't
HE WEAKEST MAY BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE STRONGEST BY ASSOCIATION
hi i .
OUH. ADS CARRYING
.. ur (.(orciicws, Bhoiild uppenr ns
ciilnrly " ll(l(-'s lhl8 "owsyniicr. If
..iMiniH'r omitted mi issue now
Cons
Vtfatt?0
SOMEONE HAS SAID:
"A store's inhcrtisliig Hpiico In n
iieuMpniu'i, compared with tlio spaco
used by oilier stores, should detlno
Its comparative Importance In tlio
coit'iiiiiultyl Does your store's ad
vertising space do that?
urn , .
evcn for so vt eighty .n rcn-
and I'CM-
i.... lm( if mfirliL ruin
ion n u'm
I ffOIll" HOI- " " K"W in:Hmum. .
MEM1WK OP ASSOCIATKU PRES8
KstabllAlicd In 1878
as Tlio Coast Mall
VOL XXXIV
MARSHFIELD,. OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1911 EVENING EDITIONEIGHT PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall
nnd Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 115
Saw
IEY ISLAND SUMMER PARK
SUFFERS $3,000,000 FIRE LOSS
1
Noted New York Resort Nearly
Wiped Out By Conflagra
tion Today.
NO LIVES LOST IN
THREATENED HOLOCAUST
Four Blocks In Heart of Great
Pleasure Palaces Wiped
Out.
(Br Associated Proos to Coob Duy
Times.;
NEW YORK, May 27. Coney Is-
lwd, tlio piny ground of Now York,
mffcrcd tlio worst flro in Us history
urly today. Dreamland, tlio largost
of amusomont parks, was wiped out
nd about four blocks adjoining, co;- ' caso" is reported seriously ill
tred Uli booths, rcstnurnnts, hotoli, ,n u'8 city and this morning tho In
coring picture shows and resorts of "'cations woro that alio would not bo
mloui types wero destroyed. Tho called ns n witness In tho trial owlnj
Ore broke out nt 2 o'clock In tho.t
morning nnd was not nctunlly under
control until I: 30. Tho loss will
mount to between $2,000,000 nnd
11,000,000. No lives wero lost.
In Ml nbout 200 buildings woro
turned nnd perhnps 2,000 porsoii3,
tome millionaires nnd employes woro
turned out homeless nnd penniless.
Il burned nren represents nearly n
iklrd of tho cntlro nmusoment city,
ill of which uifdtiubtedly would linvo
fHt In tlio teeth of A strong wind
tot for the fact that Coney Island it
tfwlded wllh n high pressure water
intra, especially designed for flro
protection, and Is hotter gttardo'l
ifilnit a disaster of this kind than
mi other similar resort In tho world.
The flro started In Hell Onto, tho
Ktnle railway. Close to Holl Onto
m Bostock's animals show and
surer jet, an Infant Incubator, chari
ty snrsery, In which thoro woro six
Infants and their attendants. The
cltldren were taken out in tho nlr In
little class houses and rushed out of
mer by tho police.
Then enmo efforts to romovo tho
luteals. Thoy woro so pnnic strlckon
however that very fow wero rescued.
Tnlners tried to induce tho fright-
nti beasts to leave their cages and
ter emergency vans which aro nl
Tm ready whllo policemen stood by
fifh revolvers drawn ready to shoot
t the first break any of tho beasts
bIjM make for liberty. Their pre
notlons wero not amiss for whllo the
et of tho lions. Black Prince,
"m belrg pent down tho runaway ho
take his bonds and smashing his
f through tho barrier leapod Into
ft itreet which was packed with
ple. Consternation seized the
altitude nnd tho crowd rushed poll
"U In all directions. "Mounted po-
aen openod flro on tho big boast,
Hon backing nwny from tho glare
i nolte of the explosion. Then six
We mounted nollcomen llnod nn In
of him nnd onened fusillade
ni the Hon backed nwny and took
we io a b'ack corner of ono of the
'den tunnels of "Rocky Road to
""Win" Thrr-n Hnnl vnllnoc tr ro.
