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HOSE WHO ARE THERE 'Xl STAY AT THE TOP AS IT IS TO GET THERE (Ham lag 0U( 1III.II WKATIIKH ()l(!l t milk.- everyone ...i Coos liny li lint I'1''"1 1PII"",M m,,", ,,e ,,,-IIioOh.mIIii)-Times. WHAT'S GOING ox? Head The Times owry liny for tho luUM news. Read tin mis for your own benefit. I( 11113s to advertise In TI10 Tltnos. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 wuvtlll KMllllIIMIMI 1H7N VOL XXXVII. ns Tho Coast Mull MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1914 EVENING EDITION SIX PAGES. A Consolidation of Times, ("oast Mull mid Coos Hay Advertiser. No. 148 Stag FHOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF MINING CONDITIONS PROPOSED Senator Ashurst Wants Rela tions Between uwiiui dim Miners Probed JONDUCT oFMILITIA SCOKtU in a ncrum Vi...nA Prinn5 Visitnri Sn- floons and Became Drunk in Calumet Mining uisirim t)r acmkUIM Vm l I'm "r TlmM.l u'AQiiiN'O'roN'. I). C .Ian. 12. h.nrntlch Investigation (if HtrlltU COIN fclllona III the loppor mines of Mleh- gan's copper licit wiih proposed in i rnRfiiiitimi toilny by Senator As- iiini. nf Arlonn. who would direct he Senate education and labor eoni- niiiPM to ascertain tho relations ictween employers anil eniployeH, ho r us they relate to tho present rouble, Justice and reasonableness f tho nilnlinuin wago and othor de mands of tho strikers, original In- eitmenti nnil profits of tho various onipaiilcs whether employers or mploycs Imvo declined nruitration, ilicther peonage systems uro mniii nln. whether thu lintiilurat Ion laWH i.io been violated, whether prlsou r Imvn been nuiilslied In violation f law and whether there Ib ii eom- Inatlon In thu mining district In ro- tralnt nf trade. Tlin rntmit of tlm Invcstluntoru f the Department of Labor contahiH onto statements not Included In thu timmary made public last week. Ono mrtlnn refers to tlin rondilft nf lull. tinmen. It polutH to nu order by encrai Abiicy which directed "tnat tot more than one man of tiny coin any. trooit or bnttorr niav bo ex- used nt tho same tlmo." "Tho soldiers wero not kept under roner dlmlpllno." hii'h tho report. j (icncrnl Abbey ailniltH tho nrdor i& nnt piirnri'iul. 'I'liu nwnlt umi i bat crowds nf nrlvntcH worn dallv ecn 0:1 tho f.tnnjf, Th.jy visited aioons ninl nimy licence lutoMcnt d. botiio i in I'd i"Minrs whl!o ntoxl nted. TD BE CANDIDATE attorney General to Enter Race tor Governor Former Coos Bayite Attorney General Crawford, u for mer Cooa Uni man. linn fnmmliv on. "ed the raco for Governor. Mr. rMord practiced law hero n. num. rof ears, later going to RoaoburB. "r. Crawford Is a slstnr nf imii? iVatson of Coos City, and aunt of uumy clerk Watson, Concerning 'li candidacy, tho Portland TeleKram ia)i; A. M. Crawford. Attornov nnnernl. laacadldate for the Republican nom- on tor Governor. Mr. Crawford wea in Portland today to confer !'tn frlellds as tfl lllntfnrm nlnilono Md to oiltllnn n nln.. ,...! . - i"" in "tuuii tut I e comll8 campaign. Ry Monday r , pects t0 ',a'o his platform com peted and ready for tho voters to fonslder. Fr the nasi twnivn vm mi. Crawford has htM Mm nnaur. nt i. njey General of Oregon, and twlco ung that tlmo h0 has led his ticket. both the last two elections when nt,A a candllJa'0 Mr. Crawford re ceived a cronto.. i.. -. it """' uuiuuer ot votes fan any other mnn .. r...i.u till H Ir JVCJIUUII- ncRet. H3 ,esent term expires him. V. and lnstead of announcing wm J t0 8ucceed h"n8, ho has lded to try for Governor. mnk S. Grant, former city attor hiLIu portlam'. today announced MM?. aS a candldnto r tho Re- en"rar nmlnat,on fr Attorney tllon ,va""B oi urawrord's de- Xo Molii: oxrx ix woods. itlon tn " U8ed ,n l08Slne oper