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GOAL NtlNERS LIKELY NOW
More Than Likelihood as Re-
SUIl uiuiooui -
i Anthracite Field.
IroNDITIONS IN GREAT
Dniiniiv nuu w...ww
Most of Factories Are Closed
and Balance uimiu umuiv
to Close Soon.
'7n.7w YOHK. March 11. A
(By Associated Proso.)
world-wldo strike of coal minors
j regarded by tho coal trado
moro than a likelihood If
, tho negotiations iu progress ho-
tween tho anthracite and bltu-
minus workors and omployors In
. this country does not result In
Mttlomont. With moro than
4 ono million coal minors on a
strlko In Great Drltnln and
4 150,000 In Qormany walking
t out, a sovero coal shortago In
4 Europo Is faced.
(Br Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmos.)
LONDON, March 11. With rapid-
It dwindling coal stocks In North
IMtlcs an advanced prlco of 7G por
eat was domanded today and this
liecessltntod tho closing of practically
wry factory and quarry In tho coun
try. In otbor portions of tho United
Kingdom tho conditions nro almost
u bad. Tho strlko shows llttlo Blgn
c( settlement. Dosldea miners, an
other million workors, mon nnd worri
ts employed In factories and mills
la all parts of Groat Drltnln hnvo
been thrown out of work. Prlcos of
provisions and tho necessities of Ufo
hire gone up to such an extent that
eitremo distress oxlsts nmong tho
poorer classes. Rallronds hnvo had
to restrict their train sorvlco and
rhrer steamors censo running, gas and
electric companies nro restricting tho
delivery of lllumlnants, mnll sorvlco
Is retarded and many steamors had to
Ir up. Tho government's offorts
to reconcllo tho contestants hnvo
been unfruitful nnd It Is thought
probablo as a final resort n minimum
coal wago bill for minors will havo
to be Introduced In tho Houso of
Commons.
(Br Assoclntod Proas to tho Coos Day
Tlmo.)
PARIS. Mnrrli 11 Almnl Inn.
thirds of tho coal minors of Franco
MTe rospondod to nn npponl of tho
General Minors Federation to strlko
fOr 24 hfllira Tlllo nntlnn tunc. .....
directed ngnlnst tho mlno owners but
oesigned to show tho govornmont
th solidarity of tho minors.
Applicants Under Timber and
aione Entry Must Person
ally See Claims.
(Br Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Tlmos.)
WASHIN'fiTnM m..i, 11 mi,n
Supremo Court of the United States
"My. declined to block tho Socrotary
w te Interior In his refusal to nc
Pt applications for land under tho
", er an(l stone laws whon tho ap
plicants do not swoar thoy have seen
" nd. Tho case was that of
J ot 0reBon, who presented
affidavit that sho was physically
- 10 inspect tho land personally.
nAnimtAN estate orrat.
Jne of U(0 iuuiroad King's Wealth
(n " 9100,000,000.
7 Associated Press to tho Coos Day
KEWnnn..1,n'e":'
The d ' ' X" Marcn 1X
th. i . annra,sal of tho estate of
ae lata rM.. .
den t V unaru " arrlman or Ar
lUi determlno th0 amount of tho
toll transfor tax will be hold at
Ja March 12. Tho present indl-
i T tfe the va,ue of th0 e8tate
hn Vn tho ndRliborhood of ono
""Wared mini .... .
am uoiwrs. ui mat
th iff P6r Cent W,U b0 turned ,nt0
lir . v";aau,7' Tho estate Is the
W8t ev Probated In Kew York.
NEW DECISION
II HOMESTEAD
MARSHFIELD,
E OF ALL
Over 350,000 Men in West
phalia District Quit
Work Today.
(Dy ABHoclntod Press to tho Coos Day
Time.)
DERL1N, March 11 Tho coal
strlko went Into offoct In tho Wesi
phnllnn coal mlnos today whon about
CO por cent of tho 3C0 000 minors
employed thoro oboyod tho call of
their leaders to ccaso labor. In so mo
districts tho cessation of work was
practlcnlly complete, wlillo in others
only 15 to 30 por cont of tho men
struck. Fow disturbances aro report
ed. Tho conflict Is qulto ns much a
struggle between tho londors of rival
socialists and non-soclnllsts as bo
twoon tho mlno ownors nnd tho em
ployes. Tho success of tho strlko will
dopond upon how far tho fooling of
solidarity of tho comrades of tho1 so
cialists and tho miners' union is enr
rled. HOPE TREATY
France Does Not Think Sen
ate's Action on Arbitration
Will Kill Matter.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos)'
PARIS, March 11. -Tho action of
tho United States Senato on tho
quostlon of tho arbitration trcatlos
Is rogarded .In aoml-offlclal circles
hero as tantamount to their rojcctlon,
though there Is somo hopo that nego
tiations mny ngaln bo begun and that
at a later dnto tho Sonato may rc
Btoro tho gonornl arbitration trcntlcs
with Great Drltaln nnd Frnuco to a
form that will bo worth while
JAPAN' IS DISAPPOINTED.
