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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1914)
MUM? MWWif ANY, MUTT CANCATOI ON, BUT MIGHTY fEW KNOW WHEN TO LET GO !( ''. " V i WATCH VOl'K AVI KB IJcml tlio ndvH. In Tiio Times. Ks noclfllly lf sh0 lH ko,"k ,loPPl"K. The Moic "I"1""1 "" nt,v '" 'J''10 Times Is handicapped In tlio nice for Trade. (Ejtob WxmvB MKMIUSIl OK THE ASSOCIATED P1UCSS COOS HAY TIMES. A dean, wholesome ncwNjNiiicr for Coos County homos. Tlio Tlmo hns the largest proved circulation of nny newspaper In Coos, Curry or Dous ing counties. VOL XXXVII, established 1878 as Tlio Coast Mail f. S. DOW COMMITTED SUICIDE JUMPING INTO BAY T MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1914 EVENING EDITION-SIX PAGES. o r A Consolltlatlon of Times, Coast Mall Mft 1 Ql nnd Coos liny Advertiser. ,yu ' 34- WORKS WANTS ACTION IN 110 prominent t Marshfield Man Ends Liie as nubuii ui Business Worries LEFT FOUR NOTES TO Wlr-t anu rmtiiua Temporary Mental Aberration Only txpianaiion was Highly Respected BREAK ws DOW'S IIOIJV FOUND LATH THIS Al-TKItXOOX iu raHb. UUWHflftTRiDGE IS WANT RANSOM Tlio body of F. S. Dow was found about ! o'clock this uf- tcrnoon near the north end of tho Occnn Dock, near wlioro lio j said It would bo found. It wna weighted down with pieces of j ten-Inch sewer iilpo. Endeavor to Spare Wife From Aw.ful Shook Had $8000 Life Insurance The iiowh of K. s. How's disappear nnco ami probable fato wns broken in uiiBiiy 8 P08HIH10 to Mrs. How nt her homo soon nrtor tho noto wns round. Dr. E. .Mining ,,nd others wont to her und told her Hint ho could not ho found mill that his lint wns on tho dock nnd ho might hnvo mot with Homo nccldont nnd fnllon overboard. It was thought host to do It this way ns tho shock would no uwiiii io nor. Mrs. AV. J. Murphy nnd Mrs. J. E. Durkhnrt nro with her this afternoon. Ilml Jjshcmhi Insurance. Mr. Dow enrrk'd $S000 Insurance $3000 III tho W. O. W. i.n.l r.nnn In tho Mntiinl Llro of Now York. About n year ngo ho Buffered from trouble with his bond nnd consulted pTiyslcInnH. Ho said that hln mimi uilncss men liud citizens of i seemed to ho a blnnk at lirinf tutor. arshtlclil, committed sulcldo nbout vnls and lie feared himself. Later ! 30 today noon by Jumping from ho lecoverod nud had not coiiinhiliinii he Occnn Dock Into tho bny. Tho about II, but today'H nrtlon lends to loto written above was tho first In- tho belief that ho must hnvo suffered Imatlon of It and It wns addressed . a recurrence of tho inoutnl trmiiiln. o Auditor A. H. All-Il, of tho lint- t Had Sell led with Conmaiir. our-Gutlirlo Company of Portlnnd It wns reported somo tlmo ngo that iau Hiia lumm liy mm IIUOIIL IL'Illi HO WIlR IlllVlllIf llirricllllles nvnr n mil lodar noon. tlemont with tho Snorry Flour com 1'.... ., u 1. I 1. ..!.. ! '..-" luuj uwr ma oiibiuuhh numrs puny, wnom no represented horn n believed to liavo resulted In torn-.long time. W. u. Douglas, his nt- torary mental uborrntlou. which toruov. stntml trwim- ihni Bmn. lamed him to end his life. I mont had boon mndo In thlx mntter. Mr AllCU WCUt to llllieh with wlinn Mm noonii.l ui.liw .1 . ., Bookk epcr Wallace loavlng Mr. j was encountorud. to oinco nt 12MQ nnd on koIiic In I ino "" Hiatus or ins rinniicos is California Senator Criticises Waiting Policy Few Devel opments in Situation To day. t Wt AlioctltKl rrni 1. Coot lltj TlraM.J AVASHINOTON, D. C, Mnrch C I'rcd ctlllC that