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UTLE WORDS MEAN JUST AS MUCH AS BIG WORDS AND THEY CONTAIN LESS HOT AIR Coos Bay Times Your Paper Tlio Coos liny Times Is proud of Kb (Jtlo "Tho Pcople'a Pntor," mid It strives Uvo up to Its nnnio by do voting K promoting tlio people's Interests, fifbl. No. XXXIX. SADLY STRICKEN sorjjo, Aged 21, and Helen. ed id, Drowned While Swimming Sunday lews Causes Prostration and iHcr Condition Was Very I Serious for a Time STER SEES THE TRAGEDY uwjrct Lccoc Witnesses Druid of Miller mid Klsi.... .....i n .... l kiuoi.;ira - ;,:,, ,r, .. ' " nmmly K.scapcs Dentil 3corgo Lecocq, need 21 Venn,, ami BlBlur, Iloloil. aired 1:1 v., ,..."" owned In Coal iiallk smiKh S y afternoon, Pardlnoiid Lecocq, 12 Bars old, hnd a mnm .n J...... atl,,,,M.rKBrul,---j? "... HBuii in yenrs, witnessed tlio JBocly and was helpless to assist 1 nflcrward wont m.n i...i..i.. EAddliiK to tlin iuiimUu ,.!.,.:. IIwmIiib affair tlio mother, .Mrs Hen i ;CTC"m1"U1 IJt'" n i"eror of ITlT!? '!'"! !v" Prostrated - .... nu iHl u wns n.ared lust Jsht nho could not recover. Sho BHiiiu lienor today. ETI10 donblo drownliiL' n ...... .... 10 saddest affairs 11,,.. 1 ,."'"" pbhore for somu tin 0 nnat " 'n Wlof HtrlcKen an y L r v Such sympathy roteIln WUIU 1 0111 II V lio family resides on Knnrtii Bt near tho race track c;P1l0 I Kuriuui, us Kerdlnand' wns iiul r known, shortly after linn.., I i .. '. " lllllliei I MTCCl fl i ni:o l e r uiwln t rows, who recentlv i,..,',.i.'..j 8j'iij iiour 1 iu .Tnlm KHz- s"iu iiiueo 11111 u'nu lll'niinnliif K erect n now liouso. Thoy all bad nZ ... U..H "mKlU ,ll0' 'I'OSO II --u o,..u uiHiaiico no ow tho long Idgo whom 11..1 -... .m 1.. ..." . ' b fL!B n,,,0,,,,t ,twovl fcct Ioon. .Mar" irot and Ilulou hud joined the oth- Tcarlilng s Sister 'Gcorgo ,,.::',.. J I Htroilir iiIivuImik. . . i i. nun, I mroilh Pll8l(ll0 1111(1 rornilll. tin i K.!.hV '".'i'1 " c.ra,,1- At lunt that til'.i ,H t,10"K'it s ho was suf- i goon swimmer .and or Hi strength that without becoming IP ess blinsoir ho could easily have ndled lis h Ktnr in ii,.. ......- u K . " ; '- ...VI MtllUI. At any nito tho llltlo girl bocnnio loYiitu aim granned at her broth- il 'n0"1 t0 hola ' Thoy wont wii threo times. Helen caino up It deorgu did not rli,n in n,,, .i.. Jin. Weill in Ak.iwi IFernaii saw that sntuiitlilni- n. pug and had jtiniicd In lo assist. P'un uieu granned hold or him and sr oiu uowii twice. Fornan saw i. no was noing drowned blinsoir "in Homo way got looso mid roucli tllo bank With nnu-li illrri....!... .... .had Swallowed n irrnnl ntiinii..i f iter. " Ho got out on tho south sldo or hircam ami rearing In his halt swnod condition to go Iu tho wator oi nun 10 alioinilt to BW in ncrnas 'Tail UP to tlin brlilirn mul nnrn..' jkivo ma niorin. .i.. .. . "- M...frt, A Helpless Witness heart ronillnir fentnrn nf iii IJKedy wns tho fact thnt Margaret, po wns also to bogvon lessons bv orouiois. wns on tho bank and tho wholo thing but not bolng i lo swim was poworless to help had to stand thorn nmi nnn lmi. Jtjior nnd sister sink to their nn. fho horror of tho oxporlenco was milCh for her (Hill slin wont Inln atorlcs. When aid arrived sho had bo takon in chargo nnd restrnlnod iSrcat was her nervous breakdown. no drowning occured about 1 lock In tho afternoon and it wns 3Ut 3 p. m. boforn tlin nolirhlinra othors had recovered the bodies. fcronor AVIlson was called and tho Mies oi tuo brother and sister were en to tho home. Mother Prostrated )n account of Mrs. I.nrnrn hnvlncr ffered heart troublo of lato It i reared that tho shock would bo great for hor to bear and before news was broken t6 her Dr. Mln wns called. Tlin nmhi mimiioi. I collapsed nnd last night had en- iy in and rhn ,,i.iJ .,;.," .'