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AFRAID OF LONG HOURS OR CONSTANT ATTENTION TO YOUR WORK gyL Glotfs Hay Exmt nADFR THAT A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES BELIEVES IN THE-BEST AND ALWAYS BOOSTS I MEMHEIl OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Vol. No. aaaia LLED IN Established 1878 Ah 11 io Const Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1916 EVENING EDITION. ffl I I TODAY fecial Train Crashes Into in Connecticut BROKEN I HOSE ".sr.,rsi" nan uy huuiuki. . Down by an Extra THIRD TRa1n"ALS0 HIT r., topIm '" w',0l'k1, hT1" lain riclulit on l,iHc talk - SIUWII PnSsCllg.'IS Were AIm. Seriously Hurt IATKST rKH'IIES ' OX WHW'IC GIVEN (B, amcUI! rrw to " "ar Tlmra, NEW HAVB.V, Fob. 22.--. i.i tniiuiintii Havfl only lo passengers weio killed tnd live employes, malcliiK 4 total of soven domi. The Injured number over ti score. ( D AuoclitM Itwi to Ox liar Tlmra. J NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Fob. 22. Tea persons were H IiJ and 16 In jured In n wreck of passenger trains near Mllforil, Conn., today, according to reports rorolvoil by the local offices of tbo New York, New Haren mid Hartford Hiillroml. Six of tho dead wero pasHongors and four wero trnlniuoii. Tho In jured we taken to llrldgoport, o number of them being In u critical condition. Tho dead Included tlio onglncor and fireman of a special train nml the flagman mid Pullman portor and six paiacngcrs of No. 70. The official vernlon of tho wreck ays the special rnn Into No. 71). Ike latter having come to a stop oa account of a broken air hoso. Beth tralni wero partly wrecked. The apcclal's online turned over, An eUra freight wns moving on a parallel track at tho time. Tho rear car on No. 70 nlso turned ovor and atruck tho freight. DirIiic Exploded The holler of tho cnglno drawing Ike special exploded, throwing wreck are In every direction. The englno was thrown down nn embankment and was followed by the lint to coaches, rolling ovor and ow. Tho tracks within u momena re piled high with wreckage II HOTEL Yes. Re 's prl Mayor be op- innyor FOR 11 COAST BD1D HILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS PROVIDING MILITARY HIGHWAY Wit MKV AM) OXB WOMAN MCTIMS OP FIRE TLecirlral Hoarding House )(.stiiy. Last Night P.oprictor Among Thuso Missing Ir AHwUtri Trfu to Cooa liar Tlmra. 3V VORK, reb. 22.-Four mon far T T" ,0St tll0'- VOB 10- telrl.? i," .,wh,ch etroyoI a Manr?Mb0,ard,jB ,10USO n,1vo tho 8?Snil '1. ,l,e thcotrlrnl por aoftief,ty Th011 Korat' Affi,0rita araonB e ,,nrs wcro employes. ieTbttii ,W,'A II,L TOIt MAYOR LfiU!!n "Mi i '"""""eh Ollitv Milts Given J ". i. cb.,ti.i ' 'or cltv nf '"", "? lj ri.VJ.eJln.l buttle for H.krf. '0IC0 Griffiths. or f"PoratLI,rrantlron!' n"nbont. WAfJT OREGOnIqTprint ITS OWN SCHOOL BOOKS CR'i C,",' I'ss, Ites. lr5Lw "r ? " ! H p1, fe., Feb -o m, . foomenia pi, V -:Tll Sa lt ' n,'' n,,;ub at n roootlnB 'MndoK. a resolution n,a, PuhTi n,i l0 nivoment for thf,1Je' w aPt,on ,of toxtbookB.- Z Uh ih! """ t would bo In au m keep mnn,ado. ln Oregon" UoUJgdl circulation v 80D local flr'H Of Stactra taeiid-tdl. AVnuld KinWmrH Tlnn HiiKKCHted bj Frotl HolIlHter. .Oonnreasniuii Stei'liVrns I'ivoih Movcinont Tlio loitR talked or itlan for n inlll tnry lilgliway nlong the const nnd which whb clven Impetus loeully lnnt year by Krod lIolllHtor and others, may becomo a rcnllty. before I01115. CoiiKrcsBman V. U. Stoplienn nr the Tenth California District lmH Intro duced a. bill In congress provlitma for tho construction of a mlltlni') highway nround tho