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ALL RULES ARE GOOD RULES WHEN A FAIR SHAKE IS ALL WE ARE ASKING
i mii 1,1 Mnprvp
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IMnbllshed
in riu
UIL DELAYED AMD WIIES
001 ft
Fallen Trees and Snow Block
ade Old Coos Bay Wagon'
Road Today.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
ARE NOT BADLY DAMAGED
Four Inches of Snow Reported
At Sitkum This Morning
Mall In Tonight.
Tbo storm, which hns been pre
railing hero for tho past two days
attained an unexpected severity oast
of here. As a result, the mall duo
hero this morning from HosoburB"
will not arrive until Into tonight nnd
the Western Union's wires nro out
of commission.
The Western Union lino 1h working
it fnr as Sitkum. Manager Laird
this morning sent word that a tcrrl-
fie wind had felled ninny trees ncrosR
tho rond In tho mountains and tlint
considerable snow liutl fallen, thoro
being nbout four Inches on tho
ground nt his place thin morning.
Whether the storm hns done any
damage to fnflts nnd gardens Is a.
question. Some claim Hint much
fruit has been ruined, tho trees being
la the hud, whjlo othcrn claim tli.it
the fruit Is not' milllclently ndvnnced
to he dauingvd. Not much of tho
more tender vegetnblcs Ih sulllclently
advanced to be seriously dnmngod,
It Is claimed.
"This Is the Inst touch of winter
and weather we should linvo hnd In
March," remarked n Coon liny mnn
this morning. "Wo hnd It coming
to make up for tho uniiBiinlly fine
tHlhtr irn l.n.t l l--l, tl I. n,V
. , . . , "
tone- to fruits or vogotnblos
,, , , ,. .............. -
Uono to fruItH or voL'ntnlilnR."-
v
Special Exercises Arranged for
Friday In Marshfield Pub
lic Schools.
The program at the Control School
M lesln nt one o'clock sharp. Tho
Program it tho Soutlu Mnrshflold
school will Login nt 1:45.
An exhibit of school work will bo
made at the time of these programs.
AH visitors nro nsked to examine t.
South Miintlifleld School.
1. Chorus -a. Tho Careless Potato.
1). ninck Bird's Concert,
c nird's Lnllnby.
(First and Second grndes.)
J- Recitation A Grhgerbrend Man'
(Paul Lapp)
3- Song, The Squirrel.
Little Robin Red Hrenst Helen
Colgan.
fairy Drill First grndo.
. Song. The Bird and Pussy Cat-r
Second grado.
J- Drill- The Regulars.
" Chorus The Volunt:ers.
a Hnppy Day.
b' Lilly noils.
I Fourth and Fifth grades.)
Recitation Mary McArthur.
Arbor Day pnnoramn Third.
Fo'irth nnd Fifth grades,
Chorus, a. Breezes Softly Blow.
b- Hunting Song.
Sixth and Seventh grades.)
panrV drill sixth, Seventh "and
Eighth grado girls. .
Snng, F'ower Rain.
Central School.
11
A Program will bo given In the As-
u' room consisting of patriotic n
". un an address by Df. Mc-
wrmac The various grades will
tm ,prograni8 l their rooms. There
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t CcuTunueoTopiigeTry"
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In 1H7K
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MARSHFIELD,
5 RESULT OF SIOI
IS
F
Rough Weather Puts Western
Union Out of Commission
Again.
Tho Western Union's wlro between
Iloseburg nnd Coos tiny hns bean
down since yestordny afternoon. Line
men nrc out on It and Acting Man
ager Cnrlcton Is In hopes of restor-
lug service 'somotlmo today If an
other squall does not Interfere,
The line went down yestordny nft-
ornoon while he was taking pnrt of
The Times Assoclntcd Press report.
In consequence of the lino bolng
down, The Times wns unable to get
Its regular report today but part nt
yesterdny'8 Into reports which was
received Just before the wlro went
out of coihihIhhIoii Ih printed,
LAST DAIS OF
E
W
w
1
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q I ... .. p q a i sun oi nt'KuiiiiiiuiiH wini navo uoen : .i"us " unnm,
riOUgil Weatlier OOOS Bay ISjpeI,dlnBrorBOn,etime. Mr. Merchant' Portland woro:
Experiencing Part of Storm h?B. !,e?n ,dent,.fl?? w,.t!1 V10 "rra'L SLA,,We S'l
Experiencing
Over Wide Area.
