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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1916)
tvr ' 'T n fH 'nJ-'Jfpf;.rJ FOOL WHO HOLDS HIS t&NGUE " OFrflt LOOKS LIKE A MAN OF StNSt A PAPER THAT BELIEVES IN THE BEST AND ALWAYS BOOSTS A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL ' - SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ifj-' f' " ' c ffiong Stttta Hutu ol. No. XXXIX. WIS END OF in SOON judge Gory Says Belligerents Are snon ui mun ou Money ' Declares It Will be Suicidal to Prolong me airuy gle Now NEITHER SIDE IS CRUSHED HMd of Uiiltnl States Steel CortM.rn- lion HaH America mm rirpuro For Changed 'mlltloiis After Wnr ' Bf Melt-I Vru tf Coo IUf TlmM. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Elbort II. Gary, chairman or tho United Stntou Steel Corporation Jssund n statement dealing In detail with prevailing prosperous conditions in tho Hteol 1 nnd Iron trado, togothor with n fore- con for tho future of thnt Industry. Itcferonco Is made to tho European conflict In Its world-wide, applica tion to economic conditions. Judgo I Gary calls attention Jo tho dangers of ovor production or Inriallon by manufacturorfl and bankers rcsult ine from ovcr-confldoncc, anil tho ld o tho government la Invoked for nd cnuato protection of tho country's In dustries. In part tho ntatamont rollows: " It will bo admitted by all manu facturers of theso products tlmt tliero Is no reason for complaint at tho present tlmo ns to thif voliuuo or urgency of tho donmnd, ijor In most caics, as to prices rccolved notwith standing tho cost of production, has been larger during tho lust flvo years , becauso of Increases In 'Wagos, freight charges, otc. "Tho rato of production at pres ent In tho United States Is about 38, 000,000 tons of pig Iron and about 41,000,000 tons of steel Ingots per annum. This Is compared with a r&to of 10,000,000 tons of pig Iron and 10,000,000 tons of stool Ingots ono year ago, and 30.GOO tons of pig Iron and 3D,000,000 tons of stool In gots at high water mark In tho yenr 191G for pig Iron and 1912 for In gots. " Prices could cnslly bo materially advanced and perhaps will bo, al though I bellovo as to somo of tho commodities, at leuBt, thoy aro high enough. It Is not certain thoy can bo controlled, for tho reason that tho requirements of purchasers and tho offers thoy malco fix tho prlcos to n largo extent. "Apparently about 75 percent of tho sales Is for domestic consump tion and tho balanco for foreign uso, directly or Indirectly. Tho Inf luonca o' tho oxport sales upon domestic sales r do not undertake to say. War To End Soon " I bollovo tho war of Eurhno will r-ot ho so long protracted as many, If not tho most of men, predict. This opinion is busod principally upon two grounds. In tho first It seoms ap parent that little, If any, boneflt to any belligerent country or to tho world nt largo can result from ths war except and unless It bo tho firm establishment of Rn International tri bunal for the sottlomont of nil Inter national differences; ono that s uni versal and practical and whoso do nees are onforclule; ono that will Prevent tho prolongation of wars In the future. This can bo created. If so, negotiations for ponco and for such results should bo opened at onco and punished to n conclusion. ( Result Not Decisive If ono sldo or tho other should abso inteiy COnquor U)Q othop Wen seems Impossible unless tho P Is carried to on extent that would 1, '" ",0 wmvlnc peoples of the Present generation of all tho nations Jelplosa and hopeless) there would teZrei! "r ""Portion for an In ternational tribunal. Tho leaders of tne nations must realize and ap preciate these facts and are likely to actupon them soon. 1 ii,!?8 !'ler 8roun 'or my "ollof s a vlr,Ch f thn warrlS "atlons Is JjnrtaR for men and money both. orl iJ.n0t admlt " but th0 flJSnB t'on I? y,a,ld covlnclng. Any na yond h f 1,roHnSff tho war bo onabl! ?,aC When U oa" uo reaa slow 5 ana honora"ly discontinued Is ,0wly committing suicide. u ,Faeo Nftw Conditions close !i W!,ennvor the war shall i0 tl "ne of the cduntry ns i- m test Established 1H78 Ah The Const Mull MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WIRES DOI TODAY WESTERN UNION AM) LONO DIS TANCE WIRES DOWN RnltiNtot'iu Isolates Coos Hay From Outside Sections Service May lie Itostorcd Soon Au n result of tho rainstorm last night, Coos Hay Is isolated from the ruHt of tho world today. Tho West ern Union wiro bolweuu hero und Rosohurg has been out of commis sion slnco yestordny except for a min ute or two at ono o'clock today. Tho long dlstanco phono wrcs be twcoii'Coquilo mid Hosoburg nro Rosohurg nro down but thoy etfpcct to rcBtoro sorvlco noon. In consciiuouco of tho wire troub le, Thd Times wub ainnblo to Bcciiro Its regular ABsoclated Press report today. J1I IS RUS NASBURG THREATENS TRUDER WHO FLEES LV- Attempt Made to Entur Hear r l,uiigvuitliy Electrical Sho Man Escapes by Imddcr Shortly after one o'clock thin morning a would bo burglar flashed n light through tho bnck window of Cnl Lnugworthy'B electrical utoro on Broadway. Tho light flared full In to tho face of Rub Nnsburg, who sleeps In tho roar room. "Get out," ho roared and Jumped for an auto matic Colts that hung near by on the .i fill Tim nl.lini Itnnt H . ftfrlAnrw , "'1,""7' '""" ... , , I :",S.li!j;..S?.P...",,r..r! i)iimi iiiu inuii iiuii uiiimuuii i iiiuuut nt tho rear of the' Douglas hulldluK that faces on Front Htreet nnd had esrhpod. Within tho electrical shop vnro many valuable tools and eloctrlcal equipment. In addition to thlu Mr. L'uugworthy had stored thero soimi bllvorwnro salvaged from tho wreck of tho Santa Clura, which would havo boon worth whllo loot. Made Plenty ,of Noiso Una Nnsburg suld that tho man ovldoutly, bcllovod ho had no au dlonco to watch him nnd had tho en tire "works;' to hlmsoir. Ho crawled ovor tho coal nt tho rear of tho shop and flashed his light Into another window hoforo getting around to tho opoulng just oposlto to whero Nns burg ulcops. Small Arxenal at Hand In tho room woro sovoral guiiB, all of thorn loadod. Nasburg Juaipcd up nnd seized his, six shooter and, op ening a sldo door, stopped out Into tho rain, rondy to tuko a shot at tho Intrudor. It wns too dark for him to seo anything. Tho pollco woro callod and Night Cflcora Drockmuollor and Duncan Forguson camo up and after a tlmo mado n search of tho promises. Tho mnn had mado good his oscnpo. Tracks wore found showing that ho hnd entered a roar window of tho Douglas building, had gone through or.o of tho offices and, unlocking the door, had walked down tho stairs In to Front stroct. SEATTLE PROSECUTOR OPPOSES NEAR BEER SayH That Though Nonalcoholic In Prohibited, Being n Malt Product SEATTLE, Jan. 7. Prosocutlug Attorney Lumlln of King county gnv notice thnt tho salo of non-alcoholic drink manufactured In n former browory horo, and which looks, biuoUb and tastes something like beer, Is a malt liquor and Its salo therefore forbidden, Analysis show ed that tho drink contained no alco hol. The soft drink bars conducted In former snloons havo boon making n specialty of this liquor. Tho prosocutlug attornoy has warned news dealers that periodicals containing liquor advertisements may not bo sold. Doalors who do not romovo liquor advertisements will bo prosecuted, Mr. Lunlln says. will bo confronted with now condl tlotis, Tho purchasing power of the whole world will havo very greatly reduced. Fdrelgn countries who aro now buying our products, becauso compelled, will withdraw their pat ronago In a largo measure. Other non-producing countries will havo tholr financial resources and credits lessened. More than this, foreign producers, In great need, will strive more diligently than ever to supply tho countries that aro financially nblo to buy and nt prices based on choap labor and low cost as they ;h(jvq a perfect right to do, E CLOSES MP EHNIT INCHES TOO MUCH FOR UliUE RIIK1K TIOERH Hfnvy Mimtlo llaltH Operations of McDonald Ai VaiiRhti Men Deeycst Snow in Vcnra Snow has caused tho closing down of tho Uluo RidgoMogglng camp on Daniels Creek. Eight lnehcB of tho whllo nmntlo proved too much for logging opurntloiiH and no logB will bo token out until next Mon day. In mnny timber sections, especial ly of tho far north and tho cast, camps aio