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IALL MEN AND SMALL POTATOES NEVER GET TO THE TOP OE THE HEAP r ...... ., ltLTtfTIRITK I A L ' according to tlio bullet 1 e" ' "VnlnrlaUB. iHBtOnd Of EVERY MERCHANT Who uses The Times ndvertlBins columns will toll you ho makes money by bo doing. Tho rensoa is simple. Dependence 1b placed In Tho Times mis becnuse no "fake" nd cnn cntor its columns. amtroa :,'n, ycr roast, or your steak 1 ,a 'h nclB In The Times, and Hr.t.h.e.S- hiitchors hnvo to of- , wn.u i"" ir y" MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . uvvWII Established 1S7H !)L Xft,v"' ns Tho Coast Mull Established 1S78 MARSHFIELD, OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914 EVENING EDITION SIX PAGES. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll Wn Will mid Coos Hay Advertiser. nv' JM"W (Emis lag i FBJjBBB5lrfI3iCBWBiBsF 111 All EMPLOYED H W iD U ES PLANNED REAL REVOLT OREGON LABOR LAWS HELD VALID - l-M A I Hlina uoniession Hi.uyuu. 3y Secret aerviuu mem bacraiiiuiuu LEY'S LEADERS TOLL) HIM ur tlui knnai Orcmnizers naci ream of Seizing Wash- as rirsi move qie mm EARLY 10DA? ,AiiocUlM rrwi to Coot 0r TlmM.) fcCitAMENTU, -uitcii n- " i.nt thn conipieiu iivuiimuw n ijnlted States Government by a j lion of 500,000 arnica men, wu real al leaders Mrs. C. H.'McLauflhlin's Place Destroyed for Lack of Water Pressure A flro caused by n defective flue i 2 mf tiii nner circle of "urn.M at the residence of Mrs. C. i W W. armies headed' toward ?B ,re"",nl '" morning and inlion I) C accordliiit to tho for ",0 ,nrk of ndequnto water pros- 5ft KCc, J'tsV Kol- "" w.cr "jal"B, l:!.rned to ... - 1 liilntintlf H'rnil If I 111 oi' a nn llxj Mi: 1 Hit Liiii'iiL of he National Guard, who wnnmlnil Inin-cdlntoly and tt.o choni- ,"..in,u,U er rot Mrvlco enpac- extinguisher was used on tho o accompany tho unemployed blaze, hut without effect. Soon tho . "l , ,i n ... anrn.iinnfn. flro snrcml to tho front nart of tho Imci. dlsRtilsotl a8 n tramp, gnln- house nnd was bevon J control. Tho confidence of tho IcadoiB nnd fnf,M" "'' two hoses wo'o connected, itoldof tho plan that was mntlo "1 l,,o nii'mun my more- wns no council of tho lendors in tho water except for a mixture of mud Tho nlan called for a gnthor-, nnd wnter without nny preHsurc. i tho various nrmloB nt Chicago. ' mo ciiomirni nro extinguisher did they WOUld SClZO the HOCK JB- "v '" unui-mu win mill inuiiiiierH arsenal, whoro 200,000 high ' of "'0 lopartment sny that had tho ir rifles, mnchlno guns and am- now trlplo "otuhlnnllon engine been l.j. .-..,tni-n,i with n wnll on hnud tho flro would not havo (j fluhtlni? farce 'larger than tho Bnlncd nny hondwny. .. -. .ill.t- .11 .l. rPlin linnfm U'nu nnnllnlnil lit M fa lar army niiu mrmu ui mi i " - ;"-' v "" i they plnnnrd to communueer ."ji.iihhii. .huch m im unmnm i and elso WnslHiiBton nnd do- removed lieforo tho flro jlnlnctl .... .i . . ...ill..... ....1. pnlillilntn llonr'n'nv in fiiillrllirv Pa I mo il. u uiiu niiiiuiiy uuiii- -" ' - . ....v....m b To rrvolullon thou was to was owned by Conner & Hoaglnnd ii ad o r the country In a na- nnd Insurnncn to tho nimmnt of J1000 ldo rclhon of tho worKlnc covore uio.iohb pnruiuiy. xminut lm ("imilovors. Tlio i Vlnco Prntf. n member of tho flro Moved army leaders would then department who responded to tlio flro r unit n 1 .1 1 m . 1 ill .