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MEMRKR OP THIS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vol. No. XXXIX.
Established 1878
As Tho Coast Mall.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall Mn 1 K
and Coos Hay Advertiser.
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VERA
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QUIET CARRANZA HAS
LOSSES ARE NEW TRDOPS IT BO
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ET
Carranza Troops Come Across
International Border in the
Vicinity of Brownsville
'TROUBLE EXPECTED
"Announce Purpose of Rallyinp
rviuxiuans vviui viuw ui diall
ing a General Uprising
TEN MEN REPORTED KILLED
;Moio lighting Hi-ported I-ist Night
From Hrovnisvlllc and llaiullls are
Hllll Keeping Up Their Italds
on tin Ranches
(Special to The Times from tho
Associated Press).
WASHINGTON, D. C, Ant,'. 11.
'Reports reached hero that more than
11,000 Carrunzn troopB from tho com
imnnd of General Nuvnrctto in tho
i Btatu of Tnnuuilplus moved over
into Texas In the territory surround-
i lug IlrowiiHVllle and scattered into
bands to rally tho Mexicans In tho
state with tho announced purposo of
beginning an uprising.
They ure reported to ho under tho
commund of Juan Dolos Santos, VI
i cento Davllu and Carlos Garcia.
War department officials would not
dlsciiBS tho report ,but it was said
; to be in their possession and prob
ably will bo ono of tho reasons for
the moving of troops to tho border.
STILL FIGHTING
Ten .Men Heported Killed Last Night
and Yesterday
Ittr Ataoctatr.1 1'rnu la Cooa Uay Tlmn
HROWNSVILL7, Texas, Aug. 11.
g.'Llttlo lessoning- of activities on tho
fpart of tho Mexican ranch raiders is
L Indicated In roports- of tho lost 24
rhours which told of numerous nt-
tacks. Ten men wore reported klll
;cd In tho fighting of yesterday and
' last night, bringing tho death list,
sluco tho coninicnccmcnt of the out-
t rages by tho raiders, up to nearly
i20. Tho ton killed yesterday includo
one United Stutes troopor, who was
t; Kineu iroui niiiuuuu iubi iiikih t
1 Palm Gardens.
CAPTURES A FLAG
i Indicates Mexicans Call Themselves
Army of Liberation
Illy A"!!! Tim to Cooa Bay Tlmoa.
HROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 11.
I HangorB today captured In Hidal
go county, west of hero, a flag bear-
ting tho words In Spanish "Army of
, Liberation for Mexicans In Texas."
FIGHT FIFTY ItAXDlTH
.Mexicans Engaged With Soldiers ami
Citizens l'osso
IPr AwnMatM Trr to Cuoa H17 Tlmra.J
RROWNSVILLE. Texas, Aug. 11.
-Fifty Mexicans wero In a running
fight this afternoon 12 miles from
Harllugen with a detachment of sol
diers reinforced by u clttzons' posse.
The Mexicans wore soon carllor in
Htlio day trotting their horsos west-
rward towurd Mercodos.
CONFESSES THEFT
IOWA PAYING TELLER ADMITS
Hi: TOOK MONEY
-Claimed at First that Robher Held
Hlni Up and Locked Him
Iu Vault
B rn kkknftiA.1 Pma la i?aoi nir Tlmeo.1
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug 11.
According to tho police, Leo Her-
rln, paying teller of tho Cedar Rap-
I' Ids National Rank, which was robbed
hot $21,300 a week ago; today con
fessed that ho had committed tho
robbery. At tho timo of tho robbery,
f Herrln claimed ho was hold up by a
I; robber who compelled him to hand
i over the money and then locked him
In the vault.
' Santa Clara Lnto
' The Sauta Clara which was duo
In here this" morning was delayed at
! Portland and Astoria, not crossing
out at Astoria until 6 o'clock this
morning. This will put her In to
Cijos Day about midnight. She will
psall south tomorrow about noon.
