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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1915)
wwy !tLBO!iLAWAYS FORGIVE A MAN FOR FAILING BUT NOT FOR QUITTING ftft A PAPER THAT BELIEVES IN THE BEST .AND ALWAYS BOOSTS A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES (fipflS mm Vol. No. XXXIX. ISUT IS NEAR CAPtTAL With His Bride is Spending Honeymoon at Hot Springs in Virginia Replies to Congratulations Re ceived rrom turope and South and Central America PLAYS G0LFWITH WIFE .Irl'i't I'uily Today anil AttoutlH (o a Inrgc Amount of Pergonal Cor respondence Which Accumulated Hiiro J!o Was Married 1)7 AocUtivl I'reat to Coot Day TImft. HOT SPRINGS, Vii., Dec. 20. rrcsUciit Wilson aroo shortly after I o'clock today and after breakfast lug In liia rIvuto apartments began clearing awny accumulated personal wrrcspondenco In order that ho and lis lirlilo might later play golf. Ho il If In toil responses to messages c' congratulations from rulers of Europe, South and Contral America, ud ncronal frlcudu. ltt I'OltMEH GOVERNOR OK IDAHO DIED f tlf AxurlnlM rrr to ron ray Timet, TOISE, Idaho, Dec. 20. J, T. MorrlHon, governor of -Malm In l.'HKI-'OI, died hero today of heart disease. FATHER ARRESTER ,flurred Willi Munlcr of Rntiuhlcr In Parln Ills By Aum lnttKl 'ttn to Conn Hay Timet. ' ' PAWS, Dec. 20. T. H. Wnltoa, lithcr of Paulino Walton, aged 17, tho was murdered In bed nl his lemo Sntiiriliiy, was nrrestcd today ud charged with murder. Walton vii tnltei awny by tho officers on n 'nln to avoid possible mob vio lence. s.ririK.s kew Ki'RlMi Leases Not Grcnt In Serbian r Expedition U Anm( Utnl I'niw to Coo Hay Timet. LONDON, Dec. 20. Tho total British casualties resulting from tho Wonllil expedition Into Sorbin was ly 1278, according to nn nn wuncctnent In tho house- of com mons today. Only ono orflcor and '5 men were killed. COXSILTS REGARDING DAK Tie rniMiin Courlor savs: "W. P. Reed le't for Rosoburg Monday, fcero he had Importnnt buslnoss lo look after From thore ho will W to Portland to consult with tho " S. Engineers rognrdlng tho im- roemont of tho bar, roturning hero r tho 20th. COVOTIJ WORTH KILLING Hunters should bo Intorostod in "e following from tho. Gold Reach Cloho- "The coyoto oh tho north Me of the rivor has becomo a val uable ntilinal for somo nlmrod to "oot nt Tho stockmon have off.t- a bounty of bettor than sixty '0lars for his scnlp, but ns yot no 0ne lias claimed It. Tho offor Is '"'1 open. THXDEIt DELAYED "anzniiltii mimv m i.i,.i.. ,... i.- Days Tl'o lk'Iitbouso tondor Manzanlta fas expected horo today but Henry seKoii of tho nort commission welcii a tologram this nftortioon r Uu huporlntondent of tho dls " latu,u that tho tendor had dcla.pil n fow davs nt Astoria M that he would wlro when tho oat started for Coos Hay. TI'o tender whon It comes will sot Kilo r.iimn ii. .1,1.. .. is. i..,. o.wi p "V Hh"'lO Ull V UUO IIIUI mm felling inlet and will also reset f'f hlaiK buoy which was carried n Its moorings at tho end of tho Wmersci Jettv and also tho bell ry vt,i , wns IMOV0,j during tho ."" weather. ,' Tim Bering RULERS ps want nrts nrlng r9sitfl. Established 1H7M Ah Tho Const Mull VILLA REPRESENTATIVKS SIGN PAPURS TODAY Renchcw Terms At Xoon Toilay Mtli tho RtTueto Government or Mexico VILLA MAV ii a vi.' ----- . Mt REPUDIATED MOVE Wr AMoclatcd Titm tt com tny Time, EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 20. Villa, with four hundred men left Chihuahua Sunday, according to Information reaching tho Vlllu General's conference It Is believed by tho gouorals ho may have repudiated tho agreement to surrender which they m.ulo for him. , . Illy Aw- lalol mm lii Coon Hay Tlmm. EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 20. An agreement whb reached and papers