The Coos Bay times., August 30, 1915, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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foos Bay Times Your Paper
A Southwest Oregon Paper
That's what tlio Ooos liny Times in. A South
nest Oregon paper for Southwest Oregon pcoplo
Mini devoted to tho best Interest of this groat
section . Tho Time alwya boosts Mid hot or
knocks.
Xl.o Co y Tl,"9 ,s ,roI,d f ,ta UU "Tho
. ,. ..i. I'niMjr," nil it strives nt ftll tlmo to
Uve dp to its nn' " do'oUn ,u " to
promoting tl.o people Inter.
mkmmf.u op Tin: associatfd pmkss
Established JH78
An Tho Const Mall.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915 EVEIMING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Stall Mn OI
anil Coos Hay Advertiser. '" ui
fflonje
fl.au
mxmm
XPECT GERMAN
HE IN EAST
laim That Scene of 'Activities
Will Soon IJC bllllieu rruni
Russian Front to rranue
ALICIA IS CLEARED
sst Enveloping Movement in
South Believed to Mark Fin
ish ot uampaign
JSTRIA FREED OF ENEMY
hitmilt- l-'oiee llelnj; JUns-eii on
itmiiaiil.iii Fi miller. Russia Will
Illicit' to Fall IIitcK iipun Jinny
.rllller.i Uiii-ls In Fiogicss.
K.ISi:iC AT FRONT
D; AmorUtM rrn l Coot llT TlmM.J
IlKIM.IN. HK. 2". -Dovol-opini-iilH
.ire expoi-toil to fol
low tin return to Merlin or
Hie riiumellur. Admiral Von
Tlrplti-. and otlu-r purl Icipants
In a I'oiifereiii'u with tho Oor
111:111 Kmpeior at IHh hend-(ii:irlt-iH
on tlio Hastem
frunt
D; AuwUteilVina lo Cwi Dij Tlniw.
LONDON ti'T 30. -ItoporiB from
c Knm iimieuiiug nun mo aiih-
nans ami (iirniuns aro engaged in
effort, to 1 lear tho last corner
(ialitia (.till la-hl hy their op-
pnciits In i excited great IntoreHt
Ere. The Russian linen on tho up-
r Dim ami 'Amu l.lpa httvo liuen
creed, lint It In not yet clear How
dotib a rislatunro lu bolng offer-
tu t lie mi' I tiivcloplng inoveinent
Din the tiiiiitli.
Haling ln.t 1 1 rest Lltovsk, Ihu
msfcuiH latmot aifinil to hold tho
vor iHiHltliiim lii tlio hoitth in tho
cu ul (lie HiMiortaiit uiovunient,
r to 1I0 i;o won hi endntiKer tholr
link's,
The opinion lit ventttreil hy some
DkIIoIi erltl ", Unit tills latest move
py coiu'linle for tlio present tho
lmI offin lie tiKuiiiMt tho ItiiH-
piis, Mlilili has been In progress
bru May. anil oiieo Austrian soil
lilennil of linailers. a now cuin-
IIkii ina be undertaken In tho
lar Km t
llii siiii(irt of this theory Is cited
lo npoit t at the Teutons tiro
I'slni; tnoii; ne ir thu Uiiiiiaiilan
Inlcr
In tlio Ui t Molent ami almost 'a.
Imliiiioii artillery duels tiro on I a
Hit- ivii) iroin the North Sen to, a
Vur
TEB GRii IDWi
EllMWS CI.M.M THAT T1IKV
M"2 1 i.o.sino in on roitTiti:ss
Pnmiie Captuio of Tonii Twenty
.'iocs 1 nun There Last of
Muss StroiiKholils
'"' f I'll' 10 Coo. Itay TlmM.
lli:itl.l if. :i0.--Cleriiiiin for.
iimilt a further advance on the
?3lilll fOftriS Crillllui llin nlllv nun
their fortiriui positions near tho :
trmnii iioiiii i' uiii,.ii uiin ,,,i,,.i,iU 1
, - ....,, u,,i ,v((iu,,n
tiuir nosisMoii. Official an-
lunrimtnt Vlls lliadn todnv nf Mm
ll'tiiro of ,,i: 0 ,ub wost ot
IUUIIO,
4o
"DliD NOMWICdlAX SHIP
"' ' I I" Coos iy Tlmw
LONDON iik, ;,. ( )o
layi In c s ., ( , Th0 tNor
' mv i .mi- r Salonlco from
tuilu ii ,01. uIIjoik, Den
"'". w. dit inrd at Klrk-
"Ul I , I ., 1 ,. MkIi.