Bffi
REASSURING MESSAGES AUK RE
CEIVER AT WASHINGTON
Governor Made l'ublln Disapproval
of tho Antl-Fororfgii Reintmstrn-
tlonn Which Caused Anxiety
(By AaaorlatM rru to Oooa Day TlmM.1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.
ltcnssuring dispatches from Vent
Cruz to tho Stato Department said
tho governor hnd given out a public
statement deprccatliig tho anti-foreign
demonstrations and incendiary
speeches and that (pilot was restored.
FIVES ASSURANCE
SECRETARY LANKIXG EXPLAINS
MATTER TO CONFERENCE
Says Wai-shlps t Vera Cm. Are On
ly to Protect, tho Foreigners
In Mexico
Illy AmoilMct l'rem to tout Mr Tluira.l
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Secretary
Lansing nssurcd tho Latin American
diplomats who gathered hero today
to discuss tho plans of restoration of
pooco Iu Mexico that tho United
Stato in Bonding, warships to Vera
Cruz Intended only to afford pro
tection of foreigners. Ho explained
that tho nctlon should not be con
strued as affecting tho effort of tho
United States to bring pcuco by
pcacoful mcaiis.
PreiMiro for Appeal
An appeal to all Americans to sub
ordlnao personal and selfish Intoresta
to tho national welfaro has been pre
pared by tho conference. President
Wilson has givou It his upprovnl,
and after today's .conference tho
communication will bo destrlbuted.
ROAT ROUXD FOR PORTLAND,
ORE. IX TROURLE
Russian Hark Is Sunk hy Submarine
hut Members of Crow
Are Saved
IPr Anioclalril Trrna to Coo. Hay Tlmta.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Tho Rritlsh
steamer Rosalie, 272f net tons,
bound to Portland, Oregon, to lond
grain, has been beached, Tho crew
was saved.
Tho Russian hark Raltor, 31R
tons gross was sunk. Tho members
of tho crow wero saved.
RIG SHIPMENT COMES FROM
LONDON TO NEW YORK
Supposed, (o Ro Sent to This Coun
try to Reliifoivo RriLVli
Ciedit Hero
Ilj AaaoclateJ t'rex la t'ooa IU? TltnM.J
NEW YORK. Aug. 11. A special
train carrying $52,000,000 worth of
gold and securities, which hnd been
shipped by tho Dank of England
from London by way of Halifax, ar
rived today, guarded by -10 urmed
men. Of tho total shipment, ?3G,-
000,000 was In b'old and In tho
form of American doublo eagles.
Tho weight of tho gold was 75 tons.
It Is tho largest single shipment of
gold over sent across the Atlantic.
It wns brought over In a Rritlsh
battleship, convoyed by a cruiser
and flotilla of torpedo boat destroy
ers. J. P. Morgan and Company uitf
tho consignees. Tho purposo is un
derstood to bo to reluforco Rritlsh
credit here.
DEATH ENDS TRIAL
TACOMA WOMAN DIES TESTIFY
IXG IX DIVORCE CASE
While Giving Evidence Ajpilnst Her
Husband She is Stricken
W:th Pnraljbl
(Dy Ataoclated Treia to Cooi liaj Tim" I
TACOMA, Wash. Aug. 11. While"
testifying against her husband In a
divorce case today, Marian Elizabeth
Hutching, aged GO years was stricken
with paralysis and died In a few min
utes. Her husband had alleged that
some time ago when he had a stroke
of paralysis, tho wife left him to suf
fer alone. She was denying this when
stricken.
STEAMER
BEACHED
!)
000
000 ERE
SENT DEFIANCE
Says He Will Not Tolerate Any
Action by Pan-American
Conference
OTHERS NOTIFIED
Similar Communication Sent to
Each Latin-American Coun
tries Taking Part
SAYS PEOPLE DISPLEASED
Will Not Accept Precedent That La
tin American Nations Can Inter
fere With Sister Republic Iu tho
Internal Affairs With U. S.
IPr Auoclateil rrrfia U Coot Uajr Tlmn.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.
