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Bennett as Port Attorneys in Harmony Move: WHAT COMMISSION DID: 1'nsscil resolution offering t 1150.000 to bo oxpondod by government in extending Jetty i to soctiro 30 to 10 feet of wntor oa Coos Hay bar, tho govern- ment to furnish brllnnco'of cost. i Passed resolution offering 50,00 to bo expended by gov- eminent In securing clinrinol 300 feci wldo and 25 feet deep from Smith mill to bar, tho gov- ernment to pay bnlnnco of cost of project which Includes two turning basins, ono In front off' Nortif Ilcnd and ono In front of" jfurthflchl, BOO feet wide. Passed resolution favoring the closing of Mill Slough. Passed resolution favoring tho bridging of Hay bolow North Demi by tho South Pa- clflc subject to government on- glncers. Appointed C. R. Pock nnd J. V. Dennett to net ns attorneys for port until after bond Ihhuo Is flouted. l Tho atovo summarizes tho most lmnortnnt intlrr Irnnnnptnil n llin BJRUY PORT COMMISSION " MAINE ELECTS SAYS WILSON LAUNCHES BIG PROJECTS TODAY STATE TICKET IS THEORIST .t j Initial meeting of tho now Port of'mt, bIt ltt6y ,n tnU,nR tlls Btnml oos Day Commission this morning. All of the members were In atten ding nnd tho organization Imme diately launched mnny Importnnt natters. Ono of tho first things dono was to decide by "lot" who should havo Ike Ions terms and who tho short terms. L. j. Simpson nnd rotor l-CKte of North Hond drow tho tort terms, which will explro tho first of next Jnnuary, tholr buccob ors being elected In Novombor. Henry Sengstncken, A. II. Powers d Anson Rogers drow tho long terms which will explro two yenrs from next January. It is expectod lkt both Logglo und Simpson will t candidates for roolcctlon. Tho 't that tho two North Bend men fcould draw the short terms Is n Peculiar coincident, W. P. Evans "d L. J. Simpson of North Bend sating drawn tho short terms whon first commission wns ehoson three years ago. when It camo to tho election pf 'f. the following woro chosen l"namiously: President -I., j. Simpson. lce-Presldent Potor Logglo. Secretary-Honry Sengstnckci,. Treasurer Anson O. Rogors. Settle Attorneyship nwiately before tho mcetlnd r morning, A. H. Pow- " telephoned to c. R. Peek nnd J. h' BDnctt that ho wished both of to be present. Both respond- On their nrrlvnl, they woro In- that they wore desired to nld lee.8 g U, comml"lon and wat matters were dono legally. a remained and occasionally e some advice. Towards the last of tho meeting, ioW"' Bala thnt t,,ero wna at"th7s h w,shea t0 (1lsnoso of 'ttoreSlnmeeUnsnnlthntwnsthe rneyshlp over which thoro had he ,,m I wab,e ta,kt I'ersonn.lly. r. ed ' hB mn'1 thlnl tho Port Ce2at,0rnej''thnt,t was to ne, 1CBCt;f th POrt t0 dlB out HowJ r , "d not 6W lawsuits. for ij re WouId b0 some work ue .to" '" fl0atlng the bond ,s- WMInV' nana that lnsteaa of "P that p n I attorney, he thought shouij i and J' w- Bonnett thatr? in that eaPacJty. Io thatH,, Wero "oosters nnd , j ihould give aome of their r e and experlenr , ....v....,., us Of th- '" ""D luii(iu- lagtheh, h Unlty and dovelop aiwloners Mh 8ame ns tho cora kf.. "O Bald both worn r it was up to them to J MARSHFIELD, show It nnd got to work. Ho said that thoy should bo allowed merely a nominal fee, Bay $100. Mr. Powers' inovo wns an unex pected ono and brought n quick rq- sponso from Mr. Peck. Ho snid that somo tlmo ago Mr. Ilonnott Informed two of tho commissioners at least thnt ho (Pock) should not bo ap pointed nttornoy, Ho said Mr. Ilon nott bad mndo tho objection on tho ground thnt ho wnntod tin nttornoy who would bo moro friendly to his mtorosts nnd not so friendly to Scng stnekon. Mr. Pce.k said that ho had scon Mr. nonnott nnd Mr. Dennett had confirmed this. Ho snld that ho wished It understood that ho1 did not wish to mnk,o hla personality