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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1914)
Iff PESSIMIST'S RIGHT NAME IS COWARDHE'S AERAID OF THE WORLD j (tea Sag tos. '1 1112 WOMEN TIIK MERCHANTS who advertise In Tlic; Times know ilioy rcccti the best ic(iilu in (lie flly who Insist on the hest news of the city. ?hV rCi'l 'l,c T,l,u,s kl,ow t,'py ,a" ifmV ' l,lN "r "l0 l,est mm,umtH t . Ii iw.ll u lit tlll lll'Sl. lll'O- ,!,. the vii' hlfc1-' ' ' member of the associated press " r ' .. .ml VVVII ' MMMUllllll'U 17 LVOL AAAVII. H1'i!,e Coast Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1914 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall NO. 140 and Coos Hay Advertiser. -SIX PAGES. j- i ' GPIilSM MAI ,S PROSPECTS FOR COMING YEAR Braristreet's Forecast States Money Will be Easier to Be Obtained BURDENSOME STOCKS MARKED BY ABSENCE Time Needed to Heal Bruises Quick Revival of Business Is Expected NBW YORK, .n. 2. Following . .i Mr Mm Imiitnr.im hf a nsviuw ui mu - tho world In 1913, Hrndslroot'H nnnunl letter holds an optimistic note (or 1914, stntlug Unit every Iitcllcn- Hon polnt toward iiioiiL.ylioliiBOiii.lor.aovorilor porr (( j( '. nnil cnenper to olilnln than In Oio to Prerfldtnit Shaw or tho Cnlunict year Jimt ended. Tho forecast for nnd Mucin Conipany. requesting hint 1914 Is it8 follows: to conio to Lansing for a conforenco Tlio (tililatlon In tho stock mivr- rolatlvo. to taking steps to softlo fcet hi 1913 wi.s appnrpiitly tlfnroltgh tho stdko 'controversy In tho Mleh wltliont being pniilrky. Trade and Ignn copper mining dlHtrlct. Industry la turn Hhowcd symptoms of If Shaw refuses to accept the ln nn orderly retreat rnthor than of n vlUillon, Darrow asked tho Governor rreclpltnto flight, and hIiico tho lin- ! I'll" n tottor urging him to trmni fodltit? noted hi tho lnttor -'o to arhltnitloii. Harrow's hub- weeks of l!U:ii't In. loss In heard of motion for nrlillrntlon was for tho minora of business troubles In thin n,!m"M '" ", ,wo "'-'" "Portl and other dtlcB. .,0IH ,(' m'lt',', Uvo ""', "l0 "PPolnl- iinent of a fifth arbitrator to bo left I.(nm,nh Arc Learned. , .,,, WI Governor Tlic complete hlHtory of the 1 102- j,-orrH 03-01 c liaise nml quick revival. Ir ' . . . ,,... tome e' v. hose earlier happening wereWly paralleled In l13, will repay m-r iml because holding somo lesson and Indeed Homo encouraRe- mentii. it l.i generally conceded Hint whllo the entry or Industry Into tho rtock nmrket In n cnpltnllzed form litis mndo It more sensitive to unfav- ornlilo linppcnliiKH, it lins also madn It quicker to respond lntor to Improving InfluenrcB. Tho hest Judgment bcoiiih to Hiip-'nnd port tho view Hint monoy, the grent dcHlderntnm In flnnnco nnd trade, Milt ho hath chenpor nnd ciibIoi- to obtain In mil than In 1 013. Tho pniNOKO of tho currency hill Ih expect- cd to ho an aid in tills reaped', what- ever may ho thought of ultimate of- fects or tho ponslhlo Inflntlon fciiture' of tho now niensure, which 1ms sttp-j planted a seriously dofertlvo syBtom. Europe Is Hnrtlcn, Of course, any lll-consldon-d rise Hko that of 1S9K, with Its nftormntii of deep deproHslon, Is to bo avoided, nnd tho possibilities of Europe en deavoring to furthor llquldnto Its burdens In American markets tiro to ho considered In this connection, though our immonso credit hnlnnco may help iik In this respect'. Money, however, should bo plenty for legitimate, tra.ln ,t t.iB. in 1914. and the absence orburdenson.o Mocks, owing to long continued hand- to-mouth buying, Bhottld bo Helpful. u win not ho forgotton that many j -crops were short In 1913, nnd prices, particularly or food, wero high, which may have helped aKrlciilturo as a Mhole, though no country evor mndo much money out of its own crop shortages. Depends in Crops. As to lOjj eron conditions. It mnv lo said that that said conditions are ravorablo and winter wheat Is in nx- llent