iOW OFTEN WE EIND THAT GUSH IN A MAN IS THE SHAFT-MATE OE LUSH (Eons ExmtB WANT ADVERTISING In Tho JlMLS Will Keep tho Income from Your Furnished Rooms from Lapsing YOU enn ronlly holp tho family revenues by renting a fow turnUnoa rooms and, If you know how ana whon to ubo tho classMcd columns, you may keep that llttlo extra lncomo WANT ADVERTISING In TIio TIMKS AN ill Put Your Real Estate "In tho Muikcl" Errocllvolyt It will put tho fnctB about your nrnncrty beforo tho oyos of nil "pos- Rllilo buyorB" In town. And It thcro's ono of them who ought to awn It, you'll BOll it! ns "Btcnuy aa a ciock. MEMIiKH OF ASSOCIATED PRESS B IL XXXV Established in 1H7H ns Tho Const Mnll MARSHFIELD, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1912 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of TIiiioh, Const Mall mid Coos liny Advertiser No. 156 mn V. KNGX lENDbHS RESIGNATION AS RESULT OF ;ll-Known Marshfield Divine Resigns Charge May Seek Divor.ce soon. llFE MAKES MANY CHARGES AGAINST HIM jsband Understood to Claim ICruel and Inhuman Treat mentCauses Stir. As a result of domestic troublo, ov. J. T. M. Knox, pastor of tho irshflcld Presbyterian church, hns idered his resignation to tho board tniBtecs nnd, according to n well ithcntlcatcd roport, will ahortly ln Ituto suit for dlvorco or sopnratton. bo troublo was not entirely unox- ectcd as frlonds of tho family havo kd previous Intimations of tho dlf- bultlos in tho pastor's family. I Itov. Knox loft horo a fow days ko nnd Is understood to bo tompo- trlly located at Coqulllo ponding evclnnmonts In tho affair. I Tho trustocs of tho church havo Dt yet taken any action on his resign ation. Ho camo horo over a yoar jo very highly recommended nnd s won for hlmsolf qulto a roputn- Dn as a pulpit orator and a brll- int thinker. IIo enmo horo from Dnc Dench, Cnl., but had previously iild charcca at Minneapolis, Kns., kilos City, Mont., nnd Cairo, III. IIo and Mrs. Knox woro murriou Dollbrook, Ohio, Decombcr 24, 390. nnd havo two children. Many rumors In connection with bolr troubles havo been afloat. It understood that Mrs. Knox lias hown a decidedly JonloiiB disposition ad it Is Intimated that alio hns vent- thls to such nn extent in somo In- InnccB as to almost hnvo caused koublo locally hcrotoforo. It Is" fur- bcr understood thnt alio chnrges Dr. tnox with using liquor to oxecss. ao hns nlso Intimated thnt tho rea lms why Dr. Knox left his provlous liorgcs wcro about tho samo unpion- nntrlcs as alio charges horo. Dr. Knox's frlonds deny tho char es that Mrs. Knox makes against llm nnd dcclnro thnt her lntlmntlons Infollclty nro nbsolutoly unfound- kl. Letters written hero by clerks of 10 Prcsbytorlnn Synods ombrnclng lio Minneapolis, Kns., nnd tho Illes City, Mont., chnrges nbsolutoly efuto this. IIo was In ono piaco lour yenrs nnd In tho othor sov- In yenrs. Ah to tho ennrgo or nis Icing nddlctod to tho uso of liquor, Is stated that ho has boon using Iquor very modorntoly for medical lurposes. It Is understood that Dr. Knox's Ictlon for dlvorco or sopnrntlon will 0 on tho grounds of cruol nnd Mint- unn trcntmont and Incompatibility. hother nny of tho rumors that havo con started In connection with tho lattor will niter this, romnlns to bo oen. Tho nintter Is croatlv rocrottod by ho members of tho church nnd oth- irs. GAItDI.NEIl MATTER UP. )positIon to Plan to Incorporate Town Develops nt Hosolmrg. UOSEM'Ita, Oro., Jnn. 15. Op posing nrguments on tho proposed Incorporation of tho town of Gardl- per were made boforo tho County Court In Rosoburg by Attornoy Goor- ko Neuner, representing ono sot of petitioners, and Attornoy A. N. Or- kutt, representing tho othor. This Is the second ttmo this matter has been boforo tho court. A yoar