mmm,
THE
Coos Bay Times Your Paper
The Coos liny Times Is proud
I'coplo'fl Paper," niul It strives
IIto up to ita no ly do voting
promoting tho pcoplo's Interests.
VOL NO. XXXVIII.
NOTE STARTED
ONJT'S VlUf
Document Which Caused Cab
inet Crisis is Sent Today to
German Government
COWTEWTSASEGRET
Not be Made Public by
the Officials Until Next
Friday '
IT CONTAINS 2000 WORDS
Aiubasvndop (lOniril Will llnvc the
Document llel'iuo film .Some Tlmo '
Tomorrow Heller Is Tluit t.'er
inuny Must Answer Dlreet
(Ur Aaaoclatad l'rra (o Caua n)f Tlmra.)
WASHINGTON', D. C, .Ttmo !l.
Just after '2 o'clock tho now Amur
lean noto to acrnmny which caused
a Culiluet crisis culnilnntlng In Hry
an's resignation, waH started on Its
way to licrlln. It will ho nlvcn out
for puhllcatlon Friday. Simultan
eously Ilryun'H resignation took ef
fect. Officials ostlmated that tho nolo
Is nearly UOOQ words lout;. Ambas
sador Gerard will lmvo tho whole
document heforu him soiuo tliuu to
morrow. Ml'ST ANSWIIR DIRF.CT.
llclicf Is ('ermuiiy Will bo Itcqiilrcri
To Say Vcs or No.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Juno !).
Officials would not givo out uny
tlilng about tho particulars of tlio
note, but It Is gcnerully helloved
that It Is nhrnscd In such a way
as to admit only of an affirmative !
or negutivo answer to tlio quury or j
tho United Status us to Gerninnys
Intention to oxorclso the right of J
visit nnd search when encountering ,
unarmed mcrcliaiitmeu on tho high
seas.
BIBli'LEllffiD;
ITALIANS I.OSH ItlCi Allt FIGHT
ING WAR MACHINI!
Jlembcis or Crew Piiibably Allvo
Hut It Is llelleved Tlmt They
Aro Captured
llljr AMXltUJ rrrM to Coot liar Tlm.
no.MK, Juno !i An Italian dir
igible which uttnekod tho Austrian
port of Fluino yesterday caught flro
and wns lost. Tho crow It Is bo
lieved, wore snvod nnd captured by
tho Austrlans.
AGREE Oi SILENCE
M'AMSH HIHTOHS WILL KFMP
OCT CURTAIN XHWS
Are Requested to Givo to Public
Nothing; Regarding; Military of
Naval Measures
IDr Associated rreaa to Cooa Da? Tlmaa.
I'AUIS, Juno a. Spanish news
I1' pcrs called n mooting of news
paper clltors yostorday and request
ed them to maintain absolute sllenco
regarding military and naval meas
ures, says a dispatch from '.Madrid.
E
I'GUTLAND'S lilt. ANXl'AL FKS
TIVAL WILL LAST TURKU DAYS
Vatupo Todny Is u Paindo of tlio
School Children Thousands
Aro Attending
Dr AuooUted Treaa to Cooa Par Tlnaa.l
rORTLAND, Or., Jnno 9. Port
lands fifth annual Rose Fostlval.
the nnst olaborato over hold here.
began today to contlnuo for three
das, Thousands of out-of-town vls
llo"s augmented tho throngs on tho
tree's, T'ie featuros today wore a
Parade o' school childron and the
Penlm of the roso shows.
Times want ads bring results.
SHOW
OPENS
ILJLiOVMS USUALLY
of ls tltlo "Tim
nt nil times to
its energies to
Kslnbll.shod 1878
As The Const Mnll.
CLAIM ILL mWtt iCK 10
KyiWTTKItS CLAIM RIGHT AT
SMITH IIAV POINT PLANT
Tube l'i Residence In MUUi of K
.Million Dollar Concern In
Ciiliforulii .
(Special to Tlio Times.)
HAY POINT. Oil., .luuu 0. The
land on which tho plant of tlio C.
A. Smith Company Is located has
been taken up by stiuattors, wlio nl
lego that they have a right to take
it up as Government land.