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IS FORGER
J. kmm; mmi:sti:o ix st.
U,L ' li DIAIi ltOI.12
P'l to llau- ( enfessed to Swindles
"iiiiiin N.iiHi,nil p,ni.
'"''it lu Aikausas
IBf ARwiueif
e to Coot DT Time.)
Ulllii,. r "" 'iur iiiiun-
P"I'K fo lt .rs ,i. .,, ,,,,,.,.
ll" ( a n..-
r and p omlnont citizen of
l'tv rkansas, UUd an allog
i" r oi roaliv iitw.i, innniu ..
'" Ia,ts o, f countrv. w. .1
Ol ! l l.nnlu ! i '
Vn toda. ; .:: ' """ "' ",,0Bl
Ii'bn , "lls s-onrosseu, ac-
iKrr , , ""i to swiuiiies
Brts a I ni t .ii ,.... .;.
Itv k . ",ll,ur " ArKnnsag
. . ... ,,, .,,..,.Kl
known ns .Tnlin VV
lair a't
ili h.,(l boon nrgod to
Dr
Ina'
" niTe ror tho State
'lor m City ho and his
' Oi lullv nroinliinnl
iim
pf ,. . 1 "liauy prominent
iltr r . ,,;',(l hero last nlji.u.
lu. tlf ,.i ' "'" lW0 weoKs
t, r ro' r wia, from Waitko-
PIK
r n .' l,10(Is '" obtaining
r c 1 , "
0,'lMl- . r- ... T UCU-
Ml i VOl,
SUBMARINE IS
DAiotrn mnAV
:
III AMorlntivl l'rcw lo Com llajr TlmM. Q I
t HONOLULU, Aug, 30,
t The United submarine t
i F-4 was raised to within
Z six teet of the surface
t yesterday after many
t months of work, and may
t be out in dry dock late
today, No announcement t
I was made of the prob
t able cause of sinking, nor
t have any of tho bodies of t
the 22 men on board been t
brought up, t
FORMF.R COOS MAY STHAMIIR
( OLLISIOX
Semis A'linliiil WiiImiii lo Mottom lit
Sealllo Owliu: to Dense Smoke
1'iom I'm est I'ltes
(Ilr Ami IIi1 I'rrm to Cihm Hay Tli'i")
SHATTM-J. Auk. :I0. Tho Pacific
Alaska Navigation Company's ste;im
or Admiral Watson, was sunk ut
the wharf yesterday by tho ste.un
hi I. nuner l'nralso, which lost hur
biariiiKH lu a dense smoke fiom tho
fnreHl flr.os The Watson will be
rhiMii and repaired 'as soon as pirn-
v II 10. All estimates of the (la'liai
fall before JiiO.OOO.
One .Ainu l.osl.
CliecUltiK of tho crew and olhuis i
oi bond show only
C. Kllnio'1. ,1 ,
loes loreinan, killed.
The Par.ilbj
was iiudiimiiKed.
' NIivlKat'loli'L,or P.iKct Sound has
zt"S'Z?Zzt!
heel
COli
cliiareil the atmosphere.
MAN TO COOS MAY
'in also Was I'oriuei'ly on San I'r.iti.
cIsco Mini lot- Siia.1110 A: lln.it
The l'nralso was fotnlerly n Ihe
Coon Hay-San l-'ranclsco run, plylnn
out of here for several months. She
belongs to the Swnyno ,t lloyt lino
nil I Tom .Ittines wis ureal for her
here.
O
v,
t ;
."MANY l-'OKKST I'lltKS
IN OI.KCON TODAY
tllj AmocltJ I'rtM lu looi Utj Tlmo.
POItThANU, Ore.. Auk. 110.
The ninny for.est fires re
ported yesterday In Oregon
mid Southern Washington
a 10 under control for the
most pa't. KIro In Skamania
County, WashliiKtou, iiIouk
the north bank of tho Co-
v
I
iiulihi last nlKht tnreat-
cd to destroy ranch houses
was i;ot under control
ter u hard flulit.
I
sni:i(irK .ioiixsox
VICTOM IX CASI2
(Special to the Times)
COO.riLU-2, Ore., Auk.
