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HE CHAP WITH THE LOUDEST VOICE DOES NOT ALWAYS WIN THE ARGUMENT (E000 Urnj tmtts LOST ARTICLES NOW IS vont TIME. A Mimll nil In The Times unnt roliitnn may bring ymi result im rf i,Pt founil tliroiigli Times nnt .4 urinl lirnil IVc thorn! Tlii'y -ft rrMiii. mediately. Try one. MEMBER OP TUB ASSOCIATED I'KES lVVIII KStnllllSllCU in 1W7H fjL. AAAVI.m Tho const Mull. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1913 EVENING EDITION & ConsolldnUon of Times, Const Mali Mid Coos liny Advertiser. No. 265 EDDY SAYS HE DRUNK rrmrr President Admits Tak- I jng Light Wines and Little Branny uuuuaiuiiany NEVER DRINKS BEER OR WHI&Inct omnium vnnsionalv Drank Mint Julep for Good Fellowship Noted Michigan Trial. . REFUSED "WHISKEY, I IDJ Aiiotlilrt rrrM 10 wool iiij nmr.. MAIIQUBTTB, Mny 27. "No man who knows mo over naked mc to take nny whiskey, bcenuso they knew thut under no circum stances did I tnko It." snld Col. Roosevelt on the witness stand here today. IUr AnorUlr.1 l,'i I" t-'ooi liar Tlmrt.) xiAiioi'KTTB. Mich.. May 26. rsen Thnodoro Hoosovolt took tho ktand today In his llbol suit ngnlnst GeorKO A. Hcwctt, ouuor oi -iron n." n tinner nulillHhod at Ishpcm- m, .Mich., who editorially charged him with drunKcnncss, mu lormer rretldcnt entered a donlnl. Ho utl- nlttcd using light wines at inonis, but said ho novur touched strong liquors, except on tho ndvico or a libytlcinn or niior grcni uxpumirtj. Fie said that ho does not snioko, or Mourn hecr. Ilo Hnld that tho only sccaslons on which ho had drunk uhlskoy hud been when It had boon brcicrllicd by doctors. " During the tit 14 years," ho said, "I don't believe I havo drunk whiskey Straight or with anything more than ttlf a dozen times. mo said mac his African trln ho did not touch rhampagno or whiskey, and flrnnk nactly soven ounces or brandy. Dr. Uearns prescribed It on two occas ions wlfcn ho had fover. lie declared that on hnrd enm- rlsn trips ho frequently, Just be fore going to bed, drank onn or two collets or milk witn a tcnspnnntui f brandy to tho goblet, othcrwlso it Old not drink brandy moro of- ken than ho drank whiskey. Few Mint .lulcps. Colonel Honoovolt stated that ho rarely drnnk mint juleps, not moro Khan half n dozen a year and soldoiu Drank chnmpngno excopt perhaps a (lass or two at public dinners. i "I never In my llfo ." testified Col onel. " whllo nt tho Whlto Houso or inywhero olso havo over loft a room Roc tho purposo of getting n drink iMwoen mcnls and It would linvo en a nhyslcal lmno&slbllity for mo no have left tho room for any such purpose nt any period of my work In piie Whlto House." Ho described parlous trips to Now York and other piaccs and said, "Never slnco I linvo been of nee havo I over under any plrcumstnnccB been In oven tho smnl- Bet degree under tho lnflucnco of liq- our. Xo Cocktails. In subatnnco Roosevelt defended himself na ii mnn nt rniiinlotn ttnhrlotv although not n total nbstalnor. Ho declarded ho lind novor drunk high wlls or cocktails In his life. ! "Whllo nt tho Whlto Houso I fever touched brandv or whiskey ept In mint Juleps and possibly fa two or thrco occasions when Dr. ") prescribed a drink of whla- )'; onco, if I romembor nrlght, por an acute nttack of IndlRcstlon na once when I had mndo n nun-flred-nille rldo nnd camo through 'snow storm nnd ho gave mo some bskOV nml r illalllrArl It sn Hint "er taking a sip, I would not take ay more anil cnl n enn nf lea In- plead." The cross examination of Colonel KOOSevell nnlv nr-nunlnri !f. minutes. f had to do with his visits to Mlchl- " ana his acquaintance with Geo. oniras nnd with Congressmen and ""'ica. states Senators, politicians, "ers, naturalist and others. Roosevelt Gentleman. MAItQI'ETTR. Mnv 