That the Intermittent rain,
hall,
. I
sloet nnd snow thnt Coos Hny lins
Joen experiencing in 1110 iasi tony-
.... . . .... ... ..
elglil nours is noi uuusuniiy inio ia(
I shown by tho records of Mm. Mln-
Igus, United StntOH weather observer
'on Coos liny.
Tho storm nppenrs to bo pnrt of
tho Inst strugglo of winter that has
beon evidencing itselt nil over mo
'United Stntca for tho past ton dnyB,
ninny points In tho mlddlo west ox- (
..ul n..Ml...a li(n.tt. a.in.i.fnlla atnnn ilin
iuriuiiL-niH . ' o,,.vv ..w
first of April.
Hero nre tho dates as shown
by
Mrs. MIubiW records for tho last
evidences of winters on Coos Bny
for several years:
.Ann tlnll m. Mno IP. 1 nn.l 1fi
JVVa IIHii " ", " "
1903 Threo-fourths of nn Inch or
snow on April 10.
1904 Snow on April 22.
1905 Hall on April 17.
1900 Hall on Mny 2C.
1907 Hall on April 4, 5 nnd !.
1908 Hall on Mny 7 nnd 8.
1909 Hnll on March 4.
1910 Hall and sleet on February
14 nnd 15.
CL'IUIV COUNTY' NEWS.
Events There Ah Told By the Oold
, Henrli Globe.
In trying to make up tho seventeen
million dollar deficit In tho mall ser
vi thn Postmaster 'General has
started with his economy In southern
nnrrv hv robbliiK tho neonlo of two
days mall service a week and making
a saving to the government of less
than threo hundred dollars a year, "i wio u.m uu i - "Coos Hay water except possioiy ino
Including the order of business will j,,,,, Hn wator of portlnnd.
Jlr. Walton Miller nnd Miss T.udnjue submlttod by Chairman Uudor-j ,ffiat rono.t ,8 corroct but tho tost
Prince wore unKed In marriage Inst ' wood and probably adopted. Tho waa ma(lo tlirco year8 ag0i Dr nar.
on.ini. AHi ori.nt tho home of the prevailing opinion Is thnt tho com- ., inforJn8 me that ho too had
brldo's parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. T.mltee will urge tho caucus to take
r,..... nAn Wlr .Tnnirn R. A.
Bailey 'offlclntlns. The groom Is the
youngest son of Mr, nnd Mrs. Willis
Millar. -
A 13-yenr-old boy. a brothor-ln-lnw
of Mr. Walter Smith of Pistol
rlver. arrived here Sunday after
Ing snow-bound at West Fork for
nearly threo weeks. He reports that
jnrge amount of mall has accu
mulnted there for this ofUco.
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so in rviuiM " i'i iw.-
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OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 191 1 EVENING EDITION
P
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MS 800!
David A. Jones Certain That
Remains Found Near Ban
don Are Those of Missing
Coos Bay Man.
That the headless body found bo
low Ilnndon yesterday by Capt. John
son of the Life Saving station thore
Is the rcmnltiB of John Aronqulst,
former light keeper of tho hnrbor of
Coos Day, Is attested by David A.
Jones. Last night after reading the
description of tho body given In The
Times, Mr. Jones declared It was
.Aronqulst beyond a doubt. Just rt
day or two before the disappearance,
Jones sold Aronqulst tho high lnco
boots nnd remembered distinctly
nbout the color of the trousors he
EIE
III BIG FIRM
W. T. Merchant Purchases E.
W. Kammerer's Interest In
Merchant & Kammerer.
Announcement wnB mndo' " today
thnt W. T. Mcrchnut hnd purchased
the filtered of E. W. Knm.moror In
tho firm of Merchant & Knnimoror
nnd will henceforth conduct tho
,.,..,
ness nlone ns the Merchant Store.
