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! THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIEI.D. ORESON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. 1913-EVEIWG EDITION. nmmMni "WMw ('' iJ BULGARIANS CAPTURE ADRiOPLE Second Largest Citv in Tur key Falls into Hands of the ' Balkan Allies After Fierce Attack Commander Sui cides. I (Hv AsoHrlated Proas.) BERLIN. March 20 -TIip full of Adrlnnoplo Ih aiitiouiu t-cl dellnltoly by the Solln correspondent or thn Press Centrnlo, tin- HulKiirlnn Schlp n regiment innilt first entry to llm city. All tin- Turkish military de pots have been blown up. HAS COMMITTED sncim:. Turkish Coniinitiidcr-lii-Clilof EikN Ills Mr at Adiinnoplc. tnr Awioc lutnl Pirn lo "'on lla) TlmM ) LONDON, March 20. Sliurkrl Pn Blin, the Turkish rommnndor-ln-clilcf of Adrlnnoplo, committed nulcidc af ter tlu rapture of the rlty. according to n news agency dispatch from So fin. The fortress of Ailrlnnoplo was taken by Htorrn by the DulgnrlniiH this morning, lifter lighting of the most terrible rlmrnrtcr hIiicc Mon day. Flnnics are devastating the city. MUTIXV IN MEXICO. I ;li" LEWIS IS ! R. S. SENATOR Former Northwest Lawyer Is Elected to Represent Illi nois in Upper House. Ut AmwUIM rrr lo Coo til" Tlmc J SPRINGFIELD. III.. March 20. Colonel William Hamilton Lewis, n Democrat, received tho constitu tional majority of both i.ouses on the voto cast to elect u United States senator today on tho fif teenth ballot. STILL STCDIESTAlllFF. Vet Cai'blneer.s In (iiiiilxon Near .Mexico City Rcwilt. MEXICO (JITV, March 2C Thoro Is n groat excitement at Sim Antonio, six iiiIIph southwest of here, whoro carbineers In tho garrison revolted yesterday. Suveral mounted police men wero killed and olllcerH and n Jiumber of police wero wounilcd. Tho robols took to tho hills when tho cav alry approached. WILlllCH KINNEY MONEY It. O. ("raves today tiled an attach ment against tho property of Major I,. I). Kinney, tho Melt Lino Railway compiiuy and the other Kinney cor porations to secure a claim of JI200, which J. C. Dim lie has ugnlnst Kin ney. In addition to the attachment suit, Mr. (haves Is Mint? net Ion to recov er the $1200 and Intercut since HMO. In tho petition, It is claimed that Major Kinney im head of tho licit I.lno Hallway nave .1. C. Donne, now merchant patrolman In Marshlleld, a note for $1200 for horses1, etc. Later, it is claimed, Kinney signed over on the back of the note seventeen shares of the North Hcnd Mercantile com pany lis addltlonnl security. This concern Inter went bankrupt. Donne charges that without his consent, Kinney secured the note from V. F. Wyntt and now Doaue has nothing to show for his claim. It Is under stood that Kinney claims the seven teen shnrcs of stock in the North Hcnd Mercantile company was In payment of the $1200, while Donne claims It wiih only security. SNOW IX OREGON. Many Tom on In Slate Expcilcnec Had Weather on Easter Sunday. PORTLAND. Ore.. March 20 One of the latest severe storuiH In Oregon In many yenrit prevailed Easter Sun day Ashland had the heaviest snow of (he season, Medford had an inch of snow, Roseburg had hall, Hleet, snow and rain, Albany and Eugene had heavy siiowh and nearly twelve Inches of snow fell In tho hills near Pendleton. The temperature ranged about the freezing point in most places. The storm continued northward through Washington, Tn comu and other points experiencing ttlmllni' weather. iVrsiili'iit WiKon Has Xot Approved or I'liin. Illy AwwKlMrtl Trim lo Coo lujf Tlmm 1 WASHINGTON, March 20. Presi dent Wilson let It bo known thnt Iip had not yet approved of the tariff bill left with him by Representative Underwood. President Wilson Indi cated that he had only Just begun to