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V The Cooa Uny Times li proud of Its title "The
wtPeoplc'a I'npor," mid It striven nt nil time to
'Mfe' op to Its tnuno by devoting Id cnerglea to
Vfromotlog tlio pcoplo'a Interest,
A Southwest Oregon Paper
That's what tlio Ooofl liny Times Is. A South
(vest Oregon pnpcr for Southwest Oregon peoplo
snd devoted to tlio best Interests of tills groat
loction . The Times ftlwtya boosts tuid aerer
knocks.
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Vol. No. XXXIX.
Established 1878
An Tlio Const Mali.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Time, Const Mali
nnd Coos liny Advert Isor.
No. 4
ST1M TO W
;.F!NE NEW il
J Fhte4 Business Block Will Be
'1"V
Erected for Going & Har-
(vey Furniture Company
TOBUYFERREYLQT
Property Has Frontage on
Jr.TK?ee Streets in Central
W Part city
mm HAS BEEN TAKEN
IO.AC.'. Going mid Ills Father A. C.
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NiV-,B iiiivu Jinny imys i i lose
PY the.iDcul and Latter Leaves for
v-.rJ''. .
vornaiKi io complete Details
t I
' "AT.C. doing, of I'ortliiiul, nnd his
jkhiC. C. doing, of tlio firm of
jtOoIng & Harvey, today concluded
JproMmlnnry arrangements for tlio
Jpurchaso of the .tunics Korroy ostuto
i 'corner at Broadway and AnderHon.
The-'- contract was for u thlrty-dity
option nnd A. C. doing will Icavo
jat onco for Portland to inako ar
rangements to cIohu the deal within
.ftlinV'tlmo.
t The corner In ono of tlio best busl
inoslfiocatlons In Marshfleld. It has
& frontngo of fifty foul on Broad
wny; a depth of It5 along Anderson
artda fifty-root frontngu on Second
Court,1 south, making It really face
ithreo streets. It lieu directly east
of ;Tho Coos liny Times building
i Tlio purchauo Is for the purpose
of' erecting a permanent homo for
the 'doing & iiarvoy Kurnlturo com
ipany. Tho firm has been Becking
la location for some time. A new
j building will bo started just as soon
ins tho details of the deal are closed.
? I'laiis Ave Made.
Tentative plans for tho now bulld
jlne'iiavo already boon prepared by
;Frcd.(Mngnii8H0ii. It will ho a per
, mntiont structure of either brick or
concroto but whether of two or
ithroo stories will probably depend
Ion . developments. Tentative pro
- poo&ls-havo been ccelvcd for leas
ing tlio second floor for a long
pterin of years and If this Is carried
fout.tho building may bo iiiudo three
i stories.
Tho first story will ho designed
especially for tho furniture storo
kahcf?wlll bo ono of the finest show
rooms in tho stato, tho fumlturo
stores Jn tho larger cities not being
excepted.
Will Ho Permanent.
Tho. now homo will bo tho perma
nent location of the doing & Harvey
i store. Since tho firm was estab
lished by C. C. doing nnd Tlios. B.
Harvey -about nine years ago It lias
'enjoyed steady growth of business
'andfis how ono of the lending and
'tnesVflrmly established retail stores
bri Coos Hay.
f AVC. doing, father of C. C. doing.
(Whorls interested with his son In
I tho new project has for years bpon ,
i ono'' of tho leading business men In
(Portland nnd ono of tho largo opera-'
"tors'Uri3 real estato nnd building in
i tho Roso City. Ho Is satisfied
itha( tho coming of tho railway means
? rapid! development and prfcgrcss lu
ItYiejCpjj Hay section.
"""!.&. Will Finish Boon
It la'-'tho presont plan to rush tho
newb'ulldlng to completion and en
ideftydrt'o have It ready for occu
JpaHcy before tho first of tho now
fyijajp. '!Tho additional display room
Iwljj&enitblo tho firm to make many
ladiiltlons to tholr stock. Tho m'ovo
tbrings'' thorn Into tho heart of tho
fjy; ratal! district.