CI. W. Doolln and his son-in-law
I). L. MInohurt, came here from
Oakland with a tent, provisions and
cooking utensils and pitched camp
In tlio center of tho million-dollar
Smith Lumber Company plant, un
iiomicliiK that tliey owned tlio land
and were going Id stay there.
Tlio announcement entitled a fu
rore In Hay Point. Constable A. Lud
rleks was summoned and Inquired
into the matter, but Doolln and
Mlnohnrt produced Government
maps nnd survey notes and tho
constable, baffled, put In tho noxt
fow hours gunrdlng tlio place. Mean
time the Smith Lumber Company
mobilized Its attorneys, and happen
ings are expected.
Tlio squatters, who surveyed tlio
place a fow days ago, assert they
lmvo taken up HCSI! acres of tho
laud, Just behind tlio Smith cnglno
I n.l I I...I.. ..I..1... .. .I...!1
1IUIIBU. 1 lltlj UUBU lilUII llllllll U LUU '
assertion that Government records
show the land has never been home-,
steaded and Is part of the public
domain. Those who have looked at
tho maps say they aro right.
Meanwhile the smith tltlo to the i
plnco Is heliiK nnxlously scanned. I
Tho lima was sujmosod to bo under
private ownership more man ten ; iT1tei, stntB ,t n Kruv llln, , ,
years and wns IioiikIU by tbo Smiths, foreign policy.
from the Cunningham Interests sonic Through his 'friends It was learu
ycars ugo. Hut whatever happened. 1 0d that llryan Intends to continue
It Is said that tlio fact or ownership , Mn, politlrul support of tho Presl
didn't get Into tlio Government maps ' dent, ltryan Is the first secretary to
and records. ) resign as direct result of u clear
Tlio new arrivals say tlioy paid Huo with (ho President on a tor
"Government rates" for tho valuable oin policy. Tlio present approach
tract. Their claim has been duly to llryan's action recalled hero 'was
filed with tho land office, tlioy say.
I,
ii
I.KO LA CHAPKLI.K HAS NAKUOW
KSCAPi: IN AlC'IDIIXT
In Dark on lllcylc liiins Into lluggy
HeliiK Driven liy Guy Chimfi-
III l.at livening
Leo La Clmpeuo una a -1
capo from death or from being sor-,
louslv injiirod when last night, rid-,
i.i,.i.pi in thn dark close to!
tho spot wlioro tho Llbby track cros
ses tlio county road crashed Into n
buggy drlvon by Guy Churchill, nnd
to which wns hltcliod a young con
Tim vnilllir llinil was UUinjIircu
........ i
though his bicycle- was badly bout, j
Nelthor Churchill or his companion,
Ira Sturdovunt saw tho blcyclo un-,
m It' bud crashed Into tholr buggy.;
That tho colt did not stanipodo
was exceedingly fortuimto for Lai
Chnpello or It Is bolloved that hoj
would lmvo been crusnuu '
, .,
wheels. I
lie savs In tho darknosg he wasi
unable to seo tho buggy approach-1
I ing
Ho struck between tno snans.
nnd tho loft front wheel which ho
.rn.Mi.Mi nnd only was saved from
diving bead first, under tno wuuu.
bhh'i-"-' - , - t
RUNS
IITO
BUGGY
by quickly catching hold of tho bug-ior of tll0 stat0 Oopurttnont, wus up-1 to yesterday's Cabinet meeting un
B) mop. ! pointed by Prosldont Wilson as Seo-1 til tho President's letter of accept-
Tlio colt driven by Mr. Churchill rolnry ot stal0 ,i ntorlni. "For nnco rouchod him. The Prosldont
. ....... ... .1... .ifilmrtl U'lllcll '
wni a irotuwr i iu ---
i.mke iu lotc and cuiuu uoar ser-;
lonsly InJnrliiK U rldor. Miss Lucy
Uonohrako. two days ago at the com
il..n.l ..ml Krn'IIIUUY I1UI1 !. I
run away after being friKhtoiiml by offect wUh hJ dl8imtcll of ,t0 nn Vestlgation commission -.nil,
u passing automobile. It Is said the , GormnllJP. Tll0 .eslgna-, pending dellhorutlon. have Amort-
:ai;ima, had beon only partly broken., o. tg BoorlUry over u (llffor. ( ciaI18 rofraIl, from uklnu passage
land was bolnic rldde.t by a -1 Bnco 0Il a vital question of forolgnlon ships uirrylux contraband, or
" . . . I.
ininore" Iiutead or n urmi" (
1o..,..iiits for the young Udy's hslng;
unable to control the horse.
