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tm' PEOPLE NEVER HELP A MAN TO BLOW HIS S BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE MUSIC A BANNER YEAR (tos lag $mm This MMtMm opens with brighter ..wMUM'ts for tlio great Coos Ray -Hi ConnHIo Valley country than " cr before I" lilMoiy. For iinies are In tho ninklng. Arc you busy laying tho fotiiukitloit for yours? DON'T SCATTER SHOT Conrcntrato your advertising In the noHsqmper that reaches the peo ple you want to talk to. Ammuni tion coots money. The Times save money to ntlvcrtlhcrs. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS irti VVWII Established 1878 VOL AAA VII. nfl Tho Coast Mnll MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH .30, 1914 EVENING EDITION. A Consolhlntlon of Times, Coast Mall fj. 213 nntl Coos Day Advertiser. WILSON SAYS PARTY PLATFORM CONTRADICTS ITSELF OK TOLLS President Makes Another Ap peal to Democrats in Con gress for Repeal DENIES MAKING ANY DEAL WITH ENGLAND Says That Adherents of Free Tolls Are Misrepresenting Him in Speeches (Br AMMUt.il rrw. to Coo. l)r Tlran.l WASHINGTON, D. C, March 30. President Wilson said today that on account of the contradictory statements In tho Daltlnioro platform the Democrats should hnvo no hes itation In voting for tho ropcnl of .1.. ii,iit,m fnlln nxnnintlon. Pres ident WIIboii characterized emphat ically tlio exemption us n subsidy and pointed out that ono plank In the platform opposed Biibsldy direct 'and Indirect, whllo qnotlior declared for tolls exemption. Tho President reiterated that ex emption wob novor tno poncy ot the Democratic House, bocnuBo It passed through a coalition of Re publicans and minority of Domo crats, a majority of tho Democrats otlng against It on tho ground that It whs a subsidy. Ho oxplnlncd that even if tho International situation k.,l nl nrlnnn. lin wnllld bn nnllOBOfl ' to exemption aB against Democratic doctrlno. Ho innicuioti, nowovcr, that If It were not for tho Internat ional situation, he did not fcol It would liavo been proper to question the acts of form r Administrations. Wilson tallied frankly about tho tolls controversy In Congress, Bay ing the story thut ho had entered Into' a bnrgnln with Great nrltatn, through Sir William Torrlll, pr.'vato secretary to Sir Edward Oroy, was but ono of tho number of Insults that had boon Introduced Into Con gressional dobnto. Ho said ho want ed to express his regret that what promised to bo a dignified contest with honest dlfforonces of opinion, iMmoil In Im rinennorntlnir Into an -.attempt to discredit tho administra tion. He thought Jt n grcni piiy that public affairs should bo hand led In that way. Ho did not think that nil opponents of reponl felt that way, but such color had u?on injected Into tho controversy, and he did not understand tho motives for it. Tho President said ho waB for straight repeal without equivo cation. Senator Fall, Ropuhllcnn, of Now Mexico, gnvo tho controversy n now aspect by Introducing a hill to forbid that tolls bo levied, on American Coastwlso vessels or thoso bolonglng to persons of any- country on this continent nnd engaged solely In trado between North and South America, or both. Senator Lewis, Democrat, urged his resolution to glvo tho Prosldout dls ' cretlon to suspend tolls. Ho submit ted tho resolution, ho said, first to sni'eoiit n mntliml if nniilvlmr tolls. and to glvo tho Domocrntlc party an Intermediate courso that It may avoid rocks on ono aide or tho othor. T.ntvlit r1Murn1 fnrnlivll rnlfltlntlH I with tho United States, snylng that If mis government Biiouict intcrveno in Mexico Japan would at onco solzo tho Philippines and Hawaii, and Russia, grieved over tho sympntby of