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? l,?i - "Y 1 HEN YOU PAUSE IN g ITS A SIGN YOUR GOING TO TAKE SOMBODY'S DU - TVHUT19IK in The TIMES WSVor.;ca.KBtto".n tN M: ffirSK your OI0OS WANT ADVERTISING In TI10 TIMES Will Keep your Iiicomo from Furnished Rooms Steady. YOU can really holp tho family rovonucs by renting a fow furnlsbod rooms and, If you know how and whon to uso tho classified columns, you may kcop thnt llttlo extra ln- Ml ttttfls u ,. hoforo tho oycB of oil "poa Pr0,pe fvS' in town. And If thoro lble b nf tliom who ought to own It, y" " " como as "stoauy as a ciocic." MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PKESd .... I.. U"-IJ MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1912 EVENING EDITION. SIX PAGES. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull and Coos Day Advertiser. L. XXAVl.B, Ti,0 Const Mall. No. 52 Ml 1, 1ST FOUND DEAD, ill fil IS. UN ALSO DIES E dow of Gen. Sicjiin rasseb Away oamu mym Her Friend. TH PROMINENT HJ nuuuuiu Ipt. Merry of Same Early W P.nmm ts SlllCltle I at Portland. .T. :..;.;. i.Mic ih.'aii. j TlllIWi riui-i- " i.i liv Hmlr It WHS rcK"!""" " ,.,, i blends ns a coincident tint Un. Ellen sibh "" , ' iilllrst, who woro eloso friends, ihOU (I UlO 1110 Baniu 'b" z 1 .. . i. rnlriiri1nr nu n CO- S55 sr : : illn's husband purehaBod a itVipaper In this county shou d ... .L,,mnii miinldo with In are iuu..y...- - ---- ;be last fow dnys nt Portland. , lln. Ellen Slglln, widow of tho 1 General J. M. sibiih. ami onu ui Innoorg Of CoOS COUIlty, died morning nt G o'clock nt hor homo Ifvnrth Klfth street. Hho had been boor health for somo tlino past, nuu , Neath camo this morning nftcr ni 111 of coughing. Not long ago, 1. SlgUn was visiting nt tno nomo , btr friend. Mrs. Hirst, who nlBo' t amine tho n cht. ana on tnnt iailon was tnkon suddenly 111 and hi thought sho could not recover. in. Slelln Is survived by her Iiher-ln-law, 55. T. Slglln of Istli- 1 Inlet, a niece, Mrs. nnrvey smitn Portland, and nn adopted dnugh- iJIn. I, Undo of Mnrshllold. Uu. Slglln was 72 years old nnd maiden name was Ellon Sherman. was a nntlvo of Knno county, boll, and was n first cousin, once bored to General W. T. Shormnn. was married to Con. Slglln in 13. ten. Slglln was a Civil War vetor- He enlisted In Company F. Thlr- fth Illinois Infantry and for bruv vts promoted to tho commission econd llciitcntniit. Gen. Slglln I died law In the east and was ad- ted to the bnr In 18CS. Ren. nnd i. Slglln tamo to Oregon In 1872. i general wng editor of tho Coos ' News which was started March 15J3 with T. I). Owen as proprlo- . He retired and was succcodod T. D. Merry. Mr. Merry nurchas- ike paper tho snmo year and con ted It until March. 18715. when tho s Bay Publishing company bought punt nnd Mr. Slglln wns ngnln or. Tho plant was then purchns- 'jsigunanu iienuctt and tho par pMp continued until May, 1881, f Mr. Slglln sold his Interests to i. uennett. W, Dennett wns ennnnpfnd with Sljlln In the nowspnpor and also Rd law In his olllco nnd practised "m. jir. Slglln wns prominent 1 oemoer or tho bar In this vlc- 1 in4 Was elected nn thn rlnmn. I'c ticket as stato senator from ' mw furry counties. For n long Mth at Empire and In Mnrsh J.w. Dennett lived In tho house 1 Gen. and Mrs. Slelln. g. Slglln was for mnny years -'ii in mis county and his ; iuainiance wns shared by his The general died about four- ' Tears &cn nnd clni l.A f-.. ink 7 UICI1 .U1B. I'a has made her homo In