borderH of the United BliiloB. Would Drill Men Thn mea8iiro Includes n proparon noBB policy In provldliiK that the largo mimbor of men oniiloycHl In coiifltructliiK tho highway Bhnll be drilled for two hours each dny In mil itary tactics. Tho provision gover lng this snys: "That nil porsonn oinployed clorc' nlly or otherwlso, In tho construction Improvement, nnd maintenance of said national defense highway shal' bo nblo-bodlod cltlzotis of the United States, iihyalcally nnd montully fit ted for military duty, who Hlinll dur ing said employment bo drilled am' Instructed for two Iinurs dnllv. ex ccpt Sundays and national holidays by United States Tinny officers, p nccordnnco with United StateB Arni regulations." CnnirreHsniiyi Stephens ln a letter explaining his bill says: "I hnvo no doubt tho stater through which the National Defense lllghwny will run, will gladly give to tho United States nil noecsr.nr rights of way perhaps liuudredH of mllCH practically completed blgliwayr provided the United States mam tnlns them. "Construction nnd mnlntonnnco Ir to commeiico nnd continue under su preme authority of the president b.i U. S. nriby engineer officers. "Tho bill If adopted, will provide tho following: "A national highway circling tnr United States within Its borders, and running Btrnteglcully near tho At lantlc, Pacific and (lulf coasts, as well as our northern and southern boundary lines, "A nntlouol highway to bo usod In times of pence by nutomobllcs, auto trucks and other vehicles for com mercial nnd healthful purposes. "A national highway oxtraordlu nrlly. usoful, whon war threntens or vo nro attacked. Ovor It mon In greatest numborH nnd munltloirs and Biippllcs can bo transported quickly to any point north, south, cast or Vest. "A national highway, 10,000 miles long that will glvo work at gn,oii wages for many years t at least 100,000 Amorlcnu citizens In good times nnd to sovornl times that niim bor In 'hard times.' Tho employ ment of new men periodically, will add greatly to our trnlnod resorves. "A national highway providing physical and mental drills for all man ual nnd clerical employees thus fit ting hundrcdB of thousands of young men for national dofouso and to bo bettor bonds of families." NEW BAN ON LIQUOR URGED y Consolidation of Times, Const Moll nnd Coot Hay Advertiser. NO. 180 DRY DETECTIVE IS HELD TO GRAND JURY Special Agent in Newport Prohibition- Cases Charged AVItli (Jiving Liquor to n Minor NKWI'ORT, Ore., Feb. 22. Do toctlvo Ilnnuor, one of tho two de tectives omploynd by County Attor ney Stewart for securing ovldonco against violators of tho prohibition law, and who was nrrested on chargo of giving liquor to a minor. Ho was bound ovor to tho grand Jury in tho sum of $1000. In do fault of ball ha was put In Jail at Toledo. County Attorney Stewart refused to prosecuto tho dotectlvo, so the enso was hoard boforo .Tust'co Horry. Tho dotectlvo spent much of the county money under tho county at torney's direction and failed to win any of tholr ensos. Appeal to United State Su preme Court to Stop Ship ments to Dry States AFFECTS REGQN Attorney General BroWn Unites With Others States in Ar gument for Laws TWO MEASURES ON TRIAL Vsl. Virginia Liquor Law nnd elib-Kcuyon Federal Imv ningo on Decision Which WW bo Important In DccniIL' tllr AofllrJ Prmi to Cc llajr TlmM. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 22. Attorney generals of eighteen states today filed with tho IT. s. Supremo court n Joint argument In support of tho constitutionality of tho West Vir ginia liquor lnw prohibiting tho re celpt and possession of Intoxicating liquors for personal use and of tho fedornl Webb-Konyon law prohibiting tho shipping or Intoxicating liquors Into statea for use in violation of stnto laws. Tho states represented wore Arl zonn, Georgia. Idaho, North Dakota, slppl, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahomn, Oregon. South Carolina. Tennessee, Virginia, Washington nnd Ainnainn. The dcc'fllon of the court Is oxpoct cd to bo the most important adjudi cation In the temperance fight In a d ecu do. OBSERVE THE Dill GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS UNITE IN WASHINGTON UROGRAM Chief (fjlebrntlou Under Auxpice4 of l'ntrlotic Societies Ad'ticsscd by Pi-cwldent Wilson tnr AoocUtrJ I'rea to Coot tUr TIrim. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Fob. 2. Georgo Washington birthday was generally observed In tho national capital today. Tho chief celebration wns at tho Continental Memorial Hall under tho nusplces of various patriot ic societies, in wiiicu rresldcn son, Secretary Lnnslim and Secretary Daniels and the French Ambassador JiiBScraud took part. At tho Continental Memorial Hall, tho President and tho largo audience applauded tho reading of Washing ton's views on national preparedness. President Wilson made no iiddrcss. Washington's Advice Roth Houses of Congress suspended business while Senator .Johnson of Mnlno nnd Representative linker of California read Washington's fnre well address with Its poignant phrases warning against the "Insidious wiles of foreign Influence." Tho farewell address has been rend In congress ovory year for generations, but prob ably nover before wero Washington's words so closely 'applied to present day conditions. f?v GERMANS 61 FRENCH TRENGR Seven of Kaiser's Battalions Attack Allies' Position Ne?.r Souchez Iffl- PRISONERS Paris Claims French Later Recaptured Part of (Lost Positions from Victors FUST TIME OF RADIO MESSGK VROM IOWA TO WASH INGTON IN III) MINUTES WOOD ALCOHOL I-'ATAJi TO LEPROCV VICTIMS tnr Aawitttj viwt w c mr timm, HONOLULU, Fob. 22. A baud of lepors at tho Molokal Island settlement found n tin of wood alcohol mid drank It, with tho result that four men and one wnmnir nro dead nnd sovornl others are seriously III. Amateur Operators' Display UiiiinuiiI Speed In Handling Huh IIiikI i.Ns Of Military Value till Amoi-UI1 TTTM tv mm u; TlmM,) DAVKNPORT, In., Feb. 22 Twen ty minutes frr-m Davenport to Ho qiilnm Wash, was tho record estab lished by 11 race message sent throughout tho country last night us a demonstration of tho radio pre paredness of the country's 2ft. OOll li censed nmateiir operators, tho mes sagu was delivered to the command ant at tho navy yard nt Rrcinortou. I OR RIE AMERICAN AMHASSADOR TO TUit KEY ARRIVES IN NEW YORIC EARTHQUAKEFELT WASHINGTON AND IilllTISH COL UMIHA FEEL TEMHLOR W OF HAWLEY SAY8 HE HOPES TO JECTS ADOPTED GET PHO.I- LATER I'oumlatlon of Untitling in Helling' ham Cracked and Dishes 011 Ta bles Radio Merrily (nr Auot'lileil l'rMJ Io Cnot llr TlniM.l HKLLJNGHAM. Wash., Fob. 22. Au enrthquako that appeal s confined to northwestern Washington nnd southwestern Hrltlsh Columbia wns felt horo this morning. Dishes rat tled and In one Instance hovo the foundation of n house cracked, Warned liy Secivti-y Ionising to He Very Guarded In Ills Renmikh Welcomed by Mitchell (n AuorlilM riru to Coo liar TlRift. NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Honry MbrgcnUiau, United States nntlnis Birdor to Turkey, nrrlved hero todny on tho Frodorlck VIII and wns mot by Mayor Mitchell nnd a reception