OUR IDEA Of A MARTYR IS A MAN WHO POSFS AS A GOOD EXAMPLE IN A SMALL TOWN
Coos Bay Times Your Paper
A Southwest Oregon Paper
That's what tlio Coon liny Timet Is, A South,
west Oregon paper for Southwest Oregon people
did dovotcl to tlio best Interest of this groat
icctloa . Tlio Times always boosts and aerer
knock,
TIio Coo nr Times la proud of It (Jtlo "Th-i
People's Paper," and It strives at all time lo
llvo up ,,a n"n, by devoting, id energies to
promoting ti'o poup'o' Interest.
MKMIIKK OK TDK ASSOCIATKD PIIKSS
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Vol. No. XXXIX.
Allied attack
: is successful
Important Defensive Works
Are Captured by the French,
So War Office Reports
LOSE RIpQ, 191
l Berlin Admits This Defeat in
Official Statement wnicii is
Given Out Today
BIG BATTLE IS STILL ON
Points Koiilli of ll'pmit ii io TiiUcii by
Tin; Allies mill l''io"ch Gain u
New Kent lug on German Second
Line nf Defense
I.OSSKS ADMITTKD
nv tup: gkiimaxs
ll" A-wl-tnl I'ri-n I" Con r" TIiiim 1
HKIILIN, Sopt. HO. Luhh
of another position In Krnnco
to tlio AIIIoh, iih a result of
tlio Brent bntllo now In prog
ress, was iiniifiuiii'cil nt tlio
war offlcu today. Tlio Gur
iiiniiii loHt hill no 1 '.1 1 .
III; AMnfltlnl Pi-m l roo liar Tlmrt )
PAULS. Sept. 30. In tlio contin
uation of tlio Koncriil offoiiHlvo on
tlio wcHtorn front, tlio Kronch have
rnptiire'l mi Iniportunt dafciiKlvu
work of Germany's south of Itlpont.
tlio war offleo unnouneu today. In
Champagne, tlio French gullied u
footing at vnrloiiH polntH on tlio Ger
man curonil lino of dufuiiBu.
MAKING IIKADWA'Y
Allies Continue Great Drive- Against
Tlio Germans
III; At oclalfl I'lvtw tu (.- l""jr Tlnui.)
LONDON, Sept. 30. Tho Kicut
drive of tlio entente allien on tlio
western front Is making Important
headway In tlio Chuinpngno region.
ParlH ilalinii a notnhlo advance and
;'Ilcrlln admits the Kroneh captured
Hill I HI, north of tlio town or
.Masslgcs. Palls Kiiys u footing on
tlio second lino of (lorniau irlofeiiHo
wins secured at several points.
The district wust or Outto Do
Timer Ih mentioned In connection
with tlio Champagne udvance.
Tlio French uro declared oven to
have piiHHod the Gorman lino In this
region, hut are uimlilo to hold them
Iji'cniiMj of tlio heavy German artil
lery rite, Thuy maintained nil the
H'conil lino points captured, how
ever, it Ih clulined.
Germans Itomlini'il
Important supporting works Houth
of Itlpont wuro nlno tnken, com
pleting tlio coiKiuoHt of tlio first
(I'Tinau defetiHo lino. Tlio only re
sistance of tlio (lormnns In tho Ar
tohi it :;lon, where tho Ilrltlsh urn)
1'iench are puhIiIiik linos toward
LeiiB w th n viuw ot taking tho Im
portant city of Llllo, was tho ox
trcnuly violent liomhardmont of tho
new allied positions enst of Sou
cliu. Dilveu Into Mui-Mies
In tho enst, tho (ionnuns forcod
the llus'lans into tlio marshes bouth
ol In in k. All along tlio rcmnlndor
of the I ue tlio Russians wero driven'
bailc or their counter attacks ro
piilted. EN
' A. It. MKX (.'() TO WHITK HOIKK
TODAV
Jinny Wcio IMiaiistcd ly Parade
eMcrdny nud Were Tnken
to Tlio Hospitals
in; Aworlilei 1'rtu u Com D17 Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sopt. 30
Most of tho 200 civil war veterans
taken Jo hospital yesterday whon
tliev beeomo cxhaiiBted In tlio parado
had fully recovered today and wero
ready ior participation In tho re
mainder of tho annual reunion pro
gram. Tlio veterans attended a ro
ct'Itlon at tho Whites IIoiiko and de
dicated the Juhllco tablet at Manas
fa a.
os Day Conceit Hand dance In
''"Hies Jlall Saturday evening.