or n!mB n stumbling block to tho Port matter nnd If Mr. Ilonnott Intended to ninko him nn oxcuso for fighting tho port, ho would glndly step asldo. Jlo snld thnt If It needed somo snera flco to InBiiro tho harbor going nau. w"8 Willing to bo tho sac rlflco. Howovcr, ho said that ho was willing nnd ready to assist In any way possible. Mr. Honnott said that Mr. Peck's version was correct, thnt ho had op posed Peck bocniiRo whon Seng stacken wns reelected, ho wanted to bo nuro thnt tho nttornoy would look nftor his Interests In port matters. notifying him when anything wns dono thnt might conflict with his In terests nnd not nllow something to go through like thoro did onco be foro when Songfitackon tried to ex tend .tho harbor lines nnd gobblo up somo of his property for tho port. Ho said thnt porhnps ho had been n but ho snld that ho wanted to seo tho attorney ono ho was suro would notify nny Interest of nny nctlon by tho port thnt might nffect It. Mr. Sengstnrkon snld thnt Mr. nonnctt wns wrong In roforenco to tho other matter, that tho engineer had suggested tho chnngc, thnt Is nf fecod Songstnckon ns much or moro than It did Bonnott nnd that ovory ono knew nbout tho plnn. Mr. Powors snld thnt ho would In sist that both Pock and Bonnott act, that It wns up to thorn to show tholr public spirit. Ho said thnt thoro was no moro room fo whlners nnd klckors horo nnd thnt ovoryono must got together nnd boost for tho har bor. It wns finally agreod that thoy nrt nnd thnt tholr foes should bo fixed by tho commission nnd If this wnsn't satisfactory that Judge Coko should dotermlno It, tho understanding be ing that thov ""r' not to bo paid tho rogulnr nttornoy foes for tho work. Harbor Work. Mr. Powors also urgod that steps bo takon to socuro early aot'on by tho government In tho harbor work hero. Ho said that ho thought tho port commission should offer through Englneor Leofo nnd Mnjor Morrow to pny part of tho cost and urgod that this bo dono at onco so that It could bo Included In Mr. Leofo's report on tho necessity of n now survey. Ho said thn,t ho was confldont thnt tho government would glvo four or flvo dollars for each dollar put up by tho port and that an appropriation might bo scoured at the coming session of congress. Action was promptly taken. To Close Mill Slough. A resolution also approving the plan for closing Mill Slough wns In troduced by Mr. Powers nnd wns adopted. Henry Sengstncken sug gested that tho mouth of tho slough bo .retained as a public wharf but It was decided this could bo acted on later. This action was takon bo cause It is understood that Captain Robert will 16ok into tho matter when he comes horo September 18 for tho railroad brldgo lienrlng. Fnvor Bridging Bay. A resolution favoring tho brldg Inc of tho Bay bolow North Bend subject to tho approval of the Uni ted States Engineers was also adop ted. It was slmlllar to the one nd 6pfed by tho Commercial bodies. ClaudoNasburg wanted to know If that approved tho SOithorrt Pacific's bridge plans as shown here and wns OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1 912 EVENING EDITION. Vote on Several Local Issues Besides Governor and Congressmen. (Ily Associated Press to Tho Coos Hay Times.) PORTLAND, Mo., Sept. 9 With sovernl stato Issues to bo decided, tho voters of Mnlno wont to tho polls to day to elect n govornor, four con gressmen nnd n stato loglsleturo. Tho loglslaturo will chooso n senator next winter. Governor Frederick W. Plnlstod, Democrat, nnd William T. Haines, Republican, head the tickets. BOOST PURE FOOD. Gov. Wilson to Mnko it Ono of Fea tured of Campaign (Uy Associated Pros3 to Tho Coos Bny Times.) NEW YORK, Sopt. 9 A confer ence of ndvocntcs of puro food leg islation nttonded by Gov. Wilson re sulted today In a plan to organlzo workers for tho puro