committee. Ho Buld thet he had Just recelvod a noto from Secrotury Lan sing advising him to gunrdod In his Bpcoch. Ills lenvo of nbsenco ends In GO days. DEFEAT CHINESE REKEUS TURKS IN WILD FLIGHT Pctrogrnd Says CVur'n Troops Arc Rapidly Pin suing Rouletl AriuKx In ICeriim District War Developments Today (nr AmocUIpJ I'itm to Coot Ilr Tlmn, LONDON, Feb. 22. Paris and llor 1 In BlmuitaucoiiBly announced todny that tho Germans captured S00 mo tors of tho French positions East of Souchez. Paris says that after occupying the first lino trenches, the Germans suc ceeded In taking some communicat ing trenches, but 11 French counter attack resulted in driving them from all but a few of these lutter posi tions. Seven German batnlloiiB pnrt'clpat cd lu the assault. The loeecs wore heavy, tho French Btntomcnt asserts. The Germans captured :I2C pris oners, Pctrogrnd says that both on tho center nnd the widely extended nor thern nnd southern flanks of the Ezoruni district, the RusslnuB J.ro ev erywhere continuing to pursue thu routed Turkish armies. Arluck on Governor's Homo lu II11 Nun Province Repulsed Wr AuciiIi4 Tim to Co nr Tltnw.l PEK1N, Fob. 22. Tho rebels made an attack yesterday on tho governor's nmuslon nt Cluing Sn, capital of II11 Nun prov.nce. They wero repulsed and cnptuicd. ON HUNGER STRIKE OREGON SCHOOL FUNDS DIVIDED BY COUNTIES Coos County l-irnrrH Hnvo Horrow- ed About $HMf,o"' I' 'mi miku Loans on Ranches Only Evoryono of tho !I5 Orogon coun ties participates In tho Btato $G,0l)0, 000 school loan fund, according to Stnto Treasurer Kay. All Ptato moneys nro loaned on real ertntoJuiinlclpnl Judgo Henry I socuiod by rirst drawing bIx per 1r...l liniitnl 1nnu tint iuiiii uuuiu "v. " - -."I. ... ... , ,., ,, , $2fi00 to any one person ana tnissorvo oui mo buiuu.u m.u w. for tho reason that It is consldnrba "prison. Chapman, who Is past GO a favor to got tlio buiii at nits raio. vonrs 0f ago, then went on n hunger Marion County is the heaviest bor-U ,. . ... rower, ilts farmers having taken up, Bl"" .... c . $,1G5,825. The now county of Jef- hon City Mnrsiiai uarsqn aub forson Is tho lowost on tho list with Rested thero might bo investigation ouiirv OF CRIME ONE HIS DEFENSE (nr A.iocl.lM Trtia t rx raf Tlmra, DANVILLE, III., Fob. 22. John Murphy went on trl.il today charged with "tho mur der of two Grooks lu ,1 buukhouso hero last fall. His dofensd Is that hn couldn't hnvo murdered tho Greeks, because he was In Champaign, III., robbing a grocery store at tho time thoy wore killed. VILIA FORCES NOW THREATEN GUERRERO Or A.iocl.laJ I'rna lu Coc nr Tim.. J EL PASO, Tox.. Fob. 22. Cut off nnd menaced by a strong forco of Villa follow ers, tho defacto government garrison nt Guerrero, Western Chihuahua, has oout nil urgout appeal to tho Carrnr.zu commander nt Madera for as sistance ZEPPELIN IS SHOT GERMAN AIR CRUISER DROUGHT DOWN 1Y FRENCH GUN First Discharge of Weapon Fatal to Twenty-two hi Ci-cw, Accord ing to French Statement tUr AMorlalrd Trraa to Coin liar Tlmra PARIS, Fob. 22. The entire crew of a Zeppelin, brought down by French guns near Urabant L0R0I, yesterday, 22 lu number, perished, ac cording to a Havns dispatch.' Tho Zeppolln was brought to earth by tho first shot from nn automobile mount ed cannon at Rovlguy, the dispatch ndds. ZEPPELIN RAID ON FRENCH CITIES tnr Aliorl.l.d l'rraa It. CtM Dar TIoih, PARIS, Fob. 22. A Zep pelin dropped bombs on Lune vlllo Inst night. Thu damage whb slight. GERMANY WILL W E Will Reiterate Assurance That Submarines Will Not At tack Unresisting Vessels 1ST BE U GERARD IS