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MARSHFIELD, OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1912 EVENING EDITION
A Consolidation of TlmcB, Coast Mull Mq 23
nnu uooi uny Advertiser.
1ST FLOOD IB H
STORY
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
IIet us talk it over l NEGRESS CONFESSES 10 1UR0ER
. D,.nrl!ntc Thnt
Bureau r-- n
ill ye ouii !."
Tomorrow.
KKAsheds
Thmicand Are Rendered
Homeless at Hickman,
Ky., Dy rresiiei.
Iitod Press to tlio Coos uny
Times.)
CHINOTON, D. C April 2.
I .rlfll forecast touuy
Ltt, predicts floods In
La ulIPPl vnlloy will bo
&t In Its history. Heavy
fh the Tcnnosso, Cumborlnnd
laws ,(nrBlioilB havo
K Mississippi to rise rapid-
W - i in alnfn nr fi4.u
I'pafoVwo.lnesdaywIth
Ht Memphis a stngo of 44 foot
fly higher BtaBO If tho lovcos
I, BMt Bcrfotis flood condition
r tu In lliCKiiinn. ivy., wiiu.u
:.. nf ihn Mississippi broko
..mhelcvccs. nlaclng u portion
jlind under water and rendor-
'0)0 pcoplo homeless, ixo io
-. ! MDortwl as n result of tho
i. bnt serious conditions nro ro-
JlromCnlro, III., jiompniB nnu
tutern Missouri.
FEARS ICE GORGES
Atwclated Press to Coos Dny
Tlmo.)
XSIIIXOTON. D. C, April 2.
I'M Tuft sent n mcHsngo to
?ki today urging an Immodlnto
trlitlon of n half million dol-
to ttrcngthen tho lovooa and try
rtrnt further flood dnmngo in
UUslulppi nnd Missouri rlvor
It President Taft would uso
el the appropriation If grnntocl,
!troylng tho hugo Ico gorgo In
Hliiourl river botween Yankton
Ttrmllllon, 8. D.
I
HOD LIST
ner Arrives From San
Francisco Today Wash
ington Due Soon.
M Homor arrived In this morn-
Iron San Francisco with n good
oi rreigut ami a fair list of
:jri. Sho will tnko coal,
wind miscellaneous freight out
'cere and will nrobablv sail tho
after tomorrow,
I Waahlneton Is nnlinititlnil tn
Iron San Francisco for Coos nay
wow evening.
"its thoso arriving on tho Hor-
rDE,Lann. G. Lnnon, W. J.
I Dambrose. Mr niblm. p.
r"-C W Olbba. A Mnrmig f W
p. Allen Klssam.
TO REGULATE
EXPRESS RATE
House Committee Reports Bill
Giving Interstate Commerce
Committee the Power.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Dny
Tlmo.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 2.
Tho Hoiiso Interstate and foreign
commorco committee reported favor
ably today on n bill to amend tho
lnw giving tho Intoratnto commerce
commission nuthorlty over express
companies. Provision will be made
for rato zones, tho chnrges varying
nccordlng to tho distance that a pack
ngo Is cnrrlcd from tho point of
origin. A closo working ngrccment
also would be provided between tho
ixprcss companies nnd tho rural frco
delivery system of postofflce depnrt
mont. Tho hill would govern tho trans
portation of packages not exceeding
1 1 pounds weight nnd with a valua
tion of $80 nr less. No allowance Is
mado for tho I'xponso of transfer
from one express company to, onoth
or. Tho rates would bo fixed ns fol
Iowb: Detwoen nny two points In the
I'nlted States more than 2000 miles
apart 12 cents a pound.
Not moro thnn 2000 mllca npart,
10 cents n pound.
Not moro thnn 1200 miles npart,
seven cents.
Not moro thnn S00 miles npart,
five cents.
Not moro thnn GOO miles apart,
four cents.
Ilotweon points not more than 250
mllra apart, two rents n pound.
