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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1915)
ITER A FENCE AT THE TOP OE A PRECIPICE THAN A HOSPITAL AT THE BOTTOM A Marshfidd Woman (Ham Eton The Determination of valuo rocolvod In advertising lies sololy with tho results secured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos Day Times they aro clean and dependable. Tho renders of Tho Times have confldenco la tho ads appearing theroln. !),ju ee said: "I buy ndvortlsed nrtlcloa bccauso thoy Invariably worth what I 'pay for thom." Tho rchants with tho beat roputatlous (or Integrity honest merchandise, aro without exception, bo who ndvertlso tholr goods unceasingly, MxaiBieat op this associated Pitn,t NO. XXXVIII. Established 1878 no Tho Count Mali. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Oonnolldntlon of Times, Congt Mall wt1 Coon Ttnv Advert I wr No. 162 Geramaims- amid English Air Ridels on Channel Fort; FO CDUWTY HIGH SCHOOL LAURELS T mm 0 DEBATERS wi coo AUSTRD GLRMAN ROES CLAIM G GAINS AGAINST RUSSIA Hhfielcl High School Team jsc Second, Both of Its Teams Winning IILLE AND NORTH BEND TEAMS LOST Ion Team Will Participate District Contest to be Arranged Later th two to one decisions In both ftho Marshfleld afflrmatlvo do- team won from Coqulllo nnd ftgallvo from North Bend In n -headed argument hold at tho Maces Inst evening. Thuu tho rwon six points In tho county Ing longuo, but a report from pn today stated that tholr team kvonlng nccumulatcd 7 points, Dsttng Mnrshflold by ono point chamnlonshln of tho county nv socurlng tho honor of ropra- ke tho flvo schools in tho Infra ct dobato somo tlmo In March. tBaudon tholr nfflrmntlvo mot egntlvo trio of North Ucntl nnd Lsccurod n tinnnliuous decision tho visitors, while tit tho coun- tlio Uandon high school toam in two to ono decision or mo According to tho rules of county dolmtlng longuo, each 9f a Judga counts ns ono point 4r a victory nnothor Is awarded. gives Dnudon a totnl of seven t tho six poIntB secured by dlold. rth fiend and Coqulllo both lost Stholr dobatos. ?ro u good sized nudleuco In tho Khlgh flchool gymnasium ICva en and Iluth Cowan represoutud seal ufflrmatlvo ngnlnst tho Co- nogatlvo team consisting of Fussono nnd Morton Tyrol). Itiostlon wns "Ilcsolvod, That 3vornmout Sh'ould Own nnd Op- all IntorBtntO Railroads Acting bmtnon Cnrrlors, nnd All Intrn- j'ljlnon Competing with Thorn, 11111110110111 Waived." arguments of both teams were ilngly woll put. Miss Hnnsou tho six inlnuto robuttnl for afield and MIsb Mary Fussono J 1110 for tho negative Tho of this dobato woro 0. T. (gold, Rnndon, Clnutlo II. alios L VI Pulford of Myrtlo Point. . North rJoml tho opposite sldo lie, quoHtlou was taken by tho Kflold team, both sides making Jlnnd doflnlte argumonts with a ibly long preparation in tho nbllng of their facts. Tho mom- if tho Marshflold negatlvo team pWcaloy Seaman, who lod tho ro und Harvey Wnltors, whllo North Oond duo consisted of Jrandt and Randall Jones. Tho In this dobato woro W. C. p, Attornoy Blatchloy and L. A. jvlst, all of Coqulllo. Mho Bandon-Coqulllo argument bo county Beat Judga John F. I Professor Baker nnd a Myrtlo clergyman woro tho Judges. of tho county champions of this Df tho state meot six weeks from it Bomo point to bo designated o University of Orogon for nn district dobato, Tho samo is of tho dobating teams east of cascades and in Eugene somo 'probably In May, tho wlnnora of iBturn nnd wostorn divisions meet to nrguo for tho champion- )f Oregon, r OSES Ml IT T 1EI G. T. Treadgold Says No De velopments in Litigation Bitter Against Mitchell 0. T. Trondgold of