Marsh- 1 M recarHal no .. . fthatilrg, Slglln and Mrs. Hirst r "u6 CIOSA frloi.do di.nuM ,u Kiu mie nlBht' Thnt CnP'- i Xi ,,ulllTiei1 wltl tho Coos Wi a '" "uvo commmou SbSBS u reBnr,,ed a8 r'l1"' M". Slglln will ifothe,d.at 2 0'clock Frl- th hh " , f .oni U, Bnl"lat w with private services nt tho J1I. "HIST FOI'XD DEAD. nwilWAwuyllurlnB ttjw Hint. vWow of Thorn- no nlnB 'UoUr,"e?a ,n 1,er ,lomo an lJl ''ad evidently suf uLUa of hert trouble ;tNevmihe homo of M,'B i Hli "8 un,U n,,QUt P lately h rT'1 n rlBht then eiathi1, he'W- She lived to allow in?' Irlon(,s wnnted iU,L!.n'.,0.y with her tls ttornlni , 00 n,ono- :el(o Irsgfrf- XBbr telo fltJ.?.iUrrtnd when after ke Bknn. J nrro was no response i is ,i.: !8saRe, Mrs. Nashua ! ., -'"liuen ci.- . : i narrrv.-t::. u" sent for her a m m,.i8, a?a w,tn a py ,or open L h?rs' the 'Jor Mr. i,?! nd It was fnnn.i ""andthnH88. dead- She IJ1W. dH,about "WnlBht. niaiaen nmA .. I IS DESTRQYED Geortje Stemmerman House Near Allegany Burned Yesterday. Tho George Stemmerman ranch home, about two miles from Allegany, on tho east fork of tho river, was de stroyed by flro yesterday afternoon. A dofcctlvo lluo Is believed to lmvo bcon tho cnuso, Mrs. Stommormnn wns homo nlono nt tho tlino, Mr. Stoinmcrmnn being employed on tho construction of P. Q. Lnrson'H now barn at Allegany. Very fow of tho llxturcs or contents woro snvod. This Is tho second tlino In about two yoars that tho Stemmerman homo haH boon dostroyed by lire In n similar mannor. Thoro was llttlo or no Insurance on tho property and tho loss will fall hard on tho family an tho provlous loss loft thoin In rather straightened cjrcuniBjanccH. Louisa A. Milton. Sho was born In Now South Wales, Australia, Nov. 20, 1838, and wns married Nov. Ill, 1S8& to Thomas Hirst. Tho latter was a nntlvo of Englnnd nnd on mo to Coos county In January, 1850. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hirst went through nil tho trials of tho pioneers nnd woro ntnong tho onrly settlors of tho county. For many years, Mr. Hirst conductod n Btoro on Front street whoro tho Wol cott storo Is now locntcd. Mrs. Hirst lived In hor homo In tho north part of tho city. Tho inorcnntllo firm wns originally Nasburg nnd Hirst, but nftor tho death Of Mr. Nasburg, Mr. Hirst con ductod tho business many yoars. Ho died Nov. 11, 1003. Tho nows of tho dentil of Sirs. Hirst, togothor with that of Mrs. Slglln was n shock to their friends. Tho funornl of Mrs. Hirst, It Is expected, will bo hold nt 10 o'clock Frldny morning from tho homo. T. II. MEHHV DEAD. Former Coos Hay Man Coinmltx Sui cide in Portland. Tho following press telegram from Portland tolls of tho donth of an old rosldont of tho county: "Captain Thomas II. Merry, ft plo noor steambont mnn nnd newspnpor writer, well known on tho Pnclllo coast, killed hlmsolf today by shoot ing In tho bond. Captain Merry was ono of tho best known turf writers In tho west, writing undor tho nnmo of "Idnlgo." Recontly ho Iibb been despondent nnd todny wont to tho County club nnd In n stnblo there killed hlmsolf." , Capt. Merry formorly lived In Coos County. Ho was editor of ho Coos Day Nows In 1873. Ho bought tho pnpor and for a tlmo conducted It and lator sold It to Gen. Slglln. whoso wlfo dlod In this city last night. Capt. Morry lived hero for a num bor of yoars nnd lator camo back to Coos Day for a tlmo. Ho was ori ginally from the east nnd served on tho sen for n whllo. Ho wns nn es pecially brilliant wrltor and