General Carrnnza, through his Wash
ington agents, today notified Sec
retary Lansing that tho "Mexican
people vlow with displcasuro" any
attempt tending to frustrato tho suc
cess of Carrnnza's armed forces. Car
ranza's messago roferred to the Pan
Amcrlcun conference and Is taken
as plainly signifying lie would not
agreo with its action toward Mexi
can affuirs.
SlumN Displeasure.
Carranza sent a similar notifica
tion to representatives in all the
Latin-American republics participa
ting In tho-McxIcan conference, say
ing any attempt being mailo bo-
tween them and tho government to
solvo tho Internal situation In Mex
ico "would Involve an act which
could not bo looked upon with levity
ns It would mean, on tho part of
tho Latin-American nations, accept
ance of tho precedent that they can
take part In the internal affairs of
a sister nation with the cooperation
of tho' United States."
An Open Defiance.
Curranza's communication is re
garded as little less than a defiance
of tho United States in tho effort
to compose tho Mexican situation.
Tho next move of tho conference is
eagerly awaited.
FIREL0SSJS1ALL
PUGSLEY CANDY FACTORY WAS
DAMAGED THIS MORNING
Woodwork Around Chimney Caught
From Flue and Caused Scare
Covered hy Insurance
Tho PugBley Candy Factory on
Commercial, near North Second, was
slightly damaged by fire early this
morning. Tho blaze was extin
guished without tho water bolug
turned on. The loss is small and
Is covered by Insurance.
Tho flro was caused by woodwork
around Hie chlinnoy becoming over
heated through tho brick and finally
bursting forth Into a blaze. It
must have been smouldering nil
night. It wns discovered by UU
Oloinan, a boy who ass'sts Mr. Pugs
ley, when ho came down about C: 1 3
to start tho day's work.
Messrs PugBley and McArthur
liavo their dnmago covered by In
surance. R. R. Montgomery, father-in-law
of D. Y. Stufford, owns tho
building.
Fire Chief Dan Keating said that
the brick chlmnoy In tho store was
defective nnd will have to bo rebuilt.
It was erected just a fow months
ago.
Messrs. Pugsley and McArthut
this week disposed of their Ico cream
business to R. M. Sartor In order
to concentrate their efforts on tho
candy department, tho growing busi
ness In this lino requiring all their
attention,
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E. II. Loney, head of tho
Stato nunk nt Port Orford,
left last evening for home af
ter a short stay here. Mr.
Loney is figuring on estab
lishing a bank at Powers but $4
has not made definite ar- 4
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Increase Millions ,
Tho annual increase In the rail
road revenues as a result of tho de
c'slon will amount to about $7,600,
000. Commissioners Daniels and
Harlan dissented from tho decision,
holding that the Increases should bo
larger.
CLAIM THAT ALLIKS SUFKFRKI)
WIIEX LAXDIXG TROOPS
Turkish Minister of War Hays (?,
()( Men Landed at the
Dardanelles Recently
(t); Afoclati) Prraa In Coo. nn Tlmra.
4
AVILL LEAD TURKS
LONDON, Aug. 1 1.
Grand Duke of Mecklen
burg, acting us an Athens
newspaper correspondent,
hns boon appointed com
mander of the Turkish forc
es Iu tho Dardanelles, suc
ceeding Field Marshal Von
Sanders.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, (Wireless
Snyvlllo) Aug. 11. Tho Turkish
minister of war declared today that
tho eutonto allies In tho latest op
erations tit tho Dardanelles landed
thrco divisions, composing about
50,000 men. Tho losses among them,
ho asserted wero heavy.
NOTE HIRED TODAY
ANSWER TO AUSTRIA HUNGARY
IS OX ITS WAY
U. S. Insists Upon Hlrfit to Send
War Supplies to the Relll-
ge rears
(11 Aaaoclitnl rreia lo Coo cay Tirar..
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.
Tho American note rejecting tho con-
teutlton of Austria Hungary that thu
action of tho United States Iu per
mitting exportation of munitions of
war to tho enemies of tho Germanic
allies "Is not in consonance with the
definition of neutrality," is on Its
way to Vienna.