Calling cards printed nt The Times
office.
Times want ads bring reeitlta.
RECEPTION
Established 1H7H
Ah TIio Const Mall.
t SIX ZEPPELINS t
t SEEN GOING WEST t
t t
Illr oi Inlrl I'rrM In I'mm llr Tlmm 1
LONDON, Sept, 30.
Six Zeppelins were sight
ed totlav over Aerschot,
bound west, according to t
an Amsterdam dispatch, i
Duei west of Aerschot lies X
Dover and the English
Channel, 2
BEIIEiniLLEB
TWO llltlTIKII OKI-'ICKItS LOST IX
ItKCIIXT KK1MT
Sir Thompson Cnppci- anil d'oucial
Tlie.s.'iiei' Amon Those vtho Are
Suci'illced ti lluttli!
Illy AMoclalnl I'rewi In Ciu tin? Tmn.)
LONDON. Sept. ISO. The British
ciiBiialtloH in the recent offcnnlvo on
tho wrslein front Included Lleiiteu
nul (leneral Sir Thompbou Capper
and Major (leneral (!. II. ThoslBiiOi
both killed.
B
un('iii;i:it i'iti:i'i:its to id:
taix imii:si:xt svstiim
Says llnmm-r, Itato of Itcciulliii
Now Is Not ICuoiigli to Meet
Tlio Needs
til A-aoclilci I'rrM la m tlj Tlinw.)
LONDON, Sopt. liO.- Preference
lor the coiit'iiiuitlou or the volunteer
system s wild to Imvo'lieun express
ed by Karl Kitchener at a meclliiK
or labor exoeiitlveH yesterday wlilr-h
wiib nddresseil by tho war secretary.
I lo mild, however, that the primu'it
into or recruiting was not eipial to
the needs.
ES
VOX IIIXIHCXIU'IK! PLANS AX
OTIIICU MLOW AT Itl'SSIAXS
Will Mnko Attempt to Sweep to the
.Southwest and Cut ol'f
Ketreut
(llr Aim.lle.l I'pmi If Cool llf Tlrow.J
l'irrUOCItAl). Sept. ilO.Aceord
liiK to tho prevailing opinion In Itim
sinu mllltiiry circles, Von lllnden
burK, roKardlesa of tlio monnco to
fierman's weslorn front, has
brouKht up rrosh rorcos at Osinlan
and Is preparing nnothor blow at tlio
Uusslan rlsht wIiir In order to
swoop southeastward In Ills orrort to
bnr the rotlremont ot tho Husslan
army.
VESSEL nESTROYEQ
AMinticAX ship vixcnxT in-:-
l'OHTHD IILOWN t'P IIV MINI:
Cmuv Snu-d, lull Ciiptnlii and Tlirco
if tlio Men Were .Injuicd
Now In llosoltal
Ur AwwUleJ prtMloCoDt Uir TIuim.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. :I0.--Tlio
American willing ship Vlncont
was blown up Sopteuibor -7th by a
mlno orr Capo Orlorr In tho Whlto
Sea ami Is n total loss. Tho crow
was hnvoil, but Captain Anibormiin
and three or the men woro lnjur.l.
mm,.... .,-,. iwhii tniatod in a hoHiiltnl
at Arcliiuisol. Consular dispatches
tn tho State Deparlmoiu louay 10
ported the dlsiistor.
Korincrly HrllMi
The Vlncont formorl wa a Hrlt
IMi ship which locently took tho
American roslsdor. Sho sailed rrain
Now York Juno '. and arrived at
UchaiiKel July :". BIl,""K from
thoro Soptombor I ror London.
