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FAULTLESS PEOPLE NEVER 60 AROUND POINTING OUT THE FAULTS OF OTHERS fflnnB Wimm HAVE A HEART PERSEVERANCE A mcrchnnt cannot omit his advertising without tlio fact being "noticed" to his disadvantage If ho could, he could also closo his storo for a whllo now nnd then, to "savo expense." !vmir Dollar Is Interested In Coos Bny. Hero Is Hiore It associates with other Dollars of Its kind Bd helps to make prosperity. Don't send It away u i)t will bo lonesome. MI-MIIEHS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NO. XXXVIII. Established 1878 lis Tlio Count Alnll. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Conxt Mali nnd Cons ltnv Art vert I -.pr No. 176 D ARRESTS MADE E COUNTERFEITING IID IRE LIKELY j. HARSHMAN, of Eastslde irf I. S. Slcvens, or rar- slan Dyo Works in Jail fo DIES FOR SMALL CURRENCY, aimu uuin to Have Made Close Im- tion of Genuine Carter Helps Federal Officer1 S. Slovens, of tho Pnrlslnn Dye Its, and V: 0. Hnrshman, wore itcd yostcruny snortiy nuor noon brought to tno city jnu hi n.mu- and placed uoninu mo unrs, tho charge of counterreitinB mndo agnlnst thorn. In n 10 WHICH inu inuii uri;iiiiuu " side, CMIcf or rouco jnnor mm latll A, Uiovor, Nuurui nurntu atlvo, found uotweon 4U ana v Ids, which tho lnttor doclnrcd to Imost perfect, a hiiiuu iiiiuium nonoy was loiinu on mum mm v rif illRtrlliutlou. nd with thoNrnpturo of tho uv. i) camo out n Htory or now ror ib tlio officers havo been on tho nf these men, Buying on thorn iines, following them from -pluco dace, waning niways mmi ui-j i whon thoy sliould liavo com bed their oporntloiiH. at n week ago Chief unrtor wont a boat houso occupied at that ,by tho two inon norm or mo bw Lino uock, ana winio .noy away slipped out sovornt or Imoulds. Thuso ho sont to Port- to tho offlco of Mr. (Hover, in go of the secret sorvlco bureau Portland. Ir. (Hover at onco conciuucii tutu would have experts with vlilcli cnl, and he came down as soon ho word was sont mm mat nu ready for tho capture Ho ur- ! Saturday nignt ovorinnu nnn ay morning tho round-up was Itcd. Has Loutlmonio Immciim'. tho cabin on tho waterfront simian, tho expert mechanic, wiib irlfpd and taken In custody. IK man of about no years of ugo tier and sickly In npponra.ico. Bliman was placed bohlnd (ho Stevens had gono to Tar Heel there tho officers wont In search nn automobile thoy started for biro and wholi half wny thoro mot stago coming to Marshtlold. i Clilof Carter and Oponttlvo ror Immodlately stopped tho car Slovens, sitting In tno mm; was covered with two g'.iii3 tro ho had n chanoo to inovo from tecat. Handcuffed, ho too was light back and placed In Jail, buntorfeltlng Is nu offonso Inst tlio government, tho punlsh- lt of which Is soVoro, generally ht 20 years In u govorninnnt on. Tlio men will havo tholr llmlnnry hearing hoforo A. K. k, United States CommlBslouer, thon bo taken nortlr to Portland l (rial In tho Federal Court. ho coiiutorfoltlng outfit found Knatsldo, hnd neon usoa sllglitly, and tho officers declare r lieliof that liono of tho monoy yet been nut In circulation. Tho lil'ls were for colim of 10, 25 and cents nnd ouoMlollnr, anil wiion ed, wcro still wot, showing that r bad been used within u fow Irs pruvlous to tho capture. li lie money h good In nppear- i', tlio best that I havo fodiiu coiinterfoltors in years." cnld brat'vo (Hover last night. Hu Uglily nloasod nt tho manner fvlilch tho men had boon trail-il. Ib trim tho officers got n cluo Blurt with," ho Bald, "hut too ch credit cannot ho given thorn tlio way thoy hnndlod tho caso. fy Know at onco when tho men red across tho bay nnd followed m without onco loslnu tho track." tater