signed at noon today whereby tho Villa faction In northern Moxlco concludes peace terms with tho do- incto government In Mexico. The conference was. hold between Mexican Consul Garela and lloiiton nnts of Oenoral Francisco Villa at tho consulate In Kl Paso. Vlllu Is reported to bo In Jauroz. Tho signing of tho pence ngroomont eliminates him from Mexican af rit Irs. Tfl L ALL COUNTV JUDGE WATSON .MAKES ATTACK OX HURVEVOH Sunn: 'I Mnk Altnrlc on Official Is .Mine io d'et Kiiiilier (imt.'ol Coos t:oiiuty AffniiH. Coos County people were much surprised this week to see a bitter attack by County Judgo Vatsou on County Surveyor C. 8. McCullo'.-h In an article which Mr. Watson wrote on county affairs. Somo aro puzzled at tho causo or motlvo of It, but many who have bcou closity watching county affairs sco In it a move by Judgo Watson to got fur ther control of Coos County offices. WiiImiii'n Motlvo Whether ho Is aspiring to build up n political machine or lias other desires in controlling county af fairs remains to bo scon. At pres ent ns County Judge, ho has pretty much tho control of road niutt'ira, In which considerably over a million dollars will bo expended during his tonuro In offlco and in whtcti he has tho naming of many road sit- ft porvlsors throughout tho county, and tho awnrdlng of many contractu. Dosldes this, ho and his brothel, ltay Watson, who Is Co'infY Okrk, havo control of tho Coos County Hoard of Kquallatlon. Has CJrcnt Power Through auditing nnd allowanco of accounts, ho has a protty stiff hold on all tho other offices, but his latest suggestion will still fur ther extend his power. Somo havo looked upon tho offlco of tho County Surveyor nnd tho of flco of County Roadmnstor, ns a check on affairs, and tho proposal of Mr. Watson to glvo to hlmsjJf and tho county court tho contiol of both offices will probably annuo much comment. Attack on .McCulloeh In his articlo, Mr. Watson gays: "Tho County Engineer's offlco should bo abollshod. "Tho County Court should havo tho powor to appoint engineers. "In Coos, County, englnoorlng costs many dollars more than It should twlco tho amount of work should bo dono for tho amount cf funds exponded. "Our oxporlcncQ with County Sur veyors has been very unsatisfactory. No survey has been mado within the limit provided by law for such work, and wo havo projects for rmils boforo us that will roquiro new pe nitons for tho establishment snino before theso rights of wuy can bo made according to statute. "Tho County Court Is conton plating tho plan of not furnishing tho Surveyor with holp, hoping thereby to take advantage of tho provision of tho statute which jio vldes in case of tho Inability of tho County Surveyors act tho County Court JW appoint n compot.mt surveyor or onglneor " AGREE TO PEACE f LA MIGHI C1TR0 MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915 CROSS BORDER Possibility Rebel Leader May Coma to the United States To Be Private Citizen L BE State Department Will Allow Him the Asylum Awarded Political Refugees LIKELY TO STOP FIGHT United Stales Sends Word t Gen- oral Fiinstoit to Coiniiiiinlcnto IWItli llio Mexican Revolution- 1st May Eliminate Him III Ataoclatoil I'roM to Coot nay Timet. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 20, Tho Stato Dopurtnumt officials flu- elded that VI la will receive tho asylum accorded a political rofugeo NIL RECEIVED should ho enter tho United States. """"oni "a"u in tno Jinnuon Wcst Tho decision was sent last night to orn Worl(l w,,,ch Hn'B: General Funston by the Wnr Do- t!u0, w- 'Mooro' ,0Cftl ,nl" owncr' partment, for transmission to VIlla.l?Pr,,Vc,I fro,u S,in V"""' wlioro Tho State Department agents Had i JT hu1' , K" ?".n l,,m!ncsu lrl" for rnimrt.Mi Mvi nii..L....i ii..r,,.,..ii..ri- ,,,H llllu nt