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VOL. XXXV
Established In 1878
on Tho Const Mali
AMUNDSEN FOUND SOUTH POLE;
SCOTT'S FATE IS IN DOUBT
Norwegian Explorer Reached
Goal But Britisher May
Have Also Got There.
AMUNDSEN DENIES HE
fl SAID SCOTT GOT THERE
May Result in Controversy
Similar to Cook-Peary
North Pole Episode.
'
AMUXDSKXS COUSIN O
I LIVED OX COOS II AV
i . T
A cousin of Cnpt. AtnunUBon,
dlscovoror of tho South polo,
4 formerly rcsiuou m ouu uiiy,
having boon kcopor of tho Cnpo
Arago Llghthouso until nbout
thrco yeara ago. Koopor
4 Amundsen resigned horo on uc-
4 count of 111 health. Ho vlBitod
Capt. Amundsen at San Fran-
Cisco when tho oxploror wbb bo-
Ing glvon tho reception thoro
i following hlB successful trip
a v-. tlt Iia VtitMiunnt Piltmnirn. A
f mruuh" " .."- - . "o-- - ,
Tho bout III which AUiuntison
a mfi.u Mint nnrllniiH till) in now
on exhibition nt Uoldon Qato Vj
parK, ban iTiiui'ibco. umui mi- (
a niiins nf tho oxnlorcr visited
A Keeper Amundsen on cooa nuy.
"" " -. . i
(Dy Assoclntod I ress to tho Cooh liny
Tlmoa.)
IIODART, Inainnnlti, Mnrch 8
Captain .konld Amundsen, tho Nor
wegian explorer, iltnlos having tolo
jraplidl anything regarding Cnptnlu
Scott, the British oxploror.
Amundsen up to tho pro out 18 tho
only member of tho expedition who
has landed from tho Frnni. - Nobody
It allowed to go abonrd tho vohhoI
under any prctoxt whntHoovor. Tho
uplorer says hu Is plousod with tho
results of his expedition but other
wise mnlntnlns absoluto sllonco on
the subject. AmumlHou will stay
here a fow dnya and go Australia to
give a fow lectures, afterwards de
parting for Europo by a clrcultotiH
route.
Tho announcomont of tho discov
ery of tbo South polo enmo In this
brief mes8ago: "Ilnhnrt, Tasmania,
Thursday, Mnrch 7, 1912 Polo at
tilned Hth-17th Dccomhor, 191 i.
All woll, Itonld AmundBon."
Tbo confirmation of Amundsen's
sttalnmcnt of tho South polo Doc.
U, 1911, recolvod today from tho
explorer himself nt Hobart, sotH nt
rest tho conflicting roporta current
on tho subject yesterday. A dls
pitch published In tho Dnlly Ex
press of London yostordny datod at
Wellington. N. V... doclnrod Amund
sen haj stntod Scott had ronchod tho
Mutn polo. It was assumed tho doc
Isratlon lndcntod that ho (Amund
sen) had succeodod and erodlt was
Siren gonornlly to tho Britisher.
Amundsen now declares ho snld noth
'0S regarding his rlval'fl oxpodltlon.
110TH MAY HAVE WON'
Cpt. Amundsen Has Charts to Show
Aiiieriru (Jives Views.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
TIme8.)
NEW vnni.- iin.i, c ti.,.i..i
Drldgninn, president of tho Arctic
v.uu u, America, oxprossod llttlo sur
prise over tho nowa of Amundson's
h and snld ho would not bo sur
prued If news wna recolvod In a fow
mai Bcott also had attained tho
south polo.
WILL SUI1M1T PROOF
cPt. AmuiuUen Hits Charts to Show
I. i ins Conquest.
ty Associated Press to Cooa Bay
LOK-nnv ,4 '"' .......
AmoBlu' . . 8.. V"
niimiT, mo auuea inni no win
tK .u1" charU nml nI1 lnforma-
' the expedition without delny,
rwT.nf.to d'spntch from Hobart
REPORT IS DENIED
nndsen says H Knows Nothing
(B ... ?l,,U8 Expedition.