developments this afternoon Iweil thut Hnrshman, until four fKs ago whon ho enmo horo, hnil i working as a laboror In a lum- mlll near Newport and hoforo tlmo hnd heon omnloved In tho pds as a loggor. Whllo working to lie was struck hy a fulllm: tree i sine or his nndv wna nartiauy ttlyzed and at tho present tlmo ro Is an Indentation In his head icn ho will always carry nB tho re- i oi mo accldont. Several weeks ago Chief of Police 'ter and Officer Richardson were estlgatlng along tho watorfront luecamo suspicious when tliey nd part of a counterfeiters' para lalia. Thoy kont tho matter et, sought and found out tho men crested In tho nlnnt and slnco that pe have had thorn constantly under ryelllance, waiting for tho tlmo Nn thoy should -lioi'ln Minlr innnfiV. Plag operations. "evens was Interested In tho dyo 'ks. Ho continued his business, Mag off at times to aid Harsh- tn With tho ni-minrjiHnn of -tho kulds. Iheso wore broucht tn tho noli Itlon this morning by Chief Carter p "iterator uiovor who cached fW in I.aR.nliln vnDlcnki' Tliov 1 be taken tn Pnrtlnnil na nvlilnncn the caso. I have been nftor -tlita unrt of n for years." said Mr. Glover, "but S IS One Of Mm nontoDt nnona Mint have ever aided In." Within tho tswvvwwwsww GREEN FOR MONEY Marsh field Man Discovered , Evidence That Led to Two Arrests Here Yesterday A likely clash over tho roward of fered by tho government for tho ap prehension of counterfeiters enmo In to ovldonco todny when F. O. Orcon mndo claim Hint ho was tho nno ro Rpoiislblo for tho npprohenslon of 'A. C. llurshmati mid IiIh alleged gang. It Ib snld Hint there Is n reward of about $500 for tho detection of conn torfottorB nnd their outfit. Mr. Orcon Hnld, "A llttlo over n wcok ago I discovered tho plaster of prris caHts Hint had been mndo for dies for making spurious coin. It happened Hint 'A. U. Hnrahmnn tem porarily occupied ono of my cottuges on tho waterfront, taking it about .Innunry in. Ho loft a week ago Saturday night. Just as soon as I found tho ovldonco of counterfeiting I called up Marshal Carter and turn ed It nil ovor to him. That was n wcok ago Saturday. Then ho sont for tho federal officers and ono of thorn arrived Saturday night." Mr. Green was rnther reticent about tho part that ho played In the affair until It accidentally camo to light. It Is. understood that ho bus Germ IE n IT "Ifn w to jure war England Modif i ENGLAND TO KEEP NEUTRAL SHIPS BARRED Ambassador von Bernstorff Notifies United States of Attitude of Government Ilr AriocUtrd rrril to Cool 111 J TtniM. LONDON', Fob. 15. In n statement In tho Houso of CninmotiB today, First Lord of tho Admiralty Churchill Intl mnted that further action would bo tnken by tlio Allies to prevent tlio Importation of foodstuffs In neutral ships to Germany. TO IKE CHANGES 0 TTUTDN Plan to Reduce Two-third and Three-fourths' Majorities Bryan's Bill tDr AmocUM I'rrii to Coot Uir Tlmoj.l WASHINGTON, I). C, Kob. 151 A resolution to amend tho federnl constitution by providing that a ma jority instead of two-thirds of both pects that others wcro Interested in , liouscs of Congress may proposo a II. n..t I IU..JI t - 1 ... .! ...-I... inu umu. cuIlHIllllliuiliil uiiiuiiuiiiuiii, aim iiiuuu J. S. Stovons, one of tho mon 1m- its ratification by two-thirds instend plicated. waB formerly employed ntof thrce-fourtliB of tho stntes suffl WANTS FOOD ALLOWED FOR GERMAN CIVILIANS No Reply to American Note Yet Caustic Comments on American Notes Today WIMIKLMIXA CAItCO MAV GO TO IUXGII.U , lljr AnocUlo.l 1'rrM tn Coon nr Tlmrn.) 