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WMjmHWHUMIWU i afara I- ads: i,ElV BUSINESS 18 BLOW, AU rtBlISB. THAT IT PAYS IS EVI- NEWS GET IT WHILE IT IS NRW TOT READING THE COOS UAY T1MKS. ALL THE NEWS ALu THE IIMK TERSELY TOLD is :: : :r :t LTyCEI) y SUCCESSFUL BU8I- gg HOUBK9 EVERYWHERE :; MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS Established In 1H78 ns Tho Const Mali. XXXIII. MARSHFIELD.OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER28. 1910 -EVENING EDITION- A Consolidation o( Times, Const Mnll nml Coos liny Advertiser. No. 142 1 j: Ed KILLED Iff SATS TARIFF CM T .A-.ie IE OF I DYK1IT OVER 5111) ARE SL1 BATTLE MISSION les 'Qblo 0. l! I 1 jlag Blasters Explode Quanti ty of Dynamite Stored Near Them. ICTIMS ARE BURIED UNDERNEATH DEBRIS ed ;carby Property Destroyed But Shelter Escapes Res cue Work Slow. Mr Aiioelatod Press to Cooa Bny EL PASO, Tox., Doc. 28. While illronl workmon wore blasting lag it El I'aso this tnornliiB for railroad allaitln. ilynnmlto Btorod In a pit Ithcro a coro of men wore working, Irxplodid Nearly nil of tlio men nro briloved to hnvo boon . burled, Ht.i0gnl voton. Win. E. Ilonuno, posi--le work of tho roecuorB la slow. ,nstor nt Cooiton. doclnrod Inst ove- Onlr four mon wcro accounted for at 1MB' Scores woro hurt In tho vicinity of lho explosion but tho gront sinolt- !ng plant Itself, tho property of tho American Smoltltig nnd Uoflnlng, wis inlnjiirod excopt for broken win- 4oi and other minor dnmago. A aumber of nonr-by hoiieos wns dos- the homo or .1. M. Lo!th In tho ifcycd as wnB tho storo of tho 8niol - ttr. Tho hospital also suffered niilln ' inciter ynrda wlia wrockod. Oae itlck woman who wns lying in bed at her homo which whs wrocke.l may Jlo. GET INCREASE Employes of Lines Near Chi cago Now Demand Advance In Wages. (By Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) CHICAGO. III., Dec. 28. Tho discussion of tho doinaiiilu of tho con ductors and trnlnmon of tho sixty one railroads north, south and west of Chicago which granted tho engin eers a wngo Incronso recently, pro ceeded nmicably today. It was an nounced nt tho olllces of tho railway raanagora association, which Is con ducting tho railroads eldo of tho conference thnt n sottlomont appear ed to bo In sight possibly boforo Sun day, without rocourso to mediation or arbitration. TWO KILLED IN French Aviator and Passenger Victims of Fall Today. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, Dee 28. M. Laffort, tho French aviator, and M. Pola, a passenger, were instantly killed when the for mer's machine foil from a height of fifty feet. Laffort was preparing to start for Brussels for a prize flight from Paris to Brussels with a pas senger and. return when the accident happened. THE WHEAT MARKET. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 28. Decem ber wheat, 92 1-8CI May, 96 l-8c; July, 97 7-8c. in to v AN AEDOPLAI Try The Times' "Want Ads. ST AT EL ELECTION ST GQOSTQN CLOSE Scther Street Wharf Levy Turned Down By Vote of 25 to 23. Olio of tho liveliest oloctlons that Cooston has ever Men took nlncu yetUrdny whoil the roiioltloii lo leVy n meclnl (an mill tax In Komi DMlt j. , . .. . . Cl)0il0ll WM lurilod ,,0WI hy R vote (jf 26 t0 23i . ow ... ' BPO throat, nf enrrvln-t Ul0 ninttor ,nto lho courtH nml o( eIuIonvor,ng to prowcuto nllotud ... ,, 1R Umt BOraolhlng 0f tho kind would lio dono. Fo .,... .. , , tnx ,.... ,,ng bee B muoh Inooted qll0Bl,on thurc Flrat tho ,)0OI,o of Coostan ,won Hv(Io. on tho i0cito of tho . wllQrf m wnnUB ,t 0,i Wll- , Innoi. inlot mi others