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VOL XXXVII. .S'cStMnii MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL .25, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall Jq. 237
nnd Coos Bay Advertiser.
10 PAGES
TO COMPLETE RARBOR WORK NOW
iLSi SI CABINET DECIDE
10 AIT BAN DEVELOPMENTS
REPORT Flli AMERICANS SLAIN
Bf MOBS IN MEXICO CITY
PETITION $30010 BOND
SSOE
Still "Sit Tight" at Vera Cruz
Pending Action of the
Mexican Forces
SEC. BRYAN DENIES THAT
HE MAY RESIGN PLACE
Congressmen Said to be Fav
oring More Active Steps to
Settle Situation
MAY' BRING ABOUT PEACE
IDJ AMOrlitd 'ITM ,0 ,'p, "r Tlln'"-'
WASHINGTON, D. C, April
25 President WIIboh announc
ed'tonlght that ho had accepted
an offer from Brazil, Argentina
and Chllo to iiso their good of
fices to bring nbout a peaceful
icttlement of tho difficulty be
tween tlio United StntcB and
Mexico.
j AuwIllM Vttt to Coot Hal Tloir J
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 25.
Unconfirmed minora of tho killing of
Americans by mobs In Mexico City,
the arrest of American railroad om
rioics at Orizaba and tho Informa
tion forwarded to Washington that
the officers at Vera Cruz considered
the iltuntlon at Mexico City and
throughout tho republic grave, nrous
td activity In tho Washington govern
nnt today.
Although no now military orders
re Issued, plans for perfecting op
erttlons at Vera Cruz and along tho
border woro considered by General
Wllberspoon, chief of staff, and MnJ
er General Wood, who haB been chos
en to direct- tho military operations
It cooperation with Secretary Dan
Mi. It was declared that tlicro has
teen no chango In tho policy of ,tho
joTernment to "sit tight" at Vora
Crui, unless retaliatory mensurcs
tsnld be resorted to by Huerta or
tome overt act by tho Constitutional
ists should demand a forward move
ment Into Mexico.
Appeals for moro troops from tho
Urdcr states woro received today.
The War Department Is busy work
er out plans for calling into sorvico
the mllltla under tho torms of tho
ttv rolunteor army laws.
Reports or dissension In tho cam
itt oxer Mexico were denied anil
Frjin branded rb false tho minora
ifiln circulated that ho inton led to
resign.
J ArnxlitM Pre t Com Dr Time.
r
WASHINGTON. D. C Anrll 25.
Officers of tho War and Njrvy Do
psrtments nro concorned ovor a re
port .from Vora Cruz that a Mexican
force Is nroimrlnc to blow ui rail
road bridges between Vora Cruz and
lco City. Sovornl of theso
bridges could not bo replaced and
temporary provision for getting
trains by thorn would bo Impossible
The Navy Department bolloves that
it expedition out from Vera Cruz
long the rallrond could IiiBtiro tho
"fetr of tho brldgos, but It Is point
ed out that this -would bo an act
f war.
Sec. Bryan Reiterates Stand
ot United States to Gen
eral Carranza Today.
B AuorltteJ Pre., (o Coo Dl Time.. I
I WASHINGTON, D. C, April 25.
, jT W4 lltU OIUIU UVUl K(tW.
- -miaicned to ueneral carran-
tUOUCh Amnrlrnn Pnnnnlnr Airnnt
rOtherg. U wnn mnrln knnvvn to-
T. Ipltornt .!. . 41 il.n
ierican govorninont merely to so-
E' reparation from Gonoral Huer
ttuVlJ 10t t0 engage In hostilities
., uw lonstltutlonallstB.
resident of Reading Railway
welcome oy Paralysis on
Street Today.
"l JlUililn n . .
.rILADELPHTA T ln.lt 9R
0rr " "
sssPesdiiT. V uaer president of the
Wrick,? nBway Company, waa
L. VCB On. tho s-root ...111. a atr-nlrn
a u7' . Ho was carried homo
erious ' say h,s condu,on
Ib0ay ot household fur-
Aein i I ,' tables, chairs, etc.,
9 taken at onr
INLY WAGING
1 ON HUERTA
EOBGE BAER
IS STRICKEN
CONGRESS TO
RUSH MEXICO
Undercurrent Desirous of
Forcing Developments Evi
dent in Washington
tnr Awocllteil I'm to coo Ur Time.
WASHINGTON, I). C, April 25.
An ttiulorciirrent of desire In Con
gress for more aggresslvo action In
Mexico liocninn nnnnrnnt Initnv n.ivn..-
nl inninlinrH nf Mm llnnnn nn.l ftm
. chairmen of Important committees
;ugrcoing mai me plan to "sit tight"
In Vdrn Cm nu-nltltlir rntnllnlnrv
'developments might result In em-
, Harassing iniernaiiouni compiica
tlons.
;Send Blanks to Oregon Mayors
i tn Recruit His Mexicnn
War Cavalry Regiment
(Mr AuocUteJ I'rrn to Coo. B Time.)
PORTLAND, Or., April 25. Gov
ernor West has forwarded blanks to
all mayors of Oregon to bo signed by
tli oso desiring to enlist In a cavalry
reglmont, for which ho has Issued a
call for volunteers.
FEDERALS TO
PROTECT I
Mexican Governor at Mazat;
lan Makes Reparation for
Attack on Consulate
til' AMOrUlfci I'm. lo Coat IUr Tlraw.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 25
Following a demonstration In front
of tho American consulate last nlgi.t
nt Mazatlan. Admiral Howard ro
ports the governor mii(o all possible
reparation and n gunrd of Federal
soldiers Is now protecting tho con
sulate SPAIN HKPHHSISNTS .MKXICO
Ur AuorltteJ rma lo Coo nr Tim..
WASHINGTON, D; C. April 25.
Sonor Blano, Spanish Ambassador,
nnnounced ho hud taken chargo of
nffalrs for tho Mexican govorninont
lu Washington.
FREE TOLL III
f
P.
Pacific Northwest Delegation
Appeals to Senate in
Behalf of Vessels
IDr AuocUtM Pr C"0 " Tlmn.l
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 25:
r. ' ' ...... I.. u nt tlin Pnrlfln Coast
i neiiicciiin"- . , ,'
bconimorclal Interests appeared bofore
the senate uuur-uucnmu vmh. -mlttee
In opposition to tho proposed
repeal of exemption from tolls of
American coastwise vessels passing
through the canal. William Booth
qf tho Los Angolea Chamber of Com
merce argued that southern Califor
nia would'beneflt from water com
petition with the railroads If the
tolls were free.
cjuxko.it .vTguavmas
lb, AMoUiteJ Prrti to Coo. lr Time.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 25.
The gunboat Yorktown arrived at
Guaymas from Mare
the commander reported all Julet.
USE WAB AKKOPiaXE
(D7 AMOtUIri rre. lo Coo. Pr Time..)
VERA CltUZ, April 25. An
aeroplane from the American
fleet made a flight over Vera
Cruz today.
GOV. WEST TO
GET VOLUNTEERS
A MA
CANAL
No Confirmation of Report
Published at 'Vera Cruz
Developments nt "Vera
Cruz.
XO COXriUMATIOX OK
KILLING OF AMERICANS
tnr Anoclttnt lim o Coo DirTlmc.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April
25. Tho State Department said
that no official dispatches have
been received from Consul Cana
da confirming tho report that
four Americans woro killed In
Mexico City. Canndn has report
ed nothing morojicfiouB'thnn tho
pulling down of the Washington
statuo and tho stoning of tho
American Club.
(117 A.MClitM I'rrM lo Coo llr Tlmt.
VBHA CKUZ, April 25 K Dicta.
men, the Vera Cruz newspaper, says
that four Americans wero killed by
mobs In Mexico City. It declares it
hns recolvcd this Information from
tho capital.
Thrco of tlio Amorlcans nro report
ed to have been dragged from streot
cars and killed In tho struct, while
OF
Sec. Bryan Says Americans
and Englishmen Were Not
Slain at Orizaba.
(nr AMomtd rrr.1 lo Coo Ur Tlrax.l
WASHINGTON. D. C April .25.
Secretary Aryan notified tho Urltlsh
nnilinimnilnr nt tlin rminrtml nrnst of
a British subject nt Orlznbn, Ho was
one of twenty railroad ompioyoB ar
rested, tho others being Amorlcans,
Bryan denied tho roportB that tho
prisoners had boon executed.
IN GALVESTON
Vanguard of Several Thous
and from Old Mexico Reach
Texas Port Today
AIili liKAVK CHIHUAHUA
lllr Alio. UlMl I'rrM lo Coo lux Tlmr.
KL PASO, Texas, April 25.
With tho nrrival of 07 Ameri
can refugees from Madora and
twelvo picked up at Chihuahua,
tho Amorlcans are now practlc
nlly all out of Chihuahua stato.
KXCHAXGK KKFUOKKS.
(Dr Auotlitxl rrru to Coo 0r Time.)
VKRA CRUZ, April 25. Mex
icans desiring to roach t ho inter
ior from Vera Cruz nro to bo ex
plinniroil for American rofuuoes
1 who wish to reach the coast, ac
I cording to an arrangement mado
I today.
(Dr AnocUl4 rim to Coo Dr Time.) I
GALVESTON, Tex., April 25. '
Tho vanguard of sovoral thousand
rofugeea from Mexico arrived on tho
pnlllni. Hvolnna from Vnrn Prill and
Tamplco anil the steamer Trlnldadlan
from Tnmpico. tho magoruy are
Americans.
Boyd T. Read, Seattle Street
Car Conductor, Commits
Suicide After Crime.
SEATTLE, April 25. Boyd T.
Read, a street car conductor, who
killed his young wife last night and
ihn alint hlmnnlf rilpil tnriav In hln
pocket was found a note requesting
mat certain persons in oeaiwe uu
Belllngham bo notified "If anything
happened" to him.
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BUS NOW
MUBOEBS WIFE
AND RIMSELfi
, the fourth wan killed In tho Young
. Men's Christian Association building.
Information of tho maBsacro Is not
confirmed, from nny other sourco and
Is considered, doubtful in many quar
ters. Vera Cruz today Is Isolated from
communication with tho Intorior and
but sparse news Is brought by tho
refugees, which Indicates that affairs
are bad and nro rapidly growing
worse as far as Americans are con
cerned. An lutensa antl-Amerlcan
feeling Is spreading In all directions.
Pood In Scnrco
Almost normal tranquility hns
been restored at Vera Cruz, but oc
casional sniping occurred last night.
Owing to tho scarcity of food, prices
are going up. American lines, boiuo
ten miles In length, complctcy on
circle 'tho city. Outposts hnvo been
established covering nil points from
one to five miles out.
WOCXDKD DOIXG WICIili.
(Hr Auoctaloil I'm. lo root Hit TlmM.l
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 25
Tho Navy Department recolvcd n ro
port from Admiral lladgor that all
tho wounded nro Improving and the
Btirglcal cobcb wero doing "surprising
ly well."
S
Domahd on Kaiser's Ambassa
.dor at Mexico City Brings
a Flat Refusal
(Dr Aiorlittl rnu 10 Coo ll7 TlmM.J
VKUA CUUZ. April 25. A do-
; ninnd was mado on tho Gorman lega
tion In Mexico City to surrender tho
nrniB Imported for tho protection of
-German residents, according to In
' formation reaching hero. Tho Ger
man minister replied: "If you get the
arms you will havo to fight for thomV'
L
IS IN
Federals Destroyed Fine Town
Across River -None Killed
on American Side.
(Or AuorUloil rmi to Coo Iljr TlniM.1
' LAHI3DO, Tex., April 25. Tho
smouldering ruins of whnt was onto
the populous border town of Nuovo
Laredo worn tho only reminders to
day of tho desolation wrought yester
day. Although tho Amorlcan soldlors
shot two. Federals In tho skirmish, It
was definitely ascertained today thut
no one had beon Injured on tho Am
erican side.
ALL IS
T
IN
Lull in Clash Between Strikers
and Militia Pending Con
ference Today
(Br Aoclt4 Pre! to Coo Bit Time,
TRINIDAD, Colo., April 2 C With
the mllltla and the striking coal min
ers resting an their arms In tho Lud
low district today, Interest centered
lu the outcome of tho Informal con
ference betweon tho strike leaders
and General Chaso.-
1XVESTIOATIOX IS BEGUN.
(Or AMocltl I'm to Coo Dir Time.
DENVER, April 25 Chief Justice
Musser of tho state supremo court,
Associate Justice King and three oth
er persons to bo appointed by tho
Governor will loavo late today for
I Trinidad to Investigate the fctrlko sit
uatlon. It was learned the Inquiry
Is to bo made In tho interests ot
peace.
DEMANDS PROTECTION
ID? AMorlated Pre lo Coo Er Time,
VERA CRUZ. April 25.
Consul Canada is arranging to
send a demand on General
Maa's to guarantee the safety of
Americans Imprisoned at Cordova.
K
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DO
III
COLORADO
BAR DREDGE TO
IN
Major Morrow Orders It in
Compliance With Capt.
Macgenn's Request
Capt. Reed, of tho bar dredgo
Mlchlo has received Instructions
from Major Morrow for tho bar
dredgo to work on tho Pony Inlet '
Shoal when It Is too rough to i
work on tho bar. Ho got tho ordor
yesterday and tho weather has per-,
mltted him to work on Iho bar ,
since. Just whero tho dredglngs ,
will bo dumped Is not known, but
It Is understood thnt It will bo In
tho big oddy near Charleston.
Major Morrow some tlmo ago !
turned down n similar request from i
tho Part of Coos Bay Commission
nnd It Is understood that tho order
now Is In rosponso to a porsonnt ap
peal frin Capt. Macgonn, of the
Breakwater. Capt. Mucgenn Inform
ed Major Morrow that the Break
water -vaB going on a five-day scliod
uln next wook nnd the Pony Slough
nnd North Inlet shoals woro llablo
to dulay him. Major Morrow nt
once Issued tho order for tho Mlchlo
to got tho shoals out pf his way.
Potter Real. KxiH-rt
Horhert L. Potter, tho government
expert hero to report on tho Mlohlo's
work, Is said to bo one of tho, best
dredgo oxports In tho country, hav
ing had chargo of tho work on tho
famous Ambrose channel at Now
York.
Ho has Invited Capt. Macgonn
nnd tho members ot tho Port Com
mission to go down noxt Wednes
day and sco tho bar dredgo work.
It Is stated thnt tho bar shonl
hnu boon cut until there Is now
twenty-threo foot of wnter on tho
bar nnd that Mr. Vottor estimates
thoro will bo thirty fcot tlicro by
this fall.
6 MARSRFIELD
AT
Few Donate Labor for Good
Roads Day North Bend
Makes Big Event of It
Six Marshflold men responded to
tho Good RondB' Day call this morn
ing and went out' to donate their
labor on coloring tho now highway
near Shlnglphouso Slough. The
faithful six wero Judge John P.
Hall, P. P. Norton, Editor J. A.
Luso, of Tho Sun, Contractor C. It,
Flanagan. D. L. Rood nnd E. M.
8mlth. During tho forenoon thoy
cleared n stretch 200 feet lone nnd
torty foot wide, but Judgo Hall and
some of them could not remain all
day. . I
At North Bond, thoro was a big
rosponso to Mayor Simpson's call.'
Practically every storo and mill, ex
copt tho box factory, closed down
nnd tho mon wore out early. Mayor
ulmpson led tho procession nnd de
clared that ho would personally
clear an aero boforo nightfall.
About twonty-flvo big non-fires nro
burning tho brush as It Is cleared.
Tho women of North Bond turnod
out and served lunch nt noon for
ovor 200 road workors. Thoy aro
working on tho now road to Em
pire, east of Bangor.
ULSTER GETS
Orangemen Land Big Con
signment of Arms and Am
munition From Germany
(Br AuUtl Treu lo Coo IUr Tim.
BELFAST. Ireland, April 25. A
consignment of 40,000 rifles and a
half million rounds of ammunition
from Germany waa landed at Isolated
points on tho coast of Ulster last
night and distributed by means of
200 nutos to the various headquar
ters of tho Ulster Volunteers. The
Ulster men reiterated their determin
ation to offer armed resistance to
home rule.
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Plan Outlined at Chamber of
Commerce to Eliminate De
lay of Special Election.
L. J. SIMPSONTeLLS OF
NECESSITY FOR ACTION
Start Monday to Get Majority
of Voters to Sign Will
Outline Projects.
At a ihootlng of tho Marshflold
Chamber of Commcrco Inst ovenlng,
a project was launched for tho P.ort
of Coob Bay to Issue another $300,
000 block of port bonds to comploto
tho project for a 26-foot channel to
the bar and Improve tho lnlotn, etc.