WALLA WALLA DAY
STATU Ol' WASHINGTON PICOPLK
HOLD A CKLKimATlOX
Many Ar nt the Pnnainn.Pacif.'c
I piisltioii Grounds to Ob.seiio
tlu Occuslou
(Dr Ao-lte4 Pf C ' T1M.
SAN KUANCISCO, Sept. 30. For
mer resldonts of Washington and
delegations from Walla Walla. Tu
coma. Seattle and other cities gath
ered today at tho Panama-Pacific
exposition to celebrate Valla Walla
day.
t
1
VOLUNTEER
US
FRESH
II
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
WEN BIDS M
IS SUBMARINE
u
Union Iron Works of San Fran
cisco Lowest Bidder for
the Pacific Coast
H
Lowest Bid for Those on the
Atlantic Coast Was $523,-
000 for Each Craft
QUINCY FIRM WINS JOB
Klci'trlc Torpedo Itoal Company or
That City Oilers Itcst P'Ikhi'ch or
Any of the ICaslcin .Maun-
liictnrlnz Concerns
lily AmocUltsl l'rc lo Coi Day Time.
WASIIIXC.TON, D. C, Sept. !I0.
Dlds ror the building of 10 mil)
uia'iliies tuithorlzfd by Congress
wero opened today. Tho Pnlon
Iron Woika oC San Kinnclsco and
tlio Klectrlc Torpedo lloat ('ompany
iiT nttlnpv Miitinitttftit tin. loiviwt nf
rers ror tho l'aciric and Atlantic
I coasts respectively. The former bid
for flvo or lfioro at $"il0,000 each
and the hitter bid Tor elRht or more
at $52:1.000 each.
will .srcci:i:i intoTiiint as
wakdmx oi-' im:xiti:xtiauv
Has Sened as Pnliro Chief at llotli
'oitla"d and Salem and
as Sheriff
(11 AHurjM Triii lo Cool II-7 Tlmc-.l
SA1.UM, Sept. at).-- The state
hoard of control today appointed
.lohji V. Mlnto, or Portland, lo suc
ceed his brother, Harry Mlnto, who
was killed by a convict, as wardon
of tho state penitentiary. He) has
served iih chief of police or two cit
ies, Salem and Portland, and as sher
irr' of Marlon county.
ENDORSE IflLSOl
KAIIMKIIS NATIONAL COXGIHISS
HAS INCITING SKSSION
Clmiles Woostcr Opposes P'orelj-ii
Poll":- mid Calls Wilson 11 "A
JJully of NaOous
III" A-MMhlcl l'h l'Co liar TIiumi.J
OMAHA, Nob,, Sept. 30. -After a
Bplritiid debate, In which cIi.ukob
of trenbouablo ' utterances wrio
made, n resolution wn adopted by
tho I-'armors National Congroas
horo today endoiHlng President Wil
ton's rorolgn policy.
Cliarlos Wooster opposed tho Prou
Idont's rorolgn policy. "He's a Slg
bully, a bully or nations," h de
tlared. nfllinnilU ri rPTTn
111 1 1 II 1" II Y M I ll I I 31
ill (Jill 91 I LLLU I L U
ciigsi:n PltKSIDKXT ok polick
I'll IKK OUGAXIZATIOX
K. II. Grabiier of linker is Vice-
Pitlilent for (ho Stn.e ut
Oregon
(11 Asaorlttttl Prow to Com rf TlmM J
SAN KUANCISCO, Kept. 30.
Chlor Tliomus Murphy was olected
piosldont or tlio Pacific Coast Asso
ciation for Chlors at tho annual con
vention horo today. W. A. Tora. of
I'.vorett and V. II. Grainier or Mak
er, wero named vlce-prosl'JonU rop
rciontlng Wathlngton unit Orogoii
respectively.