97 ThOO- "Ore Itonsnvolh ivno mi ilia otnnil ca a'l, one hour and forty minutes, r"") Kautlilnr. tlin oltv nosesanr M Ishnemtnir wna tUr. novt ti'llnooo pie leBtirin,! Ln.in n, ni,u..,. K?i of, the sieged llbol. Jacob A. r". me writer, was tho first Im portant Wltnnaa m I. nnDaralt TTa fctl!,.le(? of thoIr c,oso friendship for iju n ana lnal ne never nau 01 liquor. .ASKed "Is ho a blasnhemous " Wis replied, "No, ho la a ftleman," Other Witnesses. UObert Ilnrnn fnrmorlv n niom- Pi'J' Roosevelt's Cabinet; Glfford he, mA fTmer National forestry KLJo,m Ca,,an O'LaughlJn, news- .. rresPondent8, and Dr. W- Aorjott, of Tho Outlook, are Kninrt T... V7."i' '." l"u,"0.'-?"i.1 1 PIe-t r "'onei uooseveu agumii C- "tt The wltnaaRon nrpnmnnnv-1 ill hanfColonel w,u testlfy as t0 - .. ...,..,- ..w..., , ..! Huurieiy. .?9l"OXLY Sl.Xn .. nan l.on iha EUts T,UP ot your J'fe with the KVXD4va UAXD t0 "ANDOX next Pere inT';,,",. .V4" "V?,' Ki,siBn with some of tho property " WAS NEVER - HIGHBALL BETTER WATER RESERVOIR Dr. White and State Bacteriol ogist Make Suggestions Inspect Watershed Dr. Calvin S. Whlto nnd State Ilaclcrlologlst Icrnot mndo rather a comploto Inspection of the reservoir mid watershed of tho Coos Hay Water Company yesterday. They woro accompanied by City Physician Mlngus, Engineer Corey nnd J. II. Klnnngan of tho Coos liny Wator Company. .Mr. I'ornot took a number of samples of tho wator, which ho will analyzo. They also looked over tho watershed to sco tho possibilities of tho supply becoming contaminated. On Inspection of tho rcsorvolr, they suggested that tho rcsorvolr should bo cleaned out and n cement or concrete reservoir put In nnd nil trees cleared from around It so that the reservoir could bo elenned and kept clean. They mny make further recom mendations nnd reports along this nc. JJEWi Intimates That Mill Slough is Very Unsanitary Chas. Hickox's Plans Spoiled I TOR DltEIKil.NC I Tom Hull and Chas. Hlckox had a conference with Dr. Whlto Just bofor6 ho loft to day and Mr. Hall says that Dr. Whlto Informed them that If Mill Slough ' was properly biilkhcadcd and dredtred nut, It would not bo unsanitary. Mr. Hall says that someone throw some dend cats In tho slough some plnco so that" Dr. Whlto could tnko n plcturo of thorn nnd ho Is now looking i for tho man who loft tho dead I cats there. I 4 Whllo not committing hlmsolf un til ho mnkes his llnnl report, Dr. Cal vin S. Whlto, secretary of tho Oregon Stato Hoard of Health, Intimated bo foro leaving today that ho would do claro Mill Slough unsanitary nnd probably order It closed ns a safo gunrd to tho public health. Ho was rather reticent about tho matter, nondlnir tho making of his report. "Mill Slough, In Its presont con dition, Is certainly unsanitary, to put It mildly," Dr. Whlto said. Ho In spected tho slough thoroughly yestor day nt low tldo and saw sovoral sow ers emptying Into It. Ho snld that tho sowago was not discharged from tho slough but wns washed up on the flat, whore It remained a monaco to public health. Ho said that the argu ment put forth that tho slough ought to be dredged nnd opened up ns a harbor for tho little crafts was a strong one. Missed Hlgli Tide. ' Chas. Hlckox, Cal Wright and oth ers had a date with Dr. Whlto for last ovonlng. Mr. Hlckox wns to pre sont tho reasons of thoso who protest ed against tho filling of tho slough. Tho date ho had to meet Dr. White was about tho hour of high tide when Mill Slough would be flooded, Dr. Whlto hod been taken up the slough by Dr, Mlngus and others when the tldo was out and Mr. Hlckox wanted to show him tho stream at high wa ter. However, whon tho hour rolled around Dr. Whlto was missing. He could not be found and finally It was ascertained that ho had gone on