Uandon, who was hero InBt ovonlng, Bald thnt there was nothing now In tho Coach Simpson cases Into which ho hns boen drawn. Ho said thnt ho wns letting tho developments 'Dalto the natural course. Ho said that ho did not consider tho matter of sufficient Importance for him to urgo n special session of tho grand jury or n trial jury to dlsposo of tho mnttor and consequently there would bo nothing doing until tho April torm of court. Mr. Treadgold said that at this tlmo ho did not enro to glvo out nny thiug further on tho case, hut inti mated thnt when tho cases coino up In court ho will hnvo somo surprises to spring on his accusers. So far nn Joo Coach was concorncdr Treadgold snld that ho had only pity. However, ho wns bitter In his denun ciation of Dotccthc Mltcholl, whom ho hi nines lnrgoly for tho sensational accusations ngnlnst him. Outlook Ih Hotter. Dr. Ij. P. Sorenson, n woll known Uandon Jioostor, was nlso hero last ovonlng. Ho snld thnt tho outlook for n good season wan Improving, no looks for tho lumber mills to resume activity soon. Ho snys that thero Is also likely to ho considerable m In Ing activity In Tho Sixes section in Curry county. II. P. McDIarmld of llnndon was nlso hero last ovonlng. MAY WHEAT IS HIGHER IN CHICAGO tDjr Auoclatod l'rrn to Coon Ilbf Time..) CHICAaO, Jnn. HO. Mny deliv ery wheat, selling nt $1.52, reachod a new level. Three of Seven English Air Craft Driven Out Over North Sea by Germans ' GERMANS DROP BOMBS .y. ON DUNKIRK AGAIN Over Fifty Missies do Great Damage in French Seaport Many Raiders LOCAL FLOUR SOARS 40 CENTS A BARREL HcndliiK of Wheat to Eui-oh PlayN lllivoc Willi Prlco or Cereal in Ann-Hen. A telegram was received this morning by If. D. Fletcher, agent for tho Sporry Flour Company, an nouncing a raise of 40 cents on ench barrol of California flour. My spasmodic Jumps In tho past few wcoks flour, both California and Eastern brnnds, hns boon mounting hlghor. Export or whont and flour to Europe, Bays Mr. Fletcher, Is to blnmo for tho Incronso, ENGLISH AIlt ItAII). Ill Aeocllisl Prmi lo Coon ny Tlmm.) LONDON, Jnn. 30. Wire less dlspntclics from London say that of tho suvcii English noroplnncs which bombarded Ostein and Zoobruggo, thrco fnljod to return. Thcso thrco machines wero surrounded by Gorman nlr craft nnd chas ed into tho open sea. flBERS ESCAPE WIT DIAMONDS HEiEHSOi FACES LI 1 PR SDH TERM Bandits Hold up New rk Gem Store and Get bout $50,000 Worth Bf AuocliteJ Txm to Coi Vnj Time. BW YORK, Jan. 30. -Between JOO and $50,000 worth of dia ls wero stolen today from tho bebop of Adolph Stern by four fewho drove up to tho store In nn held up tho three clerks with Ivors, bound and gagged them, the jewels into three suitcases escaped in the car. Revolting, Charge is Made in Douglas CountyCounty Jail Now Full In jail at Coqulllo on tho chnrgo of obtaining money undor falso pro tonscs, Urltt Hendorson will probably havo to faco nioro sorioua charges in Douglas, county, according to'Dlst rlct Attornoy Lljoqvlst, who laat night wns n Judgo at tho Korth Bond dobato. Undor tho present plans Henderson will faco tho jury for is suing bad. checks and If sentenced, will havo to await tho oxplratlon of his term nt Snlom boforo being turn ed ovor to tho prosecuting attornoy at Snlom. Cooston Election Probo. Comploto ' Investigation of tho fchargea mndo ngnlnst tho two East-1 'sldo councllmen Is now bolng made, stated M. LllJoqvUt. Tho cpmmit teo appointed at tho last council mooting consists of It. T. Whltty, J. C. Steckol and M. A. McLaggan. On Tuesday evening a lottor was read by Mayor Kittson from H. Mnsalos, of Cqoston, In which ho chnrged that