' A85oclated Press to Cooa Ony
, times.)
YotJ'0' March 8Tho New
''om Ainnnn has rocolve'I a diapntch
WH expedu'loln l XPl0r"
"ALDwijnsoian
W'C JmiIoiw Itojolrcs Over DIs-
' delated Press to Cooa
Bay
"ffiS.iri.rcI, 8
' th l ,? .oxPlorer In comi
Cant.
command
?Wtl0n , n'Ze,gler No-th
pole
An-
! SWS'T?.'! I0-' a-J'
ovor
mTZZ 0f 'South por
of
He
hi aa8en and Scott wnr j....
both
.success-
AMUNDSEN IS
GIVEN HONOR
Royal Geographical Society of
London Accepts His Claim
of Discovery.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos.)
LONDON, March 8Tho ltoyal
Geographical Society nccopts unquali
fiedly AniniKlsen'fl claim of reaching
tho South polo, tnklng it for granted
that ho was first to reach tho goal,
nlthough Amundson's brlot dispatch
docB not mention that fact. After
mooting Scott nt tho Uny of Whales,
January 19, 1911, Capt. Amundsen
camped with nlno men nt longitude
104 weat, latitude 78. Ho 1ms not
revealed IiIh subsequent movements.
Scott's ngent In New Kenlund ex
presses tho opinion thnt Scott must
hnvo changed IiIb plnns und proceed
ed mi new exploring mid nclentlflc
work, tlniB possibly delaying hla re
turn some weeks.
Wonder About Scott
Qcogrnphora point out that Amtind
aen and Scott may both h'avo been, nt
tho polo within a mllo of each other
without knowing It and aclentlsts
horo nro awultlng further dctnlla be
fore accepting definitely tho defeat
of tho British explorer. The mes
Hngo roielved yostordny by tho Lon
don Dully Kxprcss from Wellington
In which Amundsen wiib reported ns
Baying Scott had reached tho South
polo wna bnscd on n tolegram al
leged to hnvo been sent by the Not
woglan explorer but tho authenticity
of which Amundsen today, denies.
In responso to cablod Instructions
to ask Amundsen point blnnk wheth
or Scott ronchod tho South pole, tho
correspondent of tho London Even
ing Star today tclegraphod tho fol
lowing atntomont, "Amundsen re
fuses to any anything on tho ques
tion as to whether Scott ronchod the
South polo or not."
XOItWAY IS GLAD
(By Assoclntod Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
CHRISTIANA, March 8 Rejoic
ings over Amundsen's success in
reaching tho South polo nro wide
spread ovor Norway today. Tho fool
ing Is voiced In tho Storting by
President Frederick Konow who snld
amid cheers of tho mombors, "Wo
cannot begin our day's work without
expressing tho thnnkful Joy, admira
tion nnd prldo with which wo are
flllod by tho nowa thnt Capt. Ronld
Amundsen and IiIb comrades hnvo
ronchod tho South polo nnd planted
tho Norwegian flag thoro.
"Wo are proud In tho thought thnt
thoso men nro our fallow country
mon and that they havo onco moro
succeedod In covering tho nnmo of
Norway with glory.'' Tho Storting
thon tologrnphed greetings nnd
thanks to Amundson at Hobnrt,
Tasmania.
Telegrams of congratulation
In tho nnmo of King Haakon nnd of
tho Ueogrnphlcal Socloty horo were
forwurdod to Amundson. Hla mnj
osty has consontod to tho uso of hla
nnmo nnd that of Queon Maud on
tho maps of tho nowly discovered
territory In tho Antnrtlc. Tho city
la gaily decorated.
Two Others Severely Hurt and
Eleven Entombed in
British Columbia.
(By Associated Prosa to Coos Bay
Tlmea.)
MERR1TT, B. C, Mnrch 8 Sovon
were killed nnd two severely injured
yesterday in an exploaion at the
Diamond Vale colliery. Eloven men
nro still underground but aro known
to bp safe.
