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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1912)
yOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHAT A MAN ISN'T BY THE WAY HE TELLS YOU HE IS -TTiJvEnTISINa to To TIMES wui m your Ileia Eltato ",n the Market" EflccUrelyt M DUt tho facta about your B.rt before Mio oycs of nil "pob- Ota aftmra WANT ADVKUTISING in Tbo TIMJ3S Will Keep tho Income from JTow Furnished Itoonis from Lapaisgl YOU enn really holp the family revonues by renting n fow furnished rooms and, if you know how and when to uso tho classified colurrins, you may keep that llttlo oxtra Inoomo ns "Fteady aB a clock." ..buyers" ii town. Ana ir fr S ,?', .ffl wh0 ought t0 own it. you'll ''1 '" MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL XXXV TCstabllsliod In 1878 im Tlio Const Mali MARSHFIELD, OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1912 EVENING EDITION- A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull Mn ofl mid Cooi liny Advertiser. nu' t-nyj watt PROBE OF I DISASTER WILL REQUIR E M 0 5 Decide to Call Large Number l,lwu..i!i-.e of Wash nn. ton Inquiry. Ihay entirely bevise OGtAN inHinoruniMiiuia Witness Today Tells of Pitiful Appeals 01 uiuwimiy H Victims. (B; AMoeiawu --- --, WASHINGTON, D. 0., April p3. Returning tho inquiry of tho Titanic trouble, mombora of tho Sonnto ln- YiUrtlon commlltco nro convmcuu OU the hearing will require many i... i- thn nnlnlon of Sonator WH IM Alden Smith, chairman, and ?...- hi. rollOttKUOB. Sd ttlUCll ilUO ITreadr beon lonrnod from tho oxam- nation or uui a mw u ..Wmt,nnf nnon thorn to net all. tUltro Information from ovory por ln who can onllghton tho commit tee, Wat tno lacis nirouuy uiquiubuu Hint out tho Inadequacy of tho proa t mulno legislation, thoy aro con tiictd, arid thoy do not doubt that til wholo story whon told will form tl bull of now nmrltlmo lawB and ifflleid to laiornniiona ciomurimcos eturelr rorlslng ocean BtoamBhlp uuujKJrtatlon. Tie Itfo and death struggles of imi or tho Titanic woro piciurcu it the committee by Third Offloor Herbert John Pltmnn or tno buiikoii ton. He said ho Heard no erica 01 fttftu until after tho ship wont fcn. His boat was thou, several tadred feet away, no wanted' to ntira and pick up bo mo or tnom ia the passongors In his bout do- bwm so strongly inai no gave up IW plan, although thoy hoard tho emu and crlos of tho victims for contain an hour. Pitman annealed to Ohnlrmnti faith not to press hi m for n doocrlp- n of wnnt transpired during mat .osr, and finally Smith nnld, "I hnVo a lull to laenrntn vour foollnLfl tt q mutt know whothor you trilled thero without offorlng aid. Uutr that question and I shnll rfttixouno more" 'I did sir," onBworcd tho witness, tli witness answurod all auofltlons tollr, but nothing not nlrondy tost- "M to was brought out from him. Chairman Smith nttomptod to got on the witness kuowlodgo of a bont m items Olav. Tho witnoss did in inow tno yosbo!. Tho Olav ixked In Now York. Anrll 17. and 'Pwted that alio encountered lco rra near whoro tho Titanic sank, tui been suggested that tho Olav Jjnwo beon tho boat whoso lights rrta Officer Boxhnll saw and 'oti ne ineffectually tried to signal M distress dockots. 1 n commltteo probably will rt,- - "viuou, Wno ruvuaiou ino s-uir-I fact that nn ntilinnii'n nfilii wnn toted about flvo mllos from tho TI- 'sic long beforo Bho wont to tho worn. This Is tho first tlmo nny- -III Das l)Pn tnl.l nt elm iihln l&lcb fallfMl tn rnrVli tlm illnfrnaa stir. nd steamed away leaving tho . 