tho nowly elected councllmen, Meoka and Bailey of Cooston, had paid f0 cents apiece for votes and also that It was rumored thnt thoy freely passed a whlskoy bottlo around among tho male voters. It was such persistent rumors that caused both tho councllmen to do main! that tho charges bo investigat ed, Thoy deny that tho charges aro truo. Jail Is Full. Despite tho fact that somo 15 pris oners .were disposed of from tho county jail during this month, tho Jail Is now full again to overflow ing, declared Mr. Llljcqvlst, and ho is now wondering whether tho room will hold out during tho April torm 'of the district court. Nothing now can bo said regarding the appointment of a deputy prose cuting attorney for this 6ldo of tho Bay, though he stated that presoat stato of affairs warrants such action and that It is poor economy to do without. PREDICTS $2 WHEAT NEXT FEW YEARS KviH'rt. Also Sny Flour Will Reach Unprtrwlfnteil Prlco In United States NEW YORK, Jnn Which yostordny sold .10. Wheat, at $1.50 a bushel, tho highest In years, may onslly ko to $2 n bushel lu tho, next fow years, Is tho opinion of many grain oxperts. Flour Is not far from $7.50 a bnrrol. It Is cxpoctod to go to"10"h bnrrol, probably in "Miarch or April, Wheat will pretty certainly go to $2 a bushel in tho noxt twolvo mouths. In tho faco of a world war without procodont thcso prices aro not tro mondoUB, by any menus. Wheat has beaten $2 a buahol In tills country. In 18C7 it sold at $2.85. Nor do those prices mean general starvation. A barrol of flour makes 300 loaves of broad. It you mako pound lonvoa- and flguro thom worth flvo conts each, you would hnvo $16 worth of broad from $7.50 barrol of flour tly AniocUtM PrfM lo Cooa lit? TlniPt, DUNKIRK, Jnn. 30. Tho bom bnrdmont from tho nlr by Germans InBt night cnnio from six noroplnncB. It wns a clear moonlight night, but tho machines could not bo scon ex cept when lit up now and then by a whirling beam of n searchlight, by which tliroo-Incli nntl-nlr craft guns directed tholr flro. Tho droning of tho propollortr, however, was hoard somo tlmo bo foro tho noroplnncs arrived nnd tho lnhnbltuntH woro glvou tlmo to soolc cellars. Fifty bombs droppod, ton of which wero Incendiary. A number of prlvnto houses woro damaged. KAISER WAS ON S0ISS0N BATTLE EIELD Wr Auoclitoil rrn to vwt VtJ Tlrow. BERLIN, Jan. 30. A correspon dence ngonoy nssorts'that Emperor William wbb under heavy flro nt tho bnttlo of SoIssoiib and only nftor Insistent representations from his on tourngo thnt ho consented, after a long while, to lonvu tho exposed pobltlon, ARIZDWASiWEPTBY FL000 111 STORM CARRANZA TU F E ORCES Ml San Luis Potosi Taken Posses sion Of and Monterey Will Soon Fall inr AwotUteJ l'ri to rot du TIwm.i LAREDO, Toxas, Jan. 30. San Luis Potosi Is again In tho hands of tho Carrcnzq forcos. It wns turned ovor yestorday without a bnt- Tho pinch which will cortninlv bo ! t' and t,l fa of Motoroy, now felt In aomo homoB mny bo mit-1 llohl " u, V11I troops, Is reported Igatod by making brond nt homo. By 'Immlnont. using corumcal ns our forefnthora usod it, by making buckwhoat flour In large quantities and feeding tho family on buckwheat cakes In cold wenthor. What causes tho high prlco of whont at this tlmo? When whont sold at $1.85 In 1898 tho prlco wns not duo to tho Spnnlsh-American Southern and Central Portion of State Suffers Most I Dhnnniv Uonrl Uit (Ilf AuocUleJ I'iym lo Coot Dor Time.) PHOENIX, Ariz., Jnn. 30. Tho southern nnd contrnl portions of Arizona woro visited todny by storm and flood, putting undor wntor ninny productlvo areas between horo and Illsbeo, and ronderlng homeless scores