equipped to log even when tho snow pIleB up in great drifts, but it Is considerably different In tho Coos Hay country. Tho eight inches registered there now In tho McDonald & Vaughn camp Is tho heaviest It Iuih boon In years, 11 Is said. Tho camp expects to open up again on Monday. HIT Bf &1TIME IjAIUili SECTION OK COUNTRV AITECTED IIV DLIZAHDS MlNslhNlppl and ()lil( River VnlloyH and Noi'lhucstui'ii States Shiv er Much Snow Kall CHICAGO, III. Jan. 7. Chicago Is but ono spot in a wido area affected by tho sudden blast of Old Dorcas. Tho norther hnB boon unleashed ov or a wido area and tho Mississippi kind Missouri Valleys, tho Luke- re gion and all tho territory cast of tho Rocky Mountains will get a hnrd touch of winter. Montana, Wyoming, the Dakota.. Uppor Wisconsin nnd Minnesota al reiuly show from 12 to 3 (J degrees below zoro. Inasmuch as u '2-mllo wind Is ccurslng all ovor this torrltry, It can be Been tlmt tho zoro weather will bo distributed ovor a wido scopo ho foro morning. Saskatchewan reports 38 bolow 'zero and expects to show noar tho GO 'mark. In somo districts tho cold wavo Is accompanied by a blizzard. In tho Minnesota Iron ranges tho ttompornturo Is 28 bolow, with hard- driven snow. Tho cold wavo will bo totally un- iwolcomo in tho Ohio and Mississippi valleys, howovcr, as It will sorvo to check tho floods, which aro already menacing a vast territory. Tho Mis sissippi hits already submerged thousands of acres in Arkansas nnd Mississippi and tho Ohio River has reached an alarming stage at Cairo, 111. Sudden cold weather will di minish this porll. CLATSOP COUNTY DISTRICT AT TORNEY WILL PROSECUTE Sajs Irfiw lrt Plain nnd Will Be Rig. Idly Enforced Liquor Rills Aro Collectible ASTORIA. January 7. That und er tho provisions of tho now prohlbl-j tlon law which Is now In effect In Oregon, it will bo unlawful for nny nev dealers to soil or display for pale, any mngazlno, noWspaper, or other periodical, containing udvor tiBomonts for liquor, was tho state ment mndo yesterday by C. W. Mul 11ns, prosecuting attornoy for Clatsop county. Penalty Is Provided ml. (ninxln nnii'a ilfiilnru will nnw "u"Dlu' " - """""" havo to take tho matter up with tlio publishers and endeavor to secure magazines for salo horo, that carry no liquor advertisements. Tho coun ty attornoy also expects to mako tho tho publishers familiar with this now phase of tho now law. Undor this now interpretation of tho law, news doalors will olther havo to romovo at onco all advertisements for liquor contained In current magazines, etc., or oIbo keep thorn off the stands. The law relating to liquor nds in maga zines and newspapers carries a peu- wlty of from $100 to $500 flno for u violation nnd tho provision wm uo enforced. The district' attorney states that all liquor advertising Is now being Investigated by tho county and city officers, Including that on hilt boards, In atreot cars, and In other publlo places, and says that It must all bo removed at onco .The law cov ering llqirbr advertisements Is plain und thorough in every particular. Cun Collect Liquor Bills According to looal att.wnya, Ho nor bills contracted by tar patrons prior to January 1 can bo collected, contrary to tho general opinion nr valll)i8i , i ,i suow LIQUQR S TABOO FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916 EVENING EDITION. SNIP IS HIT BY LIGHTNING Steamer Yellowstone Struck Off Coos Bay Early ' Today T E Sailors Feel Shock Which Wire Cables Deflected From the Vessel TREE HIT NMARSHFIELD Dolt Shatter Rig Tms Near Wire- Ions Station Rut Dock No Dair.ago Peculiar Weather In lnnt TWeiilyKour IIuiiih . MRHTNINO STRUCK TREE THIS MOHX1NU During tho heavy storm of this morning, a lightning bolt struck ono of tho tallest fir trees on Wlrolcss Hill, dan gerously close to tho aerial of tho wlrelens company. Tho hark was striped from tho tree, but no further dam nge done. C. A. Williamson, wireless operator, said that as soon as tho Btorm broko ho closed 'down his Instru ments as a mattor of precau tion. Lightning struck tho foremast of tho steam schooner Yellowstouo off Coos Bay bar about nlno o'clock HiIh morning nnd but for tho do