..., I """'" uiu UU'BIHIIK "I" liECOCQ FAMILY DISTRACTS MDTHEH uuunr nrnl inr Iu ..1.... .. o water finiir......" . V trc 'n.iuai ino servico would bo rast. or miKor ,.; tL wm tL,'lC ',,,,B "' col ? '"vy typo culpinent ronhiHh,w.k, " ,t',0.t00,wll, l,roI,nl"y ot bo put on beioro uil 1118 IIIICK UCI08S the hIoiil-Ii ,m,l lmvl mimninr u-lu... ln l...ll..uii.... .....i Lt0"l,TKV Trlrco m ,,1,,ci' nU c"t'-'.ctlon work Is en irely c ,, "io Htarted back. plete. Vniy tho two Ntirvlvliiir ciiiiiii-n.. n. wi.i. ...... nil., ...,, .. ,. -"... v)i m,- . i-i-i-i iiiiii iijiv, out i , h a-Tl,,u",t cn toll Goueral Manager I). W. Can ell iw it i. ,,., ,m.)l,"0,?'" ctly ir tho Southern Pacirie, licforo loav at rriiT,C(l 'V11 0,,,",,,", 8('" '" yoHtiTdny expressed hlmsoir as ..S . oii In tliu water culled Immensely pleased with Coos lluy i ami put oun iiimi in i.i., d.i nmi .. u.... ii .. St ner reason for Min-llmn lie.i M-,,,,lBotv " ll,u uiuivu iui u luiin " - - -- I'cuj i in.ium-ii in 1 iiiiiiiutiii in 11111 It was feared that she c'i , time and also drew a coal wagon in city, wus held Sunday afternoon atlrnto pnld for the public sltos to nm- recover Tim nhvsicinn wnrknii the city. He wus a quiet young man,- o ciock hoiu me iiusau uuiiHiiun-.ount to somo fio mil ion dol ars." i.-.ii1iM!??"LPian orke(,iof irood habits who lmd mnnv ling establishment. The services were SOn tlnil nnilirlllpr nf Air nnil 1 1" IIIUEO " liu nuiu ucav .11 iuaiiiii.-ii j ..w. ......... " - .- Henry lecocn Surviving Are"h h'm ca ccolt for hls death,Knotts officiated .The burial ook nnn ni,i ,. 'iT'ZY'oiily because of some sudden dlsabll- place at the old Odd Fellows' Cera- ....... -v. ... .iioihaioi iifeL-u I'M... u uenry Jr, who was a high school iduate this year nnd who has rd cnnRnlf-lnnoH' In ilm mrl.- nmi l : -..--I ... .,, ..... ..m... .. 1 Pd events of the county schools.! ng an athlete, On first reports' tit all times to Id energies to Established 1878 As Tlio Const Mali. SHDPSITETHESAME WILL IIU WHUlin LOCAL PLANT JS NOW LOCATI.D Mi'iiil or Southern Pacific Moehuiilcul Department Announces Plans for New Coin llny-Kugoiio l.luo Tho hIioph of.tho Willamette Pu cirie railway will bo located whero t 10 prusoiit hIioph of tho Coos lluy, Itoseburir ami HmhIih-h urn 1......1...1 n South Marsliflold. A new lound Iiohho, built to iicroininoduto tho now lurge-typo oil burning locomo tives will bo put In. It will be built In sections ho that additions can ho miulo to nccomodato any inereuso In tho doninmls on It that tho future may bring. The machine shops which will bo built In connection with tho roundhoUBo will bo simply sufficient to make running repairs. lOven tho roundhouse will bo soniuwhat on (ho samo scope. Now and up-to-duto mechanical equipment will bo put In and little will remain of tho present small BhopH. Concludes IiiniiocIIiiii.' This was, In brier, thu announce ment or .Mr. Younger, general super intendent Of motive linwnr ninl inn. ehlnqry or tho Southern Pacific- Km. urday ovonlng artor ho hnd concluded an Inspection or tho properties with General .Manager Campbell and had Inspected tho present shops. .Mr. Younger said thnt nil of tho more extenslvo repair work, rebuild ing, etc., would be handled at the Portland shops or the company. Yesterday morning, .Mr. Younger made n tour or Inspection or tho C. A. Smith mills. Aside from bis ex ecutive ability ho Is a mechanical genius and was greatly Interested in the devices for handling lumber which tho Smith company has. Knows Kins Smith .MC J OllllUUt lllniln llllllllrv' rail. I 'iilng w UosH WllOB0 r,,tllur ' lorn Pacific serv corning W. Itoss Smith of Mnraliflold.lto entrap the armies or (Irand Duke , as long in the South- HCO IIS B Oil rornmnll c1' ., Mr- "ko' ald that Particularly successful operations lu t0'ered Uoss Smith one of the looking to this end are