NOTICE
The ferryboat Transit will bo tak
en off tomorrow evening for repairs
and service suspended until further
notice. ALEX. HALL, Capt.
Now stork SWEET I'EA SEED nt
RED CROSS.
HARD CANDIES iWc PER POUND
nt STAFFOHRS Saturday & Sunday.
Engraved Calling Cards at RED
CROSS.
SEVEN DIE IN
AN EXPLOSION
MARSHFIELD, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912 EVENING EDITION.
ARBITRATION TREATIES ARE BEATEN
United States Senate Emascu
lates Agreements so as to
Make 'Them Practically
Useless.
( By Associated Press to tho Coos Bny
Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8
American participation In gonornl ar
bitration of international difficulties
is n dead Issue so fnr as concerns
tills aosslon of Congress nnd prob
ably for ninny yonrs to como, accord
ing to government officials who sum
med up tho Sonato's action yostordny
In stripping tho proposod nrbltrntlon
treaties with Frnnco and Groat Brit
ain of this vital foaturo. Thoro Is llt
tlo expectation that President Tnft
will submit tho treaties in tholr man
gled form to clthor of tho powers for
possible approval.
TAFTT
OHIO TODAY
President Begins Three-Day
Campaign in Home State,
Talking Prosperity.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
ALLIANCE, Ohio, March 8 Presi
dent mndo his first noar platform
pnlgu through Ohio and Illinois to
day with a long talk with L. C. Lny
lln nnd William II. Miller, two of tho
Tnft loaders. Laylln snld "Things
nro looking up In Ohio." Tho provi
dent mndo his first rear platftorm
speech nt Alliance, talking on "Pros
perity." 0. G. LANDffl
S
Coos County Pioneer Who
Served as Scout for Gen.
Miles is Dead.
Oliver Q. Lnndrlth of Ten Mile, a
ploneor of Coos County, dlod at Mer
cy hospital In North Bond nbout
10:30 this morning after a llngoring
Illness of Brlght's disease Mr.
Lnndrlth wna born In Missouri, April
20, 184C, nnd practically his ontlro
llfo was spent on tho frontlor.
Ho first enmo to coos uotiniy in
I860, having crossed tho plains
frmu Mlsnnnrl with n nnrtv Of Whom
tho father of Marshal Cnrtor was
also ono or tiro memoora. inoy
stopped In Lane County In 18G3 and
envon vnnro Inter moved to Cooa
County. After ten years rosldonco
here ho went to Idaho in ibju nnu
spent nonrly twonty years In tho
mlnni Pnrt nf tllO tllllO. llO WOB a
scout In tho Idaho and Montnnn In
dian campaigns undor uonorni isoi
son A. Miles.
For tho Inst twonty years ho had
lived at his ranch at Ten Mllo. Ho
Is survived by ono dnughtor, threo
step-children and two slstors. Mrs.
S. B. Cathcart of Marshflold and
Mrs. J. II. Crow of Lornlno, Lnno
County, Oro., nro slstors of tho de
ceased and Miss Alice Lnndrlth, tho
dnughtor. rosldes nt Rosoburg.
Mllo Plorson of Mnrshfleld, Mrs.
Frank Fierce of tho North Fork of
tho Coqulllo nnd Mrs. Oliver Kenyon
of Lnkesldo, but who la now visit
ing In Kansas, aro tho stop-children.
The funeral nrrangomonta have
not been porfected.
Ii.VWRE.VOE STRIKE NEWS
Big Demonstration lint No Serious
Trouble nt Mills.
(By Associated Press to-tho Coos Bay
Times.)
LAWRENCE. Mass., Mnrch 8
Tho striking textllo workora made
a Mg demonstration todny before
the mills opened. Thousands of men
and women crowded the approachea
to the factories. No serious trouble
resulted though.
OUR SPECIAL SALE TOMOR
ROW. Imported painted china. Cup
and saucer 16c. Croamer 15c. Cov
ered sugar to match 15c: and others.
i.rrr-Tr mm WIVWYU'S. These
special prices tomorrow only. PEO
PLE'S o-l anu in ukst mum..