It Ih provided, however, thnt no
express company shall ho compelled
to nccopt nnd transport nny pnekngo
nt n charge of less than 10 rents.
Shippers sending packages to fnnnors
on rural routes will bo obliged to pay
postngo over tho rural route. Pon
nltloB for vlolntlon of tho provisions
of tho net arc provided for.
W
HAT Is Coos Uny eoIiik to do nbout n celebration thin vnnr?
iui necessarily n Fourth of July celebration but n festival of some
sort should bo hold nftch vonr on Coos Ilnv. Kvnrv rlv nml nvnrv
town ought to have n locnl holiday and pageant on somo fixed day and sea
son of oach year.
It should not bo trumped up nnd hollow, meaningless thing. It should
eclohrnto and emplinslzo somo worthy event. Hnppy Is tho town thnt has
had an event In Its history whoso celebration can bo mado tho subject
of porpotunl uplift.
Scattlo has Its "Potlatch;" Portland has Its "Itoso Carnlvnl;" Snn
Francisco Its annual fall festival and while Coos Day cannot yet mnko
pretensions to metropolitan glories, It should have Its annual holiday, nnd
playtlmo for Its neighboring cIUcb nnd Its own citizens ns woll.
Wo want a noblo pagoant, something thnt shall tnko hold upon and ex
press tho public spirit, tho moral sentiment, tho hopes, aspirations and tho
pride of tho peoplo. It brings out the tnste nnd administrative ability of
tho young folks, ties them to their homo city nnd adds tho splco of llfo
that so mnny run away to tho big cities In chaso of. Tho pleasant mom
orlos of ono pageant is hardly worn off before preparations for tho next
yenr miiBt begin, and ench yoar must nlwnys be flnor than tho ono bo
foro. It fostors orlginnl pootry, song nnd art nt homo. Tho ordinary,
every day folks havo an onormouB lovo for such things and their tnsto Is
for tho best.
In gottlng a subject for our pagoant, wo should stick to tho whtto raco
nnd tho history of tho whlto raco. Scores of eastern cities go back to tho
Indians for their subjocts, tho samo as wo go back to tho nogrocs for our
popular songs. Now, what posslblo uplift enn wo got from tho Indians nnd
Ncgocs? Got something from locnl history, if posslblo; falling that, try
tho state, tho nntion or tho raco; or If history seems stnlo, tax tho futuro.
Coos Day's splendid harbor and water courso promptly suggests a water
carnival, but It should bo dono on a scnlo that would provent It from bolng
tawdry or cheap. Tho previous colobratlons havo bcon successful and
public Interest should not bo pormlttod to becomo lndtfforent.
Tlioro aro many other features on Coos Day thnt may bo ultlllzod as the
basis for n local colobratlon. Tlioro Is n Fruit Fnlr, n Dorry Day, n Forost
Festival, a Coal Palaco, A Dairy Day, nny ono of tho many Industries that
cnntrlbuto to our prosperity.
Tho Times would bo plonsod to hoar from somo of Its rcadors with sug
gestions.
AG
E
1
TALE IS TOLO
I TODAY
IJDONDO
LOT OWNERS
FACE TROUBLE
Error in Old Survey of West
Marshfield Results in
Bad Mix-up,
Ownors of proporty along tho
north boundary of Western Addition,
tho north plat of West Marsblleld nt
prosont, nro greatly porturbed todoy
over tho discovery that through an
ovldont error in tho old survey their
nrnnnrlv In KCrloilslV affected. The
discovery was mado by Fred K. Get
tins In making a survoy of tho tract
which K. G. Porham recently pur
chased from tho Southern Oregon
company. Ho finds that tho lots of
most of tho residents of the north
part of West Marshtlold overlap In
to Mr. Perhora'a proporty.
For inBtnnco, all but eight feet of
tho lot which B. A. Eickworth and
wlfo rocontly purchasod lies in tho
Perbam tract. Tho Gordon Smith
and Mrs. Hampton homes are In a
Biraillnr predicament. So is a lot
belonging to tho Marshfield Incst
mont company and many others.
