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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1914)
-ft THE PEOPLyjKE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, T FAST AS THEY CAN TO A FALSE ALARM Umt& VOUK OPPORTUNITY o reich tho grout ptirrhnRlng power 0f tills community should not be overlooked In plncliiR your advertis ing, Tho cholco of media of stir ceBsfiil merchants IS Till-: TIMES. FAMILY ClRO.l.S REACHED with every copy of this medium. Have your advertisement rend by thn Homn Cnmilllltlltv rnrnlnrlv an I thnt they will know you. Ho In- troduced IV THE TIMES. MISMI1KR OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS uni VYYII as Tho Const Moll VOL AAAVII. Established 1K78 MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times, Conxt Mall nml Coos liny Aihortlscr. No. 285 00 mnn WHjIM HHt Sfttrs PRESIDENT 1LS0I SALEM, KJMESS DISTRTGT CHANGE HHM Only One Life Lost in Terrific Conflagration in Eastern Manufacturing City OVER 10,000 ARE RENDERED HOMELESS Burned Area Three Miles Long and Nearly Mile Wide Incendiary Fire Also tnr AntocUlM ITfU In Ooi D TlmM 1 SAliKM, Mass., Juno 2?. A con flagration which laid wnsto moro tlinn n thoiiHund buildings hcru Is burning ltlf out today. Tito Iohh Ib estimated at $10,000. 000. Tho burned nrca Is three miles In length and from a half to a mile and a half wide. Although many persons wore In. Jured only ono life wng lost. 'Urn charred hody.of a woman was found In tho ruliifl of a tenement. At least 10,000 persona, one-fourth of the city's population, nro homeless. Governor Walsh and Lieutenant Governor Horry nnd Secretary nt Stale Donnhuo spout the night here. Governor Walsh nnnonnred that tents and rations will ho supplied to tho city at once. Tho mllltla was gummonod to mnlntalu order null patrolled tho Htrcots today. From 2 p. m. yesterday, when a terrific explosion occurred In the fac tory of tho ICom .Leather Company, tho flames raged practically unchei'k cd until midnight. A sopnrnto flro, which tho pollco mid was of Incendiary origin, destroy ed thirteen ilwelllngH In North Sal cm. RED CI tOSS AIDS. tnr AMorUIrd TrrM to Cm 1U, Tlrnw.J WASHINGTON. I). C, Juno 20. Krnest II. Illcknoll, nntlonal director of tho Hod Cross, loft today for Sal em to direct tho relief work. Thu Ited Cross sent $5000 and prcpnitd to send moro. CURJI WILL START AGAIH Creditors of Big Firm Co-operate in Reorganization John Claflin Acts IDr AHMltl frm to Cttt Bit TlmM.l NEW YORK, Juno 2 C With the nesurnnco of cooperation from tho leading flry goods firms, Jobbing and commission houses nnd organization of merchanOlso creditors nnd hold cm of tho firm's paper, John Claflin began today tho task of reorganizing tho II. B. Claflin Company, which went Into the hands of recolvers. Tho liabilities of tho company nro now placed at ?34,000,000, principal ly In the form of commercial papor. Tho assets aro placed at 144.000,000 and In addition John Claflin lias nlodgeil his personal fortune of $10, 000,000. A meeting of tho creditors In a few days will dotermlno wheth er tho receivership Is to be continued. INAHJUTV TO MWTKA. K. Igg AlJW OVER RUMOR yOF TWO MEN DROWNED IX JIOGUB. Jay D. Tower this afternoon Is in- RUMOR CAUSE WORRY HERE vesttgatmg a ropori umi i - crs had been drowned in Rogue Ither.i near Agness, and somo a arm is felt hero because Arthur Peck and I. Il Tower, two well known Marshfleld men. who were traveling through that section, havo not been heard from for over a week. They woro due here a few; das ago. They made tho trip by auto to GoW Beach and left there a week ago .to go up Rogue River to Agness and thence to cross the country to the Edeu Ridge section. Mr. Tower this afternoon called up J. E. Schilling at