The plan Is to hnvo tho bonds Is
sued without mi election, a proposed
petition Blgncd by tho mnj6rlty of
of, the electors.
Tho petUlanti urging tho Port ot
Coos Bay to Issue the bonds nt anco
will probably bo arranged at a Joint
mooting of tho exccutlvo coinmlttoo
ot the Marshflold Chnmbor ot Com
mcrco nnd tho Port ComnilBElonora
noxt Monday afternoon nt 3 o'clock,
Chairman Mntson hns called the spoc
lal meeting and it is proposed to has
ten the matter ub much us possi
ble. Last evening, It was polnlod out
that thoro was not tlmo to rail ft
speclnl election If tho Port Commis
sion Is to continue tho prosont con
tract with tho Dredge Scattlo for tho
completion of the deep channel pro
ject. To cnll a special oloctlon would
require two or thrco months ut tho
best nnd tho delay would rcsiiit In
tho Scattlo being taken away and tho"
work having to bo let again on n
now contract. It is pointed on '
President L, J. Simpson of '
Commission,' thnt for tho bah.. . . .
tho work on n now contract, tho Port
Commission would probably have to
pay n much higher price for tho dredj;
lng owing to tho easiest part ot tho
work having now been accomplished
by tho Scattlo.
It was utntedlhat tho Pugot Sound)
Bridge and Dredgo Company, owners
ot tho Soattlo, would tnko the Port
bonds nt pur In payment for work so
thoro could be no question about the
salo of tho bonds,
Election Not. Required.
Lnst evening. C. II. Peclf, Dr. 10.
Mlngus nnd otherH pointed out that
the Port law empowered tho Port
Commissioners lo Issue bonds up to
ten per cent of the assessed valuation
of the port district without nn elect
ion. Tho assessed valuation ot 'no
Part of Coos Bay District Is $0,000,
000 nnd consequently tho bond limit
Is $000,000 of which only $300,000
has boon IsHiiod However, It In stat
ed that the second $300,000 Issuo
will complete all of tho harbor work
thnt will bo required for yearn ox
cept occasional dredging of now
shoals thut may form nnd tt Is stated
thnt this will bo cared tor by tho
government.
Old Agivauout Muds Port.
Tho reason why tho Port of Coos
Bay Commissioners cannot go ahead
with the bond Issue without an oloc
tlon or petition was sot forth Inst
night by C. R, Peck. It was an agreo
niejit signed by nil tho candidates
for Port Commlslsonor nt tho 1012
election that they would not issue
bonds In excess ot $300,000. It wa
signed by tho twelve candidate nt
that eleotton, all ol whom are sow,
morabers ot tho commission, h. J.
biiiipsou mid Peter Logglo huvo boon
re-elected sluco that tlmo, but A. II.
Powors, Henry Sengstnckon and A. O.
Rogers havo not and consequently tho
latter three aro bound by tho agree
ment unless released by n petition of
a majority of tho voters lu the dist
rict or by n special election.
Mr. Peck explained thnt thoro was
no legnl obstnelo to tho commission
Issuing the bonds, that it was meroly
a moral obligation which tho Port
Commissioners would not break.
Dr. E. Mlngus had forgotten about
tho agroement, which ho had also
signed. However, ha said that In
such an omcrgonry as tho present,
ho felt tho men would bo Justified
In releasing themselves from . tho
pledge which ho said was only cam
paign "dope."
However, It was agreed that tho
petition plnn, carrying tho approval ot
a majority of the votors In tho dist
rict, would rolense tho commission
ers from tho plodgo nnd nuthorlzo
them to go ahead,
KvpluliiH Port Situation.
Therowns n comparatively small
nttendnnco at tho meeting last night.
Hugh McLaln presided ns chairman
of tho meeting. L, J. Simpson made
a lengthy ndress In which ho out
lined In detnll every movo of tho Port
Commission since its Inception, toll
ing what money had been received
and how It had beon spent.
He pointed nut that tho Port, by
taking advantage of tho opportunity
of making the Southern Pacific and
city fill nt North Bend, and tho Mill
Slough and South Marshflold fills,
had effected a big saying owing to tho
peoplo benefitted having paid so
for much qf the dirt removed from
the channel.
Ho read a detailed statement which
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