on Scthor l,,troatt . Ilonu District No. 20 also ' ,cllulof, Ul0 Co08 IUvcr cronmory iM0ll(m aml thoao woro nBan8t Itan.l llont!,mii of voters from thero add- 'ml (n Mm Wllinnnh Illicit nroloct a'lili- porters snowed tho Sothor strcot contingent undor In tho bnllotlug. Tho proposed wharf would coat about ?:!0 and tlio ton mill lovy would rnUo about $800. Tho question of tho Sothor strewt and Wlllanch Inlet projects will I probably bo throshed out boforo tho Port Commission nt Ita mooting th'.s woek. Money Is Subscribed. Womon voted ns well as men and from roports, It is claimed that tho polls at Cooston rosomblad tho old time "Donuoybrool; fair." Tho supporters of tho Wlllanch Inlot proposition havo, according to word sont C. F. McICnlght, who Is roprosontlng thorn In tho controversy, subscribed n fund of $700 to Im provo Wlllanch Inlot for navigation. This fund wns by voluntary subscrip tions. They deny tho chnrges mado by Mr. Hommo nnd othors that lllogdl votes wcro cast at tho olcction. Congressman Hawley Says Appropriation Cannot Be Obtained At Once. In a letter to tho Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce, recelvod to- 1nv Pnncrrossman Hawley says that ho does not bellovo It will be possible-! at this session of Congress to obtain ' nn appropriation for tho rebuilding and extension of tho North Jetty. Ho says that the dotormlnatlon of the engineers to try out tho bar drodgo and the fact that an appropriation has been made for It will make It practically Imposslblo to obtain any more from Congress until the dredge is tested nnd the North Jetty work is recommended by the engineers. Mr. Hawley says that ho Is pleas ed that ho secured tho additional $40,000 appropriation for Coos Bay harbor work and says that ho real izes the necessity of doing something about tho Jetty. Ho-says that he will work hard in behalf of tho Jet ty project also and hopes to secuie favorable action on It In time. The letter Is in answer to a letter from the Chamber of Commerce urg ing him to do all possible In behalf of the bar and harbor work here. Have your Job printing dont at Ttoe Times office. JETTY WAITS ON BAD DDED6E Heavy Loss of Lite In Engage ment Between Turkish Sol diers and Bedouins Near Red Sea. (Dy Associated PresB to Coos Day Times.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 28. Tho Turkish troops sent ngalnBt tho Bedouins havo driven tho rovolters out of tho El Knrak district in tho vlllayot of Syria noar tho Ked Soi after a snngulnnry ongngoment. Of ficial advlcos say tho Bedouins lost If property Owners Build Good Bulkheads, Lowlands Will Be Filled. Unloss tho ownors of tho lowland along tho wntorfront build bulkheads that will retain tho drodglngs,. tho drodgo Orogon will havo to pump tho mud out of tho chnnnol on to tho mud lints. This was tho statomont of Engineer l.cofc, who Is in charge of tho har bor work hero. Mr. Leofo said that ho would bo glad to pump tho dred glngs In behind bulkheads If It can bo dono without nddltlonnl oxponso but that tho bulkheads must bo 10 constructed thnt tho mud will not work out through thoin back Into the bay. "Somo peoplo havo to lonm that the dredge Orogon was sont horo for tho purposo of cloarlng tbo channel nnd aiding navigation and not for tho purpose of making rani outute," sld Mr. I.oefe yestorday. "Tho work of tho drodgo is to got tho dirt out of the chnnnol nt tho toast poi slblo oxpenie and In euoh n manner thnt It will not bo washed In right awny agnln. "Wo havo 1,700 foet ot plpo now and wo can throw It qUo n distance back on tho mud