Myrtle I oint and ho said they had not readied there yet. Owing to line trouble, he had not been able to get hold of Currj county points to verify tho drowning 8t M Jensen has just returned from Rogue River, but knew nothing of tne rePLale this afternoon. Mr. Tower Phoned tolho'wedderburn .Trading Company at Wedderburn and no re port had been rece ved t ere of an) drowning, so he thinks tho rumor is lnCTheeCrenort Is said to have come 'froA4PPe Vane Wifeless st- tlon, (65,000 PAID OUT AT BJNDON F. C. Shankland, Insurance Ad juster, Returns After Set tling Fire Losses There K. ('. Shankland, an Insurance ad juster from I'ottlaud. passed through here yesterday en route home front llandon, where ho hns been tho past ten !un adjusting the losses In the recent fire there. The t'ompniilnH which Mr. Shank laud lepresents will pay out uboul $i"fi.oi)(i in llandon. Tho other com panion, represented by some other adjusters, will pay out about $10. ooo, making a total ()r $05,000 which (' o rltlreiiH of llandon will receive. Mayor Mast est limited the total loss nt $200,000. In the hulk of tho cases, the los ses were total so that the adjustment was onsy. In the others the ad justments were moro difficult, but wero believed to 'have been satisfac tory. Practically all ihe property owners aro arranging to put In temporary buildings. DIES IN SAFE Victim of Heart Disease Drop ped Dead at First Attempt to Work in Several Weeks James Taggart, aged forty-eight, dropped dead In tho Blanco Cafo about 7 o'clock yesterday evening. Death was duo to heart disease Tag gart had been 111 for severnl woekB and was physically unfit for work, lie was formerly employed as a dish washer In tho Illanco Cafe. Taggart returned to tho Cafo jes lerday evening with the Intention of resuming his duties nbout tho placo. Ho had Just finished n meal when he walked to tho rear or tho lunchroom and dropped to tho floor. Tno prop rlotor of tho cafo nnd a customer picked him up nnd took him to tho street, In tho hopo that tho fresh nlr would revive him. nut he was dead before they reached the front door. Taggart had been living In Marshfleld for about a year and was well known. Ho has a sister, Mrs. Agglo J. Wholan, of K.1C Alcntraz avenue, South Ilorkeloy, nnd a broth er W. F. Taggart. living In Guorno vlllo. Coroner Wilson notified Mrs. Whelan of tho death of her brother by wire and received n reply from her this morning In which she stated that she did not hnvo money enough to pay funeral expenses. Sho In structed Coroner Wilson to notify W. F. Taggart at Guornevlllo. Coroner Wilson is awaiting n reply from Taggart and tho body wl 1 bo sent to Guornevlllo for burial If so ordered. , , Celebrated Too Freely. Early In April Coroner Wilson as certalned thnt Taggart had recolyed 1140, his 'share of an estate. Im mediately afterwards he went on a protracted spree and this probably hastoned the end, Coronor Wilson "'Kt'des his sister and brother, Taggart had a nleco. Miss Ella Royd, at IlealdBburg. California, to whom ho had apparently been sending mon oy. Ueforo coming here Taggart Is said to hnvo been at Gold Reach and Curry county points for somo time. nr Taggart was called to caro for the stricken man last evening. t.r ' "L.i .ninclilence n tho names 1'elug tho same, the two being no relation. XO CONFETTI HERE. r. 11 t. cirni' rorplved a teleJ gram from n Portland man yeaterda inquiring about the concession o Bell confetti hero the Fourth of Jul. and the cheapest way to get here, nr. Straw answored him substantlal- ,yHofoneWwho values his life will attempt to sell confetti during cele bration here. Cheapest way to .get here is to disguise yourself as a Greek laborer and go to employment office and get free transportation to Drain and then walkjn. IMiANlToF CAUHANZA. . ...u-utxi Fr lo Coot Dr TlmM 1 n.uunirnv n p.. .Inno 26. waduii'Uiu"i ' 7 Alfredo nreceda personal represent Vtive of Carranza, reached Waslilnw lon from Salllllo. He said that defi nite announcement as 10 "1D."' '"" I Declares Anti-Trust Bill Must be Enacted and Prosperity Will Follow Business In terests Are Interested. in AtaocUt4 rtr to Co DJ Tlmiw. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Juno 2C President Wilson's emphatic declara tion of tire administration's Intention to go strnlght ahead with the anti trust program and place their cases on the statute books of tho country, wnn mo prediction of unparalleled Many Killed and Injured and Much Damage Done Few Details Obtained j III? AMorl.lfJ I'tr.. I Cant Pr TIitm 1 HATAVIA. Java, June 2C. Muny were killed and Injured In n violent earthquake which caused widespread damiigo In southern Sumatra. The offices of the Dutch resident gover nor nnd mnny other buildings col lapsed at Dcnkoclon, the capital. Telegraph nnd cable communication Is Interrupted. Cornell Favorite in Betting on All Contests Washington Rival of Pennsylvania ., (Ur AMOf lilJ Vim te Cooi tut Tlmrt.J POUOHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Juno 2C. Tho six rowing colonies of Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, Pennsylvania, Washington nnd Wisconsin wero astir early today with 120 oarsmen keyed to n high tension for tho con test on tho Hudson. Cornell con tinued a favorite lu tho betting on nil threo races, Tlioro wero many bets of oven money on Washington against Pennsylvania. Tho Junior eight rnco Is set for 4:U p. 111., tho freshmen eight nt 4:4C nnd tho vnr Htly utiG:lG. Old Rowing HocoiiK Judging from tho fast tlmo mndo by tho college crows ussombled at Poughkeepslo for tho Intorcolleg late regatta meet, n now record for the course Is not Improbable if woathor nnd water conditions nro right late this nftornoon. The presont record Is hold by tho Cornell crew of 1901, which cov ered tho four-mllo course In 18 minutes, 53 1-3 seconds. Cornell crews also hold both tho two-mile Freshman record and tho two-mllo varsity four-oared tlmo. Tho Fresh man eight record of 9 minutes 11 H-6 seconds was inado by tho 1909 crow and tho four-oared figures of 10 minutes .01 second by tho four which won on tho some day. Rnre Tonight. In addition to tho many events announced yestordny for Ihn nHilettn rnntnstfl to lie nulled off at tho Fair Grounds at 7 o'clock this evening, Bee. T. U. James or wio Elks, Sec. J. II. Sneddon of the Eagles and Sec. George E. Cook of tho Mooso are to run a foot race, Cum Thrown Out. Judgo Dean In Federal Court at Portland this week threw out tho big damage case of Victor Alio vs. the C. A. Smith com pany. Alio wanted damages becauso he was caught In a fall of rock. It was shown that Smith company had let tho contract to Wlllett & Durr. who had sub-let tho tunnol to Lundberg & Company and In conse quenco Judge Dean held that tho Smith company was In no manner responsible. , Xi San Francisco lliilldlng. T... J. Simpson has received a letter r-nm sin Prnnnlsco confirming tho 1 story printed In Tho Times a cou ple of months ago to the effect ithat Coos County could not orect a building tnoro as was propuseu. The Panama-Exposition management a few months ago decided not to pormlf any buildings on the grounds except National and Stato, with tho exception of a few cities. In con sequence, If Coos County has any exhibit, it will have to bo In tho Oregon building sinua's wqiiT i'M.vt. SinnEtf, IoWajllne 25.--Woik on Sibley's municipal electric light plant io ..wK.rocaimf ntcetv and It will nrob- K 1 ably lie completed by October. Houses I ......' '.li...l tanit tlin 111 11 Tit will nre UB,, j . r". ?s? .