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ANOTHER WAY TO GET IN BAD IS TO TRY TO PLEASE EVERYBODY YOU CAN TIM) nv thing wiin t In The Times wiiiil columns. If It isn't there nil vcrle for lt T'o 't Is snuill ntitl the results will surprise you. MEMHER OF Till: ASSOCIATED PRESS. DON'T i:t exciter If you've lost something u three or four line want adv. In The Tlmos will bring It hack. The Times want aN jjet results. . vYYVll ,':!it"l,",'l VOL AAA VII. H Th(J C(mHt M( MARSHF1ELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1913 EVENING EDITION-SIX PAGES. REPORT I). S. SENDS HUERTA ULTIMATUM BRYAN DENIES IT A Consolidation of Times, Coast .Mall ai:d Coos Hay Advertiser. No. 91 Staled That Huerta Had Been Told to Resign But Bryan Says It's Premature. WILSON GOES TO PRINCETON TO VOTE powers Have Virtually Agreed to Defer to U. S. in Plan to Restore Peace in Mexico. HT Afjoolnlccl rrr to Con Dm Time.) WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. I.nto today Secretary of State llryan Ifsncil a statement declining to discuss the words "ultimatum," "note." or "advices," saying ho lind no moro to say than tlio statement I Itfdf convoyed. It was as follows: "I have made It n rule not to (Uh- ciiss newspaper reports concern Inn International affairs, hut prematnro dispatches from Mexico this morn Inp suggest a departure from my nilo at this time. No ultimatum hns hcen sent to Mexico and It Is unfortunate that the press should ' " slvo credence to such reports. The MarSHficId Woiliail Will Hold BUSINESS PROSPECTS BRIGHTER ANOTHER NATION .SIGNS WILSON'S PEACH TREATY Illy Af.n.'lnloil I'nn to Conn liny Tin.".. I WASHINGTON, 1). C, Nov. t. Secretary Bryan and .Minis- ter Metnhreno of Honduras have signed the treaty embodying 1'resldent Wilson's pence plan, which was announced hy llryan early In the present admlnls- tratlon. Honduras is the fourth nation to conclude such treaty I I with the I'nlted States. The j others are Salvador, Panama and l Guatemala. i C. A. Smith Talks Optimistical-n,nll,,"K 1,1,0 than 1,1 operation. The iy or conditions Generally and the Lumber Trade in Particular Canal Will Have Beneficial Effect. IS t il CM IIILUUi TO GET PENS ION t. - 1... .t...n..1.. I,. Mill III UIMIU K) nl .11.11 Mill III' l-MMI Inarctirncy In regard to domestic questions Is limited, hecause tho people are acquainted with the sub Joct and can make allowances, hut Short Term Record- Others Aided. (Special to The Times.) COQUILLE, Or., Nov. I. Mrs as misstatements In regard to In- Sarah Wilson, of .Marshilold, will t tcrnational matters may lend to sor- prohnbly hold the record for holn lous conseiinences. I feel Justified In the short term pens'onor under, the making the nbovo donlnl." .Mother's nld law. Tho county court A discussion that President, "WI1- hero yesterday granted her n pension son might again tnko tho Mexican of flO per month to ond next Jnn- sltuatlon to Congress In n personnl nary, when her youngest child will address wns revived In udmlnislrn- pass the ngo limit. (Ion circles today. "The opening of the Panama Cnnnl should, and 1 think will, hnve a beneficial effect on the lumber business of the entire Pacific Coast," remarked Mr. C. A. Smith .yester day In discussing business condi tions. "It Is something that Is needed, too" he added. "The condi tions in the lumber Industry for the past four years hnve been anything out encournglng. With tho excep tion of last year 1 doubt If there was a single mill on the Pacific Const that enrned Interest on tho Investment rognrdless of profit. Even last, year T think ".0 per cent or the mil lit dl'l not make a penny of profit nnd barely enrned Interest without dividends. The renson for this disastrous condition or th'o lum ber trnde Is tho world-old cnuso nnd effect of supply nnd demand. Tho rebuilding or San Francisco created an enormous demand Tor lumber nt good prices. Now mills wero erected to supply this demand. Af ter being built tho owners felt tho necessity or keeping them In oper ation, for like n boat a snwmlll deteriorates moro mpldly whllo ro- BOAT CRASHE D Wr Aolfn. I'itm In Coon Tiny Tlmrr.l WASHINGTON, I j. C. Nov. I. President