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MONEY TAfKS, BUT THEY GSVE IT TO CERTAIN PEOPLE TO MPWM FROM IT ?;. Ill VVI.'II II I T,,u penxoii P-'s with brighter J.ncrls for tho irrcnt Coos liny DON'T SCATTER SHOT Concent rule joik4 luhertlsltif; in the nowspiiiicr tltnt i-Mirli-'s tho pco plo you want to tnk to. Aiiiiuiuit tloti costs iuomr. Tho Times wives money to advertisers. ajj tm?s 1 1 1 roiiiiHlo Valley country mutt ml, before In IM history. For- bnV ",m ",l0 f,,ll"ln(," for jours MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED I'll ESS (Earn VOL XXXVII. Established 1878 ns Tho Const Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1914 EVENING EDITION. 12 PAGES A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall ln 99t? niul Coos Hay Advertiser. ,,lw' " SMITH POWERS COMPANY WILL CBIWPLETE MYRTLE POUT LI Will Take Over Willett & Burr (Company Contract for Railway Work C A. SMITH COMPANY'S v BIG TIMBER DEAL Report That C. A. Smith is Considering Bin Offer for Linn and Lane Lanas According to unofflclnl announce ment today, tho Smith-Powers Log ting Corapnny takes ovor tho complo- Han of tlio smitn-rowcrs logging 6ANDQN FIRE LOSS $7,10 WASHINGTON WIKS VARSITY RAGE Easily Defeats Stanford and California another length behind. California in Oakland Es tuary Stanford's Fresh men Win. Steam Laundry There Destroy ed by Fire of Unknown Origin Will Rebuild (Special to The Times.) DANDON. Or.. Atirll it Ti,n 1 .nj. ..... ...... . ..u v- ,... ,. ,' . --."- - "' Ion follows repented dolnys In tho i """"" 1,olu i-aunury pinnt wns road south of Myrtln Point. Tho nc II ...,. Mnimnlnil ilnlnVO lit till rations of Wlllott & lliirr. who J!0";". J8troyed by tiro of un ffi tho contract for constructing tho, "0,y" o-lgln about 9 o'clock Inst twenty-two miles of lino. I'llKl't. Tho loss Is cstlmntod at The rond. or rather tlio first seven-1 f "' tlio Insurance totals miles of It. wns to have boon I ?-900: Tl.o hi ldlngs wore new, i.tn miles completed Inst July and tho balance In tho Mil, Dill u was nni mm 11 win tako several months probably to com plete tho wholo lino now. It lg said' that Willett & Ilurr lost considerable In their operations on the lino through ono ciiubo and an other. A. H. Powers, will, It Is understood. personally tnko supervision of tho tho plant having taken nossoRRlnn of thorn November 17. Tho laundry wns doing nn ex cellent business, employing over a dozon non and girls, with a wcokly payroll of $125. iHiiniiKcr a. u. uernngcr an nounces that tho plant will bo re built at onco. ADD WATERFRONT ino Dandon sailed from Dandon tDr AnoclMfJ Prwi lo Ooot Bar Tlmu.J OAKLAND, Cal April 11. Tho elght-oared 'vnrslty crow of tho Uni versity of Washlngtpn won tho thrce mllo rnco In tho lnter-colleglato ro gattn on Oakland cstunry today. Tho Northerners went Into tho lead at tho first mile and gradually drew away, crossing tho finish five lengths In tho lead. Stanford wns second, four lengths nhead of tho University of California. Tho official tlmo was nineteen minutes fifty-eight seconds. The sheila left to a lock start and tho Cardinal rowers Jumped Into tho lead1 half a length at tho first half mile, but Washington crept Into tho lead In tho first inllo and gradually pulled away. At tho two mile mark the boats wero strong out with Wash ington lending Stanford n length nnd Stanford mndo a game effort tho last miio to overtake the leadors, hitting up a thirty-threo Btroke, but Wash ington Increased her own pull to tho sarao nguro ana maintained tho lead. Stanford's Freshman crow won by two lengths with Wnshlncton two lengths behind' and California flvo more lengths behind. Tho time was 