under Cleveland's administration ho served In a diplomatic position In ono of tho foreign countries. Ho was known to all of tho old settlors hero. REBEL CHIEFS VE NED Combine Forces for Purpose of Recapturing Town of El Tigre. (By Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times.) DOUGLAS, Arlzonn, Sopt. 18. Robel forces of Rojas and Salazar have combined a fow miles north of El Tlgro and are preparing to recap ture tho town. Although Information was received yesterday by General Sanjlnes, tho federal commander that Rojas nnd Salazar quarrelled and would not combine, tho American consul received posltlvo Information today of the Junction of the rebel bands. ELKS NOTICE. All Elks aro urged to bo present tonight as business of Importance to etery member is to be transacted. QEO. ItOTNOR, Boo. FOOIE SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY RECEIVES SENTENCE KHOM .ll'DOE COKE IN CIItCL'IT COl'RT THIS AlTKltNOON. (Special to Tho Times) COQUILLE, Ore., Sept. 18 W. It. Foote, who pleaded guilty to mnti slnuglitcr, was before Judgo Coko In tho circuit court this nftcrnoon. lie was Fentonced to tho ponlton tentlnry for nn Indetcrmlnnto term of from ono to fifteen years. Hid attorney, R. O. Graves, mndo a speech to tho court, In which ho asked tho Judgo to consldor Mi Footo's ngo nnd family and wont ovor sonio of tho foctB In tho enso. Judgo Coko said that ho had no dlH crctlon In tho matter but must glvo tho sontenco ns laid down by tho statute. It Is understood thnt Immediate application will bo mndo to Gov. West for a pardon or parole. It Is understood that ho has been con sulted nnd tho facts In tho cac caBo laid beforo him. It would not be surprising If tho parolo came in time to prevent tho aged slayer serving a day In prison. Grand Jury Done. Tho members of tho grand Jury expect to be through with their bus- I lncBB In tlmo to adjourn beforo thn irnui icnvcH mis uvuiium E M H. I Thrown Down and Dragged Injuries Are Serious Tak en to Hospital. Mrs. Harry Harris who lives on tho Sneddon plnco south of tho city, was Borlously Injured by n horso this morning. Sho was at tho Jess placo and with hor daughters, Ethol and Holcn, wcro about to start to go for borrles. A colt hitched to tho vehlclo was tied. Mrs. Harris started to ini tio tho horso nnd the animal made a sudden start nnd rnn. Doth tho girls woro thrown down. Holon was not Injured, but Ethol was hurt, howovor not sovoroly. Mrs. Harris was knocked down nnd drnggod and nulto badly Injured. Her fnco was cut, her body brulsctl, hor car nnrly torn off and sho wns also Injured Internally. It Is bcllovod that sho will rccovor but her Injurlos aro vory painful and Borlous. Sho Is nt Mercy hospital FIRE LOSS ISS1UII Big Mill in British Columbia Is Destroyed Partly In sured. (Dy Asooclatod Press to Cooa Day TImea.) DLANE, Wash., Sopt. 18 Tho loss from flro which dostroyed tho Cnmp boll Rlvor Lumber and Shlnglo mill nt Hnzolmero, II. C, yostordny ronch od ?1G0,000. Tho insurance Is $60,- 000. WAST GEORGE HERO. WILL PROTEST AGAINST BRIDGE Chief of Police Receives Telegram, Asking About Him. Miln nf Dnltnn fntn. lina rnpnlvnrl Ullll'l l U,,V VM...V M ... w.. a tologrnm nsklng him If Goorgo Horo wns ovor In tho city or it no is noro now. Tho telegram was from Tnin nh, Wis. So far Chlof Carter has not been nblo to find nny such porson. BREAKWATER ET LI LI A Y Roseburg Owner of Coos Bay Property Likely to File Objection. That hero Is to bo somo opposition