tho United States with Japan In tho Russo-Japanese war, would solzo Alaska; that tho canal could not ho finished: nd that tho army and nnvy would he divided defending the nation and that not oven England would bo sym pathetic in such n dllommn. EO CANAL FIGHT Leader Doremus Says England Has Admitted U. 3. Right ' For Exemptions tDjr AuocUtM Tmt to Coo. Ur Jlmw.l n WASHINGTON, D. C. March 30. Jlepresentatlvo Doremus of Michigan, "airman of the Democratic congres 'onal committee, led off tho fight n repealinpc the Panama Canal tolls ewniptlon. Expressing regret that 5 differed with tho President, ho leclarea- that Great Britain had ad mitted the Amorlcan right to tho ex emption of coaBtwlse trade from tolls. COUNCIL BLUFFS KLECTIOX. IDjt AuoclitM pnu to Coo. Br Tim... ' COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 30. ne largest vote ever cast here was Jlled at today's election. The chief contest Is over the mayoralty. May Z T;!oma8 Maloney Is running for a t,Kri h term- Dr M. E. Snyder, Re POhllcan, Is his opponent. ALBANY M. E. Bllyeu. Janitor of ;e courthouse, has failed but once ne years to w'nd the clock In the lower This one failure was due to NEW LANE VIEW OF CANAL TOLLS Oregon Senator Makes Somo Sensational Disclosures About Question Senator Harry Lnno of Or. con In a letter to tho Mnrshflold Chamber of Commerce In responso to a tclo .gram from tho organization urging 'him to work ngahiBt tlio repeal of t..u Panama toll exemption for const wlaj shipping, mnkes somo r.ilhor sensational disclosures rolallvo to It. In his letter he says: I "It Is merely a question at this 'tlmo, I presume, as to whether or not tho Government has mntfo a pledg to allow nil nations to usa i tlio cnnal on tho snmo terms as our own. Prosldout Wilson has assured j me personally, from Ills study of the I question and porusal of Stato docu- ments, etc., that ho has been com pel Id to conclude, much against hla .personal prcfoicnce In tho mutter, that this government Is under solemn 'obligation to permit English vessels to uso Canal on same terms as our own. "As near as I can ascertain from tile facts, this government In tho acquisition of tho Canal zone, nnd 'in Its nctlvo participation In brlng- ilug about u robolllon In tho Nlcara gnn Government by which It secured posesslou of tho territory, had in fringed upon tho rights of England nnd Germany, and in order to pla- cnto thoso countries was compelled to yield this concession In regard to tolls. It also found Itself In a position whero It was compelled to piirciiuso uiu riuucu uiuimu iu inu 1 Canal at an exorbitant prlco. I "If 1 had my way about tho canal I I would lovy a toll upon all vessels going through It, both American and foreign, at a rato sufficient to In pnrt pay for tlio oxponso of operat ing snmo, nlso provide a sinking fund which would ovontunlly repay this country for Its outlay. I would thon endenvor to Becuro an agree ment between nil nations Tor pollc- , Ing snmo, preventing Its destruction In tlmo of war by any nnllon. This would savo tho American Govern ment tho heavy t-xpenso of having war vessels Btatlonod nt both ends of tho Canal, for from tholr base of supplies In this country. It would bo tho beginning of an International pollco system, which would ovontunlly put a stop to tho up-kcep of tho navy, and would bo an arrange ment fair to all." AID NORTHWEST Establish Pacific Bureau of Fisheries and Office to Aid Trade tnr AMOfl.tea rr. to Coo. Pir Tlmo. 1 SEATTLE, Wash., March 30. Secretary of Commorco Itedfleld passed tho day In conference with officials under his Jurisdiction. His department Is establishing ht-ro n Pacific Coast Bureau of Fisheries and an office for tho