Tho note, It was said, reaffirms
the position of the United States
that American cxportors have tho
right under International law to
send wur supplies to tho holligereuts.
RUSSIANS ARE STARTING TO DE
SERT ANOTHER CITY
Preparations Doing Made to Remove
tho Public Riilldlng to Place
of Greater Safety
Illy Aaaoclatrtl Troia to Cooa nay Tlmc.J
LONDON, Aug. i 1 . A dispatch
from Petrograd says the first stops
for tho evacuation of Vilna, 55
miles southeast of Klvno, huvo been
taken by tho removal of some of
tlo public Institutions. Tho rail
road from Vllnn southward has been
the objojet of uctivo attention by
Zeppelins.
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4 ANOTHER RODY FOUND
(Uf Aaso'Ulft l'raa to Cooa Hajr TIitim.
4 WASHINGTON, D. C.
4 Aug. 11. Tho Amorlcun con-
4 sul at Cork reported that tho
4 body of M. W. Hurvoy, pro-
4 sumably a Lusltunia victim,
4 wus washed ashore on a small
4 Islund off tho Irish coast.
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KILL GEN. AUGUSTE
ADMIRA1 OAPHHTOX REPORTS
HE FELL IX ATTACK
HtMid Two Hundred Men in Haiti
Wlio Wero Repulsed Further
Trouble Expected .
(Uf AuixllIM rrr.1 to Coo. bar TlDlM.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.
General Augusto, ut the head of 200
troops, attacked St. Mure op Satur
day and was repulsed by the Hal
tleu committee of safety. Admiral
Capertou today reported t)iat Au
gusto was killed. Ho also reported
uneasiness around Port au Prlnco
and Capo Hultlon that may cause
trouble.
Westerner Due.
Tho Westerner is due In tomorr.
row from San Francisco, bringing
tho Nairn Smith's freight. She will
take a cargo of lumber to San Pedro
from the Smith mill. Agent Mc
George said that they expected to
have a boat leaving San Francisco
every week to. bring freight in
place of tho Nairn Smith.
EACUTNC
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TO TKEIBORDER
Reports Indicate Today Situa
tion With Mexico is Growing
More Serious
VESSELS GET READI
Three Warships Ordered to
Await Further Instruction of
Department in South '
PRESIDENTRJTURNS HOME
Leaves Summer White House This
Afternoon for National Capital to
Confer With Officials Regarding '
The Mexican Situation
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4 WASHINGTON, D. C. 4
4 Aug. 11. Orders have been 4
4 Issued to tho Atlantic fleet 4
4 now nt Newport to bo pre- 4
4 pared to sail for Mexican wn- 4
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4 CORNISI, N. II., Aug. 11. 4
4 President Wilson left horo 4
4 nt 3 o'clock this afternoon 4
4 for Washington to confer 4
4 with tho officials thoro on 4
4 tho Moxlcau situation. 4
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tUr Aaaoclalod Trrn Iu Coo Day Tlmw.l
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.
In accordance with Secretary Lan
slng'B announcement yesterday that
it might bo nocossnry to strengthen
tho forces on tho Moxlcau border
bocauso of brigandage, orders prob
ably will go out soon to army posts
to hold troops In readiness, If not
actually to movo thorn.
Troops on Rorder.
Under Major General FunBton's
command on tho border aro about
1-1,000 troops. At other posts In
continental United States aro about
12,000 mobllo troops.
U was being suggested today If
tho need of troops became Impera
tive It might bo necessary to. uso
national guardsmen. Tho battleship
..aw Hampshire and Louisiana aro
on their way to reinforce Command
er McNimuco'b little gunboat squad
ron nt Vera Cruz, having sailed
lust night from Philadelphia.
Making Protests.
Tho Carranza agency today an
nounced Carranza had sent notes to
Argeutlan and Chile protesting ag
ainst their participation in tho Pan
American conference.