ago last fall tho court, upon petition, ixed a day of election on tho incor poration question, but tho cltlzons of iardlner woro divided on tho propo sition nnd It wns dofented by a closo rote. The prlmnry question boforo tho Court now is thnt of bounding such territory of tho town ns may bo de cided on for Incorporation. Tno Citizens aro divided on this. Prop erty owuors In tho north ond of tho lown, tho main resldenco portion, do iot wish tholr holdings lncludod in tho municipality, but thoy nro not sppos ig tho incorporation of tho ro- aninner of tho town. Thoy havo presented to tho court an advisory pet of boundaries, which aro opposed uy othor cltlzons because thoy in- eludo tho public school building. PANCAKES SUIT; GIRL, TOO. KENT nnn To.. IK TMwnnl Kvilmot, a well-to-do farmor, adver tised two weoks ago for a cook "who can cook pancakes as thoy should be cooked." Miss Hilda Splng thought pho could cook pancakes that way h ..wit ibu .uuuutt) vrua oufauwi Sho cooked pancakes three times a . To nrevnnf nm raaantlnn nt tho hiancnkn mnnlv Mr Wllmnt nrnnnnml Imnrrlage tho following Friday and on Saturday thoy wore married'. Their friends aro wishing thorn "long llfo uu jmncaKes. FAMILY TROUBLES JOHN I. JR., TO QUIT "AVHITE SLAVE" CRUSADE (Dy Associated Pross) NEW YOItK, Jan. 15. John D. Rockofollcr, Jr., will sovor his connection this week with tho campaign against "white slavery" In which ho has boon actively ongnged for more thnn two yodra. IIo plans to turn his nttcntlon to nnothcr kind of public Borvice. HEIRESS TODAY Violet Buehler Was Acting As Nurse Maid While "Seeing the World." Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day Times.) NEW YORK, Jnn. 15. Vlolot Duchlcr, tho missing heiress, wnB nrrcstcd nt First nvcnuo nnd Sov ontloth street todny nnd taken to tho pollco station. Slio had been working In tho neighborhood taking enro of, a alck woman. Miss Duohler told tho pollco thnt sho enmo to Now York n month ngo with tho Idea of tho Booing world. No mnn hnd anything to do with her disappearance After her monoy be gan to got low, alio nnsworcd nn nd vortlsomont for n ntirso and secured employment with Mrs. Anna Drett In Enst Sovontloth street. Tho Drett fnmliy when thoy lonruod tho Iden tity of tholr maid nnd nurso notified tho pollco. MIsb Duchlcr snys sho Is willing to go back to Chicago. 1THUGS' VICTIMS Holdup Men Kill Proprietors of Saloons In Stockton and San Francisco. (Dy Associated Press to the Coos. Da) Times.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. 15. ABsomblymnn John E. Mullnloy, a mombor of tho Inst Cnllfornln logls lnturo from tho thlrtloth assombly district of San Francisco, was shot and klllod by threo robbora in his saloon horo today. Tho men escap ed. Mullaloy was a mombor of tho San Frnnclsco union lnbor dologntlon In tho loglslnturo nnd hnd nnnounc od his Intention of bolng a cnndldnto for tho stnto sonato noxt year. SHOOK 'JO COMPANIES. Had no Intimation of Secretary Hitchcock's Plans. (Dy Associated Press to Coorf Day Tlmos.) NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Officials of tho Western Union nnd Postnl Tolog raph companies wero dumbfounded whon thoy road In tho morning pa pers tho nows of Sec. Hitchcock's re commendation that tho govommont opornto tho telogrnph lines. No In timation of tho postmaster general's lntontlon had reached them nnd tho nows camo as a bolt out of tho cloar Bky. It Is generally contended by telegraph officials that tho govern ment cannot economically operato tho telegraph lines. FATE OF THE "ADMIRAL." Schooner Turns Turtle anil Anchors Herself. (Dy Associated Pross to Coos Day Times) ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 15. After tho "Admiral" worked her wny through