The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, October 21, 1913, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextYOU ARE REWARDED ffi RESULTS YOU PRODUCf-NOT Z EXCUSES YOU MAKE (E00B Sag tines vou can rixi) -v thing y wnut Tl, ,,,,mt,s '( columns. If It Isn't there nil- Vrrll"o fi' Thc ,ost sl,ln,, ,,o results will surprise ymi. dox't get excited If you've Inst something three or four line want adv. In The Times will lirhiK H hark. Till- Times want mis ;ot results. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. t.....i. iiiwwt turu u(.ii IWHIiriinin-H ....... VOL XXaVII. The Const Mull. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1913 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall and Coos Bay Advertiser. No. 79 III ARRESTS ID II v ROBBERY Mysterious Disappearance of Over $3200 in Currency Is Not YetSolved. OVER $3100 WAS FUNDS OF EASTSIDE City Recorder Leaton Had Some of His Own Money Mostly in Large Bills. The mysterious disappearance of a little over $2500 from the city safe at Kastsldo was fnr from bolus Halved today ami when Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Llljeqvlst left for Ills home nt Coiiillle this afternoon he stated that no arrests would be made now and that while there was some cir cumstantial evidence, the elue was not definite enough to warrant any further action at once. Cltv Recorder W. .1. Kenton, of Kastside. In whose custody the miss ing funds were, stilted this afternoon, (net before leaving for Coqulllo. that there was n little over SI1200 In the safe. He said iihotil Sill 00 of it was trect funds of ICnstslde and the bal ance was his own money. Mr. I.eatoti Talks. Mr. I.eatou sfited this afternoon that he was anxious to do everything In his 'power for n speedy solution of the mystery, lie appeared more or less worried because tho disappear ance of the funds, he felt from talk he had heard, reflected more or loss on lit in. He said that the money bad boon in the pafo since about the first of July, hut that the bulk of It wns put In between September 1 and Septem ber 15, when the bulk of the Enstsldo ftreet assessments wero paid. Ho raid that ho had a little trouble and parties had threatened to attach his funds In the bank. Then he started putting tho money In the safe mid when money was paid to him. be would cash tho check or convert tho money Into currency nud tnko It over ami put it In the safe. Was In Envelopes. Mr. I.eaton said that most of tho money wns In largo bills, mostly $20 bills nml possibly some ?50 bills, lie Mid he hnd It In threo inriso envoi flnpa nnnli niliTinuunl l.i .! 1 1 . in the Oregon Mro Relief Company and each of the envelopes wnH sealed so that a person looking nt them would not Know tnat tboy contained cash They wero on a llttlo shelf In the in ner safe below tho monov drawer. He said that ho never told nnyono about any money being in tho safe. On September 22, when ho first dis covered the safe wouldn't work, tho umncn met the noxt night nnd tboy ere Joshing about all tho city money peinK locked up. Ho snld ho did not hni mem Hint tho nionoy wns In ttiere. except to remark that tho safo fontalned all tho city had. .. 5,r Lonton was rather irritated at c insinuation of some, ho said. Only hlinsnir the eonililnatlon to tho safo nnd ho Personally kept tho two keys to tho '"t Riwe, ouo or winch ho cnrrlod nd tho other which ho kept In tho ,..Mr- Leaton Is bonded for $200. " imiiilt. win. i.eaton nnd C. Stec "if. are his liondsnioii. 8. s. Ackles is Trensuror of East' ueinit it had been soino time .T.(i.e r- 1-oaton hnd a sottlomont to him " i,ni1 turnort ovor tno niono' It seenis from nn examination of . AM 801110 hnd opened n'l reversed tho tumblors, so that nn . '.! 110t "swor to the eomblnn- h 1,lle.kll0,) nf t'10 lock was inocke,, ,,ff ail(, t)l0 ,ock uattoro(, B0 Bfr fn o"r?d No,son opened tho in ii im ,SiU,"'lIny. he remarked that ohho. Uft "10Kh somoono hnd ht !l t,1Q E.nf0 tnen ""ed It so S It would bo hard to open It. tnitui", was Present and said lulWas bofnrn that, . ! sone although tho day previous oney beliiB In the safe. L a t r,Vnl KxninlimMon. loto iV 'Jut,vuu Mas een digging bad v.