Tho announcement of tho change
enme ns n surprise but was tho rs-
suit of negotlntlons that hnvo boen !
which Is one of tho oldest on Coos
HaJ;, for years. Mr. Knmnioror sue-,
ceeneu j. i. Jicrcunni nu n partner
In tlm lillalnnua u-linll Mi utnrn u-io
" --...v- ... u ..., .. ..
moved from Market nnd Urondway
(0 Its present elegant quarters. i
' . .
jjr, Knmmerer hns n number of
matters under consideration but hns
not. definitely decided upon his fu-
!ture. For tho present, nt least, ho
wm remnln on Coos liny nnd his
frend8 i,01)0 thnt ho will do so per-
mnnently. ,.
Mr Merchant will contlnuo tho
business nlous tho prcsont lines, but I
!.. ... ..t 1 .1 .1.... I. n 1....1 '
ri'KariiiiiK ni jiiuiib hiuu iiiui iiu iinu
nothing to give out othor than thnt
i, wniiiii nmk-ft thn Morniinnt store
commensurate with tho needs
ad
8r0wth of Coos Bay.
DEMOCRATS TO
Caucus of House Members of
Party Called to Agree
to Policy.
(By
Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times )
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 11.-
'
At a caucus of tho House Democrats
to bo held tonight, it Is expected the
legislative program of tho extra
slon will be determined. Tho plnn
UP UrSt tHO UanttUinn reuipiouuj
agreement, which will be adopted ad
'! TTloHftnrl 111 11 nnil to
allow
VI1U W,HV, " V.'. M.. ..
time for hearings.
Meanwhile bills relating to the
popular election of senators, publlca-
be-.tlon before election of campaign con
tributions and statehood for Arizona ,
and New Mexico be adopted.
If YOU are trying to uCONOMIZE,
tee LOCKHART'.S Friday ad.
After tho show try a Turkish bath
Phone 214- J.
jiiLt tiStbOkJjHli&rJiJtiiUk,
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DOT
PLANS
ptmBBRP j.
ASSOCIATED PltlCSH
I wore ml '" th on on the.
belt.
How Arouqulst's body floated out
over the bnr and southward along
tho const to the point .where It was
picked up Is one of the mystorles of
the sen. At first, few of the older
residents who were fninlllnr with the
tides nnd currents here would believe
It wnB possible for the body to have
been carried around tlioro In vlow
of the net thnt Aronqulst must hnve
drowned between North Bend and
Mnrshflold as his bont was found
near the old stave mill.
Aronqulst loft n llttlo property,
Including n bont house and It Is ex
pected that the money derived from
It will bo used In bringing the body
herd for burial,
Steamship In From Portland
Last Night and Sails
This Morning.
Tho Alllnnco arrived In Into Inst
ovonlng from Portland nnd
united
this morning for Euroltn. She had a
Bood pnssonger list nnd considerable
yoi ffloipsrsl
MANY ARRIVE '
ON ALLIANCE
busl-ifrelK,lt '"
Sho Ih duo bnck hero Friday night
frow Burekn nml wJ11 nt 2
0.clocIt Snturdny afternoon for Port-
land.
Among those arriving on her from
Prof. L. . A.
Hepburn, J. S. Needhnm, II. E. Dn-
vis, E. A. Anson, C. Meyer, F. F. Mnv-
ium, . .ucjit, j. nuumui, u. n.
Ilntlllnll. M TH. Itfltlllnll. It. 11. Rlllllll.l
-.-.-..... -
Miss F. M. 8tnnloy, F. H. Arnott, Mra
" A. koiu, 11. jonnson, J, Martin,
p. i.nyton, .Mrs. l,. urown, w. m.
Locke. Mrs. W. M. Locko, C. M.
Alexander, W. It. Dnkeweol, C. So-;
mors, W. K. Day, J. W. King, R. C.
Jones, G. W. Sprechor, J. Sclpor, A.
Frloman, E; n. Ilnrnuin. S. L. Clnpp,
u. m. huiib, w. f. scnuiz, niooue
Dixon.
EAST Kit HALE of CAKES nnd
other COOKED FOODS H.VTl'HDAV
afternoon nt PEKHV-MOXTfiOM-
EHV'S by LADIES
of EPISCOPAL
I Altar (JL'ILI).
H. C. Diers Says Conditions
Have Changed In Three
Years Here.