Toledo, Oregon. Ilo has reqiiOsted Villa's Immunity from ar rest, saying if this was given thoy Inlloved Villa would abandon tho fight against Curranza and retire to private life In tho United States. Tho Stato liopartmeut does not conical Its dcslro to havo Villa oltmluatcd. It Is believed that with out him tho revolution In tho North will surely fall. MRS. LINCOLN'S XKPIIKW DIKS IN ILLINOIS Illy Anoclc.t rifM In r. Jj Tlmra. SPRINGFIELD, ill., Doc. 20. Albert O. Edwurils, aged 70. nophow of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, and for 1!) years custodian of tho Lin coln homestead horo, died to day of heart trouble. ROflO IS BALLASTED GRAVEL PLACED AS KAR RAILS ARE LAID AS Construction On Drawbi ldgt Across tho Ithcr In Progressing Working; on North Side Progress on tho railroad In the Sluslnw river district is told in tho following from tho Siuslnw Pilot: HallaHtlug on tho Wlllametto Pa cific has boon comploted ns far as tho rails aro laid, and tho tra!u crows havo boon bent to othor points on tho Southern Pacific linos, but boforo leaving this eoctlou thoy bi ought In several train loads of gravel which aro waiting on side tracks, ready to bo rushed to tho front as soon ns tho rails aro ox tended. Construction on tho drawbridge across tho Sluslnw river Is progres sing right along, Tho draw span nearly completed Is rcsUng on its mid stream support, whllo workman are collecting tho steel and placing In position tho north sltlo span. S JAMES T. RRAXD .MAY R1J NEW CITY ATTORNEY .Major Elwt R. A. Copplo Neither Denies Nor Affirms Story Will Mako Announcement Soon It was pcrsistontly rumored In many circles today that James T. Hrnnd will' bo appointed City Attor ney of Marshflold for 1016-1017.' Mnyor-oleot R. A. Copplo, whon ask ed regarding tho truth of tho state ment, refused to"dony or to nfflrm It, saying that tho entlro list of now appointments will bo mado public -Lvery sliortiy, possuny wunin mo ncxi nay or iwo, Mr. Drand Is well known in this city o.nd has a wldo clrclo of friends Ho is a graduato of Oberlln College and later of tho Harvard Law De partment. There have been many other stories afloat rogardlng other ap pointments, but these also havo not been confirmed. I.lbliy Conl, 3.00 ton. Thone 72. RiOR T Eli memher ok aim associated press GERMANS START XEW OFFENSIVE tlr AmocIjIciJ frcti to Coo nay Times. 'LONDON, Dec. 20. In Klandcrs tho French reports rolnto a Gorman attack on tho lirltlsh trenches north cast of Yprcs under a cloud of gas. Tho nttneks were repulsed. German attacks elsowhcro on tho western front and tho reported mass ing of troops Is bollovcd to presago a new Gorman of fensive. I POSSIRILITV OK, MOOItE PLANT STARTING AT I1AXDOX All Depends Upon Adjustment of In- Junction Which Originally CniiM'il tho Shut Down Thnt tho Geo. W. Mooro Lumber Company mill nt Haudon will start operations soon If certain legal com- ,)"nitlo"u cn" bo "U"tcd is tho given out no definite statement re garding tho probable oponing of tho local plant, although It Is reported that preparations nro to bo mado In view of starting; operations tho first of March. Injunction the Cause According to G. T. Trcadgold, nt tornoy for tho Mooro Lumbor com pany, It wan not tho ulump In prices thnt caused thu plant to shut down in tho first place; neither Is tho mar ket condition provontlng operation at this time. Tho real causo for tho Inactivity is tl.o Injunction obtained by the Coach-Caroy Interests, provontlng tho Mooro people from coiilluuluir their logging operations on tho Coach-Caroy land. " If this injunction had not boon ohtnlnod," snld Mr. Treadgold, " tho mill would not havo shut down In tho first placo, and would in ull probability bo running today." Dopcinl.s On RemiltN An nttompt to dissolve tho