.
Will Need Dredging. Willi the '!,,, ,g courageous fight for his
i moval of the old Northwest from th ids aul hg dotunn,natloa to
dock In rront of the Coos May M J"-8,n,nttt0 MmwAt rather than con-
lnK Company's plant on Isthmus Ii,. Calj)not m u 10BI,,b,0
lot It l snld tuai ob'"i . ,
necessary lo doepon the "
there that large uoi ;, "--,
.i.uii. landings. lds for tho romovati
.., ,i,o vnribwest snd also ror tuei
Ibuylng or her anchors and wna i. Gonnan Jg a8 yot unto,d 0
heft of the '" '",; ToJS,,"' road, no effort to align other mom
the meeting of tbolort coining hlllli ,, whon he came
I .loners Saturday At ';t0 ,he p.rtln. or the ways on n
inresent time the will o srs ', c11buIo ,,uetlon of principle,
I cutting just enough lumber to u M f hg ,,,, BOn.
,1,0,r aMMZ' !J wiifStaroi imllr. hoping hi. actions to the
M.i pnd ot the mill, ltn mis ui nrn,nPn nnv rnmnll-
Lin iiio --- - . , .t
' " ....i;..o. in niifn HI"1! um u ,..--. - .
.jdete they are ''-
I full operation It Is -aid
(MtfB
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915
PRIVATE LIFE
Leaves Office of Secretary ot
State Which He Held
Over Two Years
WOULD fijWE PEACE
oays rrevenilOll OI War IS
o inn i im i
ouut)U vviiiuii is ivuaiusi
To His Heart
SITUATION UNUSUAL ONE
Causes Grave Tutii In the Foi-olgu
Policy or the I'nlted States
llpyauVi Friends Say He InteuiN
to Coiitiuuo Political Support
(Hr AtaoolatoJ rrM to Cuoi Ilj TIbim.J
WASHINGTON. D. C. Juno 0.
After two years and tlireo moulds
ns Secretary of State, William Jen
nings llryan today returned to prl-
I lillll 111!' I1IM lid I I I II'M II'llIll lllll
rnI)lncl ,mlor BOII8atlonn, clreill.
ttaMm ,)CCU1S0 ,,0 C(JHl, Wt Jol ,
nil,,rovn, of tho noto t0 aorMmn.f or
reconc,i0 Ita ,nel.,loM to tho mum
wllch ,, (leclnml rarest his heart
jelared nonroat his heart,
on of wnr," doveloped j
uly tho most unusual sit-
Provcntlo
t,i,iy ,10i .,
jatlon In the domestic) policy of the
tho resignation of Postmaster Gonor-
al Gnry In .McKlnloy's cabinet. His
roslgiiatlou wns baited on his repug
nance to the approaching war with
Spain.
orriclulsnud diplomats who follow
ed tho sltiintlou closely pointed out
that tho President stood with llryan
In doing everything posslhlo to pre
vent war, but believed It was neces
sary also to bo ready for any oven-i
. ,..f i . . . i
luaiiuoH in casu uermaiiy ruiiiseu 10
m-uuiowo .u mo Aiiierimiii i.oiiii. oi,
vlow ns to neutral rljfhts on tlio high
seas. I
llryan was up early to begin clos-
WHS 111) Wirlv to llOKin e!0S-
Ing Ills affairs at the state depart-,
mont. Heroic breakrast ho took n
horso bnck ride. Wlion llryan start-1
ed to his office, the old stuto do-
. . i ..
iiiininuni. liiuviiiiiiiii sm uunii uiiin
tho box nnd, lint In hand, told how, "My teason for roslgnlng," said!
much ho regretted to sou Uryiin go. ,t)10 stntoinont, "Is clearly stutml In ,
Chnncollor Lunslng wus ut his desk my lottur or reBlgnatlyn, naniuly j
vnrly and before 10 wont to tho that 1 may employ us u prlvalo cltl-
White Houso and saw tbo Prosldont. I
I
LANSINf.' NAMIID J
Wilson Appoints Counsellor to Sue
, ' ,
ceed Hryan fop 'Ihlrty Days.