fdod InwB throughout tho country In associa tion work for democratic success In Novombor. Wilson dictated tho-following: "Tho domocrntlc platform Is much tho strongest, most dtroct and explicit on tho Question of pub lic heath and puro food. Tho con ference which I attended wns 'to or ganlzo to develop that sldo of th'o campaign. I expect to mako tho question of propor regulation of public health and puro food ono of tho prlnclpnl features of my cam paign." ' h i IlItVAN WILIj SPEAK To Deliver Three Speeches in Calif ornia for Wilson (By Associated Press to Tho Cods Bny Times) LOS ANOELES, Sopt. 0 Brynn will mnko thrco Bpccchos In Califor nia for Gov. Wilson according to word received horo. Ho will nrrlvo in Lob Angoles Sept. S3. Ho will also speak In San Francisco nnd, Sncramento. TAFT TO SEND T Chicago Man Will Follow the Roosevelt Campaign in the Northwest. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Bav (boiuix CHICAGO, 111., Sopt. 0 Arrange ments havo been completed for a tour of tho Pacific coast by John M. Harlan of Chicago, who will follow Col. Roosovolt through that section advocating tho causo of Taft. Ho will leavo tonight for Huntington, Oregon, and spend two weeks on tho Pnelflc coast and follow Roosovolt back east. Bull' Moose Club ' Is Organized A meeting of Roosovolt ndhcronts was held at H. Q. Hoy's offlco Satur day evening and was attended by a large nurabor of enthusiastic boost ors for the "Bull Moose" arty. A club, known as tho Marshfleld Progressive club, was organized, of which the following ofllcers were elected: George Watkln3, president. W. A. Reld, vice president. H. G. Hoy, secretary. C. I. Relgard, treasurer. Jens Hansen, Mr. Crossen and Geo. Balnes were appointed as a finance committee. Tho enrollment numbers now about slxty-flve. Captain Macgenn was appointed to represent the Marshfleld Progressive club and the county at the Roose velt assembly, which meets at Port land on September 11. Another meeting will' be held to night at Mr. Hoy's office and all members nnd friends of the club are extended an invitation to attend. Li WES Roosevelt Declares Democratic Opponent Doesn't Know What Life Really Is. (Hy Associated Press to Tho Coob Bay Times.) SPOKANE, Wash., Sopt. 0. Gov. Wilson's criticism of tho Progressive nnrty's proposal of minimum wngo scales was replied to by Col. Rooso volt horo today. Colonol ltoosovcU denied thnt tho result of such lcgis Intlon would 'bo to reduce wngei to the minimum. Wilson's objection declared Roosevelt Is "purely of tho school room nnd would not 1nvo nny weight with' nny ono who known what Ufa really Ib." Spokano gave Roosovolt a warm welcome Ho do- llvorcd his speech fronl tlio balcony of tho Masonic Tomplo ton throng which densely ft lied tho street. "Washington Is proomlncntly n state," tho Colonol said, ''In which tho poopld woro deprived of tho right to express their owu Judgment as to who tholr presidential tundl dnto should bo. I bollove tho pco plo of Washington woro for mo but Penroso, Guggenheim, Barns nnd tho rest of tholr creatures on tho re publican national cominjttoo woro against mo." WILSON NOT PRACTICAL. ItooNovclt Declares Tlint Democratic Lender Ih Theorist. (By Assoctntod Press to the Cooa Bny Times.) SPOKANE, Sept. 9. Col. Rooso volt declared that ho did not ques tion Wilson's sincerity, but said ho was "mlBlcd by tho facts and had gotten his Information from tho laws laid down by politlcnl econo mists, who wroto whon conditions woro utterly different. "I want to point out that Wilson nnd tho Domocrnts nro not really progressive. Thoy show a qucr kind of torylsm In tho way thoy Btnnd for state's' rights. Questions of genornl Interest should bo han dled by tho gonornl government." h Aviators Will Compete in Chi cago Today for Great Prize. (By Assoclntod