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COOS HAY TIMES.
A clean, wholesome newspaper for
Coos County homos. The Times has
(lie largest prootl circulation of nny
newspaper In Coos, Curry or Doug
Ins counties.
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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914 EVENING EDITION -SIX PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mail
and Coos Hay Advertiser
No. 188
III EXPECTED TO f PEA
MRLD
POWERS
L
ST U. S.
Ls Washington Government
P. n oirlnx Rmcinri
to neuuiioiuw" ""'
Embargo on Arms
UIMS THAT ORDER
JjUblMIIMo HHHnuni
n.t Mnvionn fininrn-
nent Cannot Prevent Crime
on i nis Mcuuuiu
. . . . -. rAAa Maw . Imi 1
m. Itur 1 M TWI iu ww- - ...-.-.j
vSIIINOTON, I). C Kob. 27.
ter long Ibimo In Iho diplomatic
chances between vwiiiwii,iii
r.a"b... ., niinmnt ins been
We to reopen tlio correspondence
r the inbiiiWBion oi a milium u
....... .TnvnrlllllKIlt fill' II rOCOII-
Ecratlon'by tlio United StntoB of tlio
font ralBliiK or mo uwuiuku "
ml to Mexico, A irouiru ui inu
.i.niin M'liidi in mild to liavo
.. t..,l nt Mnvlro ('In last lllKllt
the allegation tlint 11 Htnto of nn-
thynowl8ts in so inticu oi uux
, decupled by tlio rebels Hint n do
it permitting exportation or nrmB
. .l.ul lli.mi In n fnvol'llllll) Hi tll-
oa for committing outrages wlillo
venting the lliionn government
a reprcBhhig them.
Thcrcal purposo oi nuurui is no
red to be to mhl another unto to
. ...h-inim nnrfnctlnc Ills CIlHO.
It ore, for tlio consideration of
i world powers,
it I. mil ivnrtiil that the UllltOll
itei Kill return nny formal tin-
TUFT URGES
W
MS
Former President Heads Dele
gation Before House Ju
diciary Committee
(tlr Aliocl.lcl rrr.i to Coot liar Timet.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 27.
Hearing on tlio administration's
trtiBt reform IiIIIh wna Btispcnilcd
temporarily by tlio IIoubo judiciary
committed to lienr n dlstlnirulshod
delegation of legal nutliorltlcs head
od by formor President Taft, dls
cubb ponding bills proposing re
form mid simplification of proccd-
l tiro In United States courts Pres
ident Wilson and Attorney General
'McKoynnlilH nlrendy linvo expressed
approval of tlio inonmire. mid It Is
'uxpeutcd whon received In Con-
1 gross tlint It will speedily puss
both houses. In addition to Tnft,
I tlio list of speakers Included Judgo
Alton 1). Parker. Sonntor Hoot,
Louis lrrandols. Dean Hoscoo Pound,
Frank H. Kollog, Judgo Henry
,Wado Itogora and Thomas W. Sliol-
IUII.
KB; AMtUIJ Fit., to Cool I)T Time 1
fcVASIUNC.TOA. I). C. Fob. 27.
fat the American government re
tJi the hniiRlitg of Clomeuto Vor-
itn Vim rlr:in citizen, hh a Bllli-
It for rtparn ion by tlio lluerta
peranum, bct.iino Known nuor to
ri cabinet met ting,
fcrrau nnncitii ed that a (lomuiid
r the nrmlnlinirm of llioso roBiiun-
te for the Mlllii; of Voigurn hnd
11 rent li) the United StutcB to
crta.
T
HIS DIVORCE
K VALLEY
ME HREO
sted Bandits 'Make Bin
Haul at North Star Cy
anide Plant
llBrliw,Ull rtfti lo Coo lur Timet J
V uss VAI.I.IJV. Cal.. Fob. 27.
Hied bandits held up tlio cyanide
P v. .ii .uii.ii owir iiiiiiu uuro
Pr nd escnpNl with 1I0 ponudB
gBialgini contitlnlm; nbout ?C0 of
M In thi ifn...l
- v . iuiiiiu.
j nilXKsiJ Altn OUSTIM)
h& at Cmuiiirii Hesults In l)c-
i iMirtiitliu. .r yi. ,1.1 .
IB J AlWfUuj Pr.. i. nM. ei--
l?.GA.LES: x.,ex- -Pob. 27. Aa a
"i ui imi-iiiincsn domonstratlonfl
i ia u"8 wcoK nrrniiKemontB
ffliae lOdav In Irnnonnrl rHil-
ther fort,,Ktr8 who might
tt,Z? ; z. " n recurrenco oi
rJJratlon acrot8 tho bound-
tirV un,,ca Kates. Tm
L. .!peUsutlo,la woro "do ro-
r-. .uo oriental Immigration.