reported 1 . yo""K niccluuilcs who hnd com- from Vienna, where claims are niado !. ''M,'.1 l,'clr co,,r8 '" tl10 Southern that Arch Duke rerdlnond's army Pjirtf l( nliniiu ninl lm n..i-l..,.l .1...1I1 r i .1... it 1 ... .1 1 Milliw niiuim III1II 11(1 rnill'PIIIill Illllf llO COUld not SCO 1 1 till. .Mr. Smllhlnlirnw Mm Vlmirr nonr l.iilinrlmv nml now being on un unto trlii to Crnter. Uke. .Mlechow. This split In tho ItuBBhin I M. C. Smith, formerly in charge of lines may spoil danger lo tho forces ' tho local railway shops here, Is now thus divided, but military observers forolUUIt or tho O.W. It. & N. hIiouhMii I.nmlnn oynreHU llin niilnlnn Hint nt Walla Walla, Wash. .Mr. Smith ! was married n few mouths ago, his first wlfo having died u tow vears ago Iu Portland, Hun Will bo Knst Mr. Younger said that If business " "u "w ."" w"antod ., thoy "iiiiiii iui ill hOIUO oi tnoir com- noilllil nncliieu nn II, 1 ...... l...n...i.,.. i iii lt1 UVUIh said that he had beard much of this territory but oven tho pralsu that had been bestowed ou It uud thu possibilities Tor dovolopinent bore, did not equal tho Impression It had niado on him. Simpson Hud Sii!'iil.so Saturday owning. L. J. Simpson is said to huvo slininir a real nnr. . Simpson remarked tlmi mi added charm to him ut least was tho retaining of many or tho natural beauties and attractions. Ho said that tho wild door still ron'iucd his grounds uoinothlng that could bo said or very Tow summer homo Iu settled sections or Oregon. Thoy woro crossing a small grain Hold, Mr. Simpson showing tho flold as In dicating the productfulnoss or tho soli oven near tho oconn. All ot a sudden threo does Jumped up ahead or thorn but still greater wus ino iiowiiuermont or .Messrs. Camp- linll flllfl ATrtnjli n lnniiin.il lnU ...1. .. it u oil. iiiMiiiuiiK Llfllllll'V. III. prlsu on Mr. Cai inbo I and liiiinii w,,uro " tol,ndou arrangements lor Moody who were his gts ' !!' 8!ll f V'0"' 0Ht,,,Ht " "i"' "I'1 Shore Acres. They hnd been show I,M, 0," ,.0,IK "''V,B' ",w, "K '" over tho grounds pretty wcl r'acl- h w1ho'0"i,, ",r r11,,V,n1K BtlU vmK lug there Into In tho aftornoo , ' ,'t M "' ' rra nged wiinii ii- Kin........ r... i,.. i .... ... for tho sulu of thulr ontlro output. - uiiiiimiui iciiiui ni'ii ii iiii so vend fine rbuckr star led bv 1 own8 not ,n rt'nlly ,md 8hn"0' " wus aS went XXXif! S"1?. ' n.V.e""S ueyonu. Will Develop Coal After they had beon shown tho Heaver Hill coal ml no by Supt. T. C. Itussoll Friday, all of tho Southern Pacific ofHclals bore expressed tho belief that coal would bo ono of thu resources thut would probably be de volopod inoru than any other by tho fContlnuod pa Pago Four.) reaching tho city It was thought that ho was tho ono drowned. There nre also surviving four mur rled sister, .Mrs. Dun Martin and another sister Iu California, Mrs. Durton of Centralla, Wash., and Mrs. Henriettu Pompault, who Is vis iting there. The latter's husband is in the French army now. Well Known Here Georgo Lecocn was quite well known In tho city. Ho bud tor tho past two years been working at the Smith ,nlM - Ho l'rovlously worked for Pat friends. Ho wan stronir nnd sturdy :.7" :,,.:" -V , V . ..:., . ... ,. ...ll 1 ' "J B,u" UB riii'. " flg-lft"10 to tako caro of himself in tho water. ,, ., - ., , , . . '"o iimo oi mo lunorai uus uoi ecn sot, tnero win no jio mqucsi. Qiaos MARSHFIELD, OREGON, EHKTO 1 Groat Movement of the Aus- tro-German Forces Against Russians is in Progress Berlin Claims Czar's Troops Retired in Great Disorder Before Duke's Attack TOWN OF PTAGA IS TAKEN Is a Siibtnb or Wiii-piiw Located on llie Yisliilu lllicr !iri'M In London Think Hie Kiitrnppiiig .Movement Will be 11 Failure TOWN IS TAKKX til; Amoclalr.l I'repa to Coon llnjr Times IIICHLIN, Aug. 0. Ptagu, a suburb or Warsaw on