Just how tho matter can be
straightened out is a problom. To
correct tho error In tho old survey
would necessitate tho moving or
scores of buildings probably.
' Tho matter is now bolng investiga
ted by tho property owners and Mr.
Porham with a view of amicably ad
Justing tho mix-up.
LKT IjAWYEIIS WORK
pr Sails This Morning
r' ?an rrancjsco
newrns Saturday.
Tie Rflilnn,!,. .,., a...
fo, t. ;,v D'"-u una morn
W San Franolaon ... ...
bhh lm larBelr l"mor from
l?'" mill. film hml n nnnnnlt
w Passengers. '
"Kedonrtn io i..i..,j .. ...
a Ran ti loilUlUU IO Bllll
:rdiT .J.ranclsco for Coos Dny
Leoie .V ruoon at 3 o'clock.
ijL. salllng on tho Ro
en n
rig.?' Austin. Mrs. Anna Va
?,;, rri,M' L'"c- Irwin.
, ul l?.a- Jas. Allen. Jns. Al-
.:'" Allen, Harvpi Aiion n . "" u "l"" " V." . ' ,i utt
Joh i. ??mer, Robt. Hod- 'T i,i havo tho lawyers do
L " UUUIf '! 4.11.1.... lit I ' " .,.--. - - 4.l ,
C nl""!; "yrt0 Ctllp. C. H.
nte p i o Bleau, Mrs. Harry
l,nlOeo. Genovlch. '
VKL C';?CK IX MYRTLE
HE nn,W9
inaentio v"Uf,! 'Jewelry
rich l.a.8 on '"splay a beautl-
1 hit Wn MOWo clock which
Vj!d of tK.Con.p,eted by Mr- F.
WleJ i? c,ty u w,n rePay
Supremo Court Jurists to Make At
torneys Sjhteniatizo HHefs.
iDy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmos.j
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2
Tho Unltod States Bupreiuo ,"""". "
Hint! i")"
do more.
A now rule has been auopieu re,.-
.. ...i.n oiiimiit nriois HI
SfeBo"rtt?"nclMlndof
argumonts and an aipnaoeiuiu w.
of all cafes elfL
CHOICE GOODS OX SALE
Tho Red Cross Jewelry Department
Is offering Hawks' and Libby Cut
Glass. PIckard Hand Painted China
. i.,nn. nml Plated Silverware
ok or r-ATit discount. These,
goods will be on sale at a discount
for only nine days longor.
Seth Nichols, Sailor, Arrested
in New Hampshire, Con
fesses to Slaying Dr. Knabe
in Indianapolis.
(Dy Associated Press to Tho Coos
Day Tim os)
PORTSMOUTH. N. II.. April 2.
The photograph of Soth Nichols, the
sailor, who according to tho pollco
hns confessod thnt ho murdoroa Dr.
Helen Knnbo In Indianapolis last Oc
tober for $1500. and a copy of his
alleged confession woro mailed to tho
nuthorltlos of that city early today.
Nichols will bo held horo until tho
Indlnnnpolls authorities havo tlmo to
net. Nichols who is said to bo n do
sorter from the Unltod Stntos cruiser
Dixie, camo here Inst wool: nnd was
arrested on the chargo of carrying n
loaded revolver. Tho pollco say that
vestorday ho confessed to tho murder
of Dr. Knabo. telling them ho would
go Insane If he did not got It off his
mind. Nichols has a suitor In In
dianapolis. Whllo In Now York ho
mot n stranger who offorod him
$1500 to commit tho murdor. Ho
nrcoptod and went to Indianapolis
ivlinrn Jin was Inllioil liv tlio man. On
GET CREMICAL
ENGINES HERE
New Scheme for Better Fire
Protection in City
Council Meeting.
