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s?' tll""Wfr" IF S ACQUAINTED WITH HAPPINESS IT IS A S,K TO YOUR NEIGHBOR LOST ARTICLES mm?B Qiooa mun NOW IS Vont TIME. A miiiiII nd In Tin' Tlnie.s limit ciiliiinii tuny bring you results mi- ' mediately. Try one. arc lPi found through Times mint t, jtnul tlu'ini Fso tlioml They jtft rcMillH. MKsinnn op tub associated phes VOL.XaAVI. Tiio const Mall. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1913 EVENING EDITION SIX PAGES. 4 Consolidation of Timet), Const Mull antHCoos liny Advertiser. HIli INTIMATE THEY WILL ACT ON ALIEN LAW C L LEGISLATION IS OEL AYED SOUTHERN 1 Progressives in Legislature Intimate inai "y. vm Override Bryan's Wish. LATTER MAY MAKE AIMUIMttt arrtHL Is Doing Everything He Can For rrcsicieiu vviisuii re fuses to Talk Today. SACKAMUXTO. Cal., April 20. With the sentiment of tho Progres- iltc Itcimlillcnii majority towards tte antl-allcn land loglalntlon vir tually unchanged by roproHontntlouH mjiIa ycBtcrdny by Socrotnry of State nrymi on liolmlf of President Wilson, the California Legislature (iced torfn n second broadside of argument from the head of lliu State Department. AltllOIIKll HCVeml tllOBHIlgeB lit 80- eret coao woro received liy Secro urr Ilrynn from President Wilson, no further conferences with tlio Governor nnd inemliorH of le Lcgfs Utoro find been called tin to 1 1 o'clock anil It Ih not expected that Bryan will auk further parley tin til late HiIh afternoon. Ilryun de clined to iIIbciibs thu eontontB of IiIb teUgraniB. JAP PflOBLEIW UP IN CABINET Senate Committee Votes to Defer Action Until the De cember Session of Con gress. nr AhofIhiM I'rrn lo coot llty Tlmet.l WASHINGTON. I). C. April 20. Hy n vote or 1 1! to 1 the Setiuto Cnnul Commlttco decided today to put over to tlio ruKiiliir December session of Congress all questions of tho Pnnnnin (annlt(illH. Including Senator Root'n California Situation Discussed Today Want Investiga tion of Situation. in JAPS GET IIUSV. (lly Associated rrcss) WASHINGTON, I). C, April 20. Tlio .TapancBe ambasBadorB Hpent homo time- with President Wilson today, probably about thu California fdttintlon. I (Mr AMftrltlf.1 I'rrn In foot lit; Timet J WASIIINOTON. Anrll 20. Wlillo the Cabinet today discussed tlio sit uation In .Moxlro to some extent. tho principal subject under consid eration waa tho attitude of tho Cal ifornia I.eKlslaturo towards Secre tary Hryan'B proposals. Members of tho Cabinet said no conclusion llfltl llflAII t.1fW1lA.1 Tim tflnm .... Dnans suggestion Ib that Cal- Uxnrcssed. however. Hint ilm minitii. Ilfornla enact a law similar to tho nitration would not rocedo from Its ramie in iiunoiB or in mo uiBirict, position as desrrlbod by Socrotnry f Coltimhln. Tho administration . iirvnn to ilm nnlifornin t.nuiiiniiin leaders nro not disposed to allow a yesterday. In event of tho rojcctlon filibuster nnd uiiIcsb Ilryan presents 'of thoso succeHtloiiR. Cabinet mnm. urtent reasons for further delay In bors foil that tho JnpnncHo govorn the conference It Ib probnjilo thatlmcnt would renlizo that tho govorn- u wgmaiuro win inko noui or.niont nt Washington Iiiih done ov lie situation Iinniedlatoly nnd pass erythliiR In Its power to provont dlscrlmliiatloii. Intlmntion camo to soitio iiiomborB of tho Cablnat of a reported RrowlnR soiiUmont about tho country for n moro careful In quiry Into tho Callfoniln vlowpolnt on tho Japanese question. This, howovor, It was said, will bo In lino with tho suggestion to California to poHtpouo consideration until a thorough InvcstlRatlon could bo mado and an understanding arrived at with Japan through diplomatic channels. ERDN IS FOUND GUILTY tie bill prohlbltliiR tho ownership Ejr lorciKiiurs "fnollglhlo to cltlzoir hip," while tho dlstliiKiilshcd vis liter looks on. MV IX WASHINGTON bo Allen OuiicrMilp of irfiiid to otiMl on .Next Vonr. OLVMl'IA, Wash.. Abrll 20 Governor I.lBtor. nsknil hi' Knprntnrv ' StatO Ilrvnil for Inrnrinnltnn put the nlloa land laws of Wash- 5ion, telegraphed that this amend tent would )U submitted to tho wple In Novombor IBM: "Tim P'Oenhln In IniulH liv nl Inn o nlhnr tin thoao who In good faith have wured tliclr Intentions to become "lni of tho United Stntcs is pro- i unn Provisions aro itacned rcmovlnc rcstrletlnna in d In municipalities. SK GUATEMALA T D Jury Quickly Convicts Him of Bootlegging on South Slough. (Special to Tho Times.) COQIWI.M3. Or.. April 20 Frank Cameron, who formerly ran the Agi tator in Marshucld. wiib found guil ty by a Jury In Circuit Court Inst night of bootlegging. Tho Jury was out only a little whllo. Cameron was Indicted Inst Kail for Illegally soiling liquor on South Slough. Tom Heniiott and J. M. Upton defended him. It was Intimated that his at torneys might appeal tlio case and Judge Co ko fixed the ditto of sen tence ns May 2. Cameron will probably furnish bond meanwhile. KdniiiiuM PleniN Guilty. Kdmunds, the forger from Mnrsh flold, whom Sheriff Ongo raptured 'at Prlco, Utah, entered a plea of guilty to tho Indictment charging forgory. Ho was about to plead Rtillry to a second Indictment charg ing hlni with obtaining money under fnlso pretenses, but Tom Hall, his attornoy, Instructed bint not to. His trial on the latter charge was set for tomorrow morning. Ilauiloii Case. Winkler, tho half-breed Indian of nnudou, who was Indicted for at tempting to assault a nlue-ycar-old girl, will bo tried May 1. Tlio date of tho trial of J. S. Ilarton, Indicted for nttomptcd at saulf on Miss Mndgo Yoakniu, Iiiib not been fixed. WILL WIN OUT amendment to repeal the free pas sage provision of tlio Pnnnnia law. llrandegct' voted against It. IJeforo the otu was taken the Senators pointed out that tho Democrats wore committed to the tnrlff and currency legislation at tho extra session and that they would havo onoiiuh to iln to legislate on thoso subjects. The overwhelming vote of the committee Is taken to Indicate that there will bo no action on the tolls In question for several months unless President Wll boii chooses to exert his Influence to nave n reopened. LOCAL IAN IN GIG SUIT FILED Guy Barnum Begins Action Against Herbert Lockhart for $13,000. (Sncrlal to Tim Tlniosl COQlTlf,u;, Or., April 20. Guy C. Harnum filed suit In Circuit Court hero yesterday against llor bort Loekhnrf, of Marshflold, for $ l.'I.OOO, which ho claims Is duo him on a contract. It Is set forth that .Mr. Lockhart purchased a tract on Isthmus Slough, known ns Port narnuni, from Guy Itanium for $20,000. making a payment of $2, 000 and agreeing to pay $1:1,000 more, with Interest, In a stipulated time and $5,000 in n later payment and that the $13,000 payment Is now past duo nnd remains unpaid. It Is stated that Mr. hockhnri has objected to tho payment bo catiso a suitable abstract has not been furnished for tho property. No. 243 LOSES I0TED OREGON D rains RniiNTY LANDS IN IT Decision in Southern Pacific Case Will Affect Old Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant. Tho decision of Judge Wolverton that the Immense land grant of thu Southern Pacific In Oregon shall re vert to tho government Is of much Importnnco to Coos County. Some of tho Southern Pacllle InndB are under stood to llo In this county but the old Coos Way Wagon Itond Grant of nuout 100,000 acres, now owned by the Mcnnsha Woodenwnro company through tho acquisition of the South ern Oregon company, Is tho moat Im portant. Prnctlcally tho snmo con ditions nre snld to govern It that gov erned tho Southern Pacllle land grant the latter being made n teat suit by the government. PAY DEBT Nand Said to Havr Rn. newed Old Claims-Appeal "' iu unuerj states. IB Auociiij it.. ... . . VSSSb .Al!r" so tho mitish Kim,,..:. .' "",l ll nnu sent an Irehrr 1 ,0 .""ntonmln. At tho lb.,.0?'" u..!l8 tt'd thnt " lil . " "u"u B" "ir was 10 r " a ronnu'n.i .............. . ritaln. j ' l".llllllllJU 01 mai!iei,na!"! for I"yiont of ,emaIa s lndebtodneBB. l-MTi:i) STATICS IXVOIA'KI). "temala x,ltlf(ls Hwrit ib, .'