.WimKunss is wikkii
llr.inL if. ... ...
, ,. y " "null i-anidiK (i Af-
IHini..!;.!" .,,Lro ' alIoMH
loofrr ,.u "ua ueon m to
F,v 'rnm jaU u,1(5or Parcon or
i. Four', '".""'" 'J. ?v9r
UJ for her execution.
Bandon Man Finally Secures
Decree -Cocplle Wins
Property Case '
(Special to Tlio Times.)
COQUIM.I-:, Or., Fob. 27.- -Arthur
Conch, u woll-Unown Hniiiloii innn,
wii last evening k inn ted a dixorco
Tlio nult wont by default, Mr. Coach
and Ills wife having nniiuged a prop
erty suttloinunt outside of court.
This Ih tho culmination of n sories
of units. Coach having first sued for
a dlvorrn and Inter hIio sued and both
woro donlod. Tho hearings of tho
cases woro rather souimtiounl. Iu
granting tho dlvorco Inst evening;
Judgo Colto sovoroly consured Clinch
for his manner of living.
Coiiillli Wins t'M
In tlio case of .Mrs. Alice McDon
ald vs. tho City of Coiiulllo. involving
tho ownership of n tract of land
which has bcon iihod for a public
highway, Judgo Colo hold for tho
City or Coiiulllo. Ho hold Hint tho
publlo hud gullied tlio right to con
tinue tho ubo or It. Henry Soiig
Htackon or Mnrshnold represented
Mrs. McDonnld.
Mei'ifumt Caxe l'p.
Tho caso oS Mrs. Mary Morehunt
vs. Sheriff Ongo wob alfco Biibmlttwd
to tho court. Sho l suing to annul
tho aalo of tho V. T. Morcliant homo
on North Hroadway in Mnrshftold Vy
Ql.nrlfr nnirn fni- invnn on tllO former
! W. T. Merchant Btoro. ShorUf Gagei
instead of golting tno nncK inxea om.
of tho BtocK proceeded to soil Mer
chant's proporty, on which Mrs. Mor
cliant hnd a largo mortgago. The
taxes amounted to about $1800.
I Iniulnn Port Case.
Tho Port of Handon tost caso was
tried, but it will bo somo time before
n decision 18 handed down as both
aides woro granted tlmo In which to
fllo written brlofa. Tho caso will
jirobably go to tho Supremo Court,
regardless of which side wins.
MISS RD65S IS
R
Governor West's Private Sec
retary Succeeds in Clos
ing Cove Saloons
tn AtiocUl I'itim lo Coo. Br 1'lmn.)
SALEM, Or., Feb. 57. Fern Hobbs
won another victory for tho dry forc
es when the Governor received word
tlint the Union county court would
declare Cove dry Miirch 4.
Mffl KILLED
6Y TRIBE
M
Desperate Battle Fought by
Gendarmes and Natives
in Persia
HIT A"1 I'M PrfM lo font Ilr TlmM.)
TEHEIIAN, Fob. 27. A detach
ment or ICO gendarmes Is cornered
In Its bnrrackB at Kazruu by a
largo body of tribesmen. Tho bnt
tlo begnn yestordny and continued
with desperate flghtiug, when Inst
roports woro received. Tlio com
mander or the gendarmes, Major
Ohlssou, n Swede, was killed. Ite
lnforeomentB have bcon dispatched
from Slilrnz and a detachment of
IJr3tlt.li mnrinoB from lliislilro.
fi.S.
MM
11SS BRIDE
Weil-Known Coos County
Lawyer Surprises Friends
Married at Rosebtirg
A. S. Hammond of North Pond niid
Marshllold. one or tho best known
Coos county attorneys, surprised his
mends uy returning Here today witli
a bride. He loft last wcok, being
called by an "important oiiRagomont,"
which was not explnlned until ho and
Mb bride aril veil on tho Drain Btago
today.
They woro married at Kosoburg
February 25 and Immediately came
to Coos Hay. Tho brido wiih former
ly MIsb I.oulso C. Monroe, a woll
kuown Portland young woman. She
juid her Bister were tit IloHoburg and
Judgo Deter Itlco officiated.
Today Mr. Hammond Jh receiving
congratulations at the Cluindlor,
w'horo ho anil his brldo are stopping.
BL POST
ILL STANDS
?G.l! Int Postmas
r General From Rediin-
M,a ates Beaten
r'1..!!.
iAsniv;'7r,!coo'Ti.)