SO. It is announced that
the tluent of friends of Xo-
va handrlth to try and no '
over Shorff .lohnson'B head ;
and havo him retained as
Janitor and Jailor will nvall ,
them nothliif,'. Tho county
court has assured Sheriff
Johnson that they will up-
provo his cholco for Jailer. ,
Sheriff .lohnson will an-
itoiiuco his npopliitinont to-
morrow as I.aiidrlth's torm !
end tomorrow night, it ia
said that two or three near
Jall-hrcaks at tho county
Jail caused Sheriff Johnson
to dismiss I.andrltli, who is
a son-in-law of ICx-Shorlff
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.
WORE 0. S.
AMKMICA IS NOW CHOWHINO
1MAXCI2 ANI XOMWAY
Nation Has Mit Vessels in l-'or-
elgn Trailo It Has Had Since
IHthJ, Says Mcport
ID; AKOcUtal l-rew to Coot I5y TlmM.J
WASIIINCTON, O. C, Aug. HO.
Th American flug now tloats over
more ships lu tho foreign trade than
ut nny tlmo since 18011 and tho
United States is prosslng close on
France nnd Norway as u murine na
tion. Figures inudo public today by
the- Department of Commerce show
a record Increaso In American ship
ping for tho yoar ondlng Juno III).
On that' date thero wore reglstorod
in tho foreign trado 27U8 ships to-
tnlllnir 1.81::.. 7.', tons, nn increaso
of ::c:t ships and 7::7.C2:s tons for
Mm vear. . Pract tally all tno in
croases are duo to the now Amer
ica,, registry law. Assistant Secretary
Swoot of tho Dopartmont said today.
FMCIT JAMS MAUCAIX
Mason and Kconomy Jars at nspe
cial reduced ptico for a short tlmo.
SCIIHOF.DKH IIII.DHNMRAXD
.Mniicct anil Wuterfront. Phono 77
i
SO
SH PS
!S W CIIRR
VI III UUIIII
III ARSON RING
Prominent Portland Contractor
Said to Have Confessed
Guilt in Jail There
:TEM YEARS AT IT:!
I ' l
Swindled Insurance Companies
Out of Large Sums by Burn
ing Insured Property
MANY CITIES AFFECTED
At Least l'lfty Places Oestroyed lu
Sun I'raurlsi'o, l.os AiiKele's, Port-
lanil anil Othei- Coast Points
.May luvolvi- Others
llr ,o, latwl
POUTI.ANI)
I'm lo Coop Ilajr Tlnio.)
Ore.. Auk. ISO. Snii-
foul W. Currier, a wealthy contrae
tor, Is alleged to have confessed In
tho county jail hero today to belli;
the head of the arson rltiK respon
sible for at least r,i) flies lu various
tiwm.. , itf.ui .i 1 iu
AecoidlUK to tho aliened confes-'.t
sloii, ho started the scheme of do-
fraitdliiK liiMurauce coiiii,inles of l.os
AiikuIoh ten years uko by ovur-ln-1 ,
surliiK houses and furniture and
then buruliiK them
lie confessed , A
to opeintltifi in Portland, San Kruii-1 a
Cisco, 1.0s Aimeies nun oilier iai-
ir,.i,,.i,, ..iti.u u.iii ti... ....11.,.. i.,.ii,,,.
that he operated lu
I.F...... ll.VC ....I. II. V IIHVJ .I1..V.U
Seattle and $
other cities of the Northwest.
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MR KlUnlPflDTIIPCri
1 Hli II Hill bRr I UilLU .
Mill, I (J IOCS I'ANATIC MOOTS UN-
tho: i'oM( i: comci: .
Curly .Aloiiiln- Matllo" Waned When I
W. ('. Iliiuiphrles, Coal .Miner, j
Is Taken Into Custody I
Working the 'black art" to Its
limit and Invoking tho power of tlio
I.onl to keep out the police, W. C.
Humphries, former coal miner at
Peaver Hill, was arrested at iliili)
this morulUK In a IoiIkIiik house
nn llt'fii, ,1iv:t v mill' nrint tlirrm lift
"tt
llcenu-n hud broken lu tho door.
wiilii'11 .7,i.f.ii .,,.. .,.. ..ti ic' ii.ii.
already made nil Ineffectual attempt
to Kiilu an eutrauco to the room,
llll lillliv llflJItl llitllll lufifl
HUt IIIH "UVJI I CIMtlBtJU.
