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ERE ARE SOME COOS BAY MEN WHO ARE NOT SNaUGFK CLOSED (Ham lag States NOW IS VOl'lt TIME. I A stnnH ad In The Times want I column limy bring yon results Tin- B mediately. Try one. 1 'WHnHHBBHHBnHWHHM LOST ARTICLES I,,.! found through Tlincw mint lt(.,i(l thcml Vo litem They ull". member of the associated press MARSHFIELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913 EVENING EDITION SIX PAGES. & Oonjollltlon of Times, Coast Mnll and Coos Hay Advertiser. No. 8 AAA VI I. x,0 Const Mull. LHALL BITTERLY DENOUNCED AT BY UNDERWOOD H icratic Leader in House racterizes Him as "Liar and Blackmailer.77 :S THAT MULHALL EVER TALKED TO HIM ail Snv.Q Thnt Connress- B Leaders Refused His ILobby Revelations. ' li.o. Illf.I IVii lo Cool Dr TlmM.l U1IINGT0N. 1) C .Inly 2!i.-- Ry Lender Oscar W. Undor- Bf tliu Iiouhm loony denounced V Mulhaii, louiiyist, uh u unit blackmailer." Underwood p.l before tho Sennto lobby (ten lo deny thnt .Miilhtill hud alked io 111 tti about legislation I Coimrrr.H, After one look nt IncKrt I'ndcnvood siihl. "I never r . it in heroic in my 1110. ball teHtlfled t lint ho made his m to W Isnn. now secretary or m-iiioniilly mid In Clark mid n a letter through Represent!!- Elleriuott of llllnolH. He lostl- mt lie tiliio offered his rorros- ire lo Samuel Gompor, prosl- the American Federation of mill Gniiincrs declined It. emend rend MullinH's letter the aliened Interview lu which I wrote Hint Underwood hnil in I lint he could do otherwlso Hipolut in. II. Wilson, now ir of l.alior, clinlrmnu of tho labor cimuilltee, iiecaiiHu nui no other cniidldnto before ls mid means comiulttee. It whole iitateiiieut Is n lie om Die cloth ' snld Underwood. lit ver was u ouestlou about fs hcIciIIou iih head of that lice nilely hecniiHO of Ills llt mid (luallflcntlous. It Is me tnni tins man was down rltlng these IIiIiiuh to his poo- Jug to iiiiiLo out Hint ho was ei cat llilui'H, He never had lfiiiiice with me. Tho Htntc- hlii letter can he disproved ry member of the House ways Dims committee. I nm sure met this mini, lie has u rould never forgot. " lull 11 Iterated that he lind with I'mlerwood br eflv lu frlil ir and had written to M dm "11110111 coudltlouH JiiHt us I tltni In Washington at that iMiilliiill said at one time ho bd nn Investigation of tho uc:- Ins lobbyist Tor the Nutloniil Minn of .Mmiufncturei-H to 1 Chairman Wilson of the ln- miiilttce, Spen tor Clnrk and Iran lender Mann mid till llilm down. SAYS OR ER POWER PlllJIir GIVEN lment Plans to Encour- )evelopment of Indus- ties in Washington. io.lM I'rfsi to Coos nr TlmM.J UlNOTON. 1). C, July 29. pm-y in granting wntor pow- Ultfl WnS linL'llll tnilnv flinii y for ilovelopinont of olcctrlc PYii mo uiinnnto enpneity or JlOrseilO Wnr nn Mm IJn.i nn- BV(T 111 Wnulil.in.lr,., ,,..,., to tho Internntlonnl Powor piuim-iiinnn Co. Tho grant porpouiniiy and enn bo re- tllV for VlnlnHnna Ha .... isionr 0f ti1Q gonornl roguln- I lOWer Min mil. .,l,n.rro.l in uinlng public, lowor tho rnto "i '"" government mid to itno public furthor. A mnxl- Urirn of nlv rona - i,n...nn in . , put nuunaii tl. allowing tho United Stntes fie with Sweden, Norway nnd untrlcs in tho manufacturing r "' leriumng purposes. ji'j win novo to pay only ? Iicr cent of tho rogulnr rato Pwer It uses In mnnufac- VSTSIXAitc; EXTIXE. uieilcaii Ilepiiblle Will Try olu..V i. -""""Pones. Mtl l'r.i to L'OOS B Tlme.l OS AYIIKH T..1,. on mi. n nn Areentlnn today ln- tiV oi '" onBress on tho in ?llor'nn Inw, declaring all ir Bin o.i