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ijkiyW Ffift'F lv. rdUR pn, the'cqos BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 191 5 EVENING EDITION, " Ti Sale of New Suits fmRr Mr.'r! In . f.,1 mwm MM m mWWA lllfi FOR WOMEN IMim to conio curly, for nil (licso Suits nro new Winter models, ho splendidly tailored iiml desirable In stylo tlmt there is ccrtnln to bo u wlrto response to this announcement. Wo Invito everyone to cumu nntl cvumlno tlieso Suits try on u few mid note tho splendid H'icm Y will find them wonders nt tlio prices named. All $15.00 Suits now$1 1.25 All $16.50 Suits now- $1 1.85 All $20.00 Suits now .$14.95 All $22.50 Suits now.. $16.85 All $25.00 Suits now..$18.75 Hub Dry Goods Co. "Smart Wear for Women?' CORNER HROADWAY AND CENTRAL AVE. Phono SOI TABLE IS ALL SET FELLOWSHIP OliUll TO MEET FOR LAST TIME ix uir CASE IS Cu ll TOUIl DA!VS TAKEN FOR U,. LI AM. HIIOOIC TKIATi defense Springs Surprise by Denying Every Allegation or Govern- incut's Witnesses .JURY DISAGREES IX SHOOK CASIO MARKET IS MONEY TAKEN FROM TILL OF UNION MEAT MARKET (Special to Tho Times) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. C. Tho Jury In tho caso of Win, Shook, accused of wlilto Blavory, disagreed, accord ing to tholr report filed In Federal Court toduy. Tho cnHo wan submitted to them lato Saturday. Four dayB tho hearing of William Shook, of Marshfleld, went on In tho Federal Court at Portland and on Saturday noon tho Jury wont out. At flvo o'clock when Hen Fisher, deputy for tho Government, left there tho Jury was still out. Tho Judgo directed them to return n sealed verdict to bo opened on Mon day, providing they were nhlo to ngreo ou u verdict. A surprise waB sprung on tho government when an attorney nam ed Mulkey, of Portland, canto Into court and nitido a denial to every al legation pointed at Shook. The hit tor also took the witness stauit and testified that ho and his wife had gone south with tho two girls, Miss Mao Conkllu and Mrs.' Resale lluell, taking them merely as friends and tlmt ho know nothing aa to their moral character. Further, accord ing to Mr. Fisher, Shook told tho jury that ho knew nothing of tho actions of tho two women whllo tho trip was In progress, explaining that they sovoral times ran off from Shook and his wlfo. Claimed Acted Squarely Ho claimed to have taken no money from tho girls and that both litmsolf and wire woro acting entlro ly In a siunro manner when they Invited tho girls to accompany thorn ou tho uvoutful auto trip in tho tiprlug to California. Tho trial started on last Wednes day morning. Tho Fedoral offlcors bellovcd they had a clear caso that would tako but a short tlmo. Thoy woro mistaken, for Mulkey camo Into court and thoroaftor waged a sharp legal battle Decision Itivits on Veracity Tho decision was expected to rest entlruly on tho point ns to whether or not tho Jury would bellovo tho ntntoinonts of tho woinoii In tho caso, or tho story of Shook, Tho witnesses for tho government wero Mrs. llosslo Huoll, Mao Conk lln, Goldlo JnckBon and Mary Oun ther. They are remaining In Port land until tho verdict Is announced, for there Is a possibility, should tho Jury bo unablo to agree, that tho caso will havo to bo reheard ngaln. HEATING STOVKS at reduced prices. Pioneer Hnrdwnro Co. I)r, Leslie, Osteopath, MurHi field Kntrnnco (.'allied Through Front Door Early Yesterday Morning Robbers Lcavo No Cluo After midnight on Saturday a robber or robbers ontored tho Union Meat Market, South Broadway, and extracted between six and eight dollars In chnugo from tho till. Thoy entered through tho front door and left via tho samo route, leaving no cluo as to Identity. On Friday night someone is said to havo en tered tho baBomout of tho Hurt Ohman homo, near Tenth and Lock hart, leaving with potatoes and other provisions found in tho collar. Tho front doors of tho butcher shop aro locked with an ordinary clasp and padlock. Possibly using a light Iron bar, tho staple was forced out and ontrauco gained. The iish register was opon, having been loft that way