rinmiTn
KXKCITIOX OK KWKDISH Sill
Ji:tT IX ITAII IS STAYED
Hcpreseiitnlloiis .Made to. President
Wilson (hut Man Was Xot
Given Kulr Trial
(llr AHltl nw 10 Coai'Dsr Tlm.I
SALT LAKH CITY. Sept. 30. Jo-
I. Illllolrnin a i.Y U(ul SUblOCt.
;
sentenced to be shot lor murder,
was granted a roprlovo by Governor
Spry today on tho tolejjraphle re
quest from I'rosldent Wilson. The
SweJWi mlnlKier on behalf of his
-nrornmMII rPlirCKOntPd that H1I-
I . .11.1 I ,... fnlr trlnl.
siroiii uiu ii"' i ""
OT
EC
MNTD
NAMED
GRAMTS REPRIEVE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
.
t U. S. MAKES APPEAL
t FOR ARMENIANS
t
iy til j Afi'iOi latcil l'rris tu rot Ty Tltnr 1
iiS
WASHINGTON, Sept.
30, The State Depart
ment has placed an infor
mal request before Ger
man Ambassador Von
Bornstorff asking that lie
use his Influence with
the German government
to interfere in behalf of
tho Armenians inJTurkey.
PU
COMMITTKK AIHIANGIXG AXGLO
I'llKXCH LOAX MKKTS TODAY
Suvei'iil Iniportunt Mut'ors AVIdcli
Must Ho DeleiJiilned Taken
Cp for Consideration
D- AMoclalw rrrni in rvut Vtj Tlmn.J
NKW YOKK, Sept. .'IO. These uro
Konio of tho (Miestioiis which the com-
1 initteu In charge or tho AiiRlo-Kretu-li
I eoinnilsHlon soiiKht to solvo at a coii
: reience today:
"How much must an Individual
subscribe In order to become eligible
for admission to tlio syndicate which
will get bonds at OS?
What terms should be offered to
, men who want to buy bonds those
in deuomlimtloiiH of lets than $100
by Installments?
When shall tlio bonds be placed 01.
tho market'.'
Other minor details concerning tht
lire or tho syndicate and the Mutiny
of tho bonds wero also considered.
IMsts (10 Dajs
Tho eommltteu III chargo or tho
bonds decided today that tho life
or tho underwriting Hynd'cato Ih to
bo 00 days. Tho huiiih subscribed
by tlio banks will ho loll on deposit
with u subscriber until needed anil
then withdrawn propoitlonutoly. Tlio
syndicate members may participate
without restriction as to tlio amount
or their subscriptions.
BIOL
gih:i:ci: will iiaisk tiiiuty
.million dollak kl'nd
tluunbcr Jlatiries Goveininent in
Oiileilng n General Moblliatloii
of tho Troops
mr Anlill rrrm to C,i llsj TlmM.)
ATI I HNS, Sopt. 110. The Gn'ok
Chainbor In a special hohsIoii today
ratified tho action or tlio govern
ment in decreeing a goueral mob
lll'ntlon or tlio army and author
ized a loan or 3:10,000,000.
Ill I.I, IS PASSKD
Greece Pruclaluis 11 Slate or Hclgo
In Macedonia
I Mr At-rfKl-tl I'rnM lo Cmm IX- Tim.
LONDON, Sept. .'50. An AthoiiH
dispatch says: "Hills proclaiming a
Htato or slogo in .Macedonia, provid
ing for tho faiiillloH or tho men cal'-
!
I
ARRANGE
OA
0(1 t0 tno ''0,orH "ni1 l""vll,,K a .property daiiiaKo at Now Orloan
lt'""t r :10, 000,000 to moot tho1-,,,,,, yoHturday's slorui at neurly 'i
j expenses of moblllation. wmo nl-1 000,000 and the loss ot life ut miv
ei at 11 sltt'ng or tho Chamber
day.
10 STOP F
IICIICVS OK
DOWN
HAITI
TIIKIIt
WILL
AH.MS
LAV
Agree t CondltloiiK Offered by
Ainei-.'euns und Pioinlso to Stop
Alined Iteslslnuco
(117 AuMHUtr-1 PieM lo Coos Bir TlraM.J
CAPK IIAITIIJN. Sopt. 30.-Tho
Ilaltlbii robols who have boon 10-
lutix.r 11.,. A mm Ifiiii Irnolix rOKlllt-
cioi.nn ...v. ...- -, .-
Ini- In several Tulal oncountora re-,
cently, hae agreed to lay down
their arms. A confaroiicu was hold j
tnalanlnv 1,1 which tllll HlhelS SI''!
cop tod tho conditions offored by IIjo i.