Dr AMoMatad rrn. lo Cooa Iltr TIoicm.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, June 0.-
Wlllluin Jennings llryan formally
loft his office ns Socrotury of Stuto '
today and Robert Lansing, Counsel!-
. . . . . u.. .i 1
nori'Jii noi to uxcuuu .jo iiujo
, socretarv shall liavo beon I
IU,,)0,tod iuid ,,MalIfIeiI. I
..t,1(j clmllKa , tho cabinet at a I
. . J. .t. .. 1 f .... I.I..
DJIL'U Uli U 1 lll 'MW'UWII w .wt ...
1(.y WUH mogt druinntlcully t-Jiich- j which vonture nun inu uuiikui .oii.w
,f t .. of0M the high sous.
" "
I personal regard for llryan. Tours
'stood lu his oyos while friends coin-
onibarrnssmont to tbo Prosldont.
MlllU, ,,,,., AloIll..
T0 gtory of ngllt t0 8Way tho
...nmnt on the method
.itniin with
nr iiiuAiiiim nun ihw sMaa,w. ......
ta0Iia , ,e cabinet
From Sutur -
MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
San
MKMTiRHH OP TT1W ASSOCIATKT) IMESH
;MIIE1S WILL SUjlUK FL?
RF.POHT THAT SF.CRKTARV OK
navy riisigxf.d is diixmid
Nine Members -el' the Caliluel Stood
ie Members -yl'
Solidly for ?il
tin President In
Tile Crisis.
Illy .Wo, Utr.1 J'roM to Cou tiny TlniM
WASHINGTON. I). C. Juno P.
Ueporta that Secretary of the Navy
Daniels had resigned or would do so,
which were current today, were flat
ly denied on nil sides. The report
grew out of the well-known
ship between llryun nnd Daniels.
a matter of fact, nine members
tho Cabinet stood solidly for the
President's position. Secretary Dan-
lels wns ouo of those who differed
w i t li Itrynn.
SKVH.V SAII.OHS OI-'P WHKCICKI)
HAItK ItlvltTllA Itl'ACH POUT
Vessel Was Norwegian Moat mid
Was Hound from Poriluud, Ore
gon to l'n.niontli.
IDr AnotUl.l rnn l Cu lUr nM
N1CW YOItK, Juno . Tho steam
ship Mnnchloncnl arrived hero today
from Kingston with seven members
or tho crow of tho Norwegian
baric llortha that was wrecked
.May u:t on a reef near Old
Providence, B30 miles from Co
lon. The llortha was bound from
Portland, Oregon, for Kaliuouth.
nrriipr
H r r 1 1 r
1 1 LI (JUL
PIHKON HOAltD WILL NOT IMIC
CO.M.MKNI) COMMUTATION
ti'overnor lloccr. Will Conduct
Hearing In Oiso or Man Con
demned to Die.
f II y AmocUKh! 1'im lo Cnot ll)r Time.)
ATLANTA, (In., Juno U. The
Georgia prison commission today de
clined to recoiniuoiid to tho Gover
nor commutation of tho dentil sen
tonco of Leo ,M. Frank. Tlio com
missions decision is li'it binding on
tho Governor, who will conduct n
hearing before milking a decision.
- I
o Itesluneil Ills
ii..v qvils Will'
omco Miikes a StiKeiuent .las as
N(W. (lVl.IMan X(llo N started
....
I'" Aaaorlalrt ITm. to Cooa IU, Tln.M.1
m Aoriai.i rrmiotooa iim.i .
WASHINGTON, I). C Juno .
Just ns tho new American note to
Germany started on Its way llryan,
at his homo guvo out a statement
- .- ......
01 Ilia posiIIOII.
on moans which the President doos j
t fool ut liberty to employ. 1
honor him for doliiK what ho bo-,
Ilovos Is pitch t. and I am sure ho!
doslroa as 1 do, to find a peucoful
solution or tho problem croutod by
tho notion of tho submarines."
day to jiommy uio i-iesiuuiu ",
Upyun'H rusignutlon under consider-
utlon and the Sccrotary did not go
l.n.l I. ,1.1.1 lil,, Ifi .ittftml nflor lot-
u ... .... - -...... - --
ting tho Cabinot know the situation.