tho Jetty Saturday, aho wns picked up by tho tug "Wnllula which placed threo men on board her and started to tow hor to tho Columbia river. Shortly afterward she began slowly to turn over. Tho threo mon taking refugo In tho rigging wero rescued by a small boat from tho tug. A fow minutes lator tho "Ad miral" turned over completely and hor anchor being thrown Into water automatically anchored horsolf. FOR a CJOOI) TIME, try AVED NESDAY night's danco at ODD FEL LOAVS' hall 'nuff Sed. FIND KISSING SALOONKEEPERS REBELS MASSACREipOO MANCHUS Terrific Loss of Life Reported In Chinese Revolution Im perial Troops Advance on Revolutionists. (By Associated Pross to the Coos Huj Times. , PEKIN, China, Jnn. 15, The Kan Su Imperial nrmy after much fighting, has succeeded In pushing Its way within Blxty miles of 8lnn Fit. Tho ontlro provlnco of Sbon 81 Is In a turmoil. Many towns were .looted nnd deserted. Tho reported mas Portland Paper Finds Further Evidence of Big System's Activity. Tho following from tho Portland Journal tends to confirm stories nflont somo tlmo ago that tho Northwest ern Is looking to Coos Day ns n Pa cific Coast terminal: "AVhou nows leaked out In Port land that within tho last fow days tho Pittsburg & Gllmoro railroad company, which Is gonornlly bollovod to bo a subsidiary company of tho Chlcngo & Northwestern, hnd au thorized tho construction of Its lino down tho Salmon rlvor ennyon In Idnho, hoadod on a direct water grado to Pasco, AVnsh., whoro It will mnke connection with tho North Dank nnd contlnuo its downhill run to Portlnnd, now light wns thrown on tho rccont nctlvity In enst Btdo rcnlty blocks south of East Morrison street nnd between tho river nnd Union nvcnuo. It wna stated today by ono who Is In position to know, thnt tho Pitts burg & Gllmoro la bonded for Port lnnd nnd thnt It wns n nlno to ono shot thnt tho Chlcngo & Northwest cm Is cooporntlng with tho Hill In terests In securing tormlunl room In this city. In fact, It wait stated that thoro Is but llttlo doubt that theso roads aro tho sourro from which tho $2,000,000 or moro camo that was used to purchaso a dozen half blockrf In tho heart of tho oast sldo wntor front district In nlmost ns many dnys. For sovornl years tho Chicago & Northwestern nnd tho Hill Intorcsta hnvo boon working In closo hnrmony, nnd now that tho Pittsburg & Gll moro has authorized construction of Its main lino down Salmon rlvor, bonl on getting Into Portlnnd and on to tho coast, thoro Is nothing moro nat ural thnn thnt tho two linos should coopornto In securing enst sldo ter minals In this city, It Is pointed out Dy building Its rond down Salmon river to the Snako and on down tho Snnko to Pnsco, AVnsh., nnd then con necting with tho North Dnnk rond, which Is n Hill rond, n water grade haul will bo secured from Armstead, Mont. Tho road will tap tho rich mining districts of contrnl Idaho, In which It Is said tho Chicago & Northwcstorn Is especially Interest ed, nnd tho oro mny then ho hauled at n minimum expense to tho smolter nt Tncoma, which Is tho nenrest smoltor In tho district. Such n road would nlso shorten tho dlstnuco bo tweon Chicago and Portland about 300 miles. Tho Pittsburg & Gllmoro road, from Armstead, Mont., to Snlmon City, Idaho, is completed and tho grading from Salman to Shoup, lo catod at tho eastern ond of tho Sal mon River canyon, Is completed. Two surveys havo been completed for tho Pittsburg & Gllmoro road. Ono ovor which It la said a road will bo built first, Is down tho Salmon nnd Snnko rivers to Pnsco, and the othor leaves the Salmon at tho junction of tho Llttlo Salmon and runs down to Meadows, whoro It Joins tho P. & I, N., running from Meadows to Wel sor, and 'which is said to bo controll ed by tho Chicago & Northwestern. This survey crosses tho Snako river nt Wolser and hits across Central Oregon to Coos Day. Just what points nro touched by tho survey ncross tho central part of tho stnto could not be learned today." nOLD LAW VALID. United Slates Supremo Court Sus tains Employers' Liability Art. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15. Tho constitutionality of tho em ployers' liability law passed by con gress In 1908 today was uphold by tho Supreme Court of tho United Stntes In all cases beforo It. The court nlso decided that tho stato courts may enforce tho act when the local laws are adequate. Have your calling cards printed at The Times' office. NORTHWESTERN IS COMING HERE sacre of ten thousand Manchus by tho rebels In tho Shcn SI district is confirmed, CHINA HAS HOLIDAY. Inauguration of President of Repub lic Is Celebrated. Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Do; Tlmos.) AMOY, China, Jan. 1C. Dy a special proclamation, today wns col ebrntcd ns n public holiday In honor of tho Inauguration of Dr. Sun Ynt Sen, as president of tho Chinese re public, IN NOTE B."AL Marshfield and Ten Mile Men Escape Paying Instruments Obtained by Fraud. Holding that fraud had been per petrated in tho attempted snlo of n stallion to a number of Coos coun ty men, n jury In tho circuit court at Coqulllo Into Saturday night brought In a verdict rellovlng tho locnl mon from nny liability on sovon notes, aggregating $2,800, which they had been duped Into signing. The caso was hard fought and savor ed strongly of tho "old lighting rod" frauds that wcro porpotratod throughout tho country a number of years ngo. Incldontnlly it brought forth tho fnct thnt tho mon hnd taken tho word of n strnngor ns to tho contents of n pnpor they woro signing nnd lntor found thnt tho pn por was n promissory noto for $400. Hnd It not bcon for so ninny bolng Involved nnd ench testifying to tho Bnmo story, tho outcomo might hnvo been otherwise. Tho enso wns thnt of Cnmpboll nnd Letter of Portlnnd vs. AV. F. Dowron, AV. R. Denttlo, A. F. Johnson, Pnul Rnubnch, G. E. Dlvolblss, Dlnnchnrd, Rezln nnd Dlnnchnrd, Allen Roborts nnd Robert Hopo. It was to onforco payment of n number of notes, ag gregating $2,800, which tho plaintiffs hnd bought from A. C. Ruby company of Portlnnd. , Tho ovldonco wns thnt tho defen dants did not know thoy woro sign ing n noto but claimed that tho only pnpor thoy signed wns nn ngreomont to meet In Mnrshflold to consider tho purchnso of tho stallion. It Booms thnt Chns. D. Rny representing tho A. C. Ruby company camo horo to nr range for tho snlo of tho horse. Ho snw Robort Hopo nnd ngrced to glvo Hopo a $400 Intorcst In tho company to bo formed to buy tho horso If Hopo would tnko him nround among tho farmers, lntroduco him nnd help put tho dcnl through. Hopo took him nround. Finally on ono of tho trips Rny asked tho fnrmors nnd others Interested to sign nn ngreo mont to moot In Mnrshflold to nr rnngo for tho purchnso of tho horso Thoy dtd so. Thon ho asked them to sign a duplicate Thoy did so and all of them testified that thoy did not read either of the Instrument but merely took Ray's "word as to tho contents. Lator tho second Instrument prov ed to bo n form of a promissory noto for $400 each. Tho horso was ship ped horo nnd tho parties .vfusod to take It. After bolng kept horo for n fow months, tho unlranl wns sold nt sheriff's snlo for $417 to SI Noah for a feed bill. Noah sold the horso to Walter Condron for $700. Tho animal Is a thoroughbred and regis tered nnd Mr. Condron testified thnt ho was worth $3,000. Meanwhile tho A. O. Ruby com pany Bold tho $2,800 block of notes to Campbell and Loltor, Portland brokers, for $2,617. Tho notes wero "Indorsed without