'"""i io nul-h him. As soon ns tho
,n)d was assured tho llrtn wns na'preslivWilnn Assembly today. A ro-
Sore hey rushed In and literally
tr his circuB to bits for souvenir,
ntlde-lnthoetontof Its spread
, , cnsldcrcd llttlo short of mar-
mm nonn of tho summer dls-
"tpopiilaMrn inst fimii. iivn Tim
cl"Tcasilnltl-o -. .... x. .i. ..-,, -r.
-.... i.-iuiieu io ino puiico
(m.. . """ " "" ."'
. e Oy Smrkt. All tllrnn K'nrn !..
without difficulty. Tho cause
"e Are n unknown nnd probably
v uviuriuiuuu.
cASi: IS CONTINUED.
H
Hordcll Continues Los
An-
RpIps Dynamiting.
lOS
AVGELES, Cnl., May 27.
t1" Bordwell
'"three irrsnnn i. .no nrorJrminii tim phiof business of the dlplo-
rteji f0r tn ,. . number 01 larmens wui ouum - cauBOi Tho peremptory cnanengin oaruu bjiuiib opecim .
v ( 41AVfl.1Vll Ul WVI . a - -i Unllth I In. . . . .1 V.nlln. C -.1 1
tithmr. , Vu ' V .kota opposed tno measure. wIJi uogjn thls afternoon In the gralt watcn union, uoai uiuu,
t. r, , Wl U8e at u'.,wl .rTQa"- noe o".,h mivT Jmi nf Former Pollco Chief Wannoa-1 New England cup, J
iiueu a continuance of time Menm.uwaiui b. .--- ,ol, wrn
MURDER CASE
NEARLY DONE
Roy McClallen's Fate Likely to
Be Left to Jury Late
Today.
ROSEBURG, Ore, Mny 27. It
Is expected that tlio caBO of Hoy Mc
Clnllon, charged with tlio murder of
Bon Mnhan horo March 13. Will
reach tlio Jury lato today. McClnl-
lcn'B ploa Is solf dofenso nnd strong
ovldcnco has bcon Introduced In his
"".
'"18a w"i apoicnor, "ino woman
"or physical condition not permit-
ting her nppearnnco In tho court
room.
McClnllcn was n witness In his
own bohnlf yesterday nnd on tho
witness stnnd recited prnctlcnlly tlio
snmo sfory ns told by him boforo tho.
coronor'8 Jury at the tlmo of tho kill-
ing. Ho told of hearing of tho nu-
morouB thronta Mnhnn had mado
ngalnst him nftor Miss Spolcher hnd
Mnhon down and sho was keeping
compnny with McClnllcn. W. H.
Wlams of Portland wob a strong wit-
nes mr MGwuuu. iiu vubuuu mat
he mot Mnhnn In Portland last Fob-
"
rhnry and thnt Mnhan romarked at
that tlmo "If I can't keep compnny
wun miss opoicnur, no oiuur pursuu
will. In tho ovont bdo Insists on
Keeping comjinny wun .Mciaiion, i
will got mm." NumoroiiB ouier wu- Wnii Richardson, -Mrs. EarlFlnloy,
nessee told of hearing Mnhnn mnko A Ei "vithoro, L. p. F. Dnlz, J. II.
similar threats against McClallen. p0lhomus, R. Do Holfln, E. F. Petors,
Judgo J, S. Coko of Mnrshtlold 1s Wnii nicking, N. E. Schulz, A. Rus
presldlng nt tho trlnl and C. F. Mc- tMf L Anindon, F. B. Wheolor, M.
Knight of Mnrshtlold Is aiding' In tho yntCs, L. Soloras, R. E. Sherman,
dofenso of McCInllon. Mr8i R Bt shormnn E. W. Fuller, F.
A peculiar fact about tho caso Is stolnbnch, J. R. Scurlado, Gen Lnkln,
thnt Miss Spolchor Is n dlvorceo, Ma-" Mr8- Lakin. C. Cordoll, L. Fahor, H.
ban was divorced and McClallon's naymond. R. O. Graves, Mrs. C. M.
w,fo 8CClred a d,vorco frora h,m 800n
!.!... 4li KMIIhh nf fntinn
after tho killing of Mahan.
BRYAN STARTS
Presbyterians Condemn Diplo
matic Corps After Com
moner's Charge.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 27.