Wilson lot tho Mexican situ ation simmer today whllo he wont to Princeton. New .lersoy, to vote. All the ofllclnlft lien, are silent on i this Kovornuient's ultimatum that Mrs. Geo. Langonberg, or North Pond, -formerly Miss Imhoff. whoso husband was killed In a sawmill near Knseburg Inst an minor, wns al lowed $10 per month. Mrs. Aboil, or Coquille, was nllowcd $2." per ! month. Tho application or .Mrs. llutlor, -i C riinwlnii i.t I Ihu-rta must resign Ho Presidency or,"' T" " " , , . Mexico without loss of time and must ?'ow" thn ' ,,n'1 ,l ,,,,3,m, ' not leave as his successor General I " ' .T''., . Aiin.llf.t.r. Illn,., i,i mii.,. r T,, njipl Ifll t loilK Of Ml'S. Alice War. or any other member of his of- j " " ","' "en'I Mm. Corbln. Ilelat miiiiu. ,.r f ,., K Wp '""'nt. and Mrs. Chnso. of - ii unit t ICEBERG result was that after the San Fran cisco demand was supplied, the market could not absorb the output. Lumber that sold at $30 per thou sand has sold down to $10 per thousand. In the face of theso con ditions It hns tnken courage ns well us cash to keep these mills In oper ation and many have given up the struggle, some running only part of the time ant others ceasing entirely. Tho opening of the Panama Cnnnl will bronden our market and, I think, result In Improved conditions." "The general business conditions of the country are getting better. I notice that bank balances nro gen ernlly Improving nnd that will ease the money market. The currency bill hns a tendency to keep matters unsettled, but with that disposed of I look for n continual forward move ment all over the country. On the whole conditions at present are en couraging nnd 1 think tho prospects are growing better everywhere for moro prosperous times." Mr. Arno Moreen, who was present during Mr. Smith's Informal talk remarked that while ho thought that opening the Pnnnnui Cnnnl would Improve tho luiriber trade of tho whole Pacific Const that Coos Hay would reap grenter benefits thnn any other section. INDIANAPOLIS PEOPLE WALK HAINES DIES FROM WOUND, HAMPTON IS EXONERATED PL'I .MILL STARTS FIRST WORK TODAY The C. A. Smith pulp mill 1 started Its first operations to- j day, the filling of the chip j house being the llrst of tho pre- j Hmlnnry work. The shipment j j of chemicals needed was made j on the Hedondo yesterday and j should arrive tomorrow. Mnn- j nger Nerdruni says the now j plant has worked fine so far. COOS BAY IS PROMISING Coroner's Jury Finds That ing Was Done In Self 1 Defense. FULL DETAILS0F THE ECKLEY TRAGEDY Haines Fired First Shot in Duel In Which He Was Killed. (Speclnl by Long Distance Tele phone to Coos liny Times.) ECKI.EY, Or., Nov. I Tho Cor oner's Jury In the cnao of L. L. Haines, who died from the olToctB of a revolver wound Inflicted by his brother-in-law, Hugh Hampton, found that the shooting was In solf defense and completely exonorntod Hampton from all blame. Justice Cox. of Langlols, acted as Coroner nt tho hearing. JI. W. Dean, Deputy Sheriff at Curry County, furnished Tho Times with the following details of tho Hanipton-llalnes shooting at this place. There had been trouble for somo Street Car Lines Tied up, by Big Strike Professional Men Turn Guards. tnr Amorlitid I'rm lo Coo nr Tlmci.l INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. I. Tho Carried No Wireless Had Hard Struggle Getting Into Port. ' tllv A"id.iti(t I'itm to Coot liar TlmM.l ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. I. A iMirnesH line freighter, Manchester street car service, which has been wns dragged Into liarbor hero today tied up slnco Friday night by tho Tier bow a mass of crumpled wreck- strlko of tho employes of tho Indian- ngo and her pumps racing madly to apolla Traction and Terminal com- dofent the flood of water that pour- puny, did not resume yesterday. AiVwy ed Into the hull. Tho stoam- strikers and sympathizer nocked Or. U'llll'll Pfirrtnil tin wlr.tlnca fin,fii tifinr tit.. I milulnnn utc.ti.ti litii.ua 'tMw. terlo whom ho might bo expected to"-""" 'mw' """" 0,1 ""' oxttus. crashed hend-on Into IV glnnt Tho crowds woro orderly. Hankers, control. The tension over tho ultl-i , 1 ' "s " '"tl,om 0(1 11,0 Iceberg Rundny while about ouo him- morchnnts nnd professional men wore dred miles east of Tioll Isle. Cap- deputized to guard tho streets Inst tnln Couch succeeded In notifying night In order to lot tho police hnvo his agents nt Montreal by means of full time to the prevention of ilestruc- malum Is now rollwed. bv tho Presl- " ' , " 01 v ,,1n, nm nnor dent's ..I.