study the incnmiro. WOULD FIFTY HOOSES H. 13. Abbott or the First Mortgage Trust company of Portland, who has been conferring with local pcoplo about financing tho building or homes here will lenvo In a day or two for Portland, but will return to carry out a big project here. Mr. Abbott's plan Is said to bo to advance the money to build about fifty homes hero. Ho will loon tho money to the owners of lots to erect the Iioubcb. the Inttor to bo of rea sonable cost. The money, it is un derstood. Is to be loaned at 7 per cent n mortgnge on tho houso nnd lot se curing his loan. Mr. Abbott Is snld to be highly Im pressed with tho outlook here. HIT HARD OK I SIUSLAWBAR NOTICE. To all Iloynl Select Masters, resi dent and visiting. A Council of Creptic masonry will be Instltued in Masonic Hall at 7' 30 p in., March 29. All United C II MARSH, It and S. M Tho tug Hoscoo today brought In the schooner Oakland, loaded with lumber, to undergo temporary re pairs as n result or an accident on tho Sluslaw bar. Tho Hoscoo was tow ing tho Oakland to sea when sho struck Her rudder was knocked off nnd she Ih tnklng considerable wa ter. It Is thought that sho can bo repaired so that she can bo towed to San Francisco by tho Hoscoo. Capt. Hcnt Is master or tho Oakland, which waB tnken over by Porter Hrothers when they bought the Florence mill. The Hoscoo Is also owned by Porter Urothors. The tug and the Oakland are now at the North Ilend shipyards. WAITE'S XKW PROJECT. F. II. Walto or Soutnerlln and Judge Durham or Grants Pass canio up from San Francisco Saturday and stayed over In Ashland over Sunday- going by nuto to Medroru. They had been to San . rnnrlsco on business In connection with the sale or tho bonds of the Minney Compnny which Is now endeavoring to close up tho (lunl arrnngoments for building an electrlo railway sys tem In the valley. It Is tno belief of those in close toucn with the proposition thnt definite announce ment In regard to construction work will be mado within n few days. Ashland Hecord. M ANY PEOPLE DONT want to woar glasses because of prejudice or some other foolish notion. Spectacles are essen tial to the cure of many kinds of headaches and nerve troubles. There is nothing else that will relieve them if thev come from the eves. BARBOUR LOST DAMAGE SUIT Merchant Estate Victor in Suit Involving Railroad Addition Property. A telegram was received Into yes terday by C. R. Peel: announcing that tho Oregon Supreme court had nf ilrmeil the decision of the lower court In tho enso of tho Merchant Land company vb. J. II. llnrbour. ct nl, of Sun Diego, Cal. Tho decision of tho lower court was In favor of tho Merchant Land company. The case Involved the title to ubotit 1000 lota In the southern part of Marsh lleld, known ns Railroad Addition. It seems thnt when It. A. Grnhnm built tho Mnrshllold nnd Myrtle Point Hallway, the lato C. W. Merchant gnvo him ns n bonus a hair Interest In Rnllroad Addition, Merchant re taining n half Interest. I.nlnr In rirnlintil's OlloratloilS. J II. Harbour claimed to linvo acquired a hair Interest In tho hair Interest In Rnllroad Addition, but ho did not press his claim until n year or so ago. . Then he sued tho Merchant Land compnny for one-half of tho proceeds or the sale or their lots, estlmnto at $121,000 and Tor n half Interest In the balance or 1000 un sold lots. Harbour claimed that his claim throw n cloud In tho title or tho property In Railroad Addition, which Merchant Had already boio. nuw over, John C. Merchant, representing the Merchnnt I'state, contended oth erwise, but declared that ho would Bland back or the tltlo nnd light the suit. , , , Despite this, llnrbour through his attorney, J. W. Ilonnett, collected quite a sum from Rnllrond