of fninllles nnd completely Isolating nt least two cities, Glolio and Miami. In tho Salt Rlvor Vat loy alone, tho damage Is ovor $100, 000. Famlllos wero rescued from houso tops In Phoenix. Tho Btroota woro rivers. Riverside Park was flooded and tho1 aiiliunla li tho men- ngorlcs drownod. "" '" ALFRED J ORB FRENCH REPORT OF BATTLES ARE BRIEF Claim British Repulsed German BattalionsGerman Mine Was Disastrous tnr Allocated Ttti lo Cooi Ittj TlmM.l PARIS, Jan. 30 Tho official communication this afternoon says: "Yestorday wns generally quiet. In front of (lulnchy, near LabosHoo, the British drovo back a durinnn nttnek of three bnttnllons. In tho sectors or Albert, Royc, Solssons, Crnonnn, RholniB and Perthes the nrtlllory on- gngomontH woro nt times rather so voro. Near Fllroy tho Qornmna ox plodcd a mine tho object of which wns to blow up our trenches.. As a mattor of fnct, nil they did was to dostroy theirs. Thero Is nothing to report on tho romnlndor of tho front. CIO T GDI ITER 1 SO BUR D TO T Physicians Hold No Hope for Prominent Coquille Lumber man in San Rafael (Spoclnl to Tho Times.) COQUILLE, Or., Jnn. 30. Alfred Johnson, Sr., tho Coqulllo Valloy'B most prominent nnd highly roBpcct od cltlzons nnd dovolopor, lies at tho point of denth nt tho homo of hla daughter, Mrs. Stanley Dollar ' In San Rafael, just otltsldo' of San Francisco, according to a iiiossngo . received uy Airrou jonnson, jr., to I day. I Tho mossngo stated that the phys- I Ulan declarod that 'Mr. Johnson could not recover nnd whllo It wns linaflltilf. fin mlfvti! Ilntrnr n fnw war, but to Joo Loltor'H corner In I Elgin Baxter LOSBS Life in Ef- I months, tho end mlcht como within whont. Many similar oplBodoa of very i fort to RfiSCUe Parent From 'a very short tlmo. Mr. Johnson Is North Yakima Fire conscious, most of tho tlmo, but enn innc only at infrequent mtorvnls. Tho stlccesslvo strokes of paralysis for our GAKLIO SAUSAGES. Pal. lent Muiket. 1ICE MARKET makes BEST NKFUItTERS. Phono -100-J. BOX'T FORGET the JUG DANCE nt tho EAGLES HALL, Saturduy night, Jan. 30. Martin's Orchestra. Try ouT SPANISH SAUSAGE. PAIiACE MARKET. Phono -J00-J. high wheat has been duo to comers In tho mnrkot. I It ia bolng pnld becnuso of war . shortage and tho certainty that tho shortago will grow worse This conn-! M"s- Loulso Baxtor, aged 75, n'ml try has this. fall sent abroad bIx bar-lson, Elgin Baxtor, 38, woro burned relB of flour and six bushels of wheat I to death lu their hqmo.onrly today. for ovory barrol and buBhol exported , Baxter lost his llfo In a heroic of- ln average times. Thnt does not loavo fort to rescue his motlior, after liav-! colvod tho analvs'ls of tho vital or . it.. . . . . . ny too mucii wnent anil flour nt i 'g urugKon nn ugeu Borvnm imougn Bans of Rancher Russoll of Myrtlo home. ja window. Tho family was promln- point, who Is nlloged to havo been Russia feeds herself. She Is not ont. Her husband, tho Into Joseph polsonod. Tho roport is expected nblo now to oxport grain In largo 'M, Baxtor, waa ot ono tlmo stato fair any jny. quantities ob she usually does. Aub- commlBalouor. It Is bollevod that Como to MurMifleM. U AMo-Unxf rw IoCk lu TIivm.) NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 30. pr apoplexy, owing to his advanced ago, nearly. 