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9 - . .., " ii j ,. i ,-v j. v 'A -I"' - J kr. j r. ? - . .- x-v rH-r-k. V i- rtr- - . -- - , .- . J . r HAPPY, PKUPtKUU5, PtAltl UL AND PLtASUKABLt NfeW YEAR TO ALL Wxmt TIIK VM'VAl OF AUTIIOIMTY' In ainnlirirlil Is the 1iiiU'h?imI- WATCH TIIK WANT ADS. Tin. I,, iiin. iniiiiv nood bargains ritt Tlnir. 'i ,M ,01' ,no ,,,J nnd i-oiMiiiuiiKy llrst, last uud nil tho time. JOIN TIIK Tl.MKS FAMILY. - " " " . :....... v to lie found there. Aiiyiuing lost or foinid Is nhvnys adver tised in Tlio Times. MKMI1KK OP THIS ASSOOIATKI) PIIKS VVVWt I'stnldlslicd In 1878 AAAVI.,.q ri'i,0 Coast Mail. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913 EVENING EDITION. 6 PAGES. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall Mn Af mid Coos Hay Advertiser. ,vu' ' r s v2yD I "n.i- .mm i ww ' - ' ii i mmwmmmmammmmMm lww"M"M"fcMglMlMMBMiMMMWMM.WWBMMWWWWWMMOBMMWWWMI mm. UNION LABOR LEADERS GET JUL SENTENCES W pnnuintnfl of Dvnamite Conspiracy at Indianapolis Are oCIU iu maun. X OF NUMBER ARE ALLOWED TO GO hKtt Inc Anderson Gives Ryan ind Tvietmoe Seven Years and Hockin Six Years. INDIANAPOLIS, .Tnn. 1. Son- hma viirvlim from seven years Iprisonment In tho Federal prison I.eavonworiu, iyw.b.ih, iu uuu ir nnii ono nay, nun hi "- idod sentences, wero Montiny im- wiro Borvlco between Coos Hay mid tlio 3S inuor union 01- tlio ontsldo world might bo restored uynumiio. uy tomorrow. Manager Scliottor of tlio Western Union said that lio was eonlldent that his linemen would succeed In getting tlio lino tip between hero nnd Tlio ovldonro shows Bomo or, " """""""i winurruw, pro- E SERVpOON Hope to Get Lines Between Here and Roseburg Work ing by Tomorrow. This afternoon, It was thought Hint koil ti tton lints convicted In tlio fcwplrncy cases. Ijudgo Anderson, after tho son- Iiccb, rend from tlio uoncn n Moment in which no saui: luiuo u'li n T . in - .. . ' iiiiiuir nv Tirirm oso (oieiuianis to uo guiiiy oil ,-, -' : urder, but they nro not charged rho Co(,H,IJny ""o Tolophono .- uini ilmi crime: this court1 Compnny todny restored service bo- iwcon hero nnd Coqulllo, Myrtio l'nlllf n till Ttmiittii ..! Kn.n lA.1 ... -.-i. rank M Ryan. ljrcWont of tho nf tll0 (,nn,B0 to ltH i,lleB , Mnr8ll. workers International union, nn.,i nnil xnr. ii,,,t Ta .i. given n sontenco of seven , tho HorYtco i)0tweon Mvrllo inln n.,,1 i ... . r. t " " .-.... uosonurg will bo restored s still uncertain. VESSELS STILL IN 1 ars. Olnf A. Tveltmoe of San Frnn- sco. convldcd of aiding In plot- ng the destruction of tho I.os ngcles Times building, nnd Ku- cno A. t'lancy. niso ot sail i-rnn- ico, were given six yenrs each. Herbert S. Hockin, received six cars. A romnrkablo sreno In tho striiK- lo of tho wives of tho partlcl ants to renrh their husbands nt- nded tho sentencing. It was or- ercd that tho room bo cleared, nil tho prisoners nllowed to talk llh their families. Somo of the men mndo nluos for iercy: otners went in tno arms bf their wives. Tho court pro- ounccd spiilonces, ono by ono, ro- ardlt-ss of tho plea. Six men wero glvon tholr llbor through suspended sontences. Thfun IiipIihIpiI