() linu1.1 UMfianv Oregon Supreme Court Sus tains Ten Hour and Mini mum Wage Measures To day. HIT oclilfd Pf.f. (o Com Dm TlmM. SALEM. Or., March 17.Tvo sweeplni: leunl victories were won to day by labor when tho Oregon Su premo Court, In two opInloiiB, pro nounced tho minimum wago law nnd tho ten hour law, both passed by tho last legislature, constitutional. Tho ground upon which both wore declnr- eu vnnu was mat lc is witmn tue pollco power of tho Btnto to ennct laws for tho protection of tho health, morais ami wounro or us citizens F 1 uprcnic. RANGE SECT AT GDQUILLE rtincjs Held There by De- omination Similar to "Holy Rollers" (Special to T!io Times.) bQl'lI.U:. Or.. March 17 "Tho Itollc Faith Mission," a now ro- IJ sect, participated In by n fow le here, 1ms opened a church i me Anderson Furniture Storo fls holding such queer sorvlres fcerforniliiR antics of such wlord ft m to cniiBo miicli comment by w-o havo wltncsHCd tholr inect ; AccirdhiK to Ilinso who havo Med for rurloiislty'B salte. tho enn to havo molollcd aloni; rncs or the fnnioa' Holy Rollors jibe newer "I'nhnown Toncuo" on During a part of tholr ccre i ibo members lay on tho floor, M moaning nnd shouting, after P ney arlso and Jabber a 1)lR I of hat sounds more llko Chln- tn anvtlllnc nlsn MMllnira urn lilonday, Wednesday nnd Friday ", unue on Snturdny evening vva air meeting la hold, usually corner or Front nnd B strcota. Wy services nro bold mnrnlnc TentnC TTnnn nnh npitnnlnn n pljhts previous, when a largo F'sauon of onlookers had gath- ( ice leaaer, who Is n stalwart i 'Uddenlv nmlttn.l n u.1innn nnil ''DC Over tnllln nn.1 nlmlrs mmlii 'e audience In such a manner ty gave one look and mndo w door, donblo quick. What ,tent was no ono know and no topped to find out, Jinny Auto lnrtles. ,eJ'oe weather Sunday and 'd road3 out to tho Falrvlew 7 as a combination hard to re lna an nmiRimi ..ni.nH .., ' 'purists niado the trip from i.. ""J" Among them were Wns and family, Mr. and Mrs. .B"inan' M". and Mrs. Jack )lnd M J, Hartson with n .rnwn njer folks, a fishing party L ,1. ?xter nd Earl ChJsholm lh. ft p out t0 tno North Fork lr ny 0nes were very sc0" Em ii n? new homes are being ." '," l"e new addition known ?01 "eights, which has just Addition Tl"' .U?i"X- .. " wwn and promises to bo ono fccti. most sKhtly resldenco call said Hint tho city should rotuso to nny thn Coos Hay Water company for tlio hydrants In South Marshi field. Mr. Pratt snys that t'ero Is rarely onough wnter to take tho slack out of tho hose, muc'i less play on a flro, and Hint thoy nro therefore use less. Mr. Pratt also points out that hnd there been houses ndjncont or next to tho McLaughlin l-ouso they would hnvo been destroyed as tho firemen would bo powerless In tho nhsonco of water. Mrs. McLaughlin's husband gained . cniiBldoinblo notoriety during tho I, W. W. trouble Inst summer nnd It Is snld that sho ordered him somo time ago to stay awuy ns ho did not contribute to tho support of tho family. Shooting of Editor of Figaro Causes Great Stir in Pol ' itics in France (Or Amk Utrt I'ti-M lo Coo par Tlmfi.) PAItlS, March 17. Tho French cnblnct unlay decided to rttaln tliolr offices In splto of tho resignation of Joseph Cnlllaux, Minister of Fl nnnro. Tho fnll of tho Cabinet was generally regarded as likely to bo brought about by the assassination Inst night of anston Cnlmetto, editor of tho Flgnro, by Mndatu Cnlllaux, wlfo of tho Minister of Flnnnco. Premier Doiimcrguo conforred with President Polucnlro, but when