!,K'"l,s Demand. Wa?!. ' " ,0 Co' u" Tlra"l n'iS' A..rU 20.Great Satlsfnoti-, '''vof'B uimiumuiu ""Sractlon Of tho lone Rtnnil. Niob 0?,,L,r,t,"hB"W'. The I, "0I Of tho Statfl nnnnrtmnnt sen directed to tho situation 11 ., -"aiuil U nil Mlnlntnn !,,. l inft nt.l . ' " " ..v, "od in- -mo ls expected to do- of th , B,ur. ns n lixllca- "'1 CentrS?,nln,8tatIon'B policy i their ; American republics ' tO ha l.. wuuio, il JUUIl ;,-00 00o iWeei! 2.00,000 and itu' wa' 'or some time pB.: "?er consunimntPii wmi 'emalaiS 'i1. '.ns Proposed to pay ---V "JDIUIII, Who AS.UUXT OIVBX AXE. My.h . ," ' ' "ii Kills yum 'B7w,A'.,Jil,lca Her. CHlOAPA r"!' ,0 Co0 n", Tln,M'l iM.'l.AG. Anrll ooa.i, . . acoit or . "" "" cd win, ' wnB B'rucK in !r, aft.. .. a.lmtclet and killed '' aftm. 7, ""ivnoi ana Killed " age, , ie ,na(l attacked Anna marry i.Yi: bocase she refused A . Ullll. n1iir.i.o1 T i I a Urothor nf Ilm -l-l lo Kd lnV.track.th0 b,ow wlch k '? Marasco's dpnih n... .; " ami h : ." """ uui oeen cap- IX and Chicago Man on Return Says Huerta Will be Overthrown Within Two Weeks. (1)7 Ai'ortttM rrr. lo Coot II. jr Ttmn. CHICAGO, April 20. "Tho Huor ta Rovornmont In Mexico probably will bo ovnrthrown within two weoks," snld Ilobort J. Kerr, an attorney who rocontly enmo from Moxlco, In an address today boforo tho Rotary Club. "Tho situation thora Is far nuru sorloiiB than Amer icans realize. Americans aro forc ed to fleo from Moxlco becnuso tho Amorlcan flag Is not as much re spected thoro as tho flags of othor countries, and Amorlcnus, if thoy romnln, do not know whothor thoy will bo ablo to procuro damago for tholr ruined proporty." NEW UNION lilKKIA'. Din, and Ciiitiiiiii to Join Forces in .Mexico. (Hr AuodateJ 1'rrti lo Coot Dir Tlmn.) 13AOLK PASS, Tox., April 20. Reports that negotiations for nn al llanco betweon Follx Dlnz and Gov ernor Cnrranzn, constitutionalist leader, afoot, havo been spread hero by four alleged agents of the Mexican lenders. Acttvo hostilities In tho zono controlled by Carranza scorn to havo ceased. This Is reported to bo duo to negotiations by tho foderal commanders opposing Carranza, Gen oralB Aubert and Lopez, to Join the Constitutionalists' cause. Im'iivo Tomorrow. Messrs. Hooy and Fontaine, Johnson Porter and the othors of tho party of railroad engineers who havo been on tho hay, plan to leave tomorrow morn ing for Uugono. Thoy hnvo boon going over tho situation hero. Mr. Portor said that thoro was nothing now to glvo out today. It was re ported thar Mr. Housor. who will havo chargo of tho work nt North Rend, will also hnvo charge of tho work for fifteen miles on this end of tho lino. Not Here. Nothing now has beon heard from W. J. WUsoy and Judgo Hrtinough, according to John Kd dy, Mr. Wllsoy's local representa tive on tho bay. Whethor thoy de layed tholr trip hero Is problemat ical. Major Klnnoy was expected hero this week, as ho has a caso which Is scheduled to como up at CoquIIlo. W ESCAPE OF IS. SMI GET JURORS IN GREENLEAF CASE Wife of Owner of Smith Mill and Two Maids Have Fire Scare in Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 20 Tho lives of Mrs. C. A. Smith, wlfo of tho proprietor of tho C. A. Smith Lumber company of Oakland, and hor two mnlds woro ondnngorod by fire shortly beforo 1 o'clock In tho morn ing, when flames In tho third floor of tho Uorkoloy residence, nt 2030 Ava- lon avenue. The flro was catiBod by an electric Iron which was loft on nn Ironing board with tho curront on. Tho flames caught tho woodwork and tho smoke filled tho hall loading to Mrs. Smith's chamber. All of tho mem bors of tho household woro nsloop and In Ignornnco of tholr danger un til a pedestrian sounded tho alnrm. The blnzo was extinguished bv tho norkoloy flro department. Damages amounted to $1,000. Tho resldonco Is valued at $40,000 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SQUEALER T BY GANGSTERS SWINDLE LA FRANCE IS T E Five New York Gang-men Ar rested for Shooting Man Suspected of "Telling." Dx Associated Tren to Coo Br Timet.) NEW YORK, April 29. Suspect ed of "squealing" to District Attor ney Whitman, Jerry Malda met death on Forty-first street, near