$ 'ThaXprosont doal Is ono of tho
Wgtt, Important ones mado In local
fjfflRy circles this' season. Soveral
iqter'jtaiportant ones aro hanging
. ptja.h'erp now and somo of thorn may
eioeu. oon.
! tub erection or mo now uuiug
! Harvey Building will probably bo tlio
of soveral flno buildings to bo
larjMtftf ebon to accommodate busl
nsm developments.
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BEAT El TO DEATH
fBf AMacUUd Wew to oo. l) Tlmw.)
I TjtMPLB, Tex., July 29 Tho
itbre eiilldren of W. It. Crimes, a
farernoar here, were beaten to
I dtmtiVwjth a hammer last night
driwaud his wife were also beat
, es, liite unconsciousness and the lat
Vwp tasot expected to -live. Mood
r woro sent to me unuies
SAYSHADLOWBIDWARSAW STILL
.1. M. WHIOIIT CONTESTS AAVAHD-
ixo powers school mo
Claims Was $(11:1 Lower Contractor
Shelley of Myrtle 1'olnt Con-
trnljl Not, .Signed
Trouble has arisen over tho award
ing of tho contract for tho building
of the Powers school house and It
Is Bald on good authority that A. II.
Powers may Bccurc an Injunction
against the school board should
Contractor Shelley, of Myrtle Point,
begin work.. Ho was verbally award
ed the contract July 10 by tho board
when bids wcro opened nt Powers.
J. M. Wright Is contesting tho award
on tho groundB that his bid wus
lower than tho one submitted by Mr.
Shelley.
Tho bid of tho latter wns $10,038
nnd that of Mr. Wright, p.'IOr..
No written agreement has yet boon
signed. Mr. Wright says that ho
made complaint to tho school board
and that he was called to Powers
and there told tho matter would bo
nrrngncd and yot, n day later was
told that two out of the three mem
bers of the hoard refused to changa
their attitude and that the contract
would go to Mr. Shelley.
Tho matter, says Mr. Wright,
would probably bo decided ono way
or (he other this afternoon and that
ho was awaiting a 'phono call from
Powers.
S. P. HEAD VISITS
K. L. BUHCKIIAII'EH, KUI'EHIX
TEXDENT OK LINKS IX OREGON
(Joes Over the l,onil Itoad May
Look Into Matter of Kmu-
fliho ('haiigo
Superintendent K. L. Hurckhalter
.of the Southern Pacific lines in Ore
gon arilved hero last evening after
going over tho road rif tho Coos Hay,
Itosoburg and Kastorn Into yestor
day. Today ho Is out again with W.
K. Miller, superintendent of tho lo
cal Hue, who accompanied him ovoi
tho lino to Powers yesterday. Today
Mr. Hurckhalter was at North Hcud
and saw the big bridge.
Somo bollovo It possible that Mr.
Hurckhalter Is hcio lu tho Interests
of getting tho franchise of tho Will
nmotto Pacific so arranged that the
motor car may ho maintained on tho
Valloy route, a plan broochod defin
itely by tho railroad at a special
mooting of tlio city futhors a week
ago. Mr. Hurckhaltor wont down to
vclow tho brldgo over tho bay with
Supt. Mlllor today.
John D. doss, city attomoy, statcB
that no hint of n special meeting of
tho council had yot been mado to
him. Ho said a fow days ago that ho
hod Investigated tho franchise- and
was ready to report to tho council
that tho chnngo In tho sorvlco cjuIU
bo mado for a porlod of five years
without In any way injuring the
rights of tho city.
MISS (JRACi: Kl'lrOX VKTORI.