In order to soruro bettor flro pro
tection for tho districts of Mnrshflold
whoio there l llttlo or no water pro
tectlon now. Mayor Straw last even
ing suggested to tho city council
that three chemical onglnos bo
bought and ono placed In South
ii-i,fi,i,i mm in West Marshflold
nnd ono In Ferndalo. Tho council
favored tho Idea and roforred tho
mntter to tho flro and water com
mittee of tho council to confer with
the flro department officials about It.
Mayor Straw said that soveral had
suggested the Idea to htm evon prior
to tho last two fires and said that ho
sn..M i wna woll worth consider
ing. He pointed out thnt tho resi
dences in tho vicinity of tho E. D.
McArthur and F. E. Allen homes In
South Marshfield wore utterly with
out flro protection and said that tho
destruction of ono homo would en
tail n loss greater than tho cost of
th'pe chemical engines, the lntter
onlv costing nbout ?700 eac'i.
Councilman Ferguson said that his
neighborhood was In a similar pre
dicament and that If the city wantod
.. nun flown there, ho would fur
nish tho ground for a site free and
OF THIRTY-FIVE BY ODD CULT
S
W S
IN NEW YORK
Republican State Chairman
Re - elected Butler to
Preside at Convention.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Times.)
NEW YORK, April 2. William
Domes, Jr., of Albany was reolcctod
todny chairman of tho nowly elected
republican stato commlttco whlcn
mot horo for organization, as pro
scribed by tho now primary law. Tho
commlttco rntlucd tho oloctlon of
Nicholas Murray Dutlcr, ns tempor
ary chairman of tho stato convention
to bo hold In Rochester April 9 nnd
10. It Is lenrned that Dutlor will al
so bo elected permanent chatrmnn.
Tho resolution declaring no cnndl
dato for public olllco should bo en
dorsed by tho stato commit teo was
adopted unanimously.
Mystery of Killing of Many in
Southern States Is Un
veiled by it.
BELIEVED "VOODOO"
WOULD PROTECT THEM
ARE AGAINST PRIMARY
tho night of October 23 they went to
Dr. Knnbe's npnrtmouts. Thorts
Nichols snld, an unknown man hand
ed him n knife with which ho cut Dr.
Knnbo's thront whllo sho was nslcop.
He left Indlnnnpolls tho next day.
THINK IT A DREAM
Little Cn'denri Placed In Nlcholn
Confession nt Indlnnnpolls.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmo.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 2.
The police plnco little crcdonco In tho
story Seth Nichols told to tho Ports
mouth, N. II., pollco. Various cir
cumstances Indlcnto tho story Is an
invention. Nichols' sister, Mrs.
Robert U Dlakomnri, snld todny that
she had rellohlo Information that her
brother was nbonrd tho U. S. S.
Dixie at tho tlmo of tho denth of Dr.
Knnbe. Sho snys hor brother Is not
dependable nnd thnt his story Is n
wild drenm.
Mrs. William Knight, nn mint of
Nichols, snld tho sailor was Insnno
nnd thnt hor nnmo, suggested ns tho
ono ho nppllod to tho nllogod Instl
flator of his confession, was n com-
nloto fabrication
STRAW VETOES
L
Mayor Opposes Ninety - Day
Residence Restriction
of Voters Here.
Mayor E. E. Straw last ovonlng
presented to tho council his voto of
nn ordinance fixing rcblrtonco .'
qulrcmout for voting In Mnrshflold
nt 90 days. His veto messago was
brief, merely stating that ho wished
to hnvo the city requirement tho
tamo as tho stato's. Ho stated oral
ly that he had been nuvisoa mat n
the city attempted to fix additional
restrictions, it might load to con
fusion thnt would causo consider
able trouble lator.
Tho discussion of tlio veto was
brief, owing to there being only four
members of the council present, J.
T. Merchnnt, who Is in California,
nnd A. II. Powers bolng tho absen
tees. In order to act on tho voto, It
would require at least flvo votes to
pass tho measure and consequently It
wns decided to tablo tho veto until
there was more of tho council pres-
cnt' , . ,
Councilman Savago expressed hlm
fclf as In favor of Mayor Straw's
cto and the fixing of tho 30-day resi
dence regulation.