to tho bridging of tho bay on tho part of RoBoburg residents who own property on Coos Dny appoars evident nn extended nrtlclo on tho subject which Is printed In tho Evening Nows of Roseburg. A writer, who states that ho Is woll acquainted with tho situation on Coos Dny, communlcntod to tho pnpor a long letter In which ho gives hla ronsons why ho bollovcs tho brldgo to bo uneccssnry and detri mental to tho Interest of proporty ow ners. It Is stated by tho Roseburg papor that thoro will bo n number of pro tests from thnt city presented to tho government onglncors. EXPECTS NEW HARBOR SURVEY Brings Many Passengers and Large Cargo of Freight Sails Tomorrow. Tho Drenkwntcr arrived this morning from Portland with a big enrgo and largo passenger list. She will sail tomorrow afternoon nt 1 o'clock for Portland. Tho followlug aro thoso arriving on tho steamer today: Mrs. A. C. Smith. Mrs. J. K. Bryan. Mrs. E. J. Edwards, Miss Anna McNary, J. D. Highly. Mr. Highly, Clarence Highly, w. W. Foster, Fred Powers, Mrs. Fred Powers. Mrs. L. M. Ripley. Mrs. U. L. Hall, Wentford Hall, Dotsy P. Woodborg, O. L. Wlgglewnrth, L. J Thompson, Mrs. L. P. Hangar, Mrs. E. K. Jones, Eugene Jones, C. R. Rroughton, F. W. Paris, O. M. 55unklns and wife, Louis Chandler, John Motley, C. J. Trowson, Mrs. L. C. Davis, Wantawnso, E. M. Grange, G. D. Rlcker, Elmer Colvln, L E. Moon, J. A. O'Kelly, W. C. Thurlow, Raymonu wngnam, j. u. Rces, C. Douglas, R. J. Holman, Beatrice Holman, Mrs. Holman, E. Israel, P. Brandol and wife, Mrs. L. Forke, Mrs. L. Malison, Alex Mall- fv. p. K. Moon. Mrs. Mln- nuii, - .. 7, .,.. nlo McCurdy, .miss ivnio Murim, j C. Roberts, II. H. Roberts, Miss M. Tolbere, Mrs. A. C. Smith, W. B Noblo. Mrs. Rny Koppoll, Mrs. Fred Lester, H. W. Jessup, W. F. Koolor. W W. Foster, J. Donholm, D. Don ovan, Mrs. Donovan, John Donovan, J J Werner, C. D. Hudson, O. B. Merrltt, H. J. Parkman, E. E. Sumner, Edwin Llddell, D. A. Shin dlor. O. A. Sllvn. Dick Wood, Dick Johns. Julius Koppel. Louis Gal wlne. Jacob Nelml, Martin Sobol, Jacob Isaacson, Earl Houck, John Silver, E. Nllson. NOTICE TO PRESBYTERIANS There will bo a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church on Thursday the 10th Inst, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of or ganizing for work and to consider calling a pastor. All members of tho church and congregation are urged to be present. By order of th Session, Capt. Roberts Here to Conduct Bridge and Mill Slough Hearing Tomorrow. NORTH BEND'S PLAN. According to a report In clr- dilation today, North Dend clt- Izons under tho direction of Mn- yor Simpson nnd tho North Dend Comtnerclnl Club will try and make a stropg showing In favor of bridging tho Day to- morrow. It Is understood to bo tho plan to havo a big dolega- tlon come down and hoadod by tho Coos Bay Concort Band march thorugh town and to tho placo whore Captain Robert Is holding tho hearing. Tho par- ado Is scheduled for about 9 o'clock. Capt. H. H. Robert of tho United States Engineers, who arrived hero tnrinv tn conduct tho nubile hearing on tho Southorn Pacific's request to brldgo tho bay below North Bend nnd also concerning tho closing of Mill Slough oxpressed confidence that the now survey or uoos uny nnruor mm bar would bo orderod vory soon. Tho survey Is for tho purposo of deter mining whether n further govern ment appropriation Is necessary now. It Is tho bollof of all on Coos Uny that It Is and It Is expected that ap propriations