Addition property owners to cicnr men uuo. They collected $t0 from each Inside lot nnd $ir from each corner lot to waive any claim that llnrbour might hnvo on them, pcoplo paying this sum rather than have a cloud on their ti tles, caused by the suit. Tho causo was argued boforo tho Oregon Supreme court Inst weok, C. II. Peck representing tho Merchant Estate and J. W. Dennett represent ing Darbur. ADOPTSlif AND 6ETS TWO The rollowlng story from tho San Francisco Kxnmluor will be of Inter est to ninny on Coos Hay, Sam Gllroy have aided In Installing tho C. A. Smith mill here nnd Is a closo friend of J. 13. Stock, who la now overhaul ing and improving tho EastBldo mill: "A modern version of "Oliver Twist,' who ran away from tho coun ty poor farm as a child and nil his life longed for his playmate, Little Dick, whom ho had loft behind, Is related by Sam Gllroy, on electrical construction englneor of Hay Point. "Gllroy and his wlfo hnvo no chil dren, nnd as they nro getting along in lire they folt lonesomo. They went to tho West Onklond Home, whero homeless wnlfs nro cared for, and found a little boy, named Edward whom they liked bet ter than tho rest. "Edward hod a llttlo playmnte, Ellin Johnson, and when tho Gllroys wore ready to take tho boy with thorn tho yo'ungBtcrs took a long and fond faro well. "At bis now homo Kdwnrd had mnny things which an institution can not provide, Including n horso, a gar den with flowers nnd tho kindly care of his foster parents. "Still ho whs not happy. Tho Gll roys could not understand what was lacking, an they hud tried all In thoir powor to mako tho youngster fool at homo. "Finally tho boy was asked whe ther thero was anything he wanted. " ' I want to see Ellin." ho said, and the next train took tho Gllroys nnd llttlo Kdwnrd to tho West Oak land Home on n visit to his former playmate. "When tho boys saw each other thoy lot out wild shouts and soon wero plnylng together In a corner, happy and forgetful of ovorybobdy. "A light dawned on Gllroy. "Ho had n short conversation with the president or tho homo, nnd tho next tinln back to Ray Point carried two happy boyB Instead or one. "Slnco then Kdwnrd and Kllln, now tho adopted sons or tho Gllroys, hnvo been tho happiest youngsters 4m-aglunblo," I iw jijw fiTMKinrMWiiMnTr""M""ia',MIMI,MM '" ' am"nuimM a I v 1 : ft w4 -HP" ILJJf I wWwn m IH n ll ... 1 ll Mk M ..'. 'Ji.jj..j..oj.y(k ftcnjamjn CloUics With Spring Clothing For Men and Boys We have assembled finci clothes than ever for you, lively, snappy effects bal anced by good taste and dimity. Men and young men whe want new spring suits had better see these special values we've gathered foi them, Value-Giving Is the Key-Note of Our Spring Displays-Value-Giving Has Built Up Our Business. The $15 and $18 man as well as the $30 man will find suits here that are remarkable in Style, in service, in value. E TELL YOU whoro thoy ooino from a ft or making our oxain-inations. Red Gross Jewelry Dept CARLES AROl'T SHIP TO PREVENT COLLISION New Device to lie Tried on Oakland Kerry. Invented by Workman. SAN FRANCISCO, March 2C A now dovlco to make tno vessol equipped wltn it collision proof, Is being considered by engineers of tho Western Pacific Railway com pany ror possible nso on uio now ferry steamer which will be nlnred in Borvlco between the company's Oakland pier nnd this city. The proposal Ih to stretch threo strands of heavy wire cable through holes In tho steel beams projecting from the hull of the vessl that car ry tho ovorhaug deck. The cables would run from bow to stern on both sides or tno ship, and It is ar gued that if auot.ier steamer cut Into the vessel bow on. the blow would bo received by tho cnbles and the strain distributed tho length of