tho Kustcrn bank of the Vltttuhi, has been occupied by the (icrnmiiK, according to an of ficial statement at Oernian army headquarters today. nr Aitoclttod r-irM t. Coot Il Time. LONDON. Aug. !l. Mile by mile the Austro-Gcrninus aro pushing thu, Uusslans back from the old fight ing ground about Warsaw, mean wlllllt 111 nl 111 1- ,l.l,i.iil,.n,l ..fC.rfa while making Nicholas lioforo they have a chance In lllnlcn lrcwwl tliiilr rntrnnl lina rnlinil flu. Ilmtalniia In .1 lunfil.ii. lmiiiv iiofimin.i Hioin KniiMiu-i.nl nf i tho entrapping attempts will fall. IlKTIItKS AS (iOVKHNOH CA.VAL OXK OX XOVKMItKII I til? AmoiUIwI mM (q Com Ux Tlmi'n NI3W YORK, Aug. 0. General Goethals arrived from Cristobal to day and announced ho had sent Iu his resignation as governor or tho Canal Zone to Washington, to take effect November 1. Ho said ho would not resign from thu army. TL n. o. sami'iils or OLD COI'ltT XI ,Y .MILL AI(ILX(ii:S SALKS !:. O. .Samuels of tho Coos Hay Mill company, which piircluised tho Courtney mill on Isthmus lulet, re turned Saturday from Sun Kranclhco I Iu halt! that they expected to tut about 50,(100 toot per day. Ho arranged ror the sale or tho lumber on their docks here, thu buy ers providing tho boat truusporta tllou. Mr. Snmiiols said that thoy had a plan for utilizing tho Northwest, tlio old lumber schooner which wau floated in few weoks ago after a long discussion us to a means of gut ting her out of tho way so that tho pmVr U.T HuiriiorT would not Impede slili from thu mill. When sho ed out, It was found Into a lighter nt u small expenso and probably bo useful ror many years Get First Haft. Henry Hoock delivered his first raft or logs to tho Courtney ihlll Sat urday. K. W. Itiirnltt Is doing .be rafting. There was about 200,000 teet in thu rutt and tho quality of tho logs, which wore oft the odgo of tho tract, was much bolter llitiu the tract. wa umeli natter tlinu ey hnd expectetd ror tho first onon. Mi. iloeck yesterday took 1. a com! donkey engine to bo used in o new camp. It belonged to him th secon tlio 11 SUCCESS REPORTED T RESIGNS CONTRC UMBER b-jt sometime ngo ho leased It to' u,"e print from the secretary or war FoiLers and others who nd a smnll , approving my nppllcatlon ror chan Icgglng contract on Istmiis Inloi JusfKes Iu tho harbor linns at Portland above tho Smith mills. It wns load-1 reclaiming about fifty acres of fore mi nnin .1 Rpnw vPRtnriinv mul It will ' shore Into the harbor. Tlio matter enable him to Increase tho log cut.',''?8 on ponding about ono year. nv'i'iriTvi'iiii Tho mattor was tho hiibject of a ai..M .i ii.M.it.in He heurlng at wh'ch abutting owners Itiiriiil of Mrs. Hetty Hlckersou N largely Attended Tho funoral of Mrs. Hetty IUck- erson, the well-known colored wo-' largely attended and ,,. Ilnml nfforliiL's Ilnv. .Tnsnnh olnrv . roil SALF. CHIUP -Absolutely neiv gown, size .i. Hiiitanlo ror artor noon or ovenlng wear. Inquire Hox "L", Times office. 1 mnn iihn iltnil nt hni hnmn III (htu I. ........ ....!.. t...n.i in ........ .i ... .1... ftlmfn (nn I Mm MKMItKIt OK TIIK ASSOCIATKD PHKSS MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH EVENING EDITION BATTLESHIP IS SUI Tl'UKISII l'l(IIITI(l VKSSIIli IS SKXT TO TIIK IKriX).M Subiiiiiiliie or the Allies Destroys l'diiiiec (ici'inaii CriiNci, Accoid- lng to TniMf.li Ileport Iljr ,ool,iloj I'rrn to Coon IlAjr Tlmrs. CONSTANTINOI'LIO, Aug. !). The Turkish battleship Khoyr-Hd-Oln llarburossa, 1)000 tons, roiinorly tho Gerninn warship Krrfust Krled rlch WUbelni litis been sunk by 11 suiimarino of tlio ontento powers. . according to an otriclnl announce ment today by tho Turkish govern ment. .Most of Crew Saved Tho majority of the officers and men composing tho crow of the bat tleship wore saved. The Kheyr-Kd-l)In UarharoB8a was built at Stot tlu In IS!) I and was purchased, to gether with tho battleship Torgut ItelB from (Icrnuuiy by Turkey In 1! 