13:19. An enormous crowd saw tho race. Tho races wero rowed on the flood tide rushing through the estuary Washington drew tho best position for tho big contest, tho Onkland shore, with Stanford In tho middle nnd California on tho outside. For tho raco of tho freshmen crews Stanford drew tlio best position, with Washington In the mlddlo and Call fomln ngnln caught on tho worst side. Tho FrcBhman raco was over n two-mllo courso nnd tho 'varsity a threo-mllo. A Unltod States revoniio cutter clonred tho way for tho con testants. MEXICANS RELEASE U. S. MARIES, R0 STEAM SHOVEL IS TAKEN OFF Porter Brothers Succeed in Removing Part of Fred erick's Cargo E. T, Johnson, ono of tho Sluslaw jotty contractors, wns hero Inst night on route to Portland on business. Whllo here, ho received a messago stating that Porter Brothers had In raising tne second GUNMEN WILL E E completion of ho rond. Vhllo rn1fl.for Snn j)lcB0 )nBt , ,u nn(, th haro beon laid out sovontcon miles Snoodwoll arrived In from Snn from Myrtlo Point, It has not beon Diego. baiiaaicu onii uuriiig wiu wci wenwicr frequent slides hnvo damaged It con aldcrab'v. Much of It will hnvo to 'be rebuilt. Part of tho Wlllottft nurr mach inery nnd crnilmvcf will bo takon over by tvo Snlth-Powcrs company. Arrangement aro bolng mado to rush tlio now lino to completion as rapidly ns possible cspnclally the first stretch of It, which will permit tho 'Smith-Powers company to stnrt log ging operations thcro. UIr Jk'tf Xvr Timber. According to n rollablo roport hero today, C. A. Smith and F. A. Warner of tho C. A. Smith company aro now In the cnet on ono of tho biggest tim ber deals that has been negotiated in Oregon. Somo time ago C. A. Smith Is said to havo turned down nn offer or $3.- 200.000 for the holdings of tho Linn " "l"'i!i. iliini0 P,inJ'5 cVmy' a ""Hr1,"- sTeam shovel from ho wreck of tho I tu n C' A" Sn h com"nn; Th0. Frederick nnd expected to got tho' loldlngs nro many thouspri'ls of acres fnl,P Hmn inrnmntlvm. nfr tn.inv.i of flno timber In Unn and Lano conn- Tll0 rolnoVnl of the machinery rroru in . ' ,r frcV" th0 C??B ,,Jly I tho wreck Iihb been a difficult font, mill nnd tho long haul would nrob-l T,oro B BtH a possibility of tho ably precludo tho sawing of tho logs prodorlck bolng saved, but this Is tereand this Is said to havo resulted im,.0rtjln. It Is stated that a in Jlr. Smith considering nnothor of- nrK0 ,,e(... f tho bottom floated I ter for tho valuable tract. out 800I1 n(t0r she went down, ln-i Tho snlo would probably bring In dicutlng (hut tlio rocks raised havoc the neighborhood of jn. 000, 000 nnd Wth hor. Howover, slio will prob ralght mean not only further drvelon- ably bo got up on the bench nnd raentg In tho C. A. Smith comunnv's nn nvninlnntlon mndn to dotormlne' Tlans on Coos nny, but possibly tho whothor she Is worth repairing, carrying out of tho plans for bltr Tha Frodorlck carried a :argo mini' and plants In tho Eureka rod- cargo of flour, comont and mor- woofl district, whom t'-o Smith com- chandlso In her hold, and this will pany has big holdings of redwood, probably he a total loss. nd at T.nko Tnhoo. whnro thnv bnvo Wgholtllngs of stignr pine. Eleventh Hour Hearing Grant ed Men Sentenced in New York for "Murder IHr AnotUth I'm. to Coo mr Tlmt.,J NEW YORK, April ll. Counsol for the four gunmen doomed to die Mondny for the murder of Hormnn Rosenthal, made a final plea today for their clients before Supremo Court Justice Goff. Tho Justlco agreed to tVo o'eventh hour procecd ngs on representations that now ovl deiico bad been dlscovorcd tondlng to show that the prisoners wero not tho real murderers. Tho indications viero tho hearing would