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.1 fAXT ADVERTISING in The TIMES (tiroa lag tttt?si WANT ADVERTISING In Tlio TIMES Will Keep llio Income from Your Furnished Rooms from IinpsliiKl YOU enn really holp tho family rovenucs by renting a fow furnlshod rooniB nntl. If you know how and when to ubo tho classified columns. you mny keep that Hitlo extra incomo ns "Flendy as n clock." Will I t 10,,p IU1U H'""o "In M Miultet" lit t c c 1 1 v o 1 y J H will l)llt tMo mcts "'""it your ropcrty beforo tho oyes of nil 'pos- Ule buyers" in town. And If llhtrfl" "' """" w uusui iu W- .. ...1111 BA ITT awn It, )"" " ov MEMBER OF ASSOCIAI'EU PRESS ,ol xxxv Established in 1878 MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1 911 EVENING EDITION, EIGHT PAGES. A Consolidation of Times. Const Mnil and Coos Bay Advertiser. as Tito Const Mall No. 135 W GLOATING THING IS CHILDISH; YOUR WIN OUT ALWAYS SPEAKS EOR ITSELF US ROOSEVELT WILL 101 BE A DATE NEXT YEAR aniuel Koenig, Republican Chairman In New York County Informs Taft. RESIDENT DID NOT MEET COLUNhL UN I KIP late .Chairman Barnes of New York ana laitbettie niffflrnnnns )j Asocmtnd Press to Coos Buj Tlmnn.t nkhiiaskaxh want ItOOSKVKI.T TO ItUA (Uy Associated Press.) m'Pnl.V Nnli.. Hon. !1.A A ...itlnn nulHtiir flint thn linmn of Theodore Rooaovolt bo pine- M on tho primary bnllot as n candldnto for tho republican .iHimi rni I'Piiawifitir fir run United Stutcn wna rccolvcd by t Attorney JUim vy. lumur ui Omaha nntl twonty-flvo other 4( NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Prosldont ft returned to Washington early iij with nssuranco irom snmuei xnlR. tho ropubllran county chalr- m, that ho would havo tho support ihn Now York county delegation itia rnmlncr nnttonnl convontlot). Koenlng took occasion to stato it Colonel Roorovou would not no candidate for tho presidency In 1!. Taft returned witnout reomg wevelt would not bo n cnudldato r th nrpsldoncv In 1912. Taft ro- mtd without scolnc Hoosovclt or reiving any communication from nv While Republlcnn 8tato Chairman iron would not confirm tho roport it he nnd Tnft had nettled tholr dlf renccs and that Dames promised Prcsldont his support, tho Stato Llrmon said. "I don't bollovo It fnnctlon to press or urKO on tho mbllcnn olectornto republican can ine. I will say that whoever Is alnatcd, I will ndhoro to tho prin- IIm that will ho adopted." 10 5E ALSO F II WILL GO OX BALLOT. Mcrrlt Cnn't "Withdraw Nnmo I'nilcr XoliriiNkn Iitm. I; Anoclateil Press to Coos Bay Times.) OMAHA. Noli.. Hoc. 21 John O. Ilwr. who Hind thn RobBOVOlt Iioml- ling petition todny declined to any letter or not ho wns nutnonzou uy wvclt to hnvo his nnmo iut on official bnllot. Ho admitted no I hcon In rnrrpHiiondanco With oievoH. "Ilnilnr nir stnto laws." Id Vol nor "Mm onnrililntn ift lint TO- Ired to nccopt tho nomination, nor He the authority to withdraw mo line onco filed. Tho Nebraska Bmary requires dologatos to tho Kional convention to voto for mo pdldato recolvliiB tho highest popu- voto for prcsldont. A4 TAFT SIGX8 RESOLUTION ABROGATING TREATY (riy Associated Press.) WARHitvriTnv. n. ft., nee. !1 Drnel.lnni fntt (lllu Itinrll- lag signed tho Lodgo rosolu- linn nlitlni fnvnn n.iit nttdni tn V la nbrogatlon of tho Russian treaty of 1832. RaAcninmi T -nno Min flfllv WVVIVUU y 4VIIUA ! HVJ rf witness to tho President's slgna- ture. Tho treaty will continue In effect automatically until Tinnnntf "i miq Tn tlir. tiinnll V time, efforts will bo mado to fgotlnto n now treaty ollmlnnt- og tho causo of frictloni which led to thn tormliintlon of tho !d one. Mrs. John Wagner and Two Children of Ed. Rackleff Die Near Myrtle Point. fSpcclal to Tho TIiuch. MYRTM3 POINT. Ore.. Dec. 21. Mrs. John Wngnor, a trained nurso who was cnrliiR for tho fnmlly of Ed. Hnckloff, Joint rejirosontntlvo from Coos nnd Curry counties, during their slogo of scnrlct fovor buccuiii bed to tho dlRcnso herself which she contracted whtlonurslngtho children. Two of tho Ilacklcff children nlso died of tho dlscaso. Mrs. Wagner was 111 only .two dnys. Tho Hccond morning, uho appeared to bo recuporatlng nnd ablo to drink a glnns of mtlk but sho Buffered n relnpso and In nifew hours wns dead. Anna Logan was born In Ohio, March to 188H. Sho enmo to tho Wll lnmctto valley with her pnrcnts, Mr. nnd MrH. Wllllnin Logan, In 1888, nnd to Coos county In 1801, whero she hnB grown to womanhood. 