Condemnation of tho use of Intoxl-
cants by diplomatic representatives
of tho United States In foreign lands
; n fontnro of the closing session
of tho 123rd General Assembly of the
solution was passed by acclamation
calling on tho Secrotary of Stato to j
'dlscourago tho uso of intoxicants
both hero and abroad. Tho action re-
suited from n speocn on luauiuimito
i,. w. T Tirvan last hlcht In whloh
1.1 I.. CmiMi Amprlm bo
iirjau buiu u'i ........
'matlc corps was absorbing liquor.
" ...-
FARMERS AGAINST HILL.
Senate Committee Holds Reciprocity
ireai'ing.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 27.
Although tho Senate has adjourned
until Monday, tho Sennto Flnnnce
Committee still had before It today
the Cnnndlan
reciprocity .'bill. A.
WAR 0 BOOZE
MADER0 NOW MEXICO'S DICTATOR
Federal Officials Bow to
-jjg
fdero, earlier in tlio day advised tlio
Wish and Urge HiS Early, legislature of Coahulla's persistent
Appearance at the Capital
City. I
(By Associated Press to Coos
Times.)
t
JUAREZ, Mox., Mny 27. Qoneral
Mndero received a long message froraiJcrc(1' Lntor ln tuo Madoro r
t, . . . r, , r, . . ,
President Do La Barra today urging
him to cotno to Mexico City as soon
as possible. Tho president Inquired after that another meBsago waq ro
nUo It Vasquez Oomcz had started colvod saying Carrnnza had been
tor tuo capital nnu tno prooauto umo
of hlB arrival. Dr. Gomez la already
Steamship Arrives In From
Portland This Morning With
Large Number.
.Tho Brenkwatcr arrived In this
morning from Portland nftcr a good
tr,, UOwn tho const. Sho lind a largo
incoming passongor list nnd a big
enreo of freight,
owing to tho proximity of tno
nose carnival, tho trnvol north Is un-
UHUniiy heavy, tomorrow sho will
,nv nmotlcnllv a caimcltv list out-
going.
TJl0 ircnkwater will sail -at 10
o'clock Sunday morning.
Among those arriving on tho
.nrcnkwntcr wero- tho following:
R. w. Mvnr. J. A. Savors. Goo Po-
J&- w. wjor, j. . oj"i vu -
1Uo,( j, At Kcuy, s. n. Hay worth, J.
y nolloway, C. Little, A. Ottorduon,
. ... w--w - w i-- -
MANY ARRIVE
ON BREAKWATER
Joo MnrcollI, L. WIlBOn, Chaa John- uoforo tn0 flghti no wa8 cont
BOn, chas Fry, S. 8. Graramor, Geo'wouid bo tho victor. AVolgas
niof( Mrflt Knt0 Lando, Jnp. Pappas,
Fannan, T. C. Russell. G. A. Bistort-
ous.
T
BALL SCORES
Vernon Defeats Oakland ana
Goes to Second Place With
'Frisco CloSe Behind.
(Ey Associated Press to Coob Baj
Times.)
poutf-AND. Oro.. Mav 27. By
.... , , ... , --. ,
(weatinc Oakland yestord'ay. Vornon
,nto gecond ,aC8 ,n tho Coa
coguo with San Francisco very close
to her. The scores yesterday wore ns
follows:
At Portlnnd
portlnnd. . . .
Snn Francisco.
At x Qg Ang0,eB
LEAGUE
H
Los Angeles.
Sacrnnieiuo,
At Oakland
Oakland.
Vernon . ,
GET TWELVE JURORS.
Testimony In Wiippenstcln Caso Will
Heglu Soon,
SEATTLE, Wash., May 27. When
tho Superior Court adjourned at noon
today, 12 Jurors had been passed for
R H
1 7
2 5
R Jl
0 C
3 S
R H
5 10
G 9
.stein. b wb"k vw" hm.
en route to Mexico City. Senor Ma-
refusal to namo Kenustlnno Carrnnza
governor and suggested a compro
mise candldnte. Mndero replied that
Carranza was his cholco and demand
ed that he bo named for that place or
an advance on tho town of Saltllla,
the capital of Coahulla, would bo or-
iceivcd a messago begging no attacK
. , , f. , . f . . ,
I bo ordered as tho lcglslaturo had
changcd ltB mndj A fow minutes
uiccicu. iimuru wus pimmy jiiuuwiu
by tho developments.