Jr ,, T county were " Wednes- UTr T t0 pa8ture on Cu C Si ek t0 fatten' a,ter whlc W1l so to tho slaughter pon. uSSTEM FI'0U. 91.M AT ID EVERTSEH IS TENDERED IT Mayor Allen Asks Him to Fill Harry Winkler's Place on City Council I'll like to bo a coitncllmnn, 1 really would, Indeed; Kor I believe that Counellinon Get everythliiK they need. Yes, I'd love to bo a Councilman, In IleorHheba or Dan Kor thoio'H nothltiK llko a Coun cilman Hut a toal estate man. If there over was n Councilman Who never thought of pelf, Ho would bo n real Councilman; Not a photo of hluiBClf. Sure, I'd llko to bo n Couiicllmnn To help to run thu town; I Rut I'd mnko tho other Councll- men Help turn "Mickey" down. It Is likely tTiarciirl W. KvcrtHon will bo appointed Councilman to fill the vacancy canned by tho resigna tion of Harry Winkler. Mnynr Allen I Is snld to lmvo tendered him the place I Mr. HvortHon served several mouths I last year In place of .lohn C Merchant but he refused to be a caudldato for election, stntliiK that his private busi ness took up so much of his time j that ho did nnt feel that ho could do ,voto tho requisite time to tho clty'H nffalrs. I Two or threo others aro also un- derstood to have been under consld 'orntlon and It Is llkoly that Mr. Allen will announce, bis appointment to night. Mr. Kvertseii mndo a good record on tho council and will undoubtedly bo iinnnlmously approved by tho council. I'Viv Wanted Mclwsmn .Viiuiwl. It Is also stated that a delegation composed of .1. II. Flanagan, Dr. Straw, Herbert I.ockhart and C. C. Going- and others havo urged Mr. Al len to name Arthur McKcown to fill Mr. Winkler's placo. It Is nor bolloved that Mayor Allen would1 glvo tho request serious con sideration owing to tho overwhelming defeat of Mr. McKeown at tho Inst city olectlon when ho ran for coun cilman. In nddltlon to tho olectlon expres sing tho people's feelings on tho mat tor, tho fact that tho council will bo confronted with tho water situation to h'antllo, tho great majority of vot ers and peoplo would object strenu ously to Mr. McKcown, who Is n son-in-law of J. W. nennctt, principal owner of tho Coos Ray Water com pany, mul It woilld undoubtedly re sult In a recall movomont, should he bo named. It Is nof bolloved that the balanco of tho council would approve his appointment. Earthquake Shocks and Erupt ing Volcanoes do Great Damage in Japan Iljr AmocUIM I'm to Coo ttr Tlmei. TOKIO, Jan. 12. A sorles of slight earthquake shocks shook the town of Kagoshlma, in the southern end of the Island of Klushlu today. They wero followed by an eruption of tho volcano on tho Island of Sakura In tho gulf of' Kagoshlma, where two villages were burled In ashes. Tho earthquakes continue Inces santly and tho work of rescuing the Inhabitants of Sakura by boats across tho Intervening three miles of water from Kagoshlma was extreme ly difficult. Ashes have fallen all dav In Kagoshlma Itself and tele graphic communication with the cap!- ASHES COVER TWO VILLA6ES tal Is Interrupted. COLD WAVE IN r t T Northern Part of Country Feels Wintry Blast and East Fears Results Wf AuoiUtril I'rcM to C'no Mat Tlmrn.l WASHINGTON, 1). C, Jan. 12.- The first winter weather of tho now year and tho first cold snap of the picBcut winter was spreading gener ally over tho country today. Very low temperatures prevailed every where case of tho Rocky Mountains, except In the northeast, Tho cold wave Is expected to odvnnco cast-' ward rapidly, reaching the Atlantic Tuesday. Asks Probe as to Rebates Re ported Granted by Roads to Steel Corporation lllr AmikIhIM I'itm In Coo lUy Tlmrn.