4 LONDON, I-'ob. 15. Tho Foreign offlco announced do- finitely UiIb afternoon that If tho cargo of tho American steamship Wllholmlna should bo dlvortcd for tho relief of distress In Holglum, tho dc- I clslon to 8ond tho enrgo to tho I Urltlsh prlzo court would ho j rccoii8idorcd, Othorwlso tho cargo must he submitted to I tho derision of tho court. i1 1 Blockade COST OF WAR TWO BILLION POUNDS NOW Smith-Powers Camp 1 on South Coos Illver. Ho becamo Identified with tho I'nrlslnn Inst fall, later buying out tho Intorcst of his pnrtnor, liny Goldworthy, who left for California soon nftor IiIb mnrrlage. Whether flohlworthv will ho lirouuht back to Ho'nvitinlii u-liotlinr tin hnil nnv know- i - .. - . " letigo or mo aiiogcii operations is unknown. REFINANCING IS CAUSE OF FLURRY John D. Goss Tells of Talk With Samuel Bloss, of Creditors' Committee C. A. SMITH 1IOMH KOIt WKDDING A.NNIVKUSAKY A tologrnm received horo yostordny nnnounccd that C. A. Smith had reached 1Mb homo in Ilorkoloy from Chi cago, whoro ho has Jioon lipcntlliig Bovernl weeks. St. Valontlno'B Day Is tho nnnl vOrsary of Mr. and Mrs. Smith's wedding nnd ho mndo nn especially fast trip In or der to spond tho day wim nor. clout, wna Introduced todny by Ilcpro Bontatlvo llrynn of Washington. CDS T SS DEFENSES "OVKItll KAI) HKKIXAXCI.VO." "Ovorhcnd roflnnnclng" has heon tho cnuso of tho C. A. Smith flurry, according to John D. Goss, who ro turncd yostorday from San l'rnnolsco, whoro ho wont on logal business. With tho lumbor mnrkot nt n low ebb tho company found Hint a rearrange ment was necessary, ho Bald, nnd It wns a circular lottor Bent to tho bond holders of tho company that becamo miiiiin nini snread tho scare. ... - .nll..l i..4t1t Gnfimnl Ml All. I.IIKH IllllkUU 11114 ...... ...w. '. i . nioss, of Chicago, n mombor of tlio .1 Illnn lln tirna Jnlll I y Domands That Fleet and Sol diers be Provided for Protection of West Ilr AitoclileJ rr to Coot Pf Tlmm.1 SAN KRANCISCO, Fob. 15. Tho Pacific Coast dofonso longuo, whoso purposo Ib to endonvor- to cqunllzo tho military conditions hotween tho Atlnntlo nnd Pacific coasts In con formity with tho rolntlvo strategic Importance of thn coasts has sont n lottor to each CoirgroBsmnn nnd Sona tor. It calls attention to tho small number of snldlors and wnrshlpa In California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska compared with tho 'Atlnntlo coast and asks for a readjustment. : i kxgland to hkizu kni:mii:b ox ships tnr AmorltttJ TrrM to Loon IUjr Tlmrf. WASHINGTON, D. C Fob. 15. Great Ilrltaln noti fied tho United States today through tho Urltlsh embassy horo that tho subjects of her onomlcs, whothor crow or passengers of vcssols enter ing tho principal Urltlsh colonial ports, will bo llublo tn romovnl nnd detention. Mr AuocUlf 4 TrrM to Coot Car Tlmrt. WASHINGTON. Fob. 15. Gorman Germnn Ambassador Von Ilomstorff today presontud to tho Stnto Depart ment of tho United States, a note from his government announcing thitt Germany atnmhT rcndy"Tb" con sider receding from Its announced liKondon of attacking Urltlsh. mer chantmen, If Gront Ilrltaln will with draw Kb efforts to provont food stuffs from going to Gormany for. civilian population. It was stated that tho note con voyed by Von Ilomstorff to tho Stnto Department was not a reply to tho recent Amorlcnn noto. A mora de tailed roply to this communication Is oxpectod aftor Kmporor William con fers with AmbnBsador Gornrd. HKVI3NTI.OW IS I-'IIIM tnr AmikUI) rrnt to Coot nr Timet. LONDON, Fob. 15. In n stnto ment explanatory of tho nrrangc- incntB mndo nt tho recent conference between tho ministers of flnnnco of France, Ilussln and hlmsolf In Paris, Lloyd Gcorgo told tho House of Couw moiis todny that tho expenditures of tho Allies en the war during tho cur rent year would bo two billion pounds, of which Great Ilrltaln Is spending more thnu her two allies. ITALY AND ROME THREATENED BY WORST FLOODS IR IES ST. PHTHItS' FI.