IW,i.j,j' D. P.. Fell
-"tuu bb -. it -
27.
WP the p.? tho PostofHce bill
I0teof 33 to 24, senate.
tCll!s(Jt(s',,!!r,J,,,and wmiT
ffS l B.AHTEIl'H rrma ,..,
-I l3 .
GENERAL CHUN
IS POISONED
Chinese Military Leader Vic-
tim in i-Tovince oi
Chi Li
Br AmocII4 rrera to coot VtJ TlmM.J
TIENTSIN, Chlnn, Fob. 27.AB
aaslnation by poUonlng Is believed
to have caused the death last night
of General Chao Ping Chun, military
governor of Chi LI province and a
former premier. He was ill only a
few hours.
ItEWAHD.
I will pay $20 reward for informa
tion that will lead to tho arrest and
conviction of the parHes who broke
Into the dwelling on Henderson
Marsh about Feb. 21 or 22.
GEO. H. NAY.
POTS BAN ON
ALL LEVITT
President Evans of Seventh
Day Adventists Talks at
Walla Walla
Dr nrs!l TreM lo Coot Dtr Tlmti.1
WALLA WALLA, Fob. 27. Pros
idont I. H. Evniia of tho North Amer
ican Division conforonco or Sovonth
Day AdvomistB, tho North Pacific
conference of which Is In session
here today, condemned laughing,
Joking and Jesting, urging his hearers
to conduct thomsolvea "with more
trembling."
HtHIGATlOX MEETfXG
tDf AMOCltloJ Prt o Coot C7 Tlmot.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 27.
Secretary Lano baa called a confer
ence on Irrigation at Denver ror April
9. All Irrigation states are invited
to participate.
CUT OHEGON HATES
Oregon Express Companies Make
KcUuctloiiM on hinau rucKagva
(Dr AuocUtod rrttt to Coot l)r Time. J
SALEM, Or., Feb. 27. Tho Ore
gon Railroad Commission has receiv
ed advices rrom the Interstate Com
merce Commission that special per
mission la granted to put tho ex
press rates agreed upon by the state
commission and tho railroads Into
effect March 10. Material reductions
will be made on packages under for.ty
pounds.
AHHEST DOTSON COOK
MIRTLE
E
STORE ROBBED
Blood Hounds on Trail of
Bandits Near Roseburg
This Afternoon
(Or Attoclitd rmi lo Cool nr Tlm.t.l
HOSEUUHG, Or., Feb. 27. Hlco
Brothers' store nt Myrtle Creek wns
lrolbcd last night ot (considerable
money. Dloodhounds from Cnnyon
vlllc are on the trail or tho robbors.
T
Tonlr Rpnnlnnd rnnk nf the Dot-
son Hotel, was arrested today on
tho charge of stealing a pair of
boots and other articles from a
roomer. Ho was also neia on otner
charges,
IIS
NOW IREVOLT
Serious Revolutionary Move
ment in Progress An
archy Is Rampant
tnr AmocI.IcJ rmi to Coot nr Tlmn.J
MADRID, Fob. 27. Tho Spnnlsh
government hns received Inrormn
tlon that an Important rovolutlon
nry movement Is In progress In
Portugal. According to an nn
nouucMiient mndo by tho Spanish
under Secretary or State Tor tlio In
terior, n condition or anarchy ex
ists throughout Portugal. It has
bcon Impossible to learn doflnltoly
what Is tnklng place, bb all com
munication, oven wireless, Is interrupted.
LOST POOT H-
VILLA WILL PERMIT PART!
TO INSPECT BENTON'S REMAINS
ORDERS PRDRE
OF BIG SMELTER
Gov. Lister, of Washington, to
Look Into I. W. W. Strike
1 at Ruston
11 Asiocltttd Pm lo foot Il; Tlmrt
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 27. Gov
ernor Lister litis ordorod on Investi
gation or tlio strike of tho 400 lab
orers at the Guggenheim Biuoltor nt
Huston, uonr Tnconin, according to
advices received at tho Central Labor
Union headquarters.
The investigation will bo mndo by
tlio Stato Commissioner of Labor,
who left for tho smelter town today.
Tho Investigation wns requested by
tlio Federation of Labor at a recent
convention In Aberdeen.
Industrial Workers of tho World
attempted to assuiuu ehnrgo of tho
strlko last December and tlicro was
much disorder. Later tho Western
Federation or Miners organized tlio
men, who quit becnuso their hours
were Increased without moro pay.
