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MARSHFIELD, OREGON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912 EVENING EDITION EIGHT PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull
unci Coos liny Advertiser.
No. 173
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lid CojiHt iUnll
mn
lint MIDDLE WEST NOW IN
THROES OF SEVERE BLIZZARO
n.U Onnn Cuinnnc
lCre wO'U 3laH "H"
Down From uanaaian
Nortnwesi.
cRMnMETER 29 BELOW
MIIMlMtoUiM iuuhi
L..,i imn 5nu His Shadow
There Yesterday and Bad
weather r-oiiows.
A83oclntcd Press to Coos Day
Times)
fcHICAGO, Fob. 3. Tho first vln-
ktlon of tho groundhog's reiurn
tn M holo yesterday camo today
n n cold wavo Bwopt down from
Canadian northwest, tiiub rnr
.... (ho Dnkatns. Mlnnosotn,
itcrn Wisconsin, Nobraskn, 1111-
Intra nnrl MlRSOUrl.
iy tomorrow It Is predicted by tho
il weather foreenster that an soc
s of theso states will bo In tho
.n ni tho cold wavo.
'ho mercury registered 20 bolow
, at Winona, Minn., and 22 uoiow
rinlnlh.
Chicago mny exporlonco 12 below
by tomorrow, It Is predicted, 'ino
wave may pass In two nays, n
kid.
ID ELECTION
III GARDINER
Vote On Incorporation and
clals for Proposed
Municipality Tuesday.
kOSEMJHG, Oro., Fob. 3. Gnrdl-
wlll hold on election noxt Tuos-
od tho question of Incorporn
under a city government. City
rers aro also to bo chosen for tho
llr organized municipality. Tho
plncos nro:
lor Mayor J. S. Gray, Frnnk Var-
DtDD.
for Councllmon (Six to elect)
Asuonhelmcr, J. II. Austin, J.
thrlsty, Clinrlcs Hondorsnn, J. A.
olio, Frank Lesllo, Potor Nelson,
IPerklns, Gcorgo Porklns, Westloy
i, W. A. Smlloy, Alfred Varrol-
in.
'or Recorder T. W. Angus.
'or Treasuror C. S. Benson.
'or Marshal E. F. Franklin,
ie Graham, A. F. Smith.
Iberlif Qulno leavos Sunday night
Gardiner to tako down tho dec-
suppllos. A former election on
prporatlon thoro resulted unfavor-
but It Is expected to carry this
with Httlo opposition.
DARROW PLEA
IS NOT GUILTY
Accused Lawyer Will Have
Date of Trial Fixed Feb.
14 Arraigned Today.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.)
LOS ANGELES, Fob. 3 Cluroneo
I. Dnrrow, former chlof counsel for
tho McNumaras, pleaded not guilty
todny to tho two IndlctiuuutH charg
ing him with Jury bribing. Plena
woro entered after Presiding Judge
Uutton of tho Superior court had over-ruled
a demurrer filled In behalf
of Darrow and a motion to qunBh
tho IndlctmontB.
Judgo Uutton Instructed Dnrrow lo
nppcnr boforc him February M at
which tlmo tho court will fix tho dnto
of trial.
1
G IS ISSUED TO BANS
u. s. maitj boxes, ioc to $i.no,
at MILNER'S.
US
IE WOMAN
FOUND
SLAIN
fstery Surrounds Killing of
i ua. uurseu ai rvansas-
sas uity, Kan.
Associated Press to Coos Day
TtmAa
fANSAS CITY. Poll. 3T, mv.
ty of the murder of Mrs. Lucetta
. a w:aow whoso body wns
F"i In her homo In Knnsas City.
'I la3t eVOnlncr llnonnnnrl tn.lnu
tha announcement by Coroner
that the woman had been dead
6 when her sister, Mrs. M. F.
l-'iea upon hor. Mrs, Dor
was uniiRimii,. ,..,, i ..., .
hi. Bumii, uejus Hn-
n "ght th0 B8 even after
P'DS On a Mml- t,t- ...
i ti. turcd b' loorthonvy
I w ieory Is robbery as sho
Known tn i,,,,. . ...;
Irahl. " uien Ieic con
ra"Ie Bum nt
lerim.L "'u"y on mo aeatn
I ina:ec,tly. No money
uu " the house.
W NEW d4." ."
FD DKnr.0 lBrnS m "ECOIt-
K4' NlwTiBSTLB and
m STAFFORD'S.
OF COOS RAY
Annual Commercial Report of
Marine Transportation
Compiled by F. E. Leefe.
Last yoar G07-1 pooplo camo to
Coos Day on stcamors and during tho
twelvo months 5801 loft horo on ves
sels, according to tho nnnual roport
of tho cotnmorco In nnd out over tho
Coos Dny bar Just compiled by F. E.
