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O U t!X ' THE COOS BAY TIM&. MARSHFIELD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1916 EVENING EDITION. -TTI P At the Lando Sale Tomorrow SATURDAY Special MEN'S $3.00 HATS C 75 MEN'S $2.00 HATS C 45 MPT. 111111 DIES ACUTIO 1IKAKT THOUIHiK TAKES PJONKHK' IX TWINKLING Customers Who attend this sale are our best advertisement Hub Clothing & Shoe Co. Purchasers 11 BE CANDIDATE I;. AV. OI)I)Y OUT KOIt OIWICH OP COUXTV ChKltK In Asking for (lio Nomination on tlio Dcmocrnllc Ticket Xoiv in MhcrirrH Office I L. -W. Oddy, chlof clerk In tlio nfflco of Sheriff Johnson, Is n enn dldato for tlio notntnatton for Coun ty Clork on tlio Domocrntlc ticket. Mr., Oddy Is a tax payor and is 28 years of ago Ho was born nnd raised in Coos County nnd this Is tlio first tlmo that ho hns over boon boforo tho people asking for a public offlco, though his training hns been such as to well fit him for public work. Mr. Oddy graduated from tho Holmes' Business Collego In August, 1007, nnd after Borvlng a yoar nt otflco work in Portland ho received employment in tho Sheriff's offlco in Coos County. Ho commenced In that capacity August 22, 1908, nnd hns continued to work in tho sanio offico up to tho prcsont timo. In Juno, 1910, Mr. Oddy was nnnolntcd second demur tinner W. W. Gakuf'Who wnsUhoh' 'Sheriff, nnd coiUlniicd jisppuch until Jnnuury, lirjrvnt which timo' ho wnB re-ap. pointed Bocond deputy undor Sher iff Johnson. Ho continued to hold Ihji't offfco until March 1, 191.'., nt wliich llmo ho roslgncd and wins naiiimt chief clerk In tlib Hhorlff's offico ii'tlVlug ontlro dhrirgo of tlio bfhro "work nnd ho still holds that position. S IT II GUIIUIEOF FIGERS ELECTED &nQTHERDIESAS ';, ' .RESULT OF OPERATION AVilllnrn C. Hlploy, llmtlici or Ciih lllploy of Tills City, Pusses Away In Portland Word was rocolvod this morning (by O. II. lllploy, of thin city, that his 'brother, William Curry lllploy died in Portland last ovcnlng as tho result of nn operation. Tho docensod leav es a wlfo and ono son. Mr. Itlploy said that ho had prov lonsly received word that Ills broth er waB suite ill, but had no idea that it would provo fatal. Inasmuch na tho funeral will bo held tlioro tomor row afternoon, ho will bo unnblo to bo In attondnuco. . Thp brother had for many yenrH ,bcon connected with tho Nortonln nnd Washington hotols in Portland, L. J. SIMPSON NOT TO ItUN l-'OIl STATU HKXATOHSIIIP Pi-cssluir. lliislncis .Matters Put Poli ties Temporarily Under liau Candldnto in 11)18 " lluslnos at prcsont Is too press ing, and for tho tlmo being politics nro completely put nsldo," was tho 'declaration this afternoon of L. .1. Simpson. lie denied tho report that ho expected to run for Htnte sen ator for this section. " Hut I hnvo fully mudo up my mind to run for Congress two years from now," ho continued. This then squashes tho niovo or Mr. Simpson toward tho Congressional scat this year, to tako tho place of W. C. How Icy whs comes up ngaln In Novomber Booking reelection. In fact Mr. Simpson mado n statement to that effect soma tlmo ngo. Mr. Simpson stntcd thoro is too much business now, such as tho clos ing up of tho ostnto and getting those matters adjusted, too much to nllpw him to turn to tho political ganio, but In tho two years from now ho will bo in Bhapo to go aftor tho ro- liubllcan nomination, ho says. CIIOHKX KOIt T1IK NOItTII HKNIi CHA.M1IKH OF COMMKItCK SEASON IS TO CLOSE LAST IlJtTlllliVKIl KTIMi (,'OIXd Tho barkontlno Itotrlovor, mado famous through tho stories or Potor I). Kyuo In connection with tho