75, mnkos hla condition most critical. No ltciiort Vet. Sheriff Johuso'n'hos not yot re- BERLIN TELLS OF GAINS! ALLIES Claim Germans Won in Num ber of Small Engagements Developments in East Mr Aiwlitej I'rrti lu Coo llijr TIuim, BERLIN, Jan. 30. (By Wireless.) Tho official communication todny snyB: "Tho Fronch losses In tho fight ing north of Nlouport on January 28 wero heavy. Ovor 300 Moroccans nnd Algorlnus wero found dond In tho sand dunes. The' Qormnn nrtlllory yestorday hampered the ouoiuy in its efforts to mnko way by sapping opera tions In tho direction of Snnd Hill, which la cast of tho Light Houso. South of tho Labassoo Cnnnl last night tho Germans captured from tho Fronch nt this point two moro trendies whine aro connected with positions occupied by us on Jnnunry 25. In tho wostorn part of tho Ar gonno forest n German nttnek yostor dny resulted In n consldorablo ad vance Twolvo officers nnd 733 pris oners woro taken, nlso twolvo mnch Ino guns and ton sninllor guns. Fronch Infantry roglmont No. 155 seems to hnvo ben nnnlullntod. The Gormnn loss was small, French night attacks southeast of Verdun woro ropulsod. Wo occupied Ango mont, driving tho French back to Dro monll. In East Prussia n Russian attack against Brldgehond, oast of Darkoh men, failed. Somo of our fortifica tions enst of tho lnko district woro shelled by tho enemy. A Russian nt tnek southeast of Lnko Loowensteln nnd n night attack near BorJImow woro ropulBod." J Sweeping Successes in Many engagements with Czar's Forces in East ARE CLOSING IN ON WARSAW BY TRENCHES Heaviest Fighting in France Occurred Near Eastern End of Battle Line. fOr AmociI) Pmi to Cool 1U.7 TlmM.7 LONDON, Jnn. 30.- Sweeping clnlniH of successes nlong virtually tho ontlro eastern front, except In tho cxtromo north, tiro mndo by Vlon na. Tho announcement asserts thnt In Poland on tho Wnrsaw front, lu (Inllcla, Bukowlun nnd northern Hungary, tho AuBtro-no'rmnn nlllus nre bnttorlng down RuBsInn realst- nnco. Tho RuBsInn roar In CJallcl.t, Ih threatened whllo Russians who Invaded Bukowlun nnd Hungary wero unsuccessful, and In tha Po htud trenches, tho Austro-Gonnnno a approaching Wumaw. Berlin assorts tho RusslniiB wo-i dilrntod In two minor engngomontu In East Prussia. In Franco, tho I'onvlest fighting Is townrd tho' rn'lern ond of tho lino. Iirlln nays further ground Nvne gaiiiid In tho Argnnno, In nn on g. "foment lu which tho Fronch suf f 'id henvy Iohboh, near Nlouportj Itplglum, niftl South Verdun, Infan try ongngomontB in which tha Fnnch aro said to have been dc-t- led. CLAIM TURKS LOS T INFERS A N BATTLE Paris Announces Viotories by Russians, Including cap ture of Tabriz. Itlr A.Oft4 I'm la Coot Ily Time., PARIS, Jan. 30. Tho Turkish forces aufforod frch dofoat In Porsln, following thoso Inflicted upon thom north of Erzorum, according to news dlspntclics. Tho Turkish right wing, which Invaded Azorbnjan, wns routod by tho Russians, who reenpturod Ta briz. Tho Turks aro snld to bo re floating townrd Marg;.s. RAR FILIBUSTER U T RIAS ON GAINST RUSSIANS trla's wheat crop was short this year i tho flro started from nn over-heated j almost' far the first tlmo. Sho has . stove. Sheriff Johnson, Deputy Sheriff had to Import grain. In tho American revolution wheat brought 93 cents on nvorago at sea board markets In 1788. It rose year ly to 170C Tho averngo prlco was ?2.48, but It touched $3. It con tinued high owing to tho Fronch revolution, Napoleonic wars and the war of 1812. Watorloo was tho ond of tho Napoleonic wars, but wheat rose from $1.7G In 1815 to $2.85 lu 1817, That was tho aftermath of a long, devastating war. 'From 38 cents wheat went to 1,85 in 1855, In the Crimean war. It was $2.28 In 18G4, but did not reach $2.85 until 1867, two years after tho clyil war was ended. In tho Russo-Turklsh War of 187C-78 wheat started at 83 cents, roso to $1,7G In 1877, broke to 77 cents at tho end of tho war, but then roso to il.