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VOL XXXIV
IMaltllilictl In IH7H
an Tin Co'"!! Mull
MARSHFIEL9. OREGON MONDAY, MAY 1, 1911 EVENING EDITION
A CoiiMtllilHtlnn of Times, IdH-l Mull
mill Ccmh liny Adu-rtNei'.
No. 92.
ffl
titles
511 MILLION-DOLLAR FIRE LOSS
AI
Retail and Business Districts
of City Wiped Out by
Conflagration.
THIRD OF CITIZENS
HOMELESS IN STORM
Two Lives Lost In Flames
That Were Unchecked For
Seven Hours.
(Dy Associated Press to Cooh Day j
Times.)
TiAN'noil. Maine. May 1. Home-
less, wet, hungry and exhausted Dy
tho long light against names which
mo ioiih i.h
Inst night destroyed virtually one-
third of Hnngor, thousands faced the
problem today of providing themsel-
ves with food, shelter and clothing,
Although tho rain brought dlscom-
. , 1H
fort, It means the bringing under con-
trol of the groat conflagration which
hnd raged for moro than sovon hours
Inst night nnd destroyed six million
dollars worth of property. Tho only
public building saved wnH tho city
hall. Tho greator part of the retail
nnd business sections wero destroyed
together with hundredB of 11911108 m
tnc pntn oi 1110 uaiiieti.
Two liven wore lost In tho fire.
STATE LAWS
DO NOT APPLY
. , , .
Federal Government's Kigilt lO
Create Reserves Upheld
By Supreme Court.
(Ey Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
r .WASHINGTON, D. C, May 1. ny
holding thnt tlio fcdornl government
without consent of tho stato affected
may set nsldo vast areas of public
lands as fovodt reserves and thnt such
resolves nro not subject to Btato
fencing laws, tho supreme court of
tho United States today settled two
Important western Issues.
Stockmen Lose Stilt.
SlocUmcn of tho West lost a hard
fought Contest today when tho U. S.
Supreme Court decided thnt Indict -
ments could bo brought ngnlnst per -
sons grazing stock on forest resorves
without permits. Tho court held tho
regulations of tho Secretary of Agrl-
culture requiring permits was not nn
unconstitutional exorcise of execu-
live power.
Hullo Smeller Cm.
The government suit against tho
Annconda Copper Company wna com-
promised by agreement of the com-
pany that its smelters in Dutte, Ana-
conda and Great Falls will be equip-
ped to nrpvont th omission of gases
Which tho unvprnmnnt claims do
great damnge to tho nntlonal forests.
Justice Lamar announced the opi
nion of the court ns to the constitu
tionality of tho forest reserves. He
said tho United Stntes had the abso
lute right to do what It pleased with
Its own property, tho constitution
having given It such power. This
control, the Justice said, was not a
rieht InMfiAnt tfi envm-atfrntv US
claimed hv tiiA nnnnnAMto of the re
' rain .
nervations but was the exercise of a
fight which every citizen possessed.
"AH the public land is held by the
I'nlted States in trust for tho whole
t.oi . .. . . .- At- -... tn
W how that trust shall be admlnls-
rvviue una 11 is not ior llie '
tered, that Is for Congress to say."
-T-n 1
THERE IS a IHO PICTURE on at
the OIUHEUM tfONJGHT. - -
mm
MIL
TODAY
vwvwwN,
DIRECT VOIE
Judiciary Committee Will Re
port House Resolution
to Senate.
FOR SENATORS
I , . . , , n 'quoted from their home towns ns de-
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Hay,' Three detectives,
Times.)
WASHINGTON, I). C May 1.
Tin. Konntn rnmtnltteo on Judlclnry
bv n vote of 7 to fi agreed to report
the House resolutions for the direct'
election or unueu iuit senai ..
Following tho favorable action of
Conunlcll Jmclnry, Sen.
ntm. ornn of ,lnll0 t0(lny rc,,0rted
t() the Senate the House resolution
for the direct election of United
States senators. Heyburn asserting
the resolution had been prematurely
committee Indicated
, . . fm. 8 recommittal
but took no action today to that ef
fect. He declared that under n re
solution of the Senate, action by n
now committee hnd not become effec
tive until noon today. Culbertson
called attention to tho fact that tho
()1(J commttC(.B 0f u,o Senato
old committees of tho Senato linil
been continued nnd nornh contended
.1.- -...1.... i.n n.imniltliin wna nnr.
IIIU Utliuil Ul III" I.V.H...I.V.VU ..-- ,-
fectly regular. Heyburn, however,
would not hnvo it so. "Thero was no
committee authorized to sit," ho
snld. "Whatever tho meeting held
was n meeting of Individual Benntors
nnd they hnd no authority to report
tho resolution.
j resolution."