at closing tlmo on Saturday Qvenlug, It wns on tho night boforo Thanks giving that robbers made n scries of wholesale robberies, garnering a wclcomo fortuno with which to make thanksgiving praises tho next day. Tho police say patrolmen nil night long aro on tho alert, but that thoy are evidently wntched and tho robberies committed In tholr ab sence to Homo other section of U o city. In ovory storo, within plain sight of tho doorway, should bum an electric light all night long, declared Chief Carter. Ho says this Is one of tho best means of protection. Thero was a light in tho Union Meat Market, but It was back In tho offlco and not very plain from tho front of tho building, a fact that allowed tho miscreants to work In seml-darkucss. IntcrcstiiiK Topics up for Discus sion Ticket Sales Indicate Largo Attendance About tho banquet board at C p. m. tomorrow In" tho Guild Hall will gather some 70 or 80 mombors of the Fellowship Club for the last meeting of 1915. Good "cats" will aid along tho discusBion of inter esting questions of tho municipality. C. F. McKnlght will act as toast master for tho occasion. "Tho Uniting of tho Cities of North Hcnd and Mnrshfleld" is tho timely topic to bo touched upon by Edgar Mc Daulcl. J. T. Brand has prepared a paper on "Tho Extension of Mu nicipal Functions," In which will bo taken up tho activities of a public nature Into which tho cities aro now entering. "Tho Commission or Managerial Form of City Government" is I. S. Smith's topic and 13. L. McCluro Is to toll about tho municipal Christ mas treo for tho llttlo kiddles of tho city. Tickets for tho banquet havo sold well In tho last ten days and It said by tho committees that tho vattendanco tomorrow night will probably bo tho largest of tho year. Den Fisher, president, this morn ing said that tho election returns will bo announced at tho meeting. LIS EHIUM Ll'MHER PAPER TELLS OF RET TER PRICES RECEIVED Possibility of Another Raise in Lum ber Prices ou Const In u Short Time An Improvement In lumber prices with still another ralBo Is prospect Is seen by tho Ploneor Western , Lumberman of San Frnnclsco, which says: i "Two dollars per thousand nd- vanco Is tho record of tho Douglas I fir for tho paBt thirty days, which is a trifle moro than tho adv.inco In freight rates nnd log prices. A recent telegram from a North- i em firm to Its San Frnnclsca rep resentatives states tho situation In tho following couclso manner: "Mill men independent. Ilttyors camping nt tho door trying to forco orders upon us. Brokers up in tho nlr. Tnko no special bills or orders for largo quantity without first onsult Ing us. Mako no quotations except fo" Immcdlato acceptance. Market very unsettled, with strong prob ability of another dollar bottorment Insldo ten days." Whonovor tho dollar bottorment, referred to In tho telegram uccomM a fact, fir nmnufacturors will bo In a fair way to got back tho rost of production, whllo n further advnnca will show a muchly desired .unrein of profit. All Indications aro favorable for increased demand at profltablo prlco3 and tho fir manufacturers nro to bo congratulated ou tholr proicjs toward a permanent, remunerative basis. SHIPPING NEWS SAW! CLOSE! FAIR -CAPT. OLSON OF ADELINE, TKLLS OF THRILLING SIGHT To Voters i Do you know that tho question of appropriating ?U0 por month for tho malnteuauco of tho COOS HAY CONCIHtT HAND will bo ou tho ballot to bo voted on by tho people of Marshflold, tomorrow, and tlmt if you pay $100 In taxos that only $!l of this amount goes for tho support of this organization, which means but -Tic pur mouth, or oiio picture, show per mouth, It your assessed valuation Is $1000, your part of 4 his $1800 por year would bo 80c por year. Now taxpayers, I bollovo wo can stand this small amount for the support of such an organization as THE COOS HAY HAND. DON'T FOUGHT THIS NUMBER. :10I X Yes. TAXPAYER. (Paid Advertisement) NOTED I GRANDFATHER OF C. C. GOING OF MAHSHFIELD DIES Avoid additional bonds for city expenses by voting for- It, A. Copplo for Mayor. (Paid Adv.) Saw Lights Turned Off, and