lints, llowovor, two would rathor pump It bnck In behind tho bulkheads If thoy will rotnln It- and If it enn bo dono with out additional expense to tho gov ernment. If tho bulkheads nro poor ly constructed nnd tho drodgliiRd sink down and foroe tholr way bact Into tho chnnnol undorncath the bulkheads, thero" Is nothing for us to do but to pump back onto tho mud flats. "Whoro wo nro pumping now, tho bulkhead Is holding very good but a.i wo work In nearer tho wharf, tho bulkheads may not bo ablo to rotaln It although tho Simpson Lumbor Company Is making a determined effort to put In a bulkhead that will, Just as soon ns wo And tho bulkhead is not retailing It, wo will turn tho plpo across tho channel nnd numn over onto tho muoV flats, opposite North Bend. "Wo will bo busy thero for a couplo of months perhaps until the mlddlo of March. A number of property ownors la nnd near Marsh- field have spoken about having tho, M HAVE TO PUMP 01 FLAT dredglngs pumped in on the low- sht was needed and pointing out lands hero. Wo will bo very glad to that Mr. Nelson's long service for do so If they will get busy and put the city entitled him to some sort in bulkheads that will retain tho ' recognition and that, the granting dredglngs and do It so that thoy will, of tho light petition would be on to ready whon tho dredge comes up ' ht and fa r. Councilman Al this way. There Is a vast amount . "recht sought to make "1 Ight" of of dirt to bo taken from tho chan-i"-0 re(l,,est by BWS that the nol opposite Marshfleld and this can ' "uwll I buy Mr Nolson an au tomo be used for tho purposo if tho peo-W." but Mr. McLaln would not listen p7e get busy now and take advan- It. Finally councilman Power i,w bew mi i j moved that Mr. Nolson bo granted "Wo want to do the most good the arc light and Mr. Savage second possible for tho harbor with the ed it. Councilman Coke objected mon y wo aro spending and want to faying that the "J "? cooperate with tho people here In it and anyway ho didn't think a man uoln'g It but they must prepare for --- emb Z lt 2 ZrrZ7!L weight of'ST-o-l than if ho wasn't. Fln theedglnf back Into the channel underneath "b" "'" ,. .... . Aiiroht rev,. tsss .rr : - - can be done almost any place and It " 13 likely that tho big pond Jn front' The IJIO REDUCTION SALE of of Ferndale will bo filled by utilizing HATS is still on at Mrs. Donaldson's this scheme. Millinery store, 110 Front street. 4R0 killed and COO prisoners. Th Turkish .losses woro sovon odlcors nnd soventy-sovon mon. WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL. Two Demi nml Two Dying As Result of Xuins Drink. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay , Times.) y NEW YORK, N. Y Dec. 28. As a result of drinking wlno nt n Christmas celebration said to havo contained wood alcohol, Mrs. Maria Dal Oudcla and Kocoo Del Marco aro dead and two otlior mon nro serious y ill. Council Decides to Adopt New Regulations For Them First. . After coiiHldornblo dlicuselon InBt night, tho potltlons for a renownl of jthe Marshfleld saloon llconsos woro 1MU ovor untl Snturday night whon 'll intl nKitl.lul.nA tna. 1 .1 ,tn ...ill tivn wi uiiiwi;u few, Wl illllli ilium tllll bo adopted. Tho new ordlnunco hns bon drafted by City Attorney doss but will bo rovlsod by n committeo consisting of Councilman Powors, Albrecht, Coko nnd Nelson. Last ovoulng whon tho potltionn woro road, Councllmnu Noluon ob jected to granting licenses to four of tho places, claiming thnt they hnd nut been run In "nccordanco with law. Some wantod to grant them nil nnd servo notlco