-...., i iu i-'n"' 1'ow worthy nho wns of It jm"v m-nnv; 1 1 j left the Whlto House tho Presldeni fonfcr' i'tl with Secretary Hrynu. Tin greatest Interest centered wiin nun nno was no rotation to him. Wfll Is Probated. Tho will of Mrs. Schotlold, whose Julius Kruttschnitt Tells Why Road Here is to be Built Before Natron Cut-off. 1 EUGENE, Nov. I. Nature of the. 1,11,0 "oveoii Unities and Hampton territory to he served was given as 1111,1 Haines had been warned to ro tho reason for tho present close-' ,,,nlu off tllu Hampton placo. nut down of work on tho Natron-Klnm- j 1 'nines wns persistent nnd on tho nth Falls cut-off, In n brief Inter-j r'1,al morning of November t he view given out here by Julius Krutt- ('1,II,L tu Hampton's with his rlflo and sfhnltt, chairman of tho board of ; 'san Investigating all tho hog pens iiireciors or tlio southern Paelflc i Company. "Tho Natron lino Is to bo a through lino," said .Mr. Kruttschnitt. and barns about tho placo. IIo claimed to ho looking for somo stock that had disappeared from his (dailies') placo and which ho "Intended for a freight servko bo-! claimed had been stolen. tween tho largo cities of tho coast moro than for tho development of territory along Its line. Tho con venience Is to tho company rather thnn to tho people, bonce Its com pletion enn ho deferred. Capt. Whitney, tho mall carrier between Hckloy and Myrtlo Point was at tho Hampton placo and wns a witness of tho altercation and, shooting. iinmpton went out to where about 'luert.L H ,.fnr,,..n- wiu, . I,,,RIII1,,1 wns formerly pnstor of tho Mexico City diplomatic corps. Ah "M,0'? na,,tlfit 0,,"r(,I, W"B fl,c,, roon as c.11IW ,i'Affaros o'S'mu'.'h-! for ',rn,m,- "V 0S,n,,J w" os"nint ncfisy ,r,,l dollvorod tho latest, note, f a ?I2401n'1 R,ho ;iV2 '! ,n Huerta called In tho diplomats, but!,'c,r ,JII",,an urI"K h fl. Ilfot,," no nminiiiii,)T.w.n. .... .i.i i "lll- anr m ileum tiio .tHd I.., .1,11 U I...U.I conference, An air of confidence In olllclnl clr--clcs Is taken to Indicate that tho I'nlted States Is satisfied-that vlrtu ally all or tho gront powers hnvo "Breed to support tho administra tion's policy, or at least to tho ex tent of observing a ntrlct neutral at tttudo and allowing tho United States t" test Its plan for restoring peace in .Mexico, in tho absence or nnv lots In Myrtlo Point shall go to her daughter, Mrs. Dalloy, nnd tho bnj anco be divided among throo other children. Tho onlv other mnttor to como up yesterday wns the case of two Smith hoys of Dandou, cited to np pear In juvonllo court. Their moth er wns present, but derlnred sho could not compel tho boys to come nnd so Judge llnll Issued n warrant nag signals. IIo headed for St. Hon of street car property. Sheriff Johns after tho collision. Tlio sea Portius served summons on two hun wns swept hy n honvy storm and tho tl red reprcsontntlvo business men yes vessol had a hard strugglo reaching terday morning, ordering thoin to re port. Sho reached boro In n sink- port for gunrd duty ns deputies later Ing condition. Tho Mnnchester car- In tho day. Most of tho factories nro lied a crew of forty ofricors and short handed owing to tho Inability of their employes to reach their placo , of business men. official stntnnw w i. i.i 'r ' for thoni to bo brought before him ... MllJ ,t liiu uuom il , exprt-sslnns of romnnfont r.i.an,...n,.a oxi Mondoy. tiijiviviin u 1uv.t IWM ,s ueiiovpd thnt nuortn has been iniormed that vlrtunllv all the now s illiiloniiitlcally ropresentod In tho '"Mean capital nro disposed to defer u 'o united States In tho task of restoring constitutional irovernmont. sUCll a SHllnmniit n...llnnM I.I 1... ..,w.l 111 II. Mill liy WUII11I IIU lonipnmed hy a pointed inquiry '"ned to develop Iluorta's Inten- "u". It Is bollpved the