an auto tlp with J. H. Flanagan and others down to tho beach. The auto rv,f with n mlshnn. cettlnc stuck in the mud and tho passongers had to wAlk nulto a ways. This resulted in their being delayed three or four hour until tho high tide had almost 1 become a low tldo and the slough was nearly empty and It was too dark to see much of the effect of high tldo. Mr. Hlckox expressed some doubts as to whether Dr. Whlto had been ac fidentallv delayed and ho had a warm - "!" ,,' wlH,lfi(, Mlo Hiouch ci0sed. "-- .... .. . . ivnu'nnTiiv nnd who anil , imiiunuiiii" - - ------ family, arrived nere yesieruaj from Travers City, Mich., to vIsU his parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Langworthy, Ho Is a plumber nnd sheet metal worker and may locate on the Day. DR. WRITE TO MAKE REPORT ANDEBSON TO FIORT GROSS JULY 4 Negotiations Now Under Way for Match at Vernon, Win ner to Meet Ritchie or Riv ers at Some Time in the Future. Itlj AMortalrd frtu to Cool Dir Tlmi.) I.OS AXOKI.ES. Mnv 27. An AHIEF REVISION LOBBY ROUT President Wilson's Vigorous Attack Disconcerts Former Prominent Men now Work ing for Sugar and Wool Trusts. tnr AnoclitM rrm to Cooi tltf Tlmfi.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Mny 27. A smnll nrmy of "Tariff Lobbyists," which have been occupying Washing ton slnco tho Underwood bill pnsscd tho House, was In a stato of confu sion todny becauso of President Wil son's utifldnli nml vlcnrnna nttnrVr nil the "numerous. Industrious nnd In- sldlous lobby." Men prominent for many years In ofllclnl life, Including formor United States. Scnntors now Identified with cither tho sugar or CAUE. STRIKE ISJETTLED Agreement Reached Between Postal Company and Its Striking Employes l)r a hoc um I'mi to coot nr TimM.) SAN FRANCISCO, Mny 27. An agreement wns nnnouncod todny ho tween tho Postnl Telegraph nnd Cn blo Company with tho Pacific dis trict council No. 1 International llrothcrhood of Electrical Workers, which provides that llnomen shall ro colvo $4 a day nnd cablo splicers 11.75. The ngrcoment, which is to contlnuo for ono yenr, Is similar to tho one with tho n'aclllc Tolophono nnd Telegraph Company adopted re cently and tho torrltory covered by tho two agreements Includes Califor nia, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona MILS. LINCOLN'S LETTERS SOLI). Hitter Epistles of Widow of Martyred President Disposed of. if A"oclit. PrtM to o RT TlmM, NHW YORK. May 27. Tho bitter letters, which Mrs. Lincoln, widow of Abraham Lincoln, wrote moro than 10 yenrs ago When In despair of got tlng Congress to pass an appropria tion for assistance, woro sold nt auc tion yesterdny. Most of the letters wont to dcnlors for less than ?G0 each. TO GET R.R. No Agreement Reached for Separation of Southern Pa- fic, and Union Pacific Wf AiocliteJ rr lo Coo nr Tlnm.l NEW YORK, May 27. Robert S. Lovett, chnlrmnn of the Union Pa cific Rnllroad, announced today that no agreement had yet been reached between the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific Company In tho gov ernment's dissolution case against tho two roads. Lovett Intimated that a statement might be Issued later In tho week nnd declined to discuss de tails In connection with the hitch in the plans. COASTER DRAKE TRUST. Defendants Plead Guilty nt Roches ter Todny. inr Aiolte4 Preu to Coot mr Timet. ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 27. Tho defendants In tho case of tho Government against tho Coaster Drake Trust" all peaded guilty In tho Federal court hero today. The companies In the case aro tho New Departure Manufacturing Com pany. Mlamle Cycle and Manufactur ing Company, Corbln Screw Corpora tion, Aurora Automatic Machinery Company, Ecllpso Machine Company, Buffalo Metal Goods Company and 18 Individual companies. A decree of perpetual injunction was agreed to both by the defendants and tho Government and was signed by Judge Hazel, Lots of FLOUIt at HAINES. DVORGE nouncement wns mnde today of ef forts being under wny to arrange a Fourth of July match at Vernon be tween Leach Cross of Xew York and Hud Anderson, the Northwestern light weight. It Is proposed to match tho winner of this bout with the win ner of tho Ritchlc-lMvcrs fight In San Francisco on tho snmo date I'lnii lAibby I'rolic. Hr AiiocUikI rrt-M to Cooi llr TlmM.J WASHINGTON, May 27. Senator Cummins presented today to tho Scnntc n resolution to direct Vlce-I'rcsldcnt Mar shall to appoint flvo Senators to Investigate Prosldont Wil son's charge that a lobby exists In Washington to In fluence legislation, nnd pnr tlculnrly on tho tariff bill and to report within ten dnys. wol Interests In an organized effort against tho Underwood bill, were dls concerted nfter rending tho Prcsl- dent's declaration nnd are speculating on Its probable effect. GETS $65,000 Widow of Pugilist Plans to Claim Estate Left by Dead "Husband Was Waitress1 in AmocUI TrrM to Cooi n Tlm.i.) FARGO. N. I) May 27. Mrs. Luther McCnrty, widow of tho Into .prize fighter, mny receive !G5,ooo, I the nmouiit of tho fortune hor hits- band Is reputed to unvo left. Mrs. McCnrty received n telegram from hor attorneys yesterday In Chicago saying thnt her husbnnd's estate would reach inn, 000, and that sho . would bo able to claim tho money If action was taken. Mrs. McCnrty's attoruoy has gouo to Chlcngo. Mrs. McCnrty and hor husbnnd had been estranged nnd for n tlmo . sho was employed as a waitress In Fargo. McCARTV'S KILLER FREED. Arthur Pelkey, Who Delivered Fatal I How, In Exonerated. (lljr AuoclatoJ I'rttt lo Coot n7 Tlmrt. CALGARY. May 27. Following tho exoneration of Arthur Porkey last night from chnrges connecting him with tho death of Luther McCnr ty, who died In tho prize ring Satur day ns n result of a blow administer ed by Pelkoy, ho wns rearrested by tho Northwest Mounted Pollco. Whnt action will bo taken Is problomntlcal. McCnrty's body wns sont to his horn In Ohio Inst night. BALKAN PEACE TREATY IS European Diplomats Will Try to Get Allies to Sign it One by One End Deadlock (Of AuocliteJ rrttt to Cooi tl7 Tlmu.J LONDON, Mny 27. The plnn un der discussion here of solving tho deadlock In regard to signatures of tho peace treaty between Turkey and the Balkan states, the European powers recommend thnt those states which aro ready, sign Sir Edward Gray's draft of the treaty without waiting for their allies. It is point ed out that Hulgarla could thus con clude terms with Turkey and the powers could then devote their at tention to Inducing the recalcitrant states to sign. The Greek delegates referred tho question to their gov ernment. ENGLISH RULKR HOME. King Gorgo anil Queen .Mary Leave for England. ny AuocUted rrn lo Cooi Vtj Tlmti HKRLIN. Mny 27. King George and Queen Mary of England started for homo this afternoon. MRS. BAKER nnd son. Chas., of Empire, were in Marshflold today to make application for pension for tho former. Mr. Raker, who died laBt week, was a veteran, and his widow, who Is of Indian origin, wants a pension to sup port her, Mr. Haker having left little property. I I Y STATE DEPARTMENT DENIES TOT Subscribers to Coos Bay and Boise Ready to Co-operate With E. R. Shaw KEEP RlX'OltllS HERE. At a meeting this afternoon In tho ofllco of R. O. Graves, It was decided to take steps to keep the books and records of the Coos Hay and Holso lino hero un til d?flnlto nrrnngements were mndo us to the ownership of tho project nnd tho Interests ot Coos Hny and tho people who contri buted townrd stnrtlng the pro ject aro amply protected. The