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ywuWiw iiwn WUripr,W "vtS 'ifH fVT,?f3.1 5T ' -wrvr-ww mi! llJIMUWWill)Pfjl PWffl'r THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914 EVENING EDITION. IIX 10 DEATHS i You Are Now To Read (he Real Suit News of the Season BALL SCORES Forty Ladies' Suits; Values PROGRESS ON LOGGING ROAD AGO 1 E JMItS. HAItDKXIlItOOK St'CCU.MIlS AT .MtiltCV IIOSIMTAIj IIODV TAKHN TO VAXCOUVKIl, WASH.. von iiuuiAii. Mrs. Hnrdonbrook, mothcr-ln-law of M. C. Uoyd, died nt Merc Hos pital Inst night. Mr. Uoyd took tho tody on tho Alllaneo to Vnucouvcr, Washington, (or bttrlnl. Koto Tom, nn Indian woman, died In North Bond ltiBt night. Sho tvIH bo burled ob a county charge. LOCAL OVERFLOW. Smith-Powers Line Will be Rain Prevents Portland and Visits Sinter. H. 13. Itoyor, or tho Jloyor Implomont Company, of Port land, arrived horo today to visit his slBter. MIsb Loulso Hoyor. Program Tonight- Tho Kpworth JLcnguo hnH prepared a Bpcclal mu eJcnl program for tho social in tho now M. K. Hall this evening. PnyH IiiNtirnnco. Special Agent Thompson, of tho Sun Insuranco Company, is hero from Portland ad justing tho loss on tho Gilbert house at Enstsldo. VchhoIh Today, Tho Adollno Smith nrrlvcd In early today from tho South. Tho Alllnnco also ar rived from tho South nnd will sail for Portland late this afternoon. llnr Jrelgo Inspector. Inspector Potter, sent by tho U. S. Hnglnors tn inspect tho bar dredge Mlchlo nnd ' mnko a detailed roport on her opera tions, arrived horo on tho Hrcak--wntor today. Ho will probably bo hero two or thrco months. SOMERS L DS C IN JAIL NOW former Marshfield and Coos County Promoter in Trou ble at Oakland. J. II. SomrrH. formerly of Marsh- field, but for tho 1nst flvo years a. Oakland and San Francisco, Is In trouble thore, according to tho San Francisco ICxnmluor which arrived Iiero yesterday. While on tho Hay, ' Homors posed as a promoter, but nono pf his schemes over material ized. Mrs. Somors conducted a mil linery store hero for lilto n while. Somors' last nppearauco hero wuh a couple of yenrs ago, when ho was lioro with a mnn named Leo, later In troublo, trying to promote a rail road from Port Orford via Ilandou, Coaulllo nnd Myrtlo Point to OrantH rasa. They had W. P. Murphy of Marshfield, (Julllcr Ilrothers. Col. Jlosn nnd others of tho Coqulllo Val ley Interested nnd are said to havo incurred some bills for tho latter. Concerning tho lntest phase of It, uo Kxumliior says: "A second arrest wsh nindo In Oakland yesterday an n side Irsuo of -tho Soarles lake potaBh deposits liti gation, what John II. Seniors wns lakon Into custody In IiIh offices In tho I'MrHt National Ilnnk building. "Somors Is a stock broker anil Is charged by C. W. Lake, secretary of tho West Coast Development Com jiany, with embozllng $500. Ac cording to I.nko, ovldonce given In too cnBo of Henry I). I.oe, rocontly rlinrgnd with securing money undor falao pretoncoH by Dana Morgan, showed that Homers had misappro priated ?G0, part of tho money in volved In tho charges ngnlnst I.eo. "Morgan wns employed ns a civil engineer by Somorn, who at one tlmo ropresmted tho West Coast Devel opment company ns Oakland agent. "Somora laughs nt tho oharges, saying there Is no foundation in them. "Tho men Involvod In tho case wore eonnnoetod with the lltlgntlnn growing out of tho rival claims of tho California Tronn Company nnd tho American Tronu company." Ready for Operations Not Later Than July ' A. II. Powers returned Inst evening from a several days' trip along tho Smith-Powers logging road Bouth of Myrtlo Point, gottlng tilings lined up to rush tho road to completion nSj fast as tho weather conditions will' permit. Ho hopes to got most of It I completed so that ho can start haul-i Ing logs from thero by July or earlier. I Tho entlro lino will bo completed i easily