"fw "
LUCK EXCEEDS THE LAW OF AVERAGES IT IS SOMETHING ELSE
YOUR- ADS CARRYING
your store-news, should nppenr us
regularly s d'" l,ls newspaper. U
a nrospnper omitted mi issue now
ond (lion vcn for 8 C,K,U' n "-'"
.,n as fearing t'mt ,l miM mln
(HtMOT
SOMEONE HAS SAID:
"A store's advertising npneo in a
iieuspnpor, compared with tho apnea
used by o'lier stores, should define
It conipariitivo iuipotinnco In thn
community! Does your storo'fl
wi-llsing spneo do that?
,t oui,i nut lu a good newspaper'.
MEMHKIl OF ASSOGIATKD PRES3
Established In 1878
as The Const Mull
VOL XXXV
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times. Const Mull
nnd Coos Hay Advertiser.
No. 32
when
QlOflS
SEC. WILSON TESTIFIES THAT
WILEY "TALKS THROUGH HUT"
Head of U. S. Department of
Agriculture Witness Before
House Committee.
SAYS ROOSEVELT
CHOSE MEN NAMED
Says That Details of Depart
ment Are Left to Subor
dinates to Arrange.
(lly Associated Press to Coos Hny
Tlmea.J
AtMcnivnTO.W Auk. -1 Soor"
WWAftWVWWWWWWSWWSAW
WENDUNG ON
RAILWAY PLAN
Says New Line From Eugene
Will Have Less Than One
Per Cent Grade.
i
1'OIlTf.AXI), Oro., Auk. 21 G. X.
Wendllng, tho Ciillfornla and Oregon
timber and sawmill operator, rail
road hullder, hanker and poet, Is In
Portland. lie plans to remain ho-o
ufivniMil ittiva ffir fi rmiltilfttn tnnt nflfit
tnry or Krteiilturo Wilson todoy to u lmvl1K c,mi., 0t, ,,r the lnrKest trnus
the house InvPHtlKtitlni; eoininltteu of tu:tlollK timber In recent years In
the trouble in his department over tn, HlnU,.
the propohfil dismissal of Dr. Wlloy. "When 1, or we. llrst undertook to
Wilson snlil he had no recollection ,,,, (l rar()K(j fron, uKeno to Slus
nbout hnvlng llrst approved the con- mw ,t wn(1 to ()noi, tlml vnBt t)1.
tmct with Dr. Rushy for $2,000 ! ,)or nroft there," Hnld WondlliiK. "We
Head of fl.fiOO ns testllled by Wlloy. ,W(, wcnroA opt 011H nn i.aoO.OOO.OOO
He said all he remembered about f(,ct ()f tmbor nml , tlo anything
the case was that Wlloy told him ho wlh ,, t(, f,.nSj, transportation
had maile nrrungoniontH to employ f,u,ttl8 s devolopliiK our pro
Itusby Mr said It was customary for lu,rtk,H nl Klamath wo built In 1909
him to depend on his subordinates Tor t,1(J Weed-Klnmnath line which sub
tho (Malls. Wilson charged Wilev BL,,imltiy Wim turned over to the So
wn withholding fncts In tho enso f. thorn Puellle.
use of sulphur dloxldo In fruits. 0Wi j nnvo jenrned that rnllroads
After receiving Wiley's letter, WIN nro njwnyB wIIIIiik to become Interest
son said ho told Wiley ho would bo 0(1 )f tnoy cnn 1)(J Bjlown that there Is
Kind to talk tho matter ovor with the ,() ,, BoiuotliliiK by which n road may
toard of which Wlloy Is chnlrmnn. )n Bum)nct, ,i accordingly the So
lle never received nn In vitntlon tp'utnorn pncn.B heenmo Interested In
meet the hoard. Referring to WIN our mirvoy froI Kngeno to Slusluw.
ey's tostlmony that Wiley considered Wo ,mv0 timber there to furnish r
Assoclntto Chemist Dimlnp his Hiipur
lor. Wilson said Wlloy was "sponklng
through his hat." 'Wilson said ho
appointed tho men to Romsen board
alter Roosevelt had selected thorn
tromendnus nmouut of tonnngonnd nil
wo wnnt Is to got It out.