Ol'S IN IIOMKSTKAD SI' IT
Decision Received Knmi Land Office
Kpliolds Right of I'liniier School
Teacher
Miss draco Pulton, formoiiy a
teachor In the North Bond schools,
lins won hor caso agaliiBt the gov
ernment, according to a decision
from the land offico at Rosoburg,
and now Is in full ownership of her
100 ncro homestead on North Inlot.
This makes the second time that sho
has successfully weathered legal pro
ceedings contesting her claim.
Tiio lust hearing was held sovor
al months ngo and' consumed four
days, during which time dozens of
witnesses wero examined. Harry
O'Loughlln camo hero as a special
agent of the government while- Ora
ves and Mclnturff represented tho
defendant.
Tho decision received by Miss Ful
ton states that she resided tho pro
per length of time on tho land and
that the improvements made by her
were sufficient and further It said
that the testimony of Louis St. Deiv
nis, principal witness, was "evasive."
The contest of the land In both
instances was made after sho had
commuted. Miss Fulton Is now liv
ing on the claim entirely.
Times want nda Tiring results.
WOMAN WIS CLAIM
IS
Russians Claim They Have
Checked Advance of the
Austro-German Armies
A
T
Petrograd States That Fifteen
Hundred German Soldiers
Were Taken Prisoners
HAS LASTED TWO WEEKS
Xi .Material Progress In tlfo Advance
lliv Keen Made Sluco Last Tues
day Only Minor Klghts Take
Place on Western Kront.
til; AMni-lateil 1'rrM to Cxx 0r Tlmri.)
LONDON, July 29. Tlio dcrman
endeavor to capturo Warsaw, push
ed forward with notable energy for
.a period covering nioro than two
weeks, has not made any material
progress sluco Tuesday. On tho
contrary, Petrograd reiterates claims
that tho German advance Is check
ed. Herlln' announcements do not
dispute Petrograd.
Between tho Vleprz and Hug Itlv
ers thero has been stubborn fighting
mid tho Russians claim success and
the capturo of 1C00 dcrman' sol
diers. Petrograd says tho derinans mado
a determined attempt to advance nt
drubecbow, hut woro driven back.
At Sokal, the Russians decline, they
began a successful offensive.
Along the Western front only mi
nor engagements are reported.
Italians Checked
Homo explains tho lull along the
Ihoiio River front on tho ground
that tho Italians are, engaged In or
ganizing positions they wan on Car
no plateau, but Vienna claims tho
lack of activity means the termina
tion o( tlio Italian attack after a
successful AuBtro-Hungarlau defense
along tho whole battle Hue.
GRAFT IS ALLEGED
JAPAXKSK MINISTKIt OK .lUSTICK
RKSKJXS SL'DDKNLV TODAY
It In" Claimed Ho Accepted KiVo
Hundred Dollars from a Can-
(lldKo for Office
Dr AaaoclaloJ Trtaa lu Cooa !)r Time. J
TOICIO, July 29. Viscount Kan
otka Oura, the Japancso mlulstor of
Justice, suddenly resigned his port
folio today. Tho action, following as
It does tho Investigation Instituted
by tho mlulstor of Justice Into tho
brliory charges growing out of the
parliamentary elections last March,
caused a sensation.
Tho caso involves several membors
and ox-mombors of tho lmporall ,
diet. Promlor Okuma reported tho
situation to the emporor, who sanc
tioned tho resignation. Oura Is ab'
legod to havo received a presont ol '
?fi00 from a candidate for member
ship In the house.
LEARiMS OF DEATH
CAPT. OUSI3N ARRIVKS TO KIND
MOTIIKR DKAD .
Kimeral (r Mrs. OKcn Will ho Held
Tomorrow Afternoon at
AVII'son Parlor
When Capt. Petor Olsen of tho gas
olino schoonor Rustler arrived In
port at 3 o'clock-this morning ho
learned for the first time that his
mother, Mrs, Helono Olsen, was dead.