.Editor Times:
I w'8' to answer J. W. Bennett's
communication to Saturday's '1
In en fnr ns to whnrn hn mo:
Times,
mentions
my BtBtament thftt a rfiport wns mn(Io
to Pat Dovers ns to tho purity of the
ses-iWntor nJ)d Umt Uier0 was 0 better ,
j water , t,l0 8tate of Oregon than tho '
tosts made two yoa,.8 ag0 nnd now
ed thnt tho wator was good nt that
time. But the tests now show that
tho water Is not good. I myself be
liove tb Dr. Bnrtle. that Mr. Bonnott
Is tnlklng about something ho knows
nothing about. I am reliably in
formed thnt Mr. Bennett does not
drinj Wnter and does not even uso it
as a chaser. II. CDIERS.
Y'OU CAN'T AFFOItL to 3JISS
this, It's too good See LOCK
HART'S FRIDAY' ad.
GET THE BEST "
Flour ajd get It of HAINES.
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A CoiwilhlHtlmi of Time, CnmH Mail
hhiI Cikv. liny Arim'tlt-r.
MEXICAN REBELS HOLD SEVERAL
AMERiGANS CAPTIVE AT ALAMO
LAST CENSUS
IS DISCUSSED
"Has Qver 2,980 Or Is Biggest
Little City In Country"
They Declare.
MARSHFIELD CENSUS, t
1890 14C1
1900. . iapi
1910. ., 2980
Thnt Mnrshflold hnB considerably prisoners by the Mexican filibusters
more people than the 2,980 given it In a big corral at Alamo, In Lower
In the 1910 census or thnt It Is tho Cnllfornin, Insulted by tho gunrd and.
"Dlggest Llttlo City" In tho country without hope of rolenso or rescue,
Is shown by pnrt of tho dntn which Ib ,G. Until, his wife nnd flvo children of
being gathered to bo laid before 13. San Diego, nnd several othor Amorl
Dann Durrnnd, director of the Cohbub can women whose nnmes could not
Huroau. pu learned, are said to bo causing
It Is expected thnt tho matter will concern to the state nnd navy dopart
bo taken up nt the next meeting if inentH of tho United Stntos.
tho MnrHhflold Chamber of Commerce Secretary Knox hnB been npponlod
nnd steps taken to correct tho erro- to by O. Henry Savngo of this city,
ncoiiB count If possible nnd, If not relative to Mrs. Until. Sonntor Par
posslbla to get n recount, to get mote- kins, chairman of tho Sonnto Com ml t
rlal to offset the effect of tho low tee of Naval Affairs has been urged
enumeration. Evorybody Is mm- by Savage to send n wnrshlp to En-
plussed over the low count. senudn without ardors from Wash-
Hugh McLnln nnd a few others Ingtau nnd tho American consul at
yesterday wore discussing the matter Enscnndn charged by Savngo with
and pointing out a few facts that being Inactive In tho ninttor.
would show thnt Mnruhflold must All attempts todny to Bccuro Infor
hnvo moro than 2,980 people. Here mutlon on tho subjoct from tho Unit
are a few of tho facts which will be ed States consul nt Ensonnda hava
later addod to: failed nnd not n stntomont can bo se-
Uank deposits totnl nbout $850,- cured from Mexican olllclnls in Lower
000. , California.
Last registration showed 9151
votera.
. . . . . . r. ..
,, Bcu00l CU11HUH SllOWed (Oi 01
,., nc0
Mnrshflold hnB twelve doctors.
Mnrshllold hnH 20 attorneys.
Mnrshflold hns 23 grocory storo.
Mnrshflold hns flvo drug stores.
Mnrshfleld has K snlnons.