INJURED AMERICAN AMHASSADOR VICTIM OF SKIING ACCIDENT Sustains Rrokeu Collar llouo and Injuries to Side While Enjoying Sport Near Munich tllr Aao lat4 I'rtaa Io Con liar TlmM. J LONDON, Fob. 22. A dispatch to nn exchange telegram company snys that .lames W. Gorard, tho American umbnssailor to Germany, broke his collar bone while skiing yesterday near Munich nnd also Injured his left sldo. It Is snld that his In juries nro not serious, SMALL VESSEL SUNK V FATHER OF MANY Rich Man Refuses to Pay Fine and h .lulled HOOD RIVER, Oro., Fob. 21. Al though ho Is said to bo worth moie than ?7r,000, Elijah Chapman, said to bo a mlsor. whon fined ?!) before Muiilcinnl Judgo Henry L. liowo yes- mortgaso notes fauy, on a chargo of disorderly con out. mora H&uot. asked that he bo allowed to nnlv J8500. Fol OWlllg 18 ttlO list by counties In ibis vicinity Coas ? 100,171 ; ' a.JJ" Douglas i-(,ji -as to his sanity, Chapman had a slid kdon chungo of mind to pay his fine, demanding his roleaso. Rivers and Harbors Hill Contain $70,0(10 Appropriation for Jluin tenanco of Michlo HeVo Senator XI. S. Smith has received n lot tor from Congressman W. C. Hawley which contains the follow ing rolatlvo to harbor work horo: "Tho River and Harbor bill re ported today contains ail Item of $70,000 for Coos Hay and harbor which Ib all that tho engineers would recommend nt this time. I hnvo two surveys pending, 0110 for a deopor water project from Smith s mill to tlio entrnnco and the other rolatlvo to the Improvement of the entrance. Tho bill Just roportod does not contain tho new projects, but I bono tbo next 0110 may do so and that wo will have, a favor able opportunity to secure appropri ations for tho ropalr and otoiiBlon of the Jetty and making a deeper chauuol In the Inner harbor." Hl'TTER FAT PRICE FIXED .Mount Out Libby Coal, $5.00 ton, Phvne 72. Ilnoil Creamery Pnjs $2700 for .January SANDY, Or., Fob. 22 At tho rog ular meeting of the Mount Hood creamery board of directors It was reported that for tho mouth of Janu ary 9070 pounds of butter fat , wero rocoived. Tho board voted to pay 29 1-2 cents per pound for butter fat for that month, lionco about $2, 700, ELKS NOTICE 1 ' " Rill, mum out and bring yi wife or sweetheart to (ho Elks dance to- iiioivow night. Good tlnio aim en-s assured. Come. I Ry onler of (ho Couimlttvo. Dr. D. V. Vaughaii, IiontW, Kooui Douglas County Rancher Has Tiven-(y-oue ChlldtVii ROSEHURG, Oro., Fob. 22'. (Special.) Henry Tyson, a ranchor living lu tho vicinity of Drew, lu southern Douglas county. Is the fathr or of 21 children. Tlio youngost ibi a gin lu years oiu, bixieeu 01 inu children wero born to Mr. Tyson's presont wife. Mr, and Mrs. Tyson have lived In Douglas county for many years. It Is planned to send u photograph of tho family to Theo dore Roosevelt. GET EVEN WITH ROOT Only Dub Survivor Off Hrltlsh Steam er Diuglo Reported tllr Aaaotlatisl l'rraa Io Cooa liar Tlmra. LONDON, Feb. 22. Tho sinking or the Hrltlsh steamer Dingle, G93 tons, Ib reported by Lloyds. Thero probably was only one Biirvlvor. No details are given. MICHliECl LINE MILDEST WINTER IN YEARS AID GERMANS IN PRIPET MARSHES Multitude of Rapid Flro Guns nml HnrhcU-wIro Eiitunglcmcii's Enable Small Niiiulwr (o Hold Russians tnr Aaaof latM Trraa to Cooa liar Tlmra 1 PIN8K, Fob. 22. (Hy Courier to Derlln.) Tho mildest winter of do cades along tho presont Gorman lines lu thu enst has been an Important factor In rendering futile, In this soc Hon nt loast, all tho Russian offortB in roLMiln their last territory. Tlio AB8oclutcd Press correspondent, tho