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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1914)
If we SING OUR OWN PRAISE WE MUST ALWAYS PROVIDE OUR OWN ENCORE WimvB TIIH WOMEN I,,, icad 'Hio Times know they ran ilml the l" "f u, bcst ,e",," cll at the iicwh of the best poo- THE MERCHANTS I who advertise In The Times know I they tenth the liest people In the I elty who Insist on the best news of the elty. I mm ,,lc of tho fit'. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATE!) PRESS VOL XXXVII. Established 1K78 us Tho Const Mull MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914 EVENING EDITION. EIGHT PAGES, NZEDIM, ALMOST MfflT A Consolldntlon of Times, Const Mall Mn 11R nnd Coos liny Advertiser. yu ,H" APPEARS ON STREETS OF CITY lember of Grace Dollar's Crew Arouses pastors Alter Midnight CHARGE ROOMMATE HAS INFLUfcNUbU HIM Jnarlv Freezes Father Munro Out and Then Departs Con tented for Shin ICOOPLE'S CASE T M. Cnrr, first assistant en gineer of tlio stenmer Ornco Dol lar, Is tlio Inillvliliinl who caused such a commotion In Mnrshlleld last nlRlit nnd onrly this morn ing liy rnrlng nroimd the Htreota with nothing hut overalls nnd shoes on, nceordlng to Informa tion secured from tho stcaiuor's officers today Carr was taken on as 0110 of tlio crew on the Inst trip north from San rranrlsco, according to Captain Fosson, who knew nothing or Carr's dolngB In this clly last night. Ho did not ap pear astonished when ho learned of It, however, nnd said' tho ninn had been acting In n strango manner Ho declnrcd Carr's rooni-mnto was a fine worker ami was In I no wax responsible for tho man's actions. Cnrr eomplnlned to tho chlof engineer of tho craft this morn ing, slntliiR that ho was feeling III. Ho was taken up town and treated by Dr. Mlngus and re turned to tho ship. IIo was dressed In a bluo suit this af ternoon, but wns taciturn nnd refused to discuss his actions of Inst night. Ho walked tho dock ami Binrcu across uio nay. or rambled nlinut tho ship without ranking a sound. Tho nppenr nnco of the man Is nomowhnt uncanny nnd ho appears to hnvo scared mcinberH of tho rrow, al tliouRh they would not discuss tho sltuntlon In nny wny. Carr wns formorly In tho transport sorvlro and waa high ly recommended lo Cnptnlu Fob sno at San Francisco, whoro ho wns shipped, IIo will bo cIobo ly watched tonight to prevent a repetition of Inst nlirht'u nor. I formanco. WEST WON FIT III COPPEOFIELD UP IN COURT An unknown man, apparently raied, startled tho pooplo of tho utlncss section of Marahfleld laBt Wit by tearing nrouud tho atrootH Itli nothing on hut u pair of thin vcralls and Bhoes, desplto tho roily ntmosphero. Ho was chnsed south on Rrond- ')' by Marshal Cartor and Offlcora VI Smith and lllll Sliniinn l, imaged to ovado pursuit after eachlng tho rnllrond vnnls. im ' Still nt lnrco this iiinrnlncr nn 6 WaB reported llV mmn U'nrlimnn na rin? .be?n 8Ce" uo'wccn four nnd ,v. Mm Xo Shirt. nen tho mnn was rimt neni, nn he street last night by n numbor ' peopio, it wna suppoBOd that ho n training for a ninrntiin,, nr flW flgllt. Whcil It wna nliflnovn,! hat he bad no shin nr nnv ,m. 'Iptlon It wns docldod that thorn something wrong with him. It noticed that im on.i .(.i..i,. wail and noticed nobody. rsaai coitcr ,, tll0 n,Rt. atenman were notified of tim ,,,na rence and Cartm- rnn,i i.i. ... "ers barn. 0 procodod to nr- " , ttnnr 't tho lnttor arted t0 r' "ko a hunted ,ior. buraned inn aii.o-4 -. lo was turnlmr th - . "tral and Sermwi ,.,. ... ,i if llio n "' IIUIll ce n,reS0" Powcp Company's of lce and ran down f(mi front of th p." ."."' Vu"' "atson tho,,;;. ,""" n0101' fl,r' h( .,. "" iur l" nioraont . .;;.:..Tner . B, but "cove e(, 1 ,V,C0r8 ,n pur8U,t' Will, '' ,Toll,s Cl'n. wice in f, ::. ".U1S "n(l t110 'niY man snki M, aii,"ls "eo18. tho Roadway a "k0 tl10 w,n(l aIonS "me workn," "'" ' 0,ni- w,,oro ''led to ,Z ., .? UuBy Cartor "t the w.V. Iieo'ns stranger, he effort ' , mieA t0 raako W "Bi " o-t naked lepot. ' uown uyona tho Soe men ..,.. .. Fad don-n '.,,V,,,B on the bulk- le Marshfield Ministers Find Gow Why Fire Victims Charges Are Filed A warrant wna sworn out todny In .ItiBtlco I'onnoek'H court by n coinmlt teo of local ministers charghiK T. Drowning, nlins Urownlco, with lowd cohnhlmtlon. The warrant will prob ably bo Borvod this afternoon by Con f):nblo Cox and the hearing fixed later. This wna a new development today in tho caso of tho couplo vhb wero burned In tho Clow Why building flro nnd whoso cnao bus attracted consid erable notoriety. The action of tho ministers todny was partly tho result of information obtained boiiio tlmo ago when com mittees from tho vnrloua churches took a religious census of the town. An effort waa being made to locato thorn, hut It did not succeed, as tho couplo had moved. Today, howover, tho ministers round Hint tho couplo had registered nt the Illanco hotel January 1 as "T. Drowning and family," nnd wore as signed to Hoom M. Tho clerk de clared that thoy wore tho pcoplo who wero burned In tho (low Why build ing flro nnd this wns taken as sub stantiating tho other ovldenco which en mo In Involving tho couplo. The mlnlBtora' action wna taken cspeelnlly In bohnlf of tho chlhlron. It woh first proposed to tnko It up with Judge Hall, hut ho was out of tho city and after conferring with Marshal Cartor, who baa beon prob ing tho caso for several duya, tlio In formation was filed. A. Todd, tho tnllor, who rented thoui tho rooms they now occupy, un derstood they wero man and wlfo and mado n plcn to tho Marsh Held Aorlo of Kaglos for nsslstniico for thpin. Othors that woro nt tho Kag-I lor,' meeting told that thoy wero not. Mr. Todd waa greatly surprlt-cd when ho heard of tho alleged condition, as ho brought tho uiattor up on tho Im pulse of eharltnblo motives. SiiyH lli In Cousin, liast night tho couplo Informed Tho Times that thoy woro not man and wifo nnd declared that thoy had never pretendod to bo. Tho woman snld that alio was Mrs. O. O. Painter nnd snld that sho waa deeply grlovcd that any such report should havo boon started about her. Sho Bald her husband waa In California and that alio cxpotccd to Join hi in thoro soon. Sho said that sho had letters from him recontly. Sho aald that tho mnn with her wna hor coualn and waa with her simply as a relative IIo first gavo his namo as T. nrownleo nnd later ho eanio back nnd said his right namo was Drown, IIo clalmod to havo been either flnstrated by tho flro or misunderstood when ho gnvo othor names at that tlmo. Didn't AVant Charily. Doth of them said that thoy hnd not askod charity or old of anyone nnd deplored tho fact that any such appeal had beon mado for thoni. All Quiet in Baker County Town Now With New City Offi cials in Control Results There. tnr AmocIHH rrrri lo Coo nr Timet. PORTLAND, Jon. 9. All Is quiet In Copperflold. Colonel LnwBon Is on his way to Salem, whoro ho will make a report on linker county af fairs to the Governor. Tho mllltla marched Copperilcld'n strceta last night because members of tho new city council feared tho old crowd would attnek thorn. Governor West has won his fight y DECLINE OFFER Thirty Thousand Salary no Magnet to Walter Johnson or Joe Wood Ulr A.mkIXpiI Trrii tl Coo Ily Tltnn.) CHICAGO. Jan. 8. Walter John son, the rnmoiiB Washington pitcher, has rofiiBed tho offer of a salary of $30,000 for thrco years and n bonus of $10,000 mado him by Joo Tlnkor, mnnagor of tho Chicago Federal Loagiio team, A similar offer to Joo Wood, tho lioston American pitcher, wna also declined. for law enforcement In Baker coun ty, tho exccutlvo receiving a niCBsago from Colonel Lawson, commander of the military forces at Huntington, stating that ho had held a consulta tion with Sheriff Hand, nnd that tho sheriff was willing to co-opernto In tho enforcement of the crlmlnnl laws. Coppcrflcld'a saloon men, who hnd expected n long wait, began to plan to reopen tliolr places of business, al though, na ono expressed It, "tlicr" won't bo much doing In tho snloon business horo nny more. Wo can't hopo to got tho wheels bnck again, oven If they do glvo us bnck our booze, and they'll watch us so closo now that wo might ns well move out." FIVE SAILORS ES T OF 'CALLED TO ARMS tit' CABINET MORE TROUBLE IN TRANSVAAL W Harvard Professor Tells Why Town Should Have One of Reqional Variety IHr AmivUiH rrtvi lo Coot lUj Time. DOSTOX, Jan. 9. Tho members of several lioston banking bouses nnd tho ropresentntlvea of various Now Kuglnud Industrial organizations pre sented their views on tho question of tho establishment of a regional re servo bank In this elty at tho oponlng today of tho two day henrlng by tho resorvo bank orgnnlzntlou committee. Soeretnry McAdoo said thnt whllo tho conimlttco recognized thnt thoro wns n frlondly contest botweon tho different sections for tho establish ment of regional bunks, It will bo obliged to consider tho problem ns nn economic ono In tho hrondest boiiso and for this reason was Investigating tlio gouorai industrial conditions In tho various districts. O. M. W. Sprnguo, professor of banking In Unrvard Unlvorslty, oc cupied tho greater portion of tho forenoon session. He held that Dos ton should havo a regional Institu tion ratlior than a branch of ono In New York becnuao tho bank there would maintain a steady low dis count rato. Cutter of Flagship Wyoming Sinks and Eleven Men Are Saved by Tun (Ilr Auoclit! I'rrn to Coon liar Tlmta.) OLD POINT COMFOIIT. Jan. 9 Flvo Bollora of tho crow of tho flag ahlp Wyoming of tho Atlantic fleet tiro reported to havo been drowned when tho big sailing cutter of tho flagship was swamped with sixteen sailors aboard. Klovcn wero picked up by a tug which went to tho rescue. SHATTMJ MAX DltOWNKD. Illy Ai.oflttM 1'rrn to Coot liar Tlmra.l OLD POINT COMFOUT. Jan. 9. Ono of thoso drowned In tho founder ing of tho cutter of tho battleship Wyoming was Krncst A. Itoth, aea mitn, of Seattle SEEKS RESERVE BANK W Railroad in South Africa Badly Disorganized by Strike of Employes. Ilr AMorlatril I'rrM to Com Uajr Tlniff, CAPK TOWX, Jan. 9. Knllrond Borvlco in Trnnsvnnl nnd Ornngo Freo Stnto provinces wns badly demoraliz ed todny by a strlko of tho railway employees. Traffic was suspended as far south as Klerksdorp, about 120 miles out from Johannesburg. Tho police woro on gunrd nt all stations and detachments of troops hnd been ordered to tho affected area. It Is feared by tho authorities that tho men may bo aroiiBed to acts of violence by tho revolutionary speeches of their leaders. INFLUX OF REFUGEES Proclamation Urges Entire De fense Force to Prevent Expected Disorders SERIOUS TROUBLE EXPECTED SHORTLY Districts in Oranqe Free State Also Prepares for Railway Strike lllr AmocIjIM rrtM to Coo liar Tlmm.J CAPE TOWN, So. Africa, Jan. 9. -Tho entlro nctlvo citizens' dofonso force of tho Trnnavnal was called out by u proelninntlon IbhuoiI aftor urn urg ent meeting of tho cabinet. TIiIh ac tion wns tnken on tho ground thnt serious disorders wero anticipated In tho rnllwny strlko. Tho llurgers of several dlstrleta of tho Orange Frco Stnto also woro called to nrma. STIHKi: HPHHADS FAST. lllr AmoH.IM ftraa to fooa liar TlmM.J DLOHMFONTI2IN, Jan. 9 Tho rallrond' strike sprend suddonly to thlB city todny. Kvery mnn in tho rnllrond shops quit work. Tho rail road yards and stations havo boon placed under a guard of armed pol ice Contingents of tho cltlzotiB' do feiiBO are also on duty. HliAMKS X.;V YOIIKKKS. (Ilr AMorlatei 1'mi lo fooa IUjr Tlmra.) DOSTON, Jan. 9. Mayor Fitzgor nld declared that tho attltudo of tho Now Yorkers was responsible for what ho cnlled "tho present unfortunn.to railroad situation In Now England." "It would bo wiser for all concerned," ho said, "If Boston should bo mado tho center of tho reservo district." Participation in San Francisco Exosition to be Decided in Parliament (R A..O-U1M rmi lo Cnoa liar Tlmra, LONDON, Jnn. 9. Tho question of participation In tho Pnnama-Paclflu Exposition nt Snu Francisco Is to bu raised In tho House of Commons dur ing tho dohnto on nn nddross In reply to tho speech from the throno, with which' onch parliament session la started. Sir Edward Gray, who, as head of tho foreign office, must take tho responsibility for the decision of tho government not to participate In tho exposition, has maintained sllonco on tho subject nnd' tho debnto will glvo him an opportunity to explain and defend bis course. The foreign secretary will dlsposo for onco nnd all of tho roports that arrangomentB with Gormany ontorod Into tho ques tion. An official oxplnnation of the refusal of tho government to parti cipate la that It Is bolloved thoro would bo a paucity of Drltlsh exhibit ors at tho exposition. BORDER LINES ARE ARRANGED AERIAL BOAT IS TRIAL TRIP pouring dredgo is whero tho eportea tw Bm of wator nn mud rdson statmi t, " naraed "Ich- .tif.h,,d.- tho half- shortly :z 7 ny Ul,s mor- L"er four o'clock. n,i (ContI nued on Pago Two.) Vornon Gorat gavo his new flying boat Its Initial trip yesterday after noon, making tho trip from the Droakwater dock, North Dond, to tho foot of Contral nvontio, In ox- actly six minutes. Tho roturn trip was mado In flvo minutes. This boat la equipped wuu uio onglno nnd propoller of tho oorst & King flying machine anil was con structed ns an experiment in tno Hying boat lino. Mr. Gorat stntos thnt nt no tlmo was the new craft given full power, and ho thinks with a fow Improvements nnd addi tions, ho will bo able to make sixty miles an hour. Perfect Agreement Between Albania, Italy and Austria Is Now Reported Of Auoctttel Trcaa to Cooa liar Timet. J HOME. Jan. 9. Promlor Venlzolos of Greero will bo convinced after a conference with Marquis DI Snn Gul VAUGRAN TOOK UAKNES TEA1 Former Myrtle Point Bank Robber Suspect Convicted of Horse Stealing ' (Special to Tho Times.) COQUILLE, Oro Jnn. 9. H. Vaughan, nllns Smith, etc., was found guilty yesterday of horso steal ing and will bo sentenced next Mon day. Ho was convicted on tho charKo of stealing n team from tho LIb Uaynes estate near Eckley nnd soil ing thorn to J, Hnkanson of tho North Ilend stables. He wns also suspected llano, Itallnn mlnlstor of foreign af-! of being Implicated In tho .Myrtle fairs, that a perfect agreement ox- Isted between Italy nnd Austrln on tho question of tho southern front'er of Albania, and that It waa supported unreservedly by Germany. According to this agreemont tho frontlor Hnea aro to bo drawn ns nrr.nged by tho Internntlonnl confer once In London. Somo of tho dotalla bare not beon finally settled. As regards tho Aeglan questions. Italy, Austria and Gormany accept substantially tho proposal of Sir Ed ward Grey. Greeco Is to havo tho Point bank robbery, but nroved an alibi. Vaughan Is also suspected of stealing a team of A. E. Adolspor gor's from tho Wagner ranch and soiling them to C. P. Dnrnard of Rosoburg. When ho Is taken to tho atnto penitentiary ho will bo takon before Darnard to bco If tho latter recognizes him. H. O. Gravos rop rosonted Vaughan. Tho Jury was out only a short tlmo. Vaughan said that he had served .1 torm at Salom for soiling liquor to inuians mil tins is not ueiioved. Ho Islands of Chioa and Mitylono, whllo I la liable to a sontonco of from ono to the Islands occupied by Italy aro to flvo yoara in tho penitentiary, bo subject to direct negotiations be- Hillls Short's Caso. tveen Constantinople and Rome. Hills Short, Indicted for violating Conditions Indicate General Villa Is About to Attack Ojinaga Again tnr Aaanrlatad Pma to Cool Oar Tlmra f PRESIDIO, Tox., Jim. 9. A fresh Influx of refugees from OJInnga todny boro witness to tho hollof on tho Moxlcnn sldo of tho lino thnt Villa la about to moko a now attack on the town. Preparations woro mndo by tho Red Cross and army authorities to caro for tho wounded. Tho scene In tho border district In a strange ono to dwellers on this sldo of tho rlvor. Tho Blxty-sovon mllo road from Presidio to Marfa, loxiiB, tlio nearest railroad station, rises from tho Rio (Jrando Valley 200 feet to a cold wlnd-swopt pla teau. On thla bloalc road trudgo Mexican women and children, their nrma full of their possessions nnd with their bright lined garnionts flapping In tho wind. On tho trail aro ragged Mexi can soldiers without guns, or wound ed Federal officers limping through tho sand, n liimborlng United States army wagon or nn nuto bearing tho laniuy or aomo wealthy rofugeo. Tho Mexicans sleep on tho ground and nt night tho lino of Ilttlo en nip fires winding through tho mountains and ovor tho plateau traces the route of 2000 on their flight to safety. ItHllELS SEIZE RAILROAD. Ill AaaorlatM I'rraa to Cooa llajr Tlmta, WICHITA, Kuiib., Jan. 9. Tho Moxlcan robola havo eolzed 300 mllos of tho Kansas City, Moxlco & Orient railway In Mexico and nro oporating trains over it, according to a roport recolved hero today by ono of tho ro rclvora in chargo of tho Orient prop erties. Somo of tho railway employes, ac cording to tho roport, hnd beon forc ed to work undor tho rohols nnd others had beon discharged and their placoa had boon filled by robol sym pathizers, Xo Immodlato offorts to regain possession of tho property will be mado by tho receivers, It wns atnt- tho state gamo law at Ton Mllo, was arraigned yesterday boforo Judgo Coko and wna given until tho April torm of court to plond. Thla will bo a sort of test caso, C'Jini'Ios Sneddon Case, Judgo Coko yostordny mndo n rul ing In tho caso of Charles Sneddon, tho aged Marshflold man who Is fight ing tho Insanity charges against him, granting Sneddon a trial by Jury. II. G. Hoy will ropresont tho Sneddon family, whllo Hugh Sneddon, who Is aiding his fathor, has engaged V. T. Stoll to handlo tho caso for them. SMf'liil (iia"il Jury, RONOR SHOWNi . DEAD GENERAL Body of Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Conveyed to Frank fort in Special Dr Aaaodated rrna to Cooi nar Tlmea.J MUNFORDV1LLE, Ky Jan. 9. Tho body of Goneral Simon Bolivar Duckner, who died at his homo, "Glon Lily," last night, will bo convoyed by special train tomorrow to Frank fort for burial. Tho widow, relatives ond about twenty closo frlondB of tho family will nccompniiy tho remains of tho Inst surviving lluutoiinnt gonor al from hero to tho stato capltol. It la expected tho burial will tcko placo Sunday or Monday. G RS MR W No Income Tax for Product Until Marketed is Inter pretation of Law. JDr Aieoc late.1 lrra to Cooa Hay TlmM.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 9. No timber land will bo subject to tho income tax until tho tlmbor Is cut nnd markotod, and thon only tho profit, aftor tho cost, which will In cludo tho protection of growing tim ber, Is deducted, will bo subjoct to as80BBiiiont. This Is tho Interpreta tion placed by P. S. Rldsdalo, socro tary of tho Aniorlcan Forestry As sociation, on tho decision of tho treas ury dopnrtmont on tho subject. Tho ruling mado public today was at tho roquost of Rldsdalo, who ro quoBtcd Information ns to tho moth od by which' tho lncomo tax on tlmbor lands might bo ostlmated. AUSTRIA S NVESTGTION District Attorney Llljoqvlst will, ru,,., t ,,i . . . ... . probably nsk Judgo coko to caii tho Embassy at Washington Wants complaints of Austrian grand Jury In special sosslou to dls poso of tho many criminal casern that havo como up slnco tho Docombor term of court, providing bo can locato Georgo Russoll, who Is n witness In Miners Probed the caso of Mlllor tlin pool; ehnriroil Wrtniu.Mi lUiN, u, U Jan. 9 SVtolng .mplleated h T hoTo I Tn' iff?1 W,2Jbt"'r ,'" . Wn Point bank robbory. !lu"!.tl h(lKar, p?.e.hn'k' ." Al DAXCE XrfiHT. field at nt SU.MXER SATURDAY ALICE 1L leaves Mnish-r:o. Llbby COAL. Tho kind YOU have ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. Pacific Livery and Transfer Company. IHr Auo'late.1 JTfaa to Cooa Dajr Times, J WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 9 on Ann. trian vico consul at St. Paul, to nro- cood to Calumot to investlgato com plaints mado by Austrian minora thoro of treatinont thoy havo rocolvod. Cliargoa havo been mado that poonngo oxlats In aomo parts of tho copper mining district. No representations havo boon mndo to tho Btato depart ment because of tho vaguo nature of tho charges. l l .