i.i..i ,i, v --- "" ti'iuuimuiuiis ni of trado and production. I.IXE KHOM SWEDEN'. RAXniann o-i ...... - Vlsltlnn- ilio rii. A . ,lR:e,'-,f,.?0'el,org. Swo: k T : .,"". erigo-.vor- H.,V ".'i"uc UIle8' an' ' Mint nnnllid.. io . t,nn,.,. :"v' ''6u aiuuiif Ka Pannn r,',"',uai ""? BVMIlrilH'h.uCo,un1 PortBt I n dlrec . ,?y " thn nnVo."" """ W STOLE HUBBY Mrs. Jennie M. Stewart Ac cuses Mrs. Wilson and Wil son Accuses Mrs. Stewart. .Mrs. .Icnnlo M. Stewart, formerly or Unngor but now proprietor of the lodging housu on North Second street, stilted today thnt her heart was broken hecnttso another woman hud stolen her hiisbnnd. She wuh plunuiug to consult the officers about tho mutter nnd see what could be done. She states Hint Sundny she met ioi. W. Stewart mid .Mrs. Wilson lu it restnurnnt. Previously .Mrs. Wil son, she snys. had threatened to steal her husband. "What nie you doing with niv husband." .Mrs, Stewart says s:.e Inquired. "1 used to be hut 1 ain't nny more." she Bays Stewnrt replied. This was too much for .Mrs. Stew- nit who bus been a hard working woman and Hhc sturted In nnd she snys, blncked Mrs. Wilson's eye. "I have known Mrs. Wilson" since she wuh n baby." snld Mm. Stewuri today. "Her folks lived' nt Nortii Piwder. near linker City. A few mouths ago, 1 saw mi Item in the puper about her Inheriting n consid erable sum of money from her fnth er unit 1 recognized thnt she wits the little girl Hint I formerly know. I wonr to cull on her In .Juno nnd Mr. Stewart Inter accompanied me there. his was tho beginning of my trou ble." No formal cmupliilutK or papers hnve been filed lu the rnse yet. How ever, It Is stilted Hint Mrs. Stewart In preparing to licglii action for heavy ilnmnges from .Mrs. Wilson for alienating her husband's affections. Stewart has been employed recently nt the Itlnuco Hotel. .Mr. Wilson' Statement. II. II. Wilson, who In hend of the Coon liny Monument f'ompnny nnd n well known Murshlluld citizen, ntnted this ufteruoon Hint there was nothing to Mrs. Stewart's story about his wife. "The whole thing In a schomo against us," snld Mr. Wilson. "My wife recently Inherited some money nnd I hnve heard Hint Mrs. Stewart wns going to sue her for a large sum on Home grounds. "Wo don't want anything lo do with them and I have given the nte wnrt'K notice to keep nway from our place and not to bother Mrs. Wllhon. We used to know of Mrs. Stownrt In Enstern OroKnn. Sho was formorly MIhs Huntsiickor. Later sho married but tboro was troublo mid now sho Is married to Stowart. Wo didn't Invito thoni to coino to our placo lu tho first placo and wo dlsliko any notorloty In tho connection. I am sorry that the matter Ih coining out." Mr. Wilson says that ho was pres ent In tho O. K. ChophoiiBo Sundny evening whon Mrs. Stownrt enmo In and rreated a scene. Ho snld his wlfo was talcing dinner thoro whon Stowart canio In nnd then Mrs. Sto wnrt enmo. Sho wnlkod toward to ward Mrs. Wilson hut did not hit lior or blacken hor oyo. Mrs. Wilson stated this aftornoon that Mrs. Stownrt wns ordorod out of tho O. K. Chophouso twice Sun dny whon sho nttomptei to crcato a scono thoro, onco John, tho waltor, doing It, and then her husband. TOO POWERS IS SUM IN RIVER Tow Boat of Logging Com pany Hits Snag and Goes to Bottom Near Creamery. The Powers, n tow bout belonging to the Smith-Powers Compnny, sunk this forenoon -00 feet above the Coos liny Creamery on her up trip. Tho Powers was In command of dipt. Ilermnu Edwnrds, but nt the time of tho accident, a deck hand, Wllllnm Anderson, whb at the wheel. The tow