All tho democrats present, nnd
ee progressive republicans voted
three progressive republicans voted
for tho resolution. They wore ben-
ntors Chlleon, Ivermnn, Culbertson,
nncon, Cummins, Hornh and nrown.
The nogntivo sonntors wero wum m
I Wyoming, Dillingham,
Sutherland,
nrlndegeo nnd Root.
IS
, I
L
.1
1 ' '
Qflnramnnto Takes Final Game
.
of SeHeS by SCOre 01
. -
, I WO 10 Ulie.
' (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
TlmoB.)
p0RTIAND, Oro., May 1. Tho
ftnd Sundny
"reB Ior u,u
games In the Coast League wero as
follows:
I Summy s u....
At Portland
Sacramento
Portland
At Vernon
Los Angeles
Vernon
n
o
1
n
c
8
(First game.)
Los Angeles jj
Vernon
At San Francisco
Oakland
San Francisco 1
(First game.) . 0
Oakland. . .
San Francisco. . .
Saturday's Guiues.
1
17
4
10
At Portland
H
11
- i Portland. .
Sacramento. . .
, At Vernon
Los Angeles. . ,
Vernon. . , .
At Run Francisco
w """ o
San Francisco. . . y
OaKiana
After the show try a Turkish bath
phone 2J4 .
PORTLAND
OSER
SUNDAY
jBIG SCANDAL II
Several Arrests Made
Charges Of Bribery Of State
Senators and Representa
tives. (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day
Associated Press
Times.)
COLUMDUS, Ohio, May
1. The
newB that detectives had unearthed lnlniB to havo stenographic copies M
the "worst scandal In tho history of every word that passed between Nyo
the Ohio goneral nssembly" brought ' and tho other men Involved In th'3
members here early today. Tho matter. The evidence wiib secured
Senators nnd Representatives, who by means of n dictaphone, a hidden
are dpenly charged with having ac- dovlco for recording human voices,
copted money, have not reached tho' The arrested men. who wero em
.it or. tiutir vnrainna nrr. not known nlnvoi! liv Hie Manufacturers' Abbo-
at first hand although sovoral are
Judge Coke Dismisses ContN
nuance Granted M. E.
Whitmore In Suit.
Afler hearing the statements nnd
telegrams stating thnt thero was no
lllness In the family of M. E. Whit-
.i., wIiIMi nrnvont-
SLANDER CASE ,SAYS $600 A YEAR
IS REINSTATED' ENOUGH FOR 5
decently support n family of flvo
-" "n nnn , ,
qullle so that tho $10,000 Blander
D..lt nr n A cinndlinrcr could bo trlod
aim w. . . ... --. ra
thj8 (erm ,iu,ige Coke Saturday tils-,
,.. ,,, .,,- nr rontlnunnco
missed tho order for n continuance
In the case nnd reinstated It on tho ono or two dollars a weeK woum oniy
calendar. .Increase their economic wastefulness
' Telegrams nnd other messages' "From my own Investigation I
worn nri.nirii to tho court by At- venturo to Btnto thnt tho greatest
torney Selby, representing Mr. Sand-
Jn wJich ,t WflB dccirod that
l,ir.ntntlon of -Mr. Whltmoro
ronrcsentntlon of .Mr. Whltmoro
cQuti wng jncorrect. Aftor
. them Ju,lK0 Co)0 stated
,d rolnBtftto tho caso on
tho docket and if another contlnuanco
In tho case wns granted, It would
hnvo to bo on account of a good nnd
BUlIlclent showing.
The Jury in tho personal injury
damago case of Swenson vs. tho Geo.
W. Mooro Lumber Company of Dnn-
don brought In a verdict for tho do -
feme Saturday. ' '
HrVOLUTION IS Sl'WKAWIXn.
hi., iw.
..v......u v......
enmese cJ'
. . ...... 11 - rna nm
(Ur A..C, W.
HONG KONG China. May 1. -
mg rapmiy. i
three Important towns which they
looted. Murder and plUago aro ra-
ported from ninny places.
STHIKKS IN NKW VOHIC.
a.... . . ' -
A-.. Mi.,
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 1. Labor
H: leaders today declare that nearly
9 nine thousand machinists quit work
' I today. They demand an eight-hour
11 day and unless It is granted It Is as-
Uned bv the leaders that 200,000
H allied workers of this district might
sympathetic
1 in palled OUt On a
strike. A number of miners- siriKua
are also incident to May uay
FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Two former Douglas county resi
dents wero married at North Dond,
'nnnB county. Ono Is Dr. Georgo a.
h Cathey. who spent his boyhood at
I .. . nMMM,f.liifv mnrll-
n Riddle ana is now iiii.v-i..t
7,hiouio mm
20.e van iie. w. .-..-. "
near tne r " ""
.. UA.tnn AdOT III IIIIHH
1 Kn rntnnr imuiii i.uiu.
UU1&, v. ....-. "
jjlje. Roseburg R,ovIew.
Big tragic photography Orpheui
01 ASSEILYilNY
On P. S. Harrison, A. C. Unllcy nnd Dn
i vli! Pnrrv were arraigned In court for
-idleged bribery of Representative
Gooo. H. Nye. unrriBon nnmeB iour
senators to whom lie declares lie paid
money. The Legislature will appoint
an Investigating committee. Tho de
tectives were bound oer to the grand
Jury but wero released on bondB sign
ed by a surety company. Harrison
elation, admit they offered and paid
bribes to gain evidence against as
.onblymcn.
Massachusetts Official Says
Workmen Should Learn to
Spend Wisely.
nOSTON, Mass., May 1. Magnus
.Alexander, Massachusetts' comtnlB-
sloner on worklngmen'n componsn-
inn. snld recently the average man
on $000 yearly, and that If ho can-
ignorant of wnsto-
. .
jy
Mri Alexander further snld thnt to
innronun tho wnces of workmen bv
increase tho wages of workmen bv
cnuso of poverty nnd suffering thnt
may exist among working people In
their absoluto Ignorance of how lo
their absoluto Ignorance of how lo
llvo nnd spend wisely.
Should U-nrn lo Speml Wlwly.
I "if we could teach them how
to
spend wlsoly nnd mnko tholr present
dollar go farther wo should build up
certain characteristics of thrift.
"Ten thousand persons employed
at tho General Electric works at
Lynn I found living comfortably nnd
decently on from 110.00 to $12.ir
' a. week as an avetngo wage. Of this,
,$3 and If. a week wonl for rent. CE
'cents for Dent ami ngni uhu uu
IH.2B to $C for food, it seems hard
, nnilcrgtnn(1 ,l0W ,t ,B ,,on0i but tho
fncts remain; those folks llvo do-
;cently and brlnB up their children de-
ffMitlv.
I 'S()uo nniil I)ny Kll(lMSI.
' "We can coH,c.de then with .John
fnrturlnB Industr es In MnsBachu-
""'", ,ierSonnlly. I
.. " ' .. . ,hn ...
nave lounu mm -
lly is receiving In many cases moro
than $G00.
"However, the rope, leather, rub-
?- ?."d. S?-Ef?2LK
ineir ihcii km ....... ....- -
n Hvlng wage.
ALFONSO HAS CONSUM1TION? ,
Heport Tlmt SpanMi King Is In Scrl-
oun Condlllou.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
PARIS. France. May 1. Tho L'ln-
translgcant claims Jtlng Alfonso s
ill of tuberculosis.
graveiy
20 STATKS FAVOR IT.
Only Six More Nccohsiiiy to Foico
Income Tov Amendment.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
NEW YORK. N. Y.. May 1.
Twenty-nine states have ratlfiod the
. . .
x,ta,,nrna fnY amendment to the fed
- , - . - - - - or hree.
;. "a nt tho whole 46. Arkansas
I HIT UUiilUUI - -
'f .
and Tennessee were the only states
that ratified It In April.
ind get prices. HAINES.
THOUSAND W0BK1EN 60
OUT ON M STRIKES
ROT FIGHTS IN
OLD MEXICO
Rebels Reported Defeated at
Two Places In Sonora
By Federals.
(lly Assoclnted Press to Coos liny
TltllllB..
DOUGLAS, Ariz., May 1. Reports
from Pltlciulto nnd Coborcn, In tho!
Btnto of Sonorn, Mexico, hnvo been J
-nn.iK.n,! t..iii,.r nt ii..itiinrnt'. flehtlni!
........,
there yesterday nnd Saturday be-
tweon tho Mexican Federals and Re-
bels, 300 each side. Tho Federals'
used machine guns nnd defeated tho
rebels In both plnces after hot
fights. Tho rebols retreated, leaving
twenty dead and many wounded.
DENIES Till: INTERVIEW.
Vlrv-l'rcNlilent Corral Kiijh He Didn't
Actum AiiutIciiiih.
(ny Associated Press to tho Coos Dny
Times.)
....n t l.. 1 'l...
president' Corra, of Mexico "arrived .
horo today. In a Htntement to tho
Assoclnted Press, ho denied tho Inter- ,
view In which no wnB croiiueu wn
.... ... ...i.i. 1
criticising Amerlcnns for having fo-l
montcd tho revolution In Mexico.
HKsoiATio.v is hi:fi:hhi:i).
Loi-lmer Investigation Mailer (iocH 111
Committer.
(Ey Associated Pross to Coos Hay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, 1). C. May 1.
Sonntor LnFolletto's resolution for
rolnqulry Into tho caso of Senator
Lorlmor wns referred to tho Commit
too on Contingent exponso.
ALLIANCE IN
u:'
Many Passengers Arrive On
Steamship From Port
land Today.
Tho Alllanco arrived In today
from Portland. She had n big pas-
sengor list, many being bound
through to Eureka.
Sho will load somo frolght horo
nnd nt North Hend nnd sail nbout
noon tomorrow for Eureka.
Among tho Coos Day passengers
arriving from Portland on her. were
tho following:
H. M. llurlingamo. Mrs. R. M. Lay-
ton, G. W. Thornell, W. A. Smith, G.
Dunbar. F. Cook, W. ltolln, 8. T. Mc
Coy, E. R. Freeman, L Dameson, E.
Johnson, D. O. Robinson, C. Plovers,
A. Nelson. N. Nllson, W. C. Sopp. J.
V. McDonald, M. A. Graham, Miss J.
Teoko.
HUILDING 7HO VKKT HIGH.
New York Structure to Hnvo
Stories.
NEW YORK, N. Y., May 1. Plans
wero nied by tho Broadway Park
Place comnany for tho construction
at Broadway and Park Plnco of tho
highest building In tho world, from
the curb to tho apex of tho tower It
will stand 750 feet. There will bo
30 stories In tho main building and
an additional 25 In the tower 55 in
nil
Th hlchest building In tho world
now standing Is the Metropolitan
tower, 700 feet 3 Inches.
If you, have anything to sell, trade.
rnt or want help, try a wani
FROM
NDRIR
Several Thousand Railroad
Machinists In and Near
Pittsburg Walk Out.
NEW YORK UNIONS
ALSO JOIN STRUGGLE
Los Angeles Carpenters Quit
Today to Force Increase
In Wages.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
PITT8HURG. Pa., May 1. About
U00 Pennsylvania railroad Bhop-
men struck today In this city ana at
Altonnn. Some of the train crows
Joined Hi" striken at Pltcnlrn while
I" this city other employes besides
the men Involved In tho dlsputo with
me- rnnronu ruiiipany iuhu weiu uui.
A. K. Irelnud, genornl organlrer ot
tho rnllrond department of tho Am
erican Federation of Labor, asserts
.i.000 will bo nnVrtcd, Tho Btrlkors
claim that other employes of the
company to the number of ton thou
sand will go out In sympathy today
or tonight. ,
Tho grievance of tho shopmen Is
"mc l.? cny has n dlscluc.
" "'" """ v ' - "
with the company many yean
UPCIlUHfl UllY UUIllllklTU J fcliu uuiuui
-- - - -
Thero is no excitement.
KTHIKi: IN LOS ANGRLKS.
Cni-IH'ntrrii-WtTlIc Out to (let Wage
liirrense.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmos.)
LOS ANOKLKS, Cnl., May 1, A.
general carpentor'a atrlko was or
dered today to securo J L00 instead
of 3.50 n day. About 600 men
walked out. Tho union lcndors deny
they Intend to call n gonoral labor
strike In Los Angeles nt tho prosont
time.
..v1"' '
Steamship Arrives In From San
Francisco After
Good Trip.
Tho Redondo arrived In today
from San Francisco nftor a good trip
up tho const. Sho had a big cargo,
of freight and a good passonger list.
Tho Redondo will sail Wodnoaday
for San Francisco.
Among those arriving on ber were
tho following:
Arthur McKeown, Mrs. A. Mo-
Keown, Qrace McKeown, Joseph Mc
Keown, W. V. Ogren, J. J. OJoda, R.
Forgle, Miss Hazel Dement, Mrs. II.
H. McPhorson, A. llerlng, L. Graf, D.
O. Gibson, J. L. Herney, Capt. Joa.
ifimwinnii. II. It. Reed. Mrs. W. T.
Merchant, J. F. Williams, Jos Malo.
Robt. Albo, Mrs. Malo aud child, V.
Matoo, G. H. Wugner, C. A. Wagner.
'.'rntiif Avlewnrd. Mrs. Josslo Hnrt,.
Frank A. Jse. G. Olson. David II
'Norman, T. J. Randolph, J. Karplaln,.
R. Saftus, J. Howie.
FIRK IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Illluulh-I'iicllk :ia.K Works Sustains'
SiiMiiIiih $1100,000 I)w.
(Ry Associated Press to Coos B
Times.)
i bv pniMniflPO. Cal.. May 1
The plnnt of the Illlnols-Paclfto H'p
Works In this city was damns;'"! M"
nre todny. The loss la eattoip
J300.000."
MANY ARRIVE
ON REDONDO
COLOR photography and errW M
i.i.,n-in.i .ipialin.i OHihnim tonleht,, i
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COAL ORDKIW f4JM VKR XOK. Sunday, 'MAY T.
Pliow T a .. m VOUR ' FOLLOW the BAND to Auu,
.toniKht. TKLL YOUR Fiii.
COME IN a