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Coos Bay Times Your Paper
Coos
A Southwest Oregon Paper
Tlmt'i ulint tho Coos Hay Tlfiicf Is. A South,
west Oregon paper for Southwest Oregon people
mid deleted to tho best Interests of tJita groat
tectloa , The Times always boosts mid serer
knocks.
&xmt
I lie Coon Hy Times ii proud of Itn title "Tho
cople'i l,K;r" Md " Bt,vc, ' M u,nc to
Uvo up to Us nniuo by do voting Hi cnorglct, to
promoting tho pooilo' Interest.
MEMREIl OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vol. No. XXXIX.
POPE BENEDICT
f FOR "PEACE
Cardinal Gibbons Today Re
quests President Wilson to
Act With Vatican in Move
lEUIRflfslO JOIN
relieves That America's Dip
lomatic Victory on Submar
ine Question Opens Way
DETAILS ARE KEPT SECRET
Leading Cnthol.V Dlvlno in United
Stales Holds Conference lit White
House Impressed Hope Hint
Me.Vnn Troublo Will Knd
Dy Aaaotlatad rrraa to Cooa Day Tlmra.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Cardinal
ail)l)oiis today presented to President
Wilson a message from Popo Hcno
dlct nlmiit peaco In Europe. Later
lie saw Secretary of State LtuiBlng
on tlio santo subject. After tho con
fcrcnee at tlio White Hoiiho, tlio Car
dinal nniioiinroil Hint ho hnd dis
cussed the possibilities of penco with
tlio President, hut said that lio Vouhl
not reveal tho contents of tho Polio's
message at tho present tlmo.
Want Neutrals to Act-
Cardinal Gibbons dcelnrod that
tlio settlement of tho Biibmurlno la-1
silo between tho United States and
Ocriiiany had greatly aided tho!
cause of penco and placed tho United
States in nn advantageous position
to ho of servlco In bringing an end I
to tlio conflict abroad. Ho said that
lio had Informed President Wilson
that lie believed this to bo true.
Wlillo tho Cardinal rould not go
Into details regarding tlio message'
from the I'opo, It wns Indicated that
It was In tho naturo of a suggestion
to tho neutral powers to Join with
the Vatican In making further ef
forts to restore peaco.
Favors .Mexican Penco
Later it was revealed that Cardinal
Clhlions also discussed tlio Mexican
ipiestlon with President Wilson and
expressed tho hopo that penco would
soon ho restored thcro. After leav
ing tho State Department, Cardinal
(lllihons called on tho Papal Dele
gates, LAUDS PRESIDENT
NATIONAL ZKITUNO OV HKItLIN
I'KAISKS AMKIHCAN LKADICIt
Paper Causes Surprrso by l'rlediy
Tone and Unstinted Admiration
of United States
ny Aanotlatel rrraa to Cooa Day Tlmn.l
HKItLIN, Sept. 2. Tho Nutlonal
Zcltmig todny publlshod a leading
nrtlclo under tho heading "Wilson,
Hrynn and Itoosovolt," which Is noto
worthy for Its friondly tono and tho
ungrudging admiration expressed for
President Wilson.
"The personality of President Wil
son has been Illumlnnted moro
strongly than over boforo," tho paper
says, "during tho oxrlting days
through which America lias Just
passed. Tho President will appear
to mi'iiy u a now light. Novor was
his position more difficult than dur
lK tho Arabic crisis when Hrynn
was calling on America for peaco nt
ny price and Itoosovolt was sum
moning them to war against Ger
many." TIXTOXIP ALLIKS ADVANCE
AGAINST ItUSSIA
lails Heports Qulot on Western
1 i'iit Willie Horlln Annoiiiiees
Trenches ltctnken
LONDON, Sept. 2. Tho Teutonic
allies continue to advance all along
ie line In Russia. Tho outer forts
were stormed and captured at Gro
iio and its ovacuntlon by tho Itus
Naiis is hourly expected.