SPECIAL CANDY SALE SATUR
DAY and SUNDAY at STAFFORDS.
HEAL IILK and REAL CREAM
delivered to your home on FTVE
MINTTEB' NOTICE. PRONE 82D-J.
F A. Saccbl.
HAINES' FLOUR that settles it.
THIS is FEED DAY nt Haines.
STRCKEN
ENGLISH VIKW GIVEN
English Think Changes Have .Made
Treaties Useless.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
LONDON, March 8 Tho action of
the United Stntos Sonato In nmonding
tho treaty is consldorod by offlclnl
circles to mako tho agrcoment prnc
tlcnlly useless.
.Tho evening newspapers expressed
no surpriso ovor the omnsulation of
tho nrbltrntlon treaties by tho Unit
ed States Serin to so as to ollmlnato
from their oporntlon tho Monroo doc
trlno, Immigration nnd Btnto dobts.
Tho Pall-Mall Qazotto .sayB such
trentles aro only posslblo botwocn na
tions which nro never likoly to fight
nnd thnt thoro Is "No need to sign
nnd seal a declaration of lovo and af
fection for ono's brother."
LA FOLLETTE IS
Makes Statement That Per
sonal Attacks Should Be
Avoided.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.) .
MADISON, Wis., March 8 Ln
Follotto In n stntomout horo today
broko his silence on tho presidential
candidacy of RooBOVolt by tho decla
ration "In tho prcsonco of groat
problems, porsonnl nttacks on can
didates should havo no placo."
That La Follotto, howovor, will
subject Roosovolt's public record to
clnso scrutiny is indlcntod in tho
statement.
FOR COOS DAY
Southern Pacific Officials Try
to Rush Harbor and Bar
' Improvements.
Capt, T. J, Mncgonn, who hna boon
using ovory posslblo ondoavor to so
euro tho improvomont of tho Cooa
Bny bur, has Just recolvod word from
high officials of tho Southern Paclflo
thnt thero may not bo tho dolny ln
securing nction that was Intimated
In tho recent lottor of Congressman
Hawley. Tho likelihood of tho bar
dredgo project agnln bolng dolaycd
will probably spur on tho effort to
Bccuro earlier fodornl action nnd n
now roport t by tho government
engineers Is not unllkoly, ln Captain
Mncgenn's opinion. '
Cnpt. Mncgonn also expects a high
official of tho Southorn Pacific to
visit hero personally soon and look
into tho situation, Cnpt. Mncgonn
wrote them a strong lottor pointing
out tho necessity of onrly nction.
In n letter to him, a high official
of the Southern Pnclfic says:
"I am nctlvely ongngod In tho
work of putting this matter propoiiy
boforo tho Washington, D. C au
thorities in such a way as shall In
sure tho earliest posslblo considera
tion of thnt important mattor. Tho
entiro weight of Southorn Pnclfic
representation will bo utilized nnd
relief should bo forthcoming with
out unreasonable delay. Your sug
gestion of such action has been an
ticipated anl our peoplo aro already
deeply interested in tho situation."
LOCAL OVERFLOW.
nuy Autos Hnrry Noble and A.
O. Rogers, Jr., havo placed orders
with Russ Tower for two now Bulck
30-horsepowor touring cars. Thoy
will be delivered at nn early date.
Want Auto Truck At a mooting
lata evening tho Mnrshfleld Flro De
partment instructed n commlttoo to
Investigate tho advisability of rec
ommending to tho Marshfleld city
council the purchase of a combined
auto hose and chemical truck to bo
used to haul the flro engine to and
from fires. Tho hose and englno
companies were also reorganized for
the ensuing year.
SATURDAY SPECIAL SALE NO.
2 Imported china. PEOPLE'S 5
10 and IK-CENT STORE.
TAMALES for SPECIAL occasjons
made to ORDER. Phono UfliJJ.
BARTER'S.