shape. Tho matter of posslhlo railway rnte advances prcssos for -arly solution. AH of tho advances asked for In past years would hnvi inAn iiionffin. lent to sa0 BOIIIO lindK. marmroil on. terprlses from the efrccts or their OWIl Sins, bllt tli Inatloo ln.loo.1 tlin absolute necessity, or allowing tho railroads to rermm tiom.nivn tny high cost or operation can hardly be oenled. in this matter the ttugurlea nt the outset of thn vnr .! fhnno.ii favorable, and if thoy prove so should iiavo on important effect in stlinulnt- ", emnn(l fr a variety of articles which move through the marts of "trade. TJquldittlon Doubtful. hother any great liquidation In commodity prices Is possible in 1914 w doubtful, and without that the of smiB to partake of the nature of a n Predicted liquidation of labor ream. High costs of all operation, but t 8eera to havo come to 8tay- U does seem possible to make i-n. . in the atT of reducing the world1 s most use! ts expenditure, that for armnm..!. . ,. ,MV,0, rae win, perhaps be MMfed.to FINANCIAL PUS 10 END Darrow: Requests Conference With "Mine Owners for End of Calumet Controversy tllf Aaoflalr. firm In Cihm Hay Tlliim, 1 LANSING, .Mich,, .Inn. 2. Clar ence Harrow, coiiiiboI for tho West- Ortl Tini1friltlrill .if fltlflfM nalln.l mrmw mM t)l0 ,rorH Wottld ,l0 w,B , Blnt tli.p t.(IHt) , 10 ,.,,, llonn, olectod entirely ,,y 10 ,rCHllot or (vernor. If 1)ot,, tIl0 rorKolng prnpoaulH were rejected, Darrow iiHkod that a apodal Hosslon or tho Legislature ho called for ti,0 purpose or iiiikhIiik n tonnnKO tax. Tho Inlior londers Biihmltted tliolr ipropoBltlnn to the Covornor at noon ho did not decide Imniedlatoly on what coiii-ho ho would pursue Ho Btnted, however, that ho would hoikI boiiio kind of commuulcntlou to tho head or the Calumet and I loch Conipany. OF Five Hundred Marchers Form Stranne Contrast to New Year's Revelers ' Illy A.oUlml I'irta lo Cooa Hay . linen, ) CHICAGO. Jan. 2 A crowd of near- 'y rlvo hun,,red uo,,loe,, ",c" " yostcrday ,orn ..g niarcl.od tt"oa C" tnK0 8. 1,U8. " f. 8 ' UlllullllK lunuiuiuiiin nu MU1HW..1....0 fooI, breaking windows and punctur iug niitomobllo tires. They furnish ed v strange contrast to tho Now" YoJir's revelers who were leaving tlio cafes and restaurants. Tho men marched four ubroast, carrying a bannor which road: "Wo demand work, not charity." Tlio nrmy naitea street curs una cne to tho passengers that they wanted work. "Hoy, you bums, what's up?" shouted a pedestrian from the curb, "You aro drunk and we are hun gry," shouted ono of the leaders deop-soated Injuries that the business world received in 1913, hut past ex perience would sooni to indicate that lacking any serious damage to tho business fabric, or which thoro ure no really tangible signs, a compara tively quick revival from the quiet visible in many lines should onsue. Boverned of course by the mpney and crop developments of 1914. CAHD OF THANKS To everyouo wlio so kindly and thoughtfully assisted In removing meat and fixtures from our shop yesterday during the fire and espec ially to the members of tho Marsh field Fire Department for tlteir ser vice, wo desire to extend our sincere and hearty thauks. PALACE MEAT MARKET. By Sylvester Jones, Manager. It you have tmyttdnr "t jjl, .nwt. MNERS E W M 1 WORK IS SEEKING HELP Queen Eleanora Asks Aid of American Red Cross for Thousands of Refunees III)' AmihUIM Pith In I'oun liny Tlinrn.) WASIIINOTON, 1). C, Jan. 2. Queen Elennorn or Hulgarla, cabled to tho Amerlean Ited Cross today aBklug roller for thousands or rcf ug'ccs left dostlttito by the Ilalknu Wnr. Tlio Queen says thousnntlH are hoiiielens, Bholterless, starving and freezing In the' unusually cold winter weather that has swept Eu rope. GENERAL JONES Suffragist Agains Marches on Washiiiflton Will Try to Walk it in Seven Days Illy Awih flp. I'itm lo Cihm I lay Tlinm.) NEW YOUK. Jnn 2. (itinera! ltoKttllo Jones, sttfriMgotto