this summer. Ho Is now planning to reinforce' ninny of tho embankments by driving plllg abutments to stop slides. Theso slides nave caused much troublo and cxpenso, In sonic places thrco times us much dirt having to bo removed ab was originally estimated. By driving piling during tho summer, further Blldeo enn probably bo pre vented. Iliillnxt locnl Hallway In addition to the Improvements and completion of tho Smith-Powers lino, tho local railway will have to ballast nnd repair their track botweon hero and Myrtle Point considerable beforo tho heavy trnlns of logs from tho new line can bo brought to Mnrshflold, The track of tho local lino Is soft In many places and makes operations of heavy trnlns over It difficult. Qiiiinrliitn.tn.. t T" At lit,,.. ...Ill tjifsj. iikviiii vti b ,,. is. ..lint;, nil. probably have tVIs work started ns soon as ho returns from San Fran-, risen, ! Move Many Cuiiipx. i Many of tho Smlth-Powora camps' will bo moved to tho new lino in tho course of tho noxt few months. The South Slough ramp, tho Isthmus Inlet camps ami the camps at Coal ed o will bo taken thore. In reestablishing tho camps on tho now lino, they will bo put In flno shape nnd will bo tho best logging camps on the Pacific Coast. Oakland Playing Rain Stops Many Others. Of AuocUtxl PrM. to Roni Df Tlmn.) POIlTLAND, Or., April 16. Kaln prevented the Portlnnd-Oaklnnd gnmo again yesterday. Tho otiior Const Lcnguo games wore: At Venice It. II. B. Sacrament 1) 11 Venice 14 1G 0 Untterles: Klawlttcr, Cann, Greg ory nnd Itohrcr; Lynn White Hark ncss Flohnrty and Elliott. At San Frnncisco It. II. B. Los Angeles 1 8 1 San Francisco 3 -I 1 Batteries: Jtynn, Crnbb and Holes; Lolflold nnd Schmidt. XOItTIIWKSTKKN L12AUK. Seattle 2; Portland 4. Victoria 2; Spoknne 8. Vancouver 3; Tncoma 1j A.MKHICAX LKAflUK. Clovclnnd 1: Chicago 2. St. Louls-Dctrolt; ralrf. Phlladolphla-Now York; rain. Washington l; Uostoli 2. NATIONAL MllflUK. Chlcngo-Clnclnnntl; rain, Pittsburg ft: St. Louts 1. Now York-Phllndclphln; rain. DoBton-nrooklyn : rain. flJMUB IS GLAD OF TRIP MYRTLE POINT TO "KMtienililn." Senior play, MiiMiule 0kth House, l'YIriiiy night, April 17. Arranges Card for July 3 and July 4 in Connection With Celebration There. At a meeting at Myrtlo "Point yes terday, arrangements woro mado for holding a raco mcot thero July 3 nnd i In connection with tho big Fourth of July celebration. Last year Co qullle hold tho celebration nnd this yonr Myrtlo Point will havo It nnd the Myrtle Point Club Is nrranglug tho dotalls. At yesterday's mooting about $1400 in prize money' wns hung up for two days racing. F. P. No ton and M. II. Nay of Marshfield were present and also Mossrs Knight Ward nnd Maker of t'.io valley, Tho card for tho two days racing Is ns follows: 1'iliLiy.lnly il. No. l Trot or paco 1-2 mllo, two heats mid each heat n race, purso $100. No; 2 Ilunuliig 3-S mllo purso $100. No. 3, Ituuulng ft-S mllo, purso $12ft. No. 4. Trot or pneo 1-2 mllo, frec-for-all, 2 out of 3 heutB, purse $lft0. No. ft. Novelty running raco, purses $7ft for mllo, for 3-4 mllo $50 for 1-2 mllo $ft0 and $2ft for quarter mile. Satuidny, July I. Nn. l. Hunnlng 1-2 mllo, purso $100. No. 2. Trot or paco, free-for-nll, three half mllo hents and every heat a rnco, purso $22d. No, 3. Itunuliig 3-4 mllo, purso $ir.o. No. I. Trot or Paco 1-2 mllo, 4 year old or under, two hents and each heat a rnco, purso $100. No. ft. Ituuulng one mllo, Mer chant's Darby, pursu $200, Willamette University Boys Pleased With Their Tour of Coos Bay. Tho Salem Capital Journal says: Wllllamettc University Oleo Club boys returned Sunday afternoon from a two weeks' concert trip Into tho Coos Day country. This trip was nno of tho most successful evor tnk eu by tho university club. Crowded houses greeted tho snngstors at every stop. During tho twelve dnys stay every