Prince Leopold's army hap crossed
Li ii a,olda r,vor nor'h ' Grodno,
'e A on Mackensen, further south
maile progress.
n,iIn ,Gallcla tho Teutons report tho
SU,U .of tlle Russians from tho
last foothold on Austrian territory
foutlnues.
in .!UvnI C,","ls 1 Vnmvo
'a the west, Paris roports that
"fre wero no Important ongage
nients but Berlin claims to havo re
IV, 1 reeently all tho lost trench
es lu the Vosges north of Muenster.
1'ltUIT JAILS HAHOAIX
Mason and Economy Jars at a spe
cal reduced price for a short time.
SCIHtOi:i)Kn H1LDKXHHAXI)
''arket und Wnterrront. PJiono 77
GERMflWJ GAINING EXCHANGE UP TODflY;
Established 1878
As The Const Mull.
X 425,000 HORSES
TO EUROPEAN WAR
Illy AaaorlaM Pmiii tu Cooa lloy TlniM J
WASHINGTON, D, C.
t Qnnl 0 Tn Ann lOK
VJUI.,11 c IU UUIU t.O
000 horses and mules
X have been shipped out of
the United btates for the
X European belligerents, X
X The purchase of the ani
X mals has been a boon
X In the market for medium
class horses,
CZAuHSlOIY
DUMA ESTIMATES .fr,,()()(l,()(l(,(H)(
AVI Mi HE REQUIRED FOR YEAR
Arranges to Issue PnK'i- Money mid
Mont Another Foregu Loan
For AViif
tnr Aaoiltc-.l rrmii to Com Ilay Tlmm.I
PETHOORAD, Sept. 2 Flnanro
committees to tlio Duma presented
a bill today extending tlio right to
s.luto banks to Issue paper money.
"For 19 in," tho report states "esti
mated war expenses nro $3,(521,000,
000 and other expenses are $1,42:1,
r.00,000, making a total or over $fi,
000,000,000. Tho government must
propnro for another important loan
lu foreign markets."
UiisnIuu Winter Soon
With tho opening of the nutumii
months tlio mllltnry observers arc)
directing attention to the fact that
tho Uilsslnu fnll storms nro duo to
begin about October 21. They as
sort that they aro tho danger limit
to military operations In the eastern
fields. It is recalled by some of
these observers that tho autumnal
etiuinox marked tho turning point in
tho Napoleonic campaign. Tho first
warning was n light snowfall, pre
ceding the equinox, but soon after
ward heavy suowb foil and with tlioin
came disaster to Napoleon.
VISA It KXCIIANOK CltlSIH
Depreciation of KugllMi .Money May
Seriously Affect KnctorleH
tUy AaaorlatoJ I'rrai to Coo. nay Tlmra,
NBW YORK, Sopt. 2. Continued
nnd uncliecked depreciation of tho!
Knglish exchnngo rate, It was
thought, would affect tens of thous
ands of American workmen possibly I
by ultimately closing down tho fac-j
lories now supplying Great Urltnln
with commodities, lleforo tlinti
could happen thoro would hnvo to bo I
cancellation of foreign oruors at
present totalling hundreds of mll
lloiiH. ENGLISH PATROL BOAT
SUNK ARABIC'S DESTROYER
Imtcr Details or Affairs Show tlmt
Only Aiiierlcuu unci. ICugllsli
Vei'sloiiH Are Ohtiiluable
tnr AaaorlalM rreaa to Cooa Day Tlraea.)
WASHINGTON, D. CV Sopt. 1.
Ambassador Von Ilornstorff's letter
on tho Arabic affair was forwarded
to President Wilson ns soon as It
was recolvod at tho Stnto Depart
ment yostorday. No formal com
ment was inndo at tho White Houso,
but on overy hand In official quar
ters thoro was ovldonco of gratifi
cation thnt tho submarine crisis hnd
pnssed. Inasmuch ns It seems that
tho Biibmarlno which sunk tho Ara
bic was destroyed by a Hrltlsh patrol
boat, the exact circumstances my i
nover bo dotormlned other than by
tho testimony from Hrltlsh and
Amorlcan sources. Tho question of
reparation for Amorlcan lives lost
on tho Lusltanln, Arnble nnd other
ships 'will probably bo tlio next step
In tho proceedings.