10 nr iato. uoxnnil is in Flederlck Fleet. Ionla.nr on tho y's nest" of tho Titanic, tostl- 'tonoaay niglit that somo tlmo aft- ' H 0 clock ho rnnnrtml n lilnpk j"oMce ahead to tho officers on l.i JU8t now ,onB this was -. uo collision, lio could not ' eet told tho coimnfttoA thoro i no i lookout glasses In tho T- ,Vow'a nest" nfter loavlng i,n.,V"rap,0n' If "a I""! had ?. bfi Rftlll tin nm.1.1 lw.itn osnii A l(k ' VWHIl. IVV OVW. f'S enough soonor to have wJ It. Ho said that bIbbsos woro I"d tbo lookout from Dolfast wh Hampon whoro thoy woro Ksnuxci: loss $115,000,000 S'e of lassos In Titiinlc Ills- rf, . aster Is Oivnt. c' Assoriate I Prosa to Cooa Bay Vrn, Timos.) -,.V0R,C- AI,r'l 23. Insurnnco L. 1. . l n totn' "' tho lossos 5 ,,u varlous f. ncoI i! a,.m'' " '"inimnles as a ro- "" '1e Filmir nf tlin-THnnln twru.M V l ,ximntely $15,000,- lraTwr.1 K,,ranco companlQs. t, q JS,' ' ''f buslnosa nro hard . OUkoimi WOl'1,0 UK ' "WU, iOKT Or IlKFUOE S1 April 23. -Tho' tlL(n?lcrc(!' P?rt Or-. Odhii,'", r" ""or uiiamuerlam, ' e ":s. onereaa to make that ' tePr,rvnr refu8e-. woJ! beaded ""ll "aroors oin 1 and snrProldo tor an examlna- "twde .7. An nverso report dfor m X ls soino 13 'ea"8 ago. ,' a,'Mon ,s declared to bo iireasmg year y. U tan i,.T" : ( anything to sell, trade, l' want help, try a Want Adl SEVENIY-1E BODIES FOUND Remains of More Victims of Titanic Disaster Are Re covered Today. (Dy ABSOclntcd Press to Coos Day Tlmo.) NEW YORK, April 23 An nddl- tlonal list of names of persona who perished on tho Titanic and whoso bodlos hnvo boon rocovorcd was mado public today by tho Whlto Star Lino, making n total of 77 bodies recov ered to dato. ATTAqK ON AHCIIIHALI) JikIko of Commerce Court Clinrgeil With "Duublo Dcnllng." (Dy Associated Prosa to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, April 23 Itoprp sontntlvo Norrls of Nebraska today introduced a resolution which would direct tho president to IrnnBmit to tho IIoubo tho copy of any charges mado against Judgo Robert W. Archibald of tho co nun or co court. Tho resolu tion roforrcd to charges that Arch ibald figured In tho, rocont negotia tions with tho Erio Railroad ovor which ho had Judicial supervision. Tho resolution was referred to tho Judiciary commltteo. SENATE WANTS TO CONTROL IT Insists on Having Supervision of Election of United States Senators. (Dy Associated Press to tbo Coos Day Timos.) WASHINGTON, April 23. Tho Sonnto decided by a vote of 42 to 3C today to insist on its fodornl control nmondment to Houso resolution look ing to tho election of United States Bonntors by direct voto of tho peo ple Tho effect will bo to send tho nioasuro to conforenco ngnln. Sona ator Ilornh of Idaho was tho only ro publlcnn voting with tho democrats agalnBt tho motion. TOK ELECTION OF SENATORS HoiiM' imil Sennto Committee Fall to Agroo on Plan. (Dy Associated Press to Tho Coos Bar Times) WASHINGTON, D. 0., April 23. A Vonforoncp report was made to tno Somo today announcing failure- or agreement on tho resolution looking to a constitutional amendment to provide for tho popular eloctlon of Sonntora. It Is declared that tho Houso proposed to tako away from Congress tho supervision power oyer senatorial elections. The matter now will bo brought up on tho lioors of the two Houses. nhiof Fruiineer at Smith Nearly in Path of Cylin derhead. Jame nntt. chief !'. .r tho C. A. Smith company big ml II. had a narrow escape from probabl Instant death yesterday. In tho morning Mr. Beunett had been attending to some detail work nf Mb desk in the enulue room. SomithlSoalled him to another pan of tho eimlne roqm d about n minute after he left his dosk. tl. cylfferld of the bl. enslne bto out Tho BOO-pound mass of stool smashed HU dk and chair to .mltn oroeua and went crashing through tho end of the building. Ti.o norldont was probably due to a flaw In tho cyllnderhoad. An effort was made to run the ml with one engine but the load una too heavy and they had to close down this forenoon. It is expected hat the 'repairs Twill be completed so that optratlons can be resumed tomorrow P TO M BENNETT HAS NARROWESGAPE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Railroad Managers Accept Offer of Government Officials. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Tlmo.) NEW YORK, April 23. An offer of mediation from Charles P. Nelll, United Statos Labor Commissioner, nnd Judgo Martin A. Knapp of tho United States Commorco Court, which was accepted by tho Brother hood of Locomotlvo Englncors Into mst nignt lust after thoy had do RAILWAY STRIKE WANT COMMON USER CLAUSE E RAILWAYS ACCEPT (Special to Tho Timos.) & NEW YORK, April 23 Word camo unofficially to Commissioner Noll Into today that tho railroads had accepted 4 tho offer of mediation. 4 clarcd for a strlko as tho next movo in their campaign for incroasod wages camo formally boforo tho com mltteo of railway tnanagors today. 11 Is genornlly boltovcd thnt tho of fer will also bo accoptod by tho rail ronus WIFE BEATER IS Fred Alto of Eastside Must Answer to Grand Jury for Offenses. Fred Alto of EaBtsldo was bound ovor by Justlco Pcnnpck this morn ing to tho grnnd Jury on tho chnrgo of wlfo, bejttlug. Ho will bo tnkon to Coqulllo this afternoon by Constnblo Cox and tho matter submitted to tbo grand Jury now In sosslon at Coqulllo. Tho charges against Alto nrp pre ferred by his wife, a brfdo of less than six months. Slio snld that a beating that ho gavo hor last night was ono or many. Tnoy woro mar ried In Minneapolis and nftor com ing horo rosldod with a rolatlvo of Alto. Tljo rolativcs told Constnblo Cox thnt owing to Alto's cruol treat ment of his wlfo, thoy forcod him to lenvo, slnco whon ho and his wlfo hnvo been keeping houso in Eastsido. Alto Is apparently about tlilrty-flvo yoars old and his wlfo Is conBldornbly youngor. Both aro forolgnors, com ing from Finland, it Is undorstood. Alto lias boon employed nt tho mill. 0 IS 1 Investigation of Murder of Jacob Evans Still on at Coquille Today. Tho grand Jury Is still busy on tho Jacob Evans case. A numbor of wit nesses have boon examined and moro will probably bo called in it. Tiirpeii In Charge. Wm. Turpeti of North Bond, form erly of Emplro, hns boon placed In chnrgo of tho Evans proporty on South Slough by nn ordor or tno court. Ho Is remaining there to look nftor tho stock and nlso to guard tho promises until othor nrrangomonts aro made. re i nxnected that P. M. Grofort. nophow of Evans, who was horo last fall will shortly return rrom l.os An coles to aid In tho Investigation of his uncle's dentil, Grafort had been en deavoring to got Evans to go to uai ifnrnlu and consult specialists to got relief for mineral poisoning which had ueon irouuuug mm im.u u orkod In tho mines. .Sluit Murder Rumor Somo one last night caused qulto a stir by starting a rumor that bnua Hindi, tho woman In tho Jacob Evans murder case, had boen round siam in ii limit near Emnlro. Tho North Bond authorities, tho Emplro auth orities and others woro cnlied up about It. Finally it was ascertained from Coroner WJIson that sno waB at Coqulllo as a witness boforo tho grand Jury. Who atartod tho roport lb not known. . Pnilie Meteulf Death. Ira Metialf and Ell Metcajf of South SloiiBjh went to Coquille yes terday supposedly to confer with PioaeiutlUtf Attorney Goo. Brown re lative to an Investigation of the doatli of their brother, Harvoy Metialf. who was fouud drowned In the lower Day a few months ago. They Intimated at the time that their brothor mot with foul play hut whethor thoy have found any evldenco to substantiate the belief U not known. The murder of Jacob Evans on South Slough has rbUved rumors that Motcnlf was the letlm of foul play. The rumors of foul play are linked with the roports of rivalry between tho dead man nnd another South Slough man over a woman. FLEE TO ESCAPE MX. OUTRAGES Americans Leave Homes and Belongings Fear Torture and Assassination. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) GALVESTON, Tox., April 23. Forty-sovon passongors, all but ono or thorn citizens of tho United Statos, who arrived today from Vera Cruz on tho steamer Toxns, told of tho nt logod torturo and assassination of Americans in Morlco. All tho refugees loft tholr lands, homoB, furnlturo, nnd ovorythlng thoy possessed, ex cept enough monoy for pnssago and tho clothes on tholr backs. Among tho cntlro numbor, thoro woro only four or flvo trunks. Tho refugees toll talcs of murdor nnd torturo of Americans by Mexi can dosporndooB and "Bandits bolng everywhere, tho Moxlcnn govornmont not being bolng ablo to qulot thorn." "Tho only reason wo nro horo," said ono of the mon, "is bocauso wo woro luck enough to boat thorn to It. Ev erywhere you go, oxcopt right In tho largest cities, you sco dosortod forms, houses burnod, livestock stolon nnd in many cases decaying, houdloss bod los of ownors lying about." I. W. W. STRIKE S Several Hundred in Snohomish Mills and Logging Camps Walk Out Yesterday. m (By Assoclntod Press to Coos Bay Times,) SEATTLE, Wash., April 23. Several hundred mon employed In snwmllls nnd logging camps in Sno homish county, struck yesterday in response to nn appeal from tho In dustrial Workers of tho World. In somo smnllor mills tho laborers aro alleged to bo receiving $1.00 por day. An nttempt of tho Industrial Work ers to hinder tho loading and unload ing of vessels In Senttlo has failed. Al NO CHANGE IN CANADA Few Additional Men Go to Work Near Lytton. (By Assoclatod Press to Coos Bay Timos.) i.vrrns. n. n.. Anrll 23 No Minnirn Ih ronorted In tho Canadian Northern strlko situation during' tho past three days. A fow additional mon havo gono to worK east or noro but the work ls progressing vory slowly. STRIKE NEAR EVERETT SERVICES AT SUMNER Rov G. LeRoy Hall will hold ser vices at Suinnor Thursday evening. April 25. A TURKISH nATII will do you GOOD. Phone 214J. Siieelal Officers Sworn In to Hnuillo I. W. W. Trouble (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) EVERETT. Wash., April 23. Several logging camps at Granlto Falls,. 1G miles from horo, havo sus pended operations owing to a walk out of tho I. W. W. momhers, Tho saloons have boon closed nnd special officers sworn In, WOMAN BEGINS LONG HIKE I'mlertnkes to Walk Front New York to Clilt'iifio. NEW YORK, April 23.- Mrs. David Beach, who purposes to walk from tho offices of tho Globo bore to tho offlcos of tho if Chlcairo Dally News, subsisting en route on a diet of raw foods, left Now York on hor thousand- mile walk tho othor day. Sho hopoH to reach Chicago by Juno 1. MILLIS TELLS OFSL P. WISH Says Waterfront Line Through Marshfield Is Not Essential Willing to Take Other. That tho Southern Pnclflo simply wnnts tho opportunity to run through'! Southern Pacific, tho mass mooting Marshfield on Its own rails to con nect up its Eugono lino with tho pro sont lino nnd doos not InslBt on tho water front routo was tho statement mado today by 0. J. MIUIs. Many had understood thnt tho Southern Pacific was Insisting on tho wntor front routo through Mnrshtlold. "All wo want is n franchise Buch ns tho pooplo horo would havo boon willing to havo glvon us a yoar or two yoars ago," said Mr. Mlllls today, "Wo