tlio Mnlrnn ettnn. "on is a matter with which tho iiuteastfites "shnll beforcod to denl in some Uoclslvo wny nnd thnt vory soon," Senator AVorks of California sharply criticised tho Mexican pol icy of tho ndmlnlstrntlon In n Son nto spooch. "Wo mny bo forced yot to Intervene in somo form In Mex ico. Jf wo do It should not bo for nggrnndlzomont of our country." Ho tloclnrcd tho United States should hnvo sent Boldlors Into Mexico to uniiKout Uenton'B body. PANAMA TOLL SPEECH DP WILSON CAUSES GREAT STIR IN EAST HOW'S LAST XOTB "You will find mo off tho brick pile In the bay nnehorod by a weight. f. s. now." i S. Dow, ono of tho best known DISBARRED FOR HIS SON Harry Thaw's Lawver Found General Tci-razac nnnn Piiilt., .f n M iii n - . il ' -w"' " uniy ui Diiuuiij witnesses millionaire, r-aces txtor- to Leave tion by GDn. Villa llr AMOcttlr.1 l'rr to Coot nr TlmM.l tOr Attocltl rr to Coot llir T'lmw J N15AV YOKIC, Jlnrch 0. Clifford Hl PASO, Texas, March C Oen- A. HartrltlBo, counsol for Hnrry K. i"l Torrnzns hns until next Sunday Tnnw In his first trlnl for tho killing to ly hnlf n million pesos ransom of Stnnfonl Whlto, was disbnrred to- 'or 1Mb son, Luis, who Is hold by dny. The court found thnt Hart- Ucnoral A'llla nt Chlhunhun. This rldgo hnd Biiuundorod $00,000 to In- wm Is worth $200,000 In Amorlcnn duco women witnesses who might fl" but tho onco multlmllllountro hnvo testified agnlnst Thnw to leavo 'nB "t that much money, ho says, tlui city. uoncrnl Terrn7is Is SO yenrs old nj-un j-ur-n-n-n-nj ij-ut wvwuwwvm Blld grontlv Bllllkotl liw Mill nnpll f across tho street, walking vory rnp- ''I" Ron. Tho loiter hns been n Idly. This wns the last seen of lilin Prisoner for sovcrnl mouths nnd nl by Ostllnd nnd nn hour later ho ready submtttod to extortion of honrd of his dontb. It wnB nbout $Gf0,000 Amorlcnn gold, to snvo nvo iiimmeH pnsi 12 o'clock wiiou '"" e. inroo yenrs ngo TorrnznB Dow left Ostllnd at tho bank cor-. fortlltu was worth $10,000,000. nor. , Writes Xoto to W. V. Muipliy. I LBAVB I'OH CAPITAL. v. r. .Murniiy. wno wns niou.iuiv ENGLISH PAPER LAUDS WILSON Official Organ of Great Brit ain Praises Him for Canal Views lllj AMotlMx rrr to coot Bj Tlm.t.) LONDON, Mnrch 0. Lnudntory commeniB on President Wl son's England Thinks That Fear of Japan Caused Reference to Delicacy LEADER MANN SAYS FEAR SHOULDN'T FORCE House Committee Reports Bill For Repeal of Tolls Favorably (IJr AModttm! rrnt to -oot mt TIrim.) AVASIIINQTON, D. C, March C Shnll Congress rovorso Itself nnd roponl tho clnuso In tho Pnnnnin Canal net grnntlng American coast wise Bhlpplng vessels fno pnssngo ssn, st5 xssi isra, iLjsrusrsjSi in must 01 1110 nows Mtiors or tnm 1 1.....1. ... .,. ..- -.-'-. -- country Tho covarnmnnt nrcnii , vn "' l" U01IBO " aonnto to tho AV8tmms?orEan0zeUo?n .ay0'? ojK TmSmboJlfir tSlW nltn" highest compllmonts to Prbolclent JSiU orad ? o ?, V , b 1' ,?' AVIlso,, for his nttltudo regarding I w,s0r,?. . rfl"B' """'? Proont tho Pnnnmn tolls. It says "wo can-i;;,'.1,.8 ,?I0n,7nHnB,1np"??0"t1Srrtn not refrain from nnvlni? remindful ii "ota lno. -I'0UH0 ami tho Senato SnilnuS fo?mM,ny"nHC" ll -Yin? prIlcted that moro than n more closely nssoclntcd with .Mr. Ocneinl Cairanji A'lsiiM tviii. ,.i,i,.i Dow In n porsounl nud business wnvi ('.'ilMieii. !,.. .,. l 41. -I. I . . ' nd was found by him nbout 1 2: If, , ho wns huvlng difficulties over n sot- j nmt or was to os't i,,riirJo ' ",r A" '" Co" nr