Councilman Copplo atntod that the
ordinance was merely to glvo the
people of Marshflold an oppouanuy
to voto on t'e question, leaving it to
.Minnesota Rcpiibllciin Commlttco
Turns 'Proposition Down.
(Dy Associated Tress to tho Coos Day
Times)
ST. PAUL, April 2 Tho presiden
tial primary plnn wns turned down
nt n mooting of tho Stato Republican
Central Commlttco horo todny on n
motion to tnblo tho resolution pro
viding for tho plnn. Tho voto stood
nycs 28, nnys 7 nnd not voting 2.
FOR MISSISSIPPI LEVEES
President Tnft Will I'rgo Ricclal
Appropriation by Congress.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Tlmos.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2.
President Tnft promised tho Louis
iana dologatlon todny to send to con
gress at onco n speclnl mossngo for
nn appropriation of $500,000 to
strengthen tho lovees nlong tho Mis
sissippi to provont further flood dnm
ngo In tho states bordering on it.
IRE FIGHTS
Calmly Tells of Scries of As
sassinations as Though
They Were No Crime.
(Dy Assoclnted Press to Coos Day
Tlmo.)
LA FAYETTE, Ln., April 2
Clomonttno Dcnnnbot, a half blood
ncgress, told n Btory horo todny that
tho pollco authorities say thoy ac
cept as clearing tho mystory of tho
killing of twonty nogrocs ln South
west Louisiana and which, It Is said,
gnvo duos that will fix tho guilt of
llftccn other assassinations of blacks
In Louisiana nnd Toxns. From Clo
mcntlno's story, it npponrs that sho
lod a mysterious nogro cult, tho
members of which performed rites
of "human sncrlflro."
Tho ncgress claims sho killed sev
enteen of tho victims with hor own
hnnds.
Tho pollco doclnro Clomcntlno told
tho story of wholosalo slaughter with
no apparent npprehonslon thnt tho
diking of human llfo was n crlmo.
Without reservation sho told hor
pnrt in tho thirty-five nssnnslnatlona
but declined to rovcnl tho names ot
tho mombors of tho mystorlous cult
thnt helped her. Tho murdors havo
bcon committed In tho Inst yonr. Do
foro engnglng In nny of theso crimen,
Clomcntlno armed horsolf with n
"Voodoo" which sho got from n
preacher nnd which sho nnd tlio oth
er members of tho band woro assured
would protoct them from tho lnw.
Whllo tho oxnet reason of tho
murdors was not explained to tlio
satisfaction of tho authorities, It Is
bollovod that Clomcntlno nnd hor
companions wore dogonorntea and
thnt tholr weakened brains woro ovl
dontly affected by tho oxhortntlona
thoy had hoard in tho "Church of
Sacrlflco" of which Clomontino was
tho directing bond.
Nl E -
90-
I
Mexican Federal Scouts Re
pulse Revolutionists
Threaten Americans.
(Dy Associated Press to Tho O003
Day Times)
DEL RIO. Tex., April 2. Tho
Mexlcnn federal scouts from Lns
Vegas, opposlto Dol Rio, repulsed n
hand of revolutionists In a skirmish
Sunday night but lost soveral killed
nnd wounded and nil tholr horaos.
Tho rebels loft soveli dend on tho
field. Tho revolutionists soveral
days robbed American cnttlomon on
the Mexican Bldo nnd throatonod
death to thoso who undertook to pro
tect their Interests. After tho bnttlo
Sunday thoy threatened to attack Las
Vegas.