()OIi:i. GREECE BREAKS II WTHTUHKEYMDW Athens Minister at Constan tinople Withdraws Owing to Insult to Attache ' (n? Attoditttl l'rttt to Coot Iljr Tlmrt, LONDON, Feb. 1C A dispatch from Athons says: "Difficulties hav ing arisen In regard to tho fulfillment of tlio Porto's promlso of satisfac tion to Grocco for nn Insult to n nnvnl attacho of tho Greek legation nt Constantinople, Greek Mlnlstor Pan iib felt compelled to lcavo Constanti nople yesterday, leaving tho secre tary of tho legation In charge of tho affairs of Greece." River Tiber 57 Feet Above Normal Today and Floods Vatican Districts HISTORIC STRUCTURES MAY BE SWEPT AWAY Explosion of Lime Quarries Ruin Buildings Populace Flee to Hills. Illy AtimlttM Prow to Coot Ilty Tlmi-n. 110MK, Feb. Hi. Flood waters In the stroela around St. Peters' Cathedral havo risen to n height of I foot 1 1 Inches. Several walls havo collapsed but without Borloita consequences. OitKAT STAIlt WKAKHNKU. (Ilr Amoi-UIM Pmi to Coot llr Tlmr. HOMK, Fob. 15 Tho great staircase of 300 steps fn Homo lending from the Trns tevore station to the Monte vordo section, n hilly quarter of tho city, Is threatening to collnpso bccatiBO of tho un- dormlnlng by waters. tllr Amorlilol rrmt to Coot nT Tlmrt J UOMK, Feb. I fi Italy, hnvlng Just pnsBcd throng n porlod of grave nnx toty as tho result of destructlvo earthfiunkes, Is now fnclng new peril In tho form of floods. Hvorywhoro i tho BtrenniH are out of their banks, , duo to heavy rainstorms. In tho low lying quartern people havo been driven from tholr homos or nro pris oners In tho upper stories. Troops nro aiding In tho resctio work and nro providing food to tho sufferers cut off from supplies. Information from upper Tiber Indlcnlo a further rlso of a fow Inches, after which, unless there should como more rain, tho wntcrn will go down. Tho river Tiber Is moro than fi2 feet out of Its normal banks and In rising two Inches por hour. Tlio Vatican quarter of Homo nro gonornlly flooded. Thn P.opo 1 as ordered tlio pnrlsh prlostB to aid. Two hundred patients of tlio hospital Santo Splrltn near the Vntli'un wcro removed to tho upper rioors. Tho authorities hnvo clos ed tho road fr.'Jin Homo (o tho on In which thoro nro sevoral doposltH I of cnrbldo and lime. Some of thoso i through Infiltration from tho Tiber, i hnvo nlrondy exploded, wrecking ' nearby buildings. The Subllclus brhlRu, snppoBod to havo heon de feated by Horatluo and two com nnnlons. nnd built 0.10 II. C, Is under wnter. Othor famous brldgon CZAU-AT FHOXT. hr AmmUIM Prt lo Coot Ilir Tlmrt. J PMTnOOHAI). Fob. In. Fmporor Nlcholns roturned today to Tsarskoesolo from a visit to tho Ittisslan army headquarters nt tho front. (iVnimii Xnvnl Critic Siiy (Jerumiiy CllllllOt. HcciMlo Hr AmkUIcI rmi to Coot lljr Tlmrt. HKRLIN. Fob. ir. Tho Koolnls cho .oltung published, nn urtlrlo Snturdny by Count Von Itovontlow, naval critic, regardlug tlio war zono around Groat Iirltnlu. "This nuirlno war zono," pays tho nrtlclo, "wns unnouiiced by tho Ger mnn govornmout for tlio vory rea son that tho mifoty of nnvlgaiiou therein ennuot bo guaranteed. Vcb- eoln of neutrals enter this zono only o?'ut (heir own risk. This condition vv? 0f nffr.iru and tho coiiHoquoncoa It nrmiltors' comiulttco. Ho wns tout that despite tho fact that tho lumber company and mill on Coos Hay, the Intorocean Transportation Company and tho selling end of tho company In San Francisco have been making mon ey that Mr. Smith owns great tracts of tjmber through Orogon and Cali fornia that aro In no way tributary to tho mills horo and at tho present tlmo havo been acting