8ho wns married February 1C, 1911, to John Wagner, a Coos county young man. EVEN PAPER IS ADULTERATED Discovery That Clay Was Used in Government Records Causes Big Stir (Dy AsHoclo.tca Press to Coos Day Times) WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 21. Tho dlRCOVory by tho Congressional Joint committee on printing thnt "nilnWnrnfnrt" tinner Wns 1180(1 for yenrs by tho government printing of- IICO, 10(1 tOliny to llio uilliuum:uiiii:iii. of a comploto now set of government pnpor Btnndnrds. Pnpor adultera tion is accomplished by tho substitu tion of clay for moro Rtibstantlnl wood or rng fibres, lending to a grnvo fonr thnt mnny of printed re cords of tho govornment will crum blo nnd beconio unreadablo In loss than a century. MANY ARRIVE ON BREAKWATER PORTLAND MAN SHOT FOR BANDIT Frank Ryan Probably Fatally Wounded by Policeman He Wounded -Claims it was All Misunderstanding. (Dy AsBOclated Prpss to Coos Day Times.) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21. Ly ing on what probnbly is his death bed, Frank Rynn, who early todny, engaged In n pistol battle with Po liceman HewBton nnd received futnl Injuries, denied he wns tho notorious "Tncomn Kid" as claimed by tho police, or that ho was guilty of any crime, ns nllcged by tho detectives. Hcwston wriB himself seriously, wounded In tho battle. Rynn had . been working for hldo dcnlors horo since August nnd tno foremnn or tno establishment gives him nn excellent reputation for honcBty nnd industry. Rynn says ho wns not guilty Of any crimo nnd that last night ho plnycd cards in a saloon and left nt an early hour to go homo when suddenly ho J wns commanded "tnrow up your hands." Ho did bo but had a gun In ono of them nnd began firing nt the offlccr nnd was himself probably fatally wounded. Ho ran from tho Bcono bleeding faBt nnd thought he waB going to dlo nnd took rofugo out of tho cold In n box car whero ho was found by a civilian who sum moned tho pollco nmbulnnco. Hows ton stntes tho only words that pass ed between them wns his question ns to tho man's business on tho street nt thnt hour, which wns Immediate ly followed by a Bhot from tho man's pistol PRESIDENT TAFT DRGES MANY REFORMS IN SPECIAL MESSAGE WOMAN SHOOTS MAN ON NORTH FRONT STREET THIS AFTERNOON Charles Murray, Bartender at Blanco Saloon, Is Badly Wounded Goldie Bestscott, Notorious Character, Accus ed of Deed. ChnB. Murray, a bnrtondcr nt tho Dlnnco saloon, was shot nnd badly Injured, perhaps fntally, lato this afternoon at tho cornor of North Front nnd Aldor streets. Goldto DcstBcott, mistress of a North Front street resort, Ib nllcg ed to havo flrod tho shot. Murray waB Immediately sent to Mercy hospital In nn nuto, tho wo man who Ih alleged to Havo Biiot nun accompanied him. Immediately nftor tho shooting, Murrny was'taken Into tho Owl Bnloon nnd tho OcBtB- cott woman was among thoso ondonV' TD PAT TAX- orlng to enro for him until a phyBl clan nrrlvcd. "When seen Just beforo leaving for tho hospltnl, Goldlo DcstBcott said: "No, I won't give you IiIb namo. I won't toll you who shot him. Some ono thnt had an old grudgo against him. Maybe I'll talk nftor wo take him to tho hospital. I'll probably bo In Jail then." Others who accompanied on pnrt of tho trip, said that Dcstscott talk ed to tho victim considerable, paying "that there wna nnother bIio would