BURNS LOSES
TD
Both Fighters Were Confident
. . .
oeiore iviaicn uuusra
vored Wolgast.
IIULLETIN.
-
(By A8soclnted Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.
Burns' seconds throw up tho
spongo at tho beginning of tho
seventeenth round, thereby glv-
ing tho Hght to Wolgast
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 27.
Add -WolKast. Unht welKht chamtilon.
- .i tt..i,i ti... . ,- .iU
ano,.FrnnKio uurns mot. noro to
for n 20 round fight. Although
0dds wero ton to four ngaln'st Bu
uuu.i'iuuniu uutiio tuuh' uvtu ivuu;
tho
Burns
fldout ho
olcnst claims
tnat ho nna uet jo,200 on tho light.
CORNELL 18 VICTOR.
Captures First Honors In Eastern
Track nnd Field Meet.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
v Times.)
CAMBRIDGE, May 27. Cornell
College won tho Intor-colleglato field
nnd track meet hero today.
BIC PRIZE TO
About $100,000 Offered For
Airship Contest Between
Pans and Turin.
(By Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
PARIS, Franco, May 27. In or
dor to nrevont a recurronco of Inst.
...-
Sunday's tragedy Jn which Minister
Isertoaux lost his llfo and Premier
Monis was seriously hurt, no spec-
t(mj hQ MQveA m ftVft.
tlon STOima whon tho stnrt is mndo
of tho great air race from Paris to
Romo and thonco to Turin. The flight
! which was organized by Lo Petit
Pnrlslon and which will mean to tho
wlnnor prizes aggregating $100,000.
WINNERS O.v REGATTA.
Dig Hunt Hares Pulled Oh at Phila
delphia Today.
PHILADELPHIA. Mny 27. Tho
winners In tpday's regattit. hero woro:
Second four-oared shell, rvtladelphlu
(Bargo Club; Schuyklll cup.Mrst dou-
bio skulls,-Philadelphia Boat Club;
j puritan cup .first' four oared shells,
'Arudell Boat club; Freshmen'Olght;
United' States Naval Academy won
first; Blngle skulls E. IT. Hoffman,
University Barge Club; pecond eight-1
Inter club
Boston.
unlor Colic-
W
WE
MILLIONAIRE GATES
FORMATION
W
M
NEW CAPTAIN
Announcement of Appointment
As Master of Redondo
Is Confirmed.
Ofllclal confirmation was made to
day of tho appointment of Will Ma
goo, formerly of Emplro and for a
considerable tlmo master of tho Tug
Columbia, as captain of tho steamer
Redondo by tho Iutcr-Occnn Trans
portation company. Tho announce
niont of Mr. Mngco's advancement
"" second mnto of tho Nnnn smith
will bo welcomo iiowb to his ninny
Coos Day friends.
Cnpt. Hanson, who resigned ns
master of tho Redondo, will, it Is un
derstood, sail ns first mnto on tho
steamer Queen nut of Snn Francisco.
Tho dnto on which tho Redondo
,wlll lonvo San FrnuclBco Is not dell-
nitoly known yet. Sho Is now on
dry docks undergoing somo minor re-
pairs nnd having her cabins Improv
cd. Tho dry dock work was dolnyod
by another ship being. In nticnd of
itur. -
Tho Redondo passed Inspection all
right but certain Improvements were
desired by tho owners. A few weoks
ago when .tho Redonlo rnn Into a
log -raft lnthe Bnyh ft pjoco of wlro
cablo wrdppod around tho procllor,
gounglng out tho stornbearlng whtcfy.
had to bo renowedr
Cnpt. Magco's appointment was duo
to tho recommendations of Capt.B.
W. Olson of the Nnnn" Smith, under,
whom ho hns bcon Balling.
Tho Nann Smith sailed today for
Bny Point.
Third Fire In Standard Lumber
Company's Yards Does
Big Damage.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 27. As a
result of the Stnndnrd Lumber Com
pany's flro early today, the financial
Iobs Inflicted was $500,000. Tho flro
Is believed to havo been incendiary.