1UHTISI1 POUXD STKHLINO OOKS
TO 1.(10 IN XKW YOHK
Advuiu-o Today us Dramatic ns De.
tlluo Pi evloiisly Closes
Knsy nt $LI)
tny Aoclate4 Tltaa 10 Cooa Day Tlmra.J
NKW YOHK, Sept. 2. Tho Eng
lish pound sterling climbed up tho
ladder of ascending values as rap
Idly and dramatically today as it
plunged downwurd during tlio weok.
Within the first two hours of trad
ing it waa only ono point under
whoro It rested at tho closo or tho
market Saturday. It touched $4. GO,
ten cents above yesterday's oxtromo
depreciation, and then loll to $4.f9
where tho market, though erratic,
was easier than at any tlmo during
tho weok.
London Hankers Aid
Tlio swirt upward course was In
terpreted as meaning that Great
Hritaln had awakened to the ox
treme gravity or the Bituatlon and
that London bankers had determin
ed that sterling no longer should bo
tho football of finance in the rela
tions between the two countries.
Kl'HIIKH SOLES put on. Union
Shoo Shop, 11 Front Streel.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1915
ENGLISH 61
AT DARDANELLES
General Hamilton Reports
Capture of Strategic Point
Commanding Anafarta
IKE OTHER GAINS
Announces That Australians
Made Appreciable Advances
Along Their Entire Front
HEAVY FIGHTING LATELY
Pni'M Itepoi't that Knglisb Suhmnrlu.
Today Sank Knur Turkish
Transports English Public
Greatly Cheered
tDr Aaioclaltl rrraa to Coot nay Time.
ENGLISH KINK
I TUItKIKII TRANSPORTS
Illy Anorlatrcl 1'rraa to cooa nay Tlmra,
PARIS, Sept. 2. Four
Turkish transports liavo
boon torpedoed by Hrltlsh
submarines.
(liy Aaaoclat Vmt to ccoa nay Tlmra.
LONDON, Sept. 2. Tho Hrltlsh
public was greatly cheered by the;
vorslon of tho recent heavy fighting HANKERS EX lt()l'TI: TO NATION
at tlio Dardanelles lu tho official ro- ,, co.WIINTION OITIMISTK!
port from (lenoral Hamilton, tho f
Hrltlsh eommander-ln-ehlof. He;,. w . " .
claims tlio capture of an Important
muui-ui jiuiiii. coiuiuiiuuiiig me ij ii
viik Anafarta Valley as well us mak
ing appreciable gains along tho Aus
tralian front.
SINK KIVH THANSPOItTS
IVeiicli iiii( ICngllsli lleporl. Heavy
Losses Sustained by Turks
nu A'aortaiM Traa to Cokm nLy TlmM.1
PAUIS, Sept. 2. Tho official
statement from the Dardanelles
of them at tho same point and twol
others between Oalllpoll nnd Nu-i
garaa. The guns of the miles' iiat
tlcshlps have hit soveral vessels an
chored In tho straits."
'
(JKHMANS CLOSK IN
ON OHODNO KOHTS
4 Illy Aaaoclalrl I'rfni a cooa nay Tlmra. 4
HHItLIN. Sept. 2. Tho
Gorman forces attacking tho
Russian fortress at Grodno
have taken tho outer forts of
by one of our aviators, it is neces-, . ,iroun0rltv" said William A
sary to add Tour transports wore tor- ' vr l y. m m mi u A.
linilnml liv llrlllal, ulllllllfll- n,.B twn ''UVN PrtSICIOIll Of tllO nSSOCiailOll.
be s ronul.o d It was oN BcarcliliiR todny for K. J. Van 8lrk.,KXKl!AI, OKOZCO. XOTICD MR.V
f iPMliv nnnoii need todnv ',p" of Vaklmn. Wash., who left his CAX HKVOLl'TIOXIST SLAIX
flclall nnnounrcil tocin. llomo ,I10 weoks ago to conio hero tol
$,
HUNK II V SUHMARINKS
Throa Members of lCngllsli
Ships
Arc He-ported .Missing
i nvnnv cn, - Ti.n iiritioi,
LONDON, Sept. -.-liio HrlilBii
'..oi, itin Von. UrnBV'wnon Vu" Hlt'Kle eH jikhiiu, no
ona, jiuu loiiH, Jjross, sent a telogram engaging rooms nt a
by n suumarino. uireo nrooklyn hotel, but novor appeared,
biuiiuiur cut una,
was sunk
members of tho crew aro missing,
SINK ICXGLISH SHIP
Submarine Sends Hossuuo to Ilotlom
Hut Crow! Is Saved
(ny Aaaoilatfcl rrraa to rooa Ha, rirooa 1
NEW YOItlC, Sopt. 2. Tlio steam- j
er Hossano arrived today from Car
ol rr lirlnirlni' the canUIn ni -1 crow of.