early Voyages nnd Adventures of Captain Matt Poasloy, has Just been charter ed in San Francisco to carry frolght to Australia. Frolght rates to the Southern Seas liavo beon boosted bo of lato that most any sort of a vessel can, in ono or two trips, mnko back to hor own ors tho groator part of her original pr'lco. XOT1C11 Caledonian Club members. All '(Scotchmen nro requested to attend meeting Monday, January 17, at 7:30 p. m at Tood, tho Tailor Shop, Front Btroot, Marshflold. TO.Siriitito'w i'()srhvi:iiV I)ATi: KOIt DUCMfr HUNTING fj .i'M; t-h-c rv hlatoj (Iiiiiiq tt'iuilrit (Wires DMttity . ti....'.:.j.i '...,. ...?.. ..'.i iiiiiiuit .Minn miimic i niigui, With l)o?r Meat In Possession Tho duck sensou posltlvuly closes tomorrow night and nnyouo found hunting after that dato must fuco trial In tho Federal courts, accord ing to a wlro received this morning by Deputy Gnnjo Warden Thomas from Carl I). Shoemaker, statu Game Warden. This settles tho question. Inasmuch as a stato law says tho season Is open until tho 31st hunt ers woro "nt bcii" regarding tho closo of tho senson. Mr. Thomas Is Just back from Sltkurn, whoro ho arrested John Shook for hnvltiK door meat In his possession out of season. Shook wns sentenced to GO days in tho county Jnll nnd wns paroled. Having heard mon were running door with dogs In llrowstor Vnlloy, tho Deputy Gnmo Warden went out there Ho rnmn across Shook with a deer In his possession. A nephew or tho lattor was with him and It Is possible thnt ho may bo arrested later. Shook promised to kill his dogs. J. A. Smith Wilt Continue as Sec retary nnd Manager or tlio Organl.ntlon J, A. Smith will continue in chnrgo or tho affairs of tho Cham bor of Commorco or North Dond for tho coming year. At n meeting of tho directors yesterday afternoon ho was elected secretary and mali nger. Qcorgo Hazor was olected presldont, nnd- U. II. Woldy, vice president. Tho directors wero choson nt n meeting of tho chamber hold tho day boforo and tho directors in turn elected tho officers. Mr. Smith has boon in chnrgo of tho affairs of tho chamber of Com morco slnco tho now; organization was formed at North Bond ana Is now re-elected to tho position. IXKTAIjIj AT IIAXDOX Tho Ilandon G. A. It. post and W. It. C. held u Joint installation. Tho (. A, it. . Installud officers as fol lows: Commtmtor R. F. Stnnnon. Soulor Vice Antlo Henry. Junior vice C. A. Ilogors. Adj. C. n. Zebk. ' Orflcer of tho Day J. W. Foltor. Q. M.-J. A. J. A. Faulds. Chaplin A. Sumnor. 1 Tho offlceifi of tho W. It. C. nro Mrs. Alva Mlllor, president; Mrs. Krt Siftnnbr, sonlor vlco, Mrs. Ada 'Still, Jr. fico; Mrs. Shannon, chnplln; Mrs. C. M. Sponcor, treasurer; Mrs. Fanny Hufford, conductor; Mrs. Anki Nelson, guard. ELDERTALE"TRUE AXXOl'NCKMKNT DKNIKI) HIIItK, CONnH.MKI) IN 'KIHSCO (Iocs to California South Kens Xnv- Igatlon Co. Probably No Clianco Ktir Itvtuiii or tlio Hivuluvntcr Denth Ciinio s Ilo Sat nt Tnlile, Willi Mrs. .Mntson, Hemllntf Saved Admiral Hob Evans "I nm glad to soo you're hotter tonight, Dad," said Ralph Mntson to hlo father last evening. Captain Alfred Mntson was Bitting by tho tnblo, with Mrs. Matson, reading. Ho nodded his head, and a second later was dead. Ills heart suddenly failed. Tho death of this prominent J old pioneer comes as n shock to his many menus, who nnvo Known nun slnco ho cnino hero in 1870, having beon married in that samo year to Mrs. Matson at their old homo In Sweden. Funeral Tomorrow Tho funornl will bo held tomorrow nftornoon nt 2 p. in. .rom tno Ma sonic Tomplo, tho services being In chnrgo of tho Blanco lodgo. Tho