first to have an opportunity to vlow tho "mnchluo gun front" In and about tho Prlpot swamps Blneo tho Teutons took tho position)) lust full, buw ovory mllo of this front fairly bristling with deadly machine guns which cover ovory Inch of terrain. Tho multitude of rapid firing giinn gives tho Impression thnt small mim bor of men will bo able to hold tho lino Indefinitely. In addition to tho guns, mlllloiiB of feet of barbed wire entuiiglomontB render f.lro Gorman nHiHnnR. from n layman's stand point, Imprognnblo. which tho mili tary authorities claim thoy are. MAY ARREST MORE FOR SPY'S ESCAPE Intimate That Ot lifer May Ho Taken Into Custody In Connection With Ignatius Lincoln Warning Will be Given Ves sels Which do Not Carry Armament, Says Berlin . WILL PROTECT NEUTRALS Knlscr Contends That Any Kind of Aininninit is Offensive Armament nnd That Theto Is no "Defen- shu Aiiiiainent" Discuss It ll7 A.nocLIM l'rraa to Cooa Dar Tlmra. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Confi dential advices from Herlln Indi cate that Germany soon wilt In form the United States that her previous assurances that unresist ing liners will not bo attacked with out warning holds good for futuro submarine operations, provided, however, such liners do not carry armament. As nono of the Hrltlsh and French linors now clearing from American ports carry any gnus whatever, such assurances will bo lu the nature of reassurance for the safety of neutrals they carry, even uudor tho terms of thu now sub marine campaign. What Are Defensive Arms? The Gorman government will con tend, ndvlccB say, that what now la characterized as detiinslVo arma ment Is offensive urnmmont whoro BUbmnrlues are concerned and 'will proposo a discussion with tho Unit ed States of what defenatvo arma ment properly may bo. Want Quick Action Thero were Intimations from of ficial quarters today that tlio United States would not permit tho negotia tions over the general subject of iirmod ships to be drawn out Indef initely. Last night's conference liotweon President Wilson, Sountor Stony, Representative Flood and Sonutor Kern It was suld today whb held lu order that tho president might Inform congressional leaders on tho status of tho uogotlutlons with Germany. TURKS MST HEAVILY AROUND EZEHUM Ur AmocLIo.1 l'rraa la nv Tia, Tlm.a.J PETROGRAD, Fob. 22. According to latost dispatches reaching Potrogrud from tho CnucaiiBun front tho Turkish losses at Ezoruni aro eBtlmnt od at -10,000 kilted, wounded and prisoners. MUST QUIT JOR Ames S. Johnson of Poit Oifaid Gets SLtange Notice Tho Port Orford Tribune Bays: A. S. Johnson received notlco from the first assistant to the Postmastor Genoral that ho inuat resign either ni school teacher or postmaster 'at this place. Tho reason given Ib that a postmaster lu a town tho "slzo of Port Orford should devoto nt least a few hours during tho business hours of tho day to the duties of the office. Just what kind of poisons tho first assistant hopes to secure in towi.s wliero tho postmntstorshlp pays from $30 to $10 per month who will be satisfied to live on that salary alone ho Inadvertently falls to state. 