-?8? nrotty thoroughly and iDlni h 'al Carter- Marshfleld, C Tney wanted t0 8ee ai liaiulnn f- t nnn..i-x -i , 1VU 111 Ran QirrtA 1 if Ittle tn i He 8a,1 that there was u,e t0 elve out Just now. The n,'r"e,,,Sev'- "ay. rlit.j "KXJi door of the safo waa Jvl and niunoj i j ide ' "' uul no attempt was iril DAn 1 i v IJI1PT1 Ttla - .1 "I... Jordan minKJng Mr. Lea- luuirt nnon I ...lit. t.i- . " v men it i u , r i. . lil v --".v ,,u iimnr nnnp Irnnn Mayor , n,c,e,, - Jraan WAS lint nu-nro Ih.t e Tn -'- item in ine sarn tnnn MI1UH 1 a .. hat the ,ev?ntinB the safe Pen 80 lTo 1.1 twill rutuiuB WUUlll viii8 nn lli i ... . ,rr . Wrn J"ln'8 Statement. M ratho.-.:.Jordan- of Eastslde, E YET FOR OF EASTSIDE SAFE FURIOUS GALE OFF MARYLAND Highest Tide in Twenty Years Water in Streets in Many Places. Illy jWn. l.ilM l'rrm to Cum liny Tlinm.1 llAIri.MOUH. Oct. 21. Tho east ern shore of .Maryland was visited by a furious gale accompanied by rain lr.st night and practically every town along the shore suffered dam ago from tho high water, the tide be ing the highest experienced in twenty years. In ninny places the wnter covered the streets to a depth of from twelve Inches to live feet. c Mercury Goes Below Freezing Snow Storm Almost Be comes a Blizzard. Illy AMoclMrit Prr lo Coot lltj Tlmra.) CHICAGO. Oct. 21. Chicago saw tho first storm of tho season yester day. Snow fell all night and nt times the storm almost became a bllzznrd. Karly In the day thto mer cury dropped below freezing. "Starvation Doctor" Charged -With Second Degree Mur der Patient Died. (ny AtnoclMed prni lu mos ny Time..) SHATTLH, Oct. 21. Andrew Lar son, n disciple of Llnna llurllold Hnz zard, tho starvation doctor, inany of whoso patients havo died and who is under conviction of murder In thu second degree, was arrested yester day. Fred 13. Hessen, who lias boon fasting for forty-sovon dnys under the direction or Larson, Is In tho hos pital in u critical condition. 'rilADIinS' IUXK OLOSKI). Declared Insolvent by National I tank Kxaiiihtor anil llecelver Named. (Dr Aiocltei I'rcM to tool nr Tlmra.j LOW13LL, Mass., Oct. 21. Tho Traders' Nntlonal Uank of this city was closed yesterday by order of tho Comptroller of tho Currency, after being dcclnred Insolvent by tho Nat ional Uank Examiner. Hnrold G. Murray was appointed receiver. iisoiui:us IX lOKTUGAL. HoportH of Grave Political Troubles Current Cannot lie Kxplnlned. (Bj Attoclitcd rrrit to Cool Dy Tlraw.) MADRID, Oct. 21. Reports of more grave political aisorwora hi Pi rtucal are current here. News of what has occurred can not bo ex plained owing to the Portugese cen sorship of tho news. tor today, saying that If too much was said at this time It might inter fere in bringing the culprit to Jus tice. "The combination on the safe was first reported defective on September 23 bv Recorder Leaton," said Mr. Jordan today. "Leaton had an export work on It (or half a day ana mier I got nn expert of the Norrls Safe and Lock Company and finally, when he failed. I had Fred Nelson come nnd drill tho comuination, auer Mr. Nnlson drilled tho center door, we did not attempt to open tho Inner ones to which I had no key but left them for Mr. Leaton until ne coum I'fimn from the hosnltal. I knew the combination to the outer door of tho safo, but did not have a key to the Inner sate." Beyond this Mr. joruan am noi care to igive out auy Hiaioiucm. m DR." LARSEN IS ARRESTED ROOSEVELT IN SOUTH AMERICA Received in Rio Janeiro by Del egation of. Prominent Braz ilians and Officials. Illy Afni.'lntixl Plow In Coon May Tlmon.l Theodore Roosevelt landed here to day from the stenmer Vandyke nnd was received on the quay at the Naval Arsenal by a del egation of prominent people of Hrnzll. .Marshal Hermes Kon teea. president of the republic, wns unable to bo present, but sent a special representative. All tho min isters of Hrnzll, the minister of Ar gentine with members of his lega tion, the. presidents of the Hrnzlllan senate and chamber of deputies and numerous other high functionaries of tho government wero niuong those extending him u welcome. SVEA SALOON IS Council Thinks Seven Days' Closing Sufficient Punish ment Long Discussion. After a .long