that tholr ll censes would ba rovbked for 'the first offanio. Councilman Notion said It would be hard to revoke them but that it would be onsy to refuso them n lloenie. He snld thnt unlaw something wax done, tho town would go "dry" nnd ho didn't want it to be dry. It was found that If the licensee wero grnnted under tho old ordin ance that it would bo dllllcult to ro voko thoin under tho now ordinance which will govorn tho saloons In stead of tho stnto law. Somo suggested that tho llconsos bo lot go until noxt weok, but It was polntod out this woirld result In tho places running a dny or two without llconsos and subject thorn to prose cution. It was also stntod that tho two now councilman would bo on the board and would not bo any nioro familiar with tho problem thnn tho old members woro last night. Finally It wbb ngreed to havo a special meeting Saturday night to dispose ot tho ninttor. Councilman Nolson, who hns been partly instrumental In hnvlng tho now ordlnanco regulating saloons, drnftod luststod on bolng a member of tho committeo to rovlso It. The ordlnanco Is rather stringent In its regulations. Nelhou Gets Light. Councilman Nolson last ovonlng secured tho arc light for his section of town which ho has long sought. It was not obtained without nn ef fort oithor, Hugh McLaln prosontod a long petition sotting forth how th DELAY SALOON LICE1SE NOW COMPARE WITH OTHER TOWNS I Committee of Chamber of Commerce Presents Reports to City Council. Last ovonlng, n committeo from tho Mnrshflold Chamber of Com inerce appeared boforo the city ooun cll nnd preaented reports from sev eral other Oregon cities on the ex )ense of niunloipal government and asked that the Mnrahfleld oxpeniwa be out down and tho tax lovy reduc ed. Tho committeo consisted of M. C. llorton, Honry SongBtnukon and Alva Doll. Reports from Etigoni, CorvallU, Albnny, Ashland, Grant Pass and lloaoburg wero rend. Tho reports went Into dotnll on various phnsoa ot municipal govorn mont. Ashland was tho only city having about ns high a tax lovy ns Marshflold, Its lovy bolng flftoou mills. All tho towns reporting nro "dry" towns having no Incomo from saloon HconscB nnd Mr, llorton who was spokosman far tho committee anld thnt tlio Mnrshflold license ti oqunllod about a four m'll lovy. Tho nvoragH tax levy for tku raven other Oregon towns was nine nnd n frac tion mills ngulnit fifteen mills In Marshfleld. In presenting the reports, ho said lt was not dono in n spirit of criti cism but for tho purpose of aiding in retrenchment which they hoped to effect in town, school nnd county. Ho loft tho reports with the council for furthor consideration. Ho sug gested that tho council could prob ably roduco Mnrshflold's expanses by reducing tho cost ot stroet donning, tho cost ot tho engineer's dopart mont nnd In u few other lustnncos. Tho ninttor was dropped for a few mlnutoB and later was brought up by Peter Scott making n long talk. Ho said that Mr. llorton and th? committeo should know that ovory thing was mora oxponslvo horo than In tho Intarlor towns, thnt It was hardor and moro costly to rnlso pro duco horo nnd In fnct that "four bits would go ns far in tho Intorlor towns ns $2 would here," During tho discussion, tho ques tion wna also .ralsod as to whother any of tho towns woro buying prop erty or whothor thoy woro paying tholr currant oxponsos with tho ta loyics or going In dobt as Mnrshflold did with a low tax lovy. Tho mat- tor will bo brought up again prob ably. Huy Flro Engine. Tho question of buying n flro on gluo cntno up again and was dispos ed ot by