stretch Into a night session. Carl Dresner, a bartender, sworn ho saw Sara Schopps, "Drldglo" Web ber, Harry Vallon and Shapiro, but nono of tho convicted gunmen, In a jrrny enr which sped from tho front of tho Hotel Motrpolo nftor tho Itoa-. cuthnl murder. COUNTY MEET ABOUT EXHIBIT m CLOSES LOGGING CAMP FN TO SELL L OGGED LOST HO IN 2 ABOUT S J. Brooks, Mill Hand, Arrested for Slugging waiter, bays n a cm,. -m.,-d ' inai rie was uopuu " n. uiiiiiii-ouuiMuiiy lYiay rui 2000 Acres on Market for Bona Fide Settlers Cornell I.ngerstrom, head of tho C. A. Smith company reforestation Department, will leavo soon for San jranclsco on a plan for placing nbout -000 acres of loggod-off lands which ue company has In this vicinity on J. Ilrooks wns arrested by Officer Walter Richardson last night and charged with drunkenness and fight ing, tho specific chargo stating that ho attackod' John Sr'iealy, an om ployoo or tho Merchant's Cafo, whllo In u drunken condition, breaking Schealy's spectacles. Schealy said that ho was willing to walvo his rlghtH regarding th'e protection offer. oh hv tho law to a man who wears the market. Tho lands will bo sold spectuclos if UrookB would pay for a ju smau trncts nnd only to bona fide, now pair. mm Mttlen nn not to anyone for spent-1 Urooks. who Is an emnloyo of tho latlvo purposes Smith mill, said that he had MO at Some of tho land Is within six miles t o'clock last evening, but when ar ?' Cocs Clt-. Thoro is somo bottom rested at 11:45 a search of his per- "i ana some bench land. It has, son revonicu omy .- """""" teen recontlv lmrcnd nnil tiiirnnil nv. m11 ,a Practically free of brush. The prices will bo determined by 'he various tracts and location and Jill probably rango from $5 to ?G0 Per acre. Terms may bo made on Mr. Lagerstrom has recently seeded wuch of tho logged-off and burned ver tracts to grass with an Idea of converting them Into flno grazing nQ pending the clenring of tlio Jtumps that will bo necessary If tho "acts are to be used for orchard or sncultural purposes. ' OX EASTER VACATION. ID AMacliled rr to Coo DT Time. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11. speaker Clark went to Atlantic City ipr Easter Sunday. Representative Hay of Virginia was designated act ios speaker. You should GET READY AT ONCE .and Avail ...... ..i - uinrrai n.l.oc "i;uuiicii ui nAinco v-vfj bored visiting two local saloons, but nothing Incidental to mo nsm. no says ho thinks ho was doped. Ac cording to Schealy, Ilrooks tamo Into the Merchants Cafe at 11:15 and was ordered out. Ho attempted to roturn and Schealy stood In tho doorway, when Urooks punched hlnnon the nose breaking his spectacles. Officer Richardson arrived on tho scene about this time and placed Drooks under arrest. On the way to Conlogue Brothers Stop Oper ationsHope Matter May Be Adjusted Soon Word has been received horo that tho Conlogue Logging Company has closed down operations on tho lowor Couiiulo us a result of u writ of exe cution served on thorn yesterday by Sheriff Gago In nn action by Leo J. Cary of Coqtilllc, representing tho Conch ostate, for stumpage. It Is understood that tho action follows tho recent award of $20,000 Judgmont against tho Mooro L'umber Company et al In a suit for settle ment of timber claims. Tho Conloguo Logging company 1ms boon a big operator on tho low er river and It Is hopo& that the. difficulty can ho adjusted without a' long tie-up, as a largo number of 11, en will bo thrown out of employ men Whether this will nffect tho Mooro Lumber Company, 'operating a mill at Dondon, Is not stated. HOLD UP TRAIN Y ! Coos Commercial Bodies to Gather at Coquille April 20 About Exposition At a Joint