"An understanding was reached
whoreby tho Southern Pnclflc could
a-.... .1.. II......1 .... malllnti ni
- uiko over mu miiiumi M"l"'n,l'w" "k
Wilson snld he erented puro food nny of (lu.(,0 HtngoB of Its conBtrustlon
nnd tho officials saw lit to tnno it nii
or tho conpletlon of tho survoys nnd
the securing of tho right of wny.
"And lot mo tell you thnt tho rond
will ho one of tho strulghtost nnd best
In tho state, for Ita maximum grade
will he ono per rent with I degrees
maximum curves. Strulghter thnn
that It Is difficult to build n lino thru
u pnrtly mountainous country.
"Wo expect Mint tho lino will ho
eomploted In nhout two years and up
on this basis wo will plan our devel
opment In the ShiRlnw country.
'.Ship All Ity Hull
"Wo hnvo a smnll mill nt Acme.
Its capacity will bo onlnrgod to u
dally output of about 400,000 feot
as soon ns tho mntorlal cnn bo ship
"ling In connection with tho board.
Z,nV , . l ,,,R work wns ro" for thnt reason wo nro not Interested
..., uii uy iii nnnnoinininnr nr 1110
and drug Inspection hoard because
Ye felt thnt more power wns nttnehod
to n hoard's decision thnn to ono
man's decision. Ho snld thoro nru
people who crltlcl.o him, but oven
the president of the United States
and the Savior nre not exempt from
criticism. He said he appointed n
mixed board consisting of two chom-
Ids and a lnwyer ns It wns nec-
wary to hnvo tho prosecutions piss-
ca on, ue snld he had not found tho
i arraignment ns happy ns It might
bare been. Kxnlnlnlnir his tilinisn
"OUr POOIllo nn Mm linnnl" frnfnrrln.?
. ,-. .... .... ...... i....v..f..rv
to Runlnp nnd McCnbo) In the bon
toate 0f B0(in letter, Wilson snld it
otild have been nn Insult to crltldso
ulm In reennl n linirnntn nf u,ln
ofcause ho
... an Biniii i
despised It nnd ovory- ,
n nt Inn illi Krt ltni. I ....
Wr sin oxcluslvoiy uy rnu nnu
ward of
M!a case.
review In tho bonzonto of
A. J
I In nny special hnrbor facilities, but
wo hnvo secured facilities on Sluslnw
river nnd hny for holding 200,000.000
feet of logs In boom. Tho topogra
phy of tho country where wo hold our
tlmbor Is such thnt the logs cnn nil ho
flonted Into tho hny nnd thoroforo It
will not requlro the building of log
ging railroads to get tho logs to tho
mill."
Mr. Wondllng believes that tho op
ening of tho Panama ennnl will bo a
great holp to tho lumbor Industry of
TKRSOXAL OVKUFI.OW.
Mcfl.RI.T.Avn n....i..,wi i.
Saturday night from Puoblo, Colo.,
'or a short visit with his nophow,
A1va Doll, and to look after busi
ness Interests on tho Pay. Mr.
McClelland Is looking well nnd la
Vfry enthusiastic over the pros-
,, "Tr """,""" "'.mo Pclo nor.l.ol. II. conlomU
cos Bay.
surplus which, under existing condi
tlons, Is difficult to movo a great dls-
Counrii tw.i. ZT , ttnnco.
Idtr eoiinHi .'. .MnrsnuoKi, WUh tho cnimi opon this material
i luuncu will meet tomorrow nlcht ' ... ... ,. .i .,i.. in M, Atinnth.
I10 take un irin. " "u B"' "" """ ' " r "-""",",:
---"- ! luuiiuiB. iconst and disposed or more.
OTiniTl7i Brado lumber Is always In n fair do-
W.T',TOJ',S,,KRMB'V' I mnnd. Inability to dispose of the
I Spared t "" '" " common surplus compels tno nuns io
trl for them y lh lll8h08t cnshEPt h'sher prices for tho high grade
cu!P. '"' or pii"i-,lllnforini
i " ace n . .. nm. i
Mr. "Wendllng ?ees groni nucesai
vovor. for amendiiiB tho coastwise
shipping lnws, so that American lum-
1 bormen will have at least an even
chance with British Columbia nnd
Canadian lumber manufacturers, who
have now tho advantage of shipp'nii
In fm-nlen bottoms. Ho believes for
C. G. HOCKBTT.
Empire City, or(,JOv,
view. I'. Sill ill,
Coos River
DHRItY
,ts flavr won Its favor.
