghthouBo had not been nblo to sight hor up to n Into hour this nf ternoon. No word from the dorollct has boon rocolved today. During tho last week or ton dnyn, press dispatches have carrlod reports of tho hulk of an unknown vessol be ing olghtod by vessels off tho Calif ornia const. Tho dorollct slghtod off horo mny perhnps bo tho samo ono. I.S. BE TO Progressive Will Seek Republi can Nomination for Sena tor on State Ticket. I. S. Smith wont to Coqulllo this morning to lllo his declaration of In tontlon to become n randldato for tho republican nomination for state son ntor from Coob and Curry counties. It Is oxpoctod that bis nominating petitions will bo placed in circula tion shortly. Mr. Smith Is n Statement No. 1 candldnto, being a llrm bollovor In tho Oregon system of Government nnd a progressive republican. Ho has previously served In tho Oregon loglslaturo and this experionco coup led with Ids ability would malm him an excellent legislator. Tho only othor candldato is Frod IC. Gottlns of Mnrshllold who Is op posod to Stntomont No. 1. Port Candidate Pile Potitlons for tho nomination of Dr. 13. MlngiiB, V. S. Chandler and Henry Songstnckon for Port of Cooa Day Commissioners on tho republi can ticket aro being circulated. Thoy aro being signed by practically ovory ono. It is expected that A. O. Rogera potltlona will bo plncod in circula tion shortly. Tho only othor now namo of a posslblo candldato that has. beon suggpstod for port commlsalonor Is Ivy Condron'B. AV. 8. Chandler's potltlon was quickly tilled and will bo forwnrdod to tho county clerk at onco. Aa ho Is regarded as a harmony candldato, bolng ondoraod by tho proaont Port Commissioner nnd its Bupportors and also by J. AV. Donnott to 1111 tho vn enncy caused by tho rotlromont of Capt, Harris, ho will probably bo froo from tho light that Is oxpoctod ln tho campaign, J. A. Ward Candldato J, A. AVard, managor of tho Mllll comn coal mlno, and formorly a raem bor of tho North Dend city council, today announced hla enndidacy for a mombor of tho port commission. He stated that a largo number had boon urging him to run as a roproaontatlvo of tho outBldo districts und that ho had llnally decided to do bo. He . Htnted that If elected hla objoct would i uo to j Ivo tho affairs of tho port a good, unbiased administration. Ho Is a republican and win seen ino nomination on that ticket. Hhenviii-Wllllniiis' Paints, and Lacs at MILNKH'H. Stuluw Fishing Tncklo at Norton & Ifaii sen'w two stores. Garden Rakes, Howt, Shovels an AA'ecders at MILNEK'S, M IDTF m once. (Continued oa PK )