Kilwnnl f! I fir It. of Cincinnati, tho dynnmltor. who! eot of vessels aro Btlll barbound In confessed to blowing up a brldgo tho lower Hay. They cannot got Ith tho help of Hockin. Ho had oui touny nnu h iu uuiiuuui u uioy IEW YEARS THOUGHTS NO MINUTB or hour of solnr limo begins this now year. Tho Biinsot of ono pluco Is tho sunset of another. Time's truo cnlondnr In Iu tho spirit of man. Then ovory day aliould bo greeted ub tho dawn of n now and bettor life greeted with now sensibilities, now Ideas, now purposes so that llfo may novor wither, but keep eternally young nnd ready to lenrn nnd as full of wonder nB tho eyes of tho Child who sits iu Iho Sisteno Matlon nrts arms, SMALL GO 1 Ood s morcy flows over tho past year, blotting out Its failures and sins. Lot us, then, set our races hopefully toward tho now. Pass out of tho book of resolutions Into tho book of acts and so lnscrlbo upon Its fresh, fair pages a hotter record 1 May thoro bo In nil tho coming year uo bud thnt shall not hurst into blos som and no blossom that shall fall without being filled Into fruit. Tho old year, with Its lights and shadows, has drnwn to a close. As wo look In review wo cannot but sincerely regret any Htnln on Hb pages, knowing that they must stnnd until that great day "vhon (lod Bhnll Judgo tho secrets of men. ' Then lot ub turn our oyca toward tho now year with resolution nnd hope, with faith and love, and tho victory Is ours. Thoro will bo tho Bamo old foes to moot, tho snnio old tomptntlons to encounter and tho snino old battles to fight. Hut thnnkH bo unto (lod, who glvoth ub tho victory, nnd going forth In "HU iinino" wo will wear tho victor's crown. LESS RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Effects of Storm Render Coos Bay Bar Too Rough to Cross Out. Tho Coos Uny bar was roportod to bo rougher this morning thnn It was yesterday and In conscuuenco tho appeared as n witness for tho gov ernment. Ortlo K, McMnnlKnI. another con fessed dynamiter, was not son- Kneed. In somo rnses, sentences of one rear nnd one dny wero Imposed, so that Hero men might bo con fined In n federal prison. Pris oners with terms loss thnn ono year are kept In county Jails. Federal Judgo Alliort H. Andor- lon hnd mnny of tho prisoners whom he considered loss guilty than tho r t brought before him to mnke statements. For nn hour and n hnlf tlio Judge thus In n conversational way tnlkod with tho prisoners, risklm? thorn whothor thoy believed In dvnnniltlng ns n method of promotlnic a strike All of the men protostod inno cence Tlio six nun who woro roloasod on suspendol centencos nro: Hiram 11. Kline. Muuclo. Ind Benernl orunnlor of Unltod Hrothor- Hood of fnrpoutors and Jolnors7 I rank J. Murnhv. notrolt. wnlk- ing deiogate. will bo nlilo to mnko It tomorrow ns thoro Is a heavy ground swoll todny. Most of tho pusHongors on tho Uo dondo, Hronkwnlor nnd Spoodwcll woro nblo to got back up town todny to onjoy tholr Now Ycnr'H dlnnor nt homo. Somo wlio had urgont business hnvo changed from the boats and gono out overland. Tho Columbia bar Is roportod to havo boon vory rough tho last sov oral days and it Is understood that tho