want to como through Marsh Hold on our own rails. Wo would havo llkod tho water front routo bo causo It is tho most direct. How ovor, wo nro willing to nccopt any foaslblo routo." Mr. Mlllls is still confined at tho W. P. Mlllor homo. Ho was rath or reticent about Inst evening's moot ing, saying ho had not boon prcsont to hoar nil of it, and was scarcoly In a position to voico an expression. Howovor, ho snld, it Boomed plain from J. W. Bonnott's stntomont that tho Tormlnnl Railway proposed to hold on to what thoy had and that somo of tho pcoplo whllo thoy wanted a railway, wanted it all tholr own way. Ho snld that ho was moroly horo to got nn expression from tho pooplo ns to tho compnny's proposition nnd would roport on tho nction to tho Southorn Pnclflo ofllclalB. THREE LINES AS FRANCHISE Lively Rivalry Between Rail road Projects in North Bend Tonight. Tho North Bond city council moot ing this evening promises to bo tho Bcono of a lively clash botweon tho rlvnl railway projects. Tho Southorn Pnclflo has already mado application for n frnnchlBO nlong tho wntorfront lines thoro nnd It Is undorstood thnt tho Sumnor pooplo and tho Tormlnnl Railway pooplo may also havo appli cations on (Ho for consideration at tho sninc. tlmo. At A o'clock thlB nftornoon. II. A. Suinnor will nttond a mooting of tho nend at tno Prominent Men Discussed Coos Bay Railroad Offer Last Evening. NO ACTION TAKEN ON REQUEST FOR FRANCHISE C. A. Smith Announces Posi tion H. A. Sumner Is Pleased With Sentiment. Aftor a numbor of speakers had dlBcussod various phases of tho Coos Bay railroad situation, osnoclallv to rotorouco to tho proposition of the held at tho Odd Fellows' hull lost ovcnlng undor tho auspices of tho Marshfiold Chamber of Commerce, ndoptod a resolution that It woo ttra Bonse of tho gathering that tho ploa of bridging tho Bay, undor tho roga Intlons of tho War Dopartmont ,and; with a common usor provision for tho brldgo, bo favored by tho cltltenn. No nction was taken by tho meeting on tho question of a franchise The mooting was largely attcudod, tho Odd Follows' hall bolns woll filled. Dr. (McCormac prosldod at the meeting. Tho sneakors Included, C A. Smith, Dr. E. Mlngus, Hugh Mo Lnln, W. P. Mlllor, Mayor 8triw, n. A. Sumnor, J, W. Bonnott, Dr. Bartla of North Bend, nnd J. 0. Mullen of North Bend. 0. J. Mlllls, reproaontatlvo of tho Southorn Pacific who was to have been present to prcsont tho railroad company's sldo of tho matter, was unablo to bo thoro, bolng dotalnod at homo by Illness. Harmony Is Urged. Dr. McCormac in calling tho meet ing to order,, stated that it was to u n got-togotber mooting nnd that he trusted that nothing would como up that would dotract from tho har mony program. Ho snld that It was callod for tho purposo of considering n buHlnoHs proposition In a business like way nnd that It would probably bo necessary for both aldou to giro nnd take Ho said thnt ho and others who had been horo 36 years waiting for n railroad, woro anxious to ioe their hopes realized and trusted thai nothing would he done thnt would provont tho Southern Pacific starting construction horo this summer an thoy had promised under cortntn con ditions. Ho snld that to rtfgrottod that Mr. Mlllls was sick and utiabto to bo present nnd speak for tho rnll road. Howovor, ho said that In briar Mr. Mlllls' proposition was thnt thn pooplo not opposo tholr request to brldgo tho Bay. Furthormoro, ho wild Mr. Mlllls declared that thoy could not bo expected to build a mil lion dollar Btriicturo that would bo subjoct to tho common usor clnnui tind thoroby bo opon to tho srvlco of competitors. Ho said thnt in the mnttor of franchises, ho undorstood' thnt tho