tho Hrltlsh stoamer si'Jinr. wnoiu
thoy picked up nftov tho vessel was
sunk by a submnrlno east of Galloy
Head, Ireland, Aug 10.
HALTED U. S. VESSEL j
ID? muvh.ui4 rrna lu Cooa u.j 'I hum.) J
nOSTON, Sept. 2. Tho Amorlcan
lmrk Ruth Stark, was flrod upon '
twlco by a Gorman submnrlno Aug.
3 off Capo Clear, Ireland, according
to report of commander on nrrlval
horo today. After tho vessel was
brought to and was Identified sho
was allowed to proceed.
SELLS AUTO WHECb
CU LISTED AS JOE SHILLINGS
DHINGS SIOO AT SACRAMENTO ,
!
Sun Francisco Party Goes Into Dltcli '
niiil RIsM)i,e or Wrecked Machine
' Koei' Xiinios Secret
SACRAMENTO, CallL, Sopt. 2.
Automobile Orogon No. 213U3 Hsted , prlBon lu the palaco grounds for r,xlH ,,,,,. 8,orm ,.. A ,u,.
as tho property of Joo 13. Sahllllni;.! many months, to attend yoiterday s ,uohmuill of olCU artl 0u guard.
Myrtlo Prtnt, . Coos County was session of the advisory council, had Tho f ., I)f qiozco was sot for
wrecked on tho Stato Highway ubout n the basis for a ncnBatloiml - ,, tmluy fr0, tho Motliodlst Epls
20 miles south of this city. None or story published by Poking nowHpa-1 , (.,,.,, uurni to take
tho occupants wero Injured, and thoy
Immediately departed by train ror
San .Francisco without giving their
names.
The machine, which was or slx
cyllndor make, Jumped rrom the road
nt a right-angle turn, charged across
a ditch rive feet deep and 10 feet
wide, and turned turtle. Tho occu
pants wero thrown clear of the car
nnd escaped with bruises, but the
machlno was smashed.
Tho owner sold It as It lay for
$100 and went his way.
X GERMANS PLAN TO
t FIGHT DEFENSIVE X
X X
4 til? AworlntPil 1'itm to 'iia Hay Time
X GENEVA, Switzerland, X
X Sept, 2, The Journal de X
X Geneve states that Ger- X
X many has prepared not X
X one, but two, strong lines t
t of defense from the North X
t Sea to Switzerland, From X
Z tiie same source comes
t the affirmation that after
t consolidating its position
X around Warsaw, the Ger-
X mans will entrench all
X along the Russian front
X an'd wait for peaco in
t most favorable condi-
X
1,
t
t
J
X
X tlons, According to this X
z authority, faoneral von I
X Hindonburg's plan does X
X not involve a pursuit of X
X the Russian army beyond t
i the line required to rec-
; I tify tho front east of t
t Warsaw and the possible
IX capture of Riga, X
PROSPERITY OM WAY
mijs lyisii'iiiiiiiou oi immense) ko-
servo Will ("rente Unusually
(ood Times
tnr AanorlaUi rma to Cuoa Air TlmM.
CIIICAOO, Reit. 2 llankorH on
tho way to attend the niiuunl con
ventlon of tho American Hankers As
floclatlor n,t Soattlo declarod Hint
tho return of prosperity is at hand.
"When tho hank reserves, which aro
greator now than thoy ovor have
K .1. VAN SICKLKN OK YAKIMA,
WASH., DHOPS OUT OK KIHHT
Was Supposed to be eu lloiito
Now York to Claim Kliaro of
.S 1,(100,0(10 KM II to
to
lly Aanurlaltd rreaa to Cooa Ilay Tlmra.