Art Smith Write "Farewell" With Flying Mnchlno Saturday Night Capt. D. W. Olson, of tho Adeline Smith, which nrrlvcd In this morn ing from San Francisco, was tho first uno to return hero who wit nessed tho closing of tho Panama Pacific Exposition Saturday night. Tho Adollno wns opposlto tho ex position grounds ready to cross out, when tho lights woro turned oft at midnight, and tho salvo of hund reds of guni announced tho finish with a mighty roar that rovorborntcd through tho Golden Onto. An ln Btnnt later, Art Smith, Tho aviator, whoso daring flights hnvo been tho marvel of thotfsnnds, roso over tho exposition grounds and by n scries of nsconslons and dosconslons wroto In tho heavenly background, "Farowoll Panama-Pacific Exposi tion" with his brilliantly lighted aircraft. Wiih Ideal Day. Capt. Olson says that Saturday was ono of tho most Ideal days that ho over saw in San Frnnclsco. Bril liant, sunshine, with scarcely a brcezo prevailed. In tho evening tho bright, warm sunshlno gavo way to a cloudless sky lit by myriads of stars. Friday had been a very dis agrceablo day there. Tho grounds wc.ro thronged from early morning until tho lights wero turned off nt midnight. At 8 o'clock Saturday evening tho official report showed that 350,835 had passed through the gates that day and at that hour, a crowd was lined up In front of ovory gato Booking to gain admittance. Consequently, It Is believed that tho nttondanco for tho final day ncarcd tho 100,000 mark. Made Somo Money Tho official stutoment on Novem ber 2!) showed that 18,000,000 had visited tho exposition up to that date and ns tho attendance tho Inst few dnys was vory large, tho total probably reached near tho 20,000, 000 mark. Ou December 1, tho total not cash balance of tho exposition wns ?1, 010,000, so that It may bo consid ered a financial success, dcsplto tho handicap of tho European war. With tho posslblo exception of tho St. Louis fair, It Is said to havo been a greater flunuclul success than any over hold. Capt. Olson brought up a copy of Sunday morning's Sun Francisco pn pors, making a now record for tholr delivery here. Sou Was Rough Captain Olson says that thoy had a vory rough trip down tho last tlmo. Tho steamer Hardy was 90 hours making tho run from Coos Hay to San Francisco. Tho steamer Speed woll, which loft Coos Hay consider ably In ndvanco of tho Adollno, did not got in until thrco hours nftor tho Adollno. Coming north tho sea wns pretty rough also. This morning tho Coos Hay bar was in good shape, but It was breaking fnr out, oven in eight fathoms of water. Llbby Coal, $3.00 ton. phono 72. I y SanMY Christmas Presents Uy buying good quality at less than the price of trash. Wo havo jiuiny articles suitable lor Christinas 'uesents that wo nro selling for a song. Sco tlioin, Heiuoiiiber this jurat sale positively closes January fl'st. . Came to Oregon In 18551 And Wns For Years U'ader In Rom City Business Circles C. C. Going has Just rccolvcd word of tho death of his grandfa ther, .Tamo's W. Going, at tho homo of A, C. Going In Portland nftor an illness of six weoks, Mr. Going was almost eighty-four years old. Mr. Going was for yours a lender In Portland business circles and one of tho earliest pioneers of tho state. Ho camo to Oregon In 1853 and settled at Dallas. Later ho moved to Portland thero ongnged In tho hnrdwaro business which ho con tinued for years. Ills sou, A. C. Going, nt whose homo ho died, Is well known In Marshflold through visits with his son, C. C. Going. Whllo hero last fall, A. C. Going and C purchased tho comer of w Broadway. Tho funeral will bo held In Port land Tuesday afternoon nt 2:30 and will be under tho auspices of tho Odd' Fellows of which the deceased had been a member for years. SURF u C. Going Anderson MARRIAGE LICENSES Tho following nro rccont marriage llconsos Issued by tho county clerk: Don E. Smith nnd Allco G. Hayes. Dwlght O. Wolcott and Agnes B. Kunkel. Horbort Henry Gorr aud Alia Mario Galbralth. Archlo V, Hatcher and Grace L. Jones. L. R Gnrrott and Ermn Arnnt, , i , ' Times Wnt ads brins