the ship, Tho Inventor Is a workman In tho yards whero tho steamer is be ing built, Knglneors nro seriously considering tho plan, but have as yot reached no decision, New Stetson Shoes Mew Stetson Hats -New Arrow Shirts- New Keiser Neckwear "MONEY TALKS" Hub Clothing and Shoe Co. Three Stores BAND0N MARSHFIELD MYRTLE POINT imiXtts th;i:thi:ii TIIK TWO CliAKSKS. "ColVce Club" In Substitute for Sal oon, Scene or Kiijnyinciil. EUOKNI3, March SC Why has tho saloon bucIi a strong hold on the communities whero It exlBtB? Does It represent nothing but n perverted tnsto? Has tho saloon some func tions which nro loft unperformed In n dry town, and which ought to bo provided for In some other way If the saloon Is nbnllxlmri? Kugono, tho sent of tho stnto uni versity, answers that when tho sa loon Is nbollBhod It Is well to provldo n substituto for its socially valuablo functions. Mon should have a place to meet and satisfy tho needs of n, social bolng. A "CofTeo club" has been opened, and much or tho work involved will bo dono by students in tho sociology department or tho unl-' vorslty. The club has already becomo a popular place. Loggers rrom tho camps o ntho Sluslnw nnd McKcnzle rivers, residents or Kugono and la-1 boring men from all parts of tho world nro to bo round thero, nnd IU11011K them nro stlldnnlH. nnvlniia not only to help ulong tho good work which they nro studying In theory in the class room. J Tho university V. M. C. A. is backing tho "Coffee club" becnuso or tho good the students can do thero; tho department or sociology ravors It becnuso or tho real education tho boys can absorb from contnet with tho toll-worn men who aro the real bulldera of tho west. Many students, attracted by tho cheapness of tho good food offered aro taking thoir meals nt tho 'Coffee club." CCRUV COCNTV XKWS. SAN D1IXJO AND KURKKA LOSK CUSTOMS COLLKCTOR. EUREKA. Cal., March 25.--Word was received hero that, during tho Inst hours of tho Taft administration, tho president ncceptod the plans of tho treasury department for tho re arrangement of tho customs district of tho country, with tho effect of re ducing tho number from 1G0 to less than tlfty. This means tho wiping out of exlstenco tho San Diego and Euroka customs ofllces and making tho Los Angeles and San Francisco olllces as tho only ones on tho Cali fornia coast. RACIIELORS KK FOR WIVES. Klnuinth Men Send Fust for Car load of Maniageble Women. KLAMATH FALLS. March 26. Having become wealthy growing al falfa and grain on their homesteads a largo numbor of bachelors of Langell Valley near here, havo ap pealed to Rev. George H. Feeso, of Klamath Falls, begging him to secure for them "carload lots" of marriageable women, Mr. Feeso Is making nn effort to comply with their request and has addressed letters to Eastorn cities with tho view of securing 200 wo men ns a starter tor the lonely bachelors. Events In Thnt Sect ion as Told by the Port Orford Tribune. Tho Triimp wont down to tho Fish Rocks, south of town, Satur day, and In a short time cought two halibut, 10 ling, and as Carl White Informed iih, too mnny red fish nnd other kinds to count. Af ter tho town wnn supplied tho Tramp took tho rest of tho catch to Coos Hay, lenvlng hero Sunday forenoon. Thoro In nn nbundnuco of deop-Bcn llsh all about uh and an Idenl harbor from which to oper ate. Fred Dlnsinoro nnd wife of Hum boldt county, California, arrived nt Port Oriord Friday on a visit to this place and Coos county. Ho is n prosperous rancher nnd old tlnio friend of Postmaster Johnston, to whom he went to school when a boy. Their nicotine recalled many Interesting reminiscences or onrly days in Humboldt county. As a sign or approaching sunimor the turkoy buzzard hns again put In his