discussion, which nt times grew more or less animated and nt other times was more or less ludicrous, Pinker &. Kdlund last eve ning were given permission to open the Svea bar, which was closed laBt week for being open after closing hours, nnd continue tho business dur ing good behavior. No penalty was Imposed, It being stated thnt tho sev en days they were closed was ade quate punishment. After tho matter hnd been discuss ed at length, Mr. Parker appeared before tho Council and stated that he did not want to fight tho ense; that he would simply plend guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of tho Council. Ho snld that he wanted to assuro them that the offense bad not been Intentional. Row A. F. Hassford, pastor of tho Marshlleld Baptist Church, was pres ent, nud protested vigorously against tho saloon being allowed to continue. He spoke twice against It. First he snld that tho CouncUmen and Attor ney Upton, who represented Parker & Kdlund admitted thnt it was Im possible to control the saloons and that Mayor Straw said tho law was being constantly violated nud that ho thought that the license ought to bo revoked us n llttlo flue wns no punishment. Ho snld that less than a week ago ho saw a boy of not nioro than sixteen years old beastly drunk on the street nud ho thought It wns high time to stop it. Ho snld thnt Councilman Allen had Just stnted that a saloon man's word or prom ise wns no good and It looked to him as If the saloon luws were bolng In terpreted for tho bonoflt of tho sa loon and not tho people. Ho said that lie would llko to seo tho people get nt least a square deal In the nint ter. Straw unil Upton Clash. Tho matter was brought up by J. M. Upton, who appenrcd for Parker & Edlund. Ho pointed out thnt nono of the threo ways which tho liquor ordinance provides for Its enforce ment bad been followed In tho mat ter, that no complaint hnd been mndo against them, that tho offenders had not been arrested or tried and that Mayor Straw without warrant or au REOPENED thority of law had closed the saloon for seven days, Mr. Gosg said that he had not told the officers not to file charges against tho saloon because he thought It was a matter that should be brought di rect before the Council. Ho said that If charges were filed against the saloon and they were found guilty, thoro was nothing for tho Council to do but to revoke the license, whleh seemed a .little severe. He said that Mr. Parker had been around to see him several times about it. Mayor Straw, who was a little late In arriving, took offense at what Mr. Upton said, and wanted to Wnow what the latter wanted done. He said that If It was proposed to sim ply drop It and let them open again, he was opposed, because It was a case where the officers must be vln- innj-M-a-M.ii- - - - - V - - - ' VOoiiUBuid on Pf Tour.) REFUGEES ARE E Steamers Sail From Alaska City Bearing Many Flood Sufferers. Illy Amoi'IhIfiI Pith lo Coo Hay TlniM.) SEATTLE, Oct. 21. The Steam ship Northwestern, which sailed from St. Michael for Nome Sunday night, left Nome last night with five hun dred passengers for Seattle. The Steamer Victoria, with Nome storm refugees aboard, Is scheduled to ar rive here Thursday night nnd two dnys later will sail for Nome with a cargo of relief supplies. The Vic toria expects to sail from Nome Nov ember A and bo followed the next day by the Corwln. The revenue cut ter Dear will he the Inst to sail. TABLE L Council Postpones Action on Measure Restricting Sale of Liquor. An ordinance eliminating closed booths In cures and restricting the snlo of liquor except over the bar was read near tho close of last eve ning's meeting of the Marshlleld City Council, but was tabled until next Monday night, when It will bo taken up ngnln with nn additional provision added to bar music or all kinds from saloons. The bringing up or the ordinance came partly as a surprise, at least the portion of it thnt referred to sa loons. A fow weeks ago, tho Coun cil Instructed City Attorney Goss to draft an ordinance prohibiting booths lu enrcs nnd restaurants and drafted to prevent the Illegal snlo of liquor. Tho ordinance was requested by Mur- shnl Carter on account