WHEN IN DOURT, buy at Haines.
Don't forget the Turkish Baths.
PHONE 214J.
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VLWAYS'USED. PHONE 72 Pacific
Livery ft Transfer Co.
1
A Consolidation
and" Coos
INVITED TO
WILL APPEAL
CASE AT ONCE
Port Commission Anxious to
Get Final Decision in Tide
Flat Suit.
Tho Port of Coos Bny Commission
is nrrnn&tng to immodlntoly appeal
tho test enso of Honnessoy, Chad
wick ot nl. vs. tho Commission ln
which Judgo Coko In tho circuit
court yestordny handed' down a do
clalon ln tholr favor. Tho caso is
ono ot tho utmost lmportnnco to
tho hnrbor of Coos Bay ns woll ns to
ovory other hnrbor ln Oregon nnd In
caso tho Oregon supromo court sus
tains Judgo Coko. ns many lawyers
who havo followed tho caso nro con
fident thnt It will, tho peoplo will bo
saved many thousands of dollars ln
maintaining their watorways.
While tho Port Commission hns
ndoptcd tho plan of Cnpt. Polhomua
for Improving tho Bny, this plnn does
not tnko In nil tho tldo flats over
which tho Commission hna control
under Judgo Coko's decision. Tho
wharf linos will bo ostubllshed, prob
ably, on tho lines laid out by Capt.
Polhomus but tho control of tho
tldnl urea back of theso linos Is a
big factor In maintaining tho chnn
nol In tho lnuor hnrbor and bar by
affording tho power to tho ebb tldca
which wash out to sea tho deposits
which form ahonla.
. A peculiar phnso of tho case Is
thnt Judco Coko. with tho oxcontlnn
'0t somo of tho corporations, Is ono
or mo inrgoBi property ownora wno
will bo affected by tho jdoolslon.
Judgo Coko hna oxtonslvo proporty
holdings on tho wntorfront nlong tho
Bny, nlong Isthmus Inlet nnd tho oth
or InloU mil If his decision Is sus
tained 111 tho supromo court, ho will
probably not rcallzo within a num
bor of thousands of dollars what tho
property would otherwise, bring.
In this enso C. R. Peck repre
sented tho Port Commission nnd C.
F. McKnlght roprcsontcd Pat Hon
nesBoy. J. W. Bonnott entered tho
caso for n tlmo ns tho nttornoy for
Mrs. Jnno Chndwlck but wltlidrow a
fow months ago from tho enso.
IS
LOCAL LOGGER
Body Found in Bay Identified
as That of Wm. Hyland
Stranger Here.
Th.o flonter found In tho Bay near
tho old atavo mill yestordny after
noon was Identified this morning ns
Charlos Hyland, a loggor. Tho Iden
tification wna mndo by J. A, Colo
man and Ben Mllllgnu of tho Owl
snloon whore Hyland spout consid
erable of hla tlmo while ln Marsh
flold. Cliaa. Fenaler ot tho Hub
Clothing & Shoo Company, also Iden
tified tho body through a suit ot
clothing nnd a pnlr ot shoes that ho
had Bold him a few weoks ago.
But very little is known about Hy
land. Ho ! supposed to havo been
around tho Bay for throe or four
months but whero ho camo from and
whoro nls rolntlves aro cannot bo as
certained. Ho was a heavy drlnkor
and Is supposed to hnvo fnllon Into
tho Bay while Intoxicated. Thoro
aro no marks on tho body to Indi
cate foul play.
Coronor Wilson will bury him this
nftornoon.
Found by North Rend Man
Tbo body was found by O. D. Mad
den of North Bond who was walking
along tho watorfront.t Ho immodlnto
ly phoned Coroner Wilson nnd kept
guard ovor tho body until Mr. Wil
son reached there.