meeting of tho Marah fleld nnd North Dcnd Chambors of C'ommorco horo last evening, tho bodies votrd to havo a Coos County building at tho Tanama Pacific Ex position nt San Francisco In IMG, but deforred deflnlto action until n Joint meeting of tho various com mercial bodies In tho county Is held on tho subject. This meeting was set by Chairman Hugh McLnln, of th Mnrshftald Chamber or Com morco to bo hold nt Coqulllo on April 20, at which representatives of tho Bnndon, Coqulllo, Myrtlo Point, Marshflold nnd North Ilond Chambors or Commcrco will bo present nnd doflnltoly decldo on tho ninttor. Competitive- rinns. Tho building nt tho exposition will bo designed by tho architects of tho county on a competitive bnBls nnd tho plans submitted to tho com mittee who will send thorn to tho ,dlroctor of works a tho exposition, nuu ino nrcnii cuiro wnoso man la ncroptcd by tho exposition will bo accepted by tho commltteo In tho county. Tho successful architect will bo remunonted for his s r viros by tho commltteo. Tho entlro architectural fono In the county nro Invito! to submit plans within the coming month. SinciflcattoriH inn bo obtained by conferring with U . Simpson, who will furnish all necessary dnta. Cost of lliilldliig. A building nt tho Panninn Pacific Exposition, Including tho exhibit, would not cost over $15,000, and would bo largor than mnny county building which nro bolng construct ed on tho fnlr grounds nt tho pres ent time. Should tho plans or tho county work out ror tho Coos County building, It will bo designed by Coos County architects, built of Coos County wood, erected by Coos Coun ty contractors, and a Coos County exhibit to bo Instnllod. Tho build Ing will bo situated between two stat buildings, and will contain novoltles rrom nil ovor tho county. The lumber, It Is calculated, will bo donated by tho C. A. Smith, Simpson Lumber Company, and var ious mills on tho Coqulllo Rivet and shipped frco to San Francisco on tho boatB having horo for San Francisco, thoroby reducing tho ex pense to a minimum. Niuno of IIiilldiiiR. "It doesn't matter to mo whothor they call this building tho Coos Hay or Coos County County building." said L. J. Simpson. "Wo cannot boost ono part of the county with out benefitting tho other. No ono will buy property on Coos nay until they havo visited Coqulllo, Dandon, .Myr 10 I'oint, nnd for tlio sarao roa CHIHUAHUA IS NEW CAPITAL General Carranza and Staff Leave Today for New Rebel Headquarters tnr Ai.otlattil l'rrii to Com Dr Tlmn. JUAREZ, April 11. Gcnoral Car ranzn, his military staff, mombers of tho cabinet nnd a largo number of clorks loft for Chihuahua, tho now provisional capital. A pilot train with a guard of 400 soldlors loft horo last night to clear tho wny for Car ranza. A roport from Torrcou said that three rcbol columns under Gen erals DanavldoB, Horrcra and Ceos had engnged Genornl Volnsco nt Par ras. Thcro wero no dotalla. D PARTY SAFE Brazilian Officer Wires That They Are Getting Along Nicely on Trip (Ur AocUtl r-rrM to t'.. nr Tlmn.l ItIO JANEIRO, April 11 Tho ro port that Colonel Iloosovolt expected to arrlvo at Manos on April 27 was confirmed In a telegram received by Dr. Mailer, tho Brazilian minister of foreign affairs. Dispatches woro sent by tho Ilrazlllan officers accom panying tho expedition. Tho mem bers of tho expedition aro reported In good health. FTO GET PAROLE Noted San Francisco Graft Leader Now Eligible to Pardon From Prison' D AmocIIJ Vmt to Com Il7 TlraM.J SAN FRANCISCO, April 11. Dy a decision of tho State Supremo Court, Abraham Ruef, former political boss of San Francisco, sorvlng a sontonco of fourteen years for accepting a brlbo, becomes ollglblu