as so much dead weight as far as any profit or Incomo from them was concorned. Tho entire holdings of Mr. Smith wero grouped nil In ono bond Issuo, according to Mr. nioss' explanation, hut tho market at tho present tlmo will not admit tho carrying ot jineso extra tracts on which thoro Is no present profit. To mnko the change In tho bond torms It was necessary thnt the holders of theso bonds select n nommltteo of three from among tholr number, theso mon to handle the now arrangement. As soon as posslblo somo of the Idle lands not tributary to Coos Bay will bo Bold, states Mr. Goss. Such a move had practically been mado several months ngo, fS.000,000 be ing the contracted price, when the European war broke out and the pro ject was crushed. whhn tho markot went falling 1 month ho has captured eleven down tho company found that they uiTimora through tho north- could not carry mo mwiwn "" . 1 une Cine tn Iilntin wna onm. nnn-nroduc ng tracts ana wuntmwiuij nJ . -. w "' --T-.. - .. . . - - - c 01 I1VO IHPn whn ran In fun. Ctlon With tholr lllnnl mint n l8kev Still, which wna nnn nf tllrt HOXIXG HOl'T IS VA'IWU IX XAW IWr AttorlilM Prrtt lu Coot Iltjr Tlmrt.l BKATTLK. Fob. in. A. V. llrown, n, seaman on the North Dakota at tho Pugot Sound Navy Yard, died to day from InJurloB recolvod whllo boxing on tho erulsor West Virginia with Kid Sal mon, a Bonman on tho lattor ship. STAND OF KXCIjAKD. ,innv brine nlinut nftor Febrtiury 18 I cannot bo rhangriil or Influenced by any reiireEeiitatloim or domaiuls from I WiiBlilugton. ; i I I ! Claim Xeutnils Ahoaitl Hhljis .Iiihllfy Vm of Neutral l'"l:ig. Ill; Ami Ulo.1 I'nw to Lmm llty Tlinm.) LONDON, Fob. 15. That tho Urltlsh government will havo no difficulty In giving u satisfactory reply to tho Amorlcnn nolo of (ho "so of tho American flng by Iirltlsh morchautniou la tho contention of PHDBE LOBBYING E CHARGE S NATE Investigation of Influences for and Against Shipping Bill Negotiations (U Aiiocltted Prttt to Coot ltf Tlmrt.l WASHINGTON, D. C Fob. ID. An Invcstlgutlon of all or tho clmrgos of InfluoncoB at work for and against tlio administration Bhlp bill wns or dorod today by tho Sonnto. Tho ad ministration domocrats nnd filibus tering republicans unanimously vot ed for tho resolution to look Into tho chnrgoa of lobbying by tho bo called shipping trust nnd to Inquire Into any negotiations by tho admin istration officials to buy bolllgoront ships. Vice President Marshall at once appointed Walsh, Simmons, Jteod, Iltirton and Wcoks, throo domocrnts and two republicans, to mnko tho In quiry. Thnro nro only fifteen work ing days loft. Somo Sonulora bollovo such an Investigation Is likely to bo prolonged nnd mnko Impossible tho pnssago of tho bill hoforo March 1, practically assuring an extra bossIoii. Aftor (ho Investigation roBoltttlon was pasaod tho Sonnto tabled GaUln gor's ponding motion to rofor to tho ruloa commltteo (ho Iteed special clo ture rulo for tho shipping hill, tho vice piesldeut casting thn deciding vote. Lodgo thou hognu a filibuster on the cloturo rule. with di'rttniftlon ALLIES BELITTLE GA1WS W1ADE i built hoforo Christ, nro threatened 1 I ' jf! T7" GERMANY LAST Tl IS DA TO SEND IRE TROOPS Thirtieth Overseas Battalion Starts for EuropeTravel On Steamers tnr AwocUtca rrrtt tu Coot lltjr Tlmrt.l 8KATTLK, Feb. in Tho Thirtieth Overseas Ilattallon of Cnuadlau (roops which havo boon In training nt Tho Willows Camp, near Victoria, II. C, for sovoral mouths, has do parted Mr the cast nnd Knglaud by spoclnj trains ovor tho Canadian Pn clHc. Caunda's Bccond contingent will not cross tho ncenn lu trans ports convoyed by wnrshlpi, llko tho first contingent, hut will go a few hundred mon nt a tlmo on