I i aiiuiK on uie i. mil 10 am mm,
Humphries foiiKht furiously, ineot-
' Iuk the officers on the street ltimKi
Iiik tut' Kradually rctlrliiK ui the,
i stairs whero he fled, lockluc hlmsolf
, In the room which was flnnlly fore-:
ed open.
lu the meantime Ills wife maligned
i the officers and a son and his wlfo
stood by. the youiiK uinu aiding
the officers In closing the hand cuffs
only after ho had sevoral times been
ordored to do so, according to Offl-
cor Itlchnrdson.
Is Haul Clghtcr,
Humphries Is a man about lb'
years of ago, slender and of medium
height mid until a few days ago
had been employed us a coal minur
at Heaver Hill. Ho says he was
discharged from there ami at once
brought his family to t:.e rooming
house on llroadway whore ho tre
at oil a disturbance to that C. I
Iloliror. who lives nt tl.o same place
phoned to the police, after Humph-
rlos had refused to let him Iohvo
the building via tho front stairs. '
lioltivr siieiiKeii out iiiroimn u uucn
ciitiaucc.
At the street door Slump was met
'by Humphries and refused entrance.
Ho plionod ror Kiciiaiitvoii. uotn
'men-were lilockntlod iu tho btreet.j
Chief Carter was called out and the
entire force, In niurtlal array, made
Itlie nsBiiiilt nnd the mad scene tioiu
i no asBiinii aim me iiiii" scouo uuni'
Lucia Had nothing on the work of
the next few minutes. I
Howling and using the "black
art" to Its limit, Hiinipbrlos was
drhen upstairs whero he locked him-1
s"lf In
It tool! til rue policemen
O'lRlitlllK
and tearing, to gut Hie
mmd cuffs
on him mid tnko hlr.i
to Jul I.
From behind the bars this morn
ing Humphries dlucubtsod his case.
He clalmod to bo fcont hero by tho
f ..,! .....1 lw,t 1... linu iiikii'iii. ,.,ln,,,rli
In -nil.,1 (li.i niiMi-n iinllcB fni-pu. mill ,
that ho will. Ho constantly liar-
ranguod about religion In a rambling
miiinmr. An examination aw to tho
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lllHri. I, IV UIII..V ....-x .w.vu
nion's banlty will be made ut Co
iiulllo by Judge Wntsou
Officer RlehanUo,, has a scratch
ed hand as the result of tho fra
cas and Chief Carter has a couple
of swelled fingers, painted with Io
dine, though bo dot lares they wore
Injured fo.ne time last week.
Maudlin Woman Insane
Motility Shorlff Laird who came
ovor from Coqiilllo at noon and pro
coodod to Ten Milo to sell tho Van
burger auto which was tied up by
claims of Milo Piorson and Jerry
Klnnoy, said that they had Jtmt ro-
mlvecl word that a Mrs. Rasinusion
had been arrested at Mnndon on an
Insanity charne. No particulars
wore given-
si:atti.i; scn kaius
Paper Which Made Stieiiuoiis Fight
For i:htciice, Lose.s Out
tj AhmIiimI rr o Com Ptf Tlmft.J
SRATTLR, Wash.. Aug. 30. The
Seattle Kvt-nlnct Sun, whl'Ii, after
!
t COLD WAVE AST; t
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BIG FROST DAMAGE
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liif Am iio,i m lo c'i nr Timet )
CHICAGO, Aug, 30, t
Overcoats were popular
here today with a tern- t
perature of 47 degrees,
Z Unly twice before in the I
t history of the Weather t
t Bureau has the tempera- i
ture dropped so low in ?
August, t
BIG fROST DAMAGE t
11 AwoHAic. rrrii to Cuoh luj llutt,l
t WAUSAU, Wis,, Aug,
I 30, Damage of 'about t
X $300,000 was caused to t
$ potatoes, garden truck t
t and corn last night by a
killing frost in Marathon
A
County,
RAIN ON COOS BAY
t A light thunder show
it or at midnight and a
t heavy mist this morning
i on Coos Bay were wel-
l coined by travplers and
all, Satlll'daV WaS the
I
X
,
Imftnct rlov n'f r inn- nt
MWkUSfL UW W, I, IV JVUI III
migClie, IllO lemiieiaiUie A rerresentatlons in cases where Mrlt-
llPillff Q7. nilfl nlllPI' vnl- t lhl1 ',ll'i- caused "umltie hardships"
JUIIK J, illlll UU1U Veil L0 Amu,,ul t.olllllIori.0 w ..0C1.1VU
lev pOllltS Suffered like- Xspu-Ial consideration.