flection of the Bhnft-dpwn tho cablo backstays, Captain Fagerstrom snys It would havo bpIR tho mast. Mem bers of tho crow on tho torwnrd deck plainly felt the shock, though none of thorn woro stunned by It. Tho ship crossed in at 10 jx. ju. today aftor riding out a howling galo last night that at times threat ened to capslzo tho vessel. Lost Part of Guard Rail. Boforo leaving San Francisco nnd whllo lying in Oakland Creek, Cal ifornia wns struck by tho worst storm that sho has soon In 2G years. Wator covorod somo of tho lower stroets of Oakland and men rowod through them in boats. Tho Yollowstono found Itself Im periled, oven in tho harbor, and tho craft was wnshod from its moor ings nnd un against ono of the docks I whoro sho lost n good slinro of hor guard rail. This will bo repaired horo wjillo sho Is loading In North MUCH 1 Bond by Kruso & Banks. t)loy aro without tho bonoflts that Feared CapMIng would accVuo to thorn as pari of Captain Fagorstrom Bald that tholt)lo c,ty.( trip up tho coast was not bo torn-1 . pestuous, though 'thoro was a heavy wind camo on In a torrlflc galo. Cut of tho west camo a bwoII so heavy as to throw tho vessel on hor boam onds and It wuh thon that Cnpt. Fagorstrom feared sho might bo capsized. Lightning strikes Tho vobsoI rodo out tho storm and arrived off tho bar shortly after eight this morning, but could not cross In until 10 a. in. It was whllo waiting for tho chanco to como In that tho lightning struck m,.. ... ,.,.. , ,,,n,ln- mill ; " - ,' ,,. Hghtnlng rumbled and blazed horo In Marshflold, Tho bar was very rough, hut tho ship camo through all right. Sho brought some 400 tons of freight for Coos Bay. This aftornoon sho Is unloading and will lator go to North Bend to tako a cargo of lum her and box shooks for San Fran cisco, SHIP MILK TO GERMANY BY REGISTERED MAIL Committee for Food Shipments to Send BOO Pounds to Germany by Registered Mail NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Tho Citi zen's commltteo for food shipmonts started Us work for tho year 19 10 with a shipment of 100 five-pound cans of milk powdork equivalent to three tons of milk, to babies In Ger many and Austria-Hungary, on the Bteamshlp Stockholm. Pending tho re-estab)lBhraent of Unjted States parcel paaj, and an niifwoi; frQm Great Britain and Franco to Secretary of State Lan Blng's .reront request for safe con- HIT REPORT TODAY (lltAND JURY EXPECTED TO COM l'LETE ITS WORK Final Vote In Number of Cases Re Intf Taken This Afternoon Other Circuit Court Nouh. ' (Special to Tho Times.) COQUILLE, Jan. 7. It la ex pected that the Coos County grand Jury will return a report lato this uftornoon on its Investigation -of tho cases of sovoral inmates of the coun ty jail and In somo other mutters which havo not been mndo public. 1'ho grand Jury will proontny not complete Its work until quite late In tho afternoon. Port Cnso On Tho raso of tho Port of Coon Day versus tho Sumpson Lumber Com pany is on trial this afternoon and may occupy tho attention of tho court tho balance of tho week. A. 8. Hammond Is representing tho do foudnntn. Tiv McCiitchcon Again. District Attorney Llljeqvlst nn nouueodftodny that ho expectod an lmmodlnto rctrlul of James McCiitch con, of Heaver ILlll, who Is undor Indictment for tho lllogal salo of liquor at tho Myrtlo Point fair laBt fall. Tho Jury disagreed In tho first trial this week. GRANTED DIVORCE Mrs .Carrlo Robecca Motley, of Sumner, was tycstorday granted n dlvorco from Grovor C. Motley, tho Sumner Postmaster. Sho wiib giv en custody of their thrco-yonr-old child nnd expects to return to Mls Bourl to Hvo with her parents. MAY BE MHED BUNKER HILL TO TALK OVER PROPOSED MOVE TONIGHT Much Interest Center About Agi tation to Become Part of Marwli fleld Mayor to Speak Property owners of Bunkor Hill, this ovonlng nt tho Bunker Mil school hoiiso, will discuss tho prop osition of nnnoxlug tholr commun Ity to tho city of Mnrshflold. Tho agitation for such a movo Is snld to have long boon rlfo and tho mooting tonight is unpocted to show "which way tho wind blows." Mayor R. A. Copplo and City Re corder J. W. Butler will bo pres ent, to show In definite