CREW BROUGHT INJ
H
IS
REASON
llryan's Pliin. '...,-,,
Uryan contends that It would bo, I IHMSl
Iinlloti 1 r U It 11(11 II lllll HIIUII llllllHIIHJll
I -a- - (
.Meets tlio 1'nisKlL'iu
Aftor bidding rurewall to. his ns-
soolutiw In tho Stato, Wur and Nsvy ' lory flichtlug Tuowlay. Flro liruhu
! Dopartinonts. llryun wont to tho,,t on a transport or the enemy
White House. Ho talked I ft mln-1 which wan struck by our shells. I ho
utm wth the President. Kach spoke j vessel llst.sl und soon sank and un-
dispassionately of the dlfforonco and
of tbo holler thut tho other was
(ininv u-hst hu thought best for tho
Unltod States. Those who saw them
u-,r tmuhod with the regard tho
,..- w
two men displayed for ouch other.
Finally llryan remarked that ho
know the President was a busy man
and would not detain, him longor.
Tho two meu clasped hands. "God
bless you." oach said. Socrotury
llryan confided to IiIb friends today
that ho slept all last night for the
irirst time lu months.
I
Wxmt
EVENING EDITION.
OVERVBIKE
Drop Bombs on the Italian
City Today and Do Some
Property Damage
report
SiOME PERSON KILLED
Several Others Are Injured by
the Explosives Which Are
Showered on the Place
AIM AT AIRSHIP STATION
Twelve Itoiubs aro Dlivcted at tho
llangiic, but' Kail to Hcach It
Corporal or ICiiglncvi-H Is Killed
.and lloat and Hotel Damaged
(lly iMorltrl Vtn lo Coon llif Tlmr,
VKNICi:. Juno li. Two AiiBtrlnn
ncroplnncs flow over Venlro thin
moruiiiK and dropped bombs, kill
ing ouo person nnd injuring sev
eral. It is believed ouo aeroplane,
was damaged by an anti-aircraft
uus. Another threw 111 bombs
aimed principally at the airship illa
tion nt Cunipaltoue. Nonu of them
struck the hangar, lint a Corp.ornl
of the Kugluccrs wns killed. Other
: bombs damaged a steamboat nnd
tho Monaco Hotel.
RUSSIANS RETREAT
Al'STIHMiKHMAN KOHCIIS IH'IVH
HACK CZAIt'S I'OHCKS
Ouo Portion or the Army Has Itcen
Fully Cut Off From tho
Main llody
(llf AMOUlhl ITmm to Coin liar Tliuu. I
COLOGNU, Germany, Juno 9. A
dispatch from tho Austrian press
houdquurtcrs on tho KiiHtern front
states Hint the Russian army In Ilu
kowlnn, which has been streiigtliouei
j by portions of detachments already
i defeated at Kulusz, In Fasteru Gall-
tin, has been fully cut off from the
mldillit Onllehin forees of tho ItllH-
. hIiiiih and aro being drlvon eastward.
JThe victorious AUBtro-German forces
I from Kalnsz are onlv a few miles
i from Saulslaii.
BALOONS TO RAGE
J
ltl GAS HAGS RHADV I'OU Till:,
MYKNT TONIGHT
Will Hliu-t Iruiii Pamiuia-Pacino
UxposlHon (Jroiiuds ul San
Francisco i
(Ur AaKlill I'rtaa lo Cooa Ho Tlmaa.
HAN FRANCISCO, Juno 0. Four
pilots were busy toilny putting the
lust tnuchos on tho big gas bags lu
preparatl'in for the western Inilooit
r(u. gc1()(iuied to start tonight from
t)(j ,,nimimi ucfC Kxposltlon
rmmgi
i TRANSPORT IS SUNK
SHIILLS sirr 1'iiti: TO
vkssklofam.ikk
.iuiT17Z .1,,, vnmt m
Anil r r I .. i '" "
tlV,SrZu
"' i'"um "'"
m,A..p.iirrivimf to.i
CONSTANTINOPLK, Juno J.
All oiricliu siauimoiii miys: uu iimi
I . ..y.. .....
Dardanelles front thorn wus urtll
other transport hastily lott anchor-
, ago.