it. nnd shock ho hail ever experienced. irtw Max., Jlnrch 0. G ncral Ho said It wns wholly Inexplicable a"'n nccompnnled by 500 troops, Mr. Dow left n nolo nddrossed to ,ert 1"?ro unon ls c88 country Mr. Murphy, but which ho did not m,nIrc1' ,n, Chihuahua. Ho will prob- wlsh to itivo out for publication. "Jj'y tourl1 tomorrow nt Agua Prlotn. In this noto Mr. Dow stated that ?,",l,ro nioro tr()0P will Join him. tho struggle was too much for him. J, !!"' ,IllB ,opnrtnro Cnrrnnzn wns Itn snlil thnt hn left liiHtrnrtliuiu In Visited by tlio Amorlcnn Kflindl i.tillil. tlin iwitn t lila u-lfn for linn.lllM.r Mm 1'OU (if NUCO. who llinrrheil In tlm In. buslnoss nnd roouostoil Mr. Murphy ornuilonnl lino with tholr tenchors. to confer with hor nnd lioip iit tr litimitti n..I ......1.1.1.. ...Ill x . miiili nun 10 open ," "".""" """ i-""" ' "'" "' I tin imsurn.l Mtirtihv flint lin ivnnlil ne to W v. Murphy nnd the other QiilHo Vn loy nud represented "- 0T, V flim e I ll I fl f K 1 1 T 1 1 a brother In California. Mr. AI-' ',"'' of, w''"!""! "ram and until " ''Tr lun.hy iuld thnt while li wan M I Ll! U LU n opened the nolo nddrosRmi tn 1.1,., Hiomo havo beon koiio over, notlilnir ......S.V. A,"r,,n. ""."' l ml.v"110 ll.Vn? -iw.u ' -- wr 1111111111 iiuu iiiiuiiiiiua ii'nppir i iinr ml iMn f .... .. It.. n,n.ine8s"w,t-b wldch iSffi Wl nS''So? ol Tl0T t son handles tho tolls question. Ho, ynndn I td h5vit t?.n? .'1 J' sots nn cxnmplo of straight dealing' wSuld h iiJ o ?., 1 ! mt lhVo which mny bo rocommondod to dlpV ' "BWoub opposition. fomntB or the old world." ,., .OI ' ,. t),,rn..i.. , ,i. .. i.i.... I AVASHINOTON'. D. C. yinrrh r. tlon of matters of "oven greater del-1?!1,1? S,11,s ''I!1 t0 ro',caI Ul I'nnnma li.nnv 11,.. r..t.iK... ;,'"..' 1 tolls exeilllltloil WHS ronortml fnvnr. snys: "Wo understand tho nlluslon I ,,,1,. ,ho n.011B0. Commerco Com nnd think It right to say .nt onco" I" . . ?, by ft ,0, "r 17 to ' Uopro- tlmt .Air. Wilson's handling or this "n u . ,VorB,8 or Miolilgnn, iiuestlon fncllltlos n quiet consider-! Uo1",0,t'rnV1 Kiiowlnnd of California oration of tho other nnd moro doll-nn" l"u.lltn. of Michigan, Iiopubll cato tiuestlons nlluded to." onus, nnd Lnfforty of Oregon, Pro- On tlio subject of tho Denton mnt. "IU' opposou u tor one nowsnniior snys: "When wo nro dealing with a mnn of biicIi ninii IfeBt uprightness und good will ns President Wilson, wo shvill cortninly not expect our government to force wioir ibbucs witn nn Illogical nnd continuous spirit." ulfkly. tlilnkliiK thnt It wnH nnmn.l doflnlto will bo known "HE Ililliorlnnt nml u-nu at,,..im,i AVItii tlio oxcaiitlon of n vprv fw. Mil contents, but Immodlntely no-1"0110 l"'w Mr. How's worries nnd ho -ivu iiiu uiiuinis niid tlio soarcu """uiiiiu" a mosi optimisuc spirit " promptly E'nrled. ronuivo to ins nmiirs nnd the gonorsl Ant lmg Cone. Dnslness outlook. Ilowovor, n fow Mr Dow wns not nt tlm nfflnn vimn know of tho IiiisIuosm roversos be hnd "f Alhn I' ft nt iL'-nr. mi tm.i i..t sufforod nud know thnt In whh rlarlit- ffn there for somo little tinm. n Ing a hard battle to overcome thorn. f rouim town tills morning, up- '-nHl i'onr ' n'd mat ho paid of f ') IUUKI! B nilof HOVOrnl lnmt. Illllllll I.,(IUU Oil I0HK08 Ml) I 11(1 DrO- 1" matters, it sconm that lio wni ' vlously Incurred. l??J l. ,'lll,l'r enrller than usunl i Iniiinillnto CaiiHe. mi!. ., w,,cnlV matlo his plnns for Auditor Allen of tho nnlfour-auth- --1. ijiu biune, ho enmo down : lio Comnanv nrrlved horo on the IN BOISE. IDA. n,M?ut 12:ir w,th ,,0"i- Ost-j Hrenkwnter yesterday to chock up the A 1m R on. tl' roni' of th0 latm f,r,'B uUBlness with Mr. Dow. Ho r motorcvrin. itn nut ..tt ..