liko to got' Also thnt tho only rea son sho gnvo was thnt "no ono could do her and got away with It." Murray has boon around MarHh- flold for sovcrnl years. It Is Enid that sovcrnl witnessed tho shooting )ut no ono ovorhenrd tho conversation that preceded It. UN DIVIDENDS TUSH WORK AT KUGKXK ml MnmiKtfr Miller of Local outh. Pncillo Int.'ii'Kt.s Returns. General Manager "W. F. Miller of local Interests of tho Southern dflc returned todny from a busl- F trip to Portland. Ho staieu t he had not heard any now rail ed news relative to tho Coos Dny Nslon other than that work is Pg niBhed ns rnpldly as possible me Eugnne end or tho lino. 6nce tho reorcanlzatlon of tho "rlman lines, tho Coos Day dU- t and tho extension hero from 'sne aro under tho supervision or B oracmis at San Francisco Instead General Mnnncor .T. p. O'Drten nt 'ftland. Consequently ho did not "uy or tho officials personally ernlnir thn mnllor. Phat there will bo further nn- ncemont soon of tho plans of tho vany relative to pushing tno k on the lino to Coos Day Is tho iral expectancy. ?JY. MISTLKTOE and CHRIST- ' "l$.T.US at IiOUHllrtlUO Steamship Arrives in Early To day trom roruana wmi Large List ti.a nrnnkwnter nrrived In early this morning from Portlnnd after a good trip down mo cu. " ? . ..nannnnn.- Hot nml n liter Bllln- mont of Christmas goodB. Capt. Mncgenn roporia ii nv. was most favorable. mf. Tl.Anl11'tllAr Will flflll nt 11 o'clock Saturday morning for Portinnu. Among thoso nrrlvlngt on tho Dreakwater woro: Mrs. T. G. Loyland. Mrs. W. O. Craig. I. R. Tower. Capt. E. M. . " w WsMor Inn. Noblo. G Dunch. R. Dlshop. C. C. Drldges. Mrs. Drldges, Mary wnuowoo i, . Frlzeen, H. P. Campbell. A. Kick worth, Mrs. Geo. Reynolds, L. E. Parsons, A. Arneson. R. H. Jom. Mrs. Joss. Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. M. Hog, D. G. Gibson, May Mlnto, Mrs. A. In- berg, P. Roya. r. &. min;, . "" chel. C. Stonlozzl, F. E. Sutton. G. W. Slater, W. F. Miller, A. J. Sher wood, Miss N. U. iowor, .. Langenborg. Miss Alice Cox. Miss Maudo iiowroii. . . """'' V Doyle, H. L. Coleman, F.LeRoy.L. Fares, H. W. Russell, V. ?? kits. C. E. Corrlck. Mrs. Corrlck. Y. Allen. Jno. Pavlas. U R. Marrlon, W. G. Wood, D. R. Grant, Miss A. Donahue, Hester .MnithTn Grossett. L. Glenn, J. T. Boyle . E. J. Walter. H. Metcalf. N. J. i0' Durgols, G. Armstrong and R. Don ald. OIL HEATERS at MILKER'S. Mutual and Participating Insur ance Companies Subject to Assessment. (Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21. Commissioner of Intomal Rovenuo Cabell decided today that tho divi dends paid by tho Mutual and "par ticipating" lnsuranco companies to pollcy-holdors nro subject to assess ment as. Incomo under tho corpora tion tax law. Tho companlos con tended, according to commissioners, that tho dividends woro not divi dends in tho commorclnl boiibo, but simply refunds to policy-holders of nn ovor chnrgo In insurance pre miums. Somo of thorn admitted, ho added, "that oxlgonclos of business and competition had resulted In com panies making misrepresentations of facts as to dividends to tho prospec tive purchasers pt lnsuranco." GARRISON CASE SLOWER TODAY ROB PORTLAND POSTOFFIGE A East Side Station Looted of $2,000 in cash and $1,000 In Stamps (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day TlmcB.) PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21 Tho Rafo In Station A postofTlco, tho prin cipal station on tho cast side, wna opened by robbers last night. Tho robborB took $2,000 In coin nnd $1,000 in stamps. Thoy simply knocked off tho handle nnd opened tho safe. Approves National Reserve Commission and Opposes Central Bank FAVORS ESTABLISHING PARCELS POST SYSTEM FIGHTIXG IX PERSIA. Chudi llvtwivn Native Troopi and ltiiKRian Force. (Dy ABSodnted Press to Coos Day TimoH. TEHERAN. Persia. Dec. 21. Sori- oub lighting botweon Persian consti tutional forces