10. Tho complement consisted or GOO officers uud men. SWKDISII SUM' SUNK Soeu .Men and Woman Saved Hut Ten .Missing tnr AMorlatiHl Prr lo Coos lUy Tlmfii. COI'KNHAGHN. Aug. 9. Tho Swedish steanior .Mala wns sunk by 11 Gorman submarine. One boat con taining seven men and n woman was picked up and the survivors landed here but a second boat carrying the captain and nine men Is missing. IS AGED 100 TOOAYi; ............ ...... ,, -V ' v it w rn'i ! , (Jives Kt'ccption AKcmlcd Only Those ICIglity Years of Age and Over by Iljr Ai.orlatiMl I'rna to Coo. Sty Tlnirf.J SKATTI.K, Wash, Aug. 0.- Thomas Wnrdell, born in Kngland J,00 'cnr K t0,lt,y. two days urter Lmporor Napoleon began his voyago l St. Helena held a public recop- tloil III tllO HlaWIltlia IliaV field tills afternoon. In 1854 ho formed an i acquainumeo witn Aiiraliam Lincoln Six years later bo sought to enlist In tho I'ltiou army, but wits rejected as too old. Tho rccoptlon was attended only by persons who hnvo reached tho ago of 80 and this excluded War dell's sou, who Is only 70. xamkd m:ci:ivi:u tDr AnrU(ol I'ri-m lo Coop Ilnj Tlm I WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. II. Jacob W. Oyen, of ICverett Washington, was ap pointed today by President Wilson as recolvor of public moneys at Seattle. PEACE TALK HEARD Al LIH.'KD PltOPOSAL .MVDI2 IIV KAIKKIt TO (-All It Is Said to liiwiho Trade of Po land for Purl of (.'uKclaii Territory (l.r Awk UU-I Vrttm in Cm IU; Tlnifi J COPKNIIAGION, Aug. I). Persons in close touch with court circles hero declare that thoy know noth ing regarding tho peace offur alleg ed to hnvu been muilu by I ho Gor man Hmporor to thu Kmpuror ol Hiisslu, through the King or Den mark. The reported proposal was said to Involve tho Irado of a part or Poland for Gallcia. n rye fl P P R H If A I ' b tld HrrliuyHLi WAU DHPAUTMKXT A(TS IX TIIK POItTLAXD IAIIHOH MATTIIlt .1. II. clgler nt .Myrtle Pidnl, Tells of Action Heguiiliiig Applicu. Hon He .Made (Spofclnl to Tho Times.) MYltTLK POINT, Ore., Aug. 0. - '" - '" J"t?J""n "ffiUil o ho.a. 'Mnt rolatlto to tltdo m's '" loitianil. , , 1 huvo Just rece'oved a letter and Ii. .logler makes tho followlnu appeaiod In force in opposition, Tho department has made an exhaustive study of tho subject. Documents wero filed uud referred to tho 1111111- nor of some two hundred. The pro 1110 IMPIIOVHMHXTS AT MFHCHAXTS' CAFH Manager Frank Smallwood of tho Merchants' Cafe has Just completed , some extensive improvements in hlcopt n fortune of Jl 5.000,000 left . ..... .,.. w. V...V ...o ... ...n i itilar rate. Tho boxes have been fly pointed and decorated, making popular rare nnu'lv nnlnlni ... .. . j......... m..i. M.u...,..., iii.iniiiH , thoni most attractive Ho plans other Improvements shortly. Wwmb 15 NVITED 10 GO Carranza Expels the Repre sentative of Guatemala at The Mexican Capital L Expected to Also be Asked to Get Out So Goes on His Own Accord NO REASON IS GIVEN OUT .Supposed That Parltclpatlon of Conn tries Iu Pun American Confer ence Angered .Mexican Leader .May Proclaim Himself Pies. Illy Awioi lalml I'rrn to Coo liar Tlinm. WASIUNGTIN, 1). C, Aug. 0. -Carranza orriclals hero said today thnt tho llrazll'an minister at Mex ico City, tho only diplomatic repre sentative the United States has Iu .Mexico has boon withdrawn by his government because Cararnza was prepared to expel him from the coun try as he did the Guatemalan minis ter. Tho Hrnzlllun minister reported to tho state depaitmcnt today that no eiiHon was given for the expulsion of tho Guatemalan minister and that ho himself intended to snll Wednes day front Vera Cruz ror tho United States. Is Distill Mug. It Is believed here that Carranza expelled tho