Alllnnco bound for Coos Hay Is bnrbound thoro. Tomorrow nt 0 o'clock, tho vossols will mnko nnothor endeavor to got out. Tho O. 0. Llndnuor was today add ed to tho (loot of vossols waiting for tho wonthor to cloar, having com plotod hor rnrgo of lumbor nt tho Smith mill yosto'rdny nnd propnred to sail oarly todny. Rho haB u nuiii- bor of pnssongors, also. M y STORM SWEPT High Wind and Rain That Hit Coos Bay Sunday General Throughout Northwest. That tlio storm which swept Coos Hay Sunday nnd Monday wiib geuornt throughout- the Pacific Northwest, Is shown by papora ar riving horo today. Modford, Hosoburg, Ktigono, Al bany nnd Snlem report much dam ago from n terrific wind, orchnrds nnd buildings being damaged nnd tho tolophono, (olograph nnd oleo ma light Hues being hard hit. Many other points In Oregon nnd Washington suffered llkowlso. HAD I.V WASHINGTON. TniliiK Aro Slum hound While (Vn- I nil In Snffi'M I'IoimI KM.KN'SIIUUU. Wnsh., Jnn. 1. With u foot of snow fnlllng an clnl secretary, buslnosa ngont. Mlchnol J. Cnnnnne, Phlldolphla, buslnosH nitont. II. T. I.OKloitner. Pittsburg, former Jame Cooney, Chicago, business mombor Intornntlonnl oxccutlvo agent. Jaiiioa fnuRiiiin, Chicago, formor butlnesg neon I. Patrick P. ivi rell. New York, for mer member executive board, iron workgrs. Kdward Olaik. rinrinnntl. fnrninr business riRPn Iionworkers' local. Union Heads Get Lnuc&t Terms rrison Rentuics of six yonrs foil ipon Olnf A, Tieltnino nnd M. A. Ifncy, tho Pnn Francisco labor load 's whom Ortie McMunignl nworo lotted nnd paid f..r tho I.ob Angolos Imes iMOW.lln. .1 V. Mnnom. thn fait I.nko union's business agent, tj-ho screted MiManlgnl nftor tho Hmes outrage was also glvon six Bears, no .-. n. n ,. Herbert S. Hockin, Dotrolt nnd In lanapolis, formrrly secrotnry-treas-L1r of the Ironworkers' Union. JOllU T. Mlltl, I. ll,,fCnl .,.! T dlanaiiolls. Illlrrnnllnnnl flfaf ,.!. I'rcsMent of the Ironworkers. -, 01 . '"""S. "oston, business r I , CU) m'lu,l trados council. ' r Wfi,u. New York, form board ' u,ornnl,oniu oxecutlvo member general nvormiivn i,.i ronworkers. meTMn,,ot. fl'ur 'efl,s onPh wero ClelrL0 t0 Pf,tor J- Smith, of of the union. "" Bw Rflni 1',n'l"v,jir Toniiors, ' 7.1 . ''vh (r nireo years woro nro. linnril Krnost O. W. Hnsoy, Clncinnntl, former buslnoss ngont Indianapolis local. Fdward Smytho, Spiingllold nnd Poorln, flnanclnl socrotnry I'oona 10 M. L. Pornoll. Sprlngilold, 111., formor president Sprlngilold local. W. nort nrown, Kansas City, walk Ing dolegato. W. J. McCain, Kansas City, bus! ness ngont. short Tvnucrfl. Two-yonr tonus voro given to tho following: Pind J. Sh romnn. Indinr.npolls, iniainnss nL'ont Indianapolis iron- wnrkers" local. Frank J. Iliggins, Sprlnsfleld, Mass., Now Englnnd organizer for tho ironworicors. Frank K. Pnlntor, Omnhn, busi ness ngont ironworkers' -local. R, ii. Houlihan, Chicago, ilnanclal secrotnry Chicago local No. 1. 