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 12. An Investigation by tho Interstate Commerce Commission of whothor I any rallronds havo favored tho Unll 'ed States Steel Corporation with II- legal rebates wsb proposed today by 'Senator I.ano. of Oregon. Ho nsked Immediate passago for tho resolu tion, but It was carried over until tomorrow. PIIOPIIRTV OK WIDOW OK MA IIKItO DUVASTATKD IH'II.D- ixc.'s iiruxi:i cattm: and OTIIK.U MVKSTOt'K KII.UID. (lie An LtKl I'ffM t Coo. lltjr Tlmiw.1 HIi PASO, Jan. 12. Junn Knrlqun. linclonda, ptoporty of tho widow of tho lato Prosldont, Francisco Mn dero, has been doviiBtntod by Iluor ta troops In tho stnto of Coahulla, according to tho announcement of robol officials In Juaroz today. Thoy said that buildings woro burned nnd cattlo and domestic animals killed. n AatorUlvd Trwi to Cooi fil Tlme.l PRKSIDIO, Tex., Jan. 12. Reliev ing that tho retreat of tho Federal army front Ojlnnga has completely crushed tho Huortn government In North Mexico, Gonornl Villa said to day that ho would begin to move his army to Chihuahua tomorrow pre paratory to his campaign south'ward. Slnco all tho Federals who wore lu OJIuaga havo fled to tho United States Villa said ho would leavo only n few soldiers on tho bordor hero. Ho ex pects to havo a force of 10,000 at Chihuahua to use in nttneks on Za catecas, Aguas Caliontes and Guada lajara. "Tho defeat of tho northern divi sion of tho Federal army leaves us concerned only with the south," said General Villa. "Tho fow remaining Federal garrisons on tho 'west and east coasts will bo driven out by the robel forces now surrounding them. Mexico City always has been my des tination." Major McNameo having received orders from Drlgadlor General Rllss to remove to tho nearest railroad station all Federal soldiers and civ ilians now being held at Presidio, a thrnnir nf more than 4000 refugees and soldiers will probably march soon for Mnrfa, sixty-seven miles over a mountain road. All tho refugees ore to bo put to work preparing their own camps. Among the wounded In the Red Cross hospital is William Stolnhouse, of Fresno, Calif., seven teen, and an American, who was wounded slightly In tho arm while fighting with Villa's army. DR. W. A. TOYE has moved his dental office from the ELDORADO BUILDING to ROOMS 204 nnd 205 IRVING BUILDING, Broadway, Cen. tral. DANCE at Finnish Hall SATUR day Eve., Jan. 17. II m E SG RUERTA TROOPS CAUSING RUIN MOTHER" JONES SOUTH AFRICAN DYNAMITERS IS BACK AGAIN ARE ORDERED SROT ON SIGHT Deported Strike Leader Re turns Secretly to Trinidad Coal Region IXlr AKltJ I'rrts to Coo Hay Tlmti TRINIDAD, Colo., Jan. 12. "Mother" Mary Jones, the strlko Lleader who was deported from tho Southern Colorado coal fields January 4, by tho tnllltnry authori ties, returned to Trinidad secretly laat night and registered nt a hotel today. General John Chase, who ordered her deportation it week ago. declar ed nt that tlmo that Mother Jones iiriiilil lift nxpiialml tin1 Iwtttl liwitu I UMIIIll lU III IVOl'iU lllllt IIWIU all.WII- 'niunlcatt should sho return. She had not been nrrcstcd at cloven o'clock today, nlthoiigh her presence was known to tho military authori ties. Aititi:sn:i nv troops Labor Leader Taken to Hospital by Auto, inr amotImm rr to co nr Tim i TRINIDAD, Jan. 12. "Mother" Mary Jones was arrested shortly be fore noon by a detail of state troops, Shu was hurried out of tho hotel, placed lu an auto nnd whirled through the streets with n cavalry escort, cnllonlnc nt full sliced In frmit ntifl tinlittift tlin tnnrlilnn. I I Several hundred coal miners and strikers lined tho streets on either tldo nnd chcored wildly, while "Moth er" Jones wnved her hand In re sponse. Sho was tnkon to San Ra fael hospital, where sho was held In couununlcndo. STEEL PLANT T Y Big West Virginia Mill, Em ploying 5000, Resumes Operations lllr Amo litis! 