Anifiricani, and iiromised to eifc
armed roslstaneo.
'
SAI'K COXDl'("P I'Oll
Df.MDA IS GIVKX
(llr Aw llJ t'iMO t cv 0r TIwm.J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.
HritUh Ambassador Spring
Rico today dollvortd to the
Stato Dopurtment u hare con
duct under which Ambassa
dor Dumba will return lo
Vienna
IGHTING
1915 EVENING EDITION.
u
u
I
01
Many Killed and Injured Are
Reported at Louisiana and
Mississippi Points
LE IS FLGDDED
At New Orleans the Property
Damage is Estimated at
Two Million Dollars
RAILROAD WASHED AWAY
At Olio Plnce Sixty Pooplo Are Ma-
ronucd on llo Cars and Are In
Need of Assistance Several
Kuiiilllc.H lleiMirted Missing;
til- AMncMtftl Tress lo Coo lUjr Time,
MODILi:, Ala., Sopt. 30. -The
wind hero during the night reached a
velocity of CO miles an hour. Tho
.Mobile river was two and n liair
blocks up In the wholesale district.
One fishing mnack Is lulsHlug. One
man wan electrocuted when ho slop
ped on 11 live wlro which had been
blown down.
Families Missing
Several families are reported iiiIhh
lug along Hid noai-by coast. The
hIoi-iii did little damage along the
east shore of Mobile bay. ('oast
tduard Cutter Tallapoosa, which re
mained 011 duty in tho harbor
through, reports there has boon no
advices or distressed shipping.
Three feel or water Is reported ov
er the Loulsvlllu and Nashville tracks
three miles north or this City.
No News I leeched
Thoro Ih no word from Codon, llu.
yo, La llatre, (luir Port. Pass Chris
tian and other points along tho
(luir. Three ftiinlllo.H are reported
missing nt Crab Creek. In Mobllo
(ho citizens were compelled to go to
their places or business In boats.
many mi:i:t diiatii
Sloi-iu Is I'atal at P'reiifcr, La., and
Peojilo Need Help
tnr AofitM nn 10 coo tir -riroc-i.i
MIO.MPIIIS, Tonn., Sopl. 110. Sev
en or eight while persons mid 17 ne
groes wero drowned and a score In
jured at Kronlor. La., In yestordays
storm, according to reports hero.
People Marooned
' Tho iiowh caiuo from tlio railroad
superintendent that MeC'onib City,
MIsh( who also stated that ',() por
hoiih, soino of thoin Injured, wero
imirooiied on box cars und Immcdlato
help was needed.
Mllos of tho road woro washed
away by tho wind driven waves from
Liiku Pouuliartralu.
NKW OHLHilNS SUPTKHS
Pioneitv Loss There Is IX-Jnnted
at
S. 2,000,000
. (II- Auo-Utxl Pre" to Coot Hi- Tlmrs.
NKW Olll.l-.ANK, Sept. HO.-Un-olllclal
ostlmiites today placed tho
nroiiorty daiiiaKo at Now Orleans
Oil.
It Is ostlmateil that ut least 10
persons -woro Injured In tho collapse
or buildings und falling fdK"H.
JIOTOIl ('Alt ItL'NK
DOWN OLD MAX
Fulling to hear tho oncom
ing motor car C. A. Ilenslng
toii, an old man of G3 years,
this afternoon walked out of
the yard of tho North lluud
Mil) and l.umbor Company
and stepped dliectly In front
of the northbound car which
fortunately was going ut a
slow ruto of speed. Kensing
ton was knocked down ami
was parried at onco to tho
Muny hospitul. Ho loft
there In u short tlmo and lat
er was soon on the streets In
Marshriold, a little bruised
but not otherwise hurt.
CHILD IMPKOVKD
Tho infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
K. Neff who has boon quite sick, Is
Improving.