Injunc tion is being mado, tho case coming up for' hearing nt tho present term or Circuit Court. If tho Mooro peo ple are successful, or If nn nmicnblo settlement can bo readied, It is prac tically assured that tho mill will opo rato within tho next two months, ir not, It will bo necessary for tho company to movo Its ontlro logging plant to another section of timber. This would noecsHnrily ontnll a heavy exponso and will probably not ln dono until tho lumbor pricos bo- coino Hiifflclontly strong to warrant tho cxtrn .investment. iPROSPECTSDniGHT) DANDON PEOPLE EXPECT .MILKS TO START UP SOON Outlook Mojo Encouraging Now Than Kor a Long Time P.ist Rriiigh Good News That Uandon right now has bettor I prospects for tho lmmodlato future than for a long .time past Is tho ro port brought back by Matt L. May ' v ho has Just returned from n busi ness trip to tho Coqulllo Valley soc tion of the county. Mr. May says that whllo no of ficial announcement has been mado, it Is hollared rlmost certain that tho mills which havo been closed will booh be oponed. Tho Dollar Lumber company owns tho Lyons and Johnson mill Just above Uandon and tho largo Georgo W. .Mooro mill 13 located In Dundon. Doth of theso poncorns, together wlUi tho loggjig camps necessary to furnish tho Iog3, gave n big payroll for Uandon when they wore in oporatiou. When thoy start up again it means a gonoral re vival In nil linos of business. Tho Ijollof Is strongly that tho mills will soon spirt. A number of different things lend to this boUof. Work is boing dono on logging roads and othor Improvements indicato that it is expected to operate soon. It hns always been said that both tlieso plants would bo started as soon as the lumper market warrant ed and now that there has been" a marked Improvement the Bandon people are hoping soon to see th4 mills Jn full operation. The mill at Prosper has boon running steudlly. H OPERATE EVENINQ EDITION. BRITISH FORGE IS WITHDRAWN English Troops Desert Suvla and Anzac Districts on Gallipoli Peninsula LOSSES 1 SILL llot Clear Whether It Means Abandonment of Effort to Force the Dardanelles MAY BE RE-ADJUSTMENT There Had lleon No Previous Hint of Such it .Movement Made In Eng land Hut Failure In .Making Headway Wan Admitted tllf Annoclitnl rrcu to Coos !! Times. LONDON, Dec. 20. Tho Uritlsh tioops In tho Suvla and Anzac dis tricts of tho Gallipoli peninsula havo bcou withdrawn. An official state 'incut says; " All troops at Suvla and Anzac, together with guns and stores havo boon successfully trans ferred with Insignificant casualties to another sphere of operations." On Thu North Coast Tho Suvla and Anzac positions nro on the North coast of the penin sula. Anznc Is about 1G miles from tho tip. Suvla Is flvo miles furth er ou. No mention was mado In tho Drltlslt auuoiincemout of tho allied positions at Scddul Dahr on tho tip of tho peninsula, and not clear whether withdrawal of troops means the abandonment of tho effort to forco tho Dardanelles or merely a readjustment of tho allied forces. There had been no pnwlous hints of such n move although tho ques tion had been raised In England whether, In vlow of tho failure of tho allies to mako appreciable head way at the Dardanelles, and the ur gent need for additional troops at Salonlkl, tho Dardanelles forces would ho withdrawn. GETS NEEDED JETT! ENGINEERS APPROVE IMPROVE AIENTS AT CRESCENT CITV Plan for Government to Glvo $:sim,- (Mill and .SIOIMMIO to lie Raised Locally Crescont City will likely got a Jetty Improvement, according to tho following press telegram from Washington, il). 