recourse" that is guaranteeing tho validity of tho paper but not the payment. As a result of tho trial hero, Campbell and Lelter can begin action to re cover their raonoy from tho A. C, Ruby company. In tho trial, thoy did not attempt to deny the fraud chargod against Ray but sot up the claim that they were "Innocont holders of value." Mr. Campbell and his attorney woro here from Portland. It is likely that the causo will be an object lesson to tho men Involved nnd to mnny others In thnt It will probably teach them to bo careful about signing papers of which thoy do not know the contents. KILLED AT STOCKTON. Miisked Robber Slays Proprietor of Saloon There. (Dy Associated Press to the Coos Day Times.) STOCKTON, Cal., Jan. 15. Wil liam H. Newman, proprietor of a sa loon, was shot and Instantly "killed by a masked robber early today. - -, , s- FRAUD i HITCHCOCK FAVORS GOVERNMENT OWNING TELEGRAPH LINESiNOW MINISTER AVILL TEACH DANCING MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 15. Dancing and tho principles of dramatic art will bo taught church members In tho guild ho.ll of St. Andrew's Episcopal church under tho supervision of tho rector, Rov. George Thomas Lawton. Tho pastor has an nounced his lntontlon to super intend tho conducting of, social affairs In tho church parlors at least flvo nights n week. GREAT SUM IN RUINS OF FIRE Over Five Billion Dollars Worth of Securities In Vaults of Equitable Building. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Daj Tlmos.) NEAV YORK, Jan. 15. Thoro probably was flvo billion dollars worth of BCcurltlcH In tho vaults of tho Morcantllo Safo Deposit company now covered up In tho ruins of tho burned Equltnblo building according to tho cstlmnto by AV. D. Dronnor, as sistant treasurer of tho Equltablo Llfo Assuranco company which con trols tho Morcnntilo concern. Flvo billion dollars la nearly twlco ns much monoy ns Is In circulation In tho Unltod Stntos. It would pay tho national dobt nnd lenvo n balance grcnter than tho comblnod fortunos of John D. Rockefeller, Androw Cnr ncglo and J. P. Morgan, nnd If tho flvo billions woro divided cqunlly among tho population of tho United States, It would glvo each person moro than $50. FILE ANSWER IN T Mayor Straw's Attorneys Reply to R. A. Copple's Complaint Today. Alleging thnt tho court and clork of court nro without nuthorlty to Is suo tho citation, that It was Issued too lato ovon had thoyhadthoauthor lty, thatnotlcowaBnotproporly sorvod nnd thnt tho grounds for tho contest ns sot forth In tho potltlon are In sufficient, an nnswor wnB filed today In tho election contest of R. A. Cop plo vs. E. E. Straw, Involving tho mayoralty of Marshfield. Tho answer sots forth that C. A. Sohlbredo, J. M. Upton and J. D. Gosa havo been rotalnod by Mayor Straw to dofond him In tho contest. Notlco of tho nnswor was served on II. G. Hoy, nttornoy for Mr. Copplo, at noon to day. Mayor Straw said that ho had turn ed tho wholo matter ovor to his at tornoyB and while ho know that thoy had filed n motion, ho Bald ho did not know whothor "nnybody second ed it." Thoro probnbly will bo moro or less sparring over technicalities beforo tho caso can como'to trial. FISIIERMUN IN DANGER. Thirty Vessels Caught In Ico Off Now Foumllnnd. (Dy Assoclatod Presa to Coos Day Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 16. Thirty American fishing vessels with cargooB of frozen horrlng vnluod at flvo hundred thousand dollars aro imprisoned In the Ico on tho coast of New Foundland and aro threaten ed with destruction. Tho rovenuo cutters Gresham and Androscoggin havo been ordered to tholr assistance. SAYS nE IS INNOCENT O. A. Tveltmoro in Report Denlea Complicity In Dynamiting. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 15. O. A. Tvoltmoe, secretary and treasurer of tho California Stato Duildlng Trades Council, declared his Innocence of complicity In the national dynamite conspiracy In his annual report read today at the eleventh annual convention. C Postmaster General Recom mends to Congress That Na tion Buy and Operate Them CAUSES GREATEST STIR OF ANY OFFICIAL ACTS White House TrieVto Get It Re called Taft Had No ,Ad .' vance Information. (Dy Assoclatod Pros, to Coos Da) Times.) AVASHINGTON, D. C, Ja. 15. -' Tho nnnouncoment of PostmnBter Gonornl Hitchcock last night that ho would recommend to congress gov ernment ownership nnd operation of' telegraph lines, hns Btlrrod official AVnshlngton ns fow ndmlnlstrntlvo acts havo In recent years. President Tuft know nothing about It and sen ators nnd congressmen lenrned of it, today through publication In tho nowspnpors. So great was tho bum prlso at tho AVhlto Houso last night that efforts woro mado to recall tho nnnouncoment. Theso efforts, how over, did not como from Hitchcock: who was out of tho city whon tho statement was rolcnsod nnd did not return until lato last night Thon ho wont immediately to his apartments and would not bo disturbed. Thoro Is n disposition among somo of tho senators today to credit tho roport that Hitchcock's action might moan a break botweon him and Taft nnd tho nllgnmont of Hitchcock with thoso urging tho enndidacy of Roobo volt for tho republican presidential nomination. Taft this morning sent for Hitch cock to discuss with him tho lnttor'a proposed rccommondatlon thnt tho government ncqulro all tologrnph lines ns nn adjunct of tho postal Bystom. At tho conclusion of ono hour's conforonco, It was announced thnt thoro hnd bcon no friction ovor tho proposnl. LOCAL OVERFLOAV. A. K. PECK returned today from Co qulllo whoro ho spont Sunday with frlonds. SENATOR AV. C. CHASE of Coqulllo 1b In Mnrshflold today on business and plonsuro. MRS. A. DUNHAM of Dandon la spending tho day with frlonds la Marshfield. GEO. A. GAGE of Rlvorton Is a Marshflold business visitor. J. AV. HUNT has boon lnld up for sovoral days aB n result of a vory painful carbuncle. THAYER GRIMES oxpects to loavo somotlmo noxt month for Chicago whoro ho will continue his art lessons. Ho may go abroad in a year or so to contlnuo his art stu dies In Europe C. E. HULING of Myrtlo Point Is a Marshflold business visitor. Ho and n number of Coos county hardware mon aro planning to attend tho an nual convention of tho Oregon Hardware Dealers association In Portland. Tho Coos county asso ciation will meet this wook. AVunt Early Trial. Dallas Footo has returned from Coqulllo whoro ho hns been with his father, AV. R. Footo. Ho says thoy aro anxious for an early trial. It Is understood that they havo retained Barrows, Smith and Relgard to defend Mr. Footo. nody Not Found. Tho body of Alex Nicholson, a member of tho school er Arngo's crow, who foil ovor board and was drowned at North, Dond tho other night, has not beon found 'yet although tho bay waa carefully dragged near where tho ac cident occurred. Court Adjourns. Judgo J. S. Coko Saturday evening adjourned tho reg ular term of court Indefinitely, mak ing It possible to convene for a epo nlal session if It Is deomed advlsablo. Judge Coko expressed hlmsolf from tho bench the otner aay as Deins willing to havo a special terra of court to dlsposo of tho Destscott Mnrrnv murder case nnd tho Foote- Wllcox murder case If tho opposing attorneys In tho case couia agree on tho date for .pamo. FOR SALI3 Two pair white Pcldn ducks, lour mauarus ana ono drako, also Indian runner duck eggs. Address corner Ingorsoll and So. Seventh Sts., Wm. Shook. A TURKISH DATn will do you GOOD. Phone 214-J. 4 A . .-Jtfc-. A