hospitality wns shown them by tho people of the Coos Hay coun try. Financially tho trlr practically pnld for ltsolf, which, on account of the heavy cxpenso entailed by tho stenmor trip and tho necessary lay over waiting for tho return bont, Is considered exceptionally good. Qltm McGnddum, manager, Is feeling good over tho results of tho excursion, as ho worked hard and faithfully to nuiko tl o nffalr a success. Fredrick S. Moudenhnll, dean of tho college of music nnd director of tho club, said todn- that ho was high ly pleased with tho trip. Ho gavo tho boys credit for giving first-class concerts, and making tho tour a bril liant success from nu artistic stand point. The dean said that this wns tho first tlmo n glee club had bcon over Into this part of Oregon for a great many years, and as a result tho people were ready to give them an enthusiastic reception. Shortly r.ftor thee boys crossed out over tho Columbia rlvor bar troy bo come seasick nnd tho majority Itopt their hunks until they reached Coos liny. TJiey crossed out ovor tho bar about six o'clock In tho evening nnd wl'en the stownrd called next morn ing for bronkfnBt scarcely ono nn swercd. Dean Mendouhall stuck his head out of the door onco nnd tcn went hack to his bunk for tho rest or tho trip. Paul Smith, so It Is told of him, could only rent easy with his feet out of the porthole nnd his bond downward across tho edgo of t' o bed. Ono of tho boys got out In tho passagoway but could get no fur thor, sank down nnd called for holp. Another went to his assistance but landed In tho snmo plight. Hut It wiib some trip, so tho boys say, nnd never will bo forgotten. "Mnrshflold, Unndon. Myrtlo Point Coqullle, nnd North Ilonl woro the citlos In which tho concerts wero given, Go at $ 1 2.50 to $25.00; THE EASTER RUSH left us with some forty Suits, comprising bro ken lots, prices ranging op to $25.00. These suits are going to make real bargains for fortunate purchasers. This special price of $12.50, coming as it does, in the heart of the season, is of un usual interest and in order to procure one of these garments, we would sug gest that you call early I All Suits at over $25.00 will be sold at a straight discount of -20 Per Cent- HUB DRY GOODS CO. ".SMART WEAR FOR. WOMEN" f ithMi it. v? Toric hem are rapidly taking the place of common, flat lenses. They give all larger field of vision; a more perfect picture of ob jects and look better than flat lenses We examine your eyes and properly fit you with Toric Lenses, RED CROSS RED CROSS OPTICAL DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE. Phono 122, i - Alil.lCd.VXV ATOMS. (Special to Tho Times.) Kd Noah, Is stretching tho wire rnbloH across tho Knst Fork for n foot brldgo. It Is Just nhovo tlio Alort IniKlliiB. Ono end will n fns. trued to eyo bolts sunk Into tho rock ninl the otber will fnston to n hlK biineli of myrtlo trees. It will bo well nbovo IiIkIi wnter and n fine .Ing for tho nubile. Good for Kd. Jess Ott Is on tho Itnlnhow ns en gineer while her regular eiiBlneor Is inking n vacation. Clarenec Oould has finished his dead-head and Is hauling logs to tho rlvor now. Ho hauled ovor seventy one day. Jick ITakor was out with a four horso team ihe last of tho wo k. Ho brought out buttor nnd took back a load of feed. He says tho roads are pretty soft. The series of religious (?) mot Ihitb ut tho school hoiu?o lmvo beon discontinued. Thev had n danco nt tho hall last Saturday evening. There was a nlc crowd and n good time. There wero sovoral from Marsbflold, among them being tho lllako girls and Mr. Snllng nnd wlfo. Tho musle wns furnlshul from tho "fiddlors green." The Allegany school bogan last Monday with a fair ttondanco. Abo huomorgardt is teacher. Ho taught horo beforo, also at Myrtlebnnk, with great success. Soinc pupils from tho town district aro coming up hero to