- 0...1 ,- 'i- , . a. Iroarfu'A - ..v t,nt 1111 Ill'ttl I IIU .111. IUW lUlll. IU UIlllllU )VBm -iMn .1. " ".nirni and stopped tordny nftornoop to look nftor a pro lmifii B. eet ,n front of Tho iiosod ohnngo In tho buslnoss "opera- P" Office tn cr.t M x.-ioo., eridentlv went iiinvi ,. i, K.,K?,;?nod tl10 end. Ho must Can ti. no,ea I)rPared In nd h Mti C . I'ened wero scribbled 1 ..i ;. H nna noto l'al'or. Ho iiltle tlmo to place them for tho ' UetWCCIl tlin tlim. 1, -!.,. .1 ere and the iim t.n. n . ,.. timed, v "' """" SiMtru,c.t,on thlB oronoo was wrote, Hn mil n tr.Ann ,.n.. 1 Mutual LIfo nfvL"vnf ;. (w ..ni. .::." rtenX";,: "? "e!T p?b- ft t ""nv v wfiioiicinrr rroni ff. IS Irt. -iA , -1 ' " Thi. r uo t0 Mr8, F- s- r. Sen ;C "'" "0 UI"e? P J found hT'"'""V"1 ? ?'cw. intihi.'"'." ".".."" oui. Mr. h Vha 1 :vni ln'Klng with some- iMbVm .:.,"!k' interrupted' and 'Ud l7 "D 1 ' '""-.'"red If tho pol nome office somo time ago. Jnit it ; ,l'B '"isiness. ine naturo nf m n, . e ruli known' Tney trtei lad I ahn:,Bl."S0' ,At that time Baon7i v"? oa,y wnoiosale 'orthVStn?r:,na.n.(lleiltnoasen doubtless buslnoss worry thnt prompted tho deod, thoro wns really no occasion for It. AVIion Dow com pleted his Invoices nnd closod Ills books for Inst year they showed n splondld profit 'and the outlook this yoar wns bottor thnn evor before ' Tho Murphy-Dow branch of Mr. .,, ... Dow's buslnoss hnndlod building Mrs. AllllS Kingston, Of North mntorlnl nnd Mr. Murphy stntos thnt ' l" tho business last year was most sue- Rpnri. Rnoniwno Wnrl f lOHflflll lint tlin lirnQiinfito flitu vnnp lvu muivl UI wtro thnt It would bo moro than doubled. Tho outlook wus novor brighter for Parent's Death Mrs Altnn I.'l.i.rl.l.. ........ ..... . Mr. Dow's utimorous enterprises nnd recolved word, tnlinv f iil ir.n,, ; It makes his action nil the mora- K... U2? . ."l'' puzzling to UIb inostlntlmato friends. honio noar'udlHo. Id'nlm, oi. March 2, whore he had been n resilient for Wilson's Vimf. Tho resolution, with it similar ono by Senator Jones, Hepubllcnn. of Anshlngton, wont o;or for the diy under tho rules. At tho AVhlto House ostorday Prosldont AVllson, whon questioned nbout that featuro of his address, ex plained thnt ho mount to ony thnt It was vory'nwl'wnrd to deal with for eign nations which took tho position that tin, United tnteB did not Hvo tin to Its treaty obligations. lliimor .liurnii View. Hopubllcnn Loader Mnnn told tho ibo inni nrtor rondltiK tho London ntchps giving tlio Drltlflh vlow of PrOSldOllt'S Pininiiin tnlln n,l.l.vv.. 1... 1..-..; "."". .'.. " ",vn? I .iv Him iiiiiii'inuiuii wi ni tlio Presi dent mount by saying thnt unless (jnntrrnMH miimnrin.i u... .i. ..1..... Luther Haskell Victim of Accl? V0,l's forolB', ,,0iu' i'wnS . - ' ' I IrlWttll It t ... r ft -..IAS DOT LOGGER KILLEDlsi lions there nud returned last even ing. After dinner ho accompanied Mr. Dow to tho Masonic lodgo nnd tho latter scorned to bo In his usual good nntured mood, Mr. Allen said today thnt ho had scarcoly got started on checking tho nccounts nnd had not encounterod anything thnt Indicated wrong. Knthcr In California. Sir. Dow's fnthor and stop-mother reside In National City, Calif. They formorly