NI-:W YOIUv, Sopt. 2.Pollco nro
!l ,.. 1.1,. I . ,l(..,ll...l,.,1 II...
G
i
MISSli
sign papers that would penult tl'o's,,,,.,. (,r ,K ,.;,, ,.,,, j,,k n,
final distribution or mi estuto of; ,;-froin Wild Wf-t Vlcllon In
nearly i,uuu, uuu ion ny jub grauu-
father, Herbert Von Slcklen. Tho ,
missing man Is nn ICIk Und It was
said that nioinbors of tho order in,
Inn,,y cl,,l!8 hllvo ioiucil lu tl,u BQI,reM-
whun Vu SckeM )oft Yakima, lio
Ho was tnld to
have had a largo
sum of money.
SUKKK.U.'i: IS HK.ATK.X
Alnlmmu Kemito Hojects Hill by Ul
to 10 Vote
t.r Aaa.Utei !! to Cooa lay TlnuH
MONTGOMKItY. Ala. Sont. 2.
ijquai sunurago wua ueieaieci in a,u-,
haina yesterday when tho seiiato re-
Jected tho bill by a vote of i. 1 to 10.
If
CELESTIAL DOMAIN WILL HE
VERT TO MOXAHCIIY SOOX
HE-
vice President Li Yuen llenir Ho
signs and Change Is Expected
Soon Is .Necessary
(Bf AM 141-Mj riWW i VaJ
SHANGHAI, Sept. 2
i.i iion
Hong has icBlgued us vlco-presldont ,
tllO U1III1C80 ropilllllC. TllO lllior-
preiauon piacou upon iiih uci is um.
i it is preparatory 10 iiiu cbiuuiihu-
inont or a monarchy, which Irf pop.
ularly regarded us virtually certain
in place or tho republic recently
formed
Opposed to .Monarchy
A dlsimtcl. rrom Poking last nltj 1 1
Id that the failure of, ,
iiik. who has boon vl-tuaPy In
said
Hong
pors. no was reponec 10 nave ro-
iiuesti-'u nun, iiiu iiuaiuuiu jiui hub-
BIOII lO lU'lHlll tiUIII IIIU IU.IIIIIIIUII
city, lie Is said to have Informed
tlio President that he would not op
pose the re-ostabllshmout or tho
monarchy, but that ho would not
suhscrlbo his name to a petition
ravorlng tho project.
fiooihi Ill's Sunday. Sept. nth.
Ituluhimf null Alice II, leavo Centra!
Ave. Dock at H it. m., 10 it. m, nud
(I . in. Itetiiriilng 5 to 11 p. in.
iilju
I
EVENING EDITION
; aw nuiniic
! 'RAID TEXAS
U. S. Troops Reported Engag
ed in Battle With Gang Near
Brownsville, Today
L
Special Trains Rushed to the
Scene of Destruction of
MANY SO
ERSOUT
J I Railroad Trestle
AVIATOR TO LOCATE THEM
Aiuei'lcjiu Forces Closing; In From
Every Shlo on Haiders Two of
Cnrruu11 Garrisons Reported
to lluvo Itevolted
04 44 4444
TWO OK CARHANZA
('AHHISONK REVOLT!
U
'
Illy AaaorlalM l'rrna lo I'ooa Ilay Tlmra.
WASHINGTON D. C.
Sopt. 2. The U. S. Statu
Department dispatches to
day report a revolt of tho
Carraiiza garrisons nt Kron
tera uud Snu Juuii Hautlstn.
The Governor nud somo of
the other officials escaped to
Vera Cruz.
It
(lly AaMnrhtri! l'roaa to Cooa ray Tlmra,
IlIlOWNSVILLi:, Texas, Sept. 2.
A detachment of Troop A, third U.
S. Cavalry, and band of Mexican
bandits aro reported to be engaged
In battlo this afternoon 1 1 miles
north of Ilrowiisvlllo. Cuvnlry nnd
Infantry nro being spread out rapidly
from Kort Drown lu tin effort to sur
round tho Mexicans who set flro to
u railroad trestle 1 1 miles north of
bore hist night uud who hnvo been
chased by the cavalry since 2 a. m.