school. The Glen Junction school wl'l h gln noxt Monday with Miss Emily Blake as teacher. FINE GIFT TO BAPTIST BODY Beautiful Myrtlewootl Box, Gavel and Block, Sent to Boston Gathering Through tho co-oporatlon of V. Hohfeld nnd J. W. Stndden, Rov. O. Lelloy Hull has about completed n flno gift which ho will send to tho Northern IlnptUt Convention which will bo hold In Hostou In June. It Is a flno myrtlo wood box containing n Myrtlowood grnvol and block, all of which tiro finely polished and most beautiful. In .one uldo or tho block Is sot n plcturo of tho coiportngo crui ser Lirollno nnd n flno plcturo of It will grnco tho insldo of ti.e covor ot tho box. On tho gravel Is the In scription "From Coos Day Oregon. C. C. C. Lifeline." The interior of the Lifeline's cabin Is finished In myrtlo. Tho gift will undoubtedly at tract much attention nt tho great church convention und Incidentally advertise Coos liny. All Over Oregon N'owberg It. L. Piitnniu, irepro Bontlng tho ICugono Illblo socloty won t'c nnuiinl prohibition oratorical contest. IYoncnlln This town hai H ehnrtor amendments profiling for 1 raising tho city dobt limit from I1W to $2000 for benntal Instead ot u- I ; mini elections, for changing toe n- cciion time irom Aiirn i irccvurer nnd for a method ot street Imprort- uicnt. Kugono Twelvo hundred persons took part In a prohibition rally. It wnH the largest demonstration In fa vor of prohibition over held In Eugene. Astoria It Is now claimed that tho Hill Interests havo selected Klnvel, thrco miles west of -Astoria, ns tho plnco for their docks. The slto hnH n frontngo of 3800 feet on tho Col umbia rlvor ' McMlnvlllo Ynmhlll county hns threo women cnndldr.tos for offlco. Mrs. Mary Scott, dempcrnt,( Is nftor the county treasurer's office; Mrs. Alice Adams, republican. In nftor tho snmo offlco and Mrs. C. L. Sherwood republican, Is out for recorder. Astoria Postmaster Wieo has toni porurlly established n pnrcel post de livery In tho enst end of tho city In order to deternilno what amount of business tho department can handle. If tho business Justifies a special sor vice will bo maintained. Kluninth Falls Tne federal t clamntlon servlco has a large low clearing out canals nnd doing nwv Bnry ropnlrlng In order to ba a to turn wntor Into tho main cw of tho Klnmnth project by JUr I Tin. Ailnmu illtrli nnlnrcement ll SNf ly complotcd, the Northireiin Btntcs, and It will bo possible to ir rigate nil of tho acreage undw tt ditch this season. "KHiiieriilibi," Senior piny, l"f Openi House, 1-YliLiy nlitlit, M' ,T r.iiihi- mr,. The kind YOU Uw AIAVAVH USUI). Phone 72 rel Livery nnd Trnnsfer Compnnr. Times Wnnt nds brine rmllt ClTuTiTJeys N" J. N. Bayliss Any kind of brick work nt P thnt nro rigni. ,. AND ALIi WOIIK OWIIASS r..ii ..t "Tl.o I.Mreslde." "" niilR., 1B7 Second t. Phow J ITronrli lliiniros. i'1" Annou nemg Church Benefit Sales Its Origin: Back in the early 80's a philanthropic Londonmej; chant, deslrlner to assist the manv churchevol" fered a percentage of each dav's nnsh iakin.? tn nc mnnw nhnrr.lins- as there are days in the week, These sales proved of such mutual benefit and were so enthusi astically received that it has since been a yearly event. ,. Later the well known great retail firm of John Wanamaker of New YorkjSJ Philadelphia instituted these Benefit Sales in this country nnd citv after cityjag now taken up this good work that has brought church and merchant clojerjg: gether, Church Benefit Sale will be held here next week April 20, Monday, CHRISTIAN CHURCH. I April 23, Thursday, CATHOLIC CHURCH. April 21, Tuesday, SWEDISH CHURCH. Aprir 24 Friday, UNITED BRETHREN. April 22, Wed., METHODIST CHURCH. April 27, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. phone q q ITTKTVri'fcJO N0RTH iiri. i iJ. 1. .ir.iiiiiin BEN 1 w w w mi M mm M hh Mif IIHIMMi l" -i.Ml.HnHAl