Tho deceased leaves, besides his wlfo, n daughter, Mrs. 13. S. Bnr- gclt, of this city, nnd three sons, J. Albert Matson nnd Ralph Mnt son of Marshflold and Leo Mntson of Portland. Tho lntter will bo unnblo to attend tho funeral. An other son, Frank Matson, dlod last Octobor. Was Horn In Sweden Cnptaln Mntson was 75 years of ngo, having boon born August 19, 1810, In' Gottonborg, Sweden. Ho was educated In tho schools tliero and In 1802 enmo to tho United States. Llko many of his countrymen, Captain Mntson took to tho sea. Ho entered tho Northern Navy nnd Borvod through tho Civil War. Aftor sorvlng for two years ho enlisted again for four years more. Tho stories of theso six years wero accounts of stirring times In tho American navy. Capt MatBon son'' cd nboard tho Tlcondcroga, tho Vau dorbilt, Jncob Astor nnd tho Klltso, being in many engagements. Tho vcssols conducted tho blockado of southern ports. Saved "KlKMIiiK Bob" Evans During tho slogo of Fort Fisher, n southern fort, Cnptaln Mntson sav ed tho life or MldBhlpmnn Bob Evans, later Admiral, and known as "Fighting Bob" Evans vrf tho Amer ican Nnvy and tho man who took tho fleet around Capo Horn to San Francisco In 1007, tho yoar that Cnpt. Matson "retired rrom active business. " Following tho Civil War tho .de ceased camo to tho Pacific Coast aboard tho naval gunboat tho Van dorhllt. Ho wns .aboard tho trip thnt tho ship oscorted Queen Emma, of tho Haw-allnn Islands, from Hono lulu to San Francisco and back again. Helped Big Old Northwest It was n short tlmo nftor this thnt Capt. Matson loft tho nnvy. For sonio tlmo ho was on coasting ships. Ho was in n Washington port nt tho tlmo tho old Northwest tho vessel thnt wns piled on tho rocks outsldo of Coos nay last year, slid off tho ways. Tho doccasod then nlded in rigging tho vcssol. Married In Sweden In 1870 ho went bnck to Swedon BATES CI some J,UM11EHMEX TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH WEIGHT ADVANCES Paul Dliumlck, vlco president of Sivnyno nnd Jloyt Company, Is On Buy for Few Days Paul Dlmmlck, vlco presldont of tho Swayno nnd Hoyt company, camo up yesterday from San Francisco vlicro ho snya strenuous efforts nro bolug mado by tho lumbermen to got tho prlco of lumber n littlo nhend of tho advancing freight rates. At tho present tlmo, ho says tho former Boom to -bo a littlo behind tho game. Lumber demnnds nro increasing In San Francisco. Ho said tho market has not looked so well afl It does now In many months past. Tho scarcity of ivcssols on tho coast Is tho causa, of tho shipping rates soaring sky ward. lldjn Buying Vessels. Tho Swnyno and Hoyt company of Into Iibb been buying up every vcsboI nvnllablo nt nnywhero near n roason nblo price, the latest acquisition be ing tho lmrkciitlno Archer that Is to bo supplied with Dlcssol motors. Tho present rnto on lumber be tween Coos Bay and San Francisco Is $G n thousand, having been sent up with tho' ndvnnco in lumbor pric es. Tho Swnyno and Hoyt company now has only tho ono vcssol, tho Yallowstono, to handle tho output of tho NortluDcud Mill and Lumber Company. Mr. Dlmmlck Is looking over tho lumbor situation as it obtains hero and expects' to bo on tho bay for a wook or 10 dnys yot. Mens Suit Sale Last Call! $20.00 BLUE SERGE, Last Call $10.85 $18.00 BLUE SERGE, Last Call $ 905 $14.00 BLUE SERGE, Last Call $ 7,59 $12.50 GRAY MIXED, all wool, Last Call $ 6,85 $14.00 FANCY SERGE, Last Call $ 7,85 $ 7.50 GRAY TAILORED, Last Call $ 3,95 IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THESE SUITS AND PRICES The Golden Rule FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG MARSHFIELD ALWAYS BUSY. TO CONTEST RATES SHIPPEHH TAKK XEV HATH TO RAIIAVAY COMMISSION Declare Steamship Company Must Sccuro Permission uud Givo Warning or Advanced Tariff IE T T nn HUGIONK COMMKRCIAL . CfA'B GASOMNH KCHOOXEIl TILM. Salo of tho steamship Gcorgo W. Kldor to tho Cullfornla-South Sens Navigation Company, has beon com- nnd wns married to Mrs. Matson. plcted, according o tho authority I'hoy roturned at onco, coming to of tho San Francisco ICxainlnor orlC0H 1,n'. whoro for n tlmo Cnpt. RKFCSKI) Till: MKAT HBGKNI3, Jan. 1 1. That no ono wnntod to eat tho meat of tro four- ear-old deor that gored to death W. F. Wallace, tho koepor at Houdrloks park, whoro tho door was bolug kopt, was dlscovorod when tho deor was shot by ganio wnrden. K. C. Hills, nnd offored to Miss Borthn Dorrls. pollco matron, for distribution among Kllbum, Inst Saturday. It further insists that "a rumor around tho water front has it thnt tho North Pacific bieamsliip Company is to retire from tho Northern Hold nnd placo Matson worked for Cnpt. Simpson nnd lntod tho 10. B. Dean Lumbor Company. Later ho wont Into tho shipping nnd lightering business on Coos Bny Moro than a 1C porcont ndvnnco in freight rntcs botween hero nnd Port land nnd return, without nny warn ing to tho shippers, is meeting with considerable unfnvorablo commune on tin part of tho largor shippers and they liavo announced their Intention of taking tho mattor directly boforo tho Rnilrond Commission of Orogon, Tho contention is thnt such nn nd vanco Is impossible without tho sanc tion of tho Commission nnd tho pub lishing of tho now tariff in ndvnnco of tho rnlso. Tho Chambor of Commurco today took up the mattor, via letter with tho Commission in Salem, asking ad vice and tho opinion of tho body on tho question. Tho suddon ndvnnco loft many of tho ahlppors with goods contracted for nt ccrtnlu prices, based on tho old rato of 3 a ton nnd not tho now rnto or ?3. CO. Frank Ilorton, locnl mnnngor ror Allon and Lowln, wholcsnlo grocers, stated today that tho ndvnnco means tho-mlslng or tho prlco on nil cnBoa of commodities. Flour goes up about flvo cents a barrel, nnd so on, Tlio matter will bo threshed out with tho Rnllwny Commission nnd, ir possible n stay or advanco socurcd until notlco, nt lonst, has boon glv on. SI2NDS CORDIAL INVITATION Would Hnvo Coos Baylies Present, at Banquet In Kiigcno .January 27 To Celebrate Railroad Opening MOOIC FOR NAM'S ()LY OtviterH Wire Torn .liniics, who Ii liWNllatcly mi( on Kot Plnn to Charter Lurgcr Vessel Chnrtor of tho big gasollno schoon er Tillamook Is impossible. Word Tho ontlro Marshflold Chamber of Commorco has received nn Invita tion from tho Hugono Commercial to this offect wnn received licro hit Club to Attain! n booster hnnquot to evening by Tom Jnmcs. Ho hid bo hold In l'Sugeno on January 27 to wlrod tlio Astoria owners for t SO celebrate tho coming and tho open- Its entire fleet in tho southern run. t taking In. also tho coal and wood DAN M'DONALD. Pros. or. I no nooily peoplo of tho city. Sho i of used to tako chargo or tho carcass. saying that sho did not know or any cno who would ent tho meat of tho nnininl that took tho lifo or tho kcop- TIiIb.Jb denied by company officials. RoportB or tho salo or this old ro Mnblo steamship so woll known on Coos Bay have been repeatedly do nlod lioro, not only by tho officers In Portland, but by tho oHIcors or tho F, A. Kllburn ns woll. inas much as tho present report oftho Kxamlnor Is obtnlnod from tho head quartors or tho company, it is tnkon for granted that tho vcssol