20 First Nutloual Hauls building. lg bouts hero. SALEM Hobby Evans, formorly a Coos Hay pugilist, Is promoting box- Dcmniid Details of Japan's Occupa tion of Korea While , Hoot Was SeiVetary of Htuto nr Aaaorlala.1 Trna to Cut liar Tlmra. WASHINGTON, Fob. 22. Tho Senato -todny adopted a resolutfon by Chairman Stono of the foreign relations commttteo, asking Presi dent WUson to submit tho corres pondence botweou tho United States and Korea when Japan violated Its neutrality during the Russo-Japaneso war. Administration leaders want to uso the information In reply to Ellhu Root's nttack on President Wilson because no protest was made against tho occupation of Hol feluin. Root was Secretary of State under Roosovolt when Japan took Korea. Also lllanio Roosevelt Administration officials said today that thoy proposed to show by the rorreapondonco that tho United Ptuto was bound by treaty to aid Koien, whereas tho troaty with Uol gium provides only that tho United Btutes should respect tho noutrnllty of Ilolelum. Thoy declared that both Roosevolt as President, and Hoot as Secrotary of Stato, Ignored tho appeal of Korea. M'MINNVILLE V m Hranson wub sentenced to life linprlsoninont for tho murder of m, Booth near Ur AaalatJ l'rraa lo CYwa liar Tlmra, NEW YORK. Fob. 22. Agonts of tho United States Department of Jus tlco hero nro Investigating tho cir-- cumstuncos uttondlng tho escape of Ignatius T. T, Lincoln, tlio self styled International spy, who was recap- 'turod Saturday. It Is hlntod tlmt moro arrests may result. Lincoln wub formerly a inomber of tho Eng lish parliament but has been aiding lu tho Gorman campaign In thu United Stutes. RHIRGE REPAIRED GREAT BRITAIN MAY HAVE A BIG CANAL Would Open Xuvnl Communication Hetweou East and West Coast of Scotland nr AaaoclalM Trraa ( Cooa liar Tlmaa. LONDON, Fob. 22. A "Kiel ca nnl" for Great Drltaln, connecting tho River Clyde, which flows lniu the Irish son, with the Firth of Forth on tho North Sea Bldo. was recontly discussed before the Royal Colonial Institute as 11 necessary naval moa Biiro. Such a canal would opou up naval coiuinunlcatlous between the east and west coasts of Scotland, save warships from tho danger of hostile submarines lurking umong the numerous small uninhabited Is lands of thu Scottish coast and put the great shipbuilding yards along the Clydo ut tho disposal of the North Sea fleet. CHICKENS EAT GOLD Structuro Over Flic River Can Again He Used Hopalrs on tho Elk ltiver bridge will bo comnleted todny. For the past week the river has boon too high to ford nnd ovorythlng but foot travel has been blockod. Tho brldgo was raised to pluco last ovonlng, but su pervisor Marsh said It would prob ably bo lato this afternoon before It Is oponed to travol. Ho also states that tho brldgo Is now lu good condi tion, having received no lasting dam age from tho accident. With oio or two exceptions, when a fow papors got through, nothing but lottor mall has been nrrlvlnu ut Port Orford Tor tlio past weoic. now that the Elk River brldgo Is repa'red. a deluge of reading matter Ib ex pected this ovonlng. ROSEHURG Tho strawhorry car nival will bo held May 18, 19 and 20. Nuggets Found hi Fowls Killed at Handon A somewhat startling Btory of a gold Hud Is told ua follows In thu Handon World: Tho family or Charles Thompson of South Handon, decided they wanted chltkun for dinner and made tho necessary Inroad upon tho ramlly lieu roost. And now thoy nro mining Tor gold lu tho chicken yard, AHer "biddy" had boon shorn of her outer ralmont someone "ripped her up tho buck" and out rolled three gold nugguts, tho lnrgest about the slzo or the head of u hat plu. Search of tho yard where the ehlckons had been scratching brought no more nug gets to sight. Tho bright polish on tho metal Is responsible for tho find. Considerable Interest has developed In tho find and tho gold fever Is spreading vapidly. EUGENE J M. Alkorn of Ilrownsvllh) has boon appointed coun ty agriculturist to succeed It. B, Cos Ion, resigned.