Mnrshflold hnH $200,000 worth of
j 1)nr(, srfnco ,,aVcd Btrcots
Mnrshfleld hnB $150,000 worth of of tho Sonnto Commltteo on Foreign
plnnkod streets. RohitloiiB rovenled somo of tho roa-
Mnrshfleld pays 500 per month nons whleh the President hnd glvon
for street lighting. to thnt committee and tho Housa
Mnrshflold hns four theatres. Commltteo on Foreign Affairs for tho
Mnrshflold hns $350,000 In con- mobilization or troops on tho Toxub
crcto and brick buildings. border. Through Senator Burton of
Murshflold hns 1 100,000 Invosted Ohio, tho Prosldent mndo omphatta
In school buildings. jdenlnl of tho report from Mexico City
Mnrshflold has twelvo churches, 'that a proposod treaty boUveon Japan
Huh most liiodernTumber mill in and Mexico had cnuscd tho niovomcnt
tho world and ono of tho Inrgest on of troopH to Toxns. "Tho President
ccni?t. authorized me," said Burton, "to do-
HnB $75,000 hotel besides others, ny In the most omphntlc tonus a
Hns two full companies of Naval story from Mexico City about secret
Militia. 'treaty between Mexico and Japan.
Commerco ovor Coos Bny bar in Thoro !s not n word of truth In It."
1910 valued at ovor $7,000,000. j Sonntor Bacon of Georgia, rank-
Tho 1910 census plncos Mnrshflold Jng minority membor of the foreign
the seventeenth city In size In Ore-'relations committee nftor a talk wltU
gon. tho President, declared Taft wim aur-
Postmnster Curtis thinks tho con- prised and Indignant ovor tho reports
bus of Mnrshflold Is too small. Last ' Implicating Japan and Mexico. "You
year, tho postal receipts of Marsh- can put the whole story down as ub
flold woro ovor $14,000, very nearly auvd," ho said, "President Tnft has
as much ns Rosohurg's and so near 'talked to mo nnd to other inombora
In rnct thnt tho Mnrshflold and Ro- of tho committee nnd axnlalned hla
soburg olllcos nre In the same salary reasons for Bonding the troops south,
class, but tho census gives Rosohurg's Thoro wns danger of widespread ro
populntlon as 4,738 agnlnst 2,980 ror volution and perhaps unnrohy In
Mnrshflold.
ES FATAL
mht run uftn
m ni f
I II ID III
h'HUV
i txi ,...' auniml oloctlon nt Florepre W. It.
Harry McCormiCK, Wealthy jj0igllbook wan oleetod mayor. John
Portland Timberman, Dies '-J-'- s"burrt nd, a!,0"0
. i iv- Kvtul8t oounullmen: C. E. Feno,
In LOS AngeleS. 'nmniUal: Frank Knftwles. Charles R.
(By Assoclatod Press to Coos Bay umiiel and D. J. Staoey were tied for
Times.) Irotordor.
LOS ANGELES, April 11. Harry I
McCormlck, aged 54, n we'nlthy tlm- - YOU won't bo disappointed ff YOU
beraan of Portland, Oregon, with ex- ATCl! for I.OCK'I.YItTH FKIIWV
tensive intorests at McCormlck. nd.
Wash., dropped dead hero today i . , ,
while running to catch a street cur.
UbIWL.
...id i
..Jfcjtti.
SOMEONE HAS SAID:
"A Morv's advertising inrr In n
n'niiWpr, tinnptmtl with tho njwco
iid by Hher Millie, slmiild ilellno
lit nHMtMinthr Importune hi tlio
community! h- ,vo,,r Mtotv'a ml.
vi'i-tMtig "Y ! ilMil'
No. 76
Man, Wife and Children and
other Women Said to Be
Ill-Treated.
APPEAL IS MADE
TO UNITED STATES
Senator Perkins Urged to Send
Warship to Ensenada to
Force Release.
(l)y Assoclnted Press to Coos Pay,
Times.)
SAN DIEGO, Cal'., April 11. Held
DENIES WAK UU.MOIL
Tnft SuyH There Ih Nothing to Charge
Agnlnxt Jitpon.
(Dy Assoclnted Press to Coos Hay
j Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11.
President Tnft moved swiftly to
squelch tho latest Jnpnneso wur
senro story. Incldontnlly n member
Mexico. Tho Prosldont noted quiutuy
I nnd doeUilvoly. Ho bolioved tho Army
sliould bo on tho border ready for any
cautlngouey whou Cougresa met.''
ELECTION AT 1M.OREXCE.
New Olllfoit CIiom'ii t Hmboi of tho
Klusliiw
EUGENE. Ore.. Anrll 12. -At tho
Read the Time Want Ada.
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