result!. PASSENGERS ON ROAD EIGHT HOCUS FROM GARDINER Two MnchliusAro Killed Uy Seas and Left Uy Wayside Arrives Here Last Night Heavy sens again roared nnd broko high up on tho beach yester day, causing troublo for tho boach stago. Tho autos left Gardiner shortly nfter 3 p. m. yestordny and tho pasBongers did not nrrlvo In Marshfleld until 10 o'clock last night. Sovoral times tho big combers shunted tho machines far up ou the beach and Into tho driftwood. Two autos wore caught by tho seas and their engines stopped. Thoy woro shovod high ou tho beach and loft there until todny. Somo of tho machines wero hit by the water, dousing the passengers, Two traveling men started to walk down tho beach in tho dark, said ono of tho passengers this morn ing, and sat down by a big drift wood, timber to rest, when an unusu ally high wave broko and came rush ing up to them. Thoy attempted to DELAY IS LONGER IMPROVEMENTS TO BREAKWAT ER BEING .MADE PERMANENT Big Oil Tanks Belnjj Put In Forward Jloltl Not Expected Now on Run Before January Improvements aboard tho Bteam shlp Breakwater nro to bo por mannnt, according to Word from San Francisco, a fnct that In all prob ability will delay tho coming of this vessel for somo tlmo yet. Largg oll-cnrrylng tanks nro being plncod In tho forward hold in tho work of fitting her ns a running mate to tho Kllburn. When tho Breakwater first went to Snn Frnnclsco It was undorstood that though sho would bo changed over to nn oil burner, that temporary oil tanks would bo put in, thus al lowing tho veBsel to get onto tho run ns quickly ns posslblo. It wns oven thought by somo Hint 'tho Breakwater would bo back In uctlvo operation within two or thrco weeks. Hut Inasmuch aa sho Is to bo fully equipped at this time, It is hnrdly expected tho uhlp will be rendy beforo tho first of tho your, oven though thero nro two crows of "men nt work on her. Tho now oil tanks will havo suf ficient capacity to rurnlsh fuel for the entire round trip from Snn Frnnclsco, to Eureka, Coos Hay, Portland nnd return. This will also Incrcaso hor speed somewhat, porhnpB moklng of tho Hronkwator a fiiBter vessel than tho Kllburn. Whllo tho Breakwater wns on dry dock her hull was examined nnd platen bored nnd tho only ones ro placcd wero compensating plates near tho after ports. lJUDG WINDOW E IS FIE DISPLAY GOODRUM'S GARAGE HAS AT TRACTIVIC EXHIBIT OF DODGE CAR PARTS AND PICTURES OF MACHINES SHOWN. ' An unusuully attractive nutomobllo exhibit has been mailo nt tho Good rum Gnrago and Is uttrnctlng much attention. It Is to boost tho Dodge enr, for which Mr. Goodrum Is agent. Pictures of tho Dodge Car, a big display of partB and descrip tions of tho superior points nro graphically Bhown. Tho window 1ms uttrnctod u great deal of 'attention among uutomohllo owners becauso of tho cxtenalvo showing of pnrts nt prices that huvu caused much comment. It also In dicates' tho service which is an im portant factor to ovory man who buys a Dodgo car. it Is worth your whllo to stop and oxnmlno It If you Jiavo not al ready douo so. siltif; NEWSPAPER BURNED OUT DRAIN, Ore., Dec. C. Tho loss on tho nowspapor plant or tho Drain Herald which was burned Is about $1,000 with $t00 insurance. Tho cnuso of tho flro is unknown. Edi tor Beobo Is uncertain about rebuilding. Times want ads bring results. The Prourcsa rink ., , ,m Htcd hi l10 i 3 l" "I- of Hod Crc Z rnlo run.1, to combat 1,55 Tho tail Cross ,.J.7eW years at Christmas tlmo h.L'l'J COIIHldurnl.ln ..,.. .. "" women's rlni, n.... . .". country have had charge cl I i of special Chrlslina u,.?1?, Thoy sell for one-cent ip, jl I'rni'riiua Mini, i '" "-"" "'' im cniiiwu(j and tho stamps jvlll lecanlj! muni. If you don't limit. i extravagant iMlmlnMrmin. .Ti R. A. Copplo for Mnjor-l'rmJ Times want ads trlac rw& IS BLAMED CAPTAIN LOFSTEDT MAY AP- PEAL FROM DECISION Captains Whitney nntl Lord, of Seattle, Says Had no Tlmo to Change, to Hand Gear "Failure of tho steam steering gear to work efficiently nt tho tlmo tho vessel wns attempting to enter Coos Bay and nt a plnco whoro thoro waB not room to chnugo from steam to hnud gear," Is tho caiiBo given by Captain Blon B. Whltnoy nnd Harry C. Lord, United States in spectors of hulls nnd boilers nt Scattlo, for tho wrecking of the Santa Clara on November 2. Though Captain August Lofstodt entered n plea of guilty to tho chargo of carolessncss and ncgllgouco and Ills license was revoked, it is pointed out that It had but six wooks longer to run anywny. Many havo ex pressed tho belief that tho real "bIiow down" will bo nftor that date when Captain Lofstodt applies lor a now llcenso, whether or not it will bo granted. Inasmuch ns his record has al ways boon Hint of a vqry careful nnd painstaking nklppor It Is bo Moved that Captain Lofstodt will bo nblo to secure his papers again. Ho hns tho right to appeal from tho decision of tho Inspectors to Captain John Hulgor, supervising Inspector of tho district and ho may do this. When Captain Lofstodt first enmn ashoro from the Santa Clara tho night of tho wreck, ho said thou tho steam steering gear was at fault nnd had rofuscd to net at the cru cial moment. From tho dcclalon given out, It Is believed thnt.posslbly Captain Lofstodt provlously know that tho steorlng gear was some times faulty. Somo of tho offlcors so testified in tholr testimony short ly uftor tho wreck. UseMJPresents Can always be made very dainty and pretty if We have on display a fine assortment of Holiday Goods suitable for sending through the mail, such as pretty Hand Embroidered Handkerchiefs in Holiday Boxes, fine line of Dainty Gift Books in boxes; a larse as sortment of Gloves and Ties; Sleeve Holders and Sus pender Sets, fn pretty boxes; many pretty Linen Towels, Runners, Napkins, Center Pieces. Coime in and see our dis play of useful, as well as pretty Holiday Merchandise The Golden Rule FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG ALWAYS BUSY. MARSHFIELD EXPERT WELDING of META15 Steel, brass, cast, iron and aluminum castings ma like new DEMONSTRATIONS DAILY. Koontz Garage Phono iRn.i North Front SW IIWIIW ww $ t WATERFRONT NEWS t $ NKUTOHT SHIPS LU.MHKH Tho steam schooners IJandon nnd kFlfiold. tlmt sail In nnd out of nnn- 'don to Snn Francisco, on Wednesday left out of Newport, onch vessel car rying G50.000 feet of lumber. Tho shins wore towed to sea nt low wn tor, thus Indicating that the Yaqulua bnr can accommodnte these vessels fairly woll during good weathor. From Snn Francisco tho steam schooner Yellowstone, of tho Swayno and Hoyt lino, crossed In at G:30 a. m. with freight. Abstracts rOIt KKLIAIILH AUSTItAOTS OF TlTJJfl ANU lt" AHOUT COOS BAY REAL ESTATE, See TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO lt MARSHFIELD AND COQUIM.H Uii ." J ADPlnOl 8 FOR CANADIAN I'ACIFIO JIA UtOAD HENKX SENGSTACKKN, "" QENERAL AGENTS At nine o'clock this morning tho tVdelluo Smith arrived In from Snn Jump tho log. It was too high and , Francisco nnd immediately began tho sea caught tho mon nnd dampen cd them nlmost to tho waist. They took it good 'nntnredly however. Thero was no h'aggngo lost on the trip. ltrnv ox the mx The Huby camo over the bar aud is loading at the Prosper mill. Sho now has auxiliary gns engines nnd will ho on tho run between here and Ban Francisco. Haudon Wesferit World. loading nt the C. A. Smith mill. Captain D. V. Olson expects to got out nbout nine o'clock in the morn ing. Tho steamship Kllburn left San Francisco today for Eureka and is oxpected in hero on Wednesday morning, according to agent A. P. Nott. From San Francisco the steam schooner A. M. Simpson Is duo In to morrow arul the Hardy on Wednes day to load Jumber. GRAVEL' We nro now prepared to furnish GRAVE L !jwJJJ. - from pile in our yard or in carload lots, at i' -From pllo on ground, J2.S'5 por yard. .- f jui oanoad lots, taken from car, 1 Retail Department. C. A. Smith Lumber Opposite PosOffice. -r-n SMITII TERMIX NORTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY S. S. F. A. Kilbwrn SAILS FOR . PORTLAND , (Via Astoria) ' ( DEC'EMIJKR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION -H RRMIXAT, DOCK. PIIOXB ! liT JL4