extension of forolgn trado as well as an office for tho purchaso of supplies for Alaska. Secretary IU'dfleld will bo entertained by tho King Comity Democratic Leuguo tonight. i ' DIED IX HOSEHUIlfi. w, It. I). Orout, Cousin of Fi-ed Kay iiioud f Marhhfleld, Succumlif. Tho Itoseburg Review savs: Chas. Grout of Bay City, Tillamook county, arrived hero this morning to attend it- r .ni lilo lirntlior. Tt. I). ; llio moon" ui """,., . , I Grout, which was held at thp local undertaking parlors tins niormuK, followed by Interment at the Look ing Glass cemetery. Fred It&yraond, n cousin of the deceased, also enmo over from Coos Hay with his wife to nttond the funeral. Mrs. Ray mond, who was formerly Miss Kate Cordon, will visit with her parents here for a short time, while her hus band will return -home. The funeral services wero conducted by Rev. . H Eaton and were largely attended by the Odd Fellows and members or tho Locomotive Firemen and Engi neers, of which orders Mr. Grout was a member. The floral tributes ere numerous and of exceptional beauty. CORVALLIS The executive com mittee of the Commercial Club has commenced a campaign to make the city of Corvallls moro beautiful. REDFIELD WILL DENIAL IS NOW Sec. Grey, of Gneat Britain Foreign Office, Makes .Statement (Dr A..otlitl l'rr-1 to. Coo. for Timet. LONDON, Mnrch 30. Foreign Secretary Grey, In tho Houbo of Commons, denied tho published al legations that President Wilson's at titude on the Panama tolls was tho result of an understanding botween tho United States and Great Britain. "It hits bcon assorted," ho Bald, "that under tho terms of tho under standing, England has undertaken to assist Wilson's policy In Mexico. Thoro is no foundation whatovcr for those reports." TO GO M STRIKE Thintyfive Thousand Quit in Yorkshire Today and More Threaten ' Itr Amm.Li1 I'm. la Con. lit? TlmM.) LEEDS, England, Mnrch 30. Thlrty-flvo thousand conl miners In Yorkshire struck todny, d mau.Tiug tho Introduction of a minimum wugo. Thursday 1 ItTi.OOO more plan to quit. SUFFRAGISTS AT RES MOIXES (Ilr AiiMlti.d I'm li Coo. Dr Tin....) DES MOINES, In., March 30. Tho Mississippi Valley Suffrage Conference open.d for Its third an nual meeting, with several hundred Women suffragists, Including some of (lie most prominent lenders at tending, HINDUS fight h. (Dr AmocUM rtm U Cooo 1U? Tlrat.. VANCOUVER, . C Marrh30. Vancouver and Victoria HlndiiB havo taken collections at tholr temples to provide a fund for tho dofonso of Hnr Dyal, a Hindu professor, against whom deportation proceedings eiro pending In San Francisco. Ho Is i charged with plotting t'10 overthrow of English ruio In Jntiin. THINK BANDIT IS Chas. Hopkins, Wanted at Mt Vernon, Wash., for Shoot ing Is Cornered I Ilr A.uxLto! l'rru lo Coo. I!r Tlram MOUNT VERNON, Wash., March 30. Tho posbo In search of a high wayman supposed to bo Charles Hop kins, the tattooed bandit, who Is bub poctodof having murdered Tony Gerb and of seriously wounding John Freo mnn Saturday, this afternoon has tho supposed fugitive cornered near here, FUSION IN XEHRASKA. (Pr AuncLtx! fin. I. Coo. U TlmM.) LINCOLN, Nob., March 30. Seek ing a reunion of tho conservative and progressive wings of tho Republican party in this state, the two factions met In separnto sessions and took up proposals to unlto for tho campaign next fall. It soon appeared that tho two factions wero not In nn nttltud" of harmony with onch other, each side being determined to mako tho othor cnpltulnto TAXPAYERS HAVE THREE PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM HKTTKU PAV HALF AND TAKE THE CHANCES. The Times has had bo many phone and personal Inquiries In roferenco to the article published tho other day