Mi to of Arbitration Trcntlcs Causes
Regret nt Toklo.
(Dy Assoclaiea Press to Coos Day
Times.)
TOKIO. March 11. Tho fato of
tho gonoral arbitration treaties In
tiA Tintted States Sonato was a great
disappointment horo. Rogrot Is ex
pressed that tho frlondly action oi
Japan In consenting to nn abrogation
of tho Anglo-Japanoso troaty in so
fnr ns It renulred tho Allied powers
to go to war In Japan's behalf
ngnlnst tl'o United States should have
como to naught.
Women Take Important Part
in Question of, Teaching
Sex Hygiene.
(Dy Associated Press to the Coos Day
Times.)
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 11.
The primary election to be hold un
der the commission form of muni
cipal government Is In progress here
today with indications pointing to
heavy balloting despite tho heavy
weather.
a fonturo of the eelctlon is
what is expected to be a heavy vote
of women in tho school election where
a proposition to toaoh sex hygiene in
the grades is an important question.
Mayor Hanna is opposed by four
ii. .-i,ii,intPH nnd there aro 32
1 aspirants to councllmenlc honors.
TAMALES for SPECIAL occasions
made to ORDEn. Phono 203J.
BARTER'S.
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ELECTION IN
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OREGON MONDAY, MARCH
PROMINENT MEN
William Brisben, Former Sher
iff at Bcllintjham Killed, and
Companions Badly Injured.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
DELLINOHAM, Wash., March 11.
William Drlsbon, formor Bhorlff
and stnto Republican commtttcomnn
for Whatcom county, was Instnnly
killed In an automoblo wreck Inst
evening near Doming, and Hugh Eld
rldgo, postmastor at Dclllngham, was
PRES. TAFT ON
Refers to Roosevelt as "Dis
tinguished Predecessor"
Who Started Things.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Timet)
CHICAGO, March 11. President
Taft Saturday night gavo a now defi
nition ot a "political progrceBlvo," In
a speech at tho banquot ot tho Swed-ish-Amorlcan
Ropubllcnn Loaguo of
Chicago. He eliminated from consid
eration as rent progressives thoso
who look to Socialism for relief from
present day evils In govornmont, de
clared that his "distinguished prede
cessor" dosorved most of tho credit
for awakening tho public to tho noed
of notion and nrguod that "Progres
sive Is, that progrosslvo docs," point
ing to somo of tho nchlovomonts of
his administration as proof that it
lias qualified under that doflnltlon.
"Tho term 'progressives,' " said tho
president, "Includes all of thoso who
havo boon moved to offorts of roform
by tho necessity for legislative nnd
governmental action to doprlvo cor
porate capital and unduo vostod priv
ilege of 'ts political powor nnd to
bring about propor popular nnd gov
ernmental control and regulation of
tho uso of capital In legitimate ave
nues and for logltlmato purposes.
"An administration which has been
successfully progrosslvo In dood is en
titled to tho approval of tho pooplo.
Tho proso nt Republican administra
tion In what It has accomplished In
oxccutlvo and loglslntlvo action Is
nblo to point to many roal stops of
progress both In tho way of avoiding
unnecessary disturbances of buslnoss
In tho way of regulating corporate
capital and prlvllego and preventing
Its abuses, and In tho preservation for
tho public of what bolong to It, ns
woll ns in ameliorating tho legal
status of certain classes of tho peo
ple, and In Increasing tho functions
of tho gorornmot for tho bonoflt of
tho wholo pooplo.
"Tho progressive movement has
assumed tho character ot a crusade,
and many radical remedies wero sug
gested, the carrying out of which
would only bo less destructive than
the threatened fatal courso of o dls
easo.
"Tho growth of Socialism In this
country Is, a noteworthy Incident In
showing tho extreme to whloh mnny
would go In tho solution of the prob
lom which I am discussing.
"The futility of every socialistic
Kcreme which destroys the right of
property for tho uplift of humanity
Is that It U Impossible, to And a suf
ficiently strong motive for lnbor or
for savings. Without this, the wealth
of the world could not Increaso to
meet the demands for tho living and
comfort and Increased physical hap
piness of tho growing population.'