Aviation Lieutenant Morrow lias
been ordered to ascend lu hh ncro
plaue nnd locate the band uud direct
tlio soldiers to tlieiu. American
troopers nro reported closing In from
overy direction,
Special troop (rains from Ilrowiis
vlllo, llarllugon nud San Honlto
were hurried to the scouu.
Thicntcncd AutolstN
A party of Amerlcnns travelling
from Ilrowiisvlllo to San Honlto In
mi auto, who passed tho trcstlo a
short tlmo boforo It sot on flro, re
ported that they had tbeen fired up
on by u band of about' 2f Moxlcans.
DIED LIKE BANDIT
inp-
Vear.s (,'ono by
my A.o.iaioj rrnM, to cow nay Tin..)
siKltltA HLANCA. Texas. Sopt.
The Btory of tho 2 l-hour man hunt
wlilclt ended In the dentil of Gon-
wlilcli ended In the dentil
oral Orozco in Green Klvor
between Kaglo Pass nud Li
canyon
ouesomo
mountains Monday rends like a page
from u llordor Hoiunnco. Twenty
four ranch ownors, cowboys, cub
tain houso officials and troopors or
the Thirteenth cavalry participated.
Tho flvo raiders woro discovered
as they approached the Lovo ranch
Sunday afternoon, when thoy woro
surprised by Deputy Sheriffs H. C.
Love nnd Will Shock.
Ol0ZKO nml ,a coinpanloiiB sent
Bhowor of B,10H ut tho deputies!
m(, mail(J u ,, fKilt. Tl0
jiosso was organized nnd picked up'
tho tinil of the two deputies, who!
clung to tho raider's .hools, firing
shot for Bbot until darkness foil.
, Tlio Mex'.cmiH wore found tho noxti
afle "noon onenmped In Hox Can-1
yon. Thoy poured u volley of shots
down upon tho Mexicans, Ono Mox-1
lean was killed by tho Hrst volloy
and another by tho second volloy.
, Orozco's companion was riddled with
i bullets, Oroco nearly gained tho
I nil pit ii r nf tbii draw when lio wns
struck ijy f,. hullots. The fifth
Mexican attempted to climb the Bide
nf tlio niiiivnn mill n vo v Himi I in
tiinili ut! to the bottom.
l-UXEHAL HELD TODAY
(By Aaorlall rrvaa tu lu4 Ilay Ttniat.)
EL PASO, Sopt. 2. Thousands or
Mexicans viewed in the morgue to-
,, , ,.0inilllis of (loMur
c-nul Oroxco and lila four eon
w,u, k,0l , ,.
oral Pus-
mpanluns
fight with
plat,0 , Moxco ,)y tho conBOnt of
. Gelierill Villa
TAKING HAITI OVER
SMIi
Cii.-itoin House Scl.cd
K. Trcioin Todaj'
by U.
(Ut Aaaor,at4 !'. ! Cooa Ur TIOiM.
WASHINGTON, 1). C. Sopt. 2.
Tho custom houso at Petit Goavo,
Haiti, making tho sixth, has been
taken over by u company or marines
lauded rrom tho uurvoy ship Euglo,
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall
mid Cons liny Advertiser.
X 50 SUBMARINES
t CAUGHT IN NETS X
x :
4 Illy Aoolalr.l 1'itm tn cmh nay Tlmra J 4
t NEW YORK, Sept, 2 :
X Aii officer of tho White X
X Star liner Adriatic, which X
X arrived from Liverpool X
X today, declared that the X
X German submarine which X
X sunk the Arabic, had been X
X captured in a steel net X
X and the crew aro now X
X prisoners in England, He X
X added that within tlio last X
X 60 days tho British have X
X captured not less than 50 X
X submarines, X
elksTSTbuild
POHTLANI) AltCHITICCT SUHMITS
Xl W PHOPOS1TIOX
Agrees to Kurulsli $1!.,I)(M) nt K Per
cent for Hulldliig To l-lffect,
Stnto OrgaiilAatlon
r
Twenty flvo thousand dollars nt
five percent was offered tho Marsh
field lClks last evening by C. G.