tho rogulnr passongora ships. s IPSO WEALTH INTEN E G R D WAS ATTACKED SUNDAY Austrian Fleet Bombards An tivari and Air Raiders En danger King's Home IP Auocltt! Prttt to Coot lltr Tlniet.J CirrTIN.Ii:. Montonogrn, J-'ob. IS. The Austrian floot Sunday morn ing mudo it aortlo from tho Gulf of Cnttoro and coiuinencod tho bombard ment of Antlvnrl, Montenogro. Afi' Haiders Attack. Mombors of tho royal family or Montenegro wore subjoood yostorday In their roaldonco at ltloka to much- Ino-gun flro from two Austrian aero Berlin Reports Rapid Advance Against Russians in East Prussia and Poland GERMANS GAINS ALSO ALONGJAEST FRONT French Admit Repulse in Lor raine But Claim Other Gains Russian View Given (nr AuocUt! rrrtt lo Coot Iltr Tlmw. LONDON, Feb. lfi. Tho Gorman troops are advancing rapidly ovory whoro lu Unst Prussia, llorlln re ports. In Northern Poland also con siderable gains nro reported. Petrogrnd military commeutnlors assert that Russia will gain nn ad vantage lu falling hack by doprlvlng Germany of tho uso or tho railroads. Aftor a long period of Inactivity fighting hetwoun AiiBtrla nnd Monte negro has boon resumed, Austria making naval and norlnl attacks. Tho llorlln stntomont says tho Gor mnua took POO motors of tho eiinmy'a positions south of Ypron, nonr St. Nloy, and ropulsed counter attacks. In Alsace the Germaim drovo the French out or Seiixoru, forcing thorn to ovneuato Itemiiach. Doth Paris uud llorlln rophrt vio lent nrllllory coiubatH lu West Flnni dern mid to tho onatwnrd around Solo hoiih and nthur Importnut polutB. Put Is reports tho ttapturo of afiO yards of Gorman IronchoH hotween llethuiio and IUmiuieo. Paris ad iiiIIh (hat (ho GerinaiiH on 11 lured and rotul'tml part of the tronehes on Hlg iinl Hill lu Lorraine. DOE I TO BE ROSED T DIE F. II. Wnlto arrived hero today via Floronco from Sutherlln to look nf- FIE MILLIDISli Cntn din n flfltnnnll'o till linra nt T flTl- oy-maklng end of tho corairny tree (jQI whJch vIrtMaUy unt0 oxpross And unhampered. I ln tho onlnlon thnt tho neutral flag "Tho Examiner, , W air. uom r , be fl b y nrlt,Bh vessels only p.. , .. . p t M "secured a copy or tho lettor to the ' nn lntmatlon to Germnn war- cStatC Lell Dy Lapi. H. IVI. bondholders regarding tno aiM'oim-t 5nipB tiiat ti,ero 0ro noutral pns- mont or n conuniiieo mm iv nm BenKor8 nn,i goods r.boarl. , been ror that tho public would prou- T)l0 paj ,jaji uaotto nttachs I ably not havo known a thing about j''mmenso elgniricanoe" tothophrnso1 tho change" , in tho Amorlcnn noto to Germany: i Mr. Goss went to San Francisco to , "0r caB0 tho death ot Amorlcnn , Simpson Much Greater i nan r-irsi tsumaies try In tho United States court or ap- citizens," as meaning tint Americans , J," "",',," f t, peala the caso or Parkor vorsus tho aboard nritiah Bhlps will be equally cimiiBon shows tli C. A. . Bmltb company In which .the protected by tho lion.o government -fiW fnrninr Ih BIllllC OH HlO glOlindH that I B8 tllOBO On when ho lost a hand at tho mill re j ships. was promised a Job for tlio.rest or his life. Parker recelvod I2G00I when tho case was tried In Portland several months ago. No decision will be handed down by tho court for somo tlmo. A visit was paid to the Exposition grounds by Mr. Goss beforo return ing. Practically nil of the buildings nra comnletcd. but very fow of tho board tho American GKHMA.NS AKK AXGHY Declare Aini'i'lciiii Note lo Ilrltaln is Too MINI. (11 Awoilatot Prou lo Com Bar Tlmw.) BERLIN, Fob. in. The newspa pers of Herlln contlnuo commenting todav unon the recent diplomatic ex- uniieu huuca uuu nlintifna v Ihfl exhibits are in place jor mo opeuuib , (;roat Britain and Gormany con thls week. Both France and Lng-jcernng