'l'heso Got Ono Year Kuril. Fred Moonoy, Duluth, former il- nnnclnl socrotary ironworicors- local, nimrlos W. Wnchmolster, Dotrolt, formor business agent and former president of Ironworicors local. William Bernhardt, Clnclnnnttl, former flnanclnl secrotary Cincinnati local. n . H. K. Phillips, Syrncuso, secrotary troasuror Ironworkers' locnl. Jamos K. Ray, Springfield nnd Po orln, prosldont Poorln, 111., Ironwork ers' local. folimHn Jui,ts Anderson on tho' Wllllnm Shupo, Chicago, formor illnl' I buslnoss ngont. lanT ,oii ' lpor' Anderson, Clove IW. yalkini- dL.uato. I'aul M,r m "sent Kato. Hi Louis, business taliJ?. r-. W T' ",,'"'" "i iteiH meal, w. L. Keddln, Mllwaukeo, flnan-J NKW YIUH'S lUhb at KAGI.KS' HAIih Now Year's night. JAN, l, KKYZr.ei un,u. lt)l. Hnvo your Job printing dono ntj Tl:o iimea ouivu. Mileage Built in 1912 Less Than Any Year in Last 15 Years in U. S. NKW YOIIK, Jnn. 1. Tho statis tics complied from tlio olllclnl sour ces nnd published In tho Hallway Ago (lazotto In Its Issuo of Dcconibor 28 show that ono linn to go buck for in years, namely, to 1897, to find n year In which as smnll n rnllrond mllcngo was built nn In 1012, nndi which ns largo n number of locomo tives nnd ns largo n number of freight cars woro ordorcd. This marked Incrcnso In activity along In dustrial linen during tho lust part of 1 U 1 1! is shown by tho fnct that be tween two nnd thrco times nn mnny freight cars woro actually built In 10 11! as In 1011, nnd a third moro locomotives woro nctunlly built In 1012 thnn In 1011. 'I'lm nrilnlnl ,,.. in... .. I ln,l 1... tho Hallway ago Gazette for tho nu.n- h,",'r. l,,",nlV' " c nyo.r ! bor of railroad foreclosure sales nnd ft Bern its Is onornllzed, nnd tho tho nniount of block slgnnl mllengo, f ,wn po "' 1 oa.l Is com j otoiy nil glvo liuIlcullonB of tho sumo con- SSlfli1 biiow t?lowa nro stuck 1 dltions thnt nro Illustrated by tho I,1n,pr' ,,? ' n?ir,i ,?in, wi.im extraordinary small nniount of now JJ""' "n ' . "'UJ,,-!11"" , l,c railroad mlloago built nnd tho vory Ifran'tVn mhlno' ,B heavy orders for now oqulpmont, orr tn raUB nt '-"Bt0"-namoly, thnt capital Is refusing to ppvtpmtv wnah Tnn 1 ?.?n!,lM1nr::il,!Hv,l,rniSr,,,i!,T.,1m,,r Kxoltenlont provnled "in Contrnlln tm , ? ,rn(fll,01rlly f?0 In" ,lml Siimlny night, whon tho China ?f . m'2 H tnMlllK oxlHl,"K roai! ,,,, 'ovorfOXvCd Its banks, prnc facilities hoavlly. , tlcnlly flooding tho buslnoss district Notwithstanding: the fuel thnt 1,- of tho city. A big forco of men 011 wiib considered n vory unsntls- worked for hours constructing n factory year for railroad building, dtko of bngs of coucroto Iu nu of- thdro was :i,0GG mllos of now first fort to forco tho wator nut on track built In 101 1, whllo In 1012 Mnplo stroot Into tho residence sec- tlioro was only 2,007 mllos built, tlon. Tho wntor enterod mnny of Tho 2,007 mllos built iu 1912 was tho downtown Btorcs, QniiBlng con- built In 1 1 stntos, no now mllongo nt slderahlo damaxo. nil being built In Alaska or llvo Tho Portland Joiirnnl says: stntos. Tho lurgost mllongo wns ''Portland had Its aurunl winter built In North Dakota, In which stnto "blizzard" Sunday, whon n wnrm 347 mllos ot first track was built, ohlnnok wind from tho southwest with Texas second, In which 330 brought tin storm clouds that In tho mllos wns built. 