1'rrM to Cooa liar .Intra 1 WHIRLING. W.' Va., Tho Evor- sldo Plant or tho United States Steol Corporation resumed operations lu full today after an Idleness of four months. Approximately r000 nion aro affected. SECRETS ARE SOLD. Wholesale ExpioiiiiKV Uncovered by Arrest of Swedish Sailor. lr Axo.LlfJ I'ri-it to Cooa Hay Tlmea. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 12. Tho ar rest of a former constnblo lu tho Swedish navy, named Toerngren, and a youth, Holstcnson, on tho chnrgo n youth, Holstelnson, on tho charge to Russia, has eunbled tho authori ties to unearth' a scheme of organized' nnd wholesale espionage, tho head quarters of which woro In Copen hagen. A number of Russlnn officers Including former military nttaches, and other Russian subjects, aro In volved, and many of them havo nl ready left the country, either nt tho suggestion of the authorities or for fear of being arrested. Tho two Swedes mentioned and a Danish of ficer of reserve, Frledriksen, who wero artested at Rodon, a Swedish fortification on tho Russian frontier, wero not so fortunate. Through them, howevor, the authorities hope to find exactly how much has been disclosed to the Russian officers, for wltom thoy are believed' to have acted. RESOLUTION IS (Ilr laaodatrd I'rraa to Cooa liar Tlmea.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 12. An "open gate" resolution to make the Constitution amendable by state action without initiative action In Congress, which was proposed' by Senator Cummins, was voted down today by tho Judiciary Committee, Senator Cummins making a minority report, however. He will urge the Senate to adopt It and send It to the States for ratification. W BOOSTING BODY WILL ASSEMBLE North Bend Commercial Club May Select New Secretary On Wednesday There will bo a meeting of the North Rend Commcrclnl Club on Wednesdny night and It Is expected thnt tho selection of n new secretary for thu organization, In tho place of Rov. Daniel MacLeod, who has re signed to go south for his health, will be made. There appears to bo quite a scram ble for tho position, which pays $100 per mouth, nnd It was reported yes terday that Peter Logglo, W. A. Dav enport nnd other renl estate men woro flirting with the vacancy quite eagerly. It Is expected thnt nlaus for n mem bership campaign will also ho arrang ed at tho meeting Wednesday night, and that tho live members of tho or ganization nro figuring on boosting the list to 300 or over. Quite a number of tho members be lieve that the tlmo Is ripe for tho selection of a live nnd oxporlcnced publicity man whoso solo duty If will bo to spend his tlmo promoting tho Interests of tho city by receiving visi tors, showing tlieni tho ndvautnges of this section of tho county nnd to plnco the nnmo of the city moro In the limelight than has been tho case In tho pnst. A lively mooting of tho organization Is expected. .Many Knvor Brlgliam. A number of business men In North Rend aro lu favor of appointing Col. E. I). Rrlgham to fill tho vacancy. Col. Rrlgham Is Just recuperating frdin n long Illness. Ho has given up his engineering work nnd would bo nble to dovoto all his tlmo to It. Ho has aided tho club many times In the past and Is familiar with the work. LUMBER TRADE IS STILL POOR No Immediate Prospects of Improvement F. A. Warner and V. A. Smith Return F. A. Warner and Vernon Smith, of tho C. A. Smith company, arrived In on tho Adeline Smith Saturday night from Rerkoley, whero they spoilt tho holidays. Tho Adeline had a rather choppy trip up but mado good tlmo and sailed again at 9:30 this morning. There Is little now lu tho opera tions or plans of tho C. A. Smith company, Mr. Warnor said today, "or If thero Is, I