v io,co
v isx-'.
i
COLD WAVE HITS
IOWA CORN BELT
t
t
Illy .W01 lutc-1 l-roM In tow ll)r Tlmn,,
WATERLOO, la Aug,
30, Heavy frosts, in
some instances taking the t
I? foim of iC0, afO ropoi'tocl t
" n this section last llifiht,
J The tliermometer regis- I
2 torod 34 degrees, Exten- i
sivo damage was done to t
f. COI'II Qlici Vegetables,
OcVA0
)i.-,,(i(M(,(i(i(i snip.Mi:.T iwii.s
ai i'i:t-r i':xcn.X(ii: mati:
to
Kngllsli Pound Sicilian Almost as
I l.oiv us Last Saturday New
I York View
O I.OWI2M TODAY
i O 111; AwoudiiM lif. lo (., hr TlniM.)
NI-2W YOIIK. Aug. .'10. -
Later In the day pounds stor-
P ling fell to tin- ntw low rec-
ord of Jl.fil a-1.
-
MDHE ENGLISH GOLD
iu; amikijiwi i-fww to tmn ur Tiiun.j by bandits, who bluw ui a train
NEW YOIIK. Aim. BO. KiiKlinr'?',,,11",,ot th0 i'". f wiio
ll.'.OOO.OOO shipment of KOlduilil so-
ctirltles. which roached hero yostor-
day from Halifax, produced virtually
no olfoct hro yesterday on foie. K ,
exchaiuo rates. Pounds BterlliiK
woro quoted nt $1.2 B-S, only one
eigiun oi a ceni uuoio mu iuu.i
value over recorded here wlilch was
reported last Sutttrduy.
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TAKHS MOTTLKD MI.HIt A.M HAM ,
lltO.U IOI MIIMI'S SHOP
Hntiance (.'allied Through Mack
Sciccii Door Cash Meglstei- Has
Xi thing; to Oiler Visitor
"Some ha' incut and caiina' out,
And some wild cut that cauin.'
Hut we ha' meat uud wo euu out.
And so tho Lord bo t'.uuk it."
Scmeone with n ferocious appetite
.., .1 .... .. ,i C.l .I.IclI ,.ilt,..l l.'.in i-lul'' .
Imlnlinr ulino on N'liitb Front sllt .
....,...-. . ,. .. ... - ...... ---
u
,. ,,U, ...U, U ..w ....V ",.., . ..,,.., 1...W, 1..
vhi tho back door route early Oils '
morning and subtracted n w-k full '
of bottle 1 beer and a hum. 0
i,t.i... u-i.ru 1..11 xii.i Mm iw.ii.i., r i
iU u los as to the mlscroant.
'I'hn drawer lit tliu ciiah l'oifUtei-
was lert open but all money mm ,
he nn placed lu the safe at tloslu;1
time on Saturday night. I
A ncroon door at the pwr inud i
r trance to the slop an easy mat
ter. Tito wire was broken mil roach-1
lug liisldc, tho latch was tut lie I and
III.. I'llL, ll'UU ,.tiui I
riu , vol .. Mn umh,. . I
Thu beer Is suld to have lieon !
1lttW....I III,,,',. llL' f,l. ll,l,tU'4 .1 .1.1 11 I.,
J. ...,,!,, I..U.U ,.J UV.V ..,...-. ...... .. B
to have heeu sent up lluyiios Inlet
on u boiU yesterday, but accldtiit.illy ,
had lieen ovoilnokcd. T'lls ttood ,
nea- lo door. The ham w.vi ti-kenl
from a box lu the front of the shop.
a auspoiiilou of several months, re
sutnod publication four mouths ago,
the employes having obtained po
sewlon ot the plant by means of
labor claims, again ccasod publica
tion today nnd a. trnsteo was appoint
ed to wind up tlio affairs of tho p.i-
l1c'
ENGLAND WILL
niifiiinr mil rp
UnftBDt nULCG
Ambassador Sprintj-Rice An-
nounces Concessions for
American Shipping
Delays and Hardships Will be
Given Special Attention, He
Announces Today.