figures ox actly what tho taxes uro horo nnd what they would bo providing Bun-kor- Mil should annex Itself to tho city. Thoro has boon somo opposition over thoro to tho movo on tho grounds thnt tholr taxos would ho rnlsed considerably. At tho present tlmo tho tnxnayors of Bunkor Mil pay on tj10 COunty taxes, though POLICE HEAR THAT YOUNG STERS WERE CAROUSING Investlgatlon Is Being Made China That Young Lads Secured Beer lnst Frlduy Night Pollco aro Investigating tho ro perts thnt lust Friday evening sovor al small boys secured liquor which they took to Bunker Hill and con sumed. It waa stated that Bomo of them becamo hilariously drunk. Chief Cartor said today that somo of the youngstors will ho'lirought bo foro Juventlo Judgo James Watson when ho comes over from CpquIUo next week to conduct tho hearing of tho four boys who aro impjloatod In local thofts. Whero tho boys got hold of tholr beor is not known, Bay tho pollco. Thoy claim that somo of tho hoys told thorn thoy hnd "found H." .AU of tho youngsters wero undor ago, nnd their names have not been made public. r.lilnf Carter savs that ho oxnects tn i,n wnrfcin.. on the trail of these boys until hq has uprooted tho "dov- llmont" thoy havo boen getting Into of Into, yoy by freight of milk for babies In Gormany and Austria-Hungary, this special Now Year's shipment will go a3 registered first-class mall, at letter postage. Tho postage on this shipment of 100 packages will bo $348. Llbby Coal, $5.00 to. Phono 72. BIT D 1 1 Oil'!!! X Consolidation of Times, Const Mall fjg. 142 niul Coos Hny Advertiser. GETS 1750 VERDICT JURY AWARDS DAMAGES TO L. C. WEYOANDT AGAINST DR. DARTDE Plaintiff Sued for About $5,000 Jury Out Ixss Than Three Hours Case Haiti Fought (Special to Tho Times) COQUILLE, Jan. 7.L. C. Woy gandt wns awarded n verdict of ?7TiO damages ngnliiBt Dr. Ira H. Hartle, of North Bond, by the Jury bore this aftornoon. Tho cnBo went to tho jury Bhortly boforo noon and thin bo dy was out botwecn two and turee hours beforo coming to their decis ion. Tho cnso was hard fought. Tho plaintiff was represented by John D. Goss, John C. Kondnll and II. S. Mur phy and tho defendant by C. F. McKnlght and .1. P. Bronn. Tho plaintiff suod for about $G,000. Considerable lntorest has attached to this caso Sovoral months ago Woygnndt was run down by Dr. Hnr tlo In his machine. Tho dotondnnt contended that tho accident was duo to Woygandt's own fault. Both sldcB called sovoral witnesses. Tho caso camo Into court yesterday bo foro Judgo Sklpworth. MILS. FRANCES 15. DAILEY UK- COMES RRIDI5 OF W. G. WOODS Groont Is Manager Allen Shingle Mill lit North Rend Only Imiucdinta Friends. Present Mrs. Frances E. Bailey last ovon lng becamo tho brldo of William G. Woods, manngor of tho Allon Shin glo mill nt North Bond. Tho wed ding ceromony was porformod by tho Rov. C. G. Prlco, pastor of tno Christian church In North Bond, Thn uowlywcds expect to bo at hoifio to their frlonda very Bhortly on south Sherman nvenuo. Tho wedding comes as n Btirprlso to tho many frlondn of both tho brldo and tho groom. Both aro very well known on Coos Bay and havo a-host of friends who wish thorn success nnd happiness. Only tho Immediate rrlonds wero prcsont last evening. Tho brldo was attended by llttlo lone nnd Attn Balloy and Miss Alia Lash. RATES-INDEFINITE L. J. SIMPSON SAYS MATTER 18 STILL INDEFINITE look Up TennTnulRntes Question With Oregon Officials or Southern Pacific Co. Nothing dcflnlto rogardlng the se curing of tormlnal rates for Coos Bay lias been accomplished, accord ing to L. J. Simpson, who conforrod with Southern Pacific officials whits, in Portland a fow.days ago. Ho doclarcd tho matter has boon lnld boforo tho Oregon officials of tho company, hut that from tho San Frnnclsco ond thoro has ob yot boon no action. And It Is horo tho mat ter stands, nt least for tho present though ho snld that tho outlook can hardly bo called discouraging. San Francisco To Act Until tho company heads In San Francisco, howavor, havo tnkou somo action thoro "will bo "nothing doing" en terminal rutns for Coos Bay. Mr. Simpson, accompanied by Cnpt. Edgar Simpson, wont back to Coqulllo this