21 hours from Snturdny midnight to In Orogon, two companies nro re- midnight of Sunday plumpod 2.40 portod ns hnvlng built 21.71 mllos inciios or rain into town." of rond. I Of tho totnl freight enrs built, 00, 520 woro roported of stool or stool uudorfrnmo, nnd G3,330 woro not specified. Twolvo rnllronds with a mlloago of .1,702 miles, went Into tho hnuds of 1'ecolvorH during 1912. Thoso roiulB haif a total funded dobt of J 100, 901,851 nnd outstanding stock amounting S7i.493.013. Tho threo Important roads plncod in tho hands of rocolvors woro tho Poro Maniuotto,' tho Denver, Northwestorn & Pacific 0 n . n . n (tho Moffat rond) and tho Kansas S. P. PeirCG, C00S aild Clirry City, Mexico & Orient, both of which Rpni'PSPntntivr tn Mont lntoi- wero indopondont companies; nep'2 a"e,AUnJ, that hnd nttompted to raise cnpltal; brOllier at Albany. HiHiimli nititnnllim I r itilirnn Int'nat.l iinuubii ii.l.u.ib w iniMiiu ,....al-. AT.T1AVV. Drn Tnn 1 Wlmn S. P. Polrco of Port Orford, who was recontly re-olected Roprosontn tlvo from Coos nnd Curry counties to tho Orogon loglslnturo, goes to ININGHOHAI CAMPBELL PLAN TO I STEPHAM FAMILY File This Morning Left Fam ily With Five Little Child ren Destitute. Infant Sleeping in Room Where Fire Broke Out Is Saved Just in Time. A. J. STEPHAN HOME DESTROYED TODAY Gow Why Buildings on Soutf? Fourth Street Scene of Bad Conflagration. A subscription pnper wns slnrtod into this afternoon to aid tho fnmlly of A. J. Stephen, whoso homo nnd nil 41. ..I- l.l I.... ......... .l...l..n I .. Sb.KK Tile yo wnj. Burroumlod by . hns been In Btrnlghtcnod clrcuin- 'f "ot. L,,m,tl1w(0 orl " TJl stnncos for Bomotlmo, nnd tho loss ? ' ,)Ccn 'nt,'Pretl " a Bnrt By Jumping from his nulo an dnshing Into tho room of tho A. SI Htephnn residence on South FourtlV stroot, nenr Curt la, A. B. CnnipboIT this morning probably snved the llfo of nn Infnnt child. Tho lltlr today loaves them In most dostltuto circumstances. Thoro nro flvo children In tho fam ily, tho youngest only n fow months time. Mr. Cnmpholl wns ono of tin? first to sco tho fire. Ho nnd hit wlfo woro coming down town in their nuto whon thoy noticed tho old. Clothlngnnd othor supplies will, i,,nz0i ac0 (julovsnn Bnw It nbout Do nccoptuuio for thorn. lll0 Bnmo tmo nd when ho snvc Tho Times ylll assist In providing Mr cnmpholl diish for tho houso-, for tho Immodlnto neodB of tho fain- i,0 imstoncd to turn In tho nro lly nnd nil who wish to cither con- nlnrm tributo clothing or supplies cnnolthori Mr8 Rtopi,nn nnd tho other chH lonyo tliciu nt tho Times olllco or;)lrca woro j tll0 TfUxrhon nt tho notify tho Times nnd nrrnngomonts 1Imo ntl(, t10 (inor botwoon thoro ni nu iiiiiuu iu luimini iniu iu uiu.nni m,o rrniu room wnoro tno uany family. Tho family is being tompornrlly enred for nt tho H. J. Hanson homo, PROWLED V SITS SNEDDON M Peculiar Actions of Stranger Causes Apprehension Others Also Frightened. ' Another of tho visits of nn un known night prowlor thnt has been canning trouble iu Marshflold Is re ported by Mrs. Hugh Sneddon, who resides on South Broadway. I.nBt ovoulng nbout ton minutes to nlno, hor nttoutlon was attracted by fiomo ono walking slowly up and down In front of tholr homo