Press to Tho Coos Bay Times.) CHICAGO, Sopt. 9 Tho world's aviation championship carrying tho James Gordon Bennett twolvo thous and francs trophy Is to bo sottled In Chicago today. With tho American Defender, built by a syndicate to compote In this rnco withdrawn on tho ovo of the race, tho prize Is practically conceded to Franco. Tho Fronch team has thrco monoplanes, onch with a speed of moro than a hundred miles an hour. Aviators say that sovonty miles Is tho best speed any of tho American machines can make. Tho distance of tho rnco Is 124.8 miles or nbout thirty laps around a 4.14 milo courso. Tho Fronch aviators aro Jules Vedrlnes, Maurice Provost, Andre Froy. Tho Americans nro DoLloyd Thompson, Paul Pack and Howard Gill. Vedrlnes finished tho courso In 70 minutes, &C.85 seconds. BURIED AS A 11UAVK MAX No Ostentation .Varies tho Final Ser-, vices, of (Jen. McArtliur (By Associated Press to Tho Coos nay Timos.) MILWAUKEE, Sopt. 9 Slmpllcl ty marked tho rites today of General Arthur MacArthur who died of ap oplexy Thursday night whllo address ing tho survivors of tho twenty fourth Wisconsin voluteors. No mil itary salute was given at tho grave. RAH! HAH!! HAIIJ ! I (By Associated Press to Tho Coos Bay Times.) PRINCETON, N. J., Sept, 9 To day marked tho beginning of tho foot ball season, the Princeton 'Varsity players being ordered to tho field to practice for the first tlmo this year. WO ' 11 Ml W G AMERICANS TO CUARD LINES Nearly 2,000 Marines and Blue Jackets Now on Duty in Nicaragua. (By Assoclntod Press to Tho Coos Bay Times.) MANAGUA, Sept. 9. American morincs from Philadelphia nnd bluo Jackets from tho crulsor Colorado urrlvcd hero Frldny night. Thoro nro now oight hundred marlnos and bluo Jnckots In Managua and ibout tho same numbor in tho headquarters at Leon. Mnrlncs will bo sent to Mcsnya nnd Grnnndn to reopen tho railroad. says1't west's a6ent C. E. Rumsey of Portland De nies Report Vice Cru sade Not Over Yet. Declaring' that tho loss of a tolo grnin from his wlfo nnd brothor-ln-law "Joshing" him cnusod tho bollcf thnt ho a secret agent of Gov. Wo3t Investigating vlco conditions on Coos liny, C. E. Rumsey who Iiqb been horo sovernl days snya his wholo mis sion hero Is to represent a tobacco and clgarotto firm for which ho has worked for sovernl years. Several, Including Mayor Strnw, wero convinced nbsolutoly that Mr. Rumsey wns hero Investigating mat tors for Gov. West. Mayor Straw said that ho wns confldont that othor ugonts of tho governor had also been on tho Bay. It Is a mooted question an to whethor Gov. West hns had an ngont horo or not. Deputy Prosecuting At torney LIIJcqvlBt doclnrcs that tho recent raids and Indictments were wholly at his own instigation and that Gov. West did not havo any thing to do with it. Mr. Llljoqvlst had n dotectlvo gather tho ovldencu, against tho resorts and had plannod It out long boforo Gov. West started his crusado In Portland or olsowhere. But to go back to Mr. Rumsoy. Ho says thnt Saturday morning, ho re ceived n telegram from his wlfo ami brother-in-law, tho lattor being an operator In tho Portland Western Union office. Tho messngo stato I 'Gov. Woat wants your opinion of Marshflold," and also "Why did you havo tho girls arrested." It wns s'gned with his wifo's Initials. Ho nays ho lost tho messago somo plnre on tho street Saturday. "When ho heard that ho wns sus pected of bolng a special ngont of Gov. West, ho was llttlo short of dumfounded. Ho said ho had boon working up tho coast from San Fran cisco. Ho has another man working With him, tho two selling tobacco through tho Jobbors. Rumsey's home is in Portland. Moro to Come It Is stated that a number of "blind" Indictments woro returned In the vlco cases and thnt more arrests will bo mado soon. It was roportod that twenty or thirty of tho