tho council retaining Its stand In favor of tho Knotta cnglno. Chlof Travor and most of tho mom- bors of tho flro department woro presont In uniform and clapped tholr hands whon tho council announced Its decision nnd Instructed city at torney Goss to draft tho ordlnanco providing for tho purchaso of tho flro onglno at a cost ot $G,12G. E. K. Jonos was present nnd ask ed that tho matter bo reconBldored by competitive bids on specifications. Ho claimed that tho Long Company which ho had represented had bid on n moro oxponslvo typo of englno nnd that In reality tholr bid was $G00 under tho bid ot the Knotts peoplo who hnd been approved by Chlof Travor and tho spoclal commit- too. Mr. Travor read a lengtny communication In which ho pointed out tho advantages of tho KnotU onglno over the Metropolitan fur nished by tho Long Company and said the committeo had not tried to get tho cheapest pnglno but had re commended what thoy thought was the best englno. AJJ of tho council said that thoy had left tho matter to a committeo' of mechanics and thoy bollpvo that (Continued on page 4.) W c FDR Representative Payne Declares Bill Will Pass Senate and House. HELD CONFERENCE WITH TAFT TODAY Floor Leader In House An- nounces That Measure Will Be Put Through. (By ABsouiMod Press to' Coos Bay Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Do. 28. Carrying out hM program of Infor mal coufermirW with republican leaders In Congress. Prosldout. Tnft had a long talk today with Ilopro entatlvo Payne of New York, floor leader In the House. Following tho Interview, Payne Bald ho wns Biiro n bill for n permanent tariff commis sion, acceptable to con gross nnd to tho Proiidout; would bo put through tho Sonato nnd Houso boforo March 4, nbxt. ( " NEK OFFICE Eastern Star and Blanco Lodgo Held Joint Ceremonies Last Night. Tho Joint Installation ot odlcors ot Doric Chapter, Ordor ot tho Eastern Star, nnd Blanco Lodgo, A. F. nnd A. M at tho Mnson'a Tamplo InHt ovonlng, proved to bo ono of tho olnbornto and onjoynblo nffulra that tho 'ordors havo known. Thero wan a largo attondnnco ot visiting, mem bers nnd friends of luombars and tho formnl coromonlos woro followod by a most sumptuous banquot, toasts and music. Francis Bargolt, paBt worthy grand matron of tho Oregon Enstorn Star was installing ofllcor for ta' Enstorn Stnr nnd E. A. Andorson wits Installing olllcor for tho Blue Lodgo. At tho bnnquot, F. A. Alton pres ided ns toastmnster and tho follow ing toasts wero responded to: "Blanco Lodgo" A. J, Savage. "Ordor of Eastern Star" C. F. McKnlght. "Our Now 0(llcors"-rJ. W. Bon nett. "Charity" O. B. Solby. "Tho Toasts" Annlo G. Flana gan. Tho now odlcors Installed by Dorio Chapter nro as follows; Worthy Matron Annlo G. Flanv son. Worthy Patron C. H. Marsh. Asslstunt Matron Alexandra Lan- do. Secretary Frauds McLood, Treasurer Magglo Boar. ConductoresB Allco Hall. Assoclato Conductoress Itosn rrouss. Chaplain Ora McCarty. Star Points Ada, Francis Frnnso; Ruth, Josslo Marsh; Esther, Emmn Wlnchostor; Martha, Ellon McCrary; Electa, Nottlo Savago. Warden Lydla Lang, Sentlnol Carl Evortson. Marshal Ellon Kolly, Organist 'May Stauff. Tho now odlcors of Blanco Lodgo. A. F. nnd A. M., aro ns follows; Worshipful Master A, J. Savage. Sonlor Warden E. S. Bnrgolt. Junior Warden L. A. Whor'oat, Sonlor Deacon Dr. R. E. Golden. Junior Deacon Carl Evortson. Secrotary Norls Jonscn. Treasurer Richard Waltor, Sonlor Steward Mr. Bush. Junior Steward Mr. Cllnklnboard POitTLAND, Oro Dec, 28. Wheat unchanged. TACOMA, Wash.,"" Peo, 28. Wheat unchanged, i 1 i . ; cy