0.: "Tho construction of a broakwator at tho ontranco to Crebcont City harbor, on tho North California Const, Is recommonded by tho Army Engineers, to cost $490,000. Tho engineers recommended that Congress npproprlato IHDO.OOO to ward this project on condition lo cal interests rnlso tho remaining $100,000. "Tho Secrotnry of Wnr, In approv ing tills recommendation, suggests thnt no expenditure bo mndo until satisfactory nssuranco Is given that the railroad to connect Grants Pass with Crescent Harbor will bo com pleted In a reasonable tlmo. The project recommonded does not cou tomplnto nii lmprovomont Inside this harbor, but tho charactor of tho report is such as to ludlcato that dredging and othor Improvements will bo lundo later If substantial commorco Is dovolopcd and If It found tlfo harbor Is extensively used." KEW SERDIANS ESCAPE .Many Who Left Country Lost Their 1 Lives Illy Awoclated l'ruu to Coot JUy Timet. RERUN, Dec. 20. Military clr? cloa in Sofia estimato that only G0, 000 Serbians escaped tho forces at tacking thorn. Of theso 30,000 at tempted to reach Scutari without baggago, and at least one-third of them perishing. Tho othor 20,000 marched into '"Albania whoro a largo nnmbor woro killed by tho Albanians. In their campaign tho nulgarlans took 4G, 000 railroad trucks loaded with mu nitions, guns and other supplies ob tained by Serbia from tho entente powers during tho previous year. HEATING STOVES nt reduced prices. Pioneer Hardware Co. Dr, Losllo, Osteopath, MarsJifield .V Consolidation mill Coos SECOND NOTE (JOES TO AUSTRIA-HCNGARV (Ilr AmocIoIo.1 IThi to Coot Dar Timet. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dc. 20. Secretary Lansing nn- nounccd today that tho scc- ond American noto to Aus- trla on the sinking of tho steamship Ancona went for- ward yesterday. The noto is understood to bo virtually a reiteration of the orlglnnl demands. KING AND QUEEN OK IIELGIU.M NEAR TO DEATH When Coming Oivl of Church Rontbs from German Aeroplanes Ex plode Close to Tliont (Uy Auodttctl t'rett to Coot Ur limn. PARIS, Dcc.?0. Tho King and Queen of Dclgium recently had a narrow escape from being killed by bombs dropped by Gorman aviators, It became known today. Thoy wore coming out of a church In a fishing village where" thoy now reside when flvo aeroplanes dropped bombs. TVo bombs exploded iv fow yards from the royal couple but they were not hit. ELECTION IS HELD GREEK PEOPLE WILL CHANGE THE ADMINISTRATION Goiiiiiii-Is Party In In Large .Majority In the Districts So far Reported 1)7 AMocltten T-rtu o rxMit n Time.) PARIS, Dec. 20. The election of enndtdntcH of tho Gouuarls party nro in u largo majority in tho districts reported from Athens. Tho present premier, Kkouloudls, was not a can didate. Change In" lenders Is not i.pected to nffect Greece's present military policy. The recommendation of former Premier Vculzoios that his follow- eis abstain from voting wan observ ed In the larger oitlcs but In tho ru lal districts It was adhered to less closoly. X AMONG THE SICK t ! -"t4.AA Kugiueor Edwards of tho Smlln mill who hns been nt Mercy' hospital somo time recouporatiug from In juries sustained In an accident at tno mill wns nhlo to return homo nnd Is getting along fine. John Dashnoy, who was serloiisly Injured In ono of tho Powors log ging camps somo tlinu ngo, is ro pprtcd much hotter, though ho prob ably will havo to roiualn In bed until Christmas. Tho llgamontH or his shoulders nro still much strain ed from his accident. J. Rrncke, of tho Smith mill, who hns boon confined at Mercy Hos pital with a broken arm, has re covered sufficiently to return homo. J. Kendall, of Hunker Hill, who was Injured somo tlmo ugo on tho trlmmor at tho Smith mill has ro cuporntod sufficiently to return homo and Is now getting nloug nicely. GO.M PERS TESTI l'l ES "" lloforo Federal Grand Jury About Alleged lloiuli Plots Dr AniKliteJ TreM to Coot Day Time. J NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Samuol