for Immedlato parolo. Tho granting of tho parolo, howover.Js not mandatory, Serious Incident at Tampico Quickly Adjusted by Feleral Government OFFENDING OFFICER TO BE PUNISHED AT ONCE Naval Crew Landing for Gas oline, Taken Prisoners For Few Minutes IDr AttntUtrd Ircr. lo Coo. tux Timet WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11. Another crisis In the Mextcnn situa tion, this time over tho nrrcst of Am erican mnrlnea nt Tampico. apparent ly hag passed ovor with tho prompt release of tho men nnd nn apology by Huertn, who promised punishment 1 for any Federal officer found guilty , of tho offense, The stato dopartmont summarized Charge d' Affaires O'- ShnughnesHy's representations nnd illuurtn's action In thin statonicnt: i "Tho American chargo d'nffalron represented to the Amorlcan foreign office tio extreme seriousness of tho sltuntlon growltm out of tho deten tion of United Stutrs marines by tho Mexican Fodorals at Tampico. A per sonal explanation of Its gravity wau mado by O'Shaughnossy to Ifuortn himself, who stated1 'That In view of tho fact that O'Shaughnossy had heard that n whale boat In which tho Amorlcan sailors wero takon wbh. Hy ing tho Amorlcan flag, an investiga tion will bo made to establish the responsibility of Colonel Hlnojova and that If an Investigation should devel op a grent responsibility on the part of Hlnojosn, n penalty would ho Im posed.' Huertn also stated that lilt government deplores what occurrod. yestordny, hnvlng grown out of noth ing more than n inlsundorsiaAdluir of n subordinate officer. H. snpor lor officer nt once proceeded ti folnt out tho occurrence was uulntontlou-i al and ho Imposed on Hlnojosn dis ciplinary punishment within the auth ority of Genornl Zaragozn." Tho nrrcst occurred wren tho uti rrtned mrrlnes landed to obtnln ra ollne. Thoy woro urrcstol and marchol up tho street. Thoy woro released on demand of Roar Admiral Mayo, who also demanded that tho Mexican commander snlutc the. Amor lcan fag within twonty-four hcurts as an apology, SPAIN WAITS WILL GATHER DATA ON FOOD Pure Food Commission Estab lishes New Branch at Washington for Work (D; AuorltlM I'rcit to Coo Ilaf TIkim.) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 11. A clearing houso for pure food and drug Information collected by tho fnitprnl ntlfl atntf, fFnvnrntnnntu linu ?.?m '.'.? .,n?w",1)"y t1,11 valley j,0Bl established In tho Department "llllWHl IIOUIIIK JUUO 4 III jr. J rinuil'- AF nr nil Uiika m in n nnn ... ? txLlT?. "c.n'fi1 "ifii1"..1!'0."1" er' was mnd0 of 10 temporary appoint nftZ f1 T'"Lo' A. J. Abbott, formerly o(! v.. ......... vm..w. .,.,.,..,.,.., ToxnH Ilr,, Komi f'onim BilOM. Asks Washington Government to Aid Refugees From Torreon and Vicinity Hr AMOiUleJ I'n.i (o I oot Il.jr T)inv J MADRID, April 11. Tho Spanish foreign minister today asked United States Ambassador JoBoph E. WIllnM to request tho government at Wash ington to Intervene In fnvor oi tho 1000 Spanish subjects expelled from Torreon. According to official nows received rrom Mexico by tho Spanish cabinet, tlio expelled Spahlards oYo'Iu ri crltt" cal situation and tho government bus decided to approach the llnltid p atoa In their behalf Independontlv cf tho measures Spain Is taking to brine her ruhjecls back to tholr own country. WILSON EARL? U.S. TO ASSIST 1 TO GOLF L hbUU :b;,n.HirnBf0rwasUgSthfla!nBwoa W "SlTSliTO."! ." " - ' prnu,,, m,. -,!,. , l'"" "' "u" f pibh'S aim li'U' hold..,, nf tho ilassonLo uulldlnK8 ' the fair and the Idea iolu'i.