nnd a fow min utes later sho heard him como up on tlio stop. JiiBt then n couplo of nutos passed nnd sho noticed tho ' ' VIU,"H. '" " ro""'"' 'i"1 ...nn turned nnd wns facing tho Btroot Mr "stonlinn Is n lonMhorS M ".?K!i ,,,'nl8LC,0"t.,"f'""nn niul haS80,1fn,n,.ly o"f SS iliu ywiinvj, Jin nuun im ...v i.mvwo clllldrOll passed, ho turned nnd knocked on tho door. Sho inquired who It was and ho did not nnswor. Ho contin ued to knock but refused to respond ns to who ho wns or what ho wantod. .Mrs. nnai uon ..uu.no., .mo "" from n spark from tlio hontlng Btovo nnd ran to tho tolophono. Ho ovl- ... .... ,' nt .., dontly henrd hor and started away Tho biilldliiR8 belonged to Gov Why. Whether the losa Is covorod by liisiirnneo could not bo nscor talnoil todny. . It Is boliovod that tho flro started Just as -sho callod Mr. Sneddon, who wan down town. Ho hnstonod down and noticed a stranger walking nwny but thoro wns no trnco Of him whon In tho front room. Thoro was qulto n dolny In turn Ing In tho flro nlnrm. It Is two or threo blocks from n hydrant and hntl not the flro ohkIiio boon cot out promptly, It Is doubtful If tho Homo s TO BE SPANNED ors. CHHISTOI'I'l'HSON' IS S.FK. Mncliino Hulked nt San Francisco nnd &,- this month to nttend the qtv ifnSSrn "im 1 l-'1013 legislative sosalon, ho will SAN FHANCISCO, Jan. 1. Al- ,ueot n i)rotnor j10 ,lnB not Bcon though It wns nt first thought S las for nlm0Bt iQ yM Th, ,)rot,,or Chrlstofforson, tho Portland nvlntor, a v. Poirm win i nnw mot.iinn- was lost when ho dlitnpt nppoar af- wJth ha Bon-In-lnw, Leonard F.I .or (.oiiig Bpuciiuiniii unra nun mn- jicClnln, In this city, rals nnd flnnlly heading for Harbor, when tho legislator was n vory Viow hero Saturday, tho airman Is email boy, his older brother, F. safe. I Polrco, thon 20 yonrs of ago, loft Chrlstofforson mot with adverse , homo to mnko his own way in the nir currents which compelled him to world, nnd ho has novor soen his land In n field several miles distant, younger brother since that timo. and It took him sovdrnl hours to Though communication between mnke his craft snfo for tho night, them has not been at nil frequent Ho was not In any danger. thoy hnvo kopt In touch with each other througu relatives and occa- SCAUKI) TO DK.VTH UY ' slonal lottors. LAIIKIj ON HOTTLK; s. P. Polrco has lived for mnny T ., . ' eirs nt rort Orford, whllo F. LONDON, Jan. 1. Whllo using Polrco has llvod most of tho tlmo n carbolic mouthwash, tho bottlo since ho loft his parontnl hpmo nt of which was labolod poison, Mrs. various plncos In California. Ethol Frost, nged 30, swallowed I Tho-fathor of the two mon was somo of tho liquid and snouting to in tho government servlco for many her husband, "Oh, I am poisonod. .years as a lighthouse keeper nnd foil dead. Tho Inquest showed that wns at ono tlmo In chargo of tho doath was duo to fright, as tho historic old lighthouse which is wholo bottlo of stuff would not now used ns tho station of tho havo hurt her. Yaqulna Bay llfo saving crow. OBSERVE NEW M ilG SHIPMENT! ho ronchod homo. Had hp npt fearod notol building would hnvo beon null. Buiiiuuuu viin ujiiib w iuii u" SaVOd 