Gaiitcmalan minister and was preparing to expel tho Ilru- zlliau minister necausu of partici pation or their countries in tho I'aii Aincrlcan conference for composing Mexican nf fairs. Tho development was very disturbing ror tho success or tho Paii-Ainorlcan conference. Not On (i'oiiiI Terms It was said by thu Carranza agents that neither thu Guatemalan nor thu liraMan minister were on good tonus with Carranza and it had boun Carrauza's Intention to hand tho ilruzlliiin minister his passports as hu again reoccupled .Mexico City. Participation of Dnr.ll and Guate mala In tho Pau-Aiuurlciin con for lence, thoy said, In ought Cnrruimi'a resentment to u climax. Will Assume Control ' State advices today said that Car ranza Is making hurried prepara tions to move thu capital from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Thu Impres sion iu .Mexican circles here Is that Carranza proposes to establish him self In Moxlco City uud proclaim himself Provisional President In tho faco or thu Pan-American effort to bring tho ructions together. Tho American naval Commander at Vara Cruz has beuu ordered to place u warship at tho disposal of thu two diplomats If they wish. TD SEE COMMITTEE iiKXitv si:x(.sTAcifi:x dklkoat i:d to phi:si:xt local claims If lllters uud Harbors Committee Will Not Coiiio Here, Ho Will See the .Members If thu Rivers and Harbors Com mittee of tho IIoiiho will not como to Coos lluy( tho Port of Coos lluy will suud "a committee to confer with tlium ami present thu claims of Coos Hay to Federal assistance Iu harbor Improvements. A letter from tho Portland Cham bur of Couuncrro said that It would bo Impossible for tho comnUttou lo visit Coos Hay as thoy had only three days to sue the Columbia. .Mr. &K n ix said that ho had not iiHwor to his (olographic the (ouuultteu to como hero from Crescent City. A ft it i uniiwi (Hufiiiuulrm It u'tia 1 -1,1,1.1 , 111V Mr. Rn..a.'tiichn ..!, !tho ,, ctures of the Cluroiiiont wreck, showing tlio steamer hanging 011 tlio siinkon Jetty, and show them to tho members of the House committee us evidence why thu entrance should bo Improved. Tho Port will pay his expense to Portland If lie goes there. It Is possible that ho may arrange 0 So to Grants Puss and sou thorn thor arrlval th(,r0 from Crescent C or ho , . ( t ,0 c . ' (1. "" v,,, SI ',, lM , . pub-CATHOLIC I'HIKsT Wll, TAKII I'OHTlXi: LHKT iL VOi HIM Thinks Advanced Age and llheii- unit 'sui Would Xot Allow Proper Handling or Weal lb Hr .woi-ltlM rie lo Coo. njr Time. PITTSI1URG, Pa., Aug. 9. He Moving that advanced ago and un occasional attack of ihoumutisiu would predudu Judicious handling of groat wealth, Itev. William Gra ham, pastor of St. Patrick s f.onuiu Catholic Chinch, has declined t. nc- v..,.. .... ... y ........ u,w.... .1-,. him recently Iu Australia and South America. He directed his attorneys to get In roiuinuiilcntloii with the hdrs 'next In lino, MS BR EAV C REFUSES 5000000 A Consolidation and Coot If BE LOCAL GIRL ItHI'OKT- THAT KI.OSSII-: TIIAVKIt HAS Ki.on:!) Ago (liven as I'llteen and Kallicr Said lo Llc Here Pollco Searching A girl whose father Is said to re side Iu .Marshriuld nioy figure In u possible elopement Iu California. Tho following press telegram ap peared In tho Portland Journal: Los Angeles, Aug. !.