-,." ;:;v carry a gooa ioau uum vourth. JuJy Itaripiliw. La larinilns. Ijidlcs' SUMATRA HAS JAPAN'S VIEW EARTHQUAKE OF CALIFORNIA BIG RAGES AT ,1, POUBHKEEPSIEj I WILL !!U I HI prosperity to follow, attracted wide spread attention hero today. It Is re garded as tho most Important mes sage that President Wilson hns given to the business world, in Congress tho belief was expressed that the President's announced attltudo would havo the effect of rallying the demo crats to tho plan to dispose of tho trust program. The belief Is strength ened by tho fnct that tho entire Missouri delegation In tho House Is pledged to the President's nld. The Senate had before It today for consid eration tho trade commission bill. Publishes Correspondence With United States Regarding Alien Land Law. Wf AxotlalM Vtrtt l ConlUr TlmM.I TOKIO. Juno 20. Tho correspon dence between Japan and tho United Stntes In connection with the Cali fornia uutl-nlien lnw was published hero today. It was preceded by a summary showing that Japan nbau dons Its proposnl for a new conven tion but continues negotiations with tho United Stntes, contending that tho land act Is discriminatory. T FOR STREETS Peart Brothers and Schroeder Get Grading Job in First Addition A portion of the street grading to ho done In First Addition to Marsh field this Rummer wns let yesterday to Peart Brothers and Schroeder. Tho streets Included In tho contracts Just let nro ns follows: two blocks of Washington avenue, two blocks of California n venue, ono block of Minnesota avenue nnd one block of Eleventh Btreot, aggregating 3 COO lin eal feet of street nnd requiring the moving of about 15,000 cubic yards of earth. HAHHV KIJIHAMi GETS A TEMC OIU5I PUUPOHTIXO TO HE FROM IiAKKVlKW HBAU8 THE MARKS OF "FRAME-UP" HERE. I Tho bottom dropped out of Hnrry Kimball's pocketbook when ho re ceived a telegram purporting to uo from Lakevlow, Or., telling of the ar rival there of one of the balloons containing nn order for transporta tion to und from Marshfleld during the Fourth of July celebration. Ira M. Haker, who found tho balloon, In formed Hnrry that tho round trip faro, Lakevlew to Marshflold and re turn, seventy-two dollars. Tho following Is tho text of the telegram: "Found balloon here with your card offering a frco trip to Marshfleld. Wire me expenso mon ey. Will turn card over to the telo graph company. Faro to Klamath Falls twenty dollars. From hero faro Klamath Falls slxteon-flfty. Round trip soventy-two dollars. Wish to leavo hero Monday. (Signed) Ira M. Raker." ThlnkH It Frame-Up. Tho message was first taken as bona fldo but a little closer examina tion of It Indicated that It was a "frame-up" evidently pulled off In Marshfleld The message- was on a blank used for messages to bo sont on and the envelope had been doc tored. However, Mr. Kimball, boforo he noticed this, had sent a reply, asking for verification, Ho had been uin..ixni imi did not 'want to take 1 any chances. KJmball nas sent wio iomuwiuk messago to Raker; "Have telegraph company send balloon ticket to bank here. Will vylre transportation on receipt of same." Mr. Kimball does not wish to bo tho victim of a "Job" Kimball Bays that It cost him 1140 to send the message. It Is undor st6od that the message from Ilakor cost something over J2.0Q. RC THINK BALLOON STORY FAKE TOE SIMPSON" $78,000 HOTEL TO BE BUILT RAILWAY LINE Supt. Dixon Returns to Eu gene and Reports Progress No Date for Bridges Thus i,l ...,..l..,...i ... f - Dixon, superintendent of construction Mr McArthur Perks & ituiBii in wiiii mi .iii'iiriiiur rums fc iiuV tz sln.e ,vfi::: 5, !rl,? or ",. 'L . 