for tho work and proba bly for tho restoration and extension nt thn Inttv will lio in a do at tho com ing session of congress. Engineer Leofo hns sont In his preliminary re port concerning tho now survey. Capt. Robort 13 accompanied by his father, Dr. Robert, mayor of Contor vlllo, Miss., who has been visiting his son. Dr. Robert Is greatly Impressed with this section. Engineer Leefo announced that owing to tho likelihood of the hear ing being largely attended, It una been decided to hold It In the Cham ber of Commerce office. In caso the Chamber of Commerce vrlll not acco- EIGHT HUNDRED TUBKS DIE IN BATTLE WITH ITU HUNTING FOR BARR'S SLATER Efforts of Police to Find Mur derer So Far Without Success. (Dy Associated Press to tho Cooa Day Times.) PORTLAND, Sept. 18 Tho Hlay cr of Darr, tho proprietor of an auto llvory sorvlco who was shot yostordny morning on Llnnton road, apparently la far from bolng Identified or cap tured. ' Supplementing tho efforts of tho police, Sheriff Robort Stevens who rnn to death tho murderer of Donnld Stownrt nnd Gcorgo Hnstlngs tho two young men who wcro shot to denth whllo nutolng last March, Is bending every energy townrd tho dis covery of Darr'a slayer. Sheriff Ste vens bollovcs Darr was murdered nt somo point distant from -whoro tho body wns found nnd cnrrlcd In his own auto to tho plnco whoro It wns found. Tho police however think Dnrr wns murdered whoro It wns found nnd they aro nlso trying to rr.noct a woman with tho murder ,Mt so far with poor success. FIGHT BATTLE AT CDAL M Five Hundred Shots Are Fired When Strike Breakers Are Attacked. (Dy Associated Press to Tho Cooa Day Times.) LAFAYETTE, Colo., Sopt. IS. Flvo hundred shots woro fired last night In n pitched bnttlo botwoon non-union conl miners omployod nt tho Simpson inlno nnd a band of sup posed union men who attacked tho stockado In which tho former wns having a dnnco. Georgo McIIoff, ono of tho non-union men, wns shot thrco times and will probably dlo. HOLD DOUBLE FUNERAL. Many Prisoners, Including an Arab Chief, Are Captured by the Enemy. ITALY'S LOSS OF MEN WAS SMALL Engagement Was Fought Yes terday Near a Town on the Coast. (Dy Associated Press to tho Cooi Day Time). ROME, Sept. IS Tho moat bloody engngoment In tho war In Tripoli wns fought yostordny nenr Dorno, n town on tho Mediterranean const, 110 miles northwest of Dcngazl. Tho It alians lost slxty-ono killed nnd ono hundred nnd thlrtocn wounded. The Turks nnd Arabs left moro thnn eight, hundred dond on tho flold. Forty ona prlBonors, Including nn Arnb chlof, fell Into tho hands of tho Italians. Count Nogl nnd Wife Art' Burled at Samo Time. (Dy Associated Proas to th Cooa Day Times). TOKIO. Sont. 18 Tho double fun eral of General Count Mnresuko Nogl, supremo mllltnry counselor of Japan, and his wlfo, both of whom comlttod suicide on tho night of Soptomber 13, Just ns tho body of tho Into emperor passod out of Toklo City, wns hold todny with tho Impressive ceremon ies nt Ayomnya. Enormous crowds ntteudod. .MANY CELEBRATE. (By Associated Press to the Cooa Bay Times.) ENNIBKILLIN. Irolnnd. Sont. 18 Twenty thousand porsons participat ed hero today In tho first of a sorles of demonstrations preliminary to "Ulster pay" Sopt. -' wnen tno ui Bterltles throughout tho United Klng iinm will Kirn a. covenant nledclng not to submit to homo rulo in Ireland. rulo In Ireland. .MUST TESTIFY. Roosevelt Will Give Evidence About Campaign I' iiuds. (Dy Associated Press to Tho Coos