SW TG FRO
AUTO GRASR
IN NORTR BEND
Rebel Commander Announces
That Body Was Taken
To Chihuahua
SEC. BRYAN NOTIFIED
OF NEW CONDITIONS
Gov. Coquitt, of Texas, Treat
ens to Send Militia Into
Old Mexico '
nr AuotUttd I'rrn to Coot Hr Tlmm.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 27.
Consul Letcher telegraphed Socro
larv or Stato Hrynn that Gonoral
Villa would pormlt two AmorlcaiiB,
two Englishmen nnd two mombora
or the family or William S. lion
ton to view tho body or tlio dend
rancher. Letcher nlso reported that
Vllln would permit two physicians
to accompany American nnd Ilrltlsh
representatives and members or tho
Denton family and ho would fur
nish transportation and accommodn
tloiiB for all of thorn. Hrynn sulci
JiiBt boforo entering Cnblnot meet
ing that Lctchar's dispatches con
firmed previous information that
Denton's body wns In Chihuahua
City. Ho said arrnngcmontB would
bo mndo soon for n vlalt of tho com
mission to Chlliunhiia to vlow tho
body nnd Intimated that disposition
of It would bo settled nftor medical
examination.
D. Devote Run Down by Log
ging Train Near Bandon
-Caught in Track
(Special to Tho Times.)
HANDON, Or., Feb. 27. An un
rortuuato accident happened on it
logging road noar Handon Thursday
afternoon when D. DoVoo hnd his
left root cut off by the engine nnd
two cars passing ovor It.
DoVoo wna walking up tVo track
and tho engine wns approaching In
tho opposite direction. Ho contem
plated stopping aside when the train
got close but his foot wan caught In
tho switch frog. IIIb presence of
mind In leaning to ono side saved him
from being Btruck bodily. Ho wna
taken to tho hospital at Coqulllo ror
treatment.
WN
TO
V W HUB
B. C. Seydel, of Portland,
Here Looking Over Coos
Bay Water Company
II. C. Soydol or Portland Is In
Marshllold negotiating with tho Coos
Hay Water company ror tho purchaso
or their proporty providing ho Is
nblo to securo a now frnnchlso in
Marshfleld. The company ImB a long
tlmo frnnchlso in North Dend, so that
will not bo mndo a condition of tho
deal.
J. II. Flanagan of the Coos Hay
Water company statod this afternoon
that tho negotiations had not gone
very far aa yet. Ho said that they
had given Mr. Soydol a price on tho
property but would not give an op
tion on it. Ho said that Mr, Soydol
had not Informed him as to who was
backing him or, In fact, much about
IU He said that Edgar McDanlel of
North Bond had Introduced Mr. Sey
del to them. Ho Bald that Mr. Soydol
wanted to confer with tho city offic
ials and others about tho matter.
Mr. McDanlel said that Mr. Soydol
had Installed a waterworks system
at Beaverton and that a very reason
able schedule of rates was charged.
He said that Mr. Soydel was In favor
of tho meter system.
Machines of George Rotnor
and Gorst & King Damag
edOne Slightly Hurt
Gcorgo Rotnor'a auto was protty
badly smnshed In a collision on tho
MnrBliuold-Nortll Bend road near tho
Kinney dock last evening, n Gorat &
King car slightly damaged mid ono
person slightly hurt.
Mr. Rotnor, Frod Marx of Portland
and' Miss Kloglor escaped Injury, but
Mm. M. J. Elrod, tho other occupant
of Mr. Hotnor's car, was slightly
bruised and her oyo hurt.
Thoy woro roturnlng from North
Bond about S o'clock and tlio driz
zling rain mado tho windshield rather
obscure. Mr. Rotnor saw two cara
approaching and turned out to pass.
Tho road Is rnthor narrow thoro and
ho noticed ns the first car passed that
ho was very closo to tho rail ami ho
swung back Into tl.o rond. Just thou
tho Gorst & King car camo along nnd
tho two crashed togothor, ripping tho
running board off tho Gorst & King
car and smashing a wheel on Mr.
Hotnor's machine Tho momentum
carried them by each other ami tho
broken wheel threw Mr. Hotnor's
machine off tho grndo.
It was purely an accident and no
blamo la attached to anyono, and
that It was not moro sorlous la n
source or gratification to all con
cerned,
fir AkUIJ l'rr. Iu Coot HT Tlm.t
EL PASO, Feb. 27. Gcorgo C.
Cnrothors admitted ho hnd postponed
his denarturo ror Chihuahua, and
whllo ho was silent ns to his roasoiiH
It Is assumed (lint tho arrival linrn
I or British Consul Percovnl to parti
cipate iu tno Ronton investigation
nnd tho receipt by Cnrothors cr a
bulky dispatch from Mexico acoo.mttt
for tho delay.