Have your f-ETTKIt hends, bill
heads, etc., printed at THE TIMH8
office.
Tlraos Want Ada bring results.
i
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mnlt
nud Cmm liny Advertiser.
CARRANZA FORCES
NOW AT T0RRE0N
tnj Auoltlt It-m lo Ccoi n- Tlmrt.
EL PASO, Sept, 30, t
General Murguia wired t
from Torreon today that 2
the Carranza forces oc- I
cupicd Torreon, Gomez t
t Palacio and Lerdo,
E
DisTiucT ATToiixr.v ALLowKD
PTNDS TO ICNKOHCP: l,AW
Atloiney General Ili-own Snjs Pro-
lilbltloii .Mon.sut-o Protides
Speclnl Authority
(Special to Tlio Tlnws)
COQUILLH, Ore., Sept. at). Dis
trict Attorney L. A. LIIJciivIhI Ih in
receipt or a letter from Attorney Gen
oral George Drown announcing that
tho now prohibition law which will
become offcctlvo .January 1 vests In
the district attorneys nioro power
than they luivo hitherto enjoyeu.
Heretofore, tho district attorneys
have had to rctpicst special allow
ances from tlio county commissioners
to hlrJ detectives or to get ovldenro
Jn cases. Now they are able to go
ahead and spend such money ns tlio
find necessary and all tho county
court can do Is to pay the bills, not
Lbolug empowered to override thu dis
trict attorney's wishes.
I'nn Ido In Taxes
Attorney General Drown nBks Mr.
'LilJoqvlHt to make an estimate of
tho money he will require ror tht
enforcement ur thu law during thu
ensuing year and lo give this esti
mate to the county court so that they
'may make provision fur It lit thu tax
lovy.
Mr. Ilrown says In part:
"Thin Is to nilvlsu you that under
tho provlnlons of Section -a, Chap,
tor Ml, General Laws of Oregon of
1 0 in. being an act relating lo Intox
.Irntlng lhpioiH and prohibiting the
niir,miriicturo and tialu thereof, jail
'expenses incurred and disbursements
made by or under tho direction or
tho District Attorney In obtaining or
attempting tu obtain evidence, or oth-
.erwlHo In prosecuting violators of
said act, shnll be paid by the county
court of tho county In which (ho vio
lations of said net shall bo alleged
to have been committed, upon tlio
voucher of tho District Attorney of
the County."
T KnfoivH Idiw
Mr. LIIJoivlst announces that ho
Is preparing to vigorously unforce
the new prohibition law nud Attor
ney General Drown takes tho same
stand. With this provision or thu
luw enabling the Dlntrlct Attoruo
to offer reward, engago dotoctlvos
and do other necessary work to com
bat the blind pIks, Mr. LllJonvUt reels
that tho prohibition law can be en
forced to the letter.
LIXTXKIt GALLIKK AND .MISS
GLADV.SSCHItADCIt
Well Known Young Hanker Claims
Xlcco of .Mrs. Trow-
bridge As Hi Ido
(Special to Tho TIiiioh)
DANDON, Sept. 30. Word has
been received here Hint Llutuur Gal
Her, a well known young llaiuluii
bunker, ami Miss Gladys Schrador.
woro quietly inarrlod lit San Krau
cIsco. News or tho nuptials camo as
a surprise to tho many friends of tha
young couple huru.
The brldo Is a nleco ot Mrs. Trow-
; bridge or llandoii and Is a ehnrmluK
young woinuii. The yoiinu eouplo
nro oxpectod to ruturu huru via Coos
Jiuy, coming up on thu Kllhiiru uoxt
Saturday. Mr. (hilllor Is u meiiibor
of thu Klks nud u numbor of. Ilaii
dou Klks are planning to go to Mnrsli
fleld and gut recruits from tho lodgo
momburs tliuro ami Klvo tho yoiiuic
couplo u deuldodly warm , wglcome
on the nrrlvul of tholr boat.
U. II. SMITH IS U Kill:
Prominent Lumberman A i lives on
' tlio lluy This Afternoon
i
C, It. Smith, or Mouasua. Wis.,
head or thu MouasliH Wooden ware
Company, arrived In late this after
noon from Ilogoburg. He was met
by Horbort AnnHtrnnk. local repre
sentative, and wont at once to North
Ilend, The company has large hold
liiRH In Coos County and also owns
the Southern Oregon Companv.
GIVEN
1
POWER
WED
CALIFORNIA
No. 58
I A L K DISTANCE
DE 4,600 MILES
Test of Wireless Telephone
Made at Midnight Prove to
Be Entire Success
ES
, Messages are Sent From
Wirnlocc Qtntirm in ir.
ginia to Honolulu
OTHER TRIALS ARE MADE
Human Voice Curried Through tlio
All b'linii Arlington (o Mnro Is
land Nu"y Yard, Dlstnnco of
l!.(l() Miles, Knrllcr (n levelling
til- AmoMMM I'rpss to Ci- llr Tlmrt
NKW IIAVKN, Conn., Sopt. 30.-
A statumuut was made by officials
of telephono companies horo today
that last midnight messages by tho
wlroloHS telephono woro sent from
thu wireless station at Arlington,
Virginia, to Honolulu, n distance pf
I (100 miles.
It was slated that thu tests wqro
a conipleto success. Tho tests woro
ndd'tlmm! to tlio ones announced
last night having heuu luado botweou
Arlington and Mare Island Navy.
Yard, In which a human video flow
ed through thu air a dlntanco ot
2UUI) miles.
MltS. SOPHIA MATSON MKKT8
WITH SKIHOl'S ACCIDKNT
Gnsolluo I'Aidodes at Her 1 Ionic
Thought. She Was Using Coal
Oil to Slurt I-'iro
4 COXDITIOX CHITICAIj
-
This afternoon Dr. Ilors-
Tatl stated that Mrs. Matsou
was ilolng us well ns could bo
txpucted, hut that so much
area or her body Is liurnod
over her condition Is regard- 4
ed as very critical. Tim doe-
tor says all that saved M"rs.
MiitHou's IHo was tho fart
J that Mrs. Lattln -picked her
up when sho was In flanios
and held hor under the
water.
Mrs. Sophia Mutson was rrlght
fully burned as a result of a gnso
lluo explosion at her homo on Klrod
avoituo hiHt oveiilug. ' Sho Is at
Mercy Hospital at North llond and
today hor condition was regarded
jus ctltlciil.
Mrs, Matson resides on ono side
of tho upper story of her houso.
Tho other sldu Is rontod to A. J.
Lattln and his wife and thu low.or
part of thu houso Is also runted.
Mrs. Matson has heuu lu llio habit
or using coal oil to start the flro
lu hor stove. Last evening about
r,:30 o'clock sho picked up a can
which sho thought contained coal
ail, but by bouio mistake t con
tained Kusnlltio. An explosion fol
lowed and thu flaming liquid was
thrown ovur Mrs. Matson.
Ilaii Down Stairs . t
With hor clothing aldazo Mrs,
Matson ran from her aiiartmonts
and down tho stairway. Mr. and
Mrs. Lattln hoard her cries. Mr,
Lattln wont for n blunkot, but Mrs.
Lattln reai-hod Mis. Matson first
and got hor iindor a water faucet
on tho lower floor and extinguished
thu burning clothliiK, but not un
til Mrs. Matson had been terribly
biirnud. Sho would ' have suffered
even greater Iiijurles had It no
boen ror tho timely and hasty action
or Mrs. Lattln.
Condition Serious
.Mrs. Matson U burned about tlio
race and head mid also about the
body. On account of her age ami
the extout or tho burns, her condl
t'on Is serious.
1
EWOOD
TERRIBLY
BOB
Doctois Convene. -Drs. Houso- l
lu'nrlh Kll-iuv ami MIllL'llu thin nf- til
,."" ' "' ' It".
toruoon are attending' a session ot
jtlio Coos and Curry Medical Associa
tion In Coquillo. Tlioy uro oxpoct-
led homo this evening. ii
Attend big danco Sat, nffeht given
by the Coos Hay Concert Hand lu
iniglPR Hall.