tno protection of American land, ho states, nave resorvuu kibui. shipping. Generally, tney cnarnoier unacfig. but bo far seem to have been izo ti. American noto to Great Hrl bo busy with their war that thoy have tain as too mild when compared had no tlmo to arrange ror exnions. (Special to Tho Times) SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 15. It Is announced thnt nn Inventory of to captain a. that his wealth Tho first os- tlim tea nlaced on tho eatato was $2, 000, 000, but this wua only tho California holdings and aluco the appralsemont has heon mndo or the nroL'nn nnd other holdings, mombors firwr 0f tl0 family hnvo Btatod that tho . total was $5,000,000. Nothing has boon given out here us to the proposal that L. J. Slmp Bon waa to take ovor tho Coos Hay holdings as hla shnio or tho estate. The annual meeting or the Simp son Lumbor Company was hold today. menaces the sufoty or Urltlsh ship ping. Therofore It is moro difficult with the noto to Germany, but they to understand what tho Amorlcati mnW nan nf this note to Biiunort tho uovorumeiit wants of us. Tho Unlt- planos. Illokn is a vlllago near i.iiko tor iniorustH on the Bay nnd confer Scutari, whoro tho royal family passes i wIUl jiocelver WattorB and Attorney winter. King Nicholas, tno (iiiunn , nrvHon of tho Klnnov nronort os r- aud tho princess watchod tho raiders guiding W Interests In thorn. Ho from tno palace winnows, auvonn Wl, probably remain hero a row uaya. bullets foil near them. .Mr. Wnlto aald that whllo ho was at Florence, Contractor Jnko Scarpol- II urrlvod at the Hay Vlow hotol and 1 announced that ho would start u ;crow of 100 men to work tomorrow on the grado through tho atono quar ry at Aemo. This has boon tho Btrotch of right of wny which has de- ' lai.A.I ,lm ..llfinil L'i,l lllnrn finit I in j on uiu ,1.......... .. ...- the Inference Is that the caso has j been sottlod out of court. Johnson & Anderson, tho Sluslaw Jetty con tractors, owned' tho quarry and do i ninndod more ror it than tho South orn Pnciric would pay. Aftor much 1 (llckoriiitf tho Suuthern Pnciric bo- jnr ahkIio4 rwtt u cui Rijr TiiBot.j gan londomnatloii proceeuiugs ui ROME, Fob. IB. Tho lowor parts i KHi!.0".rr,t,1 .,,, .nt u.nrkmoll xvoro or nomo nro Hooded today by the' , Mr. aM wt orknw oro rlvor Tiber, which roached a maxl- "''.' " "'."'" . Vi'.'V.'.'' i.,..V mum height or 57 root. Consldora- TALY IS SWEPT BT FLOODS AGAIN Ill-fated Nation, Although Es caping War, Suffers Se verely From Eelements tho brldgo across tho Sluslaw. C. R. Uroughton, who, it Is under stood, will havo supervision ot tho .t. l..l.l..n.. n AMA-.n tlm ITitinnnii flttt .ootln if M, Mv mniiv nnraona,"'K 'iuso " iu iii -. frniri ,. Vi,ir . iiiftJ Thnrn ins ' S uslaw as well us tno uooa uay Heolng for tholr llvos. Ihoro has ... . ,,,,,., , innvn nmnP. bio damago has boon dono to homos In tho rural districts and tho pooror bridge, is scheduled to loavo tomor row for San Francisco. 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V i. .in., .inminw fnp Bin. liroiicrlv takes the r 11 govern- ine hocoiki ib ui uri m-r nu. n.,t ohnnclnir tho Hrst bond Issuo cover- parted on the stago Monday for lian- roper y wt i . . ,0ntraband out of f,et been much loss of llvostock, hut no. human cnsualtlos havo been roported. Tho streets around tho Vatican re- somblo boats bolng i would tako practically four months to comploto the rlulit of way dewn ihn IiihIiiw tlii'nnh tho stono iiunr- our prices on Meals, Pnlaco rv lo ti,e ni),rafH to the hrldgo at Ac mo. tho tho ouaharoHo Venice I" tartl"K work on the Sluslaw n camo out nt noon, giving; . Ul, "Lf, ??' Znth. ,scss1rd'ur!R,oSirSu ,M uses that led to their discovery.