bont wns mid strenni when sho met the Sunrlso which signalled with two whistles, the Poweis replied nnd turned out to the left when sho struck n sung nnd sunk within two minutes. The accident was witnessed by tho pnssengcrs on tho Itnlnhow. dipt. Edwnrds nnd deck hand enmo to town to report tho accident, the others of the crew remaining with tho unfortunate bont. The extent of the dumnges cannot bo ascer tained until the hunt Is rnlsed. The crew of the Powers consisted of Cnpt. Ilermnu 'Edwnrds, Chief engineer .lames llolaiidsou, Deck llnud II. E. .tones, Deck Hand Wil liam Anderson, Fireman Harry Judd, mid Cook Edwnrds. WRITE SLAVE E Republican Filibuster Finally Forces Action on Caminetti- Difjfjs Case. ttlr AmocUtM Pros to Coos Ilajr Tlmrs. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 2!) A Uopubllcnn filibuster which hns tied up nil business in the House more than n week, accomplished Its purposo today, whon tho Democrats f'l-iinlnil five liimru In ilntintn cm llin Dlggs-Caiulnottl whlto Blavo embro- gllo. At tho eloso or tho debate, Kohn's resolution, enlllng for Mcltey nold's telegram to the District Attor ney will bo tnhlc'i us the tolegrnm hns already been published. Attorney General McHoynolds Is sued Jodny an emphatic denial of tho published reports Hint ho hnd construed tho Mann whlto slave net In such u mnnner thnt the Dlggs Cnniluotti coses might not tic brought to trlul, or thnt he hnd Instructed Unite Statcn Attorneys to conrino their enforcement or the law to enses or cominercliillzed viola tions of the net. "These stutciueiits tiro wholly Incorrect," snld Attor ney (innornl MclteynolilB, Ho snld lie hnd plnred no construction on tno law which would Interfere with the prosecution In tho Dlggs-Cam-Incttl case set for trial August 5. JEWEL TREFT IS Mrs. C. R. Rumsey, Formerly Miss Harriman, Loses Large Amount of Valuables. (11? .moIIM I'rrss to Cons Day Tlmrs. NEW YOKIC, July 110. (Joins vnl ited nt JTfi.OOO, Including a ropo of l.enrls worth ijfiO.OOO woro stolon from tho homo of C. I.. Itumscy nt Narrngnnsott Pier within tho '' 1 hours ending Sundny night. Mrs. HuiiiBoy Is n daughter of the Into Ed wnrd II. Iliirrlmnn Tho theft wns made Known totlny. POOF. MARVIN -WEATRER MAN Ohio Official Promoted to Head of U. S. Weather Bureau in Moore's Place. (0 AmocUIM Trfs lo Coos Psj Times. WASHINGTON, D. C, July :!. Prof. Climics K. Marvin hns been i elected for chief of tho U. S. weather bureau to succeed Willis L. Moore, lecently removed. Prof. Marvin Is l.ow chief of tho Instrument division. I lu was appointed to tho old signal service In 1SSI from Ohio. TRY TO END BULGARS NOW MINE STRIKE FACING FAMINE SEC. DANIELS WIHES THANKS TO .M'LAIN Hugh McLnln today rccolvcd from Portland tho following self-oxplanatory tologram from JosophiiB Danlols, Secrotary of tho United States Navy, to whom Mr. McLaJn wlrod an In vitation to visit Coos Hny and Invostignto as to tho need of fortifications hero: "Itegrot that limited tlmo pre vents mo Inspecting your har bor on this visit. Many thanks for your hospitable Invitation." STEPS ON SLEEPING WILDCAT. Greenleuf Woman WliUo Picking Her rles, Hns Unusual Experience. QREENLEAP, Or., July 29.--Whllo Mrs. William Harris was picking wild blackberries noar here a few days ago, sho stepped on an unsuspecting vlld cat that was asleep In Its bed, and that for some reason had not heard her approach. Doth tho wild cat and Mrs. Harris left tho sceno suddenly In opposite directions. Tho berries that had been picked, It Is noedless to say, will nover bo canned. SPEEDWELTj and Fn-MELD SAIL fromllANDON, THURSDAY evening, JULY SI, at 0:an p. m. RESERVA TIONS can be made at TITLE GUAR ANTEE & ABSTRACT CO. OFFICE. Gov. Ferris of Michigan Will Call Calumet Labor Heads and Employers Together. Pr Aorlr.t Trrss lo Coos Dsjr Tlmrs,) LANSING, Mich., July 2U.