In reference to paying taxes that It advises all to pay the one-half be fore Anrll 1 and take chances on the penalty. This seems to bo tho general opinion over tho stuie as published in the state papers. One half to bo paid before April 1 and tho other helf be fore September 1. mis win pro vide sufficient funds for county and state expenses and will not work a hardship on the taxpayer. The state commission has the following three ways for the taxpayer to choose from: One of Three Ways 0ien. "In view of the present uncertain ties In the situation, the final out come of which the commission Is en tirely unable to foresee, the taxpay 20010 MINERS C ING PAYMENT MADE III ENGLAND ASOUITH TAKES WAR OFFICE English Premier Assumes Du ties of Sec. Seeley Army Leaders Retire (Or Aocl.ld Prt. L Coo. llr Tltnr.. LONDON, March 30. Colonel John Sceloy, Secretary of Stnto for War, resigned his Portfolio In the British Cabinet nnd his resignation wns accepted by Prchilor Asntilth Promlcr Astiulth himself hns de cided to tnko tho secretaryship In 'pluco of Secluy, Sir John French, Chief or tlm Imperial general staff of tho Brit ish army, nnd Sir John Ewnrt, Ad jutant Gcucrnl to tho forces, also definitely resigned from tltc servlco today. "Colonel Sceley's resignation hns been accepted," was tho expression employed by Asqulth In announcing to the llouso of Commons that the war secretary Would pay tho penalty of his Indiscretions In adding to tho rablnot documents tho two para graphs Mvhloii throatened to spill up tho cabinet. The first information received by tho House that Seeley definitely hod rotlrcd wan vben ' r outcred the House ami took a Heat on the back benches Instead of among his lato colleagues. The later repudi ation by tho cabinet of tho Scelcy guarantees caused Field Morshnl Fronch nndGonornl Ewnrt to resign. Tholr resignations wcro mado doflntto todny. Having announced hla Inten tion to tako Sceley's office. Asqulth said ho would rotlro from tho House, In accordance with tho law, "until it pleases my constituents to snnctlon my return." Tho paragraphs which cnused tho crisis wore wrltton In a memorandum written by Sooloy to Genernl Gough nnd Which contained the following: "Tho' Government hns no Intention whatovcr of taking ndvnntngo of tho right to maintain civil power In ordor to crush political opposition to tho principles of tho homo rule bill. NO TRACE OF ' ELBA BANDITS 8KVKXKscinviTiii2.ionio.MiFred Kruse Will Seek Repub HANK IX TOWN XKAK A11ER. Di:i:X. WASHINGTON IIKLIEV Kb KTII.L IX XKKlllltOItllOOb. mr ahotuim iv... m too. nr Tim, t AIlKIinKKV. Wash.. March 30. A lionliitnl.i rt ilnon lind liAnn f mi ti .1 ' of tho seven bandits who hold up and robbed tho Bank of Elma at Elma Snturdny night. Every road In Clio halls county Ib guarded by posses to day. Tho exact amount stolon from tho bank was $-2r0. Tho shorlff suld ho was cortnln tho posso hod engaged tho bandits In n battlo near Satsop Saturday night. Ho bolloves tho men hnvo not loft ChohullK county. Alt It EST AT GAIIDIXEIt. Word was rorelved nt tho shorlff's office that Donuty Smith of Gnrdlnor had 'In custody a man named John Dannlston, who was wanted In Eu cono In connection with a bootleg ging case Sheriff Qulno orderod tho mnn brought out to Drain, whom ho will bo taken charge of hv officials from Eugono - Itoseburg Review OF TAXES ers must exercise tholr own Judgment in making tax payments. Any ono of three courses are now open to them: "1. Thoy can pay one-half of the taxes charged against them before April 1st, and tako the chance on tho final determination by the courts as to whether or not tho penalties speci fied In tho law will be collected on tho second halt to be