Tho man was dressed as a loggor,
wearing a pair of calked logger's
boots, practically now. Practically
tho only thing In his pockets was 45
cents. Ho had apparently been in
the water about 10 days. Ho was not
badly disfigured asldo from a few
scratches that would como from be
ing rolled along on tho bed of tho
bay by tho current. Ho was appar
ently about 40 years old, about six
feet tall and wolghlng nbout 200
pounds. His hair was closely crop
ped, was dark, slightly streakod with
gray, nnd ho wore a short mous
tache. EARLY MILLINERY SHOWING.
First showing of new SPRING
MILLINERY all this week at CLARK
MILLINERY,
Kodaks and Films at Red Cross.
of Times, Const Mall Mq 202
liny Advertiser.
W
VISIT COLOMBIA
South America Republic's Rep
presentative at Washing
ton Causes Stir.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
IS ISSUED AT CAPITAL
No Explanation of Insult to
American Cabinet Officer
is Offered.
(By Assoclntod Press to tho Coos Bay
Tlmos)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8
A now twist wns given tho tanglo
ovor Sec. Kiiox'b proposod visit to
Colombia by tho Issunnco of a stato
niont by Roborto MncDounll, charge
d'affalrs of tho Colombian legation,
stating that Knox had not boon in
vited to Colombia. Tho atntomont is
official and no explanation accom
panies It.
DENIAL IDE
BY SEC. CALERD
Mexican Minister of Foreign
Affairs Not Planning
Trouble With U. S.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
TlmoB.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8
Emphatic denial has been mndo to
Ambassador Wilson nt Mexico City
by Mnnuol Cnloro, Mexican mlnlstor
of forolgn affairs, of tho lntorvlow
nccordod to him declaring that Auior
lcnns nnd other foreigners will bo
hold hostages should n forolgn forco
Invndo Mexico.
Wilson ln n dispatch to tho Stato
Department today said that Caloro
had doclared his sentlmonts nro ox
actly oppoalto to thoso oxprossod In
tho allogod lntorvlow. Ho also as
sorted that ho would not lot tho mat
tor rost with a niero donlnl but in-'
tended to pursuo n rigid Investiga
tion. Approximately 2000 robols nro re
ported noar Chihuahua city. Affairs
havo greatly quieted thoro. Out
bursts havo occurred in u numbor of
othor localities.
OltOZCO IS ACTIVE
(By Associated Press to Coot Bay
Times)'
CHIHUAHUA, March 8 Gonoral
Orozco, hoad of tho rovolutlon in
Moxico, today sent out 500 men to
look for Pancho Villa nnd his troops,
It was desirod to ascertain tho dis
position of tho men rnthor than to
bring on a fight.
THOUI1LU IN SILESIA
(By Assoclntod Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
BERLIN, March 8Tho striko fov
or has spread through tho Stleslan
coal fields of eastern Prussia whero
tho minors havo presented n demand
for n 15 yor cent Incronso In wngoB.
Tho govornmont 1b endeavoring to
find a basis of Bottlomont.
INTER-CLASS
IES PLAYED
Marshfield High School Basket
ball Teams in Contests
Yesterday.
Tho first buskotball games ot tho
nowly organized Intor-claBS loaguo
woro staged yesterday afternoon at
tho Marshflold high school gym. and
icauited in tho sophomores defeating
the Juniors 17 to C, whllo tho fresh
mon won from tho eighth grado 15
to 5.
A great deal of class spirit was
shown by both sides and tho rooters
of each clasB woro out in full forco,
Tho Bophoraoro-junlor game was hot
ly contested. S. Clnrko was easily
tho star of tho gamo, making nearly
all ot tho sophomore points.
Tho freshmen-eighth grado gamo
furnished a great deal of amusement
for tho spectators. Both teams, ln
tholr Inexperience, had ovidontly con
fused football with basketball and
somo of their antics occasioned ft
great deal of fun. Tho freshmen,
howovor, got off somo good team,
work and deserved to win.
The Junlor-sophomoro lineup was:
Pitman (1. f.) Isaacson.
Olson (r. f.) canson.
Kriiso (c.) O. Clarke.
Affrimnn tr t .Tonaflti.
1
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vv.o- - - ..-.
,i-..ld