and tno Russian troopB Is reported to hnvo occurred. No details aro given In n dispatch from Tabriz. SUMNER LINE IS U OW PORT QRFQRD MM N Gov. West Names Commission ers of New Port Injunc tion to be Sought A telegram was received hero this afternoon from Salem announcing that Gov. Oswald West had appoint ed tho following ob tho first commis sioners of tho Port of Port orford: E. D. Thrift of Langlols. a. AflnlnhRpn of Donmark. TCriwIn .T. T,nnov. Willis T. White. Sr.. and John W. McKenzIe of Port Orford. Tf In nnilnrstnod that tlio-onnoiionts of tho port will now seok nn injunc tion restraining the now port com mission from lovylng a tax. CONGRESS TAKES VACATION (Dy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. oi rinHi HniiRps of Concrcsa 4 today adjourned for tho holiday recess. Tney win reassemoio January 3. Murder Trial May Not Be Con cluded this Week Court Plans for Holidays COQUILLE, Ore, Dec. 21. Not ns rapid progress 1b being mndo in tho Garrison murder trial as waa ex pected ycatorday. This morning, tho prosecution hnd not concluded tho introduction of its direct testi mony but it looked ns though tho do fonao would get Its lulling aomotlmo todny. Todny somo who havo boon follow ing tho case expressed tho bollof that tho case would not bo concludod this week. If it isn't nnd tho nttornoys nnd jury hnvo to remain horo over Christmas day, thero will bo Bor row galore. Judgo Coko lias announced that on tho conclusion of tho Garrison caBo, tho Jurors will bo dismissed until January 8 owing to thoChrlstmnaapd Now Yenr holidays. Ho will hold an equity term beginning January 3. REV. HICHESDN L W Boston Divine Expected to Sur vive Bodily Jnjuries Inflict- . ed by Self (Dy Aasoclatod Press to Coos Dny TlmeB.) DOSTON, Mass., Doc. 21. Every thing points today to the rapid re covory of Rev. Clarence Rlcheson, accused of the murder of AvIb Lln nol, who bo mutilated himself yes terday In tho county Jail that a dras tic operation was necossary. GRAND BALL in EOICnOFP HALL, North Dend. SATURDAY night, Decombor 23, by TOELLE'S SIX-PIECE ORCHESTRA. White and gold CHINA. DINNER WARE at MILNER'S. HOLLY, MISTLETOE and CHRIST .MAS WREATHS at LOCKHART'S Grocery. OARVIXQ SETS at MILNER'S. BOXING Gloves and PUNCniNG bags at The GUNNERY. Report That They Are Expend ing Large Amount of Money Near Gardiner. Thot tho Sumner pcoplo nro buy ing rlght-of-wny nnd going nhoad with preliminary work at a rapid paco around Gardiner was tho nowa brought horo today by parties from tho Umpqua. Thoy havo a largo forco of mon busy on survoys and other prelimi nary work In that Bcctlon, working both ways from tho umpqua river, is the roport. No official Information Is .being giving out by thorn but thoy nro go ing ahead at a rapid paco. OREGON WOK R DLY Urges Remission of Tolls to American Vessels Using Panama Canal. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay, Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21. Prcsldont Tnft Bent anothor of hla promised scries of mcBanges to Con gress todny. This tlmo ho dealt with currency reform, canal tolls and. various phases of tho Pannmn ques tion. On tho subject currency ro- form nnd In connection with tho forthcoming roport to congress of tho monetary commission, Prosldont Tnft said it wna exceedingly fortu nnto thnt tho "wIbo nnd undisputed policy of maintaining unchanged tho main fenturca of our bnnktng aystom. . rendered it nt onco imposslblo to In troduce n central bank." Ho gave his approval to tho proposed nntional.' rcscrvo association. As to tho man agement ho said that was work for bankers. Howover, ho urged somo form of government supervision nnd thnt currency reform should not bo mudo a political Ibbuo. , Immediate establishment of rural parcels post was urged. The Presi dent took tho position that a par cols post would not destroy tho busi ness of tho country