paid prior to September 1st. "2. Thoy can pay all of their tax es prior to April 1st and removo all chance of penalties being charged. "3. Thoy can defer the payment of all their taxes, with the certainty of having to pay an additional 1 per cent for each month or part of a month that payment Is deferred after April 1st and up to S6ptember 1st." .Judge. Cloeton'ti Explanation. Only those personsjwho have paid one-lialf of their taxes prior to April 1 ifill be relieved of; the penalty of 1 per cent per month after March 31. Those persons who have not paid any of their taxes prior to April 1 will, be subject to the penalty. FIGHTtHG STILL TORREON WITR MEAGER REPORTS F L FOLLOW RAIN Nearly Three Inches Has Fal len Since Saturday Morn iag -Quick Changes Coos Bay hns bo n experiencing MnrcliV funny varieties of weather the pnsf two or three days In addi tion to an unusually heavy rainfall. Thunder and lightning last night fallowed n hoavy showor nnd cold which brought somo sleet and hall. In tho forty-eight hours ending this morning nt I o'clock, 3,82 Inches of rain had fallen In .Mnrshflold ac cording to tho government records, This makes tho total rainfall hero slnco tho first of last September .'.(i.r, inches or 3.78 inches moro thnn for tho samo period of the preceding year. Will Aid Loggers All of tho streams In this sec tion nre rapidly rising nnd somo un usually severe freshotn nro threat ened If tho riln continues anothor day, or so nnd especially If tho vcatlur should quickly turn warm. Tlio win in weather would add tho snow In the mountains to tho swol len streams, causing unusual rises. Tho freshets will bo a boon to the loggers, especially to tlio Smith Powers compnny ns thoy have many million frot of logs In tho hoad wators of the Coqulllo and Coos River which they hnvo been desir ous of getting out. It Is bolloved that thoy will bo ablo to float out practically all of them and n ntronu oub effort will bo mado to do so, Dig Drain Hex ItrrakH. Tho big drain box in Mill Slough wns working fine, taking care of tho linmcnso rainfall until yesterday, when a break occurred nbput 100 feet west of Broadway. City Engineer Buckingham said that tho broak would bo repaired nt low tldo to morrow. COUNTY CLERK lican Nomination Wat kins to Run ' Fred Kruso today announced his candidacy for tho Republican nomi nation for county clerk. Mr. Kruso wns born and reared In this section, having for years made lilts homo nt tho homo ranch on Isthmus Inlet nnd later been connected with tho Smlth PowerB Logging company. Ho Is a brothor-ln-law of J, Albert Mntson of Marshllold. He announcos that he will ondoavor to glvo tho county a moHt businesslike administration of tho offlco. He Ib planning to spontl most of his tlmo campaigning lii the Coqulllo Valley, whoro he Is not so woll known. His entry makes a threo cornored fight, the othor aspirants he lug Deputy Clork Ray Watson and Mayor F. W. Allen of Mnrshflold. Others to Run. Georgo Watklns, the woll known' Mnrshdeld attornoy, Is circulating his nominating petitions as a Republican candldato for stato representative from Coos county. It wns roportod n whllo bnck'that Mr. Watklns would run on the Bull Moose ticket, but this was erroneous. T. M. Dlmmlck is circulating his nominating potttlons for tho Republi can nomination for county treasurer. coronor iroti wilbon so tar is mo only aspirant for tho coroner's offlco, although It Ib reported that tho Domo- crats will havo a candidate In tho Held. I COQUILLE SISTERS .MEET FIRST TIME MOLALLA, Or., March 30. Mrs, C. A. Moomaw, of Molnlla, and Mrs. Caspar Oleson, of Ab- I torln, Or., sisters, mot here last I week for tho first tlmo In their I lives. I I Mrs. Moomaw