Houghtling, Portland nrcliltcct, for
tho erection or nn Klks llulhllng. Tho
matter wns referred to tlio building
committee for Its decision. Hough
tllug made tho proposition to got the
money under theso urruugoniontB
und to submit his hid for drawing
the plans, in. open competition with
other architects.
Mr. Houghtling explained that tho
money could bo readily obtained any
time tho local lodge wished to build.
Already It owns property at tho cor
ner of Third uud Commercial.
To form u statu organization of
the lOlks lodges In Oregon Is a plan
now on foot mid on September 23
21 In Mod ford will moot delegates
rroni overy chapter lu tho state to
mulco tho final arrnugnmoutii dud
possibly to elect state officers.
No delegate. Iiiih yet been selected
from tho Marshflold lodge.
.MISS KICANCKS WILLIAMS TO UK.
coMi: mtiDi: ok kki:i lamox
ICIdcsf Dnugliter of Mr. nnd .Mrs. It.
V. Williams Will Kosldo nt
liny Point
FrloiulH woro apprised today or
tlio approaching marriage of Miss
Frances Wllllmns, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. It. F. Williams of
Malshflold, nud Frodorlck Lnmnii,
the nuptials to bo solemnized soon
lu California.
Tlio brldo-toOio, her parents and
hrothor, Georgo loft today on tho
Santa Clara for San Francisco. Hor
sister, Miss Grace, Is now there and
hur hrothor, .loo, will probably bo In
uttendanco. The exact date baa not
been announced.
Tho brltlo Is a charming nnd ac
complished young woman. Slio Is
a graduate or tho Marshflold high
school and has spout tho Inst fow
years nt tho University of Cnllfornla
nt Ilorkoloy.
Mr. Lamon Is well known on Coos
Hay, being ono of tho Hlltmoro For
est school graduates and lor a tlmo
connected with tho C, A. Smith Com
pany horo. Ho now lias a position
with tho C. A. Smith Company lu
Hay Point whoro they will inako
tholr hcyno.
ANOTHER FIRE AT
BAND0N LAST. NIGHT
IPnes Gisu-ery, in Eastern Part or
Town, Totally Destroyed hy Hlao
of Unknown Origin
(Special to Tho TlnieB)
11ANDON. Oro.. Sopt. 2. Tho
IlInoB Grocory, lu tho east part or
town near the comotery, was totally
destroyed by riro or unknown origin
about midnight last night. It was
all ablaze whon dlscovorod. Tho
Btock waa not largo, being ort of a
suburban store.
llnudou lias suffered an unusually
largo number or flro lossas during
tho past yenr, beginning with tho
conriageratlou which wiped out thu
biislnoHS section.
FOREST FIRES HUHN
WASHINGTON HOMES
ny Aanoclatwl rreaa tn Cora nay TIhim.J 4)
WALLA WALLA, Wash.,
Sopt. 2.7-The most threaten-
lug flro lu Southeastern
Wnsilngton this year Is bo-
yoiitl control on Spuckmaii
moiititaln, -10 miles east of
horo. Sovernl homes woro 4
burned and crops destroyed.
44
TODAY IS TAFT DAY
Former President Honored ut Sail
l-'ranclsco Exposition
Illy Aauuv Utwl l'iu to ouva Ilay Tlmra.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sopt. 2.
P0U4II OIJAV '1JJ, PJUAIOH IUU
the first spadeful of dirt on tho
slto of tho Puiiama-Paclflo Exposi
tion, was honored today In tho "Taft
Day" ceremonies at tho exposition,
l'art'8 address on "Preparedness"
wub tho principal ovont,
ra
CALIFORNIA
No. 34-
1ED NEGROES
TO KILL HUSBAND
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, of
Providence, R. I.. Arrested
for Conspiracy Today
Three Claim That She Offered
to Give Them $5000 Nine
Days After the Crime
WOMAN HELPElT ALSO SHOT
Prominent Physician or Khodo Island
Shot from Ambush Chauffeur
Driving Cur one of .Men Confes
sing Woman's I'ctT.'Oy
Illy Aa.oclatrJ 1'itm to oo Ilay Tlmra,
PROVIDENCE. It. L, Sopt. 2.
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, wife or Dr.