Leofo, United Stntoa englnoor In
chnrgo of tho govornmont work on
tho Day. Tho roport also Bhowa that
during tho year, tho outbound ton
nngo totalled 321,707 tons nnd tho
Inbound traffic 20,080 tons.
Tho roport shows tho freight traf
fic divided ns follows:
Tons. Tons.
Inbound Outbound
Conl 4,740
Dairy produco 700
Gnsollno 791 5
Fruit 2 17G
Fish U2 578
Grnln 052 17
Hay 108
Lumbor (1,000,500
feet D. M.) 2,104
Lumber (1 40,41 0.3G7
feet D. M.) 200,439
LnthB 7,137
Livestock ' 12
Machinery 224 12
Mntchwood 85
Miscellaneous . . ..25,202 14.903
Shingles 505
Box shook 1,312
Vegetables 7 05
Woolen goods 1 8
Other articles 413 1,031
Total
29,080 321,707
Grand total 351.387
Number of pnssongora Inbound. 0,074
Number of passengors outbound5,801
Total number of paBsengors.il, 875
Get prices on Heavy WIRE Cattlo
FENCE at JITLNEIVS.
Four Flavors of TAFFY 20c ML
at STAFFORD'S.
CARPENTER Tools at MILNER'S.
niRS WANTED FOR PORT ROCK.
Sealed bids will bo recolved by tho
Port Commissioners up to Monday
morning, February 12, 1912, for tho
construction of a small dock, to bo
constructed Immediately north of tho
Stnndnrd Oil Warehouse, In Marsh
field. Contractors to furnish all ma
terial. For plans and specifications, seo
E. L. Robinson, Port Engineer.
PORT OF COOS BAY.
United States Will Not Permit;
Repetition of Outrages of
Last Summer.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmos.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 3
Col. Edgar K. Stevor commanding tho
Fourth United States Cnlavry nt El
Paso has boon Instructed to prevent
Ilrlng Into American territory and
tho Mexican authorities linvc re
colved warning from tho American
government not to permit shooting
acroBB tho border. Theso orders
woro Issued as a result of an ex
change of tolcgrnms between Prcsl
dont Taft and Governor Colquitt of
Toxas. Colonol Stovor has replied
to the Department thnt thoro has
boon no firing Into Amorlcnn tcrrl-
RELIEF FUND
STILL GROWS
Smith-Powers Logging Camps
Contribute Large Sum
Schools Also Aid.
Tho Heller Fund for tho families
of tho victims of tho Launch North
Stnr disaster continues to grow rapid
ly. Todny, largo contributions wcro
recolved from tho omploycs of n cou
plo of tho Smlth-Powors Logg!n
camps and from tho children of tho
lower grades of tho South Marsh
flold school. Considerable wns also
added to tho Emplro relief fund.
F. A. Sacchl has called a meeting
of nil thoso who nro to liuvo an nc
tivo part In directing tho relief work
to bo hold nt tho M'-m'f id Cham
ber of Commorco noxt Tucsdny ov
onlng when tho mnttor will bo fully
cussed.
Tho pupils of tho lower grades of
tho South Marshflold school building
turnod In $19.37 to n.. A. Sacchl 10
bo added to tho Times fund.
Empire Fund Grows
Provlously acknowledged ..$118.10
Mrs. A. Dorg 2.00
T. II. Hnrrlson t".n
Mlckoy Tormnn 2.00
Alex Potorson 1.00
Cnpt. John Swing 1.00
Antone Andorson i. 2.00
J. G. Grimes 1.50
Mrs. W. McMullon 1.00
Chnrloy Potorson 1.00
Mrs. William Saundors 1.00
Grand Total $131.10
Camp Two's Gift
C. B. Stallard $2.00
J. II. O'Loughlln 2.00
Joan Loroy 2.00
Joo Fish 2:00
Merlo Tompkins ....;. 2.00
II. Allen .V." 2.00
J. P. Cowan 2.00
G. Lowland 2.00
Herman Klein 2.00
Carl Dollou 2.00
A.A. Sogorston 2.00
F. Rumay 2.0u
A. Koloy 2.00
Chas. Erlckson 2.00
F. L. Spires 2.00
Jns. Davis rv 2.00
J. E. Dyko 2.00
Oscar R08cery 2.00
Chas, Holiday 2.00
Jack Gulloboy 2.00
Wm. Sharp .' 2.00
O. M. Anderson 2.00
W. M. Williams 2.00
Geo. Chard 2.00
Boyd Drunor 2.00
BUI Newman 5.00
O. Hamlin 5.00
Charley Fish 5.00
H. V. Taylor 2.50
J. II. Taylor 2.50
G. O. Moore 2.50
II. Whltschey i.00
Paul Cowan 1.00
J. Tratnlck 1.00
W. Larvln 1.00
H. H. Harper 1.00
K. E. Rutledgo 1.00
Tom Larson 1.00
A. M. Fish 1.00
Geo. Taylor 1.00
G. W. Reavls 1.00
Wm. Cary .' 1.00
Ralph Modley ' 1.00
John Savldgo 1.00
tory. Colonel E. Z. Stover today
gave formal notice to tho Mexican
government that ho would tako such
steps as ho doomed necessary to
protect the American Interests If
there should bo n rcpitition of the
events of last May when bullets fired
In Juarez during the battle killed
and wounded citizens of El Paso.