tho cabinet meeting was called later In tho dny, tho Mlulstors decided not to resign but to ro-orgnnlzo with M. Cnlllaux left out. It was concoded by members of all parties that tho shooting would prohnbly havo n far reaching effect on French politics. DYNAMITERS . SEEK PARDONS KING Gl'STAV I Mi. (nr AMOftM! Tm. to Coo. II. r TlfflM.1 STOCKHOLM, Mnrch 17. Tho condition of King (lustav Ih causing anxiety In court circles here. 1 BITE S TO BE FIXED iSGROOL DANCE j KBANDON Much Bitter Feeling Engender ed by Party There Many Write Letters (Spoclnl to Tho Times) UANDON, Or., Mnrcli 17. For 4im ..nut i. iii .( Ilnniloii hns boen iiiu mu. ... m , -- - L nil stirred up over n dance given for tho high sciiool siuueuis, or ramor, a Boclnl at which dancing was ono of the diversions. It has rnthor quieted down now but tho feeling mn'.imlrnt u'nu rnthr acilto nnd I many of thoso Identified with It I havo received anonymous letters of a threatening or caustic naiuro. Th3 affair' was first arranged by tho high school faculty and was stopped wlion Hov. A. Hnberly, tho Bnndon Presbyterian minister, who Is a member of Uie school board, sot his foot down against dancing as a diversion for tho pupils. Then eight ladles whom tho faculty had requested to act as chaperones took tho matter up and gavo tho party and danco. Tho ladles woro Mrs. J. L. Krononberg. .Mrs. W. K. Cralne, Mrs. Ed Gnlller, Mrs. Geo. Golsendorfor, Mrs. Stevo Gnlller, Mrs. N. J. Crane, Mrs. Kausrud and Mrs. I.owln. The ladles ns wei. as tho mem bers of tho faculty received many letters censuring them, ono bolng from .Mrs. Hnborly. As a result or tho criticism, a petition was circulat ed among tho leading business men and citizens of Unndon indorsing tho action of the ladles and was signed by nearly all of thorn. Tho party was held and dancing nnd games enjoyed nnd a fifty-cent bal ance In the fund was turned over to the library. PWKKIl IS SAFE. McPher,Iar.ch 17. Mail from I Vllhii n tran8mltting letters 2?!r Stefannson written IMtln L i l ni weu." He is h.. " ;iuraiinn wnrb- In the rue delta. p DANCE MARCH 11. IRISH NOT SUFFRAGISTS I nr AwoclttM frw. I io Cr Time. J NEW YORK, March 17.Ap pllcntlons of women's organi zations to take part today In tho St. Patrick's Day parade woro refused. While no ex planation was given, the com mittee made it plain the rulo applied to suffragettes. In all 20,000 men passed tho review ing stand. I Oregon .Railroad Commission Will Soon Pass on Marsn ficld Case City Attorney Goss last evening Informed tho City Council thnt tho Oregon Railroad Commission had Informed htm thnt they would booh nunouiuo their decision rolntlvo to water rates In Mnrsbfleld. Ho said thnt tho decision would probably he forthcoming within a wok. Ho snld that tho rates on hydrants might bo raised u llttlo, but thnt ho did not think the other rates would bo changed much, If any. For New Supply. Councilman Albrccht said that ho had boen Informed Inst week that the city could mnk- arrangements with prlvato parties fop n now wnter supply similar to tho arrangements that San Diego formerly hnd. It was to hnvo prlvato parties plpo tho wator to tho city limits and sell It to tho city nt four couts n thousand gallons and then tho city put In Its own distributing system, soiling It for about eight cents per thousand gallons, or much cheaper than tho present rates. Ho said that tho city could easily Interest outside parties to do