'h'L" V"",.. !,cl lj 1400 WORK ON .... ....p. ni.. nn 1..1 tin .iiii.niiiii-iw. nu niUU came back by the way or tho Sluslnw . rni'm imt.ii lu iii. River ami Inspected the work nt the ,,.' ,,, . "l, fIH ,V' Ulfferent camps. Ho reports that 'ninnH re.ently I.. i IV01.1 "r ",,w1nrk n,nllR ' 10 "l,0,Holl t Albany, nnd thnt vverythlng Neenis :to bo ' n,,n, i'mmber of K..!!,B i" ..H',nootl,ly,- 'V1. "'''"''"I"11 and Mrs. Hummel taking nn Interest s earn shovel was placed In operation , ,,, ,,,.. nll, ton-yonr lcaso on the Coos Ray end of tho lino a (10 nroporty few days ago. making a totnl of A Ku.k ,.;). i,0llg orgnn. sewn of them now nt work. Sll, , ,.nrry ,, roJ(rl n.rouglu The rails have reached tho sec- , j Simpson, owner or tho slto. nml crossing of tho SluBlnw River Wilch Is lOOxISfi feet, has agreed and It Is expected that they will bo t0 ,nl0 $0,000 In stock In tho over the bridge In about eight days, ,.. for tho property, as tho strururo will have progressed i Mr. ,, MrH, Unmmel will take sufficiently In that tlmo to perml ; of $io,000 stock In the company nnd tho crossing of the rn crow. After frHn ,tio hotel. Their lenso for this bridge Is crossed there aro seven' tc yens yenrs kIvoh them nn oti mlloH of road before another bridge tlon for n flve-yenr extension nt tho Is encountered. ' expiration of thnt time. Thoy gunr- Mr. Dixon until that construction nntco to pay eight per cent on tho ....... .. ..... u.n ......nu ..v..,o i.",rai nuer ilia ursi yenr. liny win uckiii very huiiii, iiiiuuugu no definite date has been Hot. J. A. Goodwill Presents Peti tion for Mill Improvement Ten Mile Contract RURAL SERVICE ON SOUTH COOS J. A. Goodwill today presented a to ho four stories nnd bnsement. It petition to Postmnster W. II. Curtis will havo ground dimensions of lOOx to bo forwarded to tho Postofflco 125. Tho slto Is a high, sight! Department nt NYitalilngtan unking ono. for the establishment of frco rural: Tho basement will bo equipped mall service on South Coog River. with a slat water plunge and steam The petition bore 118 names, rep- baths In addition to sample rooms, resenting 4G.ri pnrsoiiH who will bo etc. The Mrst Hoor will bo fitted bouoflttcd by tho mall service, up for business rooms with tho ox- Somo tlmo ago tho matter was , ceptlou of what Is required for tho taken up but It wns then proposed j lobby, etc. The other threo floors to hnvo South Coos River mndo a will bo devoted eutlroly to hotol star routo and tho Department turned purposes. It down becnuso there wero not I Eight Month to lliilld. enough people on It to warrant the' Tho plan Is to get tho construe exnense. North Coos River, through, tlon stnrtod somo tlmo In July and tho Allegany postofflco nud Cnpt. Ed - wards' star route, enjoys this mall sorvlce. Now tho South Fork resi dents nro forcod to rely largely on tho courtosy of tho boatmen, Ten Mile Service. P. Clmlnlo of Ten Mllo was In Marshfleld today and announced that ho had been awarded tho contrncf for carrying tho mall between North Inlot nnd Ten Mllo. Tho contract provides for threo-tlmes-a-weok ser vice He Is given $725 for tho year'B service. Thero Is a petition In circulation now asking for dally mall sorvlco for Lakeside and tho Ton Mile country. Tho railroad work has greatly In creased tho population and tho num ber to be served thero nnd It Is ex pected thnt It will bo granted, TROOPS FOR RUTTE. Gov. Stewart of Moiitaiui Wants Fed eral Aid in Union Trouble. 117 AluclltKl frru 10 Con IUJ TIUM ) WASHINGTON, I). C. Juno 26.