FIRE ON AMIIULAXCI?
Mexican Relx-lH Kill Physician In
Mndcro'H Auto
(By Associated Press to Coos Day
Times)
CUERNAVACA, Mexico, Fob. 3
ZapatlBtas yestorday fired on t.ho
White Cross auto near hero killing
ono physician nnd wounding another
In tho car. Tho nuto bolonged to
President Mndoro and was lonned to
tbo Whlto Qross Society.
G0NS1P0
TRAGEDY
Wisconsin Youth Kills Himself
and Three Other Ailing
Members of Family.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Times.
APPLETON, Wis., Fob. 3 Be
lief that suddon death was proforn'n
to long suffering from tuberculosis
caused William Mahland, n youth,
to kill thrco members of hlo family
and himself on his fathor's farm fif
teen miles from horo today. All
tho victims of tho trngody woro af
feotcd with tho dlseaso during tlu.
last fow -years. FIvo mombcrs of
tho Mahland family died of tuber
culosis of tho lungs. Young Mah
land uliot his father's head olf and
cut tho throats of sister, brother and
himself. .
SERIOUS TOKG WAR BREAKS
OUT IN SAN FRANGiSCO AGAIN
MU
0
DY
LA FOLLETTE
Wisconsin Senattor Incurs En
mity of Newspapermen
by Attack.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Baj
Tlmos.)
PHILADELPHIA, Fob. 3. At a
dinner of tho Periodical Republican
Association which did not break up
until an enrly hour this morning,
Senator La Follotto dollvered a two
hour speech In which ho devoted
much nttontion to tho monoy power
nnd attacked tho sincerity of tho
newspapers of tho country. When
ho had finished, Toastmastor Don C.
Soitz, of tho American Newspaper
Publishers' Association, dollvered u
tart denunciation of La Follotto In
which ho sold, "I shall not attempt,
nor havo I tho tlmo to como to tho
dofonso of tho newspapers of tho
country which havo Just boon fool
ishly, wickedly nnd untruthfully as
Ealled." La Follotto mado no sign
of henrlng tho caustic remarks
which wero uttered In a half angy
tono.
Todny Soltz said, "LaBt night's dln
nor during which wo thought wo
would josh tho statesman, onded In n
calamity.' It was a tragedy for Son
ator la Follotto's hopes. Ho hnB
simply -wiped himself .off tho map."
Soltz said his Impression -wnB that
La Follotto camo to tho dinner to at
tack tho nowspnpors and curry favor
with tho magazines.
MARSHFIELD
(Continued on pas 4.)
TO GET
Bodies of Victims of Robbery
Found in Tenement at
Lawrence, Mass.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
LAWRENCE, Mass, Fob. 3 Tho
state nnd local pollco are Investigat
ing tho murdor of four persons whoso
bodios woro found Inst night In a
tenemont houso nonr tho heart of tho
city. Thoy obtained a cluo todny
when thoy learnod thnt 8. Mnrrmi,
ono of tho victims, rocently drew
about $000 from tho bank and hud
money when ho wont to tho house
in which tho crlmo was committed.
Tho pollco did not find tho monoy.
Marron was 35 yoars old.
WARRANTS OUT
RANKER
Former Officials of Alaska In
stitution Under Indict
ment at Fairbanks.
(By Associated Press to Cood Bay
Times.)
FAIRBANKS, Ala., Fob. 3 War
rants wero sent yostorday from the
United States Marshal's office hero
to Seattle for tho arrest of Falcon
Jostln, John Scram, W. H. Parsons,
F. E. Barbour, and E. L. Wobster
former officials of tho Washington
Alaska Bank of Washington which
on Oct. 1, 1910, was merged with
Fairbanks Banking Co. to form tho
Washington-Alaska Bank. Theso
men are rated among the most prom
inent In Seattle and wero Indicted
by the foderal grand Jury recently.
The toxt of tho Indictments was not
made public.
The Times' Want Ads bring results
BEATEN AGAIN
Bandon High School Basket
Ball Team Won by Score
of 37 to 14 Last Night.