Gompors, prosldont of tho American Fehoratlon of Labor, today went before tho Fedoral grand jury which Is Investigating tho allogod connec tion of tho Labor National Poaco Council with tho conspiracy of Franz von Rintolou to foment strikes In munition plants. Frederick Motzlor held by tho aiithorltlos, made a full statement to the Fedoral officials today concerning tho alleged activ ities of Paul Koonig, of the Jlnm- liurg-Ainorlcau lino. Ho said Koonig had 25 agonta In Nqw York alono and reported tho results of his In vestigations to Captain von Papon tho Gorman military attache. PROTEST IS .MADE TO GREAT RRITAIX Dy Aoclate4 rrcu to Com Hay Tluim. WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. 20. The United States protested to Great Britain against Interference! with the parcel post shlpmonts be tween this country and Sweden. Secretary of State Lansing announc ed toilay ILY ESCAPES of Times, Const Mnll Hay Advertiser. No. 126 XPEGT ATTACK Military Authorities of Greece Believe Austro-Germans Are Sure to Strike El Only One Regiment is Now Left at City Where the Allies Gathered CIVILIANS ORDERED OUT Are Told to Evnciinto Several of tho Villages Around the City Uecnuso of Military Honsoim Moict Watched Willi Interest (Dy Auocla(l rreia t rvot Day Tlmw.J SALONIKI, Dec. 20. Tho high est Greek military aulhorltles de clare It their belief that an Austro Gorman attack on Snloulkl Is in evitable. The last remaining Creole troops, save ono reglmont, havo boon transferred to Kornul. The entonte nllles ordered the evacuation of several villages around Satonlkl by civilians, for military reasons. FORD IS CHECKED IN CHRISTIAXIA (Special to tho Times) CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 20. Henry Ford has rocolvcd In formation that ho will bo prohibited from lioldlng meetings In Copenhagen, it wan learned today. Ilo will go there, howovor, to select delegates' to accompany tho peace pnrly to The llaguo. 99 WESTERN! UNION WIRES WERE DOWN Tho Western Union wires were down last night nnd part of today so tho Times could only rcrolvo a portion of the Associated Press re port. IS RIT BI V. K. COLLO.M HAS NARROW ES CAPE FROM DEATH Stopped Onto Wioug Track nnd hi Front of Oncoming Cur Cow catcher Duos ItN Work Stopping onto' tho wrong track by mlstako yosterday morning, V. F. Collom had a narrow esrapo from death whon tho motor car hit him in tho back. Tho cow catcher ahovod him from tho track and tho young man was picked up in a dazod and brulsod condition, Ho wns treated at onco by Dr. Mlngus, who found there woro no bones broken nnd ho was taken to his homo in Hunker Hill. Collom snld that ho was walking through tho Southern Pacific yarns and heard tho car whistlo hohlnd him, Thoro woro two parallel tracks and ho stopped from ono to thu other nnd directly In front of tho oncoming train. Fortunately, tho spood of tho car was not great or In all probability Collom would havo been crushed to death. NEAR SAL0N1KI I I1RMI IVES MOTOR FUNERAL NOTICE Friends and acquaintances aro re spectfully Invltod to attend tho fu nornl of Mrs, Cathorlno J. Storoy'"' '' which will be held from tho Dun gnu Undertaking parlors at 2:00 TuoHday a'ftornoon. , r F. H. STORE V. ROlTllERV REPORTED Story Piolmbly Duo to Duiglary About a Week Ago It was reported about the city today that several stores In North Pond had been robbed laat night. Tho police know nothing of it and tho story probably started from tho fact that a week ago sovoral attempts woro made. Someouo at that tlmo broke into tho Club Cigar Store and got fivo or six dollars in money and also attempted to en ter Piatt's Pharmacy, t tho Midget Cafe, and the Coos Bay Grocery, but did not succeed In getting In tho last threo places- I, m tfftMiiMT.il item Jt-