- Police or San Diego and Santa Hnrbnra today were asked to look out for Milton Irons, 1M), and Klosslu Thayer, 15, whoso father Is said to llvo at Marsh riold, Oregon. Tho youthful pair are believed to huvo eloped. No ono hero seoins to know any one named Kiosslo Thayer. KOUIt Hl'XDItlOl) MIIXICAXS havi: eitossHD nitm:it Attack .Made 011 Itiincb list Xlglit Is iteiielled by Smnll De fensive l''orco Illr AMaclitM TrtM lo Coot Iltjr Tlmot.J I1UOWNSV1LL10, Texas, Aug. 0. With tho expectntlon United Stittes soldiers sent to Norlus ranch lust night would relieve tho situation there, caused by 1111 attack or .Mexi can bandits, tho border orriclals bore today turned attention to the rennriH that 100 Mexicans crossed tho border In Hidalgo county In small parties and apparently aro making their way to u concentration point. Tlio Sloxjcans attacking tho N-orlus ranch numbered 50 to 200. Fourteen ranchmen, lator reinforced by sold iers and rangers, repelled nil nt locks. The outlaws loft soveral dead. FIvo Americans wero wounded. (in After Mexicans Tho American ranchers and sold iors had gono to tho NorliiH ranch houso searching for Mexicans. ICIglit soldiers wore left at Norlus while 17 ranchers wont In search of a water holo 12 miles dlstnnco. Meunwhllo tho Mexicans galloped up nt Norlus. Sovou Amorlcan civil ians, nrnieil, Joined tho cuvalryirton. Tho Mexicans swept down upon this party and seized a section of houso, whllo Americans lay flat 011 railroad track trying to pick orr tho uttitck ors. Many Woiiiuleil Slowly the Americans retreated, crawling and firing and cnncentnit Iiik toward tho ranch houso. Ono soldier wns shot through Iho back. Another lost his upper lip, a. third wos shot Iu Iho leg. Foreman Forbes or King's ranch was shot Iu the leg. Frank Martin, another American foreman had bin right arm shattered. Tho Americans wore fighting from tho cover of Iho ranch bouse when tho rangers caino to Iho rescue. SIX MIIXICAXS killi:d Kirifoii Americans Hold Off Sixty .Mexicans In Klglil (II; Ami Intel I'rrui In Um luj Time. ) HltOWNSVILLK, Toxns, Aug. !. FIvo .Mexican bandits uud one Mex ican woman wore killed Iu the fight ing yesterday at Norlus, sovou miles north of hero. For an hour, 15 Amer icans, eight of tlioiu Dulled States cavalrymen, stood of tho attack or 00 Mexicans. FIvo Americans were wounded, threo or latter being sold lors. Tho fifteen Americans wero sav ed from death Just us their ammuni tion gave out by thu urrival or 17 Texas rangers. HAITI MORE QUIET l.XCOI'HAGIXG HKPOHTS COMIC 1HOM ADMIHAL CAPF.HTOX Ul AUKKlftltpt 1TM4 t Coua UK llu.M. "WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. . Administration ofHclals are encour aged today over tho latest develop ments Iu tho f lull lun situation. Tho optimism is based on reports from Hour Admiral Cupel ton, saying that business conditions throughout thu Island are Improving, due to renew ed confidence on tho part of thu ua tlvu officials as to thu Intentions of tho United States toward thu country, and thut compuratlw qulut prevail ed. Caporton nlso roportod taking over tho customs office ut Capo llaltlou and tho postponement or a presi dential election because tho time Is doomed Inoppoituiio for political ex citement. Leaders Will Help Official dispatches to tho navy and state departments today said Gen eral Hobo, tho revolutionist leador, had formally resigned us chief ex ecutive, dismissed Ills cabinet uud ordered all generals In the north to deposit their arms with the Ameri can authorities at Capo Ilutleu. Ho bo, ns well as liouraud, another pres idential candldato, promised every effort to presorvo ordor, HKAItlXG IIKIti: A. II. Loud bus been up- pointed by tho supremo court to act as refeieo In hearing evidence In tho cbbo or Geo. N Furrln who Is appealing In tho action disbarring him from practice Iu Oregon BANDITS GATHER A Southwest Oregon Paper That's what tlio Coos llnjr Times 1b. A South west Oregon pnpor for Southwest Oregon peoplo mid dovoted to tlio best Interest of tilts groat section . Tlio Tlmca always boost aad ncrer knocks, of TIiiioh, Coast Mall liny Advertiser. No. 13 IS Farmers Aro Harvesting More of The Grain Than Ever Be fore in the United States y Department of Agriculture Ex perts Estimate the Total at 966,000,000 Bushels ' OTHER CROPS ARE GOOD KslliiiiHcil