wus born :n I I Coqulllo 21) years ago when 1 lur Bister, the present Mrs. Cas- per Oleson, was flvo years old. I At that tlmo the mother died i and tho family became scattor- ed. Tho sisters havo boen In ) correspondence several times I since, but never met until last I week. f A8HLAND The first home-grown strawberries wero picked on St. Pat rick's Day. Only a few were ripened. W CONTINUES AT No Word Received From Bat tle Today and Think it 1 Still Continues O'SHAUGHNESSY GIVEN AID AT MEXICO CITY Ill-Health of U. S. Representa tive Results in Appoint ment of Assistant (nt Ai.orUt.il I'm. to Coo. tlr Tlotn. JUAREZ, Mnrch 30. No report from Villa nt Torreon wero receives this morning nnd It Is assumed that tho fighting still continues. I Ilr AinolMilM I'rt.a to Coo. II. v Tim.. EL PASO, Tox., Mnrch 30. 7hli, Villa's army w.ih not defeated ntTMs rcon, at tho least having nn uph!3J battle, wns tho opinion expressed by forolgn refugees from Mexico. A min ing man from Parrnl said that city was overcrowded with tho robol wounded. Among tho arrivals frota Chihuahua wero two Americans, whv renched thcro from tho front Satur day. Thoy nro quoted ns cnylng that tho rebels nro by no means having tho succcbsob ropor'c '. Tologranw from tho - Mexican consul at Eagle Pass, who said tho Information came direct from Torreon, reported that tho robots had been drawn Into trap In tho hull ring and smelter nt Tor reon nnd mines had bcon oxplodcft under them. Robol offlcors hero con fessed they wore at sen over tho situ ation. r AID FOR O'HIIAUOHXEKHV. tnr A.o,i.t.a rrt to oo im? Tim. WASHINGTON, D. C, Mnrch 30. Tho continued III health jirctutrgoiU Affalres O'Shiuighncssy of tho Ameri can embassy In Moxlco City has mudo assistance necessary and Warren D. Robblnn of Massachusetts has hec selected to act as second' ecc.reirj. Tho nomination will bo Bent to tho Scnnto soon and Bobbins, now In this country on n vacation from tho French einbnssy, wlU go to Mexico City. Former Resident Returns From Berkeley for Short Stay South -Growing Dr. J. T. StcCorinac arrlvod horo on tho Nairn Smith from Berkeley, yesterday to spend a week or tea days on tho. Bay. Ho Ib looking woll and Is feeling flue. Ho Ib us much of an enthusiast as over ovor Coos Bay and Its future. Mrs. McCormao Is fooling fine. Tholr son, Fred, who Is now In tho University of California, Is training for tho crew there. Mrs. Fronch, tholr daughter who la non living In northern Oregon, Ib spend ing a fow weeks nt Burkoloy. Ho Hays that San Frnnclsco an tho other Bay cities are enjoying & rapid growth, many new buslnew blocks being under construction and hundreds of now homes being built, tho latter being especially notlcauto on tho Oakland nnd Berkoley side. Rapid progress is being made oc tno Exposition buildings nnd grounOr and tho fair promises to exceed expec tations as to Its slzo and grandeur. Ho recolves many Inquiries about this section of Oregon from pro pectlvo sottlers. S KILLING GIRL Jean Gianini Confesses to Mur der of Little Falls School Teacher Dr Awotlat I'm. to Coo. nr Tim. I.IITLE FALLS, N. Y., March 36. Joan Glanlnl, under arrest for the murder of Miss Lydla Beecher, the young school teacher who was fount beaten and stabbed to death, has con fessed his guilt, according to tho dist rict attorney, Glanlnl said ho haft asked tho teacher to go with him to see his parents about his ro-lnstnJ-ment in the Poland high school, froru which ho had been expelled nt her Instigation. Before their arrival she became frightened and Insisted on -turning. Ho hit her with a wTornt and then stabbed her to death. BAKER CITY Baker fans hart pledged $1400 for a baseball deam, DR. M'CORMAG VISITS HEBE M m M