Vjjl (Earn mm?& ADS. NEWS VTIEN BUSINESS IS BLOW, Al VERTISE. THAT IT PAYS IS EVI DENCED Y SUCCESSFUL BUSI NESS HOUSKS EVERYWHERE ;; GET IT WIIILE$r7 IS NEW HT REAPING THE COOS MAT TIMES. A Mi THE NEWS AL TUB TIM TERSELY TOLD i: s: :: t: n MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE!) PRESS Established hi 1K7H as Tlio Const Mull. VOL. XXXIII. MARSHFIELD.OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll nnd Coos Buy Advertiser. No. 154 HIT COUNCIL HAS ABATED LAWYERS ASK SEVERAL CHANGES DIERIER SALOON SCENE OE 0 ST R Pass Resolution Asking Him to Resign After Lengthy Bat tle of Words. POWERS AND SAVAGE VOTE AGAINST MOTION Action Taken Despite Mayor Straw's Insistence. That Cause Be Assigned. After ono of tho most lively nml nnlraatcd sessions tho Miirshflold city counci lhns over known, that body Inst ovenlng adopted n resolution by n voto of four to two culling upon City Englncor P. A. Sandborg to re sign. Councilman Albrccht, Copplo, Coko nnd Ferguson votod In favor of tho resolution and Councllmcn Powers nnd Savngo against. Tho adoption of tho resolution followed 8omo decidedly bitter tilts between Mayor Straw and tho four momberu of tho council supporting tho move ment. Tho matter was sprung by Coun cilman Albrccht and enmo ns n de- .aI.Ii.i anfnplan in Mnvnr Rtrnw nni! ntt with tho nosslblo cxcentlon of tho thrco other councllmon who sup ported It. Tho mnttor was brought up by Mr. Albrccht Introducing a resolu tion that tho city dlsponso with tho city englncor until tho council had adopted n doflnlto plan of street work. Ho said that until then tho city could cut off tho expeuBo of tho engineer. Councilman Coko second ed tho motion. Mayor Straw Immediately "went up In tho air." Ho declared that if tho council wanted to ndopt that po licy ho would boo that no streets wore Improved tho coming yenr. Councilman Copplo said that ho thought tho council had something to say about that and would do about ns thoy chooscd. Mayor Straw said that ho had 6omo rights In tho mnttor and If tho council wanted to bo bull-headed and obstreperous, all they dad to do wus to start right in. Ho said that If tho council wanted to dlsponso with tho city englncor, thoy would hnvo to lntroduco an or dlnnnco to that effect. Councilman Copplo demanded that Albrcclit's motion bo put and Mayor Straw rofused, and thon Mr. Copplo appealed from tho chair. Mayor Straw asked Councilman Coko as president of tho council to put It but beforo ho did bo, Councilman Powors tried to pour oil on tho troubled waters. Ho said that both thu coun cllmcn and mayor woro doing wrong. Ho snld ho had como on tho council a year and a half ago to try and straighten mnttors out nnd that affairs had gono along smoothly. Ho declared that If tho councllmon nnd mayor could not get nlong llko gen tlomon and do business llko tho di rectors of a corporation, that all should quit. Mayor Straw's volco had shown traces of anger and soma of tho oth ers also had and for a moment Coun cilman Powers' offorts at 'concilia WEI) OX DARE. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 11 "Anybody who will tako n dare Is n coward." declared MrB. Mary Potter Uatchcllor of Lawrence, lnd., a pretty, dash- Ing young widow, to her no- phew, Walter It. Uatchcllor. "I dnro you to marry mo," ho re- piled, and looked ub If ho monnt It. "Why why should I do that?" gasped tho widow. 0 "I want you wo want to keep you In tho family," Wnltor ns- sorted. "II'b a dnro; hnvo you tho norvo?" Sho had, and thoy wero mnrrlod twenty minutes later. Tho brldo wns tho widow of tho brldcgroom'B uncle. ' FORTY KILLED BY L Gang of Workmen In Spain Struck and Only Five In jured Survive. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Dny Hues.) CASTRO URDIALES, Spain, Jan. 11.' Forty porsons were killed and llvo Injured In a landslide that over whelmed a gang of laborers, burying nil. games, ovcryono know whnt wns tho outcomo of tho boy who Insisted thoy piny hla way or ho wouldn't play. Mr. Ferguson said that ho didn't think tho mnyor wns that kind. Ho said that tho majority of tho pooplo of Mnrshfleld had cxpressod thomsolvcs ns favoring n chnngo of engineers nnd 'so ho favored It. Tho mayor wanted when they had no expressed themselves and Mr. Ferguson said at tho last election. Mayor Straw wanted to know If tho council wnntod to got rid or Snndborg why thoy didn't say so In stoad of undertaking It In an undor hnndod way. Also ho Insisted that Bomo cause should bo given. Ho wanted to know If Snndberg wns dis honest, If ho wns lncompotent or If thoro was n reason why ho should be lot out. Tho mayor's questions whllo for tho wholo council wcro especially di rected nt Councilman Copplo who rotortod that lio didn't hnvo to bo cntochlzed. Furthormoro, Mr. Cop plo wnntod to know If tho mayor was tho dictator of tho council. "No" responded tho mayor "but If you fellowB nro honest, fair and square, como up nnd glvo n reason why Sandborg should bo lot out. Do opon and nbovo board about it nnd don't try it by an undorhandod way." "Well, If I was tho city engineer I would hnvo had tho orror in that Commercial avenuo bridgo near my homo stralghtonod out it it had to bo dono at my own expense," said Coos County Bar Association othor thnn n "nrty t0 th0 BU,t b0 I iiui iiniieii iu Burvu hiiiiiiiiuhh. inib Wants Coos and Curry Made Separate District for Prose cuting Attorney. (Special to Tho Times.) DANDON, Oro., Jan. 11. Tho Coos County Dar Association at Its annual meeting hero yesterday launched n movement to havo tho Oregon Stnto Lcglslaturo farm a separate prosecuting attorney dis trict to bo composed of Coos and Curry counties. Coos, Curry and Douglas counties now compose n dis trict with Geo. D. Drown, tho prose cuting attorney residing In Rosoburg. Resolutions asking tho chnngo woro ndoptcd. A resolution asking Judgo Coko to require nttorncys to submit copies of Instructions thoy nsk to bo given to tho Jury to tho opposing nttorncy nt tho samo tlmo thoy presented tho court was adopted. Another resolution to tho Oregon legislature recommends Hint any ono Is In accordance with tho laws of othor states. Another resolution tq tho state lcglslaturo asks tho lcglslaturo to provide for a second doputy sheriff In Coos county. This is to bo with out any additional expenso to tho county. About twonty-nvo attorneys wore In nttondnncc. Tho business session was followed by n sumptuous ban quot. A, S. Hammond wns toast master and most of tho responses wcro Impromptu. Tho following of ficers wcro olected for tho ensuing year: President Geo. Topping of Dnn don. VIco-prcBldont C. F. McKnlght of Mnrshfleld. Sec. J. J. Stanloy of Coqulllo. Treasurer C. A. Schlbrodo ol Marshflold. Executlvo Commlttco J. W. Don nott of Mnrshfleld, and A. J. Sher wood of Coqulllo besides tho nbovo named oillccrs who nro cx-ofllclo members. 01 ESPERATE HOLDUP CAX'T STOP TREATING. FALLS CITY, Ore, Jnn. 11. Proprietor Shot Three Times and Janitor Badly Beaten By Thugs. FOURTEEN DIE Captain and Crew of Barges Lose Lives on Massachu setts Bar. (Uy Assoclntcd Press to Coos Dny Times.) PI IS LAID ON TABLE Marshfield City Council De cides Not to Call Special Franchise Election After considerable discussion, tho Marshflold city council last evening HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mnss., Jan. ; nld t,10 initiative potltion asking thnt 11. Fourteen men comprising tho;tho extension of J. M. Dlnko's stroot captain and crow of tho coal barges nr frnnch80 bo aubmlttcd to n voto Corbln. Pino Forest nnd Trovorton, L. tho ,)C0D,Q Mnrch 1Ci on tho tnblo bound onst in tow o: i no tug iKons-. , . , . , , , , . to bo tnkon up nt Borno futuro moot woro drowned. Tho bnrEes woro driven ashoro on tho Peakod Hill bar , s' Tho saloonkeopors of this city nro snld to bo eluding tho nntl- treating ordlnnnce recently JJWO MASKED MEN passed uy mo council nnu mnuo n part of tho license provisions. Thoy pass smnll change to tho men to bo treated by somo pn- tron, each pays for his own drink with tho money thus pnss- ovor, nnd tho entire nmouut Is again paid by tho mnn standing tho trcnta. Dy this method, It Is hold, tho man desiring to treat can do so without violating tho law. TO I International Aeronautical Fe- deration Will Not Heed Foreign Protest. (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day Times.) PAIUS, Franco, Jnn. 11. Tho in ternational Aeronautical Federation which mot horo decided It had no authority to consider tho protest against tho award of tho Internation al balloon trophy to tho Americans. PULL OFF STUNT Escape With About $45 De spite Owner's Hard Fight to Thwart Them. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 11. A saloon nt Dlcrlngcr wns tho scono ot a desperate affair early yestorday. Two masked men Bwnggorcd Into tho plnco nnd orderod Fred Dnrnot, tho proprietor, tho barkeeper nauiod Mc Donald and Bovornl patrons to hold up their hands. Ono was armed with two rovolvors nnd tho other with ono. All hands wont up on tho command but ns ouo ot tho men started to search tho cash drawer, Darnot soil ed tho bandit by tho hand thnt hold tho rovolvor. Tho bandit struggled nnd forced Dnrnot within rnngo or his companion's rovolvor and yelled "shoot, Dill, whllo you'vo got tho chnnco." And Dill shot Dnrnot in tho Htomnch. Tho proprietor's hold weakened and as ho sank to tho floor tho mnn with whom ho had boom struggling shot him twlco from tho rear, onco through tho wnlst unit tho othor through tho neck, tho bul- Alan It. Hawley and Augustus ,ot comn out thr0U,h tfc0 Jaw Tho discussion of tho mnttor was oponed by Councilman Albrccht rend ing an nrtlclo by G. A. Dcnnott which nrguod In favor of allowing tho Dlnko franchlso extension to stand to glvo President Decides On Punishment of tho Coos Dny nnd Dolso railway a early In tho day and wlthlu a fow hours had gono to pieces. TO REPRIMAND SIMS. Tiilkiitlvo Olllcor. . chance. Mr. Donnott also Intimated (Dy Associated Pross to Coob Day that tho Southern Pacific boostora Times.) woro tho ronl opponents ot tho DIako WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 11. franchlso. Ho nlso took a fow raps Pronldoiit Tnft has decided that nt tho Southern Pnclflc for trying to Commander W. S. Sims, the Unltod provont nnv railway getting to Coob States Naval olllcor. who nt a rocont Day, dinner in London by tho Lord , a. II. Powors said that ho thought Mayor of that city doclarod that If It would bo squandering money to go Groat Drltaln ovor was sorlously to tho oxponso of a Bpociul election to threatened sho could depend on "ovo- cut Dlnko's oxtonslon n fow monttiB. ry man, ovory dollnr, ovory drop of Ho said If nnyono olso wna In tho blood" In this country, publicly reprimanded. should CAPT LUHY IS DEAD. bo field to got It nnd wns bolng hold up, Jit would bo n different thing. Ho ' snld ho was in favor ot giving it to I tho opponents of tho Dlako franchlso if thoy would nccopt a franchlso as Conininmlcr of Cruiser Pes Moines good for tho city, that Is If thoy want Passes Awny. It when Dlnko's tlmo Is up nnd if (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day niako doos not como through. Times.) J Councilman Forguson said that ho WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 11. j,nd boon informed by City Attornoy Tho Navy Doportmont has boon