Capt. Olsen had loft Portland on his
boat when word was sent there yes
terday Informing of the sudden death
at Kmplro and ho got homo a llttlo
ovor a day too lato. Capt. Skog of
tho gasoline sdioonor Roamor was at
Rogue river and was notified there
and is expected homo this evening.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Olsen will bo
held from the Wilson undertaking
parlors at 1 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Tho services will bo conduct
ed by the Rev. Robert K. Browning.
Hare your fcElTKH heads, bill
heads, etc., printed at THE TIMKS
office-.
Culling cards printed at Tlio Tlmos
office.
STUBBORN
HEAR WITNESSES
SECRETARY HEDFIELR HOLDING
EASTLAND DISASTER PROBE
Kcdernl flrand .Jury Will I to Called
to Try to Place tho Criminal
Responsibility
OXK MAX ARRKSTKI)
Dr An.ocUtfi I'rcn Io Cooj lltjr Time..
CH1CACO, July 29. W.
K. drcciiebaum, general
manngcr of the Indiana
Transportation Company,
which chartered the KaBt-
land, wns the first arrested
of six men ordered held to
tho grand Jury by the verdict,
of tho coroner's Jury.
nr Attocltteil rrm to Cooa Day Tlmoa.l
CHICAdO, July 29. Kxamlnntlon
of witnesses In tho Inaulry of tho
United States Department of Com
merce under the personal supervis
ion of Secretary Redfleld Into tho
rauso of the Kastland dlsastor wilt
begin here todny. While tho Inquiry
Is progressing, United States District
Attorney Clyno will be prepared to
empanel a federal grand Jury to In
vestigate the question of criminal
responsibility for tho accident.
WKICIIT IS TOO ORKAT
Xew Plan of Raising the ICastlaud
Will Ito Tiled
(Ilj Aaaoclalril Trraa Io Cona llajr Tlmm.l
CHICAdO, 111., July 29.-T-A plan
to ralso tho Eastland by tho ubo of
derricks was abandoned today be
cause of tho Immense weight of wa
ter In tho hull. Work was begun to
seal the openings In the boat, so tho
water might be pumped out and tho
hull floated.
IS
HODV OK KASTiaXD DISASTKR
XOT YKT IDKNTIKIKI)
I
Public CIiw'jiih Hint and Many Send
KIowci-h and Offer Io TaUo
Charge of Ills Funeral
llf Aaioct.ted rrm to Coo Daj Tlrafa.J
CHICAdO, July 29. In tho
morgue of tho Kastland dead lies
body no 390, nn eight year old boy,
unclaimed and unidentified. Fxcept
for n hole lu tho kneo of his trous
ers, thero Is no distinguishing mark
about his npparol and nono of tho
thousnuds of scarciiors for missing
could placo him, o tho public has
claimed him for Its kin.
A mound of flowors Is rising about
tho llttlo body and to each wreath
Is pinned a kindly mossago. "For
390, a poor kid," rends ono.
If nobody misses tho llttlo boy
...111. .. I..., I.. .Im 1.lnn wt ltlu tr111U.
Willi II IKMU 111 H"U llliuu "I mo ..". ,
ers, No. 390 will sure navo n irip io
tho burial ground attended by
mourners. More than a down vol-
iintoorcil to bury tho lad, and tlio
noy Scouts havo offered to glvo him I
n military funeral.
ILLliESTIGATE
I(jovi:rn.mi:nt will look ixto
orkcox max's cask
Harry L. WHmiii, Clerk at American
' Consulate lu Berlin, Placed
1 I'nder Arrest
I FDr Amo'I.ii.'I Pim lo Com lur TlmM.l
WASIIINCTON, D. C. July 29.
Tho Stato Dopartmont luis begun an
Inquiry Into tho caso of Hurry L.
Wilson, of Oregon, clerk In tho
Amorlcan cousulato lu Borlln, who
was arrested on the Danish frontier
by dornian authorities whllo at
tempting to leave dermany without
a passport. Whllo awaiting roports.
tho officials will not make comment.