Rroadway early today. He was shot down by gangsters who sent five bullets into his body. Fivo police men heard the shots and pounced unon flvo men whom they accused I of tho killing. Alleged Insurance Swindler and Wife Taken to Port land This Morning. J, C. La France, the alleged Portland Insuranco swindler, and his wlfo and three children, In cus tody of Sheriff Gago, started for Portland this morning via Drain, Thoy will reach Portland early Thursday morning. Last night La Franco told Mr. Miller, nn attornoy, that ho wasn't tho man that (hey wanted. He was worried and talked rambling. This Is tho first outright donlal mado by him and does not conflict with tho statements of tho ofllcors as to what he told them. It was Intimated today that "thoro was a woman In tho caeo" besides Mrs. La Franco, but this will probably dovelop later. Admission to Gage. Shorlff Gage stated last night that (Continued on Pago Biz.) GAGE PLANNED FOR ARREST Six Secured Early This After noon and Balance Will be Bdfore Evening. (Special to tho Times) COQU1LE, Ore., April 29. Tho Jury to try Guy Grccnloaf, Indicted for a statutory offonso against Ermn Knorr, tho fourteon-yenr-old Mnrsh flold girl, who committed sulcldo a few weoks ago, Is being secured today It Is expected that tho twolvo men will bo secured by this ovcnlng and tho taking of testimony started. Many of thorn wero thrown off on account of bolng prejudiced nnd for a tlmo somo thought that tho panol might bo exhausted boforo tho req uisite twelvo Jurors wero secured. Tho Jurymen selected up to 2 o'clock woro: Jcbbo D. Clinton of Norway; A. J. Rarr of Rnndon; Jack Mast of Mc Klnley; L. C. Gibson of Rnndon; Geo. O. Loach of Coqullle! J. II. lilies or llaiuton. Greenlonf's wlfo and llttlo son nnd his fnthor nro horo and It Is oxpectod that ono of tho strongest cards that tho defonso will havo will bo tho ap penl for tho sako of tho wlfo and child. Ermn Knorr Is dead and tho llttlo two or throe-year-old boy Is ex pected to make a strong nppenl for tho fnthor. Messrs. Drown and Llljoqvlst for tho prosecution nro determined to leavo nothing undono that will tend to convict. Mr. nnd Mrs. R. E. Knorr camo horo today from Mnrsh flold as witnesses against Grcenleaf. A dozen or moro witnesses camo this morning nnd sovornl camo ovor tills afternoon. (P INDICT THREE Judge Wolverton in U. S. Court Decides Land Shall Revert to Government. TRACT WORTH OVER $60,000,000 INVOLVED Case Will be Appealed to the United States Supreme Court. , III? AmocUlr.l I'rrn lo Coot Tlnj Time.) PORTLAND. Ore.. April '-'St. Tho court orders that a decree bo enterod for filing these lands to tho United Stntcs government nnd that tho gov ernment recover Its costs and dis bursements In this case." lly this simple statement of Judgo C. E. Wolverton In tho federal court today, lauds stipulated to be worth ?:i0,000,000 and estlmnted by ex perts to bo worth perhaps $(10,000r 000, were tnken from tho Southern Pacllle and returned to tho federnl government. The ncrengo Involved Ib 2, IIOO.OOO nnd ovor 820,000 nerea has been sold to varloH persons nnd corporations from $2.f0 to ns hlgU as ?iu per acre. This caso was Instituted In 1908 and was 0110 of tho most forcefully contested cases over brought In local courts. The Oregon legislature pe titioned rongrcss to take action nnd tho resolution was passed to that ef fect by tho national legislature. II. I). TowiiBond was assigned to the enso A. W. Lofforty, now congressman, filed suits for clients nnd ovor 1,000 Interveners also appeared and suite woro ordered consolidated. Lnfforty proceeded on tho theory that speci fic porformnnro by tho railroad com pany under tho original grant should bo hod. Townsond fought for tho forfeiture. In tho decree todny Lnf forty and nil other Intervening ennoa wero ordered dismissed. Thu enso will bo nppenlcd nnd eventually car ried to tho supremo court of tho United Stntcs. AUSTRIA WILL PROCEED ALONE MB G "J Insisted that J. C. La France be Taken in Daylight De tective Praises Work. Sheriff Gago planned