of a number of boyH bolng found In some of the restaurants In nn Intoxicated condi tion. There had been rumors about fur ther restrictions being placed on the snlooiis at last night's meeting of the Council and n number of saloonmen were present. Peter Mlrrnsoul ob Jected to tho proposed changes and especially to the poaslblo closing or bnck ontrauces to saloons. Council man Copplo gavo him to understand that nothing or tho kind wns lively llowevor, some or tho changes came up In tho ordinance. It would prohlblte prlvnto entrances to sal oons, prohibit tho soiling by saloons of liquor for servleo In nny other part of tho building or in cafes, ex cept to regulnr guests or hotels who are permitted to have It, prohibit tno serving of drinks In bnck rooms and reqiilro the removal of curtains nnd blinds so thoro would bo n clear view from tho sldowalk. Thoro wns some llttlo discussion of it. but tho council decided to tablo It for a week and In tho menu time have a clauso Insortod prohibit ing music in saloons. Routine Proceedings. The council adjourned to meet noxt Monday evening, October 27. Protests from property ownors at Eleventh nnd Golden over tho assess ment for tho Intersection wore tab led, tho matter having been gone over before, The Coos Bay Paving & Construc tion Company's Job of putting in the curb on Johnson from Second to Seventh was accepted and they were ordered, paid $1,152.42. The final ordlnanco on the assess ments, for the paving of Broadway from Central to Mill Slough was adopted and the city engineer was Instructed to .have tho street built level Instead of a slight grade to Anderson. Mrs. Mary Chapman protested about tho sewer In front of her property being on the opposite sldo of the street Instead of In tho mid dle, but the council refused to make any concession, saying that It had to be built that way. For Dredge Fill City Engineer Buckingham report ed that W. G. Lawhorne ihiadl secured the signatures of ninety-seven out of the 120. lot .owners, excluding the LEAVING 1 IU0R CHANGES lCoBUmu4 on Tagt four. DEMAND FOR L TRIP THROUGR CANAL Great Britain Accepts Invitation to Help Celebrate Comple tion of Big Waterway. Illy "nclatcil PrrM lo Coon Hay Tlmcn. LONDON, Oct-. 21. Great Britain accepted the invitation of the United States today to send repre sentative vessels to the gathering of the International Heet In 1 lump ton Roads early In 1015. The licet Is to celebrate the completion or the Pnnunia Cnnnl by n voynge, through the new waterwny to the Pacific. F Trusty in Oregon Penal Insti tution Escapes After Serving Eighteen Months. By Awoclatvtl Prni lo Coot liar Tlmi-t.) PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 21. James May, serving an Indeterminate sen tence of from two to twenty years In the Oregon pcnltentlnry for bur glary, bns escaped. Ho had recently been mndo u trusty. Ho had served eighteen mouths of his sentence. TO Whether He Will be Candidate for New York Assembly De pends on Decision of Wife.' (Ily AmooIiIM Trrii to Coot Hay Tlmta.f ALBANY, N. Y Oct. 21 Prep arations wero completed last night for the departure of Win. Sulzor as a private citizen from Albany. He went to New York City whero ho will discuss with Progressive party lead ers plans for running for tho Assem bly this fall. Governor Glynn arriv ed at Albany today from bis homo nt Cedar Hill. No linportnnt appoint ments are expected from Glynn be foro Wednesday. , Tho Legislature will reconveno Wednesday night. Glynn Is now preparing his first mes sage MAY ItUX FOR ASSEMBLY. Supporters Think He May Again Gain The Governorship. ALBANY. Oct. 21. Tho decision as to whothor William Sulzor will bo a candidate for nssemblmnu from tho Sixth Now York district probably will rest with his wiro as the Im peached governor thinks highly of her political acumen. His ndvlsors assured Sulzor there would be no doubt of his election but tho former governor refused to positively agreo to run. Ho said he would consult his wife. Sulzer supporters maintain that his election to tho assembly would bo a stepping stone to his return to tho governorship. lOLlT!CIAXS ARE GUESSIXG. Great HKt'ii)ation As to How Many Votes Sulzer Can