ID ARE DIVORCED
THIRD COl'PLi: AI'TKR M)N(J
AIMl'MKXT OUT XO DIVORCK
Cupid lias Humiliating Time Ycster
day When Handiwork Is Destroy
ed Hefoie Judge Coke
Two dlvorco werq granted by de
fault yesterduy at Coqullle, accord
ing to Judge Coke, who has returned
here for a few days of the equity
term, and another waB held In aboy
unce. Myrtlo A. Edwards-Roberts wns
glvon a separation from hor hus-
BOY
UNCLAIMED
M
l 110 CITY
Stories oif Alarming Conditions
at the Capital Have Reached
the State Department
F
CUT OFF
U. S. Asking Carranza and Za
pata to Allow Supplies to
Go Through
CARRANZA CLAIMS VICTORY
Sends Word Io Washington Agent
'Pitnt He Has Captured Pacliiicn
And Has Routed the Villa Col.
iiiuii Which Started South
tDx AiiocUtM rmi to Cooa IW17 Tlmra.J
WASIIINCTON, 1). C, July 29.
So serious has tho food shortage be
come lu Mexico City that the United
Stntcs will mnko Immediate repres
entations to Carranza and Zapata,
urging that provisions he pcrmlttea
to get through to the starving peoplo
lu the capital. Stories of alarming
conditions reached the state depart
ment under date of July 2t.
CARRANZA WIXS
Seudlt Word That lie Has Routed Vil
la Force
ITr Am latp. Virn In Cooa llaj Tlmci ) .
WASIIINCTON, D. C, July 29.
Carranza cabled Ills Washington
agency today that his forces after
six hours fighting captured Pachuca,
and routed the Villa flying column,'
which was working south to reliu
force tho Zapata forces near Mexico
City.
Klrst News Heard
Carranzn's dispatch was tho first
word from behind JhO vbll which
covored tho military operations about
Mexico City for almost two wooks.
Whou Gonzales evacuated Moxlco
was going out to moot tho, - Villa
City July 17, It was announced ho
forco moving south. Tho Carranza
authorities claim that tho victory
eliminates tho Villa forces from cen
tral Mexico,
U. S. LlDSTUARDS
RKAR ADMIRAL CAPKRTOX WILL
PROTK.CT TIIK KORKKIXKRS
Mcn l''roin Cruiser Stationed at Port
An Pilnco mid Ato at
Capo llaltlen
(fir Aaaorlalfxt Treaa to nn tiif Tlilica.J
WASIIINCTON, D. C, July 29.
Tho French cousulato nt Capo lluitl-
on, Haiti, Is monauced by revolution
ists and a guard from the United
States auxiliary crulsor Fugle has
boon lauded to protect tho placo.
This Information was cabled today
to tho stato dopartineiit by Amorl
can Consul Livingston.
Admiral Wires
Roar Admiral Caporton, lu a cab
legram sent last night from Port An
Prlnco and received at tho navy do
nartinont today said: "Landing for-'o
entorod Port Au Prlnco and bivouack
ed for tho night. A guard wns placed
at tho French legation. No sorlous
dlsturbunco. This action wob decided
on after consultation with tho Amor
lcan cbargo d'affalrs and tho Fronch
nnd British charges. Tho French war
ship Descartes is oxpectod tonight."
band and was given tlio custody of
tho minor child. Sho also will tako
tho iinino of Kdwnrds, leaving off tho
last part. Roberts.
Mrs. Hlscox, of Coqulllo, was
glvon a dlvorco by default and tho
custody of tho ono child.
Mrs. Myra Smith, of Handon,
charging hor husband with cruel
and Inhuman treatment. Ho fought
tho case. Both chorgod tho other
with Jealousies and bolng Indiscreet
with other people. Tho Court end
ed the arguments by holding tho dl
vorco In abeyance and gnvo tho moth
er care of tho ono child, tho father
having tho right to havo it visit him
three daysjf tho weok.