ad- GoB3 tlmt n 81,ecni election would vised that Commnndor John F. Luby c08t nboi,t $000 nnd that It would of tho crulsor Des Moines, died on tnko nl)0l,t nnoty aaya to call it. Ho that vessel Sunday In tho vicinity of snld th,B wna too much to pny for tho Capo Vordo Islands. in Post, on tho ground that tho protest ns it was mado wns Irregular. Tho Fodoratlon doclnred tho protest should hnvo boon mado first with tho sporting commission ot tho Amorlcnn Aero Club. cd tho potltion would bo a cloud on Pinko's franchlso that would havo to bo removed by y submitting It to n voto ovontunllyjnuy' way. Previously Mayor Straw stated that ho thought somo of tho pcoplo( responsible for tho potltion should havo boon prosout nnd given a rea son for it. Ho asked two or threo who woro present, whoso unmos woro on tho petition to give tholr reasons for signing it. Southern Pacific. Councilman Coko snld that tho talk that tho petitioners woro Southern Pacific boostora was all "rot." Ho said that bo far as ho could Judgo, thoro woro only two men on tho peti tion whom woro interested in tho Southern Pacific welfuro and ho wasn't Buro thoy woro, Ho snld thoso two woro Dr. E. Mingus and Wm, Grimes. Ho said that although ho was a Southorn Pacific omployo, ho had not been asked to act ono way or another on tho mnttor. However, ho Bald n fow days after tho extension had beon granted, Gon ornl Managor Mlllls of tho Southorn Pacific Interests horo had informed him that ho thought tho oxtonslon "Dill," continued on guard whllo tho othor ransacked tho money drawer obtaining $15. At this moment tho saloon Janitor known as "Scolloy," ontorod hair nwnko nnd protested ovor tho nolso. Ho wns knocked sonsoless, ench ot tho bandits striking him on tho head with tho butt of n rovolvor. Tho rob bora then escaped. S 0 1 UNDER SLEET Severest Winter Storm In Long Time Causes Incon venience Here. MASTER AS P1VEH. I cutting down tho tlmo a trifle the futuro, Mr. Forguson Bald ho would moan nnothor dolay of six would favor compelling' applicants months in Coos Day uottluK a rail Captain Olson of tho Acmo Tries New for a franchlso to fllo a forfeit bond ' road. Later, Mr. Coko said, he nsk- Mr. Copplo. "That proves conclu- tlon had somo effects but It was not , Blvely to me that tho city onglnoer long. Councilman Copplo revived It by declaring that ho would not bo dic tated to by tho mayor or anyone else as ho had been chosen to represent tho people. Ho said that ho was for improvement and ns a member ot tho Citizens' league ho had so urged but at tho same tlmo had desired re trenchment. Mayor Straw said thnt ho was not courting courtesy or fnvor but that ho was going do right as ho saw it. Ho made It rathor strong by tho u8o of oxploslvoa such ns ho some times injects Into his remarks. Ho eald that ho didn't want nny undor handod work dono, thnt ho thought the council as a public body should bo honest and nbovo board in its do ings. Ho wanted to know tho rea son why the matter was proposed. Councilman Ferguson aroso and eald that when boys were playing. makes errors and Is unfit for tho Job. DesIdeB, I think Mr. Sandborg knows of tho criticisms of him nnd that many aro opposed to his work." Mr. Sandborg, who was present here arose and declared that tho Commercial avenuo bridge matter was duo to a change mado in the grades. Horo Mayor Straw broke in again nnd said that tho councllmon should net as men about it and glvo Mr. Sandberg a hearing or at least glvo good reasons why ho should bo dis charged. Councilman Coko said that ho didn't think It wns necessary for the council to glvo nny reason if they Stuut ut Humboldt Buy. as a guaranteo of good faith Capt Olsen of the steamer Acmowho Councilman Savage said it looked is quite well known here as his