AID IS PROMISED
iiisu mu " - -." ,, . o voto on tre question, iuuviiik i l"
see that the people woro educated In " v'to of Q dty Q dotormino
its uso. .. . i.i whether a 90-day or a 30-day real-
Mayor. Straw saiu '""""" donce should bo required of voters at
municipal elections. So fnr as tho
stato law wns concerned, Mr. Copplo
stated that merely applied to pre
cincts and did not apply to warns in
nltlo. ITnuoi'or ln vlnw nf tllO fact
that thore wore only four councll-
mon present, not enough to pass tno
measure over tho mayor's veto, Mr.
Copplo moved that tho veto bo
tabled.
Other Business.
The cost of paving Anderson ave
nue between uroaaway huu jiuiu
i,'.. nhtnt Ifoatlnir of the flro do
nartmont confor with the flro and
water committee of tho council
nboiint It.
Tribiito to Lawhorne.
If Street Commissioner Lawhorno
had boon prosont nt the council
matins: last evpnin'?. he would have
borrd that t'.e finest bunch of
trlBfltes paid to his work that prob
ably ha3 ever been given an em
ploye of the city of Marshfield or any
other Placojveynwasnt
(Continued on pace )
0. S. SENATE
Four Additional Members From
Arizona and New Mexico
Take the Oath.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmos.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2.
Tho Sonnto today becamo a body ot
90 momberH, Now Mexico nnd Arl
xonn contributing tho four additional
eountors. Thomas. I), Catron nnd Al
bort D. Fall of New Mexico, republi
cans, nnd U. M. Smith nnd II. F.
ABhurst of Arizona, democrats, took
tho oath of office,
ALLIANCE IN
OUT TODAY
(Continued on pas 4.)
President Tnft Henrs Plent From
Residents of Texas.
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Day
Tlmo.)
WASHINGTON, D. C April 2.
Presidont Tuft promised Representa
tive Onrnor of Toxns today to take up
with tho war department tho ques
tion of protection for tho citizens of
Del Rio, Tex., on tho Moxlcnn bor
dor. Gnrner presented lottors nnd
telegrams from officials of tho town
showing their alarm over tho condi
tions Boutli of Del Rio nnd asking for
nld.
PROTEST IX ARIZONA
Mexicans Object to IroMsed Legis
lation There.
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Day
Tlmo.)
RAY, Ariz., April 2. Two thous
and Moxlcnns nttondod n mass meet
ing ho-o last night to protest against
tho hill ponding In tho Arizona legis
lature, tt-nt would oxcludo non-Eng-liuii
annnklntr workmen from engng-
Inic In underground labor In this
Btnto a niBlorltv of the Moxlcnns
woro born In Arlzonn. Tlwy de
nounced the measure as contrary to
tho provisions under which Mexico
ceded this section of tho country
to tho United States and sent a pe
tition for a moderation of tho meas
ure to Governor Hunt and tho legislature.
Arrives from Eureka and Sails
a Few Hours Later
for Portland.
Tho Alllnnco arrived inoarly today
from Eureka and sailed a fow hour
later for Portland. Sho hnd n fair
Incoming passenger list nnd a good
list for Portland.
Sho Is scheduled to sail from Port
land Friday evening, at C o'clock for
Coos Day.
Among thoso arriving on tho Alli
ance from Eurokn woro R. II. Rland,
C. J. Drlscoll, E. A. John, A. M,
Uohrlndt. J. M. Hint, D. W. Hender
son, A. L. Goorgo, J. II. Mclndyro,
P. Pnlto, II. Durbott and Albort
Johnsan.
Among thoso sailing on tho Alll
nnco wore tho following:
John Hodson, R. C Thompson, 8.
II. Ilrako, Chas. Konlnnd, O. L.
Vooth, L. W. Prossler, J. A. Taylor,
W. H. JamoBon. A. A. Motcalf, Mario
Walters, May Laird, Doll Howar.i,
A, J. Edwards, Dan UJinon , w.
Shumwak, C. II. Ludonon, O. Elklns,
II. Ilagduhl and C. A. Drodo.
REMHMUEIt thoso who come
first get tho cbolco China, Cut-glass
and silver. RED CROSS JEWELRY
DEPT.