Franklin Mohr who was fatally Bitot
while on mi nnto trip to Newport
Tuesday night, whb nrrcsted todny
ilftor threo negroes had signed a
confession Baying thnt Mrs. Mohr
l had hired them to kill tho doctor.
.Ono of tho negroes who was Mohr'fi
Ichauffour, was dotnlneil by tho po
lice since the shooting bocnuso his
nccount conflicted with that given
by Miss Emily G. llurgor, tlio doc
tor's assistant, who was lu tho auto
and who wnH nlso wounded.
Mrs. Mohr wns held without ball.
According to Cecil V. Drown,
former hostler of Jlohr, Mrs. Mohr
i proposed sovernl weokB ago that ho
kill tho physicians, promising to pny
him $r,D00, liluo days lifter tho kill
ing. Drown nml his half brother,
II.., ii,, Ui.nl lii.ti.i t..i,1 111. nliniiffjiiiH
l iiiiiiii njii;i,iii..ii, uiiii tiiu biiuiuiuiiii
Georgo W. lloalls, ritmlly rumo to un
agreoinont with Mrs. Mohr. Tho ar
' rangonmntB for tlio shooting wero
carried out In tlotall, according to
tho confession. At tho designated
spot, llealis stalled tlio onglno of
tho auto uud Drown nnd Spollman,
who had approached on mntorcyclos,
crept through tho bushes mid fired at
Mohr and Miss llurgor.
.Ic-jiiioiisy the Cause
Mrs. Mohr n.ud tho threo negroes
wore nrrulguoil boforo tlio county
Judge. Tho womon won charged
with Inciting to mhrder mid tho no
groes with murder. Tho pollco
inndo public a letter addressed to n
brothor-In-law of Hiss llurgor,
hcurliii; tho slgnnturo of Mrs. Mohr.
It follows: "Just n line to nBk you
to toll your sister that If she dares
to go Into my Newport homo slio will
never conio out nllvo. I was told
about her buying linen for Dr. Mohr.
I Slio will have a Bad ending If she
I kcops on against me. My homo Is
I being watched nud If I should leavo
j Newport this Biiuimor piy homo will
bo watched iust tho snnio. Tho
i worhl Is with mo lu my Borrow. I
am heart broken."
CHOOSE TWO OFFICIALS
Vuvttci' uud Chapman lire Oregon
IjU'iI (.'rant Committee Heads
I (lly Aaaoclatfr rrna to cooa nay Times.
SALEM, Sopt. 2. Conimlttco on
procedure for Oregon and California
laud grant conference, to be held
I horo Sopt. 10, today elected repres
entative W. I. Vawtor uud C. C.
Chapman, temporary chairman and
I 'Secretiijry iof tho coitjf .irouco. The
object or tho conference Is tn deddo
on si plan to aid congress for dlspoa
j lug of tho lands as directed by the
U. S. Supremo Court.
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' SKIN TOUGHEXER
! XO'P HULLET PROOF
!
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sopt.
2, Percy Terry, un Inventor,
( is dead today bocutiso lio had 4
too much faith In a mixture
I which ho bolioved would
muku his skin tough enough
. to turn a bullet, lie smear-
4 ed the concoction on his face
I tho pollco say, and then
, shot at hlmsoir with a riflo.
Hair his ruco wub torn uway.
I Friends or Torry Bay ho had
groat faith In tho skin tough-
onlng mixture, which wob de-
signed to mako soldiers bul- 4
I lot proof,
)
! SOX SUICIDES
WHERE PARENTS DID
! - -
lly Aoi-Ulr, I'rrra 10 Cooa lay Tlmra, 4
1 OREGON CITY. Sept 2.
At tho spot whoro his moth-
1 or and lather hanged thorn-
selvos 2Tt years ugo, Gott-
I fried I-:. Hocsu stood on a can 4
I of gnu powder on tho farm
near hoio und blow himself
to pieces. Ho had twlco
boon committed to tho asy- 4
linn.
Eaqles' Picnic
Soptonibor r.th and Cth at Simpson
Park. Hasohall games both days
Game starts 1 r HO. Admission to
bull gamo 2Se. All kinds or sports
Dancing uftoruoon nml evening. Musk-
by Murtln's Orchestra.
NEGROES
CONFESS