That Nearly Three 1111- lltiii liiisbels of Corn Will bo thu Yield Tills Your Dumper Crops In Several Lines tnr AMo'latPd rr.M to Com our Tlmw.J WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 9 American Tanners aro harvesting tho greatest wheat crop uvur grown In any country. It may reach n billion bushels. Thu Department or Agri culture exports today estimated tho crop nt OCG.OOO.OOO bushels, basing their calculations on thu condition or tho crop August 1. Dumper harvests of other cereals and other food crops aro Indicated. Tho condition of spring whe.it wns '.l.'l. I and com 70.5. It Is estimated the corn production will reach 2, 01:1,000,000 bushels. XOIITH HI.XD MAX Sl'CCIOKDS h. I. SI.MPSOX OX TIIH POUT. lluyiies lulet I touchers Petition for Improvement, of Cliuiinul Will Assist Couitnoy Mill Peoplo At tho incetliul of tho Port of Coos Day this morning, tho resig nation of L, .1. Simpson ns president uud member of that orglnlzatlon was accepted with a resolution of thanks for his sorvlecB. C.' S. WliiBor, of North llcnd, was unanimously chosou to fill tho vacancy. Prior to tho selection, somo ono said that Hcrbort Armstrong had boon suggested tor tho place. Potor Logglu said that hu had talked tho mnttur over with Mr. Armstrong and thu latter staled that us hu was em ployed by C. It. Smith or tho Men iisbu Woodonwuro Co., ho did not reel ho could accept any such placo uxcopt under direct orders from Mr. Smith. lluyiies lulet Work Andrew Chrlstoiihon, S. PotorBon, Tom Peaku uud Herman Hullior of lluyiies Inlot wore present nnd want ed tho Port Commission to finish tho dredging (here. Tho Larson drodgo did considerable work but loft u fow shoal places and thoy clalmod that tho dredging was or no udvautago uud would soon bo filled up again unless more dredging was done. Tho Port commission said that thoy re alized this but that tho county court should pay part or tho coat, tho In let taking tho placu or u county road. Tho mutter will bo taken up with them at once. All effort will also bo nnnio to huvo L. Crouch pornilt tho dredging of a turning basin In front of his dock. Help Xew Mill 10. O. .Samuels or tho Coos Day Mill Company was presont and askod tho Port to aid them with some dredging near the old Courtney mill whore tho old Northwest caused thu clmuuol to shoal. Someone suggested getting tho dredge Seuttlo to do It nnd somo tho Larson drodgo. Tho port agreed to uld rinunclully and Mr. Saniuols and .Engineer Ch.rloson will take tho matter up at once. Mr. Sainuols said that his company figured that thoy might bo ablo to sell tho hulk of tho old Northwest as It was In good condition. Ho said it cost them ?100 to float hor and If they woro allowed anothor month, they might dispose of hor and mako somo money. A. II, Powors said that tho port had boon wrongly critlclsod In con nection with tho old Northwest and thoy wanted It settled as soon aa pos sible. Ho said that thoy acted JiiBt as quickly us Mr. Sumuols had pumpod her out, as ho agreod to, and as soon ns tho P. S. War Dopartmont had au thorized it. IIo said that If thoy had gono uhoad somotlino ugo whon bids woro recolved, It might huvo cost a lot of inonoy. Ho pointed out than ono bid on removing tho old hulk was $12,800 whon now It had beon shown that loss than $250 would get It out or tho way. Mr. Sainuols said ho was not re sponsible ror tho criticism but said that tho port hud not dono very much about It. Flnallv ho was given a month In which to dispose of the old hulk. WATiyt K.YPI.UT IlKHIJ C. .1. Green, a wator oxpert of tho railroad commission of Oregon, is horo Katharine data for the North Iiond and Marsliflold cases which aro to bo heard In this county. Tho railroad romnilsslorkirs will arrive tomorrow. WE GREATESTKNOWN 1 OR IS CHOSEN V?ttttt imfJdmrammamTimi'W&fo