--Govornor Stewart of Montana has asked that U. S. troops bo trniisf from Fort Vancouver, Wash., to Fort Missoula In order to bo In readiness In caso of further trouble at initio. In support of tho Governor's re quest, Sonator Myers called at the Whlto House D.mnln. Mi'nl-u lnl.1 Pniulll Hll t Wll. son today that conditions In Rutte. The Hardy sailed yesterday with, aro unsettled and furthor outbreaks a cargo or lumber ror San Francisco, are likely nt any tlmo. TJiore aro no The Speedwell Is hero from Ran Fodornl troops In Montana. Prosl- don taking on railroad ties, etc.. nt dent Wilson took Mho request under North Rend and will sail tomorrow advisement andijator took It up at a cabinet mooting. l l.'IIi TO CONVICT IX M I JiKXItVVIfiliE RIOT CASK I j I (Special to Tho Tlmos.) I COQUIM.E,, Or., Juno 2C.- Tho Jury In tho Henryvlllo riot ' cases today returned a verdict or not imllty. DAn Rravlile- nnd Jack Deinpsey were Indicted on llin J. ruiai. '- -. y immediately after tno jury . "...'" ... ,iin uniirj mi. I t rn run l inn wmm . j m I Journed until Monuay, AT NO Arrangements Practically Con- ciuaeu witn J. u. Hammel For Fine Building SITE IS SECURED AT MONTANA AND SHERMAN Simpson Property Chosen Four-Story Structure of Con crete Faced With Brick Arrangements wero practically closed today for tho erection of "Tho Simpson." a four-story concrete n...l l.Hl..1 1...1..1 ... vt...l. 11..... 1 ml.. Mini uiii-n uuii'i m oiiiiii iii'iiu, i nu ,.,,,, ,rt ,,. .., S7r, nnn ,.,. .vl .,.,. ,ni ..i,,,,,. ur. ., rnniim II I vss tKnn"" nt the corner r Montana and Sher- i rue Hotel Is tlie consummation of and Mrs. J. C. of the Hatumol nud the North About 2(,000 of thn balanro of Hie funds needed were subscribed when tho North Rend Chnmbcr of Commerce wiih negotiating with Mr. Koimey, and It lo expectod tunt this will bo available. Under the favor able terms of thu lease, It Is not expected that there will ho any dif ficulty In getting tho balance of tho money subscribed. Will Ihi Fine UulMlng. Plnns for the building hnvo al ready been comploted by Messrs. AtKlns nnd Tourtellotte, of Portland, who planned tho Idnho stato capltol, n big hotel In Rolso mid tho Rood College work. Those plnns nre now on exhibition at tho North llond Chamber of Commerce, Tho building Is to be of concrete veneered with whlln brick. It li ' It Is cstlmuted that It will require eight mouths In which to complete tho structure and have It ready for occupancy. (JimmI Hotel Manager. Mr. nud Mrs. Hammel como high ly recommended. Thoy were locntod nt Corvallls for six years and were later at Albany, whore thoy erectod tho Hammel Hotel which thoy sold a short tlmo ago. V, E. Watters, of Nortli Rend, knows them per sonally and highly recommends them, Their son Is now managing the Gardiner Hotel, having taken It over Juno 1. Mr, nnd Mrs, Hummel aro nov nt North Rend, Mrs. Hammol wat hero a few months ago when she' took up tho hotol proposition with tho llandon Chamber of Commerce and on her return there becatno In terested In tho North Rend propo sition. Tho North fiend hotel committee, which Is now working with Bee. Smith, ot the Chnmbcr of Commerce, on tho matter, Is composed of V. E. Watters, J. II. Groves, C. 8. Win ner and F, W. Wood. I ALONG the WATERFRONT Tho Pnrnlso Is due with passen gers mid freight from San Fruuclsco V HutlinlllV. I with a full load of lumber. Tho Adeline Smith nrrlved In front Sun Francisco last night. Auto Taken. wnrron rainier u looking for tho individual or inuiv- hlunls who took his nuto from. It i front of the Grand Theater In Marsh- I f'eld last evening nnd ran It to , North Rend and leR t on a i .Ida 'street where it was not founa until this morn ng Ono tiro was badly cut and tho fonder was ben Last h.V' - V." -,' f KW.I, TlAnJ. T - . -T "' ' ,inv It msV ' found tho machine louay. u may , . i mm have been a Joke, but Mr, Painter thinks It was a poor one. J, -U'.K JEniioriuni. rm -," ThoTlmea tain iobprrnteg - short time. 4. .. , ,., I- -lim -MITM-l'nlllTlflf-glilllllllTiBBSMF