Take In tv, ,n ro'Sn bottoms, im uohbvw .u,-
l'XDv , tMIIN'IVAI' t Dandon olgn vessels should bo pormltted to
Vi AlfilST 27. ...!.. Amnrlnnn rfl'-'IstrV. Mr
kuuiv IIUUV 4...w. ,.... . -? -
Wendllng also belloves that tho public
Thu! should assume a more friendly atti
tude towards the ra'lroads
8iTl
C-""jr by Patronizing
ryiiier.
TAFT SIS HEW STATEHOOD BILL
Approves Measure of Congress
Eliminating Recall of Jud
gesBoth Houses Prepare
For Adjournment.
(Uy ABSoclntcd Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. 21.
Piesident Tuft signed joint resolution
for udmissloii for New Mexico nnd
Ailzonr. Into tlie Union this after
noon. It was signed by Vice-President
Shermnu this morning nnd sent
to the President for his approval.
Tho lenders of tho Semite nnd
House reported an uuderstundlug
this ufturnoon thnt Congress should
adjourn tomorrow morning at nn
hour Hint will ho determined by tho
convenience of the President. Mem
bers of both parties agreed It
would bo discourteous to tho Presi
dent to adjourn without giving him ! noon.
u chance to transmit to tho Hotibo be signed by tho speaker nnd xlce
his veto of tho cotton bill. It was! president nnd hurried to the PresI
decided howevei that no action will dent tonight for his veto.
bo tnken on the veto message.
In order to expedite djournment,
Democratic Leader Underwood nsked
for unnnimoiiB consent for the Imme
diate consideration of tho cotton bll
with debate limited to four hours.
Tho Rules committee met nnd
brought In a rulo to carry out Under
wood's Idea, to which Republican
Leader Mann agreed. The rulo bnr
red nny House amendment to tho
Senate measure. Mndlsou, un Insur
gent republican, denounced the rulo
ns tho most drastic ever offered In tho
House. He snld the democrats nru
returning to tho "gug rulo" methods
of Cannon.
The rulo wns adopted 143 to 107.
25 democrnts voting with tho repub
llcnns In the negative.
The Semite finished Its work ut II
o'clock nnd recessed till 5:30 to nmrk
NORTH DAKOTA TOWNS
BY TORNADO
SET OPTION ON
RIGHT OF WAY
I
T
EARLY TODAY
Peter; Loggie and E. G. Flana
gan Working East From
Myrtle Point.
BAD CHARGES
ABE ALLEGED
Portland Prints Sensational
Story Concerning Cruise of
1 The Boston.
NO ANKWKIt NOW.
dipt. .1. J. Reynolds when
seen today about the following
story In tho Oregoulan stated
that ut this time ho did not
hnvo nny statement to make.
Ho snld that he nnd the other
men except tho steward men
tioned ns milking tho charges
wore under government service
nt tho time.
Krlendb of Cnpt. Reynolds ns
sert that his past reputation
and standing nro n siilllclout re
futation of the charges without
requiring nny statement from
him now.
Peter Loggie nnd K. Q. Flnnugnn
nro working cnstwnrd from Myrtle
time on the House which Is expected j lol,lt ("-curing options on right or
to puss the cotton bill Into this uftor-1 wny for n railroad. There Is snld to
This will permit the bill to"'0 n " ""'" in ine pnriy uui
nis luciuiiy is iioi Known nnu u is pro.
j Binned thnt he Is an engineer.
Their operations hnvo been kept
rather quiet so far and It Is not
known Just who they nro represent
ing. It Is understood however thnt they
nre operating In the Inteiost of tin
Coos liny and Dnlsc line or rather the
, Coos Hay nnd Oregon Central ns It
Is now known.
President CInrko loft Inst week for
Portlnud and tho east but before leav
ing did not make nny olllclnl an
nouncement of their plans.
Another story nflont today Is thnt n
number of Mnrshflcld and North Demi
men hnvo become Interested In n mil
road project. This has been kept
rather quiet so far.
Over a Dozen Killed, 125 In
jured and $150,000 Dam
age Done By It.
MANY SMALL TOWNS
IN PATH OF STORM
GREAT CROWD
S
About 1,500 Attend Sunday
Reception Plans For Drills
and Other Events.