The banquot was given In com
memoration of the flftloth annivers
ary of the battle between the Mon
itor nnd tho Morrlmac, and the pres
ident referred to that first fight of
the ironclads as a sort of starting
point for a political speech.
EARTH SnAKEfl FAR AW AT.
California Instrument Records
Temblor, Rut It is at a Distance.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
SAN JOSH, March 11. Father
Ricard of tho Observatory of Santa
Clara College reports a record on tho
seismograph of an earthquake far
ther away than any recorded in sev
eral months.
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11, 1912 EVENING EDITION.
HURT IN AUTO
seriously, if not fatally, hurt. Ex
Governor Albert B. Mead was badly
shaken up, whllo Anthony Wilson of
tho Wilson, Noblo & Darr Company
wns rendered unconscious and severe
ly Injured. Tho party was returning
to Dolllnghnm from Sumas whon
their lights went out. In tho dnrk
nesa a toam was discovered close In
front. Drlsbon was driving nnd
throw tho machino into tho ditch.
Tho automobllo turned turtle and
Brlsben's dlaphram wns crushed
against tlio steering wheol.
VILLAGES GET
FREE DELH
Postmaster General Hitchcock
Has New Plan for Extend
ing the Service.
(By Associated Tress to tho Coos Day
Times.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. Ex
tension of tho frco mall dollvory to
tho villages nnd small towns through
out tho country Is bolng urged by
Postmaster-Genernl Hltohcock. Ho
has forwarded to tho Sonato nnd
Houso commlttoos on postofllcos nnd
post routes a recommendation for an
appropriation of $100,000 to put tho
village dollvory system Into opera
tion, provided not moro than $1G00
a year bo allowed at any slnglo of
fice. TAFT'S STAND
Roosevelt's Campaign Man
ager Asks Attitude on Pres
idential Primaries.
(Dy Assoclntod Press to tho Coos liny
Tlmos.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 1 1
A copy of Colonol Roosovolt's lottor
favoring presidential primaries was
forwarded today by Sonntor Dixon,
his mnnngor, to William D. McKln
ley, director of tho Taft campaign
bureau. In nn accompanying noto,
Dixon nslts whethor McKlnloy's posi
tion Is endorsed by Taft ns regards
McKlnloy's refusing tho prlmnry elec
tion test.
NOTED PATENT
E
United States Supreme Court
Renders Epoch Making
Decision Today.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. Tho
U. S. Supremo Court today uphold
the right ot holders ot patents to
make Ilccnso restrictions as to tho
way the articles they sell may bo
used.
A largo assembly of lawyers pres
ent apparently rogadod tho decision
as epoch-making. Chlot Justlco
White nnd Justices Hughes and La
mar dissented. White declared that
Congress should act to head off "un
told evils" that would follow today's
construction of tho patont laws. He
said that under the ruling tho patent
laws could bo stretched so as to In
clude every conceivable thing used in
an American household.
SOCIAIilSTS IN TUMUIT.
Seattle Convention Thrown Into
Fmroro by Demand for Flag.
(By Associated Press to the Coos Bay
Times.)
SHATTLB, March 11. Tho State
Socialist ronventlon which assembled
here today was thrown Into a tumult
by O. C. Fen ol son, a delegate from
Hoqulam, who moved the convention
to adjourn until an American flag had
been procured. The motion was re
ceived with hooting and Jeers. The
motion was. defeated three to ono.
WANT 1
G
A Consolidation
nnd Coos
DENY TRA
T UNITED STATES
MAY SE TROOP
MORE RIOTING
AT LAWRENCE
Arrest of Woman Striker Re
sults in Police Using1
Clubs on Crowd.
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 11.
A demonstration oarly today In front
of tho pollco station by sovoral hun
dred Btrlkors and sympathizers In
cluding many women, threatened for
a tlmo to dovolop Into n serious dis
turbance Tho crowd nssomblod nf
tor tho nrrcst of a woman striker
and beenmo so menacing that tho
pollco had to uso tholr clubs. Tho
pollco charge tho woman with dis
playing a revolver wlillo engaged In
picketing.
QUAKES FELT
T
Severe Shocks Recorded by
Seismographs at New York
and Washington.
(Dy Assoclntod Press to tho Cooo Day
Tlmos.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. So
vero earthquako shocks wero record
ed tarly today by tho solsmogrnph
at Georgetown University. Tho vl
bratlous began nt 5:35 n. ni. nnd
lasted 25 minutes. Tho most violent
was at 5:40 and apparently was ex
traordinarily violent. Tho dlstnnco
wns within 2000 mllos ot Washing
ton. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay
Tlmos.)