storo-kooper but thnt increased business would fow low. On tho question of whothor Am erican shipping should pny tolls In tho Panama Canal, tho Prosldont' said, "I am vory confldont tho Unit ed States baa tho power to roltovo from payment of tolls any part of our; shipping thnt rnngross deoms wise. Wo want control. It Is United Sta tes money that built It. Wo havo tho right to charge tolls for Its uho. Thoso tolls must bo tho samo' to ovoryono, but whon wo nro deal ing with our own ahlpa, tho practice of mnny govornmonta subsldizlnK tholr own merchant vonsola Is so woll established In gcnornl that n' subsidy equal to tho tolls, nn equi valent remission of tolls, cannot be ' hold discrimination in tho ubooC the canal. Among tho Prosldont'a recommen dations are: "An lmmcdlnto Incronso of 2,000 mon in tho enlisted strength of tho navy." "Abolition of small navy yards." "A contrlbutary ponslon ayatom for government omploycs." "Elimination of all local offlcors from politics." "IncronBod appropriation for tho completion of river nnd harbor Im provements nlong tho Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers." "Power for tho Prosldont to re move clorka of federal courts for, causo." "Payment of tho French spoliation Judgment0 " "Thnt umployors' liability and workmen's compensation legislation: bo called to tho attention of con-, gross." Dredge Likely to Start Market Avenue Fill tarly in February Unless thero la a change In tho prosont projoct or something unex pected dolnys, tho drodgo Orogon will start mimnlnc Into tho Market nvnnun district nbout tho first of February, a month oarllor than was expected. , Thin wnn announced by EnKlnnor Leefo, In chnrgo of tho dredgo today. Ho said that tho Orogon waa maKing unusually rapid progress on tho channol leading to tho Smith mill nnd thnt tho hard clay and quick sand was not proving na bad nn Im pediment as naa ueen expeciou. Dy tho end of Decombor, tho Oro gon will finish tho cut to tho uppor end of tho project near tho Smith ..in Timn nhn will return to oiino- alto tho mouth of Coal Dank Inlot and cut northward and ns Boon as this Ib done, unless a possible exten sion of tho project Ib mado will gj on tho cut In front of Marshflold which will bo utilized In tho Market avenue fill. Whon tho presont projects In tho upper channol nro complotod, Coos Day will havo a channol of 300 feot wldo and In somo instances nearly 800 feot wldo with depth of nearly twonty foot. In vlow of this, it Is likely that tho noxt appeal to the tho projects for Improving the har bor will bo for a 500 foot channel with a depth of 24 feet. In fnct, mnny aro urging that this bo agitated at onco. AIbo that tho government bo asked for an appreciation of $50, 000 por annum to bo utilized on tho work In tho Inner harbor and at tho NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN. North Bend Odd Fellom Lodgo HoldN Annual Election. Tho following officers havo boon elected by Arago Lodge No, 28 I. O. O. F. of North Rend, Oregon; Noblo grand Harry Dames. Vlco-grand J. T. Hartman, Rcc. See. Adolf JohtiBon. Fin. Soc. Geo. McDougall, Treasurer A. J. Davis. Truateo for threo years Win. Do Ian. Trusteo for two years Olo Jaron. BLASTING ON RAILWAY. It took six teams tb haul out tho carload of No. 2 black powdor ship ped In from San Francisco nnd which, will bo usod by Twohy Dros. at tho tunnel nnd tho rock work this aldo of it. It wnB tnkop out as much aa posBlblo together Eugonq .RoRlator. samo tlmo urgo nn appropriation for tho restoration of tho North Jotty with a vlow to obtaining from 20 to 30 feot of water on tho bar, thun enabling tho bar and Inner harbor Improvements to go on slmuItanoou8- ly. CUT GLASS at MILNER'S. HOLLY, MISTLETOE and CHRIST MAS WREATHS at LOCKHART'S Grocory. Fancy Electric Portablo IiAMPS $7.00 at MILNER'S. BUM!) bells and INDIAN cluba a ,THE GUNNERY. M I . . fcttvv,H ."-t