latest movb "ay not dlbeloso tho purpose of tho "ue( ate In the event Huerta's answer is not satisfactory, ns auch eciaratlon would virtually mark the . , P In the negotiations. Huer 8 conforonco with the diplomatic ""I is taken to -bear out that theory. opinion is that It would natur y follow that -the de facto Presl nt would call on the diplomatists 2 make sure that the positions of "Mr 8overnmenta.had been correctly -f.uLand that theJ' were aligned the United States. ,B Utd Preii i. coo. IUT Tlmw.J dieM C CITY' N0V' 4' No ,n" thai u1S wro nPParent ,ie,"e today at Huerta has delivered any reply o a communication from the United 6ates telling him he must resign ana niusi not leave a successor any of his adherents, 'n unoffiMoi . j i .l- Vtall suoriero ana ai inoijamea r. rioiuor, wed States Brobasfy emphatic de-'datB for Goyernor, nlnls wero still mndo today as to tho recolpt of any rommiinlcatlon from the A'merlcan government. Tho only roreronco to tho Incldont In local pnpors wns that enrriod In Associat ed Press dispatches from Washing ton. Theso wore shown to Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American Charge d'Affnlrs, and brought out a denial moro or less technlcnl, which wns published here In connection with tho dispatches. PHESIDENT WILSON IS NOT WORRIED OVER SITUATION inr AiwUtxl Preu lo Coo. Bar Tlmu.l ON nOARD PRESIDENT WII SON'S TRAIN, nnltlmore, Nov. 3. No word of commont was obtain able from President Wilson today on the ultimatum demanding Huerta's resignation, Tho President gave no evidence of being worried over the situation and Is calmly awaiting Huerta's reply. Tho President was accompanied to Prlncton, N. J., by Miss Eleanor Wilson, his youngest daughter, and the Misses Lucy and May Smith, of New Orleans, relatives, who have been guests at the White House. The President was to he In Princeton only two hours, planning to vote for James P. Fielder, DeocrUc can- LEI CONTRACT ; FOR STREETS RESIGN RATHER THAN PROTECT STRIKE ItREAKERS injr AmoMMM I'reM lo Coo nar Tlinn I INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. Nov. Thirty patrolmen of tho Indianapolis police force turned In their bndgos , today rather than rido on streot , cars nnd protect strlko broakors. A City Council Awards Improve- Bmni of fifty moro dotmied to mnntQ nn ?PPml Tlinr. 'snanl a car which was about to moms on beverai i nor- , Btnrt( 1)rotost0(, B0 BtronBly nBnlnBt OligllfareS. riding on It that tho offort to ro- The Mnrshnold City Council last 8umo traffl was nnnnilonod nnd the evening awarded contracts for a vnco t"c to patrol duty on lftmn amount of streot work and tho BtreotB. Tho pollco Joined In equnllxed assessments on a number tho c,,Mrlll wh,ch fllwed tho or- of other streets preliminary to UD' u""'b mi uuuk awarding the contracts. Among the tne r contracts let were: i Seventh street Hagiiulst & DJor- qulut, grndlng at 45 cents and side walks at 30 cents, C, R. Flanagan bid 49 cents on grading and Moon & Darclay bid 47 cents. The lm- pooplo; It opens up rich territory all along the way to Coos Ray and hack of the hay is a vast region of undeveloped resources. Hy build ing this lino wo will open up busi ness for ourselves and furnish transportation to many communities that are yet cut rr from tho world. "A consliloniblo portion of tho Nation Hue is through the moun tains, comparatively unproductive. Thus, In fact, nil now construction In tho West, will hnvo to wnlt until earnings nnd time justify tho work. We hnvo n great doal of now lino In Oregon now. Wo have Just finished 125 miles of tho lino to TIllnmooK, nnd our electric Hues through tho valley nro qulto coinploto. Wo will have to spend a vast amount of money In Oregon yot, just on tho projects under wny." ELECTlsl STATES POLICEMEN REFUSE AID TO STRIKE RREAKERS Br AmocUI! Fren to Coot Ptj Tlmei.) INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 4 Sne- provemoni oxtonus rrom ingersoi c(n, precautions against vlolenco In to Johnson. the street car strike were taken to Hemlock from Sixth to Eighth 'day, In the fear that additional Hagqulst & Djorqulst got the plank crowds on the streets due to olec roadway work