has uc- itunlly been Bold. lompiouou of tho snlo moans much to Coos Bay. It means that tho Breakwater, oxpoctod back hero to oltornato on tho run with tho has beon put onto the business, In which ho was Interested until 1007, when ho retired from nctlvo business. Tho decoasod wns a moinhor of tho Mnsonlc Lodge, a charter mem bor of ,Myrtlo Lodgo of tho Knights of Pythias, or ho A. O. U. V nnd nlso tho G. A. R. STORI-S IS CI.OSISD Coos Bay Stationery Company aai North Front Street. ,.,lone .,.,, Type Craft Parchment Bond Nothing better ror tho typewriter. Have Von Tried It? In All SUes uud Weights. 8,xll 8V6xl3 No. 21, per ream $1.00 No. 21, per ream $1.30 No. 22, per renin $1.15 No. 22, por ream $1.35 No. 33, per ream $1.35 No. 23, por roam $1 00 No. 24, per ream $ 1.05 No. 2 J, por ream $2.00 Sample books furnished na riue.st routo of tho Klder, to alternate with tho Roanoko on tho Portland, San Francisco uud San Pedro run, uud will probably not bo brought back horo at all. Hnvo Slv Vcssel.s. Tho purchase of tho Kldor gives tho company a fleet of six vessels sailing out of San Francisco, and It will bo ono or tno tuiust or tho vessels engaged in tho Central Amor Icnn and Mexican trade. Tho steam- or Is 250 feet long and of 1709 tons register. It has accommodations for 175 cabin nnd 50 stoerago pas sensors In nddltlon to 2000 tons or cargo. Tho other vessels of tho fleet nro scheduled to sail as follows: May fair, January 14; Acmo, January 20; Alllanco, February 1; O. M. Clark, February It!, and tho Alllanco, Feb ruary 2G. Tho sorvlco has been oxtondod to Inoludo Mnzatlan, Man z&nlllo. Sallna Cruz, Champerlco, San Jose do Guntomale. Acajutla. La lTn Tho Mntson storo Is closod nnd will remain closod until Monday morning on account of tho death or Capt. Matson, rather of tho proprietor. JUMPS OFF FALLS DI'JI'SR CHASISI) BV DOG DASII1CS DOWN iiiHi KI'SI'ST ATTENTION BLANCO U)I)GK All mombors of Blanco Lodgo No. 48, A. F. and A. M. and sojourning members nro requested to meet Sat urday afternoon nt 2 o'clock at tho Masonic Hall for tho purposo of at tending tho runoral or our Into brother Capt. AUrcd Matson. By or der or MAIR DANO Worshipful Master ATTKXTION SONS OF VKTKRANS, V. S. A. Strikes Near Where Logge'i aro Working on Coos River uud Will Bo Katen A door, driven by n dog to dospor ntlon nnd In nn orfort to savo Itsoir rrom attack, Jumped off Rulnbow Falls on Coos Rlvor this nrtornoon. Tho animals dashed down 200 feet and was killed. Tho rails aro near Camp Ono and tho door fell vory near to whoro sov oral mon woro workings Its neck nnd Bovornl bones woro broken. Doputy Gnmo Wnrdon ThomnB wnB notified and said ho would Investi gate whose dog had chasod tho deer and told tho mon at tho camp that they coul oat tho moat, so thoro will bo a vonlsou feast. lug of tho Wlllamotto Pacific " Wo will not bo satlsHed with a delegation or less than 25 members," rends tho wiro rccoived. It further stntod that a written communication on tho subject Is enrouto. AMoitRt bIx or aovon of tho locnl uioinbors hnvo Already signified their, Irttentloiui, o( ,bgln present" nt tho hunnuot nnd nn offbr will bo mndo to oinist'inoYo'tfihn-tlio (folVgatloit. ' t WATERFRONT NEWS J According to a message from Sun Francisco tho Vollowstouo wljl leuvo thoro Saturday night for Coos Bay. Tho ateam schooner Hnrdy arrived In about I p. 111. yestordny from Han Francisco to load lumber at tho Simp sou mill. It Is not oxpoctod thnt tho Kll burn will bo back hero from Portland beroro Monday or Tuesday. Sho Ib schodulod to sail on Tuesday for tho bOlltll. This nrtornoon