In I'Imi on". Frank II. Pago,
who represents M. L. Kline, dealer
l,i plumbing, mill and stoum sup
plies, Is In tho city und today road
with much anxiety the Times bulle
tin or tho rire lu Purtlond. The
business house which Mr. Pago rep
resents Is on the wator front and
until ho learned the particulars ho
foarod that It too, might lmvo been
burned, hut It wus evidently safe
THE RULF
B
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull
nnd Coos Itny Advertiser.
NU TWINS
THIS STATIC AWARDIID FIRST
prii: in hortici Izmir.
Competition Was AguliM tho Whole
Woild mid Honor Dig Trliuupli
l-ir Stuto
Tho Oregon commission at the
Oregon building t the San Fran
cisco Imposition sends the following
special telegram:
(Special to The Times.)
SAN FRANCISCO IMPOSITION.
Juno i. Oregon hns scored a tre
mendous triumph nt tho Panama in
ternational Exposition by being nw
nrded tho gold medal for her horti
cultural exhibit. Tho Jury on nwnrds
wns made up of eminent horticultur
ists from tho Nothorlniids, tho Fast,
Japan and California. Tho competi
tion was extremely keen, nnd Ore
gon won over magnificent exhibits
from all over tho world, ninny of tho
states, and nil (lie Pacific Coast
states.
Oregon's exhibit cost tho stnto
IIM'.UO, Washington. 'h ,$7,500 an J
O'dlfornla's a much lnrger sum. C.
N. Rnvllu, of Hood River, chief ot
horticulture for Oregon, lays his suc
cess to the fact tlmt ho prepared nu
All-Oregon exhibit, even tho frame
work of tho Oregon section was of
Oregon logs, tho floors of Oregon
tl'iihers, tho hedges of Oregon shrubb
nud plants. The fruit and flower
exhibit was varied, fully representing
tho state. Tills Is tho first time
California has been beaten hortlcul
turully. It Is a mngulflrcut tiling
for the state and will boost It. Hurl I
culturally, to thousands of people
now thronging tho buildings."
TIH'TONIC ALU I
PltOGItlvSS
IS COXTINl'F.
IN IIAIiTIO
TO
French Continue tint Offensive, Hut
Aro Meeting With Strong' U''
clstuuco from Germans i
(llj AMoclalaJ I'rraa to Coo. liar TIuim.1
LONDON, Juno P. Tlio Teutonic
allies continued to progress In the
Russian llaltlc provinces and lu Gal
lelu. llurlln announced that
Httinlslnti In Gallcla is raptured. In
tho West tho French aro continuing
tho offensive, hut aro meeting with
u stubborn rcslstaiiro that has pre
vented material gains,
Aside from aerial activities, no Im
portant developments aid reported
on tho Aust l-ltulhin frontier. Tlio
Allies' attack or tho Dardanelles has
mado little headway, Constnutliinplo
reports,
I
July Celebration Cnmmlttco lliilliu-
slastlo (Iiit ltcsoiiM Made lly
Local MfiifiniilH
Monoy dally continues to pour In
to tho coffers of tho Fourth of July
Committee nnd the members today
stated tlioy aro having greater suc
co lu securing monoy than they
had expected. Not an Instance or u
direct refusal to their call has bueu
registered.
It Is now positively dotorinliiod
that tho celebration will lust for two
liivu lii .Mnrahriulil. on Saturday and
STAISLAU
S T E
!NE
POURS
Monday. On Sunday, July I the cob-
brntlon Is to ho moved to Sunset i
Hay whoro u lingo clam bako Is tut WATERFRONT NEWS
"'" ... ..... , .
bo held with tho entire ""tryslde,
invited in 10 enjoy u.o ii; shortly nfter nine o'clock yester
uud eat their hiwrt s content or the (lJ. afu.rnooll , Adellno le down
sou roods lo bo prepared. f(H. Hal ,,.nlIll,Ul.0 wUh ,llur curB0 of
ITailHOiiiuuiH iiuvti iiuuii lomi'ivr
ed with tho uulo drivers whereby
tho regular rare of $1,110 for the
round trip to Sunset Hay will bo out
to $1.00, thus making u price with
in tho roach of everyone.