at $1.20, Win. Peart tlon day would result In serious the grading at 32 cents nnd John- trouble. Almost the entire police son & Larsen got tho bridge work force was on duty. Mayor Shank for f593.37, the wood curb at 13' defonded tho policemen who had cents and Bldewalk at 29 cents, Mc- been ordered to turn in their badges Lain & McLaln were other bidders, for refusing to board a car to aid there being a big variance In tho the strike breakers. Tho Mayor or- prlces. j dored the patrolmen to return to South Broadway from Central to 'duty. "I take this stand berauso Mill Slough Johnson & Larson got I do not believe It Is the duty of tho sidewalks for 4C cents and the .policemen to run cars," he said. "It Coos Bay Paving and Construction , 's his duty to protect lives and prop Company got the balance of the.erty, and not to operate or assist in operating tne cars or tne street car company." (Contlnutd on F lis.) "Tho Coos Hay line serves more j Haines was prowling m ound tho barn and stock pens and warned hi rat to get off tho placo. This Haines refused to do nnd took n position In front of tho burn door. Iinmpton started for tho barn and asked Haines ir ho could not go Into his own barn. dalnos replied, -"Yes," and took a row steps away, but as ho did so raised his rlflo and fired direct nt Hampton and Ills wife who hnd Joined her husband In tho yard. Hampton Immediately returned tho riro from n Coil's revolver, the fihot taking effect In tho right shouldor above tho collar bono. The shot disabled Haines, but he managed to rotnln his rlflo and flrod two moro shots ut Hampton, but all shots went wldo of tho mark. Hampton fired two moro shots which took effect In Unities' groin and from tho effects of which ho dlod In about twenty-four hours, passing nway at 9:30 Sunday. Dr. Stcmmler, of Myrtle Point, was called promptly, but wnB un able to do more than rellovo the suffering of tho wounded man. Deputy Sheriff Dean, of Curry, County, reported promptly at tji scoiio of tho shooting nnd later 'as sisted tlio Coronor In seeming evi dence ami made a thorough Inves tigation of tho affair and all mat tors leading up to the shooting. Ah a result or this investigation nnd tho testimony submitted the Cor oner's Jury returned a verdict finding Hampton not guilty and coiplotoly exonerating him, finding that no blamo attached to him. Tho body of L. L. Haines was burled at 5 o'clock Monday eve ning In tho family coniotory at Eck loy, Rev. E. E. Codor, of Myrtlo Point, conducting tho eorvlces. Three Choose Governors- Others Elect Senators and Judges City Elections. tny AoUtei Prim, lo Co'i Hay Tim ) NEW YOKE, Nov. Soven states hold elections today. Three Mnss- aehusotts, Now Jersey nnd Virginia chooso Govornors; Maryland olects United States Senators nnd Stato Con troller; Pennsylvania two Superior Court Judges; Kentucky two Circuit Judges and Legislature; Now York nine Supreme Court Judges, n Chief J nil go of the Court of Appeals, an Associate Judge, an Assembly nnd two State Senators. New Jersey nlso olects a new Legislature. Congress men are to be elected from four dis tricts tho tnlrd Massachusetts, tho thirteenth andi twentieth Now York nnd tho third Maryland. Many cities will chooso new officers, notably New- York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati. DEMOCRATS WIN IN PITTSFIELR, MASS. Or Aiaoclated Trrni 10 Coo. Iltj TlniM.) PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 4. Tho total vote fpr Governor In this city was ns follows: Rlrd, Progressive, 907; Fobs, Independent, 783; Gar dner, Republican, 1C5G; Walsh, Democrat, 2035. The vote of 1912 was: Walker, 2126; Fos, 2335; Bird 949. EXAMINER CLOSES ARIZONA BANK D AiioclilM I'ren. lo Coot ViJ Tlmw.J DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 4. State Rank Examiner J. C. Callaghan took charge today of tho Arizona nank nnd Trust Company. Tho Institu tion did not open for business to duy. With a capital of $30,000, surplus of $75,000 and $110,000 de posits, tho bank Is said to have loaned $117,000 which Is now outstanding. GIhsk Ilioke. A large glass In one of the doors of tho postofllco .wno accidentally broken nut. A i