ANOTHER uTS. VICTORY
Merlin Announces Policy Sliiestc(l
My Chancellor Yon Metliiiiaiiu-lloll-
WV'A In Aiable Case will be Sus-
tnlneil by (.'eiiimn Covernincnt
til Axo. lalpil lima tu Cuo Uf Tlmn.)
WASIIINCTON. 1). 0., Aiik. !!().
Concessions In tho enforcenu'tit
tiKalnsl American commerce of thu
( uriiiHii "onier in council were an
nounced today as a icsttlt of Infor
I m;il ucKotlatlons Just completml by
1 f.. ...I.... ,.....!.. ...l..l...... ..e tl... it...... ,
in. Liiii iiiiiiu tiiiiiruin 111 iiiu I'uiit'ti
States State Department. Illltlsll
Aii.bai8ador SprltiR-HIco assured the
11 line uiMiBein 111. 11 1 hum iiiiiirniai
COCMSi: JM''Oi:U.M.NY
Apre to Aiable Casol'olley oT Chan
1 ccllnr Vim Metiliinauu-llollueu;
tl.y iimmi uioil Crvwi to coos it nuns j .
HHItUX, Auk. :i.- It was under
stood today that Oerinaiiy's course
with rcKiinl to tho Arabic case had
been decided upon and It Is lu Hue
with the recent conciliatory state
ment by tlio (jcriimn Cahncellor Von
I!etlniuimi-ll(llvcK.
E
12. I'.
WI-2M.I-2S SliAIN MY
ICAN MANMITS
JIUXI-
I'aioi-ablo Iteplles l-'ioin All Hut
Cm ruun on Peace Proposal
Tcmiiis I'orni Moiilet- (,imi(l
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MOltDint .AIIMTI.V
(lljr Anoi lotrl Civm lo Coca lit; Tlmn
' KIXfiSVILI.i:, Tex., Auk.
I HO.- From Its cltleiishlp,
IO KliiKHVlUe has oiKaul.ed a
0 militia (ompany, full streiiKth
whose object Is to protect the '
I city from Increasing raids of I
Mexican bandits. I
,!
(11 Aiani-I.IM m lu Com nr Tlmtt
1 WASIIINCTON, I). C AllK. HO.
Official dlspatclies from Vera Cruz
tell of tile klllliiK of K. l- Wolles,
mi Anii-iiiau auditor of a tob.isco
plantation. No details were kIvoii
'furthir than that Welles was killed
!"" state Deiiarti.ient toil iv ae-I
..', .V...," ' '., L' r. .'. "."Li".',1.'?..."
'7 ho 'i'a -A nor
. , Kavotalile repllos
hn0 ,lo;v' ,,00 rm,tc.(l fr()lll ',..
,(.tlUy a ,)0 (.,lofH (jhi,' t)lu
('arraii.n forces,
CaiTiiiin .May Aurt-o
Delay lu receiving Cariiinzn's re
ply to the Pau-Aiuerlcaii peace ap
peal raihod hopes that InfliienceH aro
at work to Induce him, to participate.
Tlio Villa and Zapata adherents
however, announce the Intention of
iii.,ii.iii., iti,,.ni ....!, ..,,,, it ,w,
' " ' "" x itlijiit Catian.a, If nee
. V
i'iiii piiaci-: ,mi:i:ti.(i
VIII. i anil Znptiln I'oices Will Soon
Cull Coiifci-i'iico
Illy Aw,, itioil ITMt ti, rurn l.tf Tlmcc
WASIIINCTON, I). (!., Aug. HO.
Villa and Zapata agents bore todnv
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i"o nun uio raii-Aiuorican coiuor-
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JAP CIMISIH ASA.MA
I'ASSHS COOS MAY
(II? AofUlM,j lllotit lu; Tliu. 4
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug.
SO. Captain llnmoii of tho
Norwegian steamer Thor,
which arrived hero today,
said that ho sighted a for-
jl
J
olgu war hlp with two fun-
pels off Cape I.lanco, Oro-
gon, Saturday. He was nn-
abb- to Idtntlfv tho vowel.
1 be vessel Is bolleved hy
('apt. Olfcou to he tho Jap
4 Cruiser Ai-ama which was
rocentlj rale:l at Turtle May
where she Mas sunk by a loef
last winter She is en
route to the Canadian Naval
lmso at '2sulmalt for re-
pairs.