Inmates of tho resorts woro at Ton Mile tho latter part of last week. Mayor Straw feels that tho city officials should havo boon taken lino tho matter by tho county officials If, a real "cleanup" was desired. IIo does not believe In the lines along, which it wns carried out and rathor. criticises Mr. Llljoqvlst. IIo also) Is rathor Indignant at Gov. West nsj ho feels suro that Gov. West lias had some special ngents In horo nnd not! a word hns been said to tho city ofllclnls. It wns understood todny thnt n number of the owners of tho proper-i ty whero tho resorts are locatod would bo haled before the grand Jury this week. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull ln 44 and Coos liny Advertiser. T Expect Senate Will Meet There and Arrange for Vigorous Campaign. AMERICAN CONSENT UNDER CONDITIONS Rebel Interference with Rail road Expected to Hasten Action There. (By Assoclntod Prchs to tho Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Sopt. b It Is oxpuctcd thnt tho Immodhito ef fect of robol Intorforonco with tho rnllronds will hasten tho oxtra ses sion of tho Mexican sonato to uuth orlzo Bonding troops through Am erican territory to ChlhunHmi nrtd 8onorn. Tho improsslon horo Is thai tho United States will not ojipoao this under cortnln stipulations. (By Assoclntod Press to Tho Coos Bny Timos.) MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9 Antonio Soma nnd three of his lloutonants, who had nlded In forming tho plnn to open tho capital to Zapatistas on tho night of Scptembor 1C, woro executod today by a squad of sol diers. Scrna and his followors con fessed thnt thoy expected to ongnge in looting on tho national holiday noxt Sunday. That troublo is still foared on tho night of tho fifteenth la indlcntod by tho fact that bankors at tha Capital havo agroed to nnmo ono third of their employes to net as guards on that night, arming tho men with rifles from tho government arsenals. Jowolry housos aro plac ing their stocks In tho bunk for satq keoplng. (By Associated Press to Tho Coos Hay Times.) MEXICO CITY, Sopt. 9. News omnnntlng from Hovorly regarding tho posslblo intorvontlon by tho Unltod States cronted Intonso Inter est but beyond expression of opinion thnt Mexico Ib not yot uuablo to han dle tho situation, It Is posslblo to ob tain anything doflnlto at ofllclal hond quartors. NO ADVANCE rh CAPITAL. Mexican oltebi'ls Full so Fur t Make Good lloast. (By Associated Pruts to Tho Com Bay Times) MEXICO .CITY, Sopt 9 --Tho Zi ld. tas boasted ndvanco on tho capi tal has not yot ,iiattru!izod. Bands of robols havo beon sighted botwoon Ajusco nnd Pnrrcs, forty miles frouth of tho cnpltal and undouWeJ ly In ero aro a numbor of bands oast of thoro and n numbor of bands in Cm rnnvaca. f'.ier have beon sev eral skirmish tvtween tho fodornls Mid robcls. HUB WILL OPEN A. J. Mendel Announces New Plans for Extensive In crease in Business. A. J. Mendel, who roturnod from Tortlnnd yesterdny announced today that ho hns porfecto,d plans for open ing in Marshflold ono of tho largest and most oxtonBlvo ladles' ready-to-wear and dry goods storos in South ern Oregon. The new establishment will occupy tho storeroom in thtf O'Connoll building bolng vacated by R. A. Copplo of tho Golden RuK Whllo away Mr. Mcndol purchased a complete new stock, embracing tomo of tho vory latest Eastorn sain plo suits. E. J. Boyorshmlth, nn experienced dry goods man will bo manager aud Mrs. Fluolla Tumor, Into of tho A. AV, Myers & Co. storo, will bo assist ant manager of tho now estnbllsn ment. Tho Bamo mercha'icMso system that hns proen so popular nnd suc cessful with tho Hub Clothing nnd Shoo Compnny will bo followed In the now Institution, which will bo known ns tho Hub Dry Goods Co. Tho new stor will be oponod it nn early day. STATES H (Continued on Page Two.)