tho Speedwell nr rivod in from Snn Francisco. It Is said sho will load lumbor nt tho Smith mill, sailing from horo Monday ror tho south again. Tomorrow night tho Yollowstono leaves Ran Francisco for Coos Bny. HH.VI'ING STOVICS at reduced prices. Pioneer Hardware Co. dnys chnrter on tho vessel and vrlth tho option or taking her for n ice ond period of thrco months. She Is only for snlo, stntod tho tclogram. Not nt all dlsnmyod by the report, Mr. Jnmcs has nt onco set about h curlng nnollior bout for a freight chrfrtor to nnd from Portland. 11 says tho vosscl now under consider ntlon lu largor thilu thu Tillamook, though ho Miu'n not mado public lie nnmo nnd 'will not until ho Imi de finitely dotcrmlncd whether or not 6ho can lio chartercdr" Inasmuch ns tho Kllburn is the only vessel tunning In hero from tho north nnd, according to tlio pres ent Indications, will bo thu only otw ror some tlmo to camo, it Is stated that a second boat is necessary to car ry tho freight thnt is In excess of tho boat's capacity "and also to ghe quicker sorvlco to nnd from Coos Pay than onco in cvory 1(1 dayi, or worso If tho weather Is bad. TO HKPAIR RAINBOW Capt. 13. Goorgo Smith stntcd to day that tho Steamer Rainbow woum be tnkon ofr tho Coos Bny run and put on tho wnya for some repair, In cluding tho repairing of a broken cnnik shaft. Tho MllBcoiun will bo in sorvlco whllo tho Rainbow ia 1M up. Dr. T.ohIIo, Oiteopnth. Marshflold liiiiiro l-SiigloV Hall, Hat. oio., Jan. 13th. Martin' Orchoslrn. Dr. D. C. Vaughn, Dentist, Room 'id, Flint National Bank ImiII.Hi JAP KNOWN IN U. S. ' GETS A PROMOTION All members aro requested to re- cl8C0 hn8 bcen npnolnted prvat0 rt promptly at 1:30 at the Ma-, rotary to Baron Ishll, the now . por sonic Tomplo tomorrow (Saturday) to attend tho funeral of tho lato Capt. Alfred Matson. F. G. HORTON, Commander. Steiuner Speedwell Mills, for Snn Francisco and San Diego Sunday at il I). III. Tii'kntu fi-nm Till., n. ......... I .-" ------" . v.... ........ mu. inriutnn, nitn Arenas nnd Pun- too Coniuiiv offlco Mnr.shrield, nnd Pnlnlor and McColliiui, North Bend. - nma tDj AMacUted PrM to Coot By Timet.) TOKIO, Jan. 14. Matauzo Nagal. formerly consul general at San Fran- sec- mln- ieter ror rorelgn tirfnlrs. Before serving as consul at San Francisco, Mr. Nagal was ono of tho secretar ies at tho Jnpaueso Rmbassy at Washington. Ho Is thoroughly ram illar with conditions In the United States and Is ono or the best English scholars In Japan. The post or sec retary to the minister is one or tho most Importnnt at tho foreign of-rico. Special Rubber Boot Sale Fqr Cash Only For one week we will offer a special on Rubber Boots, for cash only, which no one should overlook. These are the best bargains in good rubber boots that has ever been offered here. Remember these prices are for cash only and the offer is good for one week only: i Boston Brand Boots Men's Sporting Duck Boot, reg, $6; Cash speciaL$4.95 Men's Short Jungle Boots, reg, $4; Spec, for cash $3.20 Bay State Brand Men's Sporting Boots, reg, $5; Special for cash $3.90 Men's Short Boots, regular $3,50; Cash special $2.75 Boys Sporting Boot, regular $4, Cash specfaL-$3.20 Boys Short Boots, reg, $2,50, soecial for cash..$2.10 Youth s Storm King Boots, reg, $2,50, cash spec, $1.75 youth's Short Boots, reg, $2; special for cash $1-65 Women's Short Pebble Boot, reg, $2,50, casb$1.?5 Children's Short Pebble Boots, reg, $1,50, cash $1-15 BE SURE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER 9 Bunker Hill Department Store W. II. DIXDIXGUH & CO. I'lioxrc aa T"T?il 1 iSH