announcement In Tho Times vnalnnlnv Mtn- tt 1 flllliw mill nnflfl- elates at Holnc were figuring on re viving mo old loos lmy nnd iioiso Rnllwny hns caused quite n stir on Cnna ltnv. Tlin llntnn linn nil nr- count of It fnrrenchlng possibilities in n transcontinental way uns al ways appealed to Coos Uayltcss. Tmtnv tnnuf nt tlln nrlirllinl null- bcrlbors to tho project, which was sianoti uy suuscripuons 01 .Mama field and North Hond people havo boon looking up their stock certifi cates, etc. Tho matter Is a peculiar conuuion now nnd mny requlro n llttlo effort In strnlghtonlng It out. Tho old Coos Hny nnd Holso pnssed to F. A. Haines under u contract In 1909 nnd later from him to tho Orogon nnd EaBtorn, which wns Incorporated by F. A. limit ami othors nt Portland. The latter compnny advanced nbout IG, 000 at ono tlmo to comploto tho sur vey from Coos Hny to Itosoburg nnd possibly put In nddltlonnl mo"hoy. However, they did not comply with tho option-contract given Unities and this, technically Is probably forfeited. Howovor, tho people of Coos Hay, who subscribed to It, according to expressions todny, are not disposed to hang out fast and hnrd concerning the proposition. While they fool thnt It hns reverted to them, It Is under stood thnt steps wll bo taken to rcc orgnnlzo or renew tho eompnny, al lowing tho Portland syndlcnto nnd othors who took tho project under tho Haines option-contract, to como for shares n proportion to tho amount thoy expended. Then, It Ih proposed to linvo It In shiipo to turn over to Mr. Shaw and his associates or others to go ahead with. It Is un derstood thnt F. A. Undies' maps and pro(llc3 nnd survey notes, together with tho books of tho compnny nro being hold In Portland. Tho mnttor will bo tnkon up with Mr. Shaw and others probably at onco, Tho old holdings woro In tho name of tho Mnrshflold and North Rend Chambers of Commorco and tho stock hold by tho bodies woro placed by Pat Hennessey and J. C. Gray, tho trustees, In escrow at tho Flanagan & Henuott bank. (.'els Records Here. The Holso railway proposition took nn unexpected turn hero todny owing to tho receipt of tho records nnd books of tho compnny from Portland. Thoy woro sent to Clnudo Nnsburg, who had acted as secre tary of tho old company, by C. E. S. Wood, of Portland, n woll-known lawyer, who asked that thoy bo brought up to date. A meotlng Is to bo held this nf ternoon In tho offlco of It, O. Graves, to go- over the matter, Col. nrlmoD u'Iia timl lipnn netlvn In tho original promotion of tho road bo Ing among those In attondanco. Others After It. It. O. Graves, who secured a Judgment against tho road sovoral mnniii. n en dlntpR thnt tlioro aro at least threo different companies aftor tho old coos nay ami uoiuu nroleet now. ono being a San Fran cisco concern. Colonel C. E. S. Wood, wlio lias rnnrnuonloil n fOrftllTll SVIldlCatO which had ImmenBo holdings In Eastern Oregon; Wm. Hanloy, of Hums, who la the largest Individual land owner In Oregon, nnd others nro nior nfinr It. Whether Messrs. Hnnloy nnd nurns and thoIr peopio nro In with Mr. Shaw Is not known, but It Is suspected that thoy aro. Haul, huh in ii. ti i anuiiortod thnt from tlln fact that Mr. Wood sent tho books and records hero, under seal, that Wm. A. Hantz. who with othor Portland parties took hold of the matter soon after F. A. Haines secured tho op tion. Is still In It or that Mr. Wood .. ., ,l nounnlntoa linvo linnirht til OI11 out It Ib believed that they aro In the now company. Mr. Wood's request will bo taken up this afternoon at the meeting. ELKS-HAXD special LEAVES for nandon at 7 O'CLOCK next SUN DAY MORXIXQ. V W IssuesStatement Denying Re port in Japan of Activity of United States Militia TROOPS TO HAWAII AND PHILIPPINES ORDERED