morning for tho open ing of tho caso of tho Port of Coos Bay vorsus tho A. M. Simpson Lum ber company, which did not como 'up yestorday. Willing to Settle " If the Port will bo reasonable," said L. J. Simpson, "thero will be no suit and tho trouble will bo settled out of court." At tho present tlmo ho says thero Is nothing now regarding tho build ing of an electric railroad to Sunsot Bay, the project which has already boon set on foot. Denies Any Suo Denial that any salo has been been mado or Is contemplated of his holdings on Coos Bay was mado to duy by L. J. Simpson. On his ro- two from Portland tho report was circulated that ho would dispose of his holdings horo and thnt orders had boen sent to Bboro acres to dis charge most of tho employees. " There Is nbsolutoly nothing In tho Btorm," said Mr. Simpson this morning, " It's a wild dream and entirely untrue." Sovoral times In the past months thore have boen prominent capital ists here from Portland to visit at Shore-acres and this has possl,bJy giv en credence to tho prosont rumor, WEDDING PLAGE LAND IN U. S. RESERVE Former Holdings of Linn & Lane Timber Company Considered ' Would Have Congress Add the Tract to Santiam Nat ional Forest OWNED BYJ A. SMITH Tract Which Reverted io Govern- nut Ah Result of Recent Suits May Bo Retained by federal Government Bill Introduced WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 7. Sonator Chamberlain has Introduced IiIIIb to ndd to tho Santiam National forest, lands formerly claimed by tho Llnn-& Lano Timber Company, nnd to establish sanctuaries in Nat ional forests. Ho has also rein troduced his bill to appropriate $G0, 000 to enlargo tho Salom public building. OWNED BY C. A. SMITH Llnn Lane Timber Company For feited Timber Tho Linn & Lano Timber Company was a'Bublslnry corporation of C. A. Smith and Its holdings woro doclnrod by tho fodorul court to havo rovortod to tho government owing to lrrogu larltlcs In the entries. At tho time, it was thought that tho company might bo given tho option of buying tho laud hack from tho government for $2. GO nn acre but Senator Chum borlaln'B hill would prevent this. OIL COMPANIES HAVE NEW JOLT FOR AUT0ISTS Fifth Advance In Gasoline in Short Time TiroH Will Cost Twen ty Per Cent Moro PORTLAND, Oro., Jan. 7.--For tho firth tlmo within tho past fow months tho wholesalo doalors in Cf.HolIno raised tho prlco of motor fuel 1 cent' yestorday, and before tho day had closed announcement was 'mndo that threo tlho factories had boosted tho prlco of automobilo tires about 20 per cent. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7. Moro woo for tho mnn who owns an auto. Gasollno has again advanced. Ef fectlvo this morning prices wero rais ed by tho Standard Oil Company ono cent a gallon, making tho now quo tation 1G 1-2 conts. This is In lino with tho steady upward trend of tho market and tho predictions that eventually It would roach 20 cents horo. Tho advanco follows ono In tho Middle West and East. In Bos ton gasoline Is selling nt 23 cents n gallon. Naptha also advanced ono cent. Thoro !b a wide variety of prices naked at garages and filling stations Those who nso gas as a drawing card to get other business, nro soiling at in 1-2 cents, whllo othors who ha nil tho trado thoy 'can handle BtlcU to tho going prlco and charge 10 1--to 17 centB, Tl FILL IN LATER 15. G. PERHAM DENIES REPORT FILLING OF NORTH ARM Says, Work Is Deferred for Present Will Take Moro Than n Year to do Proposed Grading Thoro Is nothing to tho report that work will bo started very shortly now to grade down and terrace oft a eectlon of Porham Park and till In tho north arm of Mill Slough, according to E. G. Porham. Ho said this morning that tho work Is contomplaled, all right, but that nothing will ho done at prosont, To completo such a project would possibly tako mpro than a year's tlmo, said Mr. Perham, Ho expetys to dig Into th hill near the pres ent ond of Eighth street, and ter race it pffso that all of the Und thero will become available fyer building purposes, At least two reads have already been platted to travel uart ,qj $u$ yr ;tut the hill, he said. GHAMBERLA N N A" J