resided In Mnrshflold, hut Hnvo boon In California for somo years. Besides his wlfo and threo child ren, his brother-in-law, A. K. Ditnont, nnd family lives In Marshfield. Mr. Ditnont had boon associated with Mr. Dow until n fow months ngo, whon ho retired to take ovor tho Forndnlo grocory. Xo Had Habits. Mr. Dow was a man of exceptional ly good habits. He seldom. If ever, used liquor, smoked very little and devoted nil his energies to his busi ness affairs. Ho formorly took an active part In the Chamber of Com merco but recently had been devoting all of his tlmo to his own affairs and his family. Ho took great Interest In tho latter and evenings and Sun days found him out with Mrs. Dow and tho children. Ho was rathor outspoken In his views nnd this sometimes incurred tho displeasure of some. His busi ness abilities and hustling, however, won him many friends. Talked About His IJoys Just before taking his final plunge Into eternity. P. S.,Dow rode down town with nenjamln Ostllnd on Mr. OBtllnd'a motorcycle. Mr. Dow had Just left bis homo, about 12 o'clock, when Ostllnd enmo along. Dow t ia frost HrviV 1 r ag0 no seemed In a hurry and ostunu nau-r- but last vie I.'lant at Myrtla iM I'lni. Inviting him to ride down Iff..".. ,a8l year leaSPri Hint tnl'7 ... ..l .,1,..,-H nH E D4mo - .... vw IOWI1. 1JUW ill'UUUlUU lllcaoiWJ wmw - "VV., ,. !... 4 hid mt gnffnri , oegan n converBauua uuuui boys and talked nil mo way oown nbout them. Ostllnd asked Jf ho HIS LAST 1IOUHS KX ard 11 cmPany, the FU0Vmpan.y an.d other with tho nllls had id estab le hand-between fin,,, .i;. w""'.,n waa ao ,----ung business "uuiesaie accounts nnil with tha some of tho mills had ,gest payroll and ostab- iiMcmih,P business between ft" 'a the '"o steamai, llnilo. ." UUB1HBBS 1 HS.S?'-! a4 PnbeenT B OUBnosB. Then h. .. ??" to go wrono- nH h in.t PU.I n ?.?? '"cratlve agencies. nf m. ,0 "avo l0t heavily K ud Coil mra'BsloiV deals, In and fruit iUUl' Potatoes, pro- lfniif j .. 'CT r so ago ne ying plant at Myrtle year leased that to Irev,"" some heavy fl- f im T , f-ueka a number '"' aco lno, r """ iiiunucr nuout mem. uaumu iwu i Bav t'tJ"81 before coming to should tako him to tho Ocean Dock . . HUWRVar ii 4 . ' r ... .l.i ,. -. ,.i r.lre an ,1 r.'.."D Vl a boou wobllMH . ,a to "ave met I lecared '"s .he Incurred there " Biuit ubiun nere and Dow replied no, that ho would get off at the First National Dank. AVhen ho cot off. however, ho did not go n tho bank, but hurried away I Thoro Is inystorlousncss thnt Is almost uncanny In tho last notions of V. S. Dow. Ho hurried from ono plnco to nn- I onthor so rapidly nnd with such (lotiiuteness or purpose. lio visited his offlco nbout 8 o'clock and romnlned until about 10 o'clock, whon ho returned to his homo wlioro ho remained a short tlmo nnd then rodo down town with Hen Ostllnd, Later ho wont to tho store of his brothor-ln-law, A. E. Ditnont, wlioro ho tnlked briefly on busi ness nnd then left for his of flco, A. D. Campbell says ho saw him pass tho Standard Oil dock nbout 12:05. Mr. Dow's bookkeeper, J. M. AVnllaco nnd Auditor Allen, loft tho offlco at 12:05 and returned at 12:45 and Richard AVhltty arrived at tho dock at 12:35 leaving only 20 minutes unaccounted for. In those twenty minutes Mr. Dow" evidently entored tho of fice and left his notes and then wont out on tho dock and Jump In. He left his' hat on the brick pile weighted (Jown with a brick. Hookkeeper AVallaco