-!.t., ,p"""l,?r. of a bay being the slogan displayed Illy Auocl.1.4 I'rt.. lo Cooa JKr TlmM 1 VKW OR'. uur1?, ','':"UL ". ll" .""u"Kr. or a bay being the slogan displayed or an w.hu.s .. .rru. uo on a buiiuing would attract atten en.pted near Tangipahoa, La. The 0 ,JUt ,f the ro,)re8ontative8 from fvo robbers, after wounding ond . tno 'otner communities think this is shooting tho negro porter, escaped not n wlae move , w, t without obtaining any loot. thom j wlll upport them. I Soon after the train left Tanglpa- wnnt t0 800 tno wj,oi0 county uut lor, the robbers entered n dnv roach " and not cornw. alld for ,hla the station nrooks attempted to ea-l fined with negroes and commanded treason I would llko to seo tho build cane from Officer menaruson, out t-:o pat was unsuccessful. for the nleht and Had no recollection of the affair today. Sam Johnson was arreBted by Of ficer Shoupe last evening and charged with drunkenness. He had J10.35 In his possession and deposited $5 bail and was released. M Mitchell was also arrested by Officer Shoupo for over indulgence In Intoxicating liquors. Ho had no money and was fined $5 on account by Recorder Butler today. passenger to tlrcw UP their lnir stvled In anv manner thnt will He was looked up I hands. Ono flourished a pistol and , bo of most benefit to tho entlro the rtlier hpcsn a search of tho nns sengers. A porterattempted attack ing tho man holding tho gun and was snot tnrougn tno uony. 'tno county, . "Gentlemen, this is a golden on portunlty that presents Itself at this time through the Panama Pacific robbers then pulled the bell tord and. Exposition, to advertise Coos County as tho train slackened Jumped into and its great resources. Never tho underbrush, Lude Anderson a I In our lives wlll wa have tho op- negro passenger, leaped in frlgnt portunlty or witnessing so glgan'Ic from the train and fell under the wheels and was killed. Times Want ads bring results. a eatherlne. of people from all parts of the gb.0-aAwl1l ylgltAh.Pa.nA,nA (Continued on Page Twelve,) federal government lu making tests of foodi and drugs. LAND RILL SQUAIUILE. (tljr AitoelateJ I'rtli to Coo Dr Tlrar. DENVER, April 11. The Irriga tion Congress voted today to recon sider tho approval given last night to the pending Nowlands-Uroussard drainage an-1 flood prevention bill. and then laid tho entire matter on t'0 table. Tho vote to. reconsider was 9 to 0. Those favoring tho recon-j slderatlon claim they did so because I the bill makes no specific approprla-l ,tlon for the reclamation of arid lands. In reply to this contention, Georgo II. Maxwell or California said It was g -f-!'l 'y t to;' in tho h'll'K pro visions that tho sum of $20,000,000 each year for ten years would bo turned over directly to the reclama-l Hon service, I S (II; AmocImH !' '-o. !) t 4, ( WHITE SULPHIiR SPIUV.sf. vVr Va., April 11. Urlght sutiitiip wnt , an InvlRoritluK tHmpemturv flr-at'tojl ProdbJent WH'oq whon r tf" JlJ. lug early toduy, Ho toso beUva ntf other ci'os ut,tbe 'nie1 fl -'J 1V Dr. Grnaon his uUU. Jtud !ieJlHk4 to hlnuoir. Seouuiry MArt; -t-lrvr,l tho presidential parly today' ;im( anceo, Miss Hleanqr WIIsqw,i ift. ' i STOLE TO AID CHIXIC H.?JDUV Df AuikUI.4 rri.t to Cooi par Tlw vAvronvEit. n c. a-" ii - Revelations of tho cxlBtonce ot ;.n ac tive revoliitlonniy society nil' '1a Chinese of Vancouver nnd ntorla hah been roveal d by rollco lBXsik gatlon of tho murder of Mrs, ntqt-WjS , J. Millard by Juck Kong, a iiuiai) boy, Tho Jewelry ho bod (olKnVa, found hlddon In the .house and h pollco havo evidence that be" .whU stealing and getting money which .hi) r - re,i"laily to White V'l . "' Chinese bandit who is -wasting north? em China, It wait leafnedv tha.t a1 steamer loaded wUt rifles -u"oU from Victoria. last December. , . 1 !t!l 1 "I TV, ra M i' Ji&jgjkL MLvs aseaii: