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jj ijMLmCE FOLKS WHO BORROW MONEY ARE LIKE PINS. ffK POINTS BUT THEY WILL STICK YOU Coos Bay Times Your Paper Hie Coos Bay Times Is proud fcoplo's Paper," "! it strives lire OP to ita nnmo by doVot,n8 promoting tho pooplo's Interests. VOL NO. XXXVIII. As f HIS AT HOME; Ex-Govcrnor West Tells Why He Prosecuted the Cop perfield Cases Addresses Jury In His 'Own Behalf in the Wiegand Damage Suit KNEW EFFECTS OF LIQUOR Former Governor Reverts to Ills Unn lloyhood ns Reason for UN Drastic Action Against Oregon Saloons. ID; AmocIU1 rirtt to Com Uj TlmM.J . DAKKIl, Or., April 17. Hecniiso ho knew tho offects of liquor mill having ovldcneo tlmt conditions In Coppcrflcld were deplorable, ho declared martini law nnd confiscated the liquor tlioro, said former Gov krnor Oswald West In tho Stato Circuit Court today. Ho addressed the Jury In Itls own bohulf In tho lult brought by William Wiegand for damages In tho loss of tho hit ter's saloon proport nt Copporflold following tho visit of Miss Kent llobbs some months ago. "I remember, when as n boy, 1 tat up with a honrt-brolcon mother, veiling for a drunken father to como home, sent homo by such men aa Wiegand," said tho tyc-Gov-crnor. Tho enBO will probably go to the Jury this afternoon. , BELIEVE FALL FATAL MOHTOX TOWER FAILING FAST SAYS TELEGRAM Illlit Were Crushed Into Lungs in Accident of Yesterday nt Kiiicku When Cur .lumped Track Morton Tower Is falling fnst and there Is little hopo for his recovery li tho gist of a tologram rccotved late this afternoon by Dr. C. W. Tower from tho physician In chnrgo t Eureka. Tho wlro stated that tho ribs wero crushed through tho lungs timing aedemn of tho lungs nnd that breathing Is made difficult by the rushing of tho' air out through the. perforations. Tho accldont hnppod yesterday hen a car on which Engliicor Tow r and several otliora woro riding Jumped tho track near tho Jotty rock nuarry, hurling tho occupants to the rocks many foot bolow. Thoro erc four others hurt nt tho tlmo. P JI"S. JOIIX D. HOCKKPELLHK I'KAVRS .MOXEY TO FRIENDS ""Ik of Fortune Ainoimt'iig to Aboiint Two Million Dollars, Is Iteqiioutlied to Charity B' AKUta Ftut to Coot llaj Tlran. NEW YOItK, April 17. Tho will 01 Mrs. John I). Itockofollor was fll W In tho Surrogate Court today, he terms of the will bequeathes in ,h neighborhood of $500,000 and "liable articles of Jowolry to '"ends and relatives. Tho rest of 'e estate, which is estimated at "out J2.000.000 in nil, Is bequeath eJ to churitablo institutions. Tho "arltablo bequests nro to bo dls "ibuted at tlio discretion of tho ex utors. MORE DAMS GIVE WAY ' IN ARIZONA TODAY Aaoti ''fr Itl'SCMiil.. I.. r'iii'npniiii.ilf If. "gallon Project llrcnks Yltli Heavy Loss. rs ajmci,, PrN, , Coo ,, Tlmvt.i KOSWELL. N. M., April 17 J e j"verslon dam of tho Hondo res- "olr. a government irrigation proj- 1 near here, gave way today fol- '" neavy rains In the mountains Portl lon o' Roswell and the sur- Wadln -a i-uuntry aro nooueu anu e residents In low-lylng sections in ... . . .. . l ei 'or their lives The damage i ' "nsluerablo, but no loss of FATHER CASE TO JURY SODN Ill DRCHARITY of its Utlo "Tho nt nil times to Its energies to stnlillshed 1878 The Const Mnll. GUXRER SEVEKTSOX FLUXG IX TO UAV FROM DOCK Implicates Three In Herd. Clung no .Minutes to Piling, Afraid to Call Out Fearing Death Uoforo Justice Pcnnock n warrant was Issued for tho nrrest of Harry Urowstcr, charging him with robbery. Tho man was trailed to North Hend whero ho appeared car- ly this morning, but slnco then has disappeared, and so 1ms ono of tho two men who accompanied Sovortson to tho Canton Noodle par- lors. Enticed onto a dock shortly nftcr midnight, slugged unconscious and after being robbed of a $90 wad thrown Into tho bay whero for liO minutes ho clung to tlio piling with afraid to call out for fear of being shot was tho experience of Guilder Sovortson. At 20 minutes of thrco this morning, numbed nnd nbout to sink tho man called for help nnd n few minutes later was pulled from tho water by Charles Jensen, of the fire stntlou. At lenst ono man bellovcd to luivo been Implicated In tho rob bery has been traced to North Hend whero tho officers early wero on search. Hut nftor subsiding Sovortson chat tered nnd tightened his hold on tho pile. lie said ho kept only his hoad out of water for tho wlml striking his body was colder than the bay. At tho end of DO minutes hu called out and n lodger In a near by rooming house came hurrying to Jensen. A lino was passed to tho nearly drowned man and ho was dragged to tlin ilnrk. ' Ills teeth chattering n loud tntoo, his big frnnio shivering and with wa ter squirting from his shoes and run ning down In llttlo streams from his clothes, Sovortson was brought Into tho flro station and plumped down in front of n fire. ' His clothes wero placed on a "hick ory limb" to dry; their ownor was given tho finest cell In tho Jail with tho door unlocked, it was thcro that ho told his story this morning, his hend still throbbing from tho heavy blow given him beforo ho was tossed I out Into tho wntcr. j Caiiled Money Is Reason Sovertson, a laboring man of nbout 10 years of age, camo hero Thursday on tho Elder from Eurokn. Ho carried about $100 on his person and says ho wan In enrch of work. ' It wns shortly nftor supper Inst j night thnt ho fell In with two men, Carl Hono nnd E. It. Kip and, to-j gothcr tho three men sat In a Front Street saloon sipping tholr beer along j until closing time, 12 o'clock. "I ( don't remember anything nftor that." j said Sovortson this morning when SLUGGED ROBBED seen In bed, his clothes not yet be ing dry, " nnd I think that something must lmvo been put In my beor." According to the story told by his two companions who appearod this morning and volunteered tholr story to tho pollco, they all thrco went to tho Canton Noodlo Hestnii rnut. It wns while in thoro that a third ninn, Harry Ilrowstor, camo In nnd coaxed Sovortson to go with him onto tho dock. Sovertson claims tho thrco went out with him and that at tho edgo of tho water Ilrowstor lilt him a heavy blow in tho head while ono of tho trio slugged .him In tho mouth, his pockets wero rifled and n moment later ho was flung Into tho bay. Cold Wntl'r Revives Tho cold wntor brought him to his senses. Ho swam to a piling and yelled for help. Officer Shoup, on Front Street, hurried to tho dock and for 15 minutes searched tho water front, calling, but Sovertson. bellov ing It was ono of his assailants re turning to shoot him, hung shivering to tho piling and Shoup passed on down his beat. "I thought I could gtay there till morning." said Sovert son. , . Both Hono and Rip wero scon by Shoup sitting on tho dock near by. They told him they were waiting for a friend. This morning they told tho otflcers they were on Front street when they heard the cry. Their story a erratic No effort was made by them to trace their companion or to follow his cry. After passing a sleep less night they called Officer Shoup to the Ulanco Hotel at 5:30 a. in fold him their story accusing Brew ster and volunteered tholr services to hunt for him. immediately nftep Hono and RIP (Eofla MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915 E 1 Commander-in-Chief of Rus sian Forces Wounded by His Own General com suicide Commander of Russian Tenth Army Resents Criticism by His Superior Officer SHOT AFTER AN ARGUMENT When Summoned to Explain Defeat ('en. Slovcrs Kerch cs llo on Ear and Keplie.s Willi u Ke- volver Suicide Follows (n; Auoclttfr rrrii lb iuua nr TlmM.J 1IEUMN, April 17. (Wireless to 8nyvlllo.)Tho (lenornl Anzelger, of Dulsburg, sals It learns from un Impcnchnblo authority that tho re ported sickness of Oram! Duko Nich olas, Co in m under In Chief of the Ilusslnu forces, Is duo to a shot In abdomen, fired by the Into General Huron SIcvcrs, of tho dofentcd Rus sian Tenth Army. Tho report says Slovcrs was Biimiuoucd by tho Urn ml Duko to explain his defeat. A heat ed colloquy occurred and tho Grand Duko gavo Slovors n box on tho car. Tho lnttcr thoreupon drew a revolver nnd wounded tho Grand Duko and then committed suicide. A I'rnsslnn paper nsscrts that tho Grand Duko Nichulns, Comiunudor In Chief of tho Russians, was shot and wounded by General Slovors, Commander of tho Russian Tenth Army, who then committed suicide. DENIED BY HUERTA POKMEK PKESIDEXT OF MEX ICO ISSUES STATEMENT Xever Gave Japan, or Any Other Nation, Klghts .on Lower Cal ifornia Coast, trtj amooIiim rou to coot nr tioim, NEW YORK, April 17. Victor lana Ilucrta, former Provisional President of Mexico, dOclnrcd In a statement published by tho Herald todny that ho had never given Japan or any other foreign government rights or concessions on "tho coast of Lower Cullfornln. ANGRY IRISHMAN USES DYNAMITE Tries to Wieik Cudaliy I'aiUlu Co. Plant to Kelp tho (iciiiiims In European War JDr AuotUtM Prut to law titr Tlra 1 KANSAS CITY, April 17. John .Mulvlhlll, hold by tho pollco in con nection with tho wrecking of tho cooling plant of tho Cudaliy Pack ing Company Sunday night, denied ho wrecked tho building, but nd inlttod ho was on his way to dyna mlto another part of tho plant at the tlmo of his arrest, according to tho pollco. "I am an Irishman," ho said, ac cording to tho pollco. "All Irish men should opposo tho Ilritlsh In tills war. I wanted to prevent Cud aliy filling moat ordors for tho Eng lish." GREAT ALASKAN DOG RACE IS ON TODAY IBr Alolile1 rrt to Coot n7 TlmM.J NOME, April 17. Leonard Sop pala, driving 1C Siberian wolvos, nnd Scotty Allan, bohlnd 10 Alaska bred Malamutes, nro matching wits and muscles todny In tho closing 100 mlle3 of tho great Alaska sweop stakes dog raco, 412 miles from Nome to Candle and return. Allan Is twenty miles bohlnd Seppal.a. The other competitors aro far behind. ls volunteered their story to Officer Shoup it was found that Brewster had been seen In a North Rend sa loon this morning with a $00 "poke. ' Deputy Sheriff Laird took the two men with htm In an effort to lo rato tho man, i U S 1 MKMllRltS OP THE associated tmess MU DAMAGE FROM AIR RAIDS Official German Statement Says There Have Been Two Invasions in Week KILL PATROL Officers and Men of British Patrol Boats Victims of Zeppelins. DROP SHELLS ON LONDON Austrlaiis Continue To Claim That They llavo Defeated Kiivdans In (Ji enlist lint tie In the War , Dr AiiocUtM IVcm to Coot IUr Time. LONDON, April 17. An official German statement today, evidently referring to yesterdays raid over England by a German ncroplnuc, nays sholls were dropped on Greenwich, In Loudon's Metropolitan district. London dispatches yesterday said the ncroplnno approched no nearer than .10 miles of tho city. Unofficial nd clccs from Ucrllii say cousldernblo damage' was done by the Xoppollus which raided London twlco this week and tho officers and men on Ilritlsh pntrol boats wero killed or wounded. Paris announces further unvnl op erations against tho Turkish forces which invaded Egypt, and says n French battleship shotted the Turks near tho Egyptian city or El Arlsli, Thoro wero no important engage ments In Franco yesterday. In the cast operations nro being delayed by the spring thaw. Tho Austrlans clnlm to liavo re pulsed tho Kussians In tho Carpath ians In tho grcntest battle of tho war, so far as number of men engaged Is concerned. It Is claimed that tho Ilusslnu losses In killed, wounded, sick mid prisoners Is 500,000. (2EKMAXS SAY DKITISH USE AS PIIVXIATIXt! (JASES Lose Two Small Positions Hut Make (Sains In Other Points on K.itllo Front. f Ilr AmocUII rrm to Coot lltj Ttmot. HERLIN, April 17. (Via wire less to Sayvllle.) The official statement today says; "French at tacks noar Fllroy woro repulsed. J East of Ypros, tho Ilritlsh yesterday . used grenades and bombs which do- j voloped asphyxiating gases. On tho j south' slopo of Loretto Heights, , northwest of Arras, u small Gorman I point of support CO yards long and I 50 feet deep, wns lost. In Cham pngno, northwest of Perthes, a . group of French fortifications woro ' stormed. A French counter nt-' tnck fnllod. Germans conquered a' French position Northwest of Ur bols In tho Vosgos. Thoy captured tho French ehiissours and then ovac iiuted tho position bocauso of Its dlsndvantngenus situation. ' A French nliBlilp dostroyed a win dow ghiBB nt Strassburg and wound- ed civilians. A German .ivlntor shollod Greenwich, neur London, Tho situation in tho East Isiin changed." PLACE IIRITISII SOLDIERS IN SOLITARY CONFIXEMEXT Act Is Taken hi Revongo for Eng lish Treatment of LVrinail Submailuo Crews IDf AtcwUlM Pf..t to Coot UJ TlmM.l HALLE ON THE SALLE, Ger many, April 17. Ton Ilritlsh of ficers, prisoners of tho Gormans, have boon tnkon from the local camp of prisoners of war and placed In sol itary confinement In Madgeburg. This Is a moahure of reprisal for tho treatment by Great llrltaln of crows of German submarines hold prisoners In England. Tho officers Include ii son of the former Ilritlsh Ambassador In Merlin, I DL BOiu GERMAN REPRISALS EVENING EDITION. US 10 TURTLE Mr Admiral Howard Orders An Immediate Investigation of Alleged Jap Invasion QEFICIALEPDRT Activities of Japanese Naval Forces on Mexican Coast Receive Attention WILL REPORT BY WIRELESS Coiuiiiaiiilcr Irwin, of the New Or leans, Will tJlvo Nnvy Depart moot Result of Inquiry by Wireless From Ills' Vessel There. Pj AuorltlM rrrat to Cm II. r TlmM, WASHINGTON, 1). C, April 17, Admiral Howard, commanding tho Pacific fleet off tho west coast of Mexico, reported to tho Navy De partment today that he had ordered Commniidcr Irwin on tho cruiser Now Orleans to proceed at onco to Turtle Day, Lower California, and report on tho activities of Japan ese naval forces there. Tho Now Orleans Is duo to reach Turtlu liny today and Irwin expected to report tho result of his Inquiry by wire less. JAP NAVAL ILtSE. Ilr AMocltleJ I'rrat lo Cora III? Tlmrt, WASHINGTON, 1). C, April 17. Secretary Daniels had telegraphed Admiral Howard of reports alleg ing that whllo tho nstenslblo pur pose of Jnpaueso activities In Tur tle liny Is to salvage tho grounded cruiser Asamn, tho' ronl object of their operations Is to occupy tliu liny and adjoining shores us a huso of operations. II SETTLE STRIKE .MOVE MADE TO ADJUST OAKPEX TEKS DIFFICULTY Lumber DcalriH Am Ijiylug Off Teamsters As Hrsult of Industrial War III; Auortitl I'rttt to Co.i Il7 TlmM.) CHICAGO, 111., April 17. A do Unite move In tho direction of set tling tho building trades atrllto is expected before tonight. President Metis of tliu Carpenter Union said he would offer arbitration to con tractors Independent of tho other unions. Laying Off Teamsters (Ilr Awn-UK! I'm lo Coot lit Time. CHICAGO, 111, April 17. Lumber dealers In Chicago huvo began lay ing off teauisturs nnd laborers today as the result of tho Industrial war that broho out yesterduy In tho build ing trillion unionists and employes, brick yards also gavo ovldenco of approaching cessation of work. T English Orrlc'nls Take Traveler Into EXGLISII OFFICIALS TAKE TRAV ELER INTO (TSTORRY Claim Paul Sellmrh Is mi Allen En emy Who Failed to Keglster Himself. (Ilr AuoclttKl I'rmt to Cuot nt TlmM. LONDON, April 17. Ludwlg Paul Sollmch, claiming to bo un American citizen, was remanded to custody In L'jtiilou todny on a chnrgo of being an alien enemy' who failed to regis ter hlmsulf in accordance with Ilrit lsh regulations. Solbaeh admitted bo was born in Hamburg, but ho producod his preliminary declaration of American citizenship dated July 11)00. XO RECORD OF PASSPORT WASHINGTON, I). C, April 17. Stato Department officials said today that a eoarch or tho fllog for tho lat two years rallod to how any rec ord of a paportotnolhrdluotaocmf ord a passport being Issued to Lud wlg Paul Solbaeh ES AMERICAN A Consolidation of Times. Coast Mnll and Coos Itnv Advertiser. coos RAILWAY S. P. OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE .MOKE ENTHUSIASM Krldge Woik Has Keen Ordered and Will bo Hushed as Speedily As Possible. (Special to Tho Times.) SAN FKANCISCO, April 15. "A lot of peoplo will not realize that thoy aro on tho railroad until tho train runs over them." This is tho vlow expressed by some of the Southern Pnc'lflc officials horo in discussing tho Coos Ilny-Eugcno lino's progress and tho dnto of Its probablo completion. They cunnot understand tho Booming Indifference with which tho railroad's coining is tnkon by tho pooplo on tho bay nnd the attitude of Indifference which they think the peoplo there main tain toward tliu now line. "Well how Is tho nil I rand com ing?" Inquired C. J. Mlllls, assistant to President Sproulo nnd to whom consldoniblo or tho prolimlnury work especially on tho Coos Hay end of tho road, was entrusted. "Ilavo tho peoplo there flunlly mado up their minds that thoy, nro going to lmvo n rnllroad," ho continued. Mr. Mll lls' ulr was ono of disappointment over tho evident feeling on his part of lack of appreciation of those upon whom a favor hud been conferred, Even when assured thnt ho had misconstrued tliu attitude of the peo ple toward tho new lino, lie still ap peared a llttlo skeptical iib to tlioro boltig any enthusiasm over tho reali zation of tho long desired railroad. Ilrltlgo Work Ordered. When asked ns to whon they ex pected tho final completion of tho lino, Mr. Mlllls would not set any (lute. Ho said that tho construction wns being prosecuted as vigorously us conditions pormltted and ho in dicated that thoro would bo no lot up In tho work until It wns finished. Ho said they would soon know How much damage tho winter rains had done to tho grndlng and roadbed where the rails had not been laid and that this would hu ono of the factors In determining the dnto when regular Bervlco would bo Instituted on tho now road. Ho Haiti thnt hu had discussed tho lino with Chief Engineer Hood the other day ami that hu understood that tho balance of tho work hud beou ordored started and would soon bo under way. Ho roforrod to the brldgo work across tho Umpqua and Sluslaw. Hu suld that it was pos sible that there might ho delays In tho bridges on account of Into do- I livery In the steel for soiuo of the bridges. This Is nit special dimen sion material and consequently dikes more tlmo to secure. However there Is llttlo cliauco of much delay tm thin score. To (Vh'brnto Completion, Mr. Mlllls Is looking unusually wull anil nays that hu Is feeling fine, Mrs. Mlllls, who wan feeling poorly for u long tlmo, Is now much Improv ed. Mr. Mlllls Is protty closely con fined with his work hero nnd says that ho has not ovou been to Port land slnco his Inst visit to Coos Day. However, ho Is anticipating another visit on tho Day beforo long nnd It Is likely that Mrs. Mlllls mid ho will bo plumbers of tho first party to make a trip over tho Coos Day Eugono lino when Its completion Is formally celobrntod. Traffic Malinger McCormlck of tliu Southern I'aelflo said that ho hud long been hoping for un opportunity to enjoy a fishing trip to Coos liny and had spoken to Mr. Mlllls u uiim- !bor of times about making tho Jaunt. However ho said that ho guossod thnt ho would have to wait until tho rail road was completed. Ho recalled his last visit to tho Hay and oxprossod pleasure over tho reception accorded him there. WILL RAISE SUBMARINE P4 IN SHORT TIME Three Lines llavo Deen Made Fast anil Fourth Will Soon I to Addud When Vessel Will bo Raised Dr AuocltIM l'ret lo Coot liar TlmM. WASHINGTON, I). C, April 17.--Reur Admiral Moore at Honolulu cabled tho Navy Department today that at tho close or yustorday's op erations for raising tho submarine F-4, thrco lines hud boon mudo hist to the submerged craft and transferred to tlio lifting pontooiiB. It is expected that tho vossol can bo raised when the fourth lino Is attached, Times want tuls bring results. A Southwest Oregon Paper That's what Uio Coos liny Times Is. A Sontln west Oregon pnper for Southwest Oregon pooplo anil devoted to tho best Interests of this groat section . Tho Times always boosts nnd never knocks. No. 229 v II o U. U I Ui American Missionaries in China Cable Important Ap peal to President. Claim That Demands on China Arc Really Acts of Aggression MENACE TO UNITED STATES Message of ntlOO Words to Presi dent. Wilson Suggests That. Ho Intervene In .Negotiations Now In Progress Uy AmocUIoJ 1'trjl lo Cot Df TlmM. PEKIN, April 17. Intervention by tho United Slntes In tho nogo tlotlons now proceeding botwoon China nnd Japan wns rccommonded to President Wilson In an npponl rcconlly sent to him by American missionaries. Tho messago of 5000 words was cabled to Washington. It characterizes tho Jnpnncso demands on China ns acts of aggression such as eventually will prcsont a menace to the United States. A RDDD RIVER EIRE TWO CIKLS LOSE LIVES IN AN EARLY MOUNING HLA'.E Conflagration Which Destroys Homo Results hr Twif Fatalities Father Radly Injured. tIIMOcltlo.1 I'rril to Coot IUr TlmM. IIOOl) RIVER, Or., April 17. Two daughters of Kobert Robin sou lost their lives early todny In it rire which dostroyed tholr homo near hero. Tho victims woro VIo let, aged 1 1, and Ruth, aged 7, Rob inson and his son woro bndly bumf ed In an effort to rescue tho girls. A KURDS TIIKHATEX CHRISTIANS' IN KASKALA Ilr Auo.ltln) rrM lo Com nr Timet. TAIIltr, Persia, April 17. En gagumentH between tho Armenlniia and the Kurds nro frequent In tho vicinity of Vnn, Turkish Armonla, according to Information reaching here, and a general inaBBacro of Christians is said to ho fonred In tliu province of Ilnshkula. Aftor stubborn ougagomoiitH botwoon tho Russians nnd tho Turks north of Dll man, Persia, tho Turk retreated south. Tlioro Is suld to bo n growing hostility butweeti tho Turks nnd tho Kurds, tlio former deprecating tho Inhumanity or tlio latter, Tlioro nro several Instances of Turkish soldlors lynching Kurds guilty of unusual atrocities. SEVEN ARE KILLED DEADLY WORK RY GERMAN AEROPLANES Ilr AMUtt4 I'r.n tu not Mr TlmM. AMIENS, Franco, April 17. Sovon persons killed and eight woundod by bombs dropped by two Gorman ueroplanoH which flow ovor this city yesterday, one Ju tho morning nnd ono In tho evening. Property damage, was trivial, Tho killed included five' women. LULL IN MEXICAN FIGHTING AT MATAM0R0S tllr AttocltUit I'rctt lu Coot iltr Tlm.t.J WASHINGTON, II. G. April 17 Major Gonoral Funston nt Urowns vlllo, tologrnphed to tho War De partment today that desultory firing Is bolng kept up by, the contending Mexican factious across tljo rlvor Matamoros, but many bullets con tinued to fall upon American soil, i So far no ouo bus been wounded on 'the iiierlHH side, K JAPS ASK TDD 1C MASSACRE m "' renortPil.