PORTLAND, Oio., Aug. 21. Tho
Portland Orogonliin prints tho fol
lowing: "Dlssntlsfuctlon ovor lnsulllclency
of rations, which they assort woro
tho conditions that existed In tho
niess-rooms during the greater pnrt
of tho recont crulso of tho Roston,
hns determined membors of tho Ore
gon Naval MUltln to make complaints
and bring nhout nn Investigation.
"An Indignation meeting of tho
men was held nbonrd tho Rrenk
wator Friday night on tho return trip
to Portland, nnd a commltteo was
chosen to determine what stops
should be tnken. Tho meeting wns
not nttended, according to tho state
ments of the men, by tho superior
officers.
'In addition to their complaints
about tho rations, severe accusations
woro nindo by Thomas P. Clemens,
stownrd of the Boston during the
crulso, ngalnst Captain J. J. Rey
nolds.
"Over n scoro of tho men mot Fri
day night at 410 Yeon building, ut n
meeting called by Wilbur LeGott.
who wont on tho crulso ns a hospital
apprentice. Although the entire mnt
ter wns discussed nt length, no notion
was taken and tho meeting was ad
journed. "At tho meeting hold last night R.
L. Whltcom, chlof olectrlolnn on the
crulso, nnd II. Snydor tried to dls
sundo tho mon from taking hnstv
action. Roth men hnvo seen regular
service. Whltcom on the cruiser Chi
cago and Snydor on the Lnulslnnn
While the rations were not as good
ns tho men might have been used to.
both men snld that tlioy were as
good as tho average ration ono can
expect In actunl service.
"They nre mostly raw- men' snld
(Continued on page 4.)
Uotwecn 1,200 and 1,500 people
from nil purls of Coos county yester
day participated In tho public recep
tion tendered nbonrd tho United Sta
tes training ship Boston by Captain
Reynolds nnd tho men of tho Oregon
Naval MUltln. The reception was u
decided success nnd greatly enjoyod
by tho vast throngs who boarded tho
vessel between 2 nnd 5 o'clock.
Thoro was no program other thnn
nn excellent bund concert by tho Coos
Hny concort baud during tho nftor
noon. Director Kenton urrunged n
speclnl program appropriate- for tho
occasion nml tho rendition was ex
cellent. Practically nil of tho locul ofllcors
nnd most of tho men woro out In full
uniform to welcome the visitors nnd
show them through tho iuuiiof-wnr.
For most of the visitors, It wns tho
llrst trip nbonrd n battleship nnd
men nnd olllcers took particular pains
in showing every nccosslblo pnrt of
tho vessel and explnlnlng matters to
tho visitors.
The special train from Coqulllo
brought over about 125 people con
siderably less than would havo como
had tho excursion been announced
earlier.
Other Receptions.
Cnpt. Reynolds and the other olll
cers nro now nrrnnglng other recep
tions nbonrd the Boston during hor
stny here.
Wednesday evening, a dancing pnr
ty will bo given nbonrd the ship by
tho officers nnd men to which tho
public Is cordially invited.
The Boston will bo open for tho
Inspection of visitors Tuesday, Thurs
day and Sunday afternoons from 2
to 5 o'clock.
It Is nlso hoped to have another
public reception nbonrd tho Boston
next Saturday from 10 n. m. to 2
p. m. o'clock for the especial benefit
of out of town people.
SK'clul Drills.
Capt. Reynolds Is ulso desirous to
attaining the most ndvnntngo pos
sible from the stny of tho Boston for
the local Naval Militia and Is ar
ranging special drills for tho men.
During the stny of tho Boston hero,
the local divisions will havo regular
drills aboard her on Monday and
Thursday evenings and Sunday morn
ing. Upon the wny the mon turn
out and participate In tho drills will
probably depend n grenMeal wheth
er n permanent training ship Is as
signed to Coos Bay.
ISuiidou Hoys Coming.
Capt Reynolds todny issued orders
to Dr. Sorenson of tho Bnndon divi
sion to bring all the members of that
Section Around Grand Forks
and Minot Visited by Ter
' rific Twister.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
MINOT. N. D., Aug. 21. Klvo
killed, 125 Injured nnd $150,000
dumngc nre the results of u tornado
northeast of hert. Tho heaviest los
ses woro ut West Hope, Alter, Sourls,
Sourls, Sherwood nnd In tho vicinity
of Mohnll nnd Lorain. The dond woro
distributed as follows: Antler 1,
Sourls 1, Sherwood 1, Mohnll 2. Ovor
a hundred woro Injured at West
Ilopo nnd of thoso a dozen woro
hurt seriously.