vessel to him as though someone was wlll- wnnted to discharge tho engineer. Mayor Straw differed with him and water, Captain Olson decldod finally Mr. Coko said that Mr. Sand- make an investigation hlrasolf. has made a number of trips here has been pulling off somo new stunts at Humboldt Day. Tho Eureka Herald has tho following about it: "Captain Olsen of tho steamor Ac me who has a reputation as a rustlor among seafaring men, performed a little stunt in Areata bay whllo tho ship was loading lumbor thoro last week that won him admiration. Tho Acme's rudder had boon endangered in maneuvering to n dock and Cap tain Olson became worrlod In his anxiety to know whothor or not it was still in commission. Finding that tho cost of securing a diver would bo rathor high and knowing that tho Bhlp was not drawing much to He berg was incompetent and later add- dove beneath the stern of tho Acme ed that this was his opinion. Ho four times beforo ho satisfied him- 32JJ2uednpSK?T5 elf that the rudder was all right." ing to spend about ?G00 ot the city's money to give Dlako a kick. Councilman Coko asked that tho names on tho initiative potltion bo read and after they wero, ho said ho was willing to glvo tho people a chnnco to voto on It and thought tho council should when a class of citi zens and taxpayers llko tho 150 or so on the potltion askod It. Ho said that ho had opposed tho oxtonslon from tho first becauso bo thought Dlako inslncoro. Someone wanted to know if tho council had to submit It to an elec tion. Mayor Straw Bald tho city at torney had informed him not becauso tho petition contnlnod a spoclflc date. If it did not contain tho specific dato, tho lnltlntivo law would require it to bo submitted at tho next goneral election. Mr. Ferguson said that he believ ed Mr. Mlllls what he meant but tho lattor said ho didn't want to dis cuss it. Mr. Copplo Bald ho thought the pooplo would oppose tho special election if thoy knew it would bo so costly. Finally Mr. Copplo said that somo of tho men who had Instigated tho Initiative movomont had informed him that tholr objoct was to mako Dlako show his hand and that they woro not particular about having tho olectlon March 1G. In vlow of this, ho said ho thought It would bo well to lay it on tho tublo. This was Ono of tho most sovoro snow nnd sleet storms that has struck Coos Day In a long tlmo arrlvod last night paralyzed long distnuco phono and tolegrnph wiros. Tho long dlstnnco phono lines bo tweon North Bond and Gardlnor, bo tweon Hosoburg nnd Myrtle Point and between Coqulllo and Dandou wont down. It Is oxpected thnt sor vlco to Rosoburg will bo restorod somotlmo this afternoon. Tho nan don sorvlco was restored this fore noon. Tho Western Union is out of com mission nnd owing to tho heavy snow in the mountains it is uncer tain when sorvlco can bo re-established, Tho lino camo up for about ten minutes late yesterday afternoon and Oporator Carleton was ablo to get part of The Times' Associated Presa roport and It went down again. Asldo from tho damago to tho wires, tho storm did no damago in this vicinity. Tho sleot and snow molted rapidly today and tho young sters didn't oven got good snowball ing out of It. Owing to tho lnclomout weather, tho mnll was Into again today, not tho ronchlng hero until nfter 2 o'clock. dono, Councilman Coko being only ono opposing It. . MANY ARE KILLED. RAINCOATS sold nt LUND'S (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Ba placo $2.50 nnd $2.75. CLOSING Times.) OUT. 215 Droadway. BUENOS AYRES, Argentina, Jau. 11. Many fatalities resulted from RAINCOATS sold nt LUND'S .an oxploslon in a gun powdor factory place $2.50 and $2.75. CLOSING , at San Martin. Twolvo bodies wero OUT, 215 Broadway, recovered, .. - -. V . i L jA lJmEJj- - ii& -i