CommlttuoH ror tho taking chnrite
of tho various parts or tho program
n ro being uamud today. Possibly
with their anuoiiucuuiuiit will be
maf!o known the scliodulo or tho
three days celebration, together with
tho list or races and the prize thut
aro to bo offered.
TAYLOR SKILLS' wus III this
morning from Ills homo on Isth
mus Inlet on a short huslnoaW trip.
. J. SIIKKHAN cuiiio in from Pow.
ors today und tonight will bo In
itiated Into the Hilts.
XOTIOU, II, P. O. K.
All members und visiting Klks will
bo at tbo lodgo Wednesday night
Juno 9. Initiation, Important busi
ness and big feed. Come out, lllll
lly order LXALTKD RFLF.R
OF MIGHT
A Southwest Oregon Paper
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nest Oregon pnper for Southwcat Oregon people
ami devoted to tlio best Interests of this great
icctlon . Tho Times always boosts nd oover
knocks.
No. 274
Five Blocks On Water Front
Near Bumside Bridge is
Wiped Out Today
E
Most Spectacular Blaze Seen
in That City for Many
Years Past
SEVERAL FIRMS AFFECTED
Stund.ird llov ami Lumber Co., tho
Acme Planing Mills and Pugo &
Son Aio tlio Chler Loscps
llrldgo mid Docks Fscapo
lllr AMorlstr.1 Fmi In Uc. a? TlftlM 1
PORTLAND. Juno P. Flvo blocks
on tbo wnturfront near tho Hast
approacli or tlio Iturnsldu street
hrhlgo wore completely destroyed
by riro early today. Tho dninngo Is
over 1:100,000. It was tho most
spectacular bltuo seen huro In years.
Tho bridge nnd municipal docks nar
rowly csenped, Tho losses aro:
Standard Hex and Lumber Com
pany, $170,000.
Acmo Planing Mills, $90,000.
Pago & Sou, $10,000,
The hlnr.1) started In tho Standard
plant.
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HAY IIM LANSING
I
Ur Aaaotlalnl Pra lo Cooa Uar Tlmfa.l
. WASHINGTON, Juno 0.
It was said today that tho
President would bo In llttlo
hurry about making n perma
nent appointment ror Socro
tury or Stuto nnd tbnt must
likely bis choice was Lansing.
n
SIX GFJtMAN OFFICFRH AXD Tllli
CHIIW ARM CAITl'RIID
Will bo Accorded by Kugllsh .Same
Tieatmeut as Any Other Pris
oners or Wnp
4a)
IlltriiSII 1 1() AT SUNK
Ur Aaaoclalixl I'rraa to Cooa II. r Tlmaa.
LONDON, Juno 'J, Tbo
Ilrltlsh iitoumor Lady Salis
bury wus torpedoed by a sub
marine nnd sunk this morn
ing. it
(Ur Aaalata4 Praat lo Cooa liar Tlmta.)
LONDON, Juno. Ail official an
nouuceuiunt was iiiudo todny that a
German submarine was sunk and
six officers and 21 membors ot tho
criw ruptured, Socrotury of tho Ad
miralty llulfour uuuouuccd also that
the German subinurliio prisoners
hereafter shall bo uccorded treat
ment Iduutlcul with nil other prls-
niiftry
lmnlinr
Cuptulu !:. George Smith, of tho
Rainbow states that It was the break
lug of a steam pipe yostorday thut
but the stunner lu trouble. Ho drop
pod his anchor which failed to hold
allowing the craft to drift onto the
flat. The Ralnhow was undamaged
and the anchor wus picked up lat
er.
"Kery time u ship Is wrcckod on
the Alssku coast, n ruck Is charted"
roiiiHrkeil Captain 11. W. Olson ot
the Adeline Smith yesterday In dis
cussing the hidden rock wnicn thn
Adeline struck hour the mouth of
Rogue Kltur last woek. Tho Rogue
River rock bus now bueu put on tho
ihart hut the cost Is heavy. Tho
rook was in the inner channel along
the coast which Is protected against
tho lieuvy seas and winds and Is gen
erally used. Capt. Olson hud beon
using the channel, which Is a half
mile wide, for six yours, ('apt. Ol
son suys that tlio Hngllsli shlpplnu
charts nro much moro thorough and.
nccurato than the American chnrtB,
"PORTLAND HAS
COSTLY FIRE
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