Two woro killed at Klmorendo nnd
n number Injured but nono fatnlly.
At Sherwood nnd Antler, four wcro
killed, eight fatally hurt and eight
seriously Injured.
KHiHT AUK DKAI).
'
COAST TiKAflUK IJALIi SCOHKS
(By Associated Press to Coon Bay
Times.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21.
Sunday's bnscball games resulted iib
follows:
At Portlnud
Portlnud ....
Los Angeles .
(Second gumo.)
Portland . . ...
Los Angeles .
At Los Angeles
Vernon Oakland
(Second gnme.)
Vernon .
Onklnnd
At Snn Francisco
San Francisco . .
Sacramento
(Second gnmo.)
San Francisco . . .
Sacramento
Saturday's Ouineh.
Saturday's gamos resulted as fol
lows: Tho Portlnnd-Los Angeles gnmo
was called In tho third on account
of rain.
At San Francisco
San Francisco
Sacramento . .
At Vornon
Oakland
Vernon
R
3
1
R
1
7
5
0
R
4
9
R
o
4
R
8
G
division here next Tuesday prepared
for a weok'B stay and drills aboard
tho Boston. Tho rogulntlons will bo
practically tho samo as If tho mon
woro nt sea. on n rogulnr crules.
Upon their departure, tlioy will bo
given tholr comploto outfits, ham
mocks, etc., for tholr keeping for tho
future. The Mnrshflold men will nl
so recolvo tholr comploto outfits be
fore tho Boston leaves.
It Is posslblo that It may bo nr
rnngod for the Marshflold divisions to
go In a body next Saturday to nttond
tho Bnndon carnival.
Kxpress Tliunks.
The Mnrshflold Chamber of Com
nieieo Is In receipt of tho following
solf-oxplnuntory lotter from Cnpt. J.
.1. Roynolds of Tho Boston:
"At n meeting of tho Naval Board
on bourd tho U. S. Boston Wednos-j
day, August 15, at 11 o'clock a. in.,
resolution wns made and pnssed that
Capt. J. J. Roynolds bo requested to
rommunlcato with your honorable
body and thnnk your membors for
tho kind nnd courteous treatment
thoy had received nt your hands
while guestfl of Marshflold."
Loss of Life In North Dakota Storm
lllCIVIINlllg.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Aug. 21.
Later reports from tho tornndo swept
area of the statu nro that eight woro
killed and thlrfy to forty Injured.
No ono was Injured nt Sourls which
escaped tho sweep of tho storm.
M HELD
IS
LOSER
I '
lui
i
Y
Coquille Victor by Score of Six
' to' Five In Hard Con
test There.
COQUILLK, Ore., Aug. 21. By a
score of six to live, Coqulllo dqfont
ed Mtirshllold hero yestorday In ono
of the best games scon hero this
soiison. A very small crowd accom
panied tho Mnrshlleld team.
Coqulllo scored Its only runs la
tho first two Innings on errors by
Mnrshflold. Norniuu Johnson pltchod
good bull, allowing but seven hits.
Colllor pitched ilno bull, allowing but
five lilts and striking out 19 men.
Ho wns u little wild ut times. In
ono Inning, Johnson retired Coqulllo
with but four pitched balls. Honnes
soy did 80IUO good work on bases and
Mike Burke showed up strong ut
short.
Iris IClrod of Marshflold umpired
tho game.
Tho lineups woro ns follows:
Coqulllo, Pos. Marshflold.
J Colllor p N Johnson
C Colllor c Hennessey
Loreuz .1 b Moichuut;
Llljeqvlst 2 b G Johnson
Oerdlng 3 b Hondorson
B Johnson s s Burko
Howoll If Cowuii
'Iokiu:in c f Chandler
P Colllor if Mutson
Hedoudo I.nto. Tho Rodondo wns
delayed by heavy hoild winds com
ing up tho count nnd will reach
Murshfiuld Into this afternoon.
NOT1CH.
Tho imported Belgian stallion
ohnnipano Do Stnvo, weight about
1000 pounds, ago six years, will bo
sold to highest blddor noxt Friday,
August 25, 1911, nt 10 o'clock a. in.,
at Holsner's bam.
AR LUCK W0ULDNT BE LUCKY IF IT DIDNT DISTRIBUTE ITSELF EVI
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