Southorn Pnclflo doslrcd n frnnclilso on tho waterfront stream subject to tho common user clnuBo only bo far ns required by tho Stato Railroad Commission nnd tho Intor stato Commorco Commission nnd thnt tho regulating of rates bo loft In tho hands of tho latter two bodies, no fald thnt Mr. Mlllls stated that to company was opposed to any fran- liimlneHS men of North Commercial uiuii more, """'"" I ChB6 which placed tho regulating of his Project. It was Btatod In North rfttofl n U)o hnnJg of Uuj cy counc, which through political manipulation from tlmo to tlmo might placo tho Bond that Mr. Sumuor would outlino detlnltoly his plan nnd nnnounco wno nro bohiud ins corporations uuu what tholr ultlmnto goai is. Mr, Sumnor when soon horo today waB rathor rctlcont nbout his North Bond plnns. Ho said It would do pond on dovolopments thoro. Ho Bald that If tho Southorn Pacific company nt tho morcy of Incompotont and unfair councllmon. As to tho conflict between tho Tormlnnl Rnll wny and tho Southern Pacific, bo said ho thought that was n matter for tho companies to Bottlo thosJ- i solves and tnnt tno irnncniso nmuoro franchise contained .a proper coniiiio.i COHli , tJ wth t,(J co,,,,, por clause, onauiIKm.yui...Ju,u,nftor ,ho WQ ,, ft(1,imt0(j ,t contnln tho common usor clauso. BESTCOTT TRIAL to como n. It would bo acceptable to j " t,,omBoiv08 him. However, it uoes nui, io ) MIIKHS Talks, thought that for M"Pro)n; ' lJ Dr. E. Mlngus was callcnl on to would havo to ask n : f " c ' 'B, .f "A! ouUIno tho Southern Pacific's posi lliios. If ho does, his frnnclilso will,.. Ho ., ...... ,, M.a naA rogretlod vory much his Inability to .como lust oveiiliig but thnt ho had I boon nlllna for a wool; nnd thnt It i was Impossible for him to do so. Dr I Mlngus said In roferouco to tho Drnln lino that It had boon started by tho Southorn Pacific with the bo llof thnt tho bonds nocesunry for it could be floated without difficulty. However, when It oame to plnclnir i tl'oiii. they could tie sold only at 87 uonts. n pro' Ibltlve price and tho 'work ceased. He said that It bad been largely due to Mr. MIHU' ef forts that the project to build to Coos flay had been revived nnd thn lit had hean hastoned by Mr. Mlllls' guarantee of tho good will of tho people horo and or the possibilities NOW UNDER WAY Taking of Testimony in Marsh field Murder Case Be ,gun Today. I COQUILLE Ore., April 23.The inn' ,i trv :hi lu Sestoott. chargod with murder In the sooond degree 'nnd voaoiircs of tho spption to bo for shooting Chas. Murray, tno tapped. Mnrshfluld bartondor, last unnsimas, HOWARD'S genuine MEXICAN TAMALES delivered uny placo In tho city until m O'CLOCK at nlghu They aro HEADY to SERVE. Phono 3.15. Try The Times Want Ads. was completed eariy iuuuy. uun adjoumod yesterday upon the seem ing of tho olghth Juror In ordor to secure a now vonlro. . Tho taking of testimony in tho caso Is now undorwny and It Is ox pectod that this will bo complotete tomo tlmo tomorrow. It Is not likely Evon after It had been do- bulM to Coos Uiv. Mr. Mln gus anld thoro was a dispute among tho officials os to whether tho Drain route should be retained or the lino built from Eugtno. This meant a dolny of unother yoar In tho con struction Dr. Mlngus said that thexo delavs bad all beon legitimate ones. Furthermore, mo iiucisiun "' hnt thn nnsn will ha submitted to thoiimllfl In horo was for Diuely bushiest i.irv hnfnra somo time Thursday. reasons nnd had not boon nffected r v AtrKnlirht and J. D. Qosb nro bv nn Intimidation or rivalry. Ho .infnn.iinir tha eano and Goo. M. nnl.1 that tho company folt that It Brown and L. A. Llljeqvlst are prose cutlng It. (Continued on pago 4.) 1 VA