this. Abler Avenue Dock Dennett Swnnton and Clnudo Nas burg tried to got tho City Council to agreo to pay for tho construction of forty feet of the now Aldor nve nuo dock. Tboy Bnld that tho city liad paid some towards the Market and Commercial avenue docks and should do tho same nt Alder. Nas burg had previously wanted tho old dock Blmply redocked, hut Eugono O'Connell objected to this plan, ns tho old Improvement was all on his sld of tho street. Councilman Al brecht objected to tho city paying for this us thoy re quested, saying tho street was the same as any other. Nob burg said that tho net Income from their property was only about $300 per year and they could not afford a $1000 street Improvement ulong It. Finally action was postponed until next meeting. Application lilade for Release of Eighteen Convicted Union Leaders- nr A.iorLlnJ Prrt. lo ever r.r TlmM.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Mnrcli 17. Applications for pardons by eigh teen of the labor leaders convicted of dynnmlto conspiracy cases nt In dlnnnpollB woro filed with tho De partment of Justice by tho men's attorneys. Tho petition nllcgCB tho men aro Innocent nnd that tho Fed oral court did not glvo them n fair trial. The attorney announced nt least twenty members of tho Housa nnd sovfrnl Sountors would nppcnr In bohnlf of tho convicted in on. Most of the papers filed wore In support of charges ngalust Judge Audorsou'B conduct of tho case. HULL .MOOSE INDEPENDENT. HUERTA OR I Hi WELCOME NW 0. S. PEACE DELEGATE! MOTHER JONES ON WARPATH Noted Woman Labor Leader Savs She Will Return to Colorado Strike Zone llr AMorl.toj Fmi lo Coo. n.r Tiiom 1 DENVER. Mnrch 17 Tho ques tion of whether tho Imprisonment of "Mother" Jones, Who had bson hold Incommunlcnda ns n military prlsouor In San Rnfnol hospital In Trinidad, constitutes n violation of her constitutional rights, was fur ther deferred by tho action, Into Sun. dny night, of the military authori ties releasing tho prisoner, nutoiunt ically suspending the hnboaB corpus proceedings, which woro to hnvo been filed In tho Supremo Court. Furthor developments did not np pcnr likely until tho end of the wook, when "Mother" Jones nsserts sho will return to Trinidad In de fiance of warning thnt sho will bo ro-nrrestcd. Mexico City Announces Wil lingness to Receive Olney and Gray Now WASHINGTON DENIES NEWS OF SUCH PLAK Report That They Are to Un officially Investigate Con ditions in Mexico nr AhocUIkI l'mt lo Coo. II. r Tlmra, HURON, S. D., March 17. Strong sentiment against fusion with any political party or compromise of parly principles was expressed at tho open ing session of tho coiifccrnco of stnto Progressives. 'S IE SWEEPS TW Savannah Wholesale District is Threatened by Con flagration Br AuocLte4 Ytf to Coo. Cr Timet.) SAVANNAH, Ga., March 17. Fire which originated on the waterfront wholesale district. Practically the whole fire department and tugs are fighting the flames. DAI III EAST Irish Hopeful of Home Rule for Emerald Isle Taft Talks in Boston ' (Special to Tho Times.) NEW YORK, Mnrcli 17. Tho An cient Ordor of jllhornlnus have plan ned nu appropriate celobrntlon of St. Patrick's Day, Including tho usual big parnd6. nollovlng that Homo Rulo In Ireland will become n fact boforo another year passes, ninny prominent members nro of tho opin ion this pnrado will mark tho ond of the nniiunl mnrch on Fifth Avenue, nud It Ib therefore likely to be t' o