Suing. (Dy AuoclatM rrria to Cool Day Tlraea.f ALBANY, Oct. 21. What will bo the outcome of William Sulzer's race for tho legislature Is tho foremost question lu the minds of tho politi cians at tho capital today. It Is gen erally agreed )io would make much trouble for the organization In Now York. His fire will be directed especially against Aaron Levy, who Is a candidate for Municipal Judge, and Alfred Smith, Syeaker of the S M PENITENTIARY BACK YO PROTECTION FOR E1ERS IN OLD MEXICO United States Takes Lead in Telling Huerta Outsiders Must Be Unharmed. GENERAL VILlThOLDS PRISONERS AT T0RRE0N Great Britain Has No Fixed Policy Regarding Mexico Recognizes Huerta. (llT AmocIaIM ITCH in nw ray Time.. WASHINGTON, 1). l' Oct. 21. Without wnltlng for Germany's movement to ask nbout Its forty-throo subjects said to be detained forcibly nt Torreon by Genernl Villa, tho United Stntes, through Chargo d' Af fairs O'Shaughnessy In Mexico City, has made representations to tho Huerta government supplementing those mndo by Emperor Wllllntn's representatives, who demanded pro tection for the prisoners. Consular Agent Corothcrs at Torreon, likewise was Instructed to treat with Villa on behalf or Gorman, British, French, and Spanish bubjects detained after a caravan'or some HOD AmerlcniiH had departed overland for .Monterey.. It Is reported that General Villa has been holding these foreigners In the city to prevent Federal attack. Of llclnls hero stnted thnt not moro than hair a dozen Americans remain In the beleagured city. HUERTA WANTS .MONEY. Seeks to Secure Funds by Offering Bonuses on Customs Duties, Ily Asioclatnl Prrti lo Coon Hay Time.) WASHINGTON, I). C. Oct. 21. I ii connection with a f.ity pur coi' Increase on cus'oi'.t du'les on I i ports into .Mexico, General lli.o'ta, seeking to obtain ready money, linn olTere to allow Import "is tc.i por cent oiseount on certificates good lu payment of such duties ir issued be ginning October 28 and until No vember C. ENGLAND DELAYS ACTION. Wishes to Let Mexican Affairs Run Their Course Until Elections. Illy Akanvtaivil l'na lu Coon llay Timet.) LONDON, Oct. 21. In discussing .Mexican nfralrs with American Am bassador Walter II. Page yestordny, Sir Edward Grey declined to bind the British government to nny par ticular policy on Mexican uffnlrs. lu this respect the policy of tho British government differs from that or thu United Stntes. The British nttltudo, according to Sir Edwnrd'Groy, Is that matters should bo left alone until after the coming elections and thnt future action should be based on their result. Ambassador Pago explained to the British Foreign Secrotnry tho policy or the United States. Sir Edward Grey In roply pointed nut thnt nothing thus far hnd occur red to change the British view that recognition or the present provisional government In .Mexico was the correct policy. LEFT $30,000 TO J. W. Hammerburg af Bandon Willed Cash to Three Sur viving Relatives. (Special to Tho Times.) COQU1LLE. Or., October 21. Tho will of tho Into J. W. Hammer burg ,of Baudon, wns filed for pro bato yestordny, Ho left an cstato of almost $20,000, which is all in notes and cash, to bo equally divided between Ills three brotborB nnd sis ters. The threo live In the East, most of them in Ohio, and are quite advanced In years. Col, Rosa of Ban don was named us executor. Divorce Case. Tho Win. Krnntz dlvorco caso from Gravel Ford wan tried beforo Judge Coke yesterdny. Lnst year Mrs. Krantz tried to got a dlvorco and he fought It and she was refused a de cree. Now Krnntz is trying to get a divorce and she Is righting It. Tho Smith boys or Bnndon, who wore to havo been tried In Juvenile Court hero yesterday, fnlled to put In apponrance and their trial was con tinued. Assembly, who seoks to succeed him self. Even Sulzer's worst political foes virtually concede him a victory in his own assembly district. Tho question that caused tho greatest speculation was how many votes would Sulzor bo able to awing for the speakership candidacy lu caso of his olectiou. If you want to feel at home and eat things like mother used to make at home, Just try the Dotson HotcL CHILDREN ciicent about the mt- this time.