This Is tho third flro In tho Stand
ard's yards In eighteen months with
a totnl loss aggregating about $500,-
000.
LOCUST PLAGUE
IS OW FEAR!
Dreaded Insects Make First
Appearance In 17 Years
In Virginia.
(By Associated Pross to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 27.
Tho soventoon-yonr locusts which aro
said to bo duo to ravago vogotutlon
In tho eastom states this summer,
'aro reported to hnvo appeared In
'Alexandria county, Virginia, and
prediction Is made that within a
week or two too "plague" will be
.common.
Tho Times Want Ada bring results
(500,000 LOSS
AT DUBUQUE
TELLS OF
DF HE TRUST
Reveals Inside Workings of
High Finance Before Sen
ate Committee.
MORGAN, SCHWAB AND
HIMSELF TURNED TRICK
Andrew Carnegie Regarded
Like "Bull In China Shop"
By Morgan.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 27.
John W. Gates appeared as a wltncsa
beforo tho spcclnl Houso Commlttoo
to Investigate tho steel trust and de
clared that the accumulation by tho
Trust Company of America In 1007
of a great block of collateral of tho
Tennessee, Coal nnd Iron compnny
mndo It posslblo for tho acquisition
of thnt property by tho United Stntca
Steel corporation. Gntes said ho re
garded tho transaction as n forced
salo.
Gates snld n bank applied for as
slslnn.'c to the clearing houso. A
Its nssets. They rcportod tli.o bnnk
hnd ton much Tonncsseo Conl nnd
Iron collateral. Gates snld tho stock
brokers told him ns"n result of this
investigation n gentleman was In
vited to John P. Morgan houso. Mor
gan suggested to him that tho Unit
ed States Steel Corporation. might no
qulro tho Tcnncsseo Coal and Iron,
and. that, said Gates led up to tho
negotiations which afterwards woro
poncludod.
,G,lUca, replying to. n question said
ho could nqt sny whether Morgan and
others over trlod to secure tho Ton
1108800 company boforo, with a vlow
of forming a monopoly)
How W. II, HopVnnd II. C. Frlck
lout 11,000,000 to CarnoKio In 1897
through tho forfeiture of nn option,
on tho Carnegie -Steel Works and tho
manner In which Morgan, Schwab
and hlmsolf conceived the ldoa of
forming tho Unltod States Stcol cor
poration In 1898 wns also rolatod by
Gates, Gates said tho price of finish
ed steol In 189C and 1897 was badly
demoralized and Moore conceived tho
Idea of securing nn option on Carno
gle's plant. Tho prlco as Gatos re
memborcd It wns to have been $1G0,
000,000. Thoy paid Carnoglo $1,000,
000 but bccaiiso of tho demoralized
condition of business could not put
tho deal through,
A year or so later, Morgan organiz
ed tho National Tubo Company and
was making monoy, Carnegie, who
Gates said was always a "bull in
china shop" In regard to breaking
prlco agreements, then took It Into
his head to erect a tubo works at
Ashtabula. Cameglo also concolvol
as notion to build n railroad from
Lako Erlo around his plants. Mor
gan oxpressed a fear that If Carnoglo
went Into railroad business ho would
domornllzo tho railroad situation and
If ho wont Into tho tubo business ho
would domornllzo that. Aftor con
siderable talk, Morgan had Gntos boo
Sehwnb, who was tho only ono thnt
could do anything with Carnoglo and
as a result tho plan mndo to morgo
tho steel corporations Into ono con
cern n n in oil Unltod States Steol Cor
poration was evolved. Gatos said
tho property on wlilc'i Carnoglo gave
an option for $100,000,000 was turn
ed Into tho stool corporation at $320,
000.000. Chairman Stanley, after Gatos said
It was Impossible for him to stato
what tho obligations of tho stool cor
poration woro, naked If Gntes bollov
cd thoro Is any tanglhlo vnluo bohlnd
tho common stook hold by Gatos. ' I
decline to answer," replied Gates,
O "Getting buslnosa is Just llko
courting a girl you must offer
tho right kind of goods, and
keop on calling."
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