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MEJmmtS OP TUB ASSOCIATED IVtESS
VOL. NO. XXXVIII.
Established 1878
ns Tho Coast Ms'I.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mai)
nnd Coon Itnv Advertiser
No. 206
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HOISL FALLS
EXTRA SUSPECT VESSEL
NOIE
FLOUR SCARCE
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P E
A GERMAN DENIAL
Gallician Fortress After Stub
born Resistance Surrenders
to Russians Todav
ffliMT EVENT
Has Been Besieged for Sev
eral Months and Garrison
Reduced to Famine
MARKS RENEWED ACTIVITY
Offensive Movement Started Against
German, Austrian and Turkish
Armies From Hnllic to lllnck
fica Germans Arc. Jtc-
trentlng From Meinel
Bf AUlfcl rrm f Coot Dr Timet.
LONDON, Mar. 22. Tho surren
der of the Gallcian fortress of Prze
mnl today, news of which camo In
an official announcement from I'o-
trojrti Xn on of tno m0Bt """
portantavents of tho day in tho
European war. Przomysl has boon,
besieged by tho Hussions for eov
eral tnontlis.
Simultaneous offonslvo movomontH
ajahM tho "German, Austrian nnrl
Tarklsh nrmles from tho Haltlo to
the Black Sea woro undortnkon by
Ruiui, nnd In somo sections dof
t&IteT progress is reported.
The Germans aro retreating from
Memel, East Prussia, and tho Rub
ilim are bolloved to havo begun an
ether drive nt Tilsit.
'In Poland tliero Is activity nil
along the front. Tho Russian army
la tho Caucasus nnnouncod a vic
tory of tho Turks on tho Ulack
Sea coast In Turkish Armenia. After
several months' inactivity, Austria
ud Serbia and Montenegro resumed
flantlng. Cottlnjo reports tho Aus
trlani mado an artillery nttack last
ing tevernl days against tho Monto
nstrln front, but an attempt to fol
low up with an Infantry attack
filled. An artillery' bnttlo butwoon
the Austrlans and Sorblnns is also
leported. ..
Germans Deny Memel Retreat
tt Aiaoclite4 l'rwt to Coot Dr Timet.
LONDON, Mar. 22. Tho Gorman
official statement is in direct con
tradiction to tho I'otrograd state
ment, and says Memol has boon ro
Men from tho Russians. Tho state
ment aays tho Russians looted tho
tltr while thoy had It In their pos
ition. Fighting continues lb tho
northern part of Franco noar Arras,
la Champagne and in Argonnn. Tho
iMults attained aro unimportant.
HAD I-AItCJi: GARRISON
IB; Aiwclttt4 Pnu to Coot Dnj Timet.
LONDON, Mar. 22. Tho fortress
of Pnemysl, which tho Austrlans
Ure so staunchly defended slnco
tie early days of tho war, fell into
the hands of tho IluHsInn hnsleiiera
thli mornfng. Tho last of tho outor
rti were captured somo days ago
nd the. final act of tho drama began
t the cloao of tho week, when tho
COfflmandant ilnlltinrntnlv nynonilncl
111 reservo ammunition and sent
we imiic of the garrison out on a
lorlorn hope of cutting their way
wara through tho besiegers.
With tho strong Russian lines
lightly drawn, the effort was ap
Prently hopeless from tho start
w 6000 prisoners woro captured,
olle many more foil. Tho scat
tered remnant fled back to tho fort
m and they now havo fallon Into
we handa of the Russians. Tho gar
;a. 0r,8lnally nurabored ubout
Will March on Cracow,
ne besieging army Is understood
to number about 120,000. This
je win now march on tho fort
ki of Cracow, i5 miles west of
memyal, R being announced that
' the determination of tho Rus
n to reduce tho ancient Polish
"7 ae soon as possible,
AMERICAN SAILORS LOST
tenant Commander and Three
MUom of tho Scorpion Drowned
When Rout Swamps
l7 AUfeltUd Prt in Pw H Tlir.aa t
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 22.
""tenant Cominandor William P..
T.rfr' of. JUo Unltod Stntos con
iiii Jachl Scorpion and three
j7r flamed Ford, McDowell and
lrhii. ' Wero drowned March 20
m l,lteml'tlng to reach their ves
ii.J "i a row at. They woro
"""Ped. in a heavy sea.
seattlFman commits
suicide there today
ction Follows Assault on Woman
w Motel Jlurlng Which Ho
,., 'l.Mcr Through Jaw
Van,'; .B'.Mar- 2? The body of
tt.i.e. W.ebl WBS found today on
u ! r,llew he formerly worked
Klf .i sht Checker. He shot hlra
SLi.rou"h tho "eail. Ho maSo an
toi JLu?on Mrs- Clara Robinson
rtooiu n,town ,lotol Saturday night,
wtliS her through the jaw.
MR MS LONER
II ITALIAN SKIES
All Railway Freight Traffic
With Germany is Stopped
by Government Today
I
lily AwmhUIhI I'rwi to Com Ilajr Tlmn.l
LONDON, Mar. 22. t
The Central News
states the Italian gov
ernment today stopped
all railway freight traf
fic with Germany by f
way of Switzerland. t
BID Pfli FIRE
MEN AND WOMEN CARRIED UN
CONSCIOUS FROM APARTMENTS
CJnind Oak Apartments Destroyed
Early Today at a Loss of
$ R!,)0( Many Had Nar
row Escapes.
nr Anocltel Treid to Coot 1317 Timet.
PORTLAND, Or., Mar. 22. Two
women and two men woro carried
unconscious down flro csenpes nnd
3G others narrowly avoided death
In n flro which gutted tho Grand
Oaks Apartmonts early today. Tho
flro started In a paint storo where
an explosion caused tho flames, to
spread so quickly all means of exit
except tho flro csenpes woro cut
off. Tho loss Is $42,000.
FIGHT TO II
ENGLAND SAYS (iERMAN WARS
WILL RE STOPPED FOREVER
Secretary Oroy in Address, Says
Coutllct Might Havo I teen Avert-
ed if (eriuany Had
So Desired
Dr Auoclitxl rrn lo Coo n7 TlmM.l
LONDON, Mnr. 22. "This Is tho
fourth tlmo within living memory
Prussia has mado war upon Europe
and wo are determined It shall bo
tho last," Foreign Socrotnry Groy
told an audience hero today. Ho
doclnrod tho war might hnvo been
averted by a European conference
when and whoro Gormany desired.
NEGRO AXE MURDERER
IS UNDER GUARD
Colored Fiend Captured In St. Louis
and Transported Secretoly to .Ill
inois ICept Under Guard
(Df Auocltttl rrm t Cci Dr Timti.J
OALESRURG, III., Mar. 22. Lov
ing Mitchell, tho nogro charged with
tho murder of tho family of William
F. Dawson at Monmouth, September
on mn win. mi nvo nml commit
ting similar murders In different
parts of tho uimeu bmuus, ""
hold under special guard hero until
nH.ntinAiiinnia inn hn mnde to trans
port him safely to Warron County.
Ho was urougnt uero huviuh iu
St. Louis this morning.
rifleWeis
in eagle saloon
KNTRANCE OAlNED THKOUOII
REAR TRANSOM EARIA hUV
, DAY JIORNINfJ AUOUT $11 IN
SMALL UIIA.MilS Jiioawiw.
n.i,!,i, o trniisnm a robber, or
.i.i.na n.irii- Sniuliiv iiionuiic cam-
ed access to tho Eaglo Saloon, cor
ner Front and uommercuu himw.
il.l . rnah rOClaterS Of UO-
twe'en ?10 and 1 11 in B"a,J change
leaving tno uuiiuiuk l"u v?
manner in wnicn uiy t. "
. f i,o mnn nr men has been
found. Tho swamper entering the
saloon yesterday morning found one
of tno two cubu iw -Imck
room and partially torn to
:Plw. ' fL.'.rr-siSK
done the Job seems apparent when
the transom is taken into consider
ation, but the cash register welgh
ng about 200 pounds, was taken
from a shelf and packed Into the
back room, a distance of at least
20 feet, before being oponed.
With the aid of a poker the bot
tom was torn off of this machine,
if mlRht have been a streak of
humor or just an accident that tho
mm
Hamburg American Liner Od-
enwald Is Being Held in
San Juan, Porto Rico
FIRE ACROSS BOW
Movement to Prevent Supplies
Going to Belligerent
Vessels at Sea
HELD UNDER NEW RULING
Recent Act of Congiess Empowers
President to Prevent War Supplies
(oliig to Rclllgerents Vessels
(1)7 Aaioctttoil rr.M to Coot Dr Tlmot.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mar. 22
Tho Ilnmburg-Amorlcan lino Odcn
wald, which was stopped from loav
Ing San Juan, Porto Rico, yostordny,
with shots across her bow, Is bo
Ing hold undor a rccont Congress
lonul resolution empowering tho
President to provent supplies going
from Amorlcan ports to Bhlps of
tho European bolllgcrents at sea.
Penalty Is Severe.
Under thin resolution, tho presi
dent was authorized "tor direct tho
Collectors of Customs to withhold
clcaranco pnpers from nny vessel,
Amoilcnn or forolgu, which ho had
a reasonablo causo to bollevo to bo
about to carry fuel, arms, ammuni
tion, men or supplies to nny war
ship or tender or supply ship of
a bolllgorcnt nation."
It also provides a flno and Im
prisonment of porsona In chnrgo,
and tho confiscation of tho ship. Of
ficials would not dlscloso what
grounds thoy had for bellovlng tho
Odonwahl came undor tho tonus of
tho resolution. It was bollovod,
howovor, that tho Odonwnld may
havo Intondcd to fit out as an aux
iliary cruiser.
WILL BE NO EXTRA SESSION
Formal Denial of Intention to Con
vene Congress Is Denied at
House by President Wilson
Or Aiiocltttd I'rtu to Coot Dir Timet.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Mnr. 22.
Tho formal statement was mado at
tho Whlto Houso today that Presi
dent Wilson has no Intontlon at
prosont of calling an oxtra sosslon
of Congress.
Sonatois Want E.lra Session
Sovoral Senators had suggested
that President Wilson call an oxtra
session for tho Senato to consider
tho ratification of tho Columbian
and Nlcaraguan treaties. Othors
suggested that an extra scsalon of
Congress bo cnllod to empower tho
Prostdont to call an embargo on ox
ports to tho belligerents.
SNOW SLIDE RURIES HUNDREDS
IN THE RRmYNIA MINE
Doctors nnd Nurses Rushed to Sccuo
of Disaster, Where Many
Were Hurled In
Hunk Houses
IHr AuocliioJ Trett to Coot Dr Tluiet.l
VANCOUVER, R. C. Mnr. 22.
A snow slldo last midnight struck
the Hrltannla mlno, Howo Sound,
D. 0 and struck soveral bunk
houBes. Tho steamer Ualona left
Vancouvor this morning with doc
tors and nurses. More than 1000
men wore employod at tho mine and
It Is feared that sevoral hundred
In tho bunk houses woro hit by tho
avalancho.
ZEPPELINS RAID ON CALAIS
German Air Attack Falls Iso-nuso
Whirring of Airship Motors
Give Warning.
(Of AwodtteJ Treit lo Coot Btjr Timet.
CALAIS, Mar. 22. Tho third Zon-polln-attack
upon this city, timed
at almost tho precise hour that tho
aerial raid was made upon Paris
early Sunday, was made Ineffective
because tho whirring of tho airship
motors gave adequate warning of
i,oir ntuiponch. A vigorous bom
bardment made thorn retreat before
reaching tho city.
nlifnrop tanned tho "paid out" key
on the second register,
No trace was left behind and the
night officers declare that there was
no disturbance noted early Sunday
morning.
STEAMER CARLOS v. Ill sail from
SMITH TERMINAL DOCK for San
Francisco and San Pedro Tl'ESD.U,
MARCH t, at 1 p. in. carrying
freight and passengers.
MANY IN AUGRE
RRIO.-GEN. SCOTT SUCCEEDS
WHERE LARGE POSSE FAILS
Arrests Lenders of Pinto Indian Re
bellion and Tnkes Them to Den
ver to Stand Trial on a
Murder Charge.
tnr Aisochted rreit to Coot Dr Timet.
DENVER, Colo., Mar. 22. Ilrlg
adlcr General Hugh L. Scott was
on his way to Salt Lako City today
with ,tho four leaders of tho Pluto
Indians who eluded capturo by a
Federal posso for sovoral weeks, ac
cording to a message from Uluff,
Utah, Scott's prisoners aro Tso No
Gat, Old Polk, Chief Posey and tho
lattur's son.
Tho trouble, which Scott settled
slnglo handed, grow out of tho at
tempt of United States Marshal Nob
leer to arrest Tso No Gat on a
chargo of murdering a Mexican
shepherd.
J
L
ALFRED JOHNSON. SR., RE
CEIVES LAST RITES OF MA
SONSFORTY KNIGHTS TE.M
PLAR GO FROM COOS RAY.
Lodgo tnombers nnd old frlenda
from ovor tho entire county yestor
day gathered at tho funornl of Al
fred Johnson, Sr., at Coiiullle, to
pay their last respects to tho man
who had been olio of tho first In
tho Umber Industry hero nnd who
had mado a host of frlonds In his
life tlmo.
Forty members of Pacific Com
mandery, Knights Templar, in tholr
full rognlla, boarded- tho noon train
from horo togothor with nt least 25
old frlonds. Tho Knights formed
tho escort, tho Rluo Lodge of Ma-
sous at Conulllo having chnrgo of tho
sorvlccs.
Flowors and wreathes wero bank
ed In profusion at tho church and
tho gravo. Row Cloves, of tho
South Methodist Church, preached
tho sornion, following which tho
procession, more than half a mllo
long, filed to tho colnetory whoro tho
Mnnniiln burial sorvlco was said.
L. A. LUJoqvist had chargo of tho
service.
Tho party from Coos Ray re
turned on tho special train leaving
tho county seat at 4:30 p. m.
WITNESSES RETURN. STEVENS
GETS SIX YEARS, HARSHMAN
SEVEN YEARS, RAKER TEN
DAYS AfiL FIXED 9.1000.
Two prison sentences woro handed
down and tho third man of tho
counterfeiters' gung of throe ox
posed horo In February, was given
10 days In tho Multnomnh County
Jail, and each man recolvoJ a $5000
flno, according to Chlof of Pollco
Carter, who returned this morning
on tho Eldor from Portland, whero
ho wont to attend tho trial. J. S.
Stovons received six years In tho
penitentiary and 55. O. Harsh man
seven years, he said.
Against Robert Ilakor thero was
laid tho chargo of having know
ledge of tho counterfeiting of which
ho said nothing, later perjuring
himself to the officers after tho
first two arrests. He wns sevorely
reprimanded by Judgo Rudkln, of
tho Spoknno federal court, who Is
now aiding Judgo Robert Roan.
Though Raker, nnd In fact all tho
threo, aro unable to pay tho fines,
Chief Carter explains theso will al
wnys be hold as a means of forcing
tho men to keep straight when they
aro freod again.
A hard fight was waged by Sto
vmiH for his freedom. Threo wit
nesses woro brought fiom horo, but
they did him no good. Tho Judgo
told IlnrKhman ho had been In Jail
twice before nnd therefore ho could
expect no leniency on that account,
but that no boiieveu soven yours
would bo as long bb ho would llvo
anyway.
Harshman Is us years or uk". n
spent nearly 20 years of his llfo In
pcnltentlarloa and now Is in a ,vory
foeblo condition. Ho was shot In
tho head In tho Troutdalo train rob
bery about 12 yeais ago.
O. W. HUglios wns a mniu wit
ness against Ilakor. tolling how Ra
ker camo to him after tho first two
had been arrested and tried to get
him to go to Eastsldo and destroy
tho moulds In tho houso thero
The witnesses who camo back
this mornjng wero Chief Cartor,
J. H. Johnson, Mrs. Al. Thrush,
Mrs. V. R. Rose, J, T. Illllinan, Mrs.
Smith camo back Saturday and O.
W. Hughes Is returning by way of
Roseburg.
I
HORN.
'
OTT To Mr. aud Mrs. Jesse Ott.
nt their home at Allegany. March
20, 1015, a girl, their third child.
Dr. Housoworth wa3 summoned
nt midnight and on a special boat
mado tho trip, returning tho noxt
morning at eight o'clock.
HUNDREDS
TT
ONSON
SI IHY ID TO
H FOR OFFENSES
Cabinet Busy Framing United
States' Protest Against Em
bargo on Commerce
TO BE SHT LATER
Nature of Representations is
Being Closely Guarded Un
til' Sent to London
NOTE FOR GERMANY ALSO
Representations for Reparation for
Loss of American Sailing Ship
Win. P. Fryo Now Relnj;
Prepared
roj Auoclittx) Preet to Coot Ii7 TlmM.1
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Mar. 22.
It was stated definitely ut the White
Houso today that a nolo to Great
Britain mnktng representations of
somo fenturca of tho order in coun
cil aro being framed nnd will bo
dispatched to Loudon In a fow days.
Tho basis of tho representations has
not boon disclosed.
Representations to aormnuy for
reparation for tho loss of the Amor
lcan sailing ship William P. Fryo
and cargo Is also being preparodl,
and will bo dispatched to Rorlln lo
two or throo days.
Neutrality Will Ro Urged.
Representations to Great Ilrltain
are expected to dwoll chiefly on
Gront Britain's notice Mint she re
serves tho right to hold up all goods
suspected of having an eiiomy orig
in or destination even though they
uro consigned to neutral poits.
BUSINESS WAS GOOD
IN VOTE SELLING
Indiana Negro Testifies Ho Voted
Nineteen Times In Ouo Day and
Received 917 for His Work
tnr AnocUtiKl rrett to Cot rr TIom.J
INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 22. Lewis
Watklns, a negro.testlflod In tho
Terro Ilnuto election fraud cases to
day that ho earned 47 by voting
and shooting craps with othor ro
peators, last olcctlon day. Ho voted
about 19 times, ho said.
ELDER HIS SMOOTH
TRIPF
RRINGS nii PASSENGERS AND
LEAVES OUT AT i O'CLOCK
FOR EUREKA RACK NEXT
THURSDAY.
After a voyago as pleasant as rld
Inir on a mill nond. according to the
passengors, tho Goorgo W. Eldor
arrived In this morning from Port
land, bringing 52 passongors on hor
list. No trouble was experienced In
crossing the bar and at throo o'clock
sho loft out again for Euroka.
Those who arrived wero:
W. E. Lynch, MrB. C. E. Hannn,
Cant. E. 8. Edwards. Copt. Goo. F.
Fullor, A. F. Morrill. Mrs. L. O.
Nowton, Aubrey Wilson, L. J.
Schailo. Robt. Kuhn, aoo. H. John
son, W. B. Role, Mrs. ti. Thrush,
Rachel R. Smith, Mother Margaret,
Wayne Holcomb, J. Payno, F. A.
Stewart, J. Leo Ilrooks, J. II. John
son, J. W. Cnrtor. J. T. Hlllman,
B. F. Proy, R. J. Rutan, Goorgo
Mather, Mrs, C. M. Gobs, R. H.
Grant, Chas. Williams, M. L. Row
man, Albert S. Drown, S. F. Graves,
II. M. Whotsel, Michael Mark, Mrs.
J, V. Whlto, John Rurk, Mrs. J. A.
Conro, Miss Kathoryn Madlgan, Cor
nollus Madlgan, Mrs. II. Davis, II.
naviB. J. Johnson. II. C. Hiinnur.
Mls3 Maude Elliott, W. E. Sharoy:
Ferdinand Werromlor, G. W. How
ard, Ozro A. Miller, F. Gerkln, J.
Talbot. Martin Cheorl, Win. Gold
wait, MarUnDurns.
Cut Toot. A man named Clinton
who Uvea at Empire had his foot
cut qulto sovoroly whilo at work Sat
urday in tho Tarheel Camp.
Hud Accldcnt.E. D. PIttlngly, an
employe In tho Emmott Plorco Camp
at Tarheol Point had his right hand
caught In the lino tliero wnuo at
work Saturday and all tho flngora
of the right hand woro torn off.
Mllllronui Toiuiiament. In tho
billiard tournamout at tho Mlllicoma
Club on Saturday Ray Kaufman lost
to C. F. McGeorgo and Seo. Rustor
nd lost to Hugh MeLaln, 69 to 70
In 1:05 minutes Tonight W. J. Con
rad and H. J. McKeown are to play.
Charges May Ro Serious. Asklug
when District Attornoy Llljeqvlst
will be over Walter Oldland was In
the Justice court this morning. It
is Intimated that serious charges aro
to bo brought for the alleged al
lowing of two minor girts in an um
pire saloon on Saturday.
W. F. McELDOWNEY of tho Rey
nolds Development Co, returned
yesterday from an extondod east
ern trip Including a visit to his
old homo in Chicago.
1
MDRTH
OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS RUS
SIANS DRIVEN FROM MEMEL
Say French Wero Repulsed on Slopo
of Loretto Heights Last Night
Claim Germans Victors All
Along Line.
Ilf AiaoclttM Trett to Coos Utr Timet.
RERUN, "Mar. 22. (Wlroloss to
Sayvlllo.) Tho official statement
today snys: "A fresh attempt to
tako German positions on tho slopo
south of Loretto Heights was mado
last night, but resulted In failure
Anothor Fronch night nttack, this
tlmo north of Lo Mcsnol, In tho
Champagne- district, also was with
out success, furthermore, nil French
efforts to win back a position nt
Reich Ackerkopf resulted In failure.
Tho Russians yesterday woro driven
from Memol ntter a short engage
ment to tho south of the town fol
lowed by tenacious fighting In tho
streets. Undor tho protection of
Russians troops, a Russian mob
looted tho prlvato property of Gor
man citizens of Momol, Carloads of
goods wore conveyed ncross tho
rrontlor. North of Marlanpol, Rus
slnn attacks woro ropulsod. WcBt
of Orzyc River, near Juilnorosak, to
tho northeast of Frzasnysr. and
northwest of Ciachanow Russian
night and day attacks broke down
undor Gerninn flro."
CALLED By DEATH
FOUND DEAD RY HEART FAH
URE IN AUTOMOHILE WAS
PROMINENT PIONEER MEM
HER FIRST. PORT COMMISSION
The funornl of Captain 4
IIiutIh will be hold nt 1 0 : a 0
n. in. Wednesday at tho WIIhou
Undertaking Parlors, tho
How G. LoRoy Hall having
charge of tho sorvlccs. In-
' torment will be In tho new
I. O. O. F. comotory.
Captain W. C. Harris, aged 05
years, and a moiiifier of the first
Port Commission of Coos Rny, dlod
suddenly of heart failure this morn
ing at his homo. Ho had gono out
to his automobllo and tliero sitting
in tho car, dead, was found a fow
momonts later by n mombor of his
family. Tho funornl will bo hold
Wcdncsdny.
For somo tlmo Captain Harris
had not boon In the best of health,
though tho mombors of Ills fnmlly
woro not sorlously concerned about
him. Ro wns down town on Satur
day and about his business. This
morning ho aroso early and when
overcome was thon starting for
Forndalo, whoro ho has property.
Captain arid Mrs, Harris woro
married In 1879, Tho deceased
loaves u wlfo and flva children, all
of whom llvo on Coos Ray. Tho
children aro Mrs. Rosa Mutson, Mrs.
Clyde Darker, Miss Ruth Harris,
Miss Wilda Harris and ono son,
Clnrenco Harris.
Cant. W. C. Harris, ox.Postmns-
at Sumner, and a former mombor
of tho Port Commission of tno 1'orc
of Coos Ray, was born In Grant
County, Wisconsin, In 1850, When
uo was inreo years uni, in Jon!!
Ills paronis joiueu ino rusn io v;ui-
irornla, locating nrst in I8tb. in
Nevada County, where Capt. Har
ris grow to young manhood. In
1871 ho locatod In Humboldt Coun
ty, California, whero ho romnlned
until July 1897, whon ho camo to
Coos Ray and locatod at Sumner,
on a flue ranch of 101 acres, estab
lished a storo and became Postmas
ter. . . .
Thero ho established a dairy tuai
became famous for bringing to Coos
County throo gold moduli nnd ono
siher medal for the best chceso
made on the Pacific Coast, About
threo years ago Captain Harris sold
most of his dairy holdings aud
moved to a tract of land near Flag
staff, whero ho lived until last
fall, whon ho moved Into the city
to the corner of Twelfth and Flan
agan streets.
With him to Coos Hay In 1807
Contain Harris broueh the first
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CAIT. W. C. HARRIS.
paddlo wheel gasoline boat on thel trouble In getting out.
Hay. the Ruth, which ho ran to L Coming (rom San Pedro tho steam
Sumnor. Later he built tho Curlow'schoonor Curloa camo. In yostorday
and tho Sumner, both gaBolIno pio-innd will leave Tuesday nt 4 p. in. a
pollor boats, g"l 'or t" south.
United States Agricultural De
partment Issues Warning
to This Country '
SUPPLY IS SHORT
Continued Exportation Will En-,
danger Home Stocks of
Wheat and Flour
IT CANNOT BE CONTINUED
Exportation at Same Rate ns In De
cember, .(miliary nnd Febru
ary Will Encroach Upon
Amet lea's Domestic
Needs.
tnr AtiocUleJ Trett to Coot Ilr Timet.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mnr. 22.
An official warning that the pres
ent hoavy exports to tho Europoan
nntloiiH of American wheat and (lour
cannot bo continued without endan
gering tho wheat supplies for food
arid needing requirements nt homo
woro mado today by tho Department
of Agriculture. Tho warning says
that exportation at tho snmo rato as
during December, Jnnunry and Feb
ruary, until tho coming of the now
wheat crop would encroach upon
normal domcstlo noods.
GLAD HAND FOB V. P.
OFFICIAL RECEPTION TENDERED
Wll-SON'S llEPHESKNTATIVE
Vice-President Mnrshnll and Party
Welcomed In California Rullct-
Ing New Vlci-Pivslilcnt's
Flag Displayed
tnr Ai.oclileJ rreti lo Com Cr Tlm(.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 22. Vlco
President Marshall, ropreBontlng
President Wilson, officially greeted
tho officials or tho Panama-Pacific
Exposition? foreign commissioners
and othors ut an official reception
In tho California building today. Tho
program callod for a formal call
on Admiral Howard aboard tho flag
ship Colorado. The Vice-President's
(lag, recently nuthorlzod, will
bo broken from tho mast for tho
first tlmo. Ho will bo saluted with
nineteen guns.
BREAiflWSAILS
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LEAVES DOWN RAY WITH 27 PAS
SENGERS AND FAIR CARGOj
RETURN HERE OX SATURDAY
At one o'clock tho Rroakwator loft
her dock and sallod down tho hay
bound north to Portland, Sho carried
27 passongors for tho north and will
bo back horo on Saturday.
Thoso who loft woro: D. G. Turck,
II. W. Porry, C. T. Evans, I. R. John
son, O. 11. iiolsloy, A. Leako, Mrs.
C. A. Smith, A. Knutson, R. Marsdon,
E. E. Rayloy. J. R. Proffer, P. J.
Sammon, A. It. O'Rrlen, Mrs. A. It.
O'Hrlon, T. A Reavor, Mrs. T. A.
Heaver, John Reavor, Floronco Reav
or, Joo Look, C. E. Stommlor, Will
iam Longstaff, Oscar Ekman, Tom
Woods, and J. W. Davis.
ADD ELDER
Thoso who loft for Euroka woro:
v. C. Gaffers. W. Williams, Mrs.
E. R. Oayor, Violet Gayer, H. W.
Day, 11. R. Mlllor, D. O. Nowton, A.
II. Flynn, Mat Hlahop, Joo Granlth.
O. Victor. Anton Uranoli. Martin
oavls, Both FuoBtrou and Uort Nes-
bltt.
WATERFRONT NEWS I
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The SpccdWoll s scheduled to leave
North Rond for San Francisco and
San Pedro tomorrow afternoon ut
5 p. m.
At ono o'clock tho Hreakwntor loft
for tho north. Sho will return hero
on Saturday.
From Portland tho George W. Eld
er nrrlved In at nlno o'clock this
morning and at 3 p. in. left for Eu
reka, On tho high tldo of yestorday af
ternoon the Nairn Smith wout down
from Empire where she had beon
slnco yesterday afternoon aud at
three o'clock passed out over the bar.
Tho Adeline loft yesterday, not
waltlnir In the lower Day. She ar
rived about three o'clock aud bad no
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