haven't heard' It," ho Jocosoly remarked, Mr. Warnor said that tho lumber murkot was still poor and thnt there wero no Immediate Indications of an Improvement In It. Ho said that tho Eastblde mill would start operations as soon as tho new boilers aro Installed and the Improvements completed. The Nann Smith will resume tho run about the same time, being need ed to handle tho additional output. Tho overhauling of tho vessel to provide additional passenger accom modations will bo completed by that time. Relative to tho railroad work, Mr. Warner said that he had nothing now, as It had been somo tlmo slnco he was over It. Howevor, tho con tractors aro pushing It as rapidly us weather conditions will permit, Mr. Smith Is planning to go east on an extended business trip. Mr. Mereen remained In Rorkeley, but will probably return to tho Ray soon. BAND DANCE, Eagles' Hull, SAT URRAY, Jan. 17. WHEAT 91.80 AT HAINES. Drastic Measures to be Used in Transvaal and Orange Free State BIG RAILROAD BRIDGE IS ALM0STBL0WN UP Cape Town Would Have Been Shut Off If Attempt Had Been Successful lllr Aa.oi-lalftl I'rraa to Cooa liar Tfinea.J PRETORIA, Jan. 12. Tho shoot ing of dynamiters on sight Is to bo n fenture of tho martial Inw to bo proclaimed tomorrow throughout TrntiBVnnl and thu Orange Krco States. Tho proclamation will bo of the most drastic character. Thu government will nttempt to resume tho full service of trains on nil railroads tomorrow nnd In order to safeguard crows and passongoru, regulations usually Imposed only during states of siege nro to bo Introduced. BRIDGE DYNAMITED Success Would Have Cut Off Cape Town. KIMRERLY, .Inn. 12. A despor- nto attempt was mndo today to wreck with dynnmlto tho grcnt rall road brldgo at Fourteen Stromas Inboiit fifty miles north of hero, on tho border of Trnnsvnal. Ralls wero torn up by tho explosion nnd n por tion of tho nppronch was damaged, .but tho brldgo Itself withstood the shock. Had tho attempt succeodod. tho main lino of communication would hnvo been cut botwoou Cnpo Town nnd northern cities, Including Johannesburg, Pretoria nnd Mafo- klng. ATTACK MADE Attorney General of Missouri Angrv Over Decree by U. S. District Court a lllr Aaaoratl I'rraa to Cooa liar Tlmea, KANSAS CI.TY, Jan. 12. -A spirit ed nttack on Judge Smith McPhor son of tho United States District Court lu tho Missouri railroad rato cases was mado liy Attorney General Raker of Missouri today at tho hearing conducted by Judgo Mo Pherson pioparatory to entering a final decrco dismissing the ensos In accordance with tho recont decision of tho United States Supremo Court, holding thnt tho stnto rata law Is constitutional, Rakor demanded thnt McPhorson dismiss Immediately tho Injunctions dissolved by the United States Sup remo Court Decision. "You cannot contliiue to pollco this rato for tho railroads," shouted Rak er,. "You cannot always act to savo them from hurt." - BOISE RAILWAY j COMPANY DISSOLVED j Tho Coos Bay and Oregon Central, tho successors to Tho Coos Ray & Rolso, a project backed by Coos Ray peoplo a fow years ago as a means of getting nn cast nnd west railroad and at least rail road connections with the out Bldo world, Is no moro. It was ono of tho numbor dissolved by Governor West becauso thoy failed to pay tho license feo and make tho necessary reports Tho Randon Hospital and Ray' City Land Company woro nmong tho others dissolved. ELECT NEW OFFICERS. Tho Coqulllo Valley Fruit Growers Association at their meeting yester day afternoon elected the old sot of offlcors, consisting of T. M. Hermann, president; A. T. Train, vice president; O. G. Swan, secretary and' John Mun ford, treasurer. Myrtle Point Enter prise. BAND DANCE, Eagles' Uull.'SAT UltDAY, Jun. 17. OS