lender and a veteran or tho marches to Washington and Albany, ninrshaled her soldiers at New- York City's northernmost boundary early yos torday and started on another root Journey to tho state capital. She plans to miiko tho lTH-mllo trip In sovoii days, or at tlio rato Tho or twonty-rivo miles tt dny. provlous march a year ago occupied ! ! two weoks bocttiiso or bail weather, ALL WIRES ARE No Communication of Any Kind Outside for a Time Early This Morning After simmering down to mildness lor Now Year's Day, tho stormy weather broke loose again last night with ronowed force and had a great time knocking telegraph, telephone mid wireless '"wires" into a cocked hat. Until a fairly lato hour today tho wireless plant wns tlio only one to recover from tlio blow, tho aorlal lino boing tested about 10:30 and found to bo in working ordor. Tho Western Union wires went down early in tho storm, which drove tho wind up tho coast from tho south east nt tho rate of CTi miles an hour. All tho long distance telephone wires were out of commission this morn ing for the first time this season, which indicates that the wind was of unusual force Inshoro as well as off tho coast, Tho wires used in tho jiorlul plant were blown down last night, but nre now In working order onco more. The wind caused somo slight dam age In tho town, breaking some win dows and banging craft against tho wharves along tho waterfront. Signs were blown down and leaky roofs were loosened up, allowing more rain to descend below than usual. Tho steamers in the harbor wero compelled to double their mooring lines toprevent breaking loose nnd causing damage during tho darkness. Reports from North Head, at tho mouth of the Columbia, state the wind there was 65 miles an hour this morning with heavy seas. At Blanco (lie wind was 55 miles an hour, also .,- ...,,.,., hk .,... ' , I LEADS ARMY ..u... .. - -""-'""'-" of the diplomatic corps appeared in The barometer nt the Columbia was'...,, .. ' ''., . down to 29.10. STORM IX" OAL1FOHXIA. Heavy Bains and Gales Sweep the Southern State. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 The last day of tho year found the heav iest storm of the season sweeping California with unabated vigor. Riv ers and creeks everywhere were ris ing fast and In Napa two persons are known to have been drowned. Rail service, both steam and electric, was suspended, many wires being down and there, was water running In the IS GROWING FAST Population Now Exceeds Lon- don by One Million Exclusive of London's Suburbs Illy Amnrlitc.l I'itm to Cook Hay Tlinfu.l NEW YORK, .In'n. 2. New York City leads London in population by 1,000,000 according to Dr. Oullfoy, htatlstlclan or tho board or health. Tlio comparison does not' Include as a part or London Hint city's large Bub urban urea. Whllo Now York is gaining Inrge ly in population, tho city and county or London nre retrograding. STORM CAUSES FLOOD DAMAGE Levees Are Watched Alonn Sacramento River North ern California Visited Illy Akmk laid I'rrM In Cuoa Hay Tlinm SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. A now storm on the heels or the one that departed last night after do ing much damago In the northern part or the state, was central yes torday over tho Columbia River anil traveling rapidly eastwnrd and southward, reached California yes torday afternoon ami Central Call rorula last night. Illghor stages ror tlio Sacramento River and Its tributaries may bo expected and all cities In tlio low lands aro warned to watch their lovecs. was under from S to 10 reot or water and several cottages wero flouted off Into tho current. Ships at sea Bent back wireless re ports or rough weather, and thoso that mado this port brought tales or high winds, swept docks and batter ed hulls. Wire communication was badly hampered and the weather bur eau had no ropors of wind velocities along tho coast. At Summit, In tho Slorms, 101 Indies of biiow wore registered. At Folsom tho American river stood at 14.4 feet and had risen In 24 hours 10.9 feet; at Marysvlllo tho Yuba stood at 14.2 feot and had risen G.4; at Orovlllo tho Feather stood at 15.7 feot and had risen 11.9 feet. Absence of President Prevents New Year Function First Time in Many Years (lly Asiodalnl Praia In Cooa Hay Tlinea. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2. WnBliingtons New Year's Day In the capital passed without the White House reception for the first time since the day of President Monroe. In the absence of 'President Wilson the breakfast to the diplomatic corps by Secretary and Mrs. Bryan was the principal function of the day. The feature of the Bryan break- l'a8t """a that none of tho members UI1I1UIIU, put, IIIU BUIIIUBI CUIIYCIIIIUIIUI Igarb of the men and many handsome I gowns of the women, presented a brilliant scene. NOTICE TO SCOTS. A meeting of the Scotch people of Coos Bay will be held at Loggie's Hall In North Bend Sunday after noon, January 4, at 2 o'clock, to arrango for an opproprlate celebra tion of the anniversary of Bobble Burns, January 25. All Scots nnd otber8 Interested are Invited, DAN M'DONALD, The Tliae want ads H OR W W NO RECEPTION AT WASHINGTON mi IN FIERCE BATTLE AT OJINAGA LINO REACHES PASS CHRISTIAN Special Mexican Envoy Pre pares to Land and Confer With President Wilson (lly An-mlalM l'rn to Coin tlay Tltum. PASS CHRISTIAN, Jan. 2. The cruiser Chester, .with John Llud on board, lias been delayed by a heavy rog on her way from Vera Cruz and Llnd probably will not land until to night. Llnd will como ashoro In a Liunll boat at a dock about a mile nnd a hair from the President's cottage. New York to Have Structure 694- Feet Tall, Highest in Whole World. lly Aworlatisl I'rraa lo Coim Hay Tlinm.) NEW YORK, Jim. 2. Tho high est building in .the world will ho erected by tho Pan American States Association on t.he block bounded by Broadway, Eight avenue, Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth streets. It will bo 894 feet high, will have fifty-one stories nnd will cost $12,000,000. LA FRANCE IS . SENT TO PEN Insurance Swindler Caught at Coquille Begins Prison Term on New Year's Day PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 2. James C. La Franco, convicted Insurance swindler, was taken to Salom to ho gin service or a term or ouo to five years In the penitentiary. Ills pro posed appeal from tho conviction In Circuit Jndgo Cavanattgh's court Iibb been abandoned. La Franco two months ago was found guilty of de frauding the Modern Woodmen of America of $3000 by "planting" n body on the Clackamas River bank with memoranda In the pockets that. would lead to tho Identification of tho body as his own. His wlfo col lected the policy in the Modern Wood men nnd other sums from dlfforent companies, totalling $15,000. La Franco disappeared Juno 18, 1912, and was arrested about a year lator. He has never revealed the Identity of the body found on 'tho Clackamas. His wife was Indicted but novor brought to trial. La Franco was ar rested at Coquille, whore ho was liv ing after buying a littlo lumber mill near Bandon. COOS HAY DISTINCT. The Eugene Register says: "While A. Norman, of Eugene, was appointed vice president nnd general manager of the Oregon Powor company, lie states that the Coos Bay division' Is under the management of R. M. Jen nings, formerly In Eugene, and as general manager, Mr. Norman lias no supervision over the operation In the Coos Bay district. Mr. Norman has gone to Tacoma to be gone for several days," HAPPY NEW YEAH! ""Wlth assurance that I will bo glad to glvo you a cordial welcome to my now location In tho Russell building, Just A tdook nnd a half west of my former store on Central avepne. CM&KK frljjajffBKY. 1 If yon kyti'iytt!g to.i rent. GOTHAM PLANS nir.li mi i nisioi H HII LUlub ED Six Hundred Killed and Far More Wounded by Deadly Rebel Firing ' HORRIFYING SIGHTS SEEN BY AMERICANS Men With Arms or Legs Shot Off Crawl Across River Pleading for Aid Illy Aiworlalnl I'rtra lo Conn Hay Tlmni 1 PRESIDIO, Tex., .Inn. 2. Tho bat tle or OJIuagn continued yesterday, t fter having been In progress all night. i00 or 000 Federals had al- jrciuly been killed and the wounded will bu fill In excess or that number. Horrirylng sights wero witnessed on tho American side boforo day light. Wounded soldiers with shat tered arms, legs shot off nnd Injuries that later proved fatal, struggled through the river and pleaded to tho American soldiers for help. All tho physicians and medical sup plies nvallublo hero wero placed at tho service or tho disabled Federals. From the village or OJIuagn camo ntl dllaillfiflif tl.lfa, f lllft nil..... .1,1.1 I mi uiiiiicoo tiuu ui inu nuuiiuvii. Devertcrs Cross Itlvor. Federal ilusortoru canto to tho river In great numbers, Indicating that tho bulk or Iluortn's nrmy was dis posed to glvo up. All tho deserters viio wore not wounded wero dlBnrtn itl by tho United States border patrol ant! sent hack to Mexico, Dudm: tho night tho groaning or tho wo tid ed on tho battloriold could be l.c-r' on tho opposlto Bldo or the r! tho American cavalrymen, SURRENDER EXPECTED. U. S. Troops Prepare to Hccclvo Fed eral Vanquished at llorder. (lly AwotlatM l'nwa to Cooa Hay TlinM.) PRESIDIO, Jnn. 2. Tho United States Border Patrol hero was pre paring yostordity nftornooji to ro relvo the surrender (or tho ontlro Mexican Federal garrison bottled up In OJInaga. Army officers believed It was only n matter or timo until the Federals, exposod to a gnlllng flro from tho Constltjttlotmllstn, would dcsnrt: In, a. body and swurm across Jho rlvifft (j Tho American force which would then ho culled upon to den! with. two or throe thoiisriul fugitives, fcoSr i, M slsts of loss than 900 cavalrymen', ' n'Wtl About 1000 wounded, on libtljrVi stties was estimated as oejngas-,ac-( vjjf curate as could bo obtained up to yes terday afternoon. At that time the firing continued, with disastrous re sults to tho Fedorals. KI11I5 IH DEADLY. Whole Coiiiiniiy of iVdenils WIjkmI Out by Rebel .Machine Gnus, (I)y Aaioclatcl I'ma to Cooa Hay Timet. J LAREDO, Jan. 2. Tho Constltu- tlonnllsts directed a terrific assault ngalnst Nuovo Laredo, held by the Federals, this forenoon. Red CrojuJ unrlnra fnnn.1 n.mM onA .ln.1 ..JJ ..U...U.U iuuiiu uiui .uu uuiiu una ap n.any wounded and roportecfJiiiU Hr fij3& loss of life would run ninfchli'ht-tia??'r pO Both sides used machlno An examination cated that nt one stag . n..u....i ,,. ..,. VI. mu lyiJimuiuwuiluilHl CUV" TQU cn entire company of Federal8jijoy-T lng them down with both artjjgry. ond rifle fire, it la snhU that "Mk cno of the sixty men in thiaoWr pany escaped. ?? ( (M Some of the ConBtltutlonallrte(,r ' f .11 tlltnrv fliA nrna flnn.llt' iinvllmibi.li. riHT ..; ...u n ueiiuij, i. vt vii; , frflnl nnn (run rrtniYfnl 1iui4ii I charge of German inarlismeni jt '. V J, The rebels three times a'tteatpittf' rfc to rush the Fodoral ontracisfe but' j the mnchlne gun fire each Ime ttWV;, Ki them back. Revised figures WaJvie strength of tho forces give tha Coa-"' ttltutlonallsts 2500 and tho.FedrlR ' dHA 's..i .i Rebels Renew FluhUBarX ' T i ' . - j fny Aaaoolated rreaa to Cooa Bay Tliaa.l, V 'A LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 2 MwrtwiR rebels renewed their sklrm)sh'ir m- ' LIU? UUlDIVItlB UI INOUVO I.BVadA At, -it i liouf before dawn yesterday aM '.thtf ? " preliminary fighting for ioBtale : . s M of the town, ntrV ffarrisimed . oi,.. nnn j-.,. . . . . Vi-TJ '""") v loqoiKis, ijaa ueun " Had bMrun , soon aner .mwntght, mSl I.tbkv COAtv. , tiu.u..-vm.i. : 1 ImUL rT want hoUL Wry tyuwap 'W 'Jftr'N Lffi&liSSi. PIA ,bes; " I naJsK ""TlaaaF. r "i" X. rTv aav W rff l 4 a. aaaH hi Hi m r aiaFV. ul vat , i.iar ' i ' I fck $ l vrzv , i v ;r, . w ... - . . ,r ?. w. an MM!