-As a result of a couferenco today with VIco-Presldont Mahonoy of tho Westorn Federation of Minors nnd Attornoy A. W. Kerr, or Cnluniot, counsel for tho striking copper min ors, Governor Forrls probnbly will tnko action tonight or tomorrow ro wurd bringing representatives of tho rompnnlos nnd workmen togotbor for a mooting In tho oxecutlvo of rico In hopa of Bottling tho labor (Ilsputo In the uppor peninsula. No now Issues woro raised at tho con ference In tho Governor's office, noth Korr nnd Mahonoy ropeatod tho request that tho Governor uso his office to bring tho factious to- gothor and effect a sottlomont Sofia, Capital, Is Isolated and They Petition Romania for Assistance. Iljr AssorlstM I'rdi lo Coos Ilr Tlmn.j 11ELGRADE. July 29. The Isola tion of Sofia, tho Bulgarian capital, Is comploto, tho Inst connecting link of rnllwny hnvlng been cut by Sor vlun troops. Tho Dulgarlnn forces concontrntcd in Sofia, ns well ns tho Inhabitants of tho capital, nro threat ened with famlno, nnd tho Bulgarian government lias asked Roumnnla to consont to tho opening of tho rail road lino running from Vitrna, on the Black sen, to Sofia, In ordor that provisions may bo brought Into tho city. It Is expectod Roumnnla will consent to this agreement. Llbby COAL. Tho kind YOU have ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. Pacific Llvorv and Transfer Company. DOHNGS OF CITY COUNCIL LOSES CHECKS ON CONTRACTS Warren Construction Company Must Pay $400 for Failure to Take Work Awarded. Arter rondlng a letter from tho Warren Construction company stat ing that thoy could not do tho pieces of contracts that had been awarded thorn In Marshflold, tho city council Inst evening declared forfeited tho $400 In cortlfled checks which nc compnnled tho bids. Tho company requested that tho checks bo re turned to thom, saying they would bo willing to pny tho costs of read vertlslng and declaring that It wan not fair thnt they should bo required to tnka pnrts of contracts. Howovor, the Warren company .delayed about a month on tho work and hns Intor- (Contlnucd on Pago Six.) TRY TO GET Fl 0 M S RETIRE OF M BANKS OF NEW YORK ACCUSED Sec. McAdoo Charges Wall Street Financiers With De pressing U. S. Bonds. fly Aiioclttnl I'rrts to Coos !!r Tlmrs. WASHINGTON, I). C, July 2!l An Investigation or Secretary Mc Adoo's charges that New York hunkers hnve organized u cnmpulgn to depress tho price ot Government two pur cent bonds was detnnmied lu a statement Issued todny by Rep resentative Henry, lender or tho so cnlled lusurgolit Democrats on tho House banking committee. Chair man Glass, however, declared tlie enmmlttco hnd Its hands full con sidering thu administration currency hill and did not purpose to bo divert ed. He and other members or the committee mndo It plnln Hint they shared the secretary's opinion ns to the reason for the depression. Henry snld "tho bend or every bnnk In New York should bo Bent Tor nt tho eurllust possible moment, plac ed on tho stand hcloro the commit tee nnd grilled most thoroughly In order that the American pcoplo may know tho exact facts about this controversy." W REDUCED RATE ON LIGHTING Oregon Power Co. Wants New Five-Year Street-Lighting Contract at Lower Cost. D. C. Green, o the Oregon Pow or Company