A Third Divorso
This afternoon Judge Coko In
chambers heard tho dlvorco raso of
Mrs. Floronco Dolan against Tor
rance Dolan. Charges of cruelty and
Inhuman treatment wero made. Af
ter hearing the ovldonco Judge Coke
granted a decree of divorce. Mrs.
Dolan wns formorly Miss Rohflold.
WAS
T
KRAXCi: AXXOl'XCKS KHIOIIT.
Kl'L KXPKXSK OK TIIK AVAR
In Klrst Klvo Mouths Xeiuly Seven
Hllllou Kranm Was the Toll
Paid
IXly AmocUIM Pronii to Com Bajr Tlmci.J
PARIS, July 29.HKIrst flvo
months of tho war cost Franco ox
328,500,000. This Is s)own by U
report of the budget commlttco on
supplementary military ami navel
credits Just Issued.
ALLIES DISPLEASED
I1RR1TATKI) OVKIt IIUMIAHIAX'K
DUAL WITH TCHKKV
May Transfer Unple4i(ant Keeling to
Rumania, Reported Ready to
Lift drain Kinbargo
(Or Aaaorlalod Prr.. (o cooa Hr TlmM.)
LONDON, July 29. Tho Kntcn
to allies aro showing considerable ir
ritation over Bulgaria's successful
negotiations with Turkey and they
soon may transfer tholr displeasure
to Rumania, which Ib reported ready
to lift tho embargo on tho export of
grain, thereby supplying thu central
powers with a huge accession of food
supplies.
E
E
RUSSIAN MILITARY CRITICS KX
PLAIX AUCTION OK ARMY
Say Czar's Troops aro Avoiding Mill
tlo Pending Receiving Much Need
ed Military Supplies
ttlf AaaorlatM rrraa to Cooa nay TlmM.l
PKTROdRAD, July 29. Military
critics ojf tho newspapers of Petro
grad after conversations with "com
petent military authorities" today
call upon the Russian public to view
events that aro about to occur with
confidence and tranquility.
Tho Reich says, "Until bucIi tlmo
as our armies receive neodod milt
tary supplies, tho most sensible thing
Is to avoid battle tnd retreat to pre
viously proparcd positions, oven
though such retirement carry with
it tho occupation by the enemy of
more extensive territory than they
previously hold."
Stragctle Question.
"It Is better to glvo up territory
which may ho regained than to sacri
fice an army which could ha roplaccd
only with difficulty," Quoting a
military authority, tho Reich says
It Is possible that Russia Ib on tho
ovo of a maneuver which will con
sist or the retirement from the line
of tho Vistula to now dofouslvu
positions marked by tho strong fort
resses of Kovno, droduo and Brest
Lltovsk. Tho Rolch lays emphasis
upon the necessity or giving greator
weight to tho strategetle rather than
to political consideration.
OKR.MAN CHANCELLOR SENDS
FOR A,MKHICAX AMBASSADOR
Has Recently Been In Field and has
Talked With Emperor William at
Tho Front
(llr Ataoclateil 1'ieaa to'Csoa llajr Tlrnr.)
BERLIN, July 29. dormnii Im
perial Chancellor von Bethmuiiu
Hollweg, who returned from the capi
tal yesterday from a visit to nrmy
headquarters In tho field where ho
talked with Emperor William, sent
for Amorlcan Ambassador dorard,
today, and a conference hotweon tlis
ambassudor and the chancellor U
oxpocted to have an Important hoar,
lug on tho future development In tbt
relations between tho United Stutct
and Germany.
ON PRACTICfTRIP
OREGON XAVAL MILITIA IX SAX
KRAXCISCO TODAY
Members aro Traveling on Cruiser
Albany and (letting Actual Exper
ience lu Seamanship
(Or AmocIiIM Preaa l Cwia fU TltuM.)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29. Tho
United States crulsor Albany arrived
today with the Oregon Naval militia
aboard on tho annual practice crulso.