Racks Up Fnustou
Secrotnry Garrison today tolo
graphed to General Funston that ho
would send all tho troops avatlablo
if tho general needed thorn. Tho Sec
rotary said Funston had not asked
for more troops and nono had boon
ordered to Texas. Tho War Depart
ment referred to Funston all calls
for more troops Including that of
tho Amerlcnn consul at Nouvo Lar
edo. WANT MORE TROOPS
Request for Protection Comes From
Imreilo, Tevim
(11 Aano.'Utw I'rcaa lo Cooa flay Tlnid.)
LAREDO. Tox.,Aug. 11. A. re
quest for more troops In tho Lar
edo district because of bitter feol
'ngs of some of tho Mexicans over
tho non-recognltlou of Carranza,
was wired to the stato department
today by United States Consul Har
riott at Nouvo Laredo, opposlto hero.
DENIES REPORT
Secretary of Navy Says Fleet Not
Ordered
till Ao Lle.i Treat to Cooa Day Tlmaa.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 11.
Secretary Daniels lute today denied
tho reports that tho Atlantic fleet
at Newport hod been prepared to sail
for Mexican waters, but announced
ho had ordered the battleships New
Hampshire, Connecticut and Louis
iana to await further ordei
"Southern wuters."
Kllhiirn Is Duo,
Agent Stuhr expects the Kllburn
in early tomorrow morning from
Eureka and San Francisco. She will
probably sail north tomorrow,
RRITISH VESSEL JtAMSEY DIM
TROVER RY GERMAN STEAMER
Latter Rlouit Up by Her Commander
When Chased hy tho
English Ship
IDr AaioclalM PtM to Cooa Hay Tirana.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Tho Rritlsh
warship Ramsey lias been sunk In
tho North Sea by the Gormnu steam
er Meteor, It was officially an
nounced tonight. Tho Meteor, ns she
was being chased by Rritlsh vessels,
wns blown up by her cominunder,
tho statement adds.
E VESSELS SUNK
ONE WAS CARRYING OREGON
WHEAT TO EUROPE
Was X'orkeglaii Hark Moriin Which
Hailed Emm Port land, Ore., for
Unltctl Kingdom
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RRITLSH TAKE AN
AMERICAN STEAMER
LONDON, Aug. 11. An
nouncement Is made that
the American tank stenmer
Pctrollto has beon taken Into
a Rritlsh port.
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Ily AaaoclatiMl I'rraa lo Cooa Hay Tlnara.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Tho sinking
of nlno more craft was announced
this nfternoon. They wore tho Bri
tish steamor Onkwood, tho Norweg
ian hark Morna and buvcii trawlers.
All tho crews wore saved. TlioMor
nu, 1,152 tons, was hound from
Portland, Oregon, for tho United
Kingdom with wheat. Tho Oak
wood was a steamer of 1,279 gross
tons.
TAKE RUSSIAN FORT
GERMANS CLAIM ANOTHER VIC
TORY IN POLAND TODAY
Place Was Stronghold of CYnr's Ar
my on Vistula River North.
xvest of Wiu-smv
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4 LONDON, Aug. 11. Rome 4
4 asserts that tho Austrlaus In 4
4 Cudore, on the Austro-Itulluu 4
4 front, huvo been pushed 4
4 back. 4
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RERL1N, Aug. 11. Tho Gorman
war offlco announced today tho occu
pation of tho fortress of llonjamlno
east of Novegeorglovsk, n RubbIuii
stronghold on tho Vistula river
northwest of Warsaw,
RRITLSH HAVE MORE FORCES TO
FIGHT TURKS
Relief Is that Allies aro Now Very
Anxious to Foit'o the Dar
danelles ny Aaaoclateil Trcaa to Cooa Hay Tlmra.)
LONDON, Aug. 11. Recognition
of tho Imperative Importance to tho
allies of forcing tho Dardanelles as
tiro shortest road to retrieving Rus
sian rovorses Is demonstrated by tho
sudden lauding of llrltlli forces In
tho vicinity of Kurachall on tho
north of tho Gulf of Saros. Au yet
there Is no proof tho Germans are
proparlng to withdraw any consldor
ablo portion of the troops from Rus
sia. Partial dismantling of Vllna, pre
paratory to evacuation, as reported
from Petrograd, Is somowhuf puz
zling to tho Rritlsh, who did not
imagine tills interior Russian city
was threatened.