LEA! WINS
.11 l)(,i: SKIPWOItill HOLDS OIL-M-2TTI-2IIS
CANNOT I NTHMFIIMi:
Imposes Si!.' Fines on .Men Cited for
Contempt of .liidge Coke's
liijiiiiillim Older
(Special to The Times.)
COLI) MUACII. Ore., Aug. !10.
Judge Calkins, of Hugene, closed
the annual term of Circuit Court
hero Saturday when the following
cases were disposed of:
Dan Conner, a fisherman, pleniled
guilty to tho charge of assault nnd
battery upon Dave Calvin, nn en
gineer of the gasoline schooner Must
ier. Conner was fined $500, or
which $1!00 Is payable In cash. Tho
balance Of f.'KMt is duo lu case of
drunkenness or misconduct by him
again.
Jack Chlttlck pleaded guilty to
the charge of assault upon W. II.
lJIwood mid was fined $fiu and
costs.
I'isliliiK Cases
The attention of tlio citizens of
Cold Munch was particularly center
ed upon the cases relative to tlio
fishing Industry iu Itogue River.
The case of Jiitnes Smith wuh ts
pcclally significant to Itogue Mlver
flshlng. Smith was charged with
having violating the Injunction Is
sued by Judge Coko restraining hint
and some eighty oilier fishermen
from Interfering with the seines of
tho Mniieay Kstitto Company, lu It
Smith was given the minimum flue
of $l!fi and although Hie fine was
small, the moral ptiuclplp Is the
same, namely, that all drift nets
must give way to tho seines of tho
Mncleiiy iCstato Company. Accord
lug to the decision the operators
of u drift net cannot lay out their
nets If the seine crew is on tho
ground.
Fined for Trespass
A. W. Wluuegar was fined tho
minimum flue of ?-." for trespassing
upon the lauds of tho Macleay 12s
tato Company. Wluuegar fished for
tho Seaborg Cannery and was seen
inside tlio fence recently placed
along Rogue River by the Mnclcay
ICstato Company. Tho Macleay 10s
tate Company was represented by
Pock & Peck of Marshriold, while
Smith and Wluuegar were represent
ed by John I). Cosh, or Marsliflelil,
and Collier Murtliigtou, of Cold
Reach. Ail appeal l tho Smith case
will probably bo taken.
Oilier Cases Decided
Tho trial of Thomas Fryo of Har
bor for bootlegging resulted lu n
illsagieeiiient of the Jury. Tho case
of J. II. .Schllomnuu versus the Cold I
Reach Water Company was decided
in favor of Hie plaintiff by grant
ing him the sum of $100 damages
alleged to bo duo for reservoir site
mid right of way for water main.
A man mimed Roberts, convicted
of usault, was given u term of six
months lu the county Jail, hut was
paroled from the bench, dining his
good behavior.
Other cases of less importance
were continued until the April term
of COl'lt.
CXWHITTKN LAW WINS
Judge Calklus Sustains Regulations
of Drift Xel Fishing
C. II. Peck, attorney for the Mac
leay estate, returned home last eve
ning fi'om Cold Roach. He paid
the iiiestlon of seine ami iirlft-uel
fishing will probably havo to bo reg
ulated hereafter hy Legislative law.
lie explained that hitherto In
Oregon custom has ruled and tho
.inwiitteu law has hucu for drift
nets to vui at night and tho oIiioh
in tne day (line,
11 was shown lu court that both
.Tiiiiwiu It Snilll, ii ml A. I). U'liiuii-
Kar, according to Mr. Peck, had gone
In row boats to some spot In tho
mouth of the Roguo where thoy ex
pected the Macleay men would como
with their seines mid when the lat
ter appeared the first fishermen, by
cutting across with their drift nets
turned the seines back to the shore
again. Dates were presented on
which such actions had taken place.
There are still several other salts
pending aualust the Seaborg people,
says .Mr. Peek, and these will prob
ably ho taken up If further mls.e
uicauors aro reported there.
E
STOHV OF ItKCKNT TltOI'III.KS
AND CAISH AT COLD' MHFCII
lloileilck AhCleay (Mies Ills Version
of Alfali-h Onus Former
lliliuo Projicrtfes
(Special to The Times)
COLD MKACH, Oio., Aug. ,"i0.