the J. C, La Franco coup d'etat at CoquIIlo. Somo wanted to wait until darkness to mako tho arrest, out Sheriff Gage opposed this. Ho declared that tho thing to do, although ho had beon warned by detectives that La Franco wns a gunman and would fight If cornored, was to overpower hlni by numbers, so he took six men, stationing four around tho hnuso. Ho snld thnt ho figured If there was any gun play and oven though La Fraii'e might got 0110 or two of them, the balance would bo sure to get La Franco. Ho and former Marsha. Hurley, of CoquIIlo, entered whl tho others guarded tho outside, t latter getting In plain view of j. luo windows. When ho wont to tho door. M (Continued on Pago Six.) Reed, Former Portland Cop and Detective, One of Accused. (Special to Tho Times) COQUILLE, Or., April 20. The now Coos County grand Jury today brought Indictments charging Joe Uledsoo, Pnlllp Richardson and W. II. Itced with gnmbiug. Reed is tho former Portland detcctlvo and Declares it Will Carry Out Original Plan of Powers in Regard to Scutari. (n? Anocliled rrtti lo Coot II47 Timet.) LONDON, April 29. A special correspondent telegraphing from Vi enna puts tho Austrian nttltudo In re gard to Montonogro in precise form as follows: "Austria-Hungary, finding thnt tho ambassador's conference In London yesterday produced no re sults, hns doclded to take matters In to her own hands nnd to carry out tho decision of tho powers regarding Scutari. TROOPS TO FIIO XTIER. Austria Scuds Flower of Her Army From Tyrol. J Attorltle4 I'rrit lo Coot lltjr Timet,) GENEVA. April 29 AH Austrlnna troops In Tyro, numbering several thousand men nnd considered the flowor of tho army, have left for tho frontlor of Montenegro and Novl Mazar. Other troops are arriving Iu the garrison tojako tholr places. ('HLKIHlATi:lX MOXTKXKGRO. Royal Family and Populace Rejoice Over Capture of Heutiiii. (Hr Auoi I.ikI I'ri-tt lO COOt iu tiuim ) CETTINJE, April 20. Crown Prluro Danlolo, of Montenegro, wns welcomed with nu ovation on his arrival horo today to hand ovor to King Nicholas the keys of the fort re '3 of Scutari. Tho formal coro moiiy was greoted with cheers by an excited throng. Tho members of tho royal family nftorwards marched In procession to tho cathedral, the Queen and each of tho Indies giv ing her arm to a wounded soldier, ArSTRAMAV ACT Angry llct-niiso INmcrs Did Not Tula) Decisive Action. VIENNA. April 29.-Tho Austro- Huugarlau government Is dlssatls- pollcoman who came horo to get a;fl0(, wlth tho ,,,, of tno (oufor. timber clnlm. got Into n poker gnmo ond passod n bad check which re-o suited In his arrest In Marshflold for forgery. Tho alloged gambling resulted In tho check offense being thrown out, a gambling dobt being li.egal. Thoy will bo urrnigned soon. Tho now grand Jury Is reportod to bo investigating a rathor sensa tional caso In Coqullle a criminal oporatlon which was referred to it by tho old grand Jury. Throo of tho parties subpoenaod by It, nnd somo of thoso Involved, aro snld to bo. porsons who signed tho longthy petition to tho old grand Jury ask ing them to thoroughly Investigate alleged vlco conditions In CoquIIlo. WANTED To buy lino hettlngH of eggs, all ono kind of chicken, no choice, nny kind. Mrs. G. E. Noah. Marahfleld, Henry Minis' coal mine. once of Ambassadors In Loudon to Initiate decisive action against Mon tenegro and Is continuing Its prep aratlou.8 for imporaut action, OPPOSED TO AUSTRIA Ruly mid Germany Want No Action Except by All Ilm Powers. (Ur AhoiiiiiJ I'rtea lo Coos lltjr Tluiet.) LONDON, April 29. Nolther tin) Ilrltlsh forolgn office ofllcials nor the forolgn diplomats here havo any con firmation of tlio report that Austria Hungary has decided to take Inde pendent action to forco Montenegro to ovuctinto tho Albanian city of Scu tari and thoy discredit them, Such a c our so Is considered impossible In vlow of tho negotiations which nro progressing. Germany and Italy aro strongly avorso to tho attompt to co erce Montenegro unless such nn no tion Is taken by all tho powers joint ly.