appearance. A good omen tnat thoro is still somo lire loft In Curry, olso tho bird would not con tlnuo to Boar over us. J. W. LutBoy Is to meet n man from Coos county in a wrestling match at Langlols In tho near fu turo. Tho Cooa county man Is sold to bo a trained athleto nnd an in teresting inntcli is expected. (5eo. Johnson of Portland was In Port Orford Sunday on his way to Weddorbnrn to tnko charge of tho Weddorburn Trndlng company's fish ing Interests both at Roguo Rlvor and at this place. Mr. Johnson llshed several years on tho Coqulllo rlvor and Is said to bo an oxport nt the bu8lnesB. Ho was accompan ied by two gontlemon whoso names wo did not learn. The Tramp arrived hero Friday from Coos Bay with a cargo of froltfht ror our merchants. Georgo Wilton came down on her to on Joy a short visit with his Port Or ford friends. Mr. Riley, Gold Beach iiostmastor, has purchased tho mall route from Gold Beach to Harbor from W. C. Lako and Is contemplating putting on an auto truck of ono ton capac ity. Wo Wish ll1m nmnH Ditnnaoa In nls undertaking as it will bo great i me uavei up and down tho coast. Tho Curry County Commercial club has commenced tho agitation of a move to create n Port of Roguo River. Among tho objective points In view would bo the opening of Roguo Rlvor up to tho Mulo Creok mining district for navigation or Muall gasoline boats, tho building of a wharr on tho south bank of tho river and eventually to secure government aid for jetty work to improve tho bar. The proposed port district would take In a considerable area and much improvement could be done on n small levy. Tho prop osition will bo discussed among the people affected and if sufficient en- THOl'in.CS OP iiaxpo.v. (From the Ilamlon Surf) I'Jiiminnie mo khuvbi backB from Ilamlon or anr c town and that town IsgolnstoM .... ...t .,!,... In III-A In ltd ( liruuy k11"" ilium - --- DUBinCBB 111, Dili ll "W - to roam at will, thnt ton li a- .... ...... n .1. "nnft nf lit lO HO JUKI Hlllll"J '..,,, things." Ilamlon l partlcult- cursou wnn n iurc .-. vated caBos of ncuto "knockoloi .... I... .i.i.-nr in cvrrr wno enry ii jui "; - ; ' kot nnd who do all In their po to discourage everyone who U w noma euuni. if :,. courso constitute only a u ority of our population. OlW. our town wijuih hi" ---,,., nnd would eventually reiwl J cottoutnll rabbit and lowly W True enough, there w "J$ lent uoosiora nu --,,,. t lug for better pubic w"ft; their labors are lmndlwpprf W . ..... . ......,lnli,vlnn WHO '" nauuiui oi ww-'-r ,,., j, knock the corners of ofmiiBf aero. 'mere i """" 'v ..,( this defect by educating tbe to on understanding of m dltlons or through the admtrliw or tho ninth degree. Thoonly wayls o'f11, nnd pernaps uv n - ,h.,.ut or our town will outgro W e d they will move to 6outUf en or Africa. WW y f for this articio, u '';, m tlclo itself but for the having to publish It. 4 " , ) ory assertion in " h t n are thoroughly ashamed J truo. Tho tlmo haa arrow 0 If over Dandon amounu..u a crossroads village, the IJ discard their 3xu ldeaan , lyZTm personal interests. Aurtni! IS MOVKP. Vorter UrothcM ! JjJgSSi gene for Work Along Tho Eugene Ouaraw, Tho office furniture o nt rw.n . eontractors unoer Porke & Co.. was mo ; r from tho office o Js ?mcoj;ylll reopen in ? J low auyo - TBei was In 'KWjRrapW three men B,tei"iv n Kerr' office while here U. Ty Loud ana w.t; comP', renresentatlve of the l t in town is George . - t installed in "'wltf B,dJ nmna in the CherO ou,, , nr who will havec tw mon from thlf e0Z from the Hanley enipioJ1" The work on the toy n0 . bo pushed moro -r- ( : t , . navigation oyer the rttlo win nermlt the free '"'C.ter, courngement is rece'ved. nonio,i that nn eiV" called. ,fcin to ' iruun, u ---