largest nud most gorgeous St. Pat rick ever was accorded. With Homo Rulo In force, ninny membors of tho order feol that thoro will bo llttlo necessity for holding tho parade, which lias boon an event In this city for fifty yenrs. Wait for Home Rule. PHILADELPHIA, March 17. Tho Irish Societies In and around this city havo agreed to postpono their St. Patrick's Day mnrcli and celebra tion until somo lntor day In Muy, when It Is expected tho Homo Rulo Bill will havo passed lu British Par liament. Many delegates to tho meeting wished to pnrado both today and in May, but after sorloiiB con sideration tho plans for today's fes tivities wero abandoned. Tuft at Irish Society. BOSTON, March 17. Tho Charl tnblo Irish Society will colobrato its ono hundred' and seventy-seventh an niversary with a banquet In this city tonight. Tho speakers will bo Hon. William Howard Taft, Governor Dav id I. Walsh, Cardinal O'Connell, Mayor Curloy, Governor Glynn of New York, Senntor Owens of Okla homa and others. John E. Swift, town treasurer of Milford, will bo toastmaster. WOMAN STRUCK FRENCH LEADER Singer Attacks Head of Cham ber of Deputies but is Later Released mr AwvlaM -m Piw. n.v Tlmr 1 PARIS, March 17.-A young wo man singer assaulted Victor Augag nour. vice-president of tho Chamber of Deputies, as ho was about to i opon Parliament. Much excitement was cnusod by tho attack, on account of Its Irtipponlng so soon after thj nssnBBlnntlon of the editor of Fi garo. Augngnoiir was entering tho hall for the session, which was Just ready to opon, when tho attack occurred. His nssallaut was nrrost ed but Liter liberated. Th? niollvo' was not mndo known. Augngnoiir, Inter prosldod calmly. I Madame Calllaux was taken from tho pollco station to St, Liznrn prls-, on today. Thn prisoner's composure falld when Informed that sho wns to bo put In n coll. . IH'SUAND BREAKS DOWN. NEW PEACE PLAN. (llr AliarlalM I'm. to Coo. ltr TlmM.l WASHINGTON, D. C.'Mnrcb. 17. A conference of rcproBon- tntlvna nf nil Mm tfnrrlntv l..l. cnn factions, under tho auspices or ino unueti amies, ih proponfe'l In a resolution offered' by Rej rcBonimivo nnriiioiut. NEWS TO WASHINGTON. (Ur Aiiool.tM rrri to Coo. n, Tlm.) WASHINGTON, I). C, -Murch 17. Whlto House offlclnls nnd others declared that thoy kneu' nothing of tho proposal to send Judge Gray and .Mr. Olney to Mexico. . Or Ai.ocl.lrJ Prn. lo Coo. II. j Tlmta.' MEXICO, Mnrch 17. Tho Mcfl enn foreign orflco announced a like lihood that J ud go Georgo Gray, ot Wilmington, nnd Richard Olney Secretary of Stnto undor President Cleveland, would visit Mexico to In vestigate, conditions. Acting In nu unofficial manner, thoy would be welcomed, said tho Foreign Minis ter, f VILLA GOES SOUTH. nr A..wl.ii I'm. to Cuot Hr Tlmr.,1 JUAHEfc, Mnrch U.-WmtJiorll-tlvo announcement was mudo'liem this afternoon that General Villa hail loft Chihuahua before dawn tojnx. moving south toward' Ttorreon. RELEASE MEXICAN TROOPS. nr AmocI.IM I'm. to Coo. n.r Tim...) FORT WORTH, Tex.. Mnrch 17. Judge Edward Meek, In tho Federal District Court horo. granted' a writ of hnboas corpus on behalf of tho r.000 Mexicans held an prisoners hf tho United 8tntes Government act Fort Bliss. THREE KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE Three Lose Their Lives in Dis aster at Brechin, On tario, Today Or A.iocl.t.4 Jvca. to Coo. n.r TlmM, BRECHIN, Ont.. March 17. Threo persons lost their lives when tho Brechin Hotel was