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RET ALMOST COST
HUGH SNEDDON'S LIFE
Hugh Sneddon today wag
ered friends that ho could
swim across tho Ray, starting
at tho Commercial Avenue
wharf. Ho donned a bathing
suit and started but gat
tired when a little over half
way across and had gone
down a couple of times be
a gasolino boat could bo
rushed to his aid.
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TOO L
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Serious Charge Made by Grand
Jury Against Owners of the
Steamer Eastland '
BONDS ARE 120,000
Officers of the Vessel at Same
1 Time are Charged With
Criminal Carlessness
RETURNS ARTMADE TODAY
Indict ment.s Aro In tho Criminal
Court After Investigation of tho,
Disaster Is .Made Names of ThoW
Alleged to Re Guilty
iny AanoclaleJ Pitm lo (.50a Bay Tlrafi.J
CHICAGO, Aug. 1 1. Indlctmonta
charging manslaughter and criminal
carelessness wore returned before
tho criminal court today In connec
tion with tho Eastland disaster. Th
captain, engineer and four officers
and thu St. Joseph, Chicago, Steam
ship company, owners, wore nrfmed.
Those Indicted.
Tho indicted wore: rr i4
George T. Arnold, president of tho
company, it)1,
William II. Hull, vice-president;
W. C. Steele, secretary-treasurer;
Ray W. Davis, assistant secretary
treasurer; Harry Pcdorson, captain of "(lie
Eastland;
Joseph M. Erlckson, engineering
tho Eastlnnd. ',l'
Rig Rontls Required.
Tho bonds wero flxod at $20tbb'0
each for tho company officials and
$10,000 each for Pcdersen and Er
lckson. Tho two lust named are
charged with criminal carelessness
and tho officials with manslaughter.
ITER CASE HEARD.
R. If. COREY SAYS COMPANY
EXPENSES ARE HEAVY .'
Cannot Afford (o put In Ton-Inch
Main for FVrudalo r.ml North '
Rend Service
Contending that tho proposed, ton- . l
men wiuur mum, ucruuti reriiuutu, or
dered by thu Railroad Commission,
is not necessary and anyway that
thoy cannot afford to go to tho ex
pense of Installing It now, R. II.
Corey of tho Coos Hay Water Corn
pay wus on the witness stand tho
greater part of today at tho hearing
of tho question being conducted by
Railroad Commissioner Frank J.
Miller. Tho complaint invovles both
Marshfiold nnd North Ror.d and city
officials from tho two towns aro al
so present. It was expected that tho,
hearing would bo concluded this uf
tornoon. ' .
Mr. Coroy In tho courso of, his tes
timony stated that tho Coos Ray Wa
ter company has oxponded $15,305
In making Improvements ordered by
tho Railroad Commission last year.
Tho commission at tho time thoy or
dered cortaln Improvements nlsa
granted the water company a ma,
teiial Incroaso In rates and It was'
generally believed that tho Improve
ments would bo much mora oxpon-,
slvo.
Mr. Coroy wlso said that tho wa
ter company's total expenditures In
repairs, Improvements and In chang
es to conform with tho dredgo flit
and streot grading was $42,650,
Company's Condition
Mr. Corey said thai tho company's
liicoma has rocently boon materially
reduced. Ho said that now It Is
about ICOO per month less than it
xvas last October and November,
Furthermore ho said that tho entiro
income went Into repairs and Im
provements nnd that even then thoy
had to borrow money at eight per
cent Interest to pay part of tho costs. ,
Ho said that tho company was un
ablo on Its own security to borrow'
monoy but that J. W. Dennett and
J. 11. Flanagan had to lond their
personal stiroty to tho wator com-'
pany's papor.
Might Reduce Rates
Commissioner Mlllor was not
much Interested In this phase of
Mr. Corey's testimony and for an In
stant Indicated that ho would order1
it stricken from tho records. How
ovor ho let It go through. Engineer'
(Continued on Pago Two.)
El
f.