(nr Aitotituj rr.it to co. nr Timw j
EL PASO, Tex.. Fob. 27. Tho
proflonco hero of Consul Porcoval Iu
bellovod to mnrk the beginning of
lipportnnt dovcIupiucntH. Jt Is .br
llovod when tho commission departn
for Chihuahua to oxuniliupionton'H
body Porcoval will accompany It.
Anxiety over tho disappearance ot
Gustnv Hunch continues. Bollef Iu
tlio report thut ho wna shot aa a spy
last Friday is gonoral on this aide Ot
the Rio Grande.
nr Ai(0Ulod Prill lo Coot Iltr Tlmrt.)
CHIHUAHUA, Feb. 27. As nn ex
planation of hla continued dolay in
attacking tlio Federal army at Chi
huahua, tho opinion Is freely ex
prosHCd by tlio closo advisors or Vllln
that ho la oultv content with his pros
out supremo authority ami tlint ho
will not push Boiithward until iiocoh
slty demands. In tho mcnutlmo tho
I Federal forces nro growing and may
soon push north to take tho offon-
sivo. Tlio roiiclB linvo lost ground
by tho delay,
TE.YAH MAY ACT
ONLY Slllil
TO COOS BAY
GOV. FOLK IS NAMED
Former Missouri Executive Given
New Federal Position,
Or Auoclitea: Prrtt to Coot Hi; Timet.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 27.
Joseph W. Folk, solicitor or tho Stato
Department has decided to accept
the new post as chief counsel to tho
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Dr. Charles W. Neodham, former
President of George Washington Un
iversity, has been appointed assist
ant counsel.
Congressman Hawley Straight
ens Out Appropriation
New Dredge
Sec. Henry Songstackon Is In ro
colpt of word from Congressman
Hawley that the presout Rivera and
Harbors bill contains an allowanco
or only $50,000 for Coos Bay. This
Is to bo used for maintaining tho bar
dredge Michlo and other work. Somo
thought that Cooa Bay was to get
an extra $50,000 but Mr. Hawley
says that the appropriation for tho
bar dredge has to be made each year
Instead of being automatic.
Tho Vancouver Chamber of Com
merce has written tho Marahflold
Chamber of Commorco urging them
to get after Congressman Hawley and
see that Major Morrow's recommen
dation for tho construction ot an
other dredge for tho Oregon nnd
Washington harbors Is carried out.
They point out that the Oregon Is tho
only ono now avallablo and that an
other ono Is needed.
Terms Expire.
It Is expected that tho threo Port
or Cooa Bay Commissioners whoso
terms expire this year will bo candi
dates at the May primaries to suc
ceed themselves. No other candi
dates have been mentioned. Tho men
whoso terms expire aro A. O. Rogers,
A. H. Powora and Henry Sengatacken.
CHILI CON CAK.NE at SAHTEIVS.
Gov. Colquitt Regius Investigation
of Hidalgo Execution
(nr AiiotltliHl Prtit to Cpoi I!7 Time.. J
LAREDO, Tex., Fob. 27. Frlonda
or Clomonto Vorgnrn, an American
who was hanged recently by tho Mex
ican FodoralB, wore aroused, today by
reports mado by American Consul
Gnrrotr, who visited tho scono or tho
rancher's execution near Hldnlgo yes
terday. Tho dual Investigation wns expect
ed to assttmo doflnlto form today.
Tho Fcdoral Investigation bogan sov
oral days ago. A stato Inquiry was
ordered yeatorday by Governor Col
quitt', who Indicated that ho might
tnko derisive stops toward punishing
tlio slnyors if thoy becamo known.
Ho threatened to send tho mllltlu into
Mexico.
TRY TO FIND
M
Conference Held at New York
to Put Unemployed to
Work There
Br AuocUteJ Trrtt to Coot Dtr Timet.
NEW YORK, Fob. 27. Delegates
to tho National Conference on Un
employment gathered in the city hall
to hit on a method or bringing to
gether jobless in on nnd manless Jobs.
Tho problem or tho unemployed has
usBumcd. such proportions in New
York that a municipal employment
bureau has been recently formed.
Mayor Mitchell opened tho confer
ence with an address on "Public Res
ponsibility." HAD SMALLPOX
Chaa. Johnson, ot Plat B was
taken Into custody last night by Of
ficer Doano who suspected ho had
smallpox. Dr. Straw pronouncoa it
to bo n bad caso and Johnson was
escorted towards his homo.
1
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