Tho Marshflold High school' bas
ketball team was defeated at Bandon
last evening by a scoro of 37 to 14.
Tho Marshfteld toam wns rather
handicapped by having to play sever
al substltuto players which detracted
from tho team wortc.
Following tho gamo ,tho Bandon
students entortained tho visitors at
a banquet and reception.
Pitman scored two baskots, Sidney
Clnrko two bnskotB and Leo Bylorly
ono basket. Four potnts woro scoi
ed on fouls. Byerly, Johnson, Sid
ney Clnrko, Pitman and Lecocq con
stituted tho toam. Conch Granule
nnd Wesloy Senman also accompanlod
tho Marshflold team,
Tho Coqulllo High school team will
play tho Marshflold team In Marsh
flold next Friday night.
""
STRANGE FUNERAL SONG.
(By Associated Press.)
JACKSON, Mich., Fob. 3.
Tho only music rendered at tho
funeral today of Professor W.
M. Skinner, a vocalist, was a 4
phonographic record of his own
volco singing to musical ar-
rangoment Tennyson's "Cross-
Ing tho Bar."
PLANS FOR CANAL.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 3.
Fresldent.Taft today signed a
proclamation Inviting other na-
tlons to participate In tho Pana-
ma-Pacific International Expo-
sitlon to celobrnto tho opoulng
of the Panama Canal In San
Francisco In 1915.
Murder of Seid Bing Said to Be
one of the Causes of
Trouble.
SEVERAL TONGS ARE
INVOLVED IN OUTBREAK
Fear That it Will Spread in
Portland and Other
Coast Cities..
(By Associated Press to Coob Bb?
Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 3. SttH
Francisco's Chlneso colony Is In a
Btato of terror as a result, of a
Tong wnr thnt broko out in Snn Joo
and San Francisco last night which
bids fnlr to spread to Portland, Soat
tlo nnd British Columbia. Ah WIngv
tho alleged gunman of tho Hop Blntf
Tong, and Ah Joo, nn alleged mem
ber of tho Snn Suoy Yin Tong, en
gaged In n revolver duol in tho heart
of Chinatown early today. Ton shots
woro fired but nolthor was Injurctf-
Two reasons nro nsslgnod for tho
outbreak of tho Tongs, tho murder
of Sold Blng In Portland, Dae. ZO,
1911, nnd tho dlsputo ns to tho pos
session of tho nllcged slnvo girl In,
San Joso nro given ns attributive.
The Tongs said to be Involved
nro Hop Sing nrrnyed against which
aro tho Hip Sings, Suoy Sings nntS
Sen Yuoy Ylngs. During tho battlo
last night In which Loulo Fong vras
killed nnd Wong Yuk Son was In
jured a third Tong wnB drawn fa
whon Wong VlkSun, snld to bo a
momher of tho Son Suoy Tong, was
accidentally wounded In tho leg. This
causod the rovolvor duol In China
town today. Tho present Tong wnr
is considered by tho pollco to bo the
most serious thnt has occurred In tbo
past 12 years.
PREMIER STILL
SEEKS PEACE
Continues Negotiations With
Chinese Rebels Abdi
cation is imminent.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bear
Times.)
PEKIN, Fob. 3. Promlor Yuas
Shi Kal Is still engaged with tho rey
olutlonnry leadors In negotiating mi
nor details of tho abdication of tbe
throne. Ho wns recolved In audlonce
today by tho Empress Dowager,
whom ho Informed that ho was hope
ful of an expeditious settlement.
SIXTY ARE SLAIN.
(By Associated Press to Coos Da
Times.)
SUTSIEN, China, Fob. 3. Tho re
publican troopB lost 00 killed In aa
outpost ongngomont with tho InW
perlallsts today, 15 miles north of
hero. Relnforcemonta havo been de
spatched and a battle Is expected
Fobruary 5.
ARE STILL ACTIVE
TLAN TO STRIKE.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. 3. Six
hundrod union omployos In the Rock
Island arsenal voted unanimously
to strlko it the government Installs
the so-called Taylor shop system at
the arsenal.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.;
Republicans Do Not Ceso Flnnntng
for Trouble
NANKING, Feb. 3. Tho activity
of republican troops In this vicinity
does not diminish notwithstanding
tho confidence expressed in Pekln of
tho approaching abdication of tho
throno. Hunng Sing, tho republican
mlnlstor of war, assortB that the aa
vanco of flvo republican columns on
Pekln will continue Irrespective of
tho abdication. The republican sen
ato Is busily ongngod In perfecting
plans for tho government of China-
NOTICE to socialists;
All members of Marshflold Loca7,
Branoh 1, Socialist party, nro noti
fied to bo prosent nt a meeting to ta
held Sundny afternoon at 1:30. Im
portant business.
A. J. BTEPHAN, Sec