Tho Rogue river fishing fight about
which so much bus been said lately,
finally ulmmereil down to a legal
piopositlou, tried out lu tho circuit
I court. Tho Weddorburn Trading
Company, the operative name of the
Mucloay Hatato of Portln,uil, owiih
tho 17,000 acres of land uud 12
miles of river frontage together with
i fishing grounds, all of which wore
1 rormerly owned by the luto R. D.
Hume. The Macleay Kst.tto purchus-
cd this property from the lluiuo ow-
tate three juara ago and since that
time has made extensive Improve
meiitu. Tho salmon fishing and packing is
cup of iovoral different foaturofl nf
(Continued on 1'ago Two.)
II
ROGUE
11
CODS BOUNTY'S
i
EXPENSES HIGH
Cost of Conducting Public Af
fairs Greater Than in Most
Oregon Counties '
FIGURES QUOTED
C. C. Chapman Says State Ex
pert Accountant Furnished
Data for His Statements
BIG 'MISCELLANEOUS' ITEM
Coos County Hanks Klovcnlli In Pop
ulation Hut is Among First In Fa
penses of .Most of lis Offices
Fdltor O'lvcs Ills Views
(Special to Tlio Times.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 110. C.
C. Chapmuu, editor of tho Oregon
Voter, declares that l conducting
Its affairs' Coos County is ouo of
the most expensive lu tlio state. Ho
published Home figures on it lu a
recent Issue mid tho Coiiilllo Sen
tinel took exception to It. Ho comes
hack with tho declaration that Tho
Sentinel's figures, furnished by As
sessor Thrift, nro wrong. In tho
current Issue, lie says:
Voter Flguivs Curroct.
Tho 'wildest figures wo ever saw
published are those in tho last,ls.suo
of tho Oregon Voter, lu wlilch Mr.
Chapman makes Coos County's cost
for county offices $ISI,C.UU a year.
Wo havo before us Assessor Thrift's
estimate ot tho cost of our county
offices for 101ft as follows.
Cost of Sheriff's office $8,000
Cost of Clerk's office ....(8,000
Cost of TrouBiiror'ti office. . .$6,000
Cost of Coroner's office $1,000
Cost or School Supt. office $4,000
Cost of Assessor's office. .. $0,000
Total $:i:i,ooo
Mr. Thrift's estimate Ih a liberal
one, mid as .Mr. Chapman, In tlio
Oiegou Almniiiie for the present
year, puts our population at -1,000
It seems that wo full a long way
short or his "county unit" of $2
per capita for such expenses, In
stead of being 210 ter cent in ex
cess, iih he puts It. Wo wonder
hero on earth ho got such figures
for old Coos. Coiiillle Sentinel.
Tho flguiia iiuoted In the Voter
were ((implied from the original
figures iih to county expenditure!! ot
I ill I us set forth by Accountant
John Y, Richardson l the r-rcnt
report of Insurance Commissioner
llarvoy Wells. Tho Items making
up the total of $ 181,(11)0. 07, lifted
directly from this official report,
are: ,
County l'2penditiiivs
Sheriff's orf Ico $.8,11 c.ao
County Clerk U, IC7.0G
Treasurer r, 0118. 81
Assessor 10,1'JO.K!
Surveyor :i,7l7.1!l
Coroner 717.00
Health Officer 379. 08
Fruit Inspector K3,07
County Court ami Coin-
mlssloiioiH 2,527.10
Court House 7,291.84
Jails 2,203.24
RoBistrntlo,, and KloutloiiM 8.1 16.30
Advortlblng .488.89
Sealer of Weights and
Measure 318.58
Miscellaneous 113, 882. 59
Total $181,090.07
The foregoing Items aro tho same
as quoted for all Oregon counties for
the purpose of comparison. Tho cir
cumstance that Coos County camo
to the top for expenditures lu pro
portion to population (loot) not menu
that more Items were included lu tho
Coos County figures; it simply means
that the total expenditures iu Coos
County ehurgeil up during 1911 un
der the Hfteeii headings ahovo wero
more por capita tliau the total ox
peiidltuios under tho same headings
iu any other Oregon county.
Population mill i:penses.
Coos County ranked twelfth In
population I,, Oregon according to
the United States census, Iu 1914
auoiillng to the Oregon Almanac, It
ranked eleventh.
Following Is Its rank lu 1914
for tho foregoing county expendi
tures: Shorlff M.' 1
County Clerk ', 3
Tronmiror , 4
Awewor 5
Surveyor 1
Coroner I
Continued on Pago Two,