The vessel will stay hero tour days
and then proceed to Paget Sound for
tarpot pructlco,
BLLONS
A
CONFID
CE
WANTS CONFERENCE
ONLY ONE HOPE
LEFI TOBECKEB
Wife Will Plead With Gover
nor Whitman to Spare Her
Husband's Life '
DEATH ClR READY
Former Prosecutor of Police
Lieutenant Alone Can Stop
the Execution Tomorrow
TIME SET FOR 5:45 A. M.
When Justice Ford Denied a Third
Trial Preparations AVcro Started
at Hlng Sing Penitentiary
Becker Khaustcd
(lljr Aaanrlalnl Pitm to Cooa llajr Tlmm.1
NEW YORK, July 29. Final pre
parations tor tho execution nt Sing
Slug prison tomorrow of Charles
Becker, formerly police lieutenant,
for instigating tho murder of Her
man Rosenthal, wcro begun at tha
prison today following announcement
of Justice Ford's decision denying
Becker a third trial. Tho hour of
execution Is set for 0:15 n. m. to
morrow. Only Oun Hopo Loft
Tho solo hopo of Bavlng Charles
Becker from dying lu tho electric
chair nt Sing Sing tomorrow morn
ing lies lu Governor Whitman. Tho
couiisol for tho condemned man an
nounced today that they had aban
doned tho Idea of appealing to Judge
Ilognu of the court of uppoals for
a stay of exccutlton.
AVIKE AVILL PLEAD
Mrs. Becker Is To Meet Governor
Whitman Tonight
tnr AWtKitloJ Vp la Cooa'lWf Tina.
ALBANY,, July 29. Mrs. Charles
Becker arrived here today to mako
n .final plea to dovernor Whitman
for hor husband's Ufu. Sho did
not learn until after hor arrival of
tho governor's departuro from tlio
city. Whitman telogrnphod Mrs.
Decker, lu reply to a request for an
Interview that ho would boo hor to
night after his return from review
ing tho stato troops at Camp Whit
man, 20 miles from the Sing Sing
death house.
lu no quarter Is It bolleved tho
plea for mercy will changa tho oxecu-
tivo's attitude. As a result of worry
over the Beckor caso, tho govornor
Is said to be nearly exhausted.
VESSEL IS SUNK;
FOUR OK CREW DIB
(Dr AmkUIM rrraa la Caaa Par TmM.
LONDON, July 29. Tho
Belgian BteuuiBulp Prlnccsao
Mario Jos, 1953 tans gross,
was sunk by a Gorman sub
marine. Four membors of tlio
crow wero killed,
IS HERE
CAPTAIX J. W. BRAVER, PRESN
DEX'P COLUMBIA RIVER LINE
Comes on First Visit to Coos Bay la
Car and Leaves for Coqulllo
To Look Over A'ulley
On his first trip to Coos Bay
Captain J. W. Shavor, president of
ono of tho biggest tow boat com
panies on tho lowor Columbia River,
accompanied hv Mrs. Shavor, lias
arilved here for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Charlos Hall. With thorn
camo Mr. and Mrs. J. A. English,
parents of Mrs. Hall, who expects
to remain hero Indefinitely.
Captain Shavor cnnie m here
bringing his big machine over tho
Drain road. Ho could hardly wali
to get to tho Coqullle rlvor to (
the boats that are In use thoro and
this morning wont ovor with Mr.
Hull, expecting to do down to Ban-
don.
Many years ago Captain Shaver
ran a lino of stcuniors botwoon Port
land ami Astoria, before tho advent
of the railroad, Silica tho stool
liuea have camo lu tho boat traffic
has fallen off and ho turned his
hand from steamors to the tow boat
business, Ho Is one ot tho best
known rlvor men on tho Columbln,
RIVERMAN
K