Claims That Movement Was Agreed Upon Before Califor nia Situation Arose 111? AMorltlrd rrrM to Cooi Pit Tlmrt. WASHINGTON, May 27. Tho fol lowing statement wns Issued toditr by tho Statu Department: "The Stato Department hns authorized tin American Embnssy nt Toklo to dons the Snn Frnnclsco telegram whlck appeared in Jnpnucso papers to th effect thnt preparations nro belni. mndo for war. Tho report wan vn the effect that troops ot artillery were being sont to Hawaii nnd thnt tho Philippine garrison was to bo Increnscd." A few artillery men havo boon sent to Hawaii In pursuance of plans ndoptcd before this administration bognn, but no Incrence Is contoni plated In tho Phlllpplno garrison. The changes thnt linvo tnken plncu aro only tho customary exchango ot regiments. "Tho department regrets that any newspaper or nowspnpor correspon dent should send so misleading n telegram from tho United States." St,'FFRAGi: IS VETOED Gov. McGovern, of Wisconsin, Turns Dohii Referendum. (nr AitocUt! rrrti to Coot (lr Tlmrt.) MADISON, Wis., Mny 27. Gov ernor McGovern todny vetoed a bill ordering tho referendum In 1014 on the question of granting tho bal lot to Wisconsin women. Tho Governor objects to tho 1)111 bcenuso of suffrage having been de feated by 92,000 last Novonlbnr and says another referendum on tho sub ject bo soon would bo unwise nnd would result only In n moro om phalic rejection, NEW STAMP ISSUE Government Will Issue Large Hooks of Them Soon, WASHINGTON, Mny 27. July I Is tho dnto fixed by tho Postotflcn Department for tho Issue of now stnmp books. Onn will contain 90 ono-cont stamps, tho othor 2-1 two cent stamps, the first to soil for 9? eouts, tho Inst for -19 cents, nr ono cent above tho par valuo ot tho stamps In each Instnnco, HONOR MEMORY OF POET.. Ashes of .Joaquin .Miller Will He Scattered From Pyre, OAKLAND. Cal., May 20,-Sor-vlres honoring tho memory of Joa quin Miller, the "poet of tho Slor rns," will bo hold nt tho poofs formor homo "Tho Heights" mid from tho pyro which ho built- his ashes will bo scattered to tho winds of tho bay. Tho rereiuony will bo conducted by tho Hohomlnii Club nf San Fran cisco nnd In connection with it one of Miller's pooms "Goodbyo, Good Night," which hns boon sot to music, will be sung by n chorus of (10 voices, Hoforo his denth Mlllor desired thnt his body bo cronintod on tho pyro ho lind built but this wns Im possible bcenuso of municipal re strictions. Hetclflletchy Project. WASHINGTON, Mny 27. John J. Dunnlgnu, clerk of tho board of su pervisors of San Frnnclsco, Is horn today to work for tho, passage or tho Hetch-Hetehy measure In Con gress, Mr. Dunnlgnu will rcmnlu until tho end of tho session. I Along the Waterfront. 1 Tho Hnrdy arrived In today from San Francisco with oil for tho Standard Oil Company and miscel laneous frolght nnd will tnko out a cargo of lumbor. In handling tho Incoming freight, tho Hardy la working In conjunction with tho Homer and Washington, W, S. Scammel acting as agent for tho frolght out of San Francisco. Tho Gleaner camo in yesterday from Gardiner and is taking back a cargo of general merchandise. Cnpt. Pete Olson, with tho Rust ler, loft today for Floronco taking out a special cargo for tho Rho dodendron festival, which will open thoro tomorrow. The festival prom ises to draw a largo attondanco from thnt section, Tho Alliance sails tomorrow from Eureka for Coos Hay and Is due. In hero early tho next day. The Rodondo Is duo In early to morrow morning from San Fran cisco, having loft thoro yestorday afternoon, Tho Nann Smith sailed last ovo nlng from the Smith mill with a spe cial cargo of lumber for Hay points. The special cargo took greater time in loading and as a result tho Nana was In port nearly two dnya, 1 'Ul