NEW YORK, March 11. An earth
quako of unusual sovorlty was rep
corded by tho seismograph at Brook
lyn College Tho oscillations bognn
nt ri:38 nnd reached tho maximum at
G:-t0, nnd onded nt G:0G. Tho ostl
mntod dlstnnco from Now York Is
1500 miles.
QUAKE IN ALASKA?
Seattle University Kelmnogrnph Rec
ords Sovero Tremors.
(By Assoclntod Press to tho Coos Dny
Tlmo.)
SEATTLE, Wash., March 11 An
earthquake of moro than nverago in-,
tonslly was recordod by tho Washing
ton University solsmograph botwoon
2:13 nnd 3:10 a. m. Tho prelimi
nary tromors wero brief, which gives
rlso to tho bollof that tho earthquake
was In Alaska.
PRIZEFIGHT FAICE.
Deal Between Abo Attoll nnd Harlem
Tommy Smith.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.
Tho Call prlntB an account of tho
proposal for a "fako" knockout said
to havo boon raado by Abo Attoll to
"Harlem" Tommy Murphy before
Saturday's fight. Murphy and his
manager, James Duckley, aro declar
ed to havo admitted that thoy wero
approached by Attoll. Attoll de
nied tho accusation and said ho knew
of no understanding regarding tho
fight and had mado no proposal to
Murphy or his manager.
ONLY BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. Tho
state department has been watching
for tho last five months tho nego
tiations of a German steamship and
fruit concern or a coaling station In
Colombia near the Panama canal, but
no evidence has been found to war
rant the assumption that it Is any
thing but a business transaction.
There Is no suggestion of passing
sovereignty.
of Times, Const Mall M 204.
liny Advertiser.
S' TO MEXICO
Rumor That American Ambas
sador Had Called for Guard
Declared Untrue.
FEDERAL FORCES ARE
REGAINING CONTROL
Movement of Rebel Troops
Checked by Burned
Bridges.
DKXV INVASION RUMOR
(Special to Tho Tlmos.
WASHINGTON, March 114
It Is stated positively today at
f tho Stato nnd Navy Departments 4
thnt no cnll has boon rocolvod 4
from Ambassador Wilson for 4
marines to guard tho logatlon In
4 tho City of Mexico nor Is any
such a cnll nntlclpatod.
OROCO MAY LOSE.
Burned Bridges Delay Movements! of
Mexican Rebels.
(By Associated Press to tho Cooo Bar
Times.)
EL PASO, Texas, March 11.
Nows from Chihuahua is that tho ad
vancing rebels aro meeting with so
much delay from burned bridges that
Orozco may not bo ablo to bring his
army to Torrcon until after tho hoavy
fedoral garrison now arriving there
has boon able to crush tho robots Im
tho laguna district from whom Or
ozco has planned to got roln force
monts.
INCREASE BORDER GUARD.
United States Sends Moro Troops to-
Eaglo Pass.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. Tho
War Department has ordored a third
troop of cavalry from San Antonio to
Englo Pass on tho Moxlcan bound
ary to nld In tho enforcement of tho
neutrality laws.
SEND MANY TROOPS.
President Mmloro Incrcnscs Forco In
Troubled Districts.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times,)
MEXICO CITY, March 11. Four
troop trains loft horo Saturday for
Torroon carrying Infantry, cavalry
and artillery, bringing tho number of
soldiers that departed slnco Saturday
to two thousand.
BOSTON BROKER SHOT.
Angry CiiNtniner Uses Gun on Ex-
rhnugo Speculator.
(Dy Associated Press to Lho Coos Day
Tlmos.)
DOSTON, March 11. Sponcor R.
Hill, a well known stockbroker, was
shot and sorlously Injured In his of
fice horo today by a customer. Tho
customer, II. Lewlnskl, wns over
powered by clorks In tho offlco and
turnod over to tho police. Tho pollco
decided that markot losses bad un
balanced Lewlnskl's mind. Hill was
ablo to walk to an nmbulanco when It
arrived.
FEAR FELT FOR
FLEET
Six Vessels and Nineteen Men
Are Reported Missing in
San Diego. '
(Dy Associated Press to Ooos Bay
Times.)
SAN DIEGO, March 11. Six ves
sels of the San Diego fishing fleet
with crews numborlng 13 mon aro
missing and no word has been re
ceived from them slnco thoy put to
sea last Saturday. A sovero galo
Saturday afternoon and night Is bo
llovod to havo scattered tho fleet and
the families ot the men fear thoy may
havo perished.
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