last evening presented a now schediilo of rates for street lighting to tho City Council and asked for a now five-year contract for tho lighting. Tho schedule of rates provides a chargo of $5.75 per month for nro lights whereas fC.CO was the charge heretofore. Tho rato for smaller street lights Is fix ed at $1.45 Instead of $2 per month, and tho Ilgths nro Increased from 32 to 40 candle. Mr. Greon ligured that tho change would re duce tho lighting bill of tho crty about $56 per month. .ISTrISJ'-' -ae..r.Mr. Green (Continued on Pago Six.) S FINE FLIGHT Harry Christofferson, Well Known on Coos Bay, Marry Seattle Girl. The following dispatch from Seat tle will bo of Interest on tho Bay ns Hurry Christofferson won many friends horo while on tho Bny Inst (till arranging ror the aeroplane nights by his brother, Silas Chrlst orrerson, under tho auspices or Tho Times: "Wooed nnd won lu tho air, after a courtship of less than a fortnight, Miss Bertha .Mack, or Seattle, Is to become the brldo Moudny afternoon of Aviator Harry Chrlstorferson. Tho ceremony will bo porformed near Chrlstofforson's hnngnr nt Limn Pnrk by Rev. M. A. Mnt thews and following thn nuptial services the brldo mid bridegroom will do souio modern honeymooning In Chrlstof rerson's hydro-noroplnno. "It wns senrcoly moro thnn two weoks ngo Hint a flaxon-halred youth flow from Evorott to Soattlo, circling ovor tho city while thous ands stretched their nocks In nn ef fort to follow tho flight. Among theso wns Miss Bor.ha Mock, at that tlmo cashier at Luna Park. "Enter Cupid. "Prior to tho oponlng of tho Pot latch ChrlBtofiorson removed his hydro-aeroplane rrom Lako Washing ton to Luna Park and thoro met his flanceo. "Miss Mack, Inspired with cour ago by tho young aviator's previous nights, wanted to tako a joy rldo In tho nlr. ClirUtofforson took hor up as a passonger and Miss Mack thereby won tho distinction of bo 'Ing tho first Seattlo girl In soar ovor tho city In an aoroplnno. An other rldo followed a few days In ter. But Cupid had been able to make hlmsolf heard above tho whirr of tho propeller and when tho crart with its pnssongers, sottled down after tho second flight, thero was soino serious conversation nnd today came tho announcement of tho engagement. United States Government Awaits Efforts of Mex-. icans to Restore Peace. THEY GOT DIAZ TO GIVE UP HIS PLACE. Ambassador Wilson to Appear Before Senate Committee Tomorrow in Matter. ' llr AmocUIfiI 1'rns lo Coos Day Tlmoi WASHINGTON. I). C, July 20. President: Wilson hnd no announce ment to mnko todny about tho pot ley Hint tho United Stntes would pursue toward .Mexico, but there Is overy reason to bullovo that no stepB will bo Inken by this country pending the outcome of a plan be ing made by the lending Mexlcnnn to bring about pence. Tho fact that soino of thu mediators Interested In ndJtiBtlng the dirreronces between followers of Iluertu and Gnrranza were Instrumental In persuading Porflrlo Diaz to abdicate, Is encour nglng tho off ' touch with Mexican nffnii . ilcvo their ef forts might bring iiiiout thu resig nation of Huertn. Tho argument Hint the Mexlcnus nro snld to bo plnnnlug to uso on Huertn In thnt tho United States under no circum stances would recognize his regime, nnd to cxtrlcnte Mexico from Its fl nnnclnl Btrnlts, If Is necessary to es tablish u new administration. Wilson Kept Biixy. Ambnssndor Wilnon will appear be fore the Senate foreign relations com mittee tomorrow tc give his views of tho conditions lu Mexico. Secretary ot Stnto Brynn wns provonted from nttending tho committee's npuclnl mooting todny on account of conror ences nt the Stnto Department with AmbnBsndor Wilson. The Coiigii'shloiuil I'i'obe. Invcstlgutlon or conditions In Mex ico by n Joint Coiigrcsslonnl commit tee wns proposed !n n resolution to dny by Reprcsentntlvo Stephens of Texan. Flvo Senators and rivo Rop rcseutntlves would examine nil tho di plomatic correspondence nnd othor documents relntlng to tho situation. TRAINS ON W. P. SOON. ALONG THE WATERFRONT 4 Tho Nann Smith Is duo In to morrow Irom San Francisco. Tho Hardy arrived In last night from San Francisco. An oil tank steamer Is expectod here In a few days rrom San Fran cisco with ten thousand barrels of fuel oil aboard ror tho Dredgo Seat tlo. Tho Oregon Power Company's tanks will ho used to storo it in. Tho Graco Dollar went out Thurs day night carrying S12.000 feet of lumber and two passongors. FISH E RM EN ATTENTION. Tho Coos Bay Ico & Cpld Sto rago Company will handle Chi nook Salmon and will pay 3 cents por pound nt their dock for all bright fish. Havo your Job nrintliiK dono at The Times office. Johnson Porter Say Service to Mn pleton By .laiiuary I. Tho Eugene Guard nays: "Confirming Tho Guard's recent statement (hat trains would be run ning to Mnpletnn over tho W. P. by Christinas or thereabouts, Johnson Porter, of Porter Brothers, gives out the following telegram, but makes no prediction ns to when the road will bo completed to Marshflold: " 'Trains will ho running botwoon Eugeno nnd Mnpleton by January 1, on tho Wlllnmetto & Pnclfle Rnll lond, the new rond which In to con nect Eugene with Mnrshrield, at Coos Bay. It Is possible that even boioro tho ond or tho yonr tho trains will be In operation. Tho dlstnnco botwoon Eugeno and Mnpleton Is con sidered the worst ror thoso who try to reach Coos Bny nvorlnud In tho winter months, ror rrom Mnpleton thoy can travel down tho lakes by launch to tho bench. " 'No loss thnn 11000 moil nro now working on the rond, divided among .12 cmnps. Porter Brothers havo about 2300 men nt work and Twohy Brothers 700. Moro mon nro neodod, ror the contractors nro endeavoring to tnko advantage or tho summer wonthor. Men nro being shipped In rrom Portland and San Francisco dnlly. " 'Two of tho enmps nro In Mnrsh flold and nro working on thnt end. Johnson R. Porter, who Is In chnrgo of tho construction from Notl tunnel to Marshflold, arrived In Portland to day and reports that tho work is bo Ing carried on ns rapidly ns possible, " 'This summer the innln forco Is being centored on tho lino botween Eugene nnd Mnpleton so ns to havo that complotod first. Thoro aro many miles of rock work boyond Mapleton which Is not being touched nt present and tho builders can work on that during tho wlntor when dirt work Is difficult to handle Already tho contractors havo started on tho long boro of the main tunnol, which will bo nearly a nillo In lcnRth when completed being moro than 4000 feot In length. Iho contract calls ror this tunnol to bo rinlshed by Octobor 5, 1014. " 'From Maploton tho road will skirt Clear I.ako, Flvo Mllo Lako and Sovon Mllo" Lako, a fisherman's par adise.' " AMONG THE SICK. I Miss I.enn Ashman, cashlor of tho Westorn Union orrico, Is conHned to bor homo by Illness. Mar3hnl Cnrtor returned today rrom a visit with his wlfo who has boon qulto sick at their summer camp nonr Allegany. She is not much Im proved, SNAP IN SUMNER FARM, 1(10 ACRES of land ADJOINING GILLIS PIE'S DAIRY FARM Including HO ACRES BOTTOM LAND at $35 por acre. ON EASY TERMS. Seo TI TLE GUARANTEE AND ABSTRACT CO.