destroyed by fire. The dead are Mrs. Thomas McCauley and son, John, and Miss Josephine Callaghan, WHEAT, 91.00 per 100 lbs. at HAINES'. l'Ycneli .Minister of Fliiiuire Grief Stricken Over Shooting Affclr. Ill -o.l.to.l Treat lo Coo. liar Tlmw, 1 I PARIS. Mnrch 1 7. Josenh Call- laux, Minister of Flnnnco, whoso wlfo nssasslnatod Giistop Cnlmetto, editor of Figaro, becauso of political attacks tho latter had mndo on her husband, appeared at the Ministry of Flnnnco for n fow minutes this morning to dlsposo of urgent affairs of stato. Ho called Into his prlvato offlco several of the higher officials of tho ministry nnd informed them of his resignation. Ho was oxtremely depressed and broko down nnd wopt llko n child. Becauso of hostllo demonstrations by tho street crowds a number of dotocMvcH hnvo been assigned to pro tect tho mlnistor. COLLEGE HALL T Over 250 Wellsley Girls Flee for Lives-r-Heavy Loss to College nr AaaotlatM Frru lo foot Jir TlmM,) WELLESLEY,- Mass., March 17. -2G0 Wellesloy students nnd 100 other persons. Including membors of tho faculty and the servants, fled for their lives early today when flro de stroyed Collego Hall. No ono was In jured. The Iobh Is tl.GOO.OOO. Col lego sessions woro suspended and special trains woro mndo up to tnko the girls to tholr homes. They lost practically all their personal effects. The sleeping girls wore aroused from their beds by two who discovered the flames, which originated In the laboratory. PLAN NEW ATTACK. General VlllnV Army Fxiiectod to AJ (nek Ton-eon Now. in. Am llt Vtrtm l. loo. II.? TlmMl EL PASO. Tex.. Mnrch 17 lfta rou'ardod as practically cortnln thxt Villa loft Chihuahua to direct hhs troops against Torreon. Tho censor ship suddenly became prohibitive thtc morning nnd official at Juarez Utt cllned to Inlk to nowspnpor men, list Americans with business Interests nn thd other side of tho rlvor bronut bnck the admissions of thoso In x. position to know that tho main ntr vnuco had begun and thnt thn Ions nv.cltod batt'o may soon bo oxpectnL. A FIGHT IN CALIFORNIA. (Or Aociatl rou to Cooa Bar Time..) LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 17. Freddie Welsh, British light-weight and Joo Rivers, stepped Into tho ring at 3:30 this afternoon, weigh ing 134 pounds. Even money pre vailed before the gong sounded, N VIOLATES LAI Mrs. John Larsen, of Troutdate Has Spouse Arrested for Selling Liquor nr A..orl.la4 I'm. to Coo. liar TlniM.I PORTLAND, Or., Mnrch 17. Oti complaint of Mrs. John Larson, maj or of Troutdalo, her own husbanit was arrested for selling liquor to minors. Wbon .Mrs. Larson reconfV asked tho district attorney to Invev tlgato alleged violations of tho lav. she did not know It would result In tho arrest today of her husband, tu saloon keeper, Several boyB wore ar rested and In Juvenile court uccusett Larson mid othors of soiling thesa liquor, FALLING WALL FIVE Feared That Number of Vic tims of Missouri Athletic Club Will Increase (')r A.aoclaKul I'm., to Coo liar TltnM.) ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 17. Fle persons wore caught under tho wir wnll of tho Mlsbourl Athletic Clua which was destroyed by flro a week. ago, when It was ulowii over thls.aJC ternoon and foil on the root of Cii fnur-Btory building occupied br flw St. Louis Seed company. The rt cuors woro unable to ascertain If iflk were killed on account of tho neapo of debris In the way. i "i ! " ii . -i. gT fajgsn