Day Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 18 Colonel Roosovolt will ronch Wash ington Tuesdny afternoon Octobor 1. Chairman Clnpp of tho Sonnto cam paign expenditures committee will nrrango for Roosevelt to bo heard that afternoon rogardlng tho nllogod contributions of ono hundrod thous and dollars by tho Standard Oil to his 1004 campaign fund. TO PREVENT SU1CIDH (By Associated Press) BUFFALO. N. Y., Sopt. 18 "Sulcldo Point." a llttlo prom- ontory overlooking tho brink of STATEMENT" BY REBEL CHIEF Zcpata Says He Would Every American if In tervention Comes. (By Associated Prcbs to tho Cooa Bij , Times.) NEW YORK, Sopt. 18 General Enilllnno Zapata, tho robol chtoftnln who Is threatening nn attack on Mex ico Clt, gives his reasons for his up rising against Mndcro In a statement forwarded to tho Herald from hla camp at Ynutopcc, Morolos, "so that tho pooplo of tho United States may know why tho revolution ts going on ngnlnst Modern In southern Mexico.'" Ho charges Madorn with falluro to carry out his pro-rovolutlon pronilsos of reduction In taxes on Biunll pro perties; falluro to Incronflo taxes on largo proportleH and to forco owners to cut thorn "to glvo tho poor man n chnuco to buy n llttlo farm." Ho ohnrgos Mndero with Ignoring men who holpcd him to win. Ho ohnrgos thnt novonty-threo of Mndoro'u rela tives woro placod In olllco on largo salarlcB. Ho Bays ho doinandB Mn dero's resignation nnd thnt ho nnd hla family loavo tho public forovor. Ho disclaims any dcslro to tho presidency hlmsolf but demands honost election nt which ho will not bo n candidate Ho also demands n revision of laws following tho election nnd to "glvo tho poor mnn a chance." Ho says that ho will drlvo Orozco out of tho country If ho Is victorious nnd con cludes, "If Intervention comos, I will kill ovory American In Mexico. Thon I will Join, tho federal nrmy to fight tho northern Invader." N 1 modnte tho crowd, adjournment will be taken to the Odd Fellows hall. The hearing will open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. GIFT TO U. S. Million Dollar Building at Bit Fair Is to Be Per manent. (By Associated Press to Tho Cooa Bay Times.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sopt. 18 Com missioners of Jnpan to tho Pannma Pacific International exposition selec ted a building Bite today for a million dollar building and gnrdon which their government will prosont to Am erica ns n permanent exhibit. The spot chosen Is In tho government mil itary reservation known ns tho presidio. ATTACKS PROGRESSIVES Nlagra Falls has beon cut away by order of stato reservation commission owing to Its In- creasing uso as a Jumping off place by persons sufforlng from suicidal mania. (By Associated Pross to Coos Bay Tiroes.) MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 18 Wilson today took up his spoochos on tho plank of the platform of tho progros slvo party doallng In trusts. Ho snld It was drawn In tho Interosts of tho trusts and not poople "Whoro was tho method now proposed of regulating tho trusts sugfjestod?" askod the Governor. "It wns suggogtod 1 11 tho Inquiry by tho Houso or Roprosenta tlvos Into tho steel trust, and It was suggested by Mr. Gary and Mr. Gcorgo V. Porklns. Thoy have brought this thing out," ho Bald. "Tho adoption of tho plank monns that United States steel will be saved from tho necessity of doing Its busi ness hotter than Its competitor," wliorovor tho United Statos steol ha competitors. it as