-H In 1882. (Laird and A. P. Davis, of tlio Slier- END WHITE SLAVERY lff's oflco, aro .on business. In Marshlold today C1STANT1L GOOD SCORES IDE DON'T FORGET the BIG DANCE nt tho EAGLES HALL, Saturday night, Jan. SO. Martin's Orchestra. American Ambassador Mor- genthau Assists Chief of Police in Curbing It Hr Amo litol I'rtx lo Coot D.r Tiuir.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 30. Thrqugh tho co-operation of Henry Morgenthau, tho American Ambas sador, Chief of Police Bedrl Bey be gan a vigorous nttnek on white slav ery In Constantinople. Many per sons were arrested and tho chief headquarters of tho Illicit trade raided and closed. Tho traffic hith erto flourished through tho Inability of Consuls and local authorities to co-operate, IN RIFLE SHDDT Intercollegiate Contests Under wayIdaho and Washing ton Show Up Well ' lUr Awu UIJ 1'rcu to Coo. )r Time..) WASHINOTON, D. 0., Jan, 30.- The results, of tho Jhlrd weeks In tercollegiate rlflo shooting showed .Massachusetts Agricultural and Michigan Agricultural Colleges even ly matched for tho championship, In Uio Class A Match, Washington Stato defaulted. Class' C scores' Michigan 8G1 vs. 'Washington 777; Kansas Stato 880 vs. Idaho 126, ,,, Vienna Announces Rear of Czar's Galician Army Threat ened -Bukowina Retreat (lly AMoclttftJ I'm to Coon IUjr TlniM.) VIENNA, Jun, 30, Tho official communication says: "Tho present phase of tho war in Gnllcla Is pro ceeding favorably to us. Attempts of the Russian Gallclnu army to out flank Aich Duke Joseph Ferdinand's army and. attack Cracow lod to a cpuiiter offensive by tho Arch Duke against Tarnow, which threatens tho Russians' rear In (Inllcla and tho Carpathians. In Bukowina the ene my retreatod to Klmpolnng after General Fischer's victory near Klrll-baba." SENATE ItEOESS (liy AuotUta 1'itu to Coo. llay TlniM. WASHINGTON, Jun. 30. After more than a 30-hours session, the Senato ut I p. in. agreed to Interrupt tho spectacular fight over tho ship bill with a recess from midnight until ton o'clock Monday. OVER SHIP BILL Senators Called from Banquets to Attend All-night Session Continues Today lily Ai.orUlftJ 1'itti to Coo. IUy Tlm.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 30. Honnto DomocrntB and Republicans aro arrayod today In tho final Hinges ot u spectacular contest ovor tho ship purchase bill. Not slnco ! tho colobratod fight on Speaker Can 1 lion's rules, hud such a fight been seen lu Congress, Aftor nn all-night bcsHlon, In which Smoot lod tho Re publican filibuster by speaking con tinuously for olovon houro nnd thlr-ty-ftvc mluutos, nnd the Democratic pnrliamentary sharps kopt vigil lu vnl'i for an opportunity to drop tho gavel nnd ordor a roll call, fresh IU publican forces troopod Into tho Chamber early today and Sutherland took up tho fight. Senators of both pnrtlCB, called from bods and banquets, hold tho battle lino all night, tho two llttlo urin.fa being uniformed In dress Alll'.B. Just boforo Shioot gavo way to Sutherland ho forced a roll call. It disclosed a quorum and ovldoutly tho Republican reserves woro pro pared to carry tho fight through another all-night session, if nec essary, and tho DomocrntB wero hold ing tho quorum for tho first oppor tunity to tako n vote. Shortly aftor noon Vice-President Marshall took the chair after Lodgo, Borah and William Aldon Smith appealed to him In conferonco to "presorvo tho integrity of tho Sonat" and rulo against what tho Republicans char acterized as steam roller tactics. Marshall told them ho Intended to bo governed by tho Senate's estab lished rules. Llbby COAL. Tho kind YOU hava ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. Pacific Ltvory mid Transfer Company, . 3 : 'I. r