1 1 unco to IIIO UOIIEO, 110 WOIUII III1VUJ stoppod tho strnnger nnd mndo him' give nn explanation of hlniBOlf. I Tho otlior night, Mrs. Whcolor nndi Mrs. C. II. Marsh, living on Third stroot nonr Anderson roport that somcouo wns prowling around tholr homo but did not forco entrance and nothing wns tnkon. Recently somo unknown mnn cnusod consldorablo npprohonslon In tho vicinity of Llbby. Whothor It Is someono who Is do mentod or whothor it is merely n Bnonk thief. Mnrshal Carter nnd others will probably look tho miittor up now. wns sleeping wns closed. Sho dfd? not know nbout tho flro until Mr. Campbell dnshod into tho tinmen nnd got tho bnby out. An Instnnr Inter tho houso wns n mnss of flnmos nnd wan noarly domnllshod before tho flro depart ment could turn on n ntrenm. Mrs;. Stonhnn nnd the children bnroly had tlmo to got out nnd none of tho furniture or fixtures could bo snvod. For a tlmo tho flro thrcnlonod to nlso tnko tho Homo hotol, Immed iately ndjnront. Prnctlcnlly nil tho f.irnlturo nnd fixtures woro moredy out of It. Mrs. Archnmbonu con ducts tho hotel. Tho bulldlntr wnsf. formerlv the Coos Bay Hand nn(f Stoam Laundry.. However, ths dromon Biiccoedod In extinguishing' tho blnzo boforo It had Bcnrcoly burned through tho wall of tho. hotel building. Mr. Stephnn'B loss Is conBldorn blo. In ndditlon to the furniture nnd fixtures nnd tho clothing, ho hnd stored (bore his winter's sup ply nf vogotablcs, etc. All thoso) woro destroyed. In ndditlon to this ho lost a . consldorablo Bum In ensh. nbont N $100, which ho hnd in tlio houso. Whether any of this will bo rocor- OF LUMBER E Most of Business Houses Are Closed for Holiday Many Watch Parties. Now Year's day Is boing general ly observed as a holiday on Coos Baj todny. Many of tho business houses closed for tho entire day and most of the othors dosed nt noon for tho bnlanco of tho day, Tho banks havo boon closod all day and tho postofflco wns opon only for a short tlmo this morning for tho distribution of tho Incom ing mall. . Many watch parties last night hailed tho advent of tho Now Year, which was ushorcd in amid tho clanging of bolls and shrieking of whistles and other noises. More Shipped from Coos Bay Last Year Than Any Year in Its History. During 1012, tho lumbor ship ments from Coos Bny woro by far tho Inrgost of nny yenr In Its his tory. II. C. Dlers who Is compiling tho annual roport of tho Port of Coos Bay commission from prelim inary estimates, figures tho totat tonnago ovor tho bar this yoar atr over 402,000 tons. Of courso tho bulk of tho outgoing business was lumbor and tho following nro es tlmntea of the shipments of soma of tho larger lumber shlppors ois tho Bay: C. A, Smith Lumbor Co. 13G 000,000 feet of lumbor, 20,000, 000 lath and 5,000,000 shingles. Simpson Lumbor Co. Over 23, 000,000 foot of lumbor from its mills. Norrh Bend Sash and Door Fac tory C, 000, 000 feot. Wo extend to each ono hearty greetings, with cordial wishes for n most Prosperous and I loppy New Year. Wo (nUo this opportunity of thanking tlio peoplo of Coos Hay for their generous support nnd good will during tho past year, Lou-is' Confectionery. ji r J (