says that he may have written his fare well notes In tho morning, ns he spent about an hour writ ing at his desk In his private office. ninny years, paving been the first to , locate on tho bonch' lnnd In Ilolso A'nlloy. Tho deconsed wusIxty-olght yeare of ngo nnd beside tho daughter, loaves two sons, ono of whom hns boon with hi in tho past two yearn, his wlfo having passed away moro than ten years ago. Tho othor son resides In AVashlngton. I JHKS IX K.AIPIHU. AlKs CiiitJo XIcIioIh Succumbs to n ixtiig nine.. dent at Smith-Powers Camp Luthor Haskell, n londor In the Smlth-PowoiH camp on South Slough, hh annum iiiHinutiy muod yoster dny nftoruoou. Ho was struck by n log nnd crushed. Hnskull wns about twonty-throo yonrs old nnd recently enmo hern from Ourdlnor, whore his parents nnd two or threo brothers reside Ills brother Is expected' horo 'this nf toruoou. It Is not Hkoly thnt an Inquest will be held. MEREDITH TO BE CANDDAT E Sketch of Dow. F. S. Dow Is entitled to the honor or having established the first ex clusive wholesale and Jobbing busi ness on Coos Bay. Ho first camo to Marshfield In January, 1898. as repre sentative of AVelman & Peck Co,, wholesalo grocers of San Francisco. Aftef a brier Inspection of tho terri tory he was impressed by the oppor tunity afforded for a local wholesale produce business und resigned his po sition with the San Francisco firm to engago In business for htmself Ho was successful from tho start nnd tho business has rapidly dovelopod from Us very modest beginning until It became ono of the Important fac tors of tho commerce of Coos Day, I j Miss Carrlo Nichols dlod at tho ! homo of hor brother, Al Nichols, In i Umpire last night. Sho was about , fifty years old and had been nn In 1 valid for years. 1 Sho Is survived by sovornl broth ers and slstors, Including Al Nichols, , dins. Nichols. Mrs. Nick Hastendorf 1 and Mrs. McMulleil of Empire nnd 1 vicinity. I Tho dnto of tho funeral has not 1 CJ ftjfgd. ; There are largo warehouses In Mnrsh flold, Coqulllo, Handon and Myrtle Point. In addition to tho wholosalo 1 business Mr. Dow nlso oporntod n 1 largo fruit drying plant in Myrtlo j Point. Ho nlso conducted tho Co 1 nullle Valley AVnrehouse nnd Trans. I for Company In Cqoulllo, which Is tho connecting link between the Southern Pacific railway and tho river steam ers which ply In and out of that port. In addition to a largo Inde pendent wholesalo produce business Mr. Dow was nlso the Coos Bay rep resentative for Balfour, Outhrle & Company, tho AA'estern Meat com pany, Garcia Magglnl, wholesale fruit dealers, and J. II. Newbauer, whole sale grocer and cannor, all of San Francisco. - Mr. Dow occupied a prominent place among the progressive nnd en terprising, cltlzons of Coos Bay and was always an active -and progres sive factor In the development of its resources. F. S. Dow was born In Bunker IIIU, Illinois, May 27, 1870. Ho was mar ried to Miss Emma Dlrnent In Eureka, California In 1895. They had a happy family of threo children, ono girl and two boys. know how to deal with mnttor nr oven Krontor dollcary. Mnnn road :,m .a ''""don dispatch bonded: Phliiks United Stntcm Fears Japan." "A-ftor rending thnt dlspntch," snld Mnnn, "I enn appreciate the slgnlfl- in 10 01 wio I'roHiiitmt'a words In culling for this govornmont to net nt tho bolioBt of Europe. 1 do not court, but 1 urn not afraid or, war with Japan or with nnyoiio olso nnd I would not yield whnt I bollovo to bo right through fear, whatovor olso I might do." Auk For Explanation. Sonator Poludoxter, Progressive, Introduced n resolution cnlllng on President Wilson to oxplaln tho mnt tors "of ovon grontor dollcncy and nearer consoquonco" ho referred to In his nddress to Congress yestorday as uiivi!ui!iK on mo repeat or mo Pana ma tolls oxomptlon. Tho bill ns reported by tho com mittee Is brlof nnd to tho point. It simply provides thnt tho sontonco In tho Pnnnmn Canal net reading "No tolls shall bo lovlod on vessolo en gaged In tho constwlso trndo of tne United Stntos" shall bo ropcalod. Tho mombers that voted' against it pointed out Hint another provision relating to minimum tolls nlso must bo repealed or tho wholo question still will bo open nnd tho Unltod States- may in its discretion nllow Amorlcnn vessels frco uso of tho can nl. Tho commltteo nlsn voted to nnu MILLIOXAIKU DEAD tllr Atio-Ut(4 !.,, o Coot p7 Tlmtt.J AVINOHESTER, Vn., March 5. AVJUlam C. Conrad, a Mon tana millionaire, died horo to day of Brlght's disease. PASS ALASKA HILL (Or Aitocltttd rrftf to Coot rttr Timet.) AVASHINOTON, D. C, Mnrch C A conference' report on tho Alaska railroad bill was adopted by tho IIoubo today, It will now go tho Sonato. - Piosecuting Attorney Decides to Seek Democratic Nom ination for Congress District Attornoy AV. II. Meredith of Curry county Is In Mnrshflold todny on his wny homo from a trip out ovor tho First Congressional nif. rlct to ascertain tho sontlmont for n Hr n special rulo to oxpedlto tho ro mum. man jor uougress, jn an tutor- pom. viow today ho snys that tho loaders in uio diiroront counties in tho vnl ley with whom ho tnlkod conceded tho fairness of tho claims of this sec tion that It should bo entitled to tho Congressman for tho First District, and ho hns doflnltely decided to en ter tho raco for tho Democratic nomi nation In tho primaries on May 15. Mr. Meredith tnlkod with Hon. O. 1. uosnow and Judge James Hamil ton of Itosoburg. who havo beon suit- goated' by tholr friends as candldntes for this offlco, but nolthor of them intends making this race. Also Hon. Lark Bllyou, of Eugene, who has been urged by his friends to enter tho raco. informed Mr. Meredith that ho would not bo a candidate, At tho headqunrters of tho Democratic Stnto Commltteo In Portland It was stated that no vnlley man hnd signified nny Intention of making tho race, nnd it was tho opinion of Hon. Hort Honey, Chairman of tho Committee, thnt there would bo no valley candldato out on tho Democratic ticket. Mr, Meredith spoke for Coos nnd Curry counties at the Eugene Boost er meotlng on February 19th, and In telling or tho wondorrul possibilities or development In this section ho re ceived much npplauso. He also ad vocated at this meeting the listing of tho National Forest Reserves for tax ation in tho counties and states where r -- - - - t -W,WNr located and this Idea met with the henrty approval of the audience After hearing his speech at the Eugono mooting, although it wns not political, many of tho leading. Demo crats